BECKHOFF AX2500 - Manual (Page 78)

9.3.2 Connect
l Connect the interface cable to a serial interface on your PC and to the serial interface
X8 of the servo amplifier. USB to serial converter can be used optionally.
l Switch on the 24 V power supply for the servo amplifier.
l Wait about 30 seconds, until the front display of the servo amplifier displays the cur-
rent class (e.g.
for 3 A) . If the power supply voltage is switched on, too, a lea-
ding P is displayed (e.g. for Power, 3 A).
If a fault code ( ) or a warning ( ) or a status message (./_ / E/S) appears
in the display, you will find the description on page 90ff. If there is fault, fix the
problem.
Double-Click the DRIVE.EXE icon on your Windows desktop to start the
software..
"Multidrive" must be activated in the
menu "Communication"!
You can work offline or online with
DRIVE.EXE. We work online now.
Select the interface where the servo amplifier
is connected to.
The software tries to communicate
with the drive and to upload the para-
meters. If it's not successful, you recei-
ve this error message:
Frequent causes:
- wrong interface chosen
- wrong connector chosen at the servo amplifier
- interface is used by another software
- 24 V auxiliary voltage for the servo amplifier not working
- interface cable broken or wrong wiring
Click OK to remove the error message. Detect and remove the error source. Restart the
software.
78 AX2500 Product Manual
Setup
06/2007
BECKHOFF