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Drive Composer pro is a start-up and maintenance tool for ABB's common architecture drives. The tool is used to view and set drive parameters, and to monitor and tune process performance.

Drive Composer pro provides:

  • Setting parameters,

  • taking local control of the drive from the PC,

  • event logger handling

  • control diagrams,

  • fast monitoring,

  • working with multiple drives on the PC tool network,

  • macro script editing for parameters and much more.

  1. Add “Drive Composer pro” object into the tree via add object dialog.

  2. Open the “Drive Composer pro” with double-click on the object.

In the following section important functions are described.

Import of backup files

  1. Import of FSO backup files (*.dcsafety) and Drive Parameters backup files (*.dcparamsbak) into Automation Builder project via the Drive Composer pro object in the device tree.

  2. View of integrated FSO backup files and Drive Parameters backup files in Automation Builder project.

    Import_FSO_Backup_Files

    Drive Composer pro can't be launched directly with integrated “FSO backup files” but they have to be loaded manually via context menu on the drive in Drive Composer pro ® “Safety Settings”.

Export of backup files

  1. Select the FSO and Drive Parameters backup files.

  2. Export the selected file by clicking [Export].

    Select the desired storage path.

    Export_FSO_Backup_Files

Remove of backup files

  1. Select the FSO and Drive Parameter backup files from Automation Builder project.

  2. Remove the selected files by clicking [Remove].

    Remove_FSO_Backup_Files

View standard drive parameter backup files

  1. Open the “Crane_follower12.dcparamsbak” with double-click.

  2. The “Drive Composer pro” starts automatically.

    Standard Drive Parameter backup files (*.dcparamsbak) are automatically displayed under “File Drives”.

    Open_Drive_Parameters_Backup_File

  3. Saved changes in the standard drive parameter backup file are automatically updated in the Automation Builder project.