Hi, I'm Paul Avery
I'm a product training engineer
with Yaskawa's Technical Training Services
This video shows the System Requirements,
Installation and Connection methods
for DriveWizard HVAC.
There will also be some practical
tips and tricks thrown into the mix
regarding these topics.
DriveWizard HVAC is a very powerful support tool
but it doesn't need a supercomputer to run it.
It is a Windows-based software
so it will need either the Windows 7
or Windows 10 operating system.
That means no Mac OS
and you probably won't be able to run it
on your old Commodore 64.
The rest of the requirements are fairly minimal
such as 2 Gigs of RAM
and a minimum screen resolution
of at least 1024 x 768.
Installation is pretty straightforward
however if you do run into any issues
during installation try installing the software
as an administrator by right-clicking
on the install file and choosing Run as administrator.
This should resolve most installation problems.
Once the program is installed
Open it and Select the
Drive Selection & Communications Setup button
a window will open displaying the different
connection methods.
Let's start with the USB connection.
All Z1000 drives have a USB port
built into the front of the drive
any standard Type A to B USB cable
will work as a connection to
DriveWizard HVAC.
Most people think of USB as always being
a plug-and-play type of connection
the trick is that you need to install
the Yaskawa USB driver to properly connect.
The driver itself is located in the
DriveWizard HVAC folder.
You just need to tell Windows
where to find it which we will do next.
To manually install the USB driver
first physically connect to the drive
using your USB cable.
We will then need to open the
Windows Device Manager.
One way to get there is to right-click on Computer
and click Manage
click Device Manager on the left pane
and then locate the drive
it's usually under other devices
and named COSMOS Series Inverter
if you do not see it listed that way
try cycling power to the drive
see that little yellow warning symbol?
That means the driver is not installed.
Right-click the device
and click Update Driver Software
browse your computer to the driver
and point Windows to this folder.
Once the driver is set up
you can connect to your drive
when you are connected via USB
you'll get a green checkmark
next to the USB connection option
it is good practice to use the test button
to verify communication is there
the drive information shown
next to the connection box
such as the drive series, software version,
model number and control method
are at default values until you go online
with the drive or hit the Scan Drive button.
Scan Drive button will automatically
populate this information
with which drive you are currently connected to
so even if, for example, you think you have an E7 drive
and you select it from the drop-down menu
Drive Wizard HVAC will automatically correct
your selection to match the detected drive.
Before we go online with the drive using USB
let's go over the other connection methods
which are available.
Another popular connection used is a
Serial connection.
A serial cable consists of a DB9 connector
on one side and an RJ45 type on the other
this cable can be purchased from Yaskawa
using part number UWR01076-1
Since most newer PCs do not
have a serial connection, a third-party
USB to Serial Adapter is commonly used.
The driver for this adapter must also be installed.
The procedure is very similar to the direct
USB cable driver but it uses the manufacturer
of the adapter's driver instead.
When connecting the serial cable
you must remove the keypad
to access the RJ45 port of the drive
or unplug the keypad cable from bypass board
connect the other end to your adapter
which is connected to your PC
when using a serial cable
you must tell DriveWizard HVAC which
COM port your serial to USB adapter is using.
To determine this, check the Ports entry
of the Windows Device Manager
once you find the port number
go to the DriveWizard Communication Setup tab
and use the drop-down menu to select the correct port.
If you do not want to use this Device Manager
you can always take the long road
by trying each port individually
and scanning for the drive
each time until it works.
DriveWizard HVAC's Ethernet connection protocol
supports EtherNet/IP and Modbus
This method requires either the SI-EN3
or SI-EN3D EtherNet IP option card
or the SI-EM3 or EM3D Modbus TCP/IP
option card to be installed for the
1000 series inverters.
It is important to mention here that despite
the temptation, never plug a network cable
directly from the drive's keypad port
directly to your computer's network port
you will damage your computer's network card
and will need to be replaced.
By selecting the Ethernet radio button
and clicking on the default IP address
you will be able to select which IP address
DriveWizard will use to connect to the drive.
Physical connection is a CAT5 cable
between the option board's RJ45 jack
and the network connection on your PC
which is okay in this case
and won't damage your network card.
Please make sure your PC's IP address is set up
for the same subnet or you won't be able
to communicate with the drive.
Final connection option for DriveWizard HVAC
is the Y-stick.
The Y-Stick allows the drive to connect to
the USB port on a PC much like the USB serial
adapter we mentioned previously.
As an added bonus when not being used as the
serial to USB pass-through the Y-Stick
can also Read, Copy and Verify
drive parameter settings from one drive
to another similar drive.
If the Y-Stick is used,
it is necessary to install a driver from Yaskawa.
The driver installation procedure is the same
as the installation for the USB type 'A' 'B' cable.
The difference is the driver itself.
The driver is available on yaskawa.com
and is named SP-1824_001
Tell Drivewizard HVAC that you are using a
Y-Stick by selecting the proper radio button
at the Communication Setup window.
I you have any questions about the information
presented in this eLearning module,
please feel free to contact
Yaskawa's Technical Support group
either by phone, email or via our website.
Thank you!