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Yaskawa DriveWizard Plus User Manual

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To connect a drive, DriveWizard Plus requires that certain data be entered for the “Connect Setting”
and “Protocol Setting”.

1) Specify the Connect Setting
Port
Selects the com port for drive connection. DriveWizard Plus will list the com ports available for
the PC being used. This display will vary by PC.

Media
Selects the media for setting the com address: Search or Single.
If you know the com address, enter it here. If not, select “Search” and DriveWizard Plus will
automatically search for the address.

Address
Sets the com address for drive parameter settings.
This setting will be grayed out when “Search” has been selected for the media.

2) Selecting the Protocol Setting
Sets the communication speed for drive and PC. As these settings vary by drive model, refer to
the instruction manual for proper settings.
BPS Selection
1200 bps, 2400 bps, 4800 bps, 9600 bps, 19200 bps, 38400 bps, 57600 bps, 76800 bps,
115200 bps

Parity Selection
None, Odd, Even

Data Length
7 bit / 8 bit

Stop bit
1 bit / 2 bit

3) Select

“Connect”

DriveWizard Plus will attempt to connect to the drive. Once successful, data for that drive will
appear.