ABB ACS310 - Control Builder Plus for PLC and Drives; Hardware Configuration

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Quickstart Guide
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ABB PLC and drives integration using Modbus RTU
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ModbusRTU‐22‐ PLCanddrivesintegration
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ControlBuilderPl
usforPLCandDrives
Startthe“ControlBuilderPlus”PCtoolforPLCconfigurationandgothroughthefollowingsteps.
Hardwareconfiguration
File→New Project→C hoose “AC500 project” and name the project. Choose PLC  device according to your
equipmentandthen“Adddevice”.
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Double‐click “CPU_parameters” and configure according to your application. Set for instance “Check battery” =
“Off”ifyourCPUdoesnothaveabatteryinstalled.
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Right‐clickactualCOMinterface(COM1isusedintheexample)andclick“PlugDevice”.Select“COMX–Modbus“
andclick“PlugDevice”.
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