5
vacon • 41
Control unit
5.4.1
Modbus RTU protocol
VACON
®
20 X drive is equipped with Modbus support as standard. The AC drive can be connect-
ed to fieldbus through RS485. The connection for RS485 is on the standard I/O (terminals A and
B). See Figure 28.
Figure 28. Position of the RS485 terminals on the I/O standard terminal connector(MU2
control unit example).
Connections and
communications
Interface
RS-485
Data transfer method
RS-485 MS/TP, half-duplex
Transfer cable
STP (shielded twisted pair), type
Belden 9841 or similar
Connector
2.5 mm
2
Electrical isolation
Functional
Modbus RTU
As described in “Modicon Modbus
Protocol Reference Guide”
Baud rate
300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600,
19200, 38400 and 57600 baud
Addresses
1 to 247
Table 17.
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