Page Comparison

Parameter

Number

Set Value

Description

DRV_03

Int. 485

Drive mode

DRV_04

Int. 485

Frequency control mode

I/O_90

1

Station number (1-250)

I/O_91

9600

Communication speed (19200, 9600, or 4800 recommended)

Create a new Devicedevice

To create a new device, go to [Tools] - [ I/O Devices] or click on the icon in the main toolbar.

I/O Device Name: Give a device name. This name will be used in the Tag configuration window of the database accompanied by the station name.

Select a device type

After selecting the [Ok] button on the previous step, the ‘Serial Communication Configuration’ dialog box will be popped up as shown in the following picture.

In this window, select ‘LSIS INVERTER Starvert Series’ in the ‘Device Type’ dropdown menu and configure the proper serial communication parameters. Ensure that those parameters are matched with the inverter configuration.

All communication parameters except baud rate are fixed as : no parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit. 

Create a station

Move to the [Station] tab of the ‘Serial Communication Configuration’ dialog box.

In this dialog box, all the connected inverter stations can be configured and registered to the Xpanel.

Each field can be configured as follows:

Station Name: Give a name to the PLC. This name will be used in the database window accompanied by the ‘Device Name’.

Station Type: Choose one of two inverter models (iP5A and iV5).

Network ID: This field has no meaning in this driver.

Station No: Specify a decimal number between 1 and 250.

16Bit Data Swap: This field has no effect.

32Bit Data Swap: This field has no effect.

Using Checksum: This field has no effect.

Comm. Error Message Pop Up: When this item is checked, Xpanel displays a communication error message box for every Rx and Tx error. Otherwise (unchecked), Xpanel does not display a message for communication errors. This message box will close automatically after a few seconds.