Manual

1-2 Getting Started
20-COMM-L LonWorks Adapter User Manual
Publication 20COMM-UM008B-EN-P
Features
The features of the adapter include the following:
• Typical mounting in a PowerFlex 7-Class drive.
• Captive screws to secure and ground the adapter to the drive.
• Compatibility with various configuration tools to configure the adapter
and connected host drive, including the following tools:
– PowerFlex HIM (Human Interface Module) on the drive, if available
– Connected Components Workbench software, version 1.02 or later
– DriveExplorer software, version 2.01 or later
– DriveExecutive software, version 3.01 or later
• Status indicators that report the status of the drive communications, the
adapter, and network. They are visible when the drive cover is open or
closed.
• Parameter-configured I/O (Logic Command/Reference and up to four
pairs of Datalinks) to accommodate application requirements.
• Support for LonMark Functional Profile: ‘Variable Speed Motor Drive:
6010’.
• Sending and receiving Datalink data.
• Read/write access to monitor/configure parameter values of the drive and
connected peripherals over the network.
• User-defined fault actions to determine how the adapter and connected
drive respond to the following:
– I/O messaging communication disruptions (Comm Flt Action)
– Offline/disable occurrences (Idle Flt Action)
• LonMark conformance tested.
• Access to any PowerFlex drive and its connected peripherals on the
network to which the adapter is connected.