Micro800 and Kinetix 5100 Practical Setup

The first adjustment must be made in the Micro 870 controller. Right-click on the controller and select Controller Change, then choose the catalog number of the device you are working with in practice (refer to the bill of materials at the beginning of the documentation).

It is important to confirm (and adjust if necessary) the IP address defined earlier, ensure the use of the Ethernet port, and verify that the CIP industrial communication protocol is selected. The remaining settings can be left as default.

This application is designed to work with two screens, The main screen is composed as follows in the next picture:

You must also download the program to the PanelView 800. This process follows similar steps.

The following image highlights all the libraries required to program drive control in the Micro800 controller. It is recommended that, if you plan to work on similar new projects, you read and follow the steps outlined in the technical notes/manuals shared in the Links of Interest section:

• Connected Components Workbench v21: Implicit messaging UDFBs for Kinetix 5100 and PowerFlex 520-series drives
• CCW: Using project from Sample Code Library
  

All these libraries are reused in the design of the main program within the project

The DEVICE OBJECT is the main block of the program. As you progress through the functional block code, you will find the programming for all the buttons shown on the screens and other components of the application.

Another important manual we recommend reviewing to understand the DEVICE OBJECT configuration (also linked in the Links of Interest) is:

• Micro830, Micro850, and Micro870 Programmable Controllers / Appendix H – User-defined Function Block Motion Instructions

This manual contains the necessary information to configure the block for the Kinetix 5100, including its instructions and descriptions.

It is essential to create a DEVICE OBJECT for each drive assigned to the Micro800 controller, especially if the project or application requires working with multiple drives.

We recommend reviewing the full appendix in detail to fully understand how these instruction blocks can be programmed according to the needs and objectives of your applications or projects.
 

With the application running and initial tests confirming proper operation, you can begin by:

1. Verifying the connection with the Micro800
2. In the DEVICE OBJECT block, checking the Control Status – 7, which indicates readiness to receive instructions
3. Confirming that Active = True, meaning the servo motor is “ON” and ready to start

One way to verify the application’s performance is by using the Scope feature in KNX5100C, the drive configuration software.

One way to verify the application’s performance is by using the Scope feature in KNX5100C, the drive configuration software.

You can also change the channels to monitor other variables relevant to your objectives.

By clicking the Run button to start and begin graphing the system’s response, you gain access to multiple options within the Scope function in KNX5100C. This is the key information to understand for your motion control startup application.

A clear example is the data available in the graph: as shown in the previous image, you can place the cursor at any point in time(1) and, using the channel info boxes, identify the values of the selected variables—position and speed—at that specific moment.

You can also observe changes over time. For instance, when speed drops to zero(2), the servo motor’s position remains fixed from that moment onward.