DC590 SERIES

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The 590 series is obsolete. It was a DC drive product originally designed in the 90s and
superseded by the first iteration of the 590+ in 1999; full obsolescence of the series
concluded in 2007 with the discontinuance of the 590A and 590L. The 590 is not to be
confused with the 590+ (plus) drive that is still in production.

Last Time Buy for the 590A and 590L. The final LTB for the series that made it into the
digital era. Dated 2007: 590_Last_Buy_013107.pdf

The 590 is no longer supported unless assistance is required to migrate to a 590+. Your
local Parker Distributor/Integrator can assist with modern product implementation. Below
is [non-proprietary] information that Parker EMN has on these products to act as a
database.

590 Series

“DRV” variants of the following 590 designations are

also not available [“955”, “DRV”, etc]. These came
with fuses, additional power accessories, contactors,
etc.

Regen and Non-Regen variants of the following 590

designations are also not available (591, 592, 593,
594, etc). The 3rd digit at the start of the part number
denoted tiered regenerative capabilities in the
forward, reverse, or both directions.

These are different variants of the 590 series:

590A – “Analog” was an analog variant of

the 590
590C - “Chassis” was the same as the
590D. USA part numbers for the 590D
began with 590C.
590D - “Digital” was the 590 drive. USA part
numbers for the 590D began with 590C.
590DC – “Control Door” part number
designation for the 590

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 590H – “High Hp” was a high horsepower drive (Subvariants include ANALOG,
DIGITIAL, OR LINK)
590L – “LINK” protocol drive. Reprogramming will be required in any product
migration scenario.
590S – “Stack” was the power stacks behind the control door.
590SPD – “Single phase drive” was a single phase input variant.
590SP Link – “Single phase LINK” protocol drive. Reprogramming will be required
in any product migration scenario.
590DRV – DRV designation
955 – DRV designation
955DRV – DRV designation
etc

The 590G series is/was a proprietary design based out of Parker China. It is not
supported in North America. The templates for the 590G are found in DSELite, but
editing or going Online with these templates may prove unfruitful due to them
potentially being "locked" when viewing them. Documentation for these drives is
unavailable from Parker EM&D division.

Product Code Breakdown

Product code breakdowns can be found in the manuals. For the sake of quick reference,
we have the following snippets for many (but not all) of the above variant's product
codes:

590 Product Codes

Some of the part numbers may begin as per one of the above pictures (or one of the
manuals) but have many extra sections at it's end. Such
as: 590/0350/6/1/0/0/0/1/0400/360/008/400.

Often, these part numbers are including the motor data at the end of it. This was
common for labels with hand-written breakdowns. It would be horsepower, current,
voltage values, etc. When sizing a modern 590+ you can look at the original 590D
drive's power, mains voltage, auxiliary power and feedback/communications found
at the beginning of the code. Special options that may be denoted are to be
evaluated for necessity when migrating to a modern product in any event.

Replacements

Your local Parker Distributor/Integrator can assist with modern drive implementation.

Advisement: Is to upgrade to a 590+ as we no longer support the 590, and it is no longer

available. There are many similarities between the 590/590+ families; however, there are
differences that prevent it from being “drop-in”. Most often, but not always, the
programming inside your 590 can be extracted and then installed into a 590+. You may
often size around the original 590 drive's power ratings, check for COMMs or feedbacks,
as a solid baseline when selecting a 590+ product.

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 Important differences between them: Differences Between the 590 and 590+
Project and Firmware compatibility: 590/590+ Project and Firmware Compatibility
590+ product page for the Catalog, Engineering Manual, QuickStarts, Product
Support, etc: 590+ on Parker.com

Spare Parts: Some spare parts are available for the 590 depending on frame size if you
know what part you require. Parker Hannifin does not offer spare part replacement
procedures for any variants of the 590. Parker Hannifin is not liable for improper
installation of spare part replacements done in the field, or if being conducted by an
unauthorized repair house.

Legacy Reference Only -- 590 Spare Parts. This document is to be used for
identification of existing parts only. Spare parts offered are likely under current part
numbers.

590PX: Although an overall upgrade to a full 590+ is advised, we do still sell a packaged
590+ drive as well under a "590PX" part number. The packaged 590PX has the control
door of a 590+ (the brains) and 590D power stack (the brawn) to provide the same form-
factor of the original product if space is a limited commodity in your system.Contact
Parker EMN to get in touch with a local integrator or distributor to assist with
implementation.

Control Door: Although an overall upgrade to a 590+ is advised, in some scenarios just
a 590+ control door MAY be used on top of an existing 590D stack. This depends on the
original 590D power board revision number. If your revision of a 590D power board is to
old, a full upgrade to a 590+ or a 590PX drive is required.

You can not take a 590+ power board and place a 590D control board onto it.
This is not advised if you had an original LINK based 590 as the LINK protocol is
also no longer supported. A 590+ will not take a LINK configuration without a LINK
techbox (obsolete). A no longer supported software (DSD) is required to
communicate to a LINK techbox.
Appnote 4210 to determine if this is possible: 4210 Control Door Retrofit.pdf

Product Manuals and Info

Note: The “590D” product manuals are used for the "590C". The 590C was just a USA
‘Chassis’ part number designation for the 590 drive.

Note: The base 590D manuals are major firmware-revision dependent (2.x 3.x 4.x 9.x).
Firmware is based on hardware of the control door.

Note: The 590S is just the stack of a 590 drive. Check the door of the drive for another
part number to assist with the type of 590.

590 firmware version 2 - is PRE - CE Lite / DSE Lite support. Used UDP function to
extract/load parameters using Terminal
590 firmware version 3

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 590 firmware version 4
590 firmware version 9 – A European release that spare 590 control boards will
have. Was/is not supported in North America.

Base 590D Manuals

Variant 590 Manuals

590SPD Manuals & Info

Software Info

Software information can be found within the respective software environment’s help files.
Any of the following software may have been used with your 590 drive.

1. CELite – OBX software. No longer supported.

2. ConfigEd - OBX software. No longer supported.
3. DSD – No longer fully supported. If your system was a LINK system this software is
required to view the programming. You must have the project file on hand to view
LINK configurations. You can not extract the configuration from a LINK drive or LINK
techbox without the original project file on-hand.
4. DSELite – Modern (free) software used to communicate to current products, and
the 590 if not a LINK variant. Help files can be found when you right click any
function block. Only usable with 590 firmware v3.2 or later.

Legacy Appnotes

These are some Appnotes from internal servers. They are no longer supported. They are
included for the sake of legacy information. Many of them carry over or share
programming in the 590+ in some fashion. For 590+ support see it's section in the
sidebar.

Misc Appnotes

Miscellaneous Information

Much, but not all, of this information can be found in the manuals.

This includes special build options, 2D dimensional drawings, wiring diagrams for default
templates, internal parameter connection diagrams for software, calibration steps, quick-
starts, etc. They are included here for legacy reference only and are no longer supported.

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