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DriveTools™ SP Version 5.02 Release Notes

DriveTools SP is a family of software tools designed for Microsoft® Windows 2000 / XP / Vista
operating systems. These applications provide a Simplified Programming interface for programming,
troubleshooting, and maintaining your Allen-Bradley AC and DC drive products. Easy to use menus,
dialogs, wizards, and graphic displays help you quickly start up your Allen-Bradley drive product.
Powerful diagnostic features simplify diagnosing drive as well as system problems.

DriveTools SP goes beyond the successes of DriveTools32 by offering more user conveniences such
as user files that automatically embed necessary database files, single-communication set up, and
more built-in intelligence. DriveTools SP uses RSLinx Lite for communications.

1. DriveExecutive™ software is an online/offline drive and adapter configuration tool that

leverages Windows® Explorer-style navigation, built-in html product help, and handy
diagnostic and setup wizards. A state-of-the-art comparison tool lets you look at differences
and make two devices/files the same.
2. DriveObserver™ software provides real-time chart displays of drive performance to help you
set up, tune, and troubleshoot your drive applications. Charts can contain parameters from
multiple drives and/or adapters from multiple networks as needed. Files save data for offline
viewing and chart set up for collecting new data later.

Release 5.02 features only available in DriveExecutive include:

New features:

• DriveTools SP v5.02 supports the new PowerFlex 753 drive, which uses the new Rev. 4 of the
DeviceLogix library.

• DriveTools SP v5.01 supported the launch of the PowerFlex 755 drive which contained the
Rev. 3 DeviceLogix library. The PowerFlex 755 drive will be updated to the Rev. 4
DeviceLogix library for its next major release.

• Added new PowerFlex 755 Profiling and Homing Wizards, and PowerFlex 753 Startup
Wizard.

• Added Help for PowerFlex 755 drives.

• Added Fault and Alarm Help for PowerFlex 750-Series drives modules.

• When the parameter editor dialog was opened for indirect parameters in peripheral devices, the
access level always defaulted to “basic”, which limited the number of available connection
options. This has been fixed to be the correct access level setting.

• The PowerFlex DC, PowerFlex 70EC, PowerFlex 700VC, and PowerFlex 755 diagrams were
updated with corrections.

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Upgrade Release 5.01 limitations:

• Upgrade only - Only installs when existing version of DriveTools SP or DriveExecutive v3.01
- 4.xx is already installed on users PC.

Release 5.01 limitations in DriveTools Update include:

• Only installs when existing version of DriveTools or DriveExecutive 3.01 - 5.01 is installed.

• Fixes some compatibility issues with DriveExecutive and DriveObserver 3.01 - 4.05 when
Drives Add On Profiles v2.01 or DriveExecutive 5.01 is installed.

Release 5.01 features only available in DriveExecutive include:

New features:

• PowerFlex 755 Host and Device parameters support.

• PowerFlex 755 New indirect and references parameter types.

• PowerFlex 755 Unicode text strings.

• Support for higher numbered ports (e.g., 13 - EtherNet/IP Embedded and 14 - DeviceLogix
Embedded)

• Support for Files & Groups for peripheral devices.

• Support for DeviceLogix.

• Support for Access Levels.

• Support for System Time Clock.

• Added new Diagram files for PowerFlex 755 and PowerFlex DC.

• Updated Diagram files for PowerFlex 700 S2 and PowerFlex 700 VC.

• Added offline database files to support: Flowserve IPS, M50 Safety Relay, PowerFlex AC,
PowerFlex AFE, PowerFlex 7000-2, PowerFlex 755, and SMC-Flex.

• Added offline database files to support drives in multiple languages. The drive data can be
shown in the other languages. The software will still show in English.

• Install databases on demand. Stores drive database files on the PC compressed until first use of
each drive.

• Added PowerFlex 700VC Speed Profiling Wizard, PowerFlex 755 Startup Wizard, MSR57
Safety Startup Wizard, and Safe Speed Monitor Startup Wizard.

Known issues:

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• DriveExecutive and DriveTools 5.01 are incompatible with earlier versions of each other. The
workaround is to either have only one of DriveExecutive or DriveTools 5.01 installed without
a previous version of the other, or to upgrade both to 5.01.

• DriveTools and DriveExecutive 5.01 require the Drives Add on Profiles for RSLogix to be
version 2.01 or greater, and vise-versa. Please upgrade the Drives Add On Profile to 2.01
(included on the CD) after installing DriveTools or DriveExecutive.

• Installing DriveExecutive Lite over a full version will cause DriveExecutive to be Lite.

• When connected to a 1336 PLUS II Drive, via Device Net or Ethernet, loading defaults from
NVS doesn't default all values. Parameters: 266, 205, 69, and others don't change to their
default values.

• Online bar will not update for 40P via USB unless control bar is opened.

• For most Wireless (Bluetooth) adapters: When the online connection is broken between
DriveExecutive and the drive, the software goes into a Not Communicating mode and
reestablishes connection when the link is available again; however, for Bluetooth links, the
drive remains “Not Communicating”. The workaround is to terminate DriveExecutive,
RSLinx, the RADriveCommServer.exe and RADrvDBMgr.exe services using “Task
Manager”, and start all over again. It occurs both when the WIM end of the link is broken and
when the USB adapter link of the end is broken.

• Since DriveTools SP uses RSLinx Classic communication layers, any limitations of RSLinx
Classic on Windows Vista is applicable in DriveTools SP.

• If Users encounters intermittent communication lost indication, uses the Regedit tool form
Windows to change the following register keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Rockwell
Automation\RADrvDBMgr\DataAcquisition\CommLossUpdateRate from 1000 to 3000.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Rockwell
Automation\RADrvDBMgr\DataAcquisition\DeviceStatusUpdateRate from 500 to 1000.

Release 4.05 patch updates to DriveExecutive include:

• Added support for alarm dialog for 1397 DC with firmware 2.xx and later.

• Added PowerFlex DC startup wizard.

• Fixed missing wizards in wizard browser.

• Fixed PC crash while using DriveTools v4.04 components.

Release 4.04 patch updates to DriveExecutive include:

• Issues with Conversion among offline of different versions of any specific drive because of the
format of Product Codes List string.

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• Drivelogix CSV Export Component Details PF700 "Port Properties" Dialog.

• Installs did not include RADriveWebUpdates.dll.

• Drivelogix dialogue motion comm. format used in the AOP incorrectly set parameter 110.

• Fix to cover RGU attributes parameter firmware issues.

• Control Bar for PowerFlex 700 S phase 2 DriveLogix.

• Added PowerFlex 4, 4M, 40, 40P, and 400 Startup wizards, and DataLogger wizard.

Release 4.03 patch updates to DriveExecutive include:

• RGU Links Download - When using DriveExecutive to download parameters to the RGU, the
parameter links would not download. This forced customers to use the HIM or DriveExecutive
to enter the links manually. This was resolved by adding a checkbox to the General page of the
Device Properties dialog to allow the user to change the download order. The default setting
for the RGU is to download the parameters followed by the links. The default for all other
devices is to download the links followed by the parameters. This allows the download to
occur with no additional intervention by the user.

• PowerFlex 700S II DriveLogix 5730 Embedded Ethernet Write Protection - When

communicating via the embedded Ethernet port on a PowerFlex 700S II DriveLogix 5730,
DriveExecutive would always view the port as being write protected and no edits could be
made. DriveExcutive now correctly reads the configured write protection for the embedded
Ethernet port and takes the appropriate action.

Release 4.02 patch include:

• Updates 3 files: RAComSrv.exe, RADrvDBMgr.exe, and RALixDriverServer.dll.

• Fix error when connecting to the SCANport drives using 1203-USB communication modules.

• Fix error when downloading offline file to the 1395 DC drives using serial communication
modules.

• Fix error when upload online drive with corrupt data from PowerFlex® 700S phase 2 drives.

• Fix intermittent online indicator switching between online and offline for PowerFlex® 700S
phase 2 with Embedded Ethernet Card for DriveLogix drives.

DriveTools 4.01.01

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• Added Parameter List Editor

Release 4.01 features only available in DriveExecutive (full) include:

• Updated Diagram views for PowerFlex® 70EC drives, PowerFlex 700 VC drives, and
PowerFlex 700S drives.

• Control bar - A toolbar similar to DriveExecutive for controlling a drive (Start, Stop, etc.).

• Folder Upload / Download - Provides a quick mechanism for uploading and downloading to a
group of drives. Every DriveTools *.dno file contained in a selected Windows folder can be
uploaded and/or downloaded together, one immediately following the other. This saves you the
time of individually opening each *.dno file and performing the upload or download. "Upload
Folder..." and "Download Folder..." are new selections under File in the menu bar.

• RSMACC support for "Upload" and "Upload & Compare".

Revision 4.01 features available in both DriveExecutive and DriveExecutive Lite (Lite ships with
select versions of RSLogix 5000) include:

• Wizards - Simplify many different tasks on a device such as Startup, configuration of Step
Logic, and Technical Support diagnostics. A new Wizard icon is placed on the tool bar for
launching the wizard browser to select a desired wizard.

• Write-Protect Awareness - Indicates with a Lock or Unlock symbol if the device’s DPI port to
which the software is connected, is configured for Read/Write (unlocked) or Read only
(locked).

• Previous DriveTools releases will attempt to write to a port and will receive an error message if
it is read-only. V4.01 (and higher) will not allow an attempt to be made to a read-only port and
will annunciate that security has been enabled for that port.

• Diagnostic Device Item display has also been added to DriveExecutive Lite and is now
available in both software versions of DriveExecutive.

Release 3.03 patch updates to DriveExecutive include:

• Added DriveLogix support for the PowerFlex 700S Phase 2 drive

• Added SynchLink support for the PowerFlex 700S Phase 2 drive

• Re-designed DriveLogix and SynchLink dialogs for ease of use

Release 3.01 features available in DriveExecutive include:

• Diagram views with diagrams for PowerFlex 700 Vector drives, PowerFlex 700S drives, 1395
Digital DC drives, 1336 FORCE drives, and 2364F RGU active bus supplies (full version only)

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• Save online shortcut to desktop, My Documents, other… (full version only)

• Added toolbar button to launch DriveObserver when installed on PC (full version only)

• 1395 Digital DC Drive on ControlNet and DH+

• PowerFlex 40 multidrive on DeviceNet

• PowerFlex 40 single and multidrive on EtherNet/IP

• New database files and help files

• Connect to drive dialog automatically selects last used network path

• Flash update & ability to connect to drive in boot mode

• Device revision details page

• Online refresh (F5) option to check for changes in connected peripherals

• Updates/organization to recent files/connections…

• Import/Export DriveExplorer *.csf files

• Hatches on print outs on top of non-updated values

• Opening device properties dialog causes the latest device text to be read from the device. This
allows the software to pick up device text edits committed by another client (HIM, software,
etc.)

• Correction to allow opening PowerFlex 70/700 files saved via SCANport while the drive is
running

• Correction to allow saving of PowerFlex 700 VC files without upload errors

• Correction to allow the database path to be set to the root directory (i.e. C:\) and to
accommodate network paths that do not have mapped drives (i.e. such network paths typically
begin with \\)

• Correction to allow copying of the DriveLogix Comm Format for PowerFlex 700S drives when
using the Change Configuration utility.

Release 3.01 updates to DriveObserver

• Ability to view drive status information (running, faulted, at speed, not communicating) for
every trace in a chart

• Ability to add parameters to a chart that are not being trended (like a gain) so that you can
easily make edits while trending data

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• Ability to save chart data to a *.csv file for use with Microsoft Excel and other third party
software

• 1395 Digital DC Drive on ControlNet and DH+

• PowerFlex 40 multidrive on DeviceNet

• PowerFlex 40 single and multidrive on EtherNet/IP

• New database files and help files

• Connect to drive dialog automatically selects last used network path

DriveExecutive, DriveTools, DriveTools, DriveManager32, DriveExplorer, DriveLogix, PowerFlex, ControlLogix, DataHighway Plus, SCANport, and DPI are
trademarks of Rockwell Automation.
RSLogix 5000, RSLinx, and RSWho are trademarks of Rockwell Software.
DeviceNet is a trademark of the Open DeviceNet Vendor Association.
ControlNet is a trademark of ControlNet International, Ltd.

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