Release Notes
Kinetix 5500 Servo Drives: (2198-Hxxx)
Version 7.013 (released 1/2021)
Catalog Number Kinetix 5500 (2198-Hxxx) (series A)
Features
This release includes the following system features.
Kinetix 5500 Servo Drives Firmware Revision 7.013 Enhancements
Catalog Numbers 2198-H003-ERS, 2198-H008-ERS, 2198-H015-ERS, 2198-H025-ERS, 2198-H040-ERS, 2198-H070-ERS, 2198-H003-ERS2, 2198-H008-ERS2, 2198-H015-ERS2, 2198-H025-ERS2, 2198-H040-ERS2, 2198-H070-ERS2
- Expanded the S45 diagnostic attribute ENCODER_1_DSL_EXTENDED_ERROR_CODE = 3
Corrected Anomalies in This Release
This release corrects the following anomalies.
Kinetix 5500 Servo Drives Firmware Revision 7.013 Corrected Anomalies
Catalog Numbers 2198-H003-ERS, 2198-H008-ERS, 2198-H015-ERS, 2198-H025-ERS, 2198-H040-ERS, 2198-H070-ERS, 2198-H003-ERS2, 2198-H008-ERS2, 2198-H015-ERS2, 2198-H025-ERS2, 2198-H040-ERS2, 2198-H070-ERS2
- CORRECTED: ‘Safe Torque Off Active Inhibit’ on and axis in stopped state after an STO
Reset (MTCKNXLEG-1136)
- CORRECTED: Guard Stop Input Status may not match safety inputs (MTCKNXLEG-1109)
- CORRECTED: The TCP/IP stack has multiple vulnerabilities: CVE-2020-11906, CVE-2020-11907, CVE-2020-11910, CVE-2020-11911, and CVE-2020-11912. (MTCKNXLEG-1218)
Known Anomalies from Previous Releases
These anomalies are from previous releases but are still known in this release.
Kinetix 5500 Servo Drives Known Anomalies
Catalog Numbers 2198-H003-ERS, 2198-H008-ERS, 2198-H015-ERS,
2198-H025-ERS,
2198-H040-ERS, 2198-H070-ERS, 2198-H003-ERS2, 2198-H008-ERS2,
2198-H015-ERS2,
2198-H025-ERS2, 2198-H040-ERS2, 2198-H070-ERS2
Drive Instability With Wall Clock Time Update Requests and Grandmaster Clock Changes
Requests to update the controller wall clock time in applications that use Integrated Motion over an EtherNet/IP network can cause drive instability.
The following are examples of wall clock time update requests:
- Logix Clock Update tool update request
- Studio 5000 Clock Sync service
- Changing the controller date and time via controller properties in Studio 5000
- Execution of add-on instructions that request a wall clock time update
In addition, drive instability can occur when the Grandmaster clock changes from one module to another. The following are examples of drive behavior when the anomaly occurs:
- Drive fails to follow commands
- Drive positioning errors
- Sync faults
Configure the controller Grandmaster clock priority to prevent the Grandmaster clock from switching to a different module and do not update the wall clock time while there is an active motion connection. Inhibit all axes before changing the wall clock time and the Grandmaster clock priorities. Alternatively, reset the motion connection by inhibiting and uninhibiting the Ethernet module that is handling the motion connection between the controller and axes.
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