Goodrive600 series high-performance multifunction VFD
Communication networking
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6 Communication networking
6.1 What this chapter contains
This chapter decribes the standard communication protocols of the VFD rectifier/inverter units and the various
networking methods between the rectifier and inverter units.
The rectifier and inverter units are equipped with standard RS485 and CAN communication interfaces, and support
Modbus and CANopen slave communication protocols.
In addition to supporting Modbus and CANopen slave communication protocols, the rectifier unit also has the CANopen
master function. By enabling the CANopen master function of the rectifier unit, it can form a CANopen communication
network with the inverter unit.
The rectifier/inverter unit is equipped with two expansion interfaces respectively, which support different types of
communication expansion cards. With expansion cards, the rectifier and inverter units can be networked together in a
variety of communication networks.
In addition, the rectifier master node has the CANopen master function, which can convert different types of
communication protocols into CANopen protocols between the inverter units to form a communication network.
6.2 Standard communication interfaces
The rectifier and inverter units are equipped with standard RS485 and CAN communication interfaces. The
communication terminals are decribed in the following.
Table 6-1 Rectifier/inverter unit RJ45 interface definition
Interface
type
Network
signal
Signal
description
Function
RJ45
RS485+
RS485-
RS485
communication
Internal RS485 communication terminals, used to
connect the external keypad.
CAN1H
CAN1L
CAN
communication
Internal
CAN
communication
terminals.
CAN
communication supports the CANopen protocol.
8V
CGND
External keypad
power supply
Voltage precision 10%, and current 100 mA
Table 6-2 Standard communication terminals for rectifier/inverter control
Interface
type
Network
signal
Signal
description
Function
IO terminal
C485+
C485-
RS485
communication
Terminal
for
external
RS485
communication,
supporting the Modbus communication protocol
6.3 Modbus networking
6.3.1 Network topology
The Modbus bus networking wiring is shown in Figure 6-1. It is recommended to use shielded twisted pair cable, with the
shield layer connected to CGND, and use
120Ω termination matching resistors at both ends of the bus to prevent signal