1-6 Getting Started
PowerFlex 1203-USB Converter User Manual
Publication DRIVES-UM001D-EN-P
Safety Precautions
Please read the following safety precautions carefully.
Quick Start
This section is provided to help experienced users quickly start using the
1203-USB converter. If you are unsure how to complete a step, refer to the
referenced chapter.
ATTENTION: Risk of injury or equipment damage exists. Only
personnel familiar with drive and power products and the
associated machinery should plan or implement the installation,
startup, configuration, and subsequent maintenance of the product
using the converter. Failure to comply may result in injury and/or
equipment damage.
ATTENTION: Risk of injury or equipment damage exists. If the
converter is transmitting control I/O to the drive (indicated by a
steady green Diamond status indicator), the drive may fault when
you remove or reset the converter. Determine how your drive will
respond before removing or resetting a connected converter.
Step Action See
1 Review the safety precautions for the converter. Throughout this manual
2 Install the converter.
When used with DPI drives or SCANport drives:
a. Connect the 1203-USB converter to the drive with a
20-HIM-H10 cable (see Figure 1.1).
b. Connect the 1203-USB converter to a computer with a USB
cable.
Make sure that power has been applied to the drive.
When used with DSI drives:
a. Connect the 1203-USB converter to the PowerFlex drive
with a 22-HIM-H10 cable, or to the Kinetix 3 drive with a
2090-CCMUSDS-48AA0x cable (see Figure 1.2
).
b. Connect the 1203-USB converter to a computer with a USB
cable.
Make sure that power has been applied to the drive.
Chapter 2
, Installing the
Converter
3 Install the 1203-USB driver and USB serial port driver. Installing the USB Drivers on
page 2-4
4 Configure the converter for your application.
Use one of the following tools to configure parameters in the
converter:
• Connected Components Workbench software, version 1.02
or later
• DriveExplorer software, version 4.04 or later
• DriveExecutive software, version 1.01 or later
• Terminal emulation software, such as HyperTerminal
Chapter 3
, Configuring the
Converter, or
Appendix
C, Use with
DriveExplorer Software, or
Appendix
D, Use with
DriveExecutive Software, or
Appendix E, Use with
HyperTerminal Software