ABB ACS880-11, Hardware Manual

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Connecting a PC
WARNING!
Do not connect the PC directly to the control panel connector of the control unit
as this can cause damage.
A PC (with eg, the Drive composer PC tool) can be connected as follows:
1. Connect an ACx-AP-x control panel to the unit either
• by inserting the control panel into the panel holder or platform, or
• by using an Ethernet (eg, Cat 5e) networking cable.
2. Remove the USB connector cover on the front of the control panel.
3. Connect an USB cable (Type A to Type Mini-B) between the USB connector on the
control panel (3a) and a free USB port on the PC (3b).
4. The panel will display an indication whenever the connection is active.
5. See the documentation of the PC tool for setup instructions.
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Start
Stop Loc/Rem
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Start Stop
Loc/Rem
USB connected
3a
4
3b
2
2
Panel bus (Control of several units from one control panel)
One control panel (or PC) can be used to control several drives (or inverter units, supply
units etc.) by constructing a panel bus. This is done by daisy-chaining the panel
connections of the drives. Some drives have the necessary (twin) panel connectors in
the control panel holder; those that do not require the installation of an FDPI-02 module
(available separately). For further information, see the hardware description and
FDPI-02
diagnostics and panel interface user’s manual ( 3AUA0000113618 [English]).
The maximum allowed length of the cable chain is 100 m (328 ft).
1. Connect the panel to one drive using an Ethernet (for example Cat 5e) cable.
• Use Menu - Settings - Edit texts - Drive to give a descriptive name to the drive
• Use parameter 49.01* to assign the drive with a unique node ID number
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