Control of multiple drives
What this chapter contains
The chapter describes how to control several drives with one control panel.
Connecting multiple drives to a control panel
1. Connect the control panel (A) to the first drive (B) in the panel bus.
2. Connect the first drive (C) to the second (D), the second to the third, and so on, by
daisy chaining RJ-45 leads.
Note: Each drive must have a node ID set with drive parameter 49.01 Node ID
number.
A
The picture shows panel bus example with ACS880-01 drives. The ACX580 and
ACX480 drives have dedicated panel bus adapters with two RJ-45 slots.
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B
C
D