
Introduction to the manual 13
Terms and abbreviations
Term/abbreviation
Explanation
ACS-AP-x
Assistant control panel, advanced operator keypad for
communication with the drive.
The ACS180 support types ACS-AP-I, ACS-AP-S and ACS-AP-
W (with a Bluetooth interface).
ACS-BP-S
Basic control panel, basic operator keypad for communication
with the drive.
AI
Analog input; interface for analog input signals
AO
Analog output; interface for analog output signals
AsynM
Asynchronous motor
BCBL-01
Optional USB to RJ45 cable
Capacitor bank
See
Control board
Circuit board in which the control program runs
DC link
DC circuit between rectifier and inverter
DC link capacitors
Energy storage which stabilizes the intermediate circuit DC
voltage
DI
Digital input; interface for digital input signals
DO
Digital output; interface for digital output signals
Drive
Frequency converter for controlling AC motors
EFB
Embedded fieldbus
Frame (size)
Refers to the drive physical size, for example R0 and R1. The
type designation label attached to the drive shows the frame of
the drive, see the hardware manual of the drive.
ID run
Motor identification run. During the identification run, the drive
will identify the characteristics of the motor for optimum motor
control.
Hexadecimal
Describes binary numbers using a numbering system that has 16
sequential numbers as base units. The hexadecimal numbers
are 0-9 and the letters A-F.
IGBT
Insulated gate bipolar transistor
Intermediate circuit
Inverter
Converts direct current and voltage to alternating current and
voltage.
I/O
Input/Output
LSW
Least significant word
Macro
Pre-defined default values of parameters in a drive control
program. Each macro is intended for a specific application. See
chapter
.
NETA-21
Optional remote monitoring tool
Parameter
User-adjustable operation instruction to the drive, or signal
measured or calculated by the drive
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