Serial Communication
MOVILINK® protocol
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5 Serial Communication 1
5.1 MOVILINK® protocol
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The MOVILINK® profile enables the uniform transmission of user data between SEW
inverters as well as via various communications interfaces to higher-level automation
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equipment. Consequently, MOVILINK® guarantees a control and parameterization
concept which can be used disregarding the fieldbus for all current bus systems, such
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• PROFIBUS-DP
• INTERBUS with fiber optic cable 5
• CAN
• RS-232 6
• RS-485
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The MOVILINK® protocol for serial interfaces in the new SEW range of inverters,
MOVIDRIVE® and MOVIMOT®, enables you to set up a serial bus connection between 8
a higher-level master and several SEW inverters. For example, masters may take the
form of programmable logic controllers, PCs or even SEW inverters with PLC functions 9
(IPOSplus®). Generally speaking, the SEW inverters function as slaves in the bus
system.
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The MOVILINK® protocol allows both of the following applications to be implemented:
automation tasks such as control and parameterization of the drives by means of cyclical
data exchange; startup and visualization tasks. 11
Features The principal features of the MOVILINK® protocol are: 12
• Support of the master/slave structure via RS-485 using a master (single master) and
a maximum of 31 slave stations (SEW inverters). 13
• Support of the point-to-point connection via RS-232.
• User-friendly implementation of the protocol in a straightforward and reliable 14
telegram structure with fixed telegram lengths and a unique start identifier.
• Data interface to the basic unit in accordance with the MOVILINK® profile. This 15
means the user data sent to the drive are transmitted to the inverter in the same way
as via the other communication interfaces (PROFIBUS, INTERBUS, CAN etc.). 16
• Access to all drive parameters and functions, therefore can be used for startup,
service, diagnosis, visualization and automation tasks
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• Startup and diagnostic tools on the basis of MOVILINK® for PC (e.g.
MOVITOOLS®/SHELL and MOVITOOLS®/SCOPE).
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Refer to the "Serial Communication and System Bus (SBus)" manual for a detailed
description of the MOVILINK® protocol. This manual can be ordered from SEW-
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EURODRIVE.
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System Manual – MOVIDRIVE® MDX60B/61B Inverter 351
