4–4

Connecting to PLCs and Other Devices

Connecting to PLCs and Other Devices

Operations and Monitoring

Hitachi inverters (drives) are useful in many types of applications. During installation, the inverter keypad (or other programming device) will facilitate the initial configura- tion. After installation, the inverter will generally receive its control commands through the control logic connector or serial interface from another controlling device. In a simple application such as single-conveyor speed control, a Run/Stop switch and potentiometer will give the operator all the required control. In a sophisticated application, you may have a programmable logic controller (PLC) as the system controller, with several connections to the inverter.

It is not possible to cover all the possible types of application in this manual. It will be necessary for you to know the electrical characteristics of the devices you want to connect to the inverter. Then, this section and the following sections on I/O terminal functions can help you quickly and safely connect those devices to the inverter.

CAUTION: It is possible to damage the inverter or other devices if your application exceeds the maximum current or voltage characteristics of a connection point.

The connections between the inverter and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other device

 

 

 

SJ200 Inverter

other devices rely on the electrical input/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

signal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

output characteristics at both ends of each

 

 

 

Input

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Output

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

return

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

connection, shown in the diagram to the

 

 

 

circuit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

circuit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

right. The inverter’s configurable inputs

 

 

 

Output

 

 

 

 

 

signal

 

 

 

 

 

Input

 

 

 

accept either a sourcing or sinking output

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

return

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

circuit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

circuit

 

 

 

from an external device (such as a PLC).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This chapter shows the inverter’s internal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

electrical component(s) at each I/O termi-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inverter

nal. In some cases, you will need to insert

 

 

 

 

 

+Com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a power source in the interface wiring.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+ –

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In order to avoid equipment damage and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

get your application running smoothly, we

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

recommend drawing a schematic of each

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

connection between the inverter and the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Input

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

other device. Include the internal compo-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

circuits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

nents of each device in the schematic, so

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

that it makes a complete circuit loop.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After making the schematic, then:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Verify that the current and voltage for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

each connection is within the operating

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

limits of each device.

 

 

 

 

 

 

GND

 

 

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2.Make sure that the logic sense (active

high or active low) of any ON/OFF connection is correct.

3.Check the zero and span (curve end points) for analog connections, and be sure the scale factor from input to output is correct.

4.Understand what will happen at the system level if any particular device suddenly loses power, or powers up after other devices.