Quickstart Guide
ABB PLC and drives integration using Modbus RTU
Starting up ACS850, ACQ810 drives with embedded Modbus RTU
Minimum required parameter settings (based on factory default settings)
Parameter Description
50.15
Fb cw used
58.01
Protocol ena sel
58.03
Node address
58.04
Baud rate
58.05
Parity
58.06
Control profile
58.10
Refresh settings
10.01
Ext1 start func
12.01
EXT1/EXT2 SEL
21.01
Speed ref1 sel
10.10
Fault reset sel
Optional parameter settings
58.07
Comm loss t out
58.08
Comm loss mode
58.09
Comm loss action
58.10
Refresh settings
(19.01)
Speed scaling
Modbus RTU
Setting
Comment
P.02.36
Selects the address of the fieldbus Control Word in
use.
Modbus RTU Initializes embedded fieldbus communication.
Drive‐to‐drive link operation (parameter group
57) is automatically disabled.
[Address]
Modbus RTU node address of the drive
19.2 kbit/s
Transfer rate of the link. Same baud rate must be
(example)
defined in the Modbus RTU master.
8 none 1
Parity and stop bits. Same parity and stop bits must
(example)
be defined in the Modbus RTU master.
ABB Classic
Communication profile "ABB Drives"
[optional]
Refreshes the settings of parameters
58.01...58.09.
FB
Fieldbus interface as source for start and stop
P.02.36 bit
Fieldbus interface as source to switch to EXT2
15
control location
EFB ref1
Fieldbus interface as source for speed reference
P.02.36 bit 8
Fieldbus interface as source for fault reset
[optional]
Defines the timeout limit for the EFB
communication monitoring.
None or
Enables/disables EFB communication loss
Any Message
monitoring and defines the means for resetting
the counter of the communication loss delay.
[optional]
Defines the drive operation after the EFB
communication loss monitoring awakes.
[optional]
Refreshes the settings of parameters
58.01...58.09.
[Scale max]
Max speed/frequency scaling value (used in function
block/visualization input "SPEED_REF_MAX"). Must
be less or equal to drive parameter max
speed/frequency.
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PLC and drives integration