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Release Notes
PowerFlex 700S Drives with Phase II Control (30.001)
Bulletin 20D
These release notes correspond to major revision 30, minor revision 1 of
firmware for PowerFlex® 700S drives with Phase II control.
IMPORTANT
Firmware revision 30.001 is compatible with PowerFlex 700S drives with Phase II
control series A main control boards only. To determine your main control board
version, see Determine Your Main Control Board Version on page 5.
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    PowerFlex® 700S drives with Phase II control. IMPORTANT Firmware revision 30.001 is compatible with PowerFlex 700S drives with Phase II control series A main control boards only. To determine your main control board version, see Determine Your Main Control Board Version on page 5.

  • Page 2: Determine The Firmware Revision

    Determine the Firmware This section describes procedures to determine the firmware revision of your PowerFlex 700S Phase II drive. Use one of these methods to determine the Revision firmware revision. Use the LCD Human Interface Module (HIM) Step Key(s) Example Screens 1.
  • Page 3 1. Launch DriveExplorer™ and go online (via EtherNet/IP™ by using DriveExplorer Full only, or a 1203-USB or 1203-SSS converter) with the drive. 2. In the DriveExplorer treeview, click on the PowerFlex 700S 2 drive as shown in Figure 1 - Example DriveExplorer Window.
  • Page 4 Use DriveExecutive 1. Launch DriveExecutive™ and go online (via EtherNet/IP, or a 1203-USB or 1203-SSS converter) with the drive. 2. In the DriveExecutive treeview, click on the PowerFlex 700S 2 drive as shown in Figure 2 - Example DriveExecutive Window.

  • Page 5: Determine Your Main Control Board Version

    Determine Your Main Control Use one of these methods to determine the version of your PowerFlex 700S with Phase II control main control board. Board Version Use DriveExecutive Software Follow these steps to use DriveExecutive software to view the main control board version.

  • Page 6: Firmware Upgrades

    Install the Flash Kit Follow these steps to install the ControlFLASH™ kit. 1. Install the flash kit utility from the PCDC for the PowerFlex 700S Phase II drive. (This installation also automatically installs the latest version of the ControlFLASH software and deploys the firmware files on your computer for flashing the drive using software tools, such as DriveExplorer, DriveExecutive, or HyperTerminal™.)
  • Page 7 4. To start the flash update, click the Flash Update button. 5. Select the PowerFlex 700S Phase II drive from the list of available devices, and click Next >. 6. Select ‘30.001’ from the list of available updates, and click Next >.
  • Page 8 3. In the main menu, press 3 to flash upgrade. Then press the number key that corresponds to the “PowerFlex 700S 2” in the list, and press Y (for Yes) to update the flash code. The terminal program will start displaying the letter “C”.
  • Page 9 5. Click Browse and navigate to the flash file located in: C:\ Program Files\ControlFLASH\0001\0078\004C Figure 4 - Send File Screen 6. In the Select File to Send window list, click on the ‘700S2ap30_01.bin’ file. Then click Open. This file name now appears in the Filename box in the Send File screen.

  • Page 10: New Features And Enhancements

    This firmware revision adds parameters 294 [HiHp GrdFlt Pct] and 295 [HiHp GrdFlt Dly]. These parameters can be used to define the threshold of drive current and delay time for a Ground Fault Detection fault to occur in frame 9…14 PowerFlex 700S with Phase II Control drives. HiHp GrdFlt Pct Default: 25.0...
  • Page 11 Parameter 554 [LED Status], bit 15 “DL ComActive”, does not work. Trend Functions May Cause Drive to Stop Running When using the trend functions, a PowerFlex 700S drive may stop running. The power to the drive must be cycled in order to correct this condition. If the DriveLogix™...

  • Page 12: Restrictions

    HIM Downloads Cause Incorrect Values in Some Parameters A HIM download can cause parameters 81 [Spd Reg P Gain] and 82 [Spd Reg I Gain] to set to the wrong values. This occurs if parameter 90 [Spd Reg BW] is set to a value of zero.
  • Page 13 Current Draw Down with Multi-Motor Drive Operation When using a PowerFlex 700S drive to run multiple motors, the drive must be sized in order to provide the total current required to run the connected motors plus the current required to line start any disconnected motors. If the total...
  • Page 14 Position Control Bits Not Available for Controller The following bits were added to parameters 740 [Position Control] and 741 [Position Status] as part of the Position Control Static Assembly for firmware version 3.01. • [Position Control] – bit 24 “Find Home” –...
  • Page 15 Notes: Rockwell Automation Publication 20D-RN047A-EN-P - October 2019...
  • Page 16 Rockwell Automation maintains current product environmental information on its website at http://www.rockwellautomation.com/rockwellautomation/about-us/sustainability-ethics/product-environmental-compliance.page. Allen-Bradley, Connected Components Workbench, ControlFLASH, ControlFLASH Plus, DriveExecutive, DriveExplorer, DriveLogix, PowerFlex, Rockwell Automation, Rockwell Software, and RSLogix are trademarks of Rockwell Automation, Inc. EtherNet/IP is a trademark of ODVA,Inc.