Chapter 1 - Introduction To This Guide; Overview; Intended Audience; What This Guide Contains - ABB NPBA-12 Installation And Startup Manual

Overview

Intended Audience

What This Guide
Contains
NPBA-12 Installation and Start-up Guide
Chapter 1 – Introduction to This Guide
This chapter contains a description of the Installation and Start-up
Guide for the NPBA-12 PROFIBUS Adapter Module.
The Guide is intended for the people who are responsible for installing,
commissioning and using a PROFIBUS Adapter Module with an ABB
drive. The reader is expected to have a basic knowledge of electrical
fundamentals, electrical wiring practices, the drive, the use of the drive
control panel, and the PROFIBUS protocol family.
The installation and start-up of the NPBA-12 PROFIBUS Adapter
Module are introduced in this Guide.
It is assumed that the drive is installed and ready to operate before
starting the installation of the adapter module. For more information on
the installation and start-up procedures of the drive, please refer to its
user documentation.
Safety Instructions are featured in the first few pages of this Guide.
Safety Instructions describe the formats for various warnings and
notations used within this Guide. This chapter also states the safety
instructions which apply to the installation and operation of the
NPBA-12 Module.
Chapter 1 – Introduction to This Guide contains a short description
of the Guide.
Chapter 2 – Overview contains a short description of the PROFIBUS
protocol and the NPBA-12 PROFIBUS Adapter Module, a delivery
checklist, and information on the manufacturer's warranty.
Chapter 3 – Mechanical Installation contains placing and mounting
instructions for the module.
Chapter 4 – Electrical Installation contains wiring, bus termination
and earthing instructions.
Chapter 5 – Programming explains how to program the master
station and the drive before the communication through the adapter
module can be started.
Chapter 6 – Communication contains a description of how data is
transmitted through the NPBA-12 Module.
Chapter 7 – Fault Tracing explains how to trace faults with the Status
LEDs on the NPBA-12 Module.
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