Troubleshooting, 3 troubleshooting – Yaskawa GPD505/P5 User Manual
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4-3 Troubleshooting
Error Message or
Symptom
Cause Solution
Software does not install
$ Minimum hardware
requirements may not be met
$ Upgrade the PC 
$ Install INVWIN on an alternate 
PC
Software will not open after 
successful installation 
$ Certain .DLL files may be
missing
$ Locate and install missing .DLL
files
$ Install Microsoft Access 97 or
2000 and reopen InvWin
Parameters are missing
$ Open loop parameters are not
available in closed loop modes
$ Closed loop parameters are
not available in open loop 
modes 
$ Vector parameters are not
available in V/f modes
$ Verify control method
“Communication Error”
$ Inverter is not connected
properly to PC
$ Baud rate is set improperly 
$ Comm port is set improperly 
$ Power is removed from the 
inverter while online
$ Check cable connections 
$ Check INVWIN Baud rate 
$ Verify Comm port selection 
$ Reapply power to the inverter if
it is lost
“Failed the version 
verification check! 
Version on drive :0” 
$ Baud rate is set improperly 
$ Comm port is set improperly 
$ Inverter CPU version is not 
compatible with INVWIN 
software 
$ Inverter is not connected
properly to PC
$ Check INVWIN Baud rate 
$ Verify Comm port selection 
$ Use another support tool 
$ Use another inverter 
$ Check cable connections 
“Failed to open port”
$ Selected PC com port is not
available
$ Try another com port
“Internal read error 
occurred on file setup.ins. 
Unable to load installation 
instructions” 
$ Other applications are open
while loading INVWIN
$ Security conflict within the PC
prohibiting write access to 
setup.ins 
$ Close any open applications
before installing INVWIN
$ Make sure any required
administrative privileges are 
enabled on the PC for installing 
software 
“Names”
$ Certain .DLL files may be
missing
$ Locate and install missing .DLL
files
$ Install Microsoft Access 97 or
2000 and reopen InvWin
“The data on the file is for 
an inverter that is not 
supported by this tool” 
$ The data file opened by
INVWIN was created with an 
ST series support tool 
$ Open the file with an ST series
support tool
$ Create a new data file using
INVWIN
“XXXX failed to self-
register” 
$ Certain .DLL files may be
missing
$ Locate and install missing .DLL
files
$ Install Microsoft Access 97 or
2000 and reopen InvWin
Table 4.2: Errors & Error Message