Quick Start Guide:
S200 Base Unit Drives

S200 Tools
    S200 Base Drives

This Quick Start Guide is designed to help a user quickly setup one of the following S200 Drives. See Drive Names and Descriptions for a complete list of S200 drives.

 
  • S20330-VTS, S20630-VTS, S20260-VTS, S20360-VTS, S20250-VTS, S20350-VTS

The setup consists of the following steps:

 
  1. S200 Tools Software Installation
  2. Hardware Setup
  3. S200 Tools Communication Wizard
  4. Motor Feedback Configuration
  5. Save Options

S200 Tools Software Installation

Follow the installation instructions from the CD-ROM or zip file. See S200 Tools Software Installation Guide.

S200 Tools supports the following Operating Systems:

 
  • Windows 2003 Server
  • Windows XP, All Service Packs - (SP)
  • Windows 2000, SP2
  • Windows XP embedded
  • Windows NT4, SP6

Hardware Setup

Drive Setup

To establish a communication link between the host computer and the S200 Base Unit drive, connect a serial communication cable between the drive and host computer.

 
  1. Plug one end of a serial communications cable to J5 (SynqNet IN) of the S200 drive and the other end of the cable to the host computer's serial COM port.
    NOTE: The serial communications cable is not shipped with the drive. It must be ordered separately. See Accessories.

 

Motor Setup

If you are using an S200 Base Unit drive, use the J3 connector for motor feedback. Only SFD motor feedback is supported on Base Unit drives. If you want to use SinCos, ComCoder, or Resolver as motor feedback, you must use the AUX FB (J14) connector, which is not available on Base Unit drives. See Drive Names and Descriptions for a complete list of S200 drives.

 

S200 Tools Communication Wizard

Launch S200 Tools

Launch the S200 Tools program by clicking the desktop icon or from the Windows Start button (Programs > Danaher Motion > S200Tools). The default location for S200Tools.exe, is
(C:\Program Files\Danaher Motion\S200Tools).

When the S200 Tools program is launched for the first time, no drives should be listed under the Online or Offline Communications Mode.

 

Start Communication Wizard

Open the Communication Wizard by selecting it from the toolbar (Utilities > Communication Wizard) or clicking the shortcut icon.

Select Serial as the Communications Mode and select the appropriate COM port.

If you do not know which type of drive is connected, click the Test button. The returned message will either say that there is no connection, confirm that you have an S200 connected, or tell you that the connected node is NOT an S200 drive.

             

Troubleshooting

If you receive the "No Connection" message, check the hardware connections.

After you have confirmed your setup, click the OK button.

The installed S200 drive(s) will now be listed as "Online" and will list its configuration and status options.

 

Motor Feedback Configuration

The S200 Base Unit drives only support SFD motor feedback. If you are using SFD motor feedback, no further configuration is needed. If you want to use SinCos or ComCoder as motor feedback, you must use the AUX FB (J14) connector, which is not available on Base Unit drives.

 

Save Options

There are three types of Save options. It is important to know how to use each type to ensure that configurations are not lost.

 
  • Download NV - This button will save the parameter settings displayed in S200 Tools to the selected drive. These parameters are saved to the drive's permanent memory and are recalled during a power-up cycle.

  • Download RAM - This button will save the parameter settings displayed in S200 Tools to the selected drive/node. However, unlike Download RAM, these parameters are only saved to the drive's temporary RAM and will not be recalled at a power-up cycle. It is recommended that you use the Download Drive button when testing settings. Once you are satisfied with the settings, click the Download RAM button to permanently save the settings to the drive.

  • Save/Save As - You can also save the settings of a drive as a configuration file (*.S2C). Remember, saving a configuration file does NOT save the settings to the drive. Configuration files can be helpful for saving multiple drive setups. You can easily download a setting to a drive by opening the configuration file in the Offline mode and clicking the Download NV/Drive buttons once the proper drive is selected in the Online mode. It is recommended that you save a configuration file for each setup.