46 HX7+ ASD Installation and Operation Manual
Command Mode and Frequency Mode 
Control
Command control includes instructions such as Stop, Run, Jog, etc. The source of the Command 
signal must be established for normal operation.
Frequency commands control the output speed of the ASD. The source of the frequency control signal 
must be established for normal operation.
The source of the command control and speed control may be either internal or external. Once the 
source signal is selected for either function, the system may be configured to use the selected signal all 
of the time or switch to another source under user-defined conditions.
Command and Frequency control may be carried out using any one of several control methods (signal 
sources) or combinations thereof. In the event that multiple control commands are received 
simultaneously, the signal sources are assigned priority levels. Typically, the control method for 
Command and Frequency control uses the settings of 
F003 and F004, respectively.
Command Control (F003)
The Command Mode selection of F003 establishes the primary source of the command input for the 
ASD. However, the Override feature may supersede the F003 setting as indicated in Table 12 on 
page 48.
Table 12 shows the hierarchy of the control sources managed by the Override function. The level of the 
control item on the hierarchy is listed from left to right, most to least, respectively. As indicated in the 
table, the 
F003 setting may be overridden by any of the other input sources.
Placing the keypad in the Local mode selects either the RS232/RS485 or the TTL as the Command 
Mode control source. Once in the Local mode, the 
LCD Port Connection (Program  Communication 
 Communication Settings  LCD Port Connection) setting determines if the RS232/RS485 or the 
TTL will be used for Command control. Local mode operation may be superseded by 
Communications activity.
Example: With the keypad set to Local and the LCD Port Connection set to TTL, an input signal 
received from the Communication Card or RS232/RS485 will supersede any received TTL 
command.
The remaining control sources may be placed into the override mode using communications.
The source of the Command control signal may be selected by:
•The F003 setting,
• Placing an item from the list below in the Override mode via communications, or
• Placing the keypad in the Local mode (places only the RS232/RS485 or the TTL in the Override 
mode).
Possible Command signal source selections include the following:
• Terminal Board (default),
• CN8 Option,
• TTL,
• RS232/RS485,
• Communication Card, or
• F003 setting (is used if no signal sources are in the Override mode).