ABB have many ways to control, commission, monitor and fault find their range of VSD’s, it can be a minefield which of their software packages is optimal for your application / use.

Our Technical Drives Specialist, Andrea McPherson shall try and take the confusion out of the process…

Let’s take a close look at these Software options, starting with Drive Composer.

1. Drive Composer

There are 2 versions of Drive Composer, Entry and Professional (Pro)

Entry vs Pro

2. Drive Studio

DriveStudio is an easy to use software tool designed for use throughout a drive’s life cycle from startup, monitoring, to performance tuning. DriveStudio’s configuration wizards simplify drive commissioning and configuration. DriveStudio is designed for use with ABB high performance machinery drives, ACSM1, and ABB industrial drive modules, ACQ810.

Highlights

• Set, view, compare, and save parameters
• View listing of last changed parameters
• Configuration wizards for easy commissioning
• Backup and restore
• Monitor signals graphically and numerically
• Control the drive from the PC
• View and clear faults
• Set triggers for data monitoring and collection
• Used throughout the drive’s life cycle

Download ABB’s Drive Studio flyer

For more help and advice on getting the best out of your ABB drives, please Ask Andrea! Email Andrea.McPherson@Sentridge.com