E6581315②
Tosvert VF-AS1 Series RS485 Communication Function
 E6581315
Read first Safety precautions
 Contents
 General outlines of the communication function
BIT15 BIT8BIT7 BIT0
Bit Word
 BIT2
Data transmission specifications
 Communication protocol
About the handling of received frames
MOUBUS-RTU
 Toshiba Inverter Protocol
Binary mode 2FH
 Data
Data transmission format used in Ascii mode
Data transmission format
INV-NO CMD
 28H Bytes Checksum area
5bytes Blank
 Data SUM
INV-NO
 Data transmission format used in binary mode
 Sum 1 bytes Checksum not omissible 00H to FFH
Command received
Returned for the 57H W and 50H P commands
Byte Bytes
 2FH Byte 4EH6EH Bytes
Norn
 Transmission format of Block Communication
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 Bytes Blank Start Code
 INV-NO
 Block communication Computer Inverter
Commands
Dummy data is required for this command
Reads the data with the specified communication number
 RFE03077BCR
RFE03CR
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 Transmission errors
Format error Data transmission format does not match
Communication There is no communication number that matches
 Broadcast communication function
 VF-AS1
 RFC90CR
Examples of the use of communication commands
Ascii mode Computer → Inverter Inverter → Computer
From the computer H = 24d  trip status
 Examples of Communication programs
 Goto
=LENS$ For I=1 to L
Next
Input #1,B$
 160 T=TIMER COUNT=TIMER-T
If Count 0 then T=TIMER
Print #1,B$
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 End If
MSComm1.Output = Text2.Text & Chr13 End Sub
Text2.Text = Text1.Text = End Sub
 Inverter number 
MODBUS-RTU protocol
 Read command
MODBUS-RTU transmission format
CRC
 Text size is 8 bytes fixed Inverter
Write command
Blank Command 1 byte
5bytes Blank Command 1 byte
 End Return CRC
Error codes
CRC Generation
Bit counter =
 Inter-drive communication
 Never use pin-7 P11 QWiring 4-wire RS485 communication)
E6581315 QWiring 2-wire RS485 communication
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 Parameters relating to the slave side example
 =0.01%
Proportional control of speed
 80.00Hz 40.00Hz
Slave 100.00Hz 00%
90.00Hz 45.00Hz
Slave 100.00Hz1 00%
 INV-NO 1 byte Inverter number
Transmission format for inter-drive communication
 0OFF
Communication parameters
 MODBUS-RTU
 Inverter number
Baud rate,  , Parity 
 INV INV → PC PC → INV
 Timer Time-out period Computer link
PC → INV
Master INV To Slave
 Send waiting time , 
Free notes
Use this function for the following case
 OFF
Commands and monitoring from the computer
Communication commands commands from the computer
PI OFF
 Braking answer BA
Electric Power quantity
Forcibly braked Preliminary excitation
Brake release B
 Wire RS485 communication FA32
 Output terminal no Specified data output
 Terminal board output data FA50
 FM analog output FA51
 AM analog output FA52
 Monitoring from the computer
RFD00CR
Unit 0.01% N·m
 BIT15
 Input terminal board status FD06, FE06
RES
Input terminal function selection 9 f119
  Output terminal board status FD07, FE07
 ST=ON ST=OFF
 Inverter operating status 1 FD01, FE01
  Inverter operating status 3 FD49, FE49
 Inverter operating status 2 FD42, FE42
  Inverter operating command mode status FD45, FE45
 Inverter operating frequency mode status FD46, FE46
Preset speed operation
  Alarm information monitor FC91
 Cumulative operation time alarm monitor FE79
Bit Specifications Remarks
 E6581315
 Model Data
 Inverter model capacity code FB05
 LED setting by communication
Parameter Name Range Setting
Utilizing panel LEDs and keys by communication
  Block Communication Function for LED Display
 Blank
Ascii LED display data code 00H-1FH are blank
 Key utilization by communication
FA10=0
FA10=1
 Parameter data
 ROM
EEP
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 FE29 Input power
Alarm code
FE02 Frequency command value 01Hz
FE19 Torque command
 Tion FE80 Cumulative power on time
E6581315 FD50 Light-load high-speed torque 01%
FE84 Binary input value option
 ESC
Appendix 1 Table of data codes
Can
SUB
 Response time  Data transmission time
Appendix 2 Response time
 VF-A7
Appendix 3 Compatibility with the communication function
 Appendix 4 Troubleshooting
 Appendix 5 Connecting for RS485 communication
 TXB
RXA
RXB
TXA