Program Features; Chapter Overview; Local Control Vs. External Control; Local Control - ABB ACS800 Series Firmware Manual

Program features

Chapter overview

The chapter describes program features. For each feature, there is a list of related
user settings, actual signals, and fault and warning messages.

Local control vs. external control

The drive can receive start, stop and direction commands and reference values from
the control panel or through digital and analog inputs. An optional fieldbus adapter
enables control over an open fieldbus link. A PC equipped with DriveWindow can
also control the drive.

Local Control

DriveWindow
Local control
The control commands are given from the control panel keypad when the drive is in
local control. L indicates local control on the panel display.
1 L ->1242 rpm
The control panel always overrides the external control signal sources when used in
local mode.
ACS800
Control panel
CH3
(DDCS)
I
External Control
Standard I/O
Slot 1
Fieldbus
Adapter
Slot 1 or Slot 2
RTAC/RDIO/RAIO
module
RDCO
CH0
Board
(DDCS)
CH1
(DDCS)
Fieldbus Adapter
Nxxx
Advant controller
(e.g. AC 80, AC 800 M)
AIMA-01 I/O
RTAC/RDIO/RAIO
adapter module
module
Program features
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