Manual ibaBM-SLM
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Product description
6.1
Application
The ibaBM-SLM device can be used to capture data from one or more frequency con-
verters of the SIMOVERT masterdrive series. The SIMOLINK Board (SLB) is integrated
in the SIMOVERT Masterdrive in order to guarantee the communication via the
SIMOLINK bus. The same board is inserted n the ibaBM-SLM device and hence en-
ables the connection of the device to a SIMOLINK system.
The SIMOLINK board is a participant within the SIMOLINK ring. In a closed ring all par-
ticipants work with the same system cycle.
The SIMOLINK board reads all telegrams on the SIMOLINK and saves the selected te-
legrams in a reception memory.
ibaBM-SLM was developed to capture and analyze the data of the SIMOVERT Master-
drives with an iba system. The central parts of the device are the iba technology and
the integrated SIMOLINK board (SLB).
For further information refer to Operating instructions SLB SIMOLINK Board
The goals of the ibaBM-SLM diagnostic unit are
Fast identification of errors from frequency converters (drives)
Quantification of drive regulator tuning and estimation of motor condition from volt-
age/current signals
Motor control optimization
Applications for the ibaBM-SLM are foreseen for the following purposes.
Permanent interface to an ibaPDA data acquisition system in a SIMOLINK topology
Intermediate use for troubleshooting and commissioning purposes
Short-term interface via a portable PC or notebook PC (if necessary, also as an ad-
dition to a fixed installation).
6.2
Advantages
The ibaPDA software is optimized for large-scale process monitoring. Up to 2048 ana-
log and binary signals can be visualized and recorded synchronously. Specifically for
the ibaBM-SLM Simolink Monitor, the ibaPDA software has been extended to support
sample resolutions in steps of 100
sec. This provides for bus update cycle matching
integer multiples of the Simolink bus cycle rate (min. 1.6 milliseconds per cycle). Set-
tings from 1.6 ms in steps of 100 µs are also possible (e.g. bus cycle time of 1.8 ms)
Apart from the ibaBM-SLM, additional I/O interfaces and software components exist for
multiple PLC systems (SIMATIC S5, SIMATIC S7, MMC216, SIMADYN D). ibaPDA
supports these interfaces in parallel. It should be noted, that the number of values must
not exceed the licensed number of signals.
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