3.3 Components
3.3.1 AOP30 operator panel
You can use the Advanced Operator Panel (AOP30) for operating, and diagnosing the drive.
The AOP30 communicates with the drive via a serial RS-232 interface with PPI protocol. The
interface is a point-to-point connection. The AOP30 has the master function in this
communication. The connected drive has the slave function.
Functions of the AOP30
Figure 3-1 AOP30 operator panel
The AOP30 has the following features and functions:
● Graphics-capable LCD with the following features
– Green backlighting for plain-text display
– Resolution of 240 x 64 pixels
– Quasi-analog bar-type display for process variables
● Keypad for operational control of a drive
● Numeric keypad for the numeric input of parameter values
● 4 LEDs for indicating the operating state of the drive unit:
– RUN: green
– ALARM: yellow
– FAULT: red
– LOCAL/REMOTE: green
● Help function describing causes of and remedies for faults and alarms
Description
3.3 Components
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