VLT® Soft Starter MCD 600
Operating Guide
Table 13: Cooling Clearances
Clearance between soft starters
A [mm (in)]
>100 (3.9)
3.8 Accessories
3.8.1 Expansion Cards
The VLT® Soft Starter MCD 600 offers expansion cards for users requiring additional inputs and outputs or advanced functionality.
Each MCD 600 can support a maximum of 1 expansion card.
3.8.1.1 Smart Card
The smart card has been designed to support integration with pumping applications and provides the following additional inputs
and outputs:
•
3 x digital inputs.
•
3 x 4–20 mA transducer inputs.
•
1 x RTD input.
•
1 x USB-B port.
•
Remote LCP connector.
Ordering number: 175G0133
3.8.1.2 Communication Expansion Cards
The VLT® Soft StarterMCD 600 supports network communication via easy-to-install communication expansion cards. Each commu-
nication card includes a remote LCP 601 connector port.
Table 14: Fieldbus Expansion Cards with Ordering Numbers
Option Card
VLT® Soft Starter MCD 600 Modbus RTU
VLT® Soft Starter MCD 600 PROFIBUS
VLT® Soft Starter MCD 600 DeviceNet
VLT® Soft Starter MCD 600 Modbus TCP
VLT® Soft Starter MCD 600 EtherNet/IP
VLT® Soft Starter MCD 600 PROFINET
VLT® Soft Starter MCD 600 Pump Application
3.8.1.3 Ground Fault Protection
The MCD 600 can detect ground current and trip before the equipment is damaged.
Ground fault protection requires a 1000:1 or 2000:1 5 VA current transformer (not supplied). Ground fault protection is available as
an option with specific versions of the Modbus RTU, Modbus TCP, EtherNet/IP, and PROFINET expansion cards.
3.8.2 Remote LCP 601
The VLT® Soft Starter MCD 600 soft starters can be used with a remote LCP mounted up to 3 m (9.8 ft) away from the soft starter.
Each expansion card includes an LCP connection port, or a dedicated LCP connector card is available.
Ordering number for the Remote LCP 601 expansion card: 175G0134.
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B [mm (in)]
>10 (0.4)
Clearance to solid surfaces
C [mm (in)]
>100 (3.9)
Ordering Number
175G0127
175G0128
175G0129
175G0130
175G0131
175G0132
175G0133
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System Design
D [mm (in)]
>10 (0.4)
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