Quickstart Guide
ABB PLC and drives integration using Modbus RTU
Modbus
RTU
‐
22
‐
PLC
and
drives
integration
Control
Builder
Plus
for
PLC
and
Drives
Start
the
“Control
Builder
Plus”
PC
tool
for
PLC
configuration
and
go
through
the
following
steps.
Hardware
configuration
File
→
New
Project
→
Choose
“AC500
project”
and
name
the
project.
Choose
PLC
device
according
to
your
equipment
and
then
“Add
device”.
Double
‐
click
“CPU_parameters”
and
configure
according
to
your
application.
Set
for
instance
“Check
battery”
=
“Off”
if
your
CPU
does
not
have
a
battery
installed.
Right
‐
click
actual
COM
interface
(COM1
is
used
in
the
example)
and
click
“Plug
Device”.
Select
“COMX
–
Modbus“
and
click
“Plug
Device”.
