Quick Menu Parameters Main Menu 5 Modbus RTU Modbus RTU Overview Modbus RTU Message Framing Structure Remote Terminal Unit Modbus RTU Message Structure Start/Stop Field Address Field Function Field Data Field ® MG.02.A4.02 - VLT is a registered Danfoss trademark...
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Conversion Index Change during operation 2-Set-up Type 0-** Operation/Display 1-** Load/Motor 2-** Brakes 3-** Reference/Ramps 4-** Limits/Warnings 5-** Digital In/Out 6-** Analog In/Out 7-** Controllers 8-** Comm. and Options 13-** Smart Logic ® MG.02.A4.02 - VLT is a registered Danfoss trademark...
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Other Specifications Special Conditions The Purpose of Derating Derating for Ambient Temperature Derating for Low Air Pressure Derating for Running at Low Speeds Options for VLT Micro Drive FC 51 Index ® MG.02.A4.02 - VLT is a registered Danfoss trademark...
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® 1 Safety Micro Drive FC 51 Operating Instructions ® MG.02.A4.02 - VLT is a registered Danfoss trademark...
The system tests must include testing failure modes regarding the control signalling (analog and digital signals and serial communication. Before using Fire Mode, contact Danfoss •...
FC 51 Series This Operating Instructions can be used for all VLT Micro Drive FC 51 frequency con- verters with software version 2.2x. The software version number can be read in parameter 15-43. ® MG.02.A4.02 - VLT is a registered Danfoss trademark...
This product can cause a DC current in the protective conductor. Where a residual current device (RCD) is used for extra protection, only an RCD of Type B (time delayed) shall be used on the supply side of this product. See also Danfoss Application Note on RCD, MN.
Disconnect FC 51 from mains (and external DC supply, if present.) Wait for 4 minutes for discharge of the DC-link. Disconnect DC bus terminals and brake terminals (if present) Remove motor cable ® MG.02.A4.02 - VLT is a registered Danfoss trademark...
The frequency converter can be mounted side-by-side for IP 20 rating units and requires 100 mm clearance above and below for cooling. Regarding surroundings in general, please see chapter 7. Specifications Illustration 2.1: Side-by-side installation. ® MG.02.A4.02 - VLT is a registered Danfoss trademark...
2.2 -3.7 3.0 - 7.5 Table 2.1: Mechanical Dimensions For LCP with potentiometer, please add 7.6 mm. DIN rail mounting kit is available for M1 frame . Please use ordering number 132B0111. ® MG.02.A4.02 - VLT is a registered Danfoss trademark...
Short circuit protection: Danfoss recommends using the fuses mentioned in the following tables to protect service personnel or other equipment in case of an internal failure in the unit or short-circuit on DC-link. The frequency converter provides full short circuit protection in case of a short-circuit on the motor or brake output.
3.2.1 Connecting to Mains Step 1: First mount earth cable. Step 2: Mount wires in terminals L1/L, L2 and L3/N and tighten. Illustration 3.1: Mounting of earth cable and mains wires. ® MG.02.A4.02 - VLT is a registered Danfoss trademark...
Step 1: First, mount the earth cable. Step 2: Connect wires to terminals either in star or delta-connection. See motor nameplate for further information. Illustration 3.4: Mounting of earth cable and motor wires. ® MG.02.A4.02 - VLT is a registered Danfoss trademark...
All control cable terminals are located underneath the terminal cover in front of the frequency converter. Remove the terminal cover using a screwdriver. Illustration 3.6: Removing terminal cover. See back of terminal cover for outlines of control terminals and switches. ® MG.02.A4.02 - VLT is a registered Danfoss trademark...
ON = Terminal 53 0/4 - 20 mA * = default setting Table 3.5: Settings for S200 Switches 1-4 Illustration 3.9: S200 Switches 1-4. Parameter 6-19 must be set according to Switch 4 po- sition. ® MG.02.A4.02 - VLT is a registered Danfoss trademark...
3.6.2 Load sharing/Brake Use 6.3 mm insulated Faston Plugs designed for high voltage for DC (Load Sharing and brake). Contact Danfoss or see instruction no. MI.50.Nx.02 for load sharing and instruction no. MI.90.Fx.02 for brake. Load sharing: Connect terminals UDC- and UDC/BR+.
The frequency converter can be programmed from a PC via RS485 com-port by installing the MCT-10 Set-up Software. This software can either be ordered using code number 130B1000 or downloaded from the Danfoss Web site: www.danfoss.com, Business Area: Motion Controls.
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Indicator lights: • Green LED: The frequency converter is on. Troubleshooting • Yellow LED: Indicates a warning. Please see section Troubleshooting • Flashing red LED: Indicates an alarm. Please see section ® MG.02.A4.02 - VLT is a registered Danfoss trademark...
] to change the value of a parameter setting. Press [OK] to accept the change. Status Main Menu To exit, press either [Back] twice to enter , or press [Menu] once to enter Illustration 4.9: Indicating Quick Menu mode ® MG.02.A4.02 - VLT is a registered Danfoss trademark...
1-22 Motor Voltage (U Range: Function: 230/400 V [50 - 999 V] Enter motor voltage from nameplate data. 1-23 Motor Frequency (f Range: Function: 50 Hz* [20-400 Hz] Enter motor frequency from nameplate data. ® MG.02.A4.02 - VLT is a registered Danfoss trademark...
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Maximum Reference is adjustable in the range Minimum Reference - 4999. 50.00* [-4999 - 4999] Enter value for Maximum Reference. The sum of all internal and external references are clamped (limited) to the maximum reference value, par. 3-03. ® MG.02.A4.02 - VLT is a registered Danfoss trademark...
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Lowest possible output frequency. 4-14 Motor Speed High Limit Range: Function: [0.0 - 400.00 Hz] Highest possible output frequency. Default 65 Hz should normally be reduced to 50 - 55 Hz. ® MG.02.A4.02 - VLT is a registered Danfoss trademark...
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Choose expected normal running speed. 7-33 Process PI Proportional Gain Range: Function: [0.00 - 10.00] Enter the P-factor. 7-34 Process PI Integral Time Range: Function: [0.10 - 9999.00 s] Enter the I-factor. ® MG.02.A4.02 - VLT is a registered Danfoss trademark...
Use [ ] to set/change the parameter value. Press [OK] to accept the value. To exit, press either [Back] twice to enter Quick Menu , or press [Menu] once to enter Status ® MG.02.A4.02 - VLT is a registered Danfoss trademark...
The Bus Reference is commonly used for speed control. It is also possible to access the parameters, read their values, and where possible, write values to them. This permits a range of control options, including controlling the setpoint of the frequency converter when its internal PI controller is used. ® MG.02.A4.02 - VLT is a registered Danfoss trademark...
3.5 character intervals after a previous message, the receiving device will ignore both messages. This will cause a time- out (no response from the slave). ® MG.02.A4.02 - VLT is a registered Danfoss trademark...
Holding register 40001 is addressed as register 0000 in the data address field of the message. The function code field already specifies a “holding register” operation. Therefore, the “4XXXX” reference is implicit. Holding register 40108 is addressed as register 006B (107 decimal). ® MG.02.A4.02 - VLT is a registered Danfoss trademark...
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Output data: Frequency converter status word register (STW). 50210 Output data: Frequency converter main actual value register (MAV). Table 5.1: Holding Registers * Used to specify the index number to be used when accessing an indexed parameter ® MG.02.A4.02 - VLT is a registered Danfoss trademark...
In case of an exception code 4 while accessing parameter values in the drive, detailed information about the latest exception can be read from the drives Holding Register 0007. This register may contain one of the following, detailed error codes regarding the latest occurring MODBUS Exception. ® MG.02.A4.02 - VLT is a registered Danfoss trademark...
“Preset Multiple Registers”. Readable sizes range from 1 register (2 characters) up to 10 registers (20 char- acters). 5.5 Examples Exception Codes The following examples illustrate various Modbus RTU commands. If an error occurs, please refer to the section. ® MG.02.A4.02 - VLT is a registered Danfoss trademark...
Force Data HI Force Data LO 00 (FF 00 = ON) Error Check (CRC) Response The normal response is an echo of the query, returned after the coil state has been forced. ® MG.02.A4.02 - VLT is a registered Danfoss trademark...
This function reads the content of holding registers in the slave. Query The query message specifies the starting register and quantity to be read. Register addresses start at zero, i.e. registers 1-4 are addressed as 0-3. ® MG.02.A4.02 - VLT is a registered Danfoss trademark...
Write 1 to PNU3 which is mapped to register 0x001D (3 x 10-1 = 29 = 001DHex) Field Name Example (HEX) Slave address Function Starting Address HI Starting Address LO No. of Points HI No. of Points LO Error Check (CRC) Table 5.1: Request frame ® MG.02.A4.02 - VLT is a registered Danfoss trademark...
The normal response returns the slave address, function code, starting address, and quantity of registers preset. Field Name Example (HEX) Slave address Function Starting Address HI Starting Address LO No. of Registers HI No. of Registers LO Error Check (CRC) Table 5.1: Normal response frame ® MG.02.A4.02 - VLT is a registered Danfoss trademark...
® Micro Drive FC 51 Operating Instructions 5 Modbus RTU 5.6 Danfoss FC Control Profile 5.6.1 Control Word According to FC Profile Bit value = 0 Bit value = 1 Preset reference select - lsb Preset reference select - lsb...
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Bit 11, Relay 01: Bit 11 = “0” Relay 01 not activated Bit 11 = “1” Relay 01 is activated, provided Control word Bit 11 has been chosen in par. 5-40 Function relay ® MG.02.A4.02 - VLT is a registered Danfoss trademark...
Bus control Out of frequency limit Frequency limit OK Not running Running No resistor brake fault Resistor brake fault Voltage OK Voltage exceeded Torque OK Torque exceeded No thermal warning Thermal warning ® MG.02.A4.02 - VLT is a registered Danfoss trademark...
Bit 11 = “1” means that the frequency converter has a start signal or that the output frequency is higher than 0 Hz. Bit 12, Resistor brake fault: Bit 12 = “0” means that there is no resistor brake fault. Bit 12 = “1” means that there is a resistor brake fault. ® MG.02.A4.02 - VLT is a registered Danfoss trademark...
2's complement. The Actual Output Frequency (MAV) is scaled in the same way as the bus reference. The reference and MAV are scaled as follows: ® MG.02.A4.02 - VLT is a registered Danfoss trademark...
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® 6 Parameter Overview Micro Drive FC 51 Operating Instructions ® MG.02.A4.02 - VLT is a registered Danfoss trademark...
”1 set-up”: Data value will be the same in both set-ups. 6.2.4 Type Data Type Description Type Integer 8 Int8 Integer 16 Int16 Integer 32 Int32 Unsigned 8 Uint8 Unsigned 16 Uint16 Unsigned 32 Uint32 Visible string VisibleString ® MG.02.A4.02 - VLT is a registered Danfoss trademark...
< 14 V DC Maximum voltage on input 28 V DC Input resistance, R approx. 4 k Max. pulse frequency at terminal 33 5000 Hz Min. pulse frequency at terminal 33 20 Hz ® MG.02.A4.02 - VLT is a registered Danfoss trademark...
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Vibration test 1.0 g Max. relative humidity 5% - 95%(IEC 60721-3-3; Class 3K3 (non-condensing) during operation Aggressive environment (IEC 60721-3-3), coated class 3C3 Test method according to IEC 60068-2-43 H2S (10 days) ® MG.02.A4.02 - VLT is a registered Danfoss trademark...
The cooling capability of air is decreased at low air pressure. For altitudes above 2000 m, please contact Danfoss regarding PELV. Below 1000 m altitude no de-rating is necessary but above 1000 m the ambient temperature or the maximum output current should be decreased.
IP21 for M1 frame 132B0109 IP21 for M2 frame 132B0110 IP21 for M3 frame 132B0111 DIN rail mounting kit for M1 frame Danfoss Line Filters and brake resistors are available upon request. ® MG.02.A4.02 - VLT is a registered Danfoss trademark...
Edit Set-up Edit Set-up 41, 46 Electronic Waste Emc-correct Installation Explanation Of The Control Bits Explanation Of The Status Bits Frequency Converter With Modbus Rtu Function Codes Supported By Modbus Rtu Fuses ® MG.02.A4.02 - VLT is a registered Danfoss trademark...
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Motor Power Motor Protection Motor Speed High Limit Motor Speed Low Limit Motor Temperature Motor Voltage Navigation Keys Operation Keys Operation/display Options Options For Vlt Micro Drive Fc 51 Other Specifications ® MG.02.A4.02 - VLT is a registered Danfoss trademark...
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Template For Drilling Terminal 60 Filter Time Constant Terminal 60 High Current Terminal 60 High Feedback Value Terminal 60 Low Current Terminal 60 Low Feedback Value Thermistor Thermistor Resource Troubleshooting Ul Compliance Unit ® MG.02.A4.02 - VLT is a registered Danfoss trademark...
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® Index Micro Drive FC 51 Operating Instructions Value Vlt Control Panel Lcp 11 Vlt Control Panel Lcp 12 Voltage Level Warnings And Alarms ® MG.02.A4.02 - VLT is a registered Danfoss trademark...
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