Connecting To A Drive With An Assistant Control Panel For The First Time - ABB ACS880 Supplement Manual

22 Communication to SPRS
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Connecting to a drive with an Assistant control panel for the first
time
To establish a connection between Drive composer and drive, connect a USB type A
(PC) type mini B (panel) cable to the USB port of the computer and the USB port of
the Assistant control panel (ACS-AP-x panel). The maximum length of the USB cable
should be three meters.
Note: If the drive is used without an Assistant control panel or with a Basic control
panel, use separate USB/485 adapter to establish connection between Drive
composer and drive.
1. Connect your PC to the Assistant control panel with a USB cable.
ABB drive
The "USB connected" message appears on the control panel screen.
Note: You cannot use the Assistant control panel when it is connected to the PC.
2. Double click Drive composer entry/pro.exe to launch Drive composer.
3. Click Connect if you want to connect to the drive or click Demo if you want to
choose the Offline mode.
Assistant
USB cable
control
panel
PC with
Drive
composer