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SmartWire-DT External Communication Cards
POWERXL SERIES VFD MN040010EN—June 2018 www.eaton.com
Commissioning
The SmartWire-DT module is commissioned by connecting it
to the RS-485 communication port via the A and B terminals
on the drives control board. Once the module is connected
to the terminal, select “SWD” from keypad menu “RS485
Comm Set”. The keypad will now start showing SWD menu
as shown below in table 188. The device will recognize it and
will show a warning for “Device Added.” This warning will be
shown for 5 seconds and will be cleared.
Figure 66. Connection of SmartWire-DT module with
PowerXL DG1 Drive
SWD Board Black Blue White
PowerXL DG1 Control Board Ground A B
Figure 67. Recommended wire lengths
The following diagram and table are the recommended wire
lengths by frame size. Actual cable length is dependent on
customer cable route.
Table 187. Recommended cable lengths
A
(Length of recommended gray wire)
B
(Length of recommended strip
length for gray insulation cable)
C
(Length of recommended strip length
for blue and white wire)
Frame 1 200mm 50mm 5-7mm
Frame 2 250mm 50mm 5-7mm
Frame 3 350mm 50mm 5-7mm
Frame 4 450mm 50mm 5-7mm
Frame 5 500mm (no change) 50mm 5-7mm
Frame 6 500mm (no change) 50mm 5-7mm
500±10
50±5
Strip wire ends
for blue and white
wire
Twisted wire into
a share
5~7
Strip gray outside
3
2
1
A
B
C
A connection
Shielded braid wire to ground 1
Blue 2
White 1