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About this guide This guide contains the very basic information about the mechanical and electrical installation and start-up of the NETA-21 remote monitoring tool. Safety instructions If you need to connect the remote monitoring tool to a control board inside the drive/converter/inverter, follow the Safety instructions below.
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4 NETA-21 remote monitoring tool Layout The following figures describe the front and bottom layout of the NETA-21 remote monitoring tool and the NEXA-21 extension module. Front panel labeled with a black sticker and equipped with indicator LEDs PWR, STAT, MON – power, status and monitoring indicators, see Diagnostic LEDs SD –...
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NETA-21 remote monitoring tool 5 1 X1 10…30 V DC – power supply input 2 X2 EIA-232 port • 9-pin D-sub male type connector X2 • EIA-232 level interface for a modem 3 X3 EIA-485 port • 4-pin detachable screw type connector X3 •...
6 NETA-21 remote monitoring tool Mechanical installation Installing NEXA-21 to NETA-21 1. Press the NEXA-21 against the NETA-21. 2. Tighten the grounding screw (A). Do not use excessive force. Mounting instructions 1. Protect the devices from the drilling dust.
The remote monitoring tool is compatible with various ABB drives, converters and inverters. As shown on page 8, the NETA-21 can be connected directly to a panel bus if the drive (/inverter/converter) has an Assistant control (ACS-AP-x) panel. If the unit to be monitored does not have the ACS-AP-x panel but it is equipped with an RDCU control unit, you can connect the unit to the NETA-21 through the fiber optic channel of the NEXA-21.
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8 NETA-21 remote monitoring tool Data link connections – Drive (/converter/inverter) with the ACS-AP-x panel Termination switch Termination switch of the bus of the bus NETA-21 PNL1 PNL2 ETH1 ETH2 ABB drive, ABB drive, ABB drive, ABB drive, converter or...
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Link to Ethernet networks Connect the NETA-21 primarily to fiber optic channel ch3 on the RDCO connector unit. You can connect the NETA-21 also to ch0 if the maximum speed of the DDCS communication does not increase above 1 Mbit/s.
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10 NETA-21 remote monitoring tool The figure below shows the data connections in a star topology when a fiber optic link is used. ABB drive, ABB drive, converter or converter or inverter inverter RDCU RDCU RDCO RDCO NETA-21 NDBU-x5 V106...
In the zero configuration network mode, the NETA-21 chooses an IP address in the range of 169.254.1.0…169.254.254.255. When a PC is connected locally to the PC ETH 1 port, the NETA-21 can be activated to function as a DHCP server.
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12 NETA-21 remote monitoring tool Logging on to the NETA-21 When you log on to the NETA-21 for the first time, use the default user name/password: admin/admin. You are forced to change the password.
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NETA-21 remote monitoring tool 13 The following figure shows the front page of the user interface. The main window consists of the following parts: 1. application specific tool bar 2. navigation bar 3. content panel. Changing the password To change to your password, go to Settings –> My details –> Change password.
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Activate the following functions: Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically. Initializing the communication between the NETA-21 and only one drive (/converter/inverter) online Connect the drive (/converter/inverter) to the NETA-21. The NETA-21 initializes the communication to the drive (/converter/inverter) automatically.
NETA-21 remote monitoring tool 15 Diagnostic LEDs LED indications of the NETA-21 Name Color Function No USB mass storage devices attached Green USB mass storage device attached and mounted. Blinking green Device attached, initialization in progress Yellow Device can be removed.
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Power off Green Power on Yellow Timed power off or standby. NETA-21 can go to the standby mode as a protective measure (eg, if the environmental temperature is too high). To wake up the NETA-21, press the SD RJ45 button.
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STAT LED does not turn green, the start-up of the NETA-21 fails continuously. Try resetting the NETA-21 to factory settings. Blinking green NETA-21 sends data (eg, email) to an external destination. Blinking red NETA-21 fails to send data (eg, email) to an external destination.
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After you have logged on to the remote monitoring tool, the Backup tab is shown and the NETA-21 starts sending the backup file to the PC. Settings backup enables a backup of selected data categories.
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NETA-21 remote monitoring tool 19 Restoring the remote monitoring tool Go to Settings –> Backup and restore –> Restore. The Restore file function restores a selected file. If restoring requires rebooting (full system restore), you are prompted to reboot the system. If you choose to reboot the remote monitoring tool, the reboot view is shown.
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20 NETA-21 remote monitoring tool Connectors Power supply input (X1) • Signal level: 10 … 30 V DC, max. 2 A • Connector type: Shrouded header for the wire plug, 2 pins, pitch 5.00 mm / 0.19 inch • Power consumption: typical 200 mA at 24 V (500 mA at 10 V) Panel bus port 1 (PNL 1) and 2 (PNL 2) •...
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NETA-21 remote monitoring tool 21 USB host port • PHY Interface: USB2.0 • Connector type: Shielded USB Type A Fiber optic transmitter/receiver DDCS • Media: Fiber optic cable • Protocol: Distributed Drives Communication System (DDCS) • Connectors: Dark grey – receiver; grey – transmitter...
Address any inquiries about the product to your local ABB representative, quoting the type designation and serial number of the unit in question. A listing of ABB sales, support and service contacts can be found by navigating to abb.com/searchchannels. Product training For information on ABB product training, navigate to new.abb.com/service/training.