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Kinetix 5500/5700 Servo Drive Monitoring Dashboard

A FactoryTalk Optix dashboard integrated with Studio 5000 to monitor key parameters of Kinetix 5500 and 5700 servo drives. - [Implementation Time: 30 Minutes]
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What does this application do?

Provides visibility into Kinetix servo drive status from an operator panel without opening Studio 5000. The controller consolidates data for each axis in a single structure (UDT) organized into six groups: identity, validity, operation, diagnostics, variables, and shared context. FactoryTalk Optix reads this UDT and displays its data in individual axis cards. An Optix heartbeat watchdog ensures that, if communication is lost or the controller stops, the panel explicitly shows “No data” rather than stale values.

 

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General features

This solution includes:

  • UDT_HMI_Servo and the HMI_Servo[3] array as the HMI data contract in Studio 5000
  • Structured Text routines R03_HMI_Ident (identity text) and R02_HMI_Map (cyclic module and axis mapping)
  • Controller heartbeat (HMI_Heartbeat) for communication validation
  • FactoryTalk Optix project with an RA EtherNet/IP driver, a Model layer, and ServoWatchdog Runtime NetLogic (C#)
  • Status cards for each axis.

 

Benefits

 

  • Decouples the HMI from the motion program: Optix reads the contract in Read Only mode
  • Reliable communication status: distinguishes a disconnected drive, a controller in Program mode, and network loss
  • Reusable structure: adding an axis requires one more array element and an additional card

 

Limitations / Disadvantages

 

  • Monitoring-only application: no motion commands or HMI write operations are included
  • Fault and alarm codes are displayed as hexadecimal bitmasks; detailed descriptions require an additional lookup table

 

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Is this application relevant to me?

Use this solution to monitor the status, faults, and key variables of Kinetix 5700/5500 servo drives from an operator panel or maintenance workstation.

Application areas - Packaging and converting machines, material handling, test benches, and motion demonstrators in food and beverage, manufacturing, and logistics.



 

How can I make it work?

Requirements: products, tools, prior knowledge.

Hardware

  • Logix controller
  • Kinetix CIP Motion
  • Optix Panel or PC running FactoryTalk Optix Runtime

Software

  • Studio 5000 Logix Designer (the program was developed in version 38)
  • FactoryTalk Optix Studio

Prior Knowledge

Basic programming and configuration knowledge of:

  • Studio 5000
  • FactoryTalk Optix
  • EtherNet/IP networks

 

 
 
 
 
 
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Implementation Guide

 
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Step 1
 

Studio 5000 program: extract and open

Extract the supplied files: the Servo_Status_rev0.ACD project and the Servo_Status_HMI Optix project folder.
 

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Open the Studio 5000 program by double-clicking the .ACD file. This application was tested with a ControlLogix 5590 controller (1756-L902TS).

 

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Step 2
 

Understand the program structure and HMI UDT

In Controller Organizer, review the main program components:

 

Component

Function

K5700_DC_BUS (2198-P031)

Kinetix 5700 DC bus supply

K5700_Dual_Axis (2198-D006-ERS3)

Axis_01_A and Axis_01_B

K5500_Single_Axis (2198-H008-ERS)

Axis_03_A

MG_Servo

Motion group containing the axes and Axis_K5700_Converter

R05_HMI_Ident

Loads identity strings into the HMI data contract

R10_HMI_Map

Maps Kinetix axis data to the HMI data contract

The HMI UDT organizes information into six groups. These groups define both the fields in Studio 5000 and how the data is presented in Optix:

 

Group

Fields to define in Studio 5000

Presentation in Optix

Identity

Axis name, equipment, family, and catalog reference

Header and navigation

Validity

Communication and data validity

Explicit “No data” status

Operation

Axis state, enable status, and motion

Operating summary

Diagnostics

Alarm, fault, and available details

Diagnostics tab

Variables

Position, velocity, and units, if applicable

Values and trends

Shared context

Bus supply / inverter condition, where applicable

5700 equipment view
Step 3
 

Review the UDT_HMI_Servo UDT

Open Assets → Data Types → User-Defined → UDT_HMI_Servo. All members have External Access set to Read Only; BOOL members are grouped to optimize memory usage.
 

Group

Members

Data type

Identity

AxisName, Equipment, Family, CatalogRef

STRING_32

Validity

CommOK, DataValid / ModuleEntryStatus, ModuleFaultCode

BOOL / INT

Operation

DriveEnabled, ServoOn, Moving, Homed / AxisState

BOOL / DINT

Diagnostics

Alarm, Fault, DetailAvailable / FaultCode, AlarmCode / FaultText

BOOL / DINT / STRING

Variables

ActPosition, ActVelocity / PosUnits, VelUnits

REAL / STRING_16

Shared context

IsSharedBus, BusReady, ConverterFault / DCBusVolts

BOOL / REAL
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Step 4
 

Review controller and program tags

 

Tag

Data type

Scope / configuration

HMI_Servo

UDT_HMI_Servo[3]

Controller - Standard - Read Only

HMI_Heartbeat

DINT

Controller - Standard - Read Only

HB_Timer

FBD_TIMER

MainProgram - 1000 ms time base

GSV_EntryStatus / GSV_FaultCode

INT[3]

MainProgram - temporary GSV values

GSV_BusEntryStatus

INT

MainProgram - 2198-P031 status

Init_Done / Ident_Reload

BOOL

MainProgram - not Constant

TXT_…

STRING_32 / STRING_16

MainProgram - Constant

 

Array index assignments:

 

Index

Axis

Module

IsSharedBus

HMI_Servo[0]

Axis_01_A

K5700_Dual_Axis

1

HMI_Servo[1]

Axis_01_B

K5700_Dual_Axis

1

HMI_Servo[2]

Axis_03_A

K5500_Single_Axis

0

 

 

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Step 5
 

Understand the mapping routines

In MainRoutine, verify the execution order: JSR R05_HMI_Ident followed by JSR R10_HMI_Map.

  • R03_HMI_Ident: copies TXT_… strings into the data contract with COP on the first scan (S:FS) or when Ident_Reload is activated.
  • R02_HMI_Map: increments the heartbeat once per second; reads each module’s EntryStatus and FaultCode using GSV (Running = (EntryStatus AND 16#F000) = 16#4000); copies axis attributes (CIPAxisState, DriveEnableStatus, ServoActionStatus, ActualPosition, ActualVelocity, CIPAxisFaults, CIPAxisAlarms) and DC bus context.

 

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Step 6
 

Download the program to the controller

  • Configure the communication path in FactoryTalk Linx.
  • Verify the project with Verify (Ctrl+K). It should compile without errors.
  • Download the project and set the controller to Remote Run mode.
  • In Monitor Tags, confirm that HMI_Heartbeat increments once per second, CommOK = 1 for all three indices, and identity strings are populated.
     
Step 7
 

Open the Optix project and configure the driver

  • Open Servo_Status_HMI in FactoryTalk Optix Studio from a local path (for example, C:\Optix), not from a OneDrive-synchronized folder.
  • Under CommDrivers → RA EtherNet/IP → station PLC_ServoStatus, set Route to the IP address of the 1756-L902TS embedded port (for example, 192.168.2.10). Do not append \Backplane\0.
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Step 8
 

Import tags and adjust polling

Import only HMI_Servo and HMI_Heartbeat, either online or offline. Set Sampling mode to Periodic:


 

Tag / members

Polling interval

Reason

HMI_Heartbeat

1000 ms

Changes once per second; read by the watchdog

CommOK, DataValid, Fault, Alarm

500 ms

Continuously read by the NetLogic

ActPosition, ActVelocity, DCBusVolts

250 ms

Smooth values and trends

Identity strings and units

2000-5000 ms

Static data
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Step 9
 

Review the UI

  • A panel has been created for one axis to display the most important parameters.
  • To add more parameters, link the controls to the available members of UDT_HMI_SERVO.
  • Copy the panel for the remaining axes.

 

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Kinetix 5500/5700 Servo Drive Monitoring Dashboard

Version 1.0 - October 2026

 
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