Hitachi VFD EtherCAT Parameter Settings

To set up the Hitachi VFD to be commanded by EtherCAT you will need to modify 2 parameters:

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Parameter	Description	Default Value	Desired Value
AA101 (	Main Speed Source_M1)Source_M	1 (Term.[Ai1]))	9 (Option-1)
AA111	Run-cmd. Source_M1)Source_M1	0 (Term.[FW]/[RV])	4 (Option-1)

You can also modify the fan settings with the belowthis parameter.

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Parameter	Description	Default Value	Desired Value
bA-70 (	Cooling fan ctrl)control	0 (Always ON)on)	2 (Temperature) Temperature controlled)

The RapidPath plugin controls (writes to) some parameters for operation. If you change the value of any of them, your change will be overwritten.

Parameter

CC-01

CC-02

CC-06

CC-07

This can be done automatically via Mach.

Go to Configure | Plugins | RapidPath - MachMotion:

Select the Other Devices tab, Click on the Hitachi VFD in the dropdown on the left and then select the Device Parameters at the bottom of the page:

From here you can click the Load from File button. Navigate to the Plugins/Dependencies/RapidPath/DriveConfig/Hitachi_VFD directory and select the file: Hitachi_Install_EtherCAT_I_O_device.drvprm.

Once it has loaded the parameter values, those which were updated, will be highlighted in green:

Click Write Changes button to save the updates to the drive.

You will need to recycle the drive for the change to the fan to take immediate effect.