This installation guide provides information for the instal-
lation of the Modbus TCP module for VLT® Compact Starter
MCD 201/MCD 202 and VLT® Soft Starter MCD 500.
The installation guide is intended for use by qualied
personnel.
Users are assumed to be familiar with:
VLT® soft starters.
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Ethernet protocols.
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PC or PLC that is used as a master in the system.
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Read the instructions before installation and ensure that
the instructions for safe installation are observed.
VLT® is a registered trademark.
1.2 Additional Resources
Resources available for the soft starter and optional
equipment:
The VLT® Compact Starter MCD 200 Operating
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Instructions provide the necessary information for
getting the soft starter up and running.
®
The VLT
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provides the necessary information for getting
the soft starter up and running.
Supplementary publications and manuals are available
from Danfoss. See drives.danfoss.com/knowledge-center/technical-documentation/ for listings.
Product Overview
1.3
1.3.1 Intended Use
This installation guide relates to Modbus TCP Module for
VLT® soft starters, ordering number 175G9904.
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Familiarity with Ethernet protocols and networks is
required to operate the device successfully. If there are
diculties when using this device with third-party
products, including PLCs, scanners, and commissioning
tools, contact the relevant supplier.
1.4 Approvals and Certications
More approvals and certications are available. For more
information, contact a local Danfoss partner.
1.5 Disposal
Do not dispose of equipment containing
electrical components together with
domestic waste.
Collect it separately in accordance with
local and currently valid legislation.
1.6 Symbols, Abbreviations, and
Conventions
AbbreviationDenition
DHCPDynamic host conguration protocol
EMCElectromagnetic compatibility
IPInternet protocol
LCPLocal control panel
LEDLight-emitting diode
LOPLocal operation panel
PCPersonal computer
PLCProgrammable logic controller
Table 1.1 Symbols and Abbreviations
The Modbus TCP Module is intended for use with:
VLT® Compact Starter MCD 201/MCD 202,
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24 V AC/V DC and 110/240 V AC control voltage.
VLT® Soft Starter MCD 500, all models.
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NOTICE
The Modbus TCP Module is NOT suitable for use with the
MCD 201/MCD 202 compact starters using 380/440 V AC
control voltage.
The Modbus TCP Module allows a Danfoss soft starter to
connect to an Ethernet network and be controlled or
monitored using an Ethernet communication model.
Numbered lists indicate procedures.
Bullet lists indicate other information and description of
illustrations.
Italicized text indicates:
Cross-reference.
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Link.
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Parameter name.
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Parameter group name.
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Parameter option.
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SafetyModbus TCP Module
2 Safety
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The following symbols are used in this manual:
WARNING
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation that could
result in death or serious injury.
CAUTION
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation that could
result in minor or moderate injury. It can also be used to
alert against unsafe practices.
NOTICE
Indicates important information, including situations that
can result in damage to equipment or property.
2.1 Qualied Personnel
Correct and reliable transport, storage, installation,
operation, and maintenance are required for the troublefree and safe operation of the soft starter. Only qualied
personnel are allowed to install or operate this equipment.
Qualied personnel are dened as trained sta, who are
authorized to install, commission, and maintain equipment,
systems, and circuits in accordance with pertinent laws and
regulations. Also, the qualied personnel must be familiar
with the instructions and safety measures described in this
installation guide.
WARNING
PROPER GROUNDING
Disconnect the soft starter from mains voltage before
carrying out repair work.
It is the responsibility of the person installing the soft
starter to provide proper grounding and branch circuit
protection according to local electrical safety codes.
Do not connect power factor correction capacitors to the
output of the VLT® Soft Starter MCD 500. If static power
factor correction is employed, it must be connected to
the supply side of the soft starter.
WARNING
IMMEDIATE START
In auto-on mode, the motor can be controlled remotely
(via remote inputs) while the soft starter is connected to
mains.
MCD5-0021B ~ MCD5-0961B:
Transportation, mechanical shock, or rough handling
may cause the bypass contactor to latch into the On
state.
To prevent the motor from starting immediately on rst
commissioning or operation after transportation:
Always ensure that the control supply is applied
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before the power.
Applying control supply before power ensures
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that the contactor state is initialized.
General Warnings
2.2
WARNING
ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD
VLT® Soft Starter MCD 500 contains dangerous voltages
when connected to mains voltage. Only a qualied
electrician should carry out the electrical installation.
Improper installation of the motor or the soft starter can
cause death, serious injury, or equipment failure. Follow
the guidelines in this manual and local electrical safety
codes.
Models MCD5-0360C ~ MCD5-1600C:
Treat the busbar and heat sink as live parts whenever
the unit has mains voltage connected (including when
the soft starter is tripped or waiting for a command).
WARNING
UNINTENDED START
When the soft starter is connected to AC mains, DC
supply, or load sharing, the motor can start at any time.
Unintended start during programming, service, or repair
work can result in death, serious injury, or property
damage. The motor can start with an external switch, a
eldbus command, an input reference signal from the
LCP or LOP, via remote operation using MCT 10 Set-up
Software, or after a cleared fault condition.
To prevent unintended motor start:
Press [O]/[Reset] on the LCP before
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programming parameters.
Disconnect the soft starter from mains.
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Completely wire and assemble the soft starter,
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motor, and any driven equipment before
connecting the soft starter to AC mains, DC
supply, or load sharing.
The soft starter is not a safety device and does not
provide electrical isolation or disconnection from the
supply.
If isolation is required, the soft starter must be
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installed with a main contactor.
Do not rely on the start and stop functions for
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safety of personnel. Faults occurring in the
mains supply, the motor connection, or the
electronics of the soft starter can cause
unintended motor starts or stops.
If faults occur in the electronics of the soft
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starter, a stopped motor may start. A temporary
fault in the supply mains or loss of motor
connection can also cause a stopped motor to
start.
To provide safety of personnel and equipment, control
the isolation device through an external safety system.
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NOTICE
Before changing any parameter settings, save the current
parameter to a le using MCD PC Software or the Save
User Set function.
NOTICE
Use the autostart feature with caution. Read all the notes
related to autostart before operation.
The examples and diagrams in this manual are included
solely for illustrative purposes. The information contained
in this manual is subject to change at any time and
without prior notice. Responsibility or liability is never
accepted for direct, indirect, or consequential damage
resulting from the use or application of this equipment.
The error LED ashes whenever the device is receiving
power but is not connected to a network. The error LED
ashes throughout the conguration process.
5.2 On-board Web Server
Ethernet attributes can be
using the on-board web server.
congured directly in the device
NOTICE
The web server only accepts connections from within the
same subnet domain.
To congure the device using the on-board web server:
1.Attach the module to a soft starter.
2.Connect Ethernet port 1 or port 2 on the Modbus
TCP Module to the network.
3.Apply control power to the soft starter.
4.Start a browser on the PC and enter the device
address, followed by /ipcong. The default
address for a new Modbus TCP Module is
192.168.1.2.
8aUsername: danfoss
8bPassword: danfoss
NOTICE
If an IP address is changed and its record is lost, use the
Ethernet Device Conguration Tool to scan the network
and identify the module.
NOTICE
If changing the subnet mask, the server is unable to
communicate with the module after the new settings are
saved.
5.3 Ethernet Device Conguration Tool
If the IP address is unknown, or if the subnet mask of the
web server does not match, use the Ethernet Device
Conguration Tool to connect to the Modbus TCP Module.
Changes made via the Ethernet Device Conguration Tool
cannot be stored permanently in the module and are lost
when control power is cycled. Use the Ethernet Device
Conguration Tool to change the IP address settings
temporarily. After that, use the new address to connect to
the module using the on-board web server to save the
settings permanently.
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Illustration 5.1 Entering Network Settings
5.Edit the settings as required.
6.Click Submit to save the new settings.
7.Tick Static to store the settings permanently in
the device.
8.If prompted, enter username and password.
Download the Ethernet Device
install the software, administrator privileges are required
on the PC.
Downloading the tool:
1.Go to drives.danfoss.com/downloads/pc-tools/ to
nd the tool.
2.Make sure to have administrator privileges on the
PC before starting the installation.
3.Accept the End-User License Agreement.
4.Click Yes on the User account control dialog box.
Conguration Tool. To
NOTICE
If the PC has a rewall enabled, add the tool to the list
of authorized programs.
The Modbus TCP Module must be controlled by a Modbus
client (such as a PLC) which complies with the Modbus
Protocol Specication. For successful operation, the client
must also support all functions and interfaces described in
this manual.
6.2 Conguration
Congure the device directly in the PLC. No additional les
are required.
6.1 Device Classication
The Modbus TPC Module is a Modbus server managed by
a Modbus client over Ethernet.
All references to registers mean the registers within the
module unless otherwise stated.
Conguring Soft Starter Parameters
7.3
Parameter management is always multiple write of the
entire parameter block.
7.1 Compatibility
The Modbus TCP Module supports 2 modes of operation:
In standard mode, the module uses registers
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dened in the Modbus Protocol Specication.
In legacy mode, the module uses the same
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registers as the Modbus Module from Danfoss.
Some registers dier from those specied in the
Modbus Protocol Specication.
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The values of bit 15 in register 40001 determine the
operating mode.
Standard mode: Set bit 15 = 1. Bits 0–7 of register
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40001 are used for command.
Legacy mode: Set bit 15 = 0. The remaining bits
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of register 40001 are reserved.
Examples
10000000 00000001 = Start the motor (standard mode).
10000000 00000000 = Stop the motor (standard mode).
00000000 xxxxxxxx = Switch to legacy mode. The module
ignores the remaining bits in register 40001 and checks
the value in register 40002.
Ensuring Safe and Successful Control
7.2
conguring parameters in the soft starter, the PLC
When
must be programmed with the correct values for all
parameters. The card updates every parameter in the soft
starter to match the values in the PLC.
CAUTION
UNPREDICATABLE BEHAVIOR
Do not change the default values of parameter group 20-** Factory Parameters. Changing these values may cause
unpredictable behavior in the soft starter.
7.4 Standard Mode
7.4.1 PLC Conguration
The PLC must be congured to map registers within the
module to addresses within the PLC.
Data written to the Modbus TCP Module remains in its
registers until the data is overwritten or the module is
reinitialized. The Modbus TCP Module does not transfer
successive duplicate commands to the soft starter.
If the soft starter is started via eldbus communi-
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cations but stopped via the LCP or a remote
input, an identical start command cannot be used
to restart the soft starter.
If the soft starter may also be controlled via the
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LCP or the remote inputs (and via eldbus
communications), a control command should be
immediately followed by a status query to
conrm that the command has been actioned.
Illustration 7.1 Example Mapping of PLC Registers to Registers
7.4.2 Command and Conguration
Registers (Read/Write)
RegisterDescriptionBits Details
40001Command (single
write)
40002Reserved
40003Reserved
40004Reserved
40005Reserved
40006Reserved
40007Reserved
40008Reserved
400092)–
40200
Table 7.1 Command and Conguration Registers
1) Ensure that the programmable input is not set to Motor Set Select
before using this function.
2) See the relevant soft starter manuals for a complete parameter list.
The rst product parameter is always allocated to register 40009. The
last product parameter is allocated to register 40XXX, where XXX =
008 plus total number of available parameters in the product. The
Modbus TCP Module can read or write a maximum of 125 registers in
1 operation. These registers support multiple write (Modbus function
code 16). Attempting to write a single register returns a fault code 01
(illegal function code).
Parameter
management
(single/multiple
read or multiple
write)
0–7 To send a command to the
soft starter, write the
required value:
00000000 = Stop
00000001 = Start
00000010 = Reset
00000100 = Quick stop
(coast to stop)
00001000 = Forces
communication trip
00010000 = Start using
Parameter Set 1
00100000 = Start using
Parameter Set 2
01000000 = Reserved
10000000 = Reserved
8–14 Reserved
15Must = 1
0–15 Manage soft starter
programmable parameters
1)
1)
7.4.3 Status Reporting Registers (Read
Only)
NOTICE
For models MCD5-0053B and smaller (soft starter model
ID 1–4), the current reported via communication
registers is 10 times greater than the actual value.
NOTICE
The following functions are only available with MCD 500
soft starters:
Parameter management
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Dual motor control
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Digital inputs
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Jog
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Current measurement in amperes
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Power information
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Warnings
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MCD 201 open-loop soft starters do not support motor
current and motor temperature information.
Illustration 7.3 Get Status (Starting at Address 30240)
Illustration 7.4 Get Parameter Values (Starting Register 40009)
7.5 Legacy Mode
7.5.1 PLC Conguration
The PLC must be congured to map registers within the
module to addresses within the PLC.
Illustration 7.5 Example Mapping of PLC Registers to Registers
within the Modbus TCP Module (Target)
7.5.2 Registers
NOTICE
For models MCD5-0053B and smaller (soft starter model
ID 1–4), the current reported via communications
registers is 10 times greater than the actual value.
The device supports star, line, and ring topologies.
8.1 Star Topology
In a star network, all controllers and devices connect to a
central network switch.
NOTICE
The device has an integrated switch to allow data to
pass through in line topology. The device must be
receiving control power from the soft starter for the
switch to operate.
NOTICE
If the connection between 2 devices is interrupted, the
controller cannot communicate with devices after the
interruption point.
NOTICE
Each connection adds a delay to communication with the
next device. The maximum number of devices in a line
network is 32. Exceeding this number may reduce the
reliability of the network.
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8.3 Ring Topology
In a ring topology network, the controller connects to the
Illustration 8.1 Star Network Topology
8.2 Line Topology
In a line network, the controller connects directly to 1 port
of the 1st module. The 2nd Ethernet port connects to
another module, which in turn connects to another device
until all devices are connected.
1st module via a network switch. The 2nd Ethernet port of
the module connects to another device, which in turn
connects to another device until all devices are connected.
The nal device connects back to the switch.
The device supports beacon-based ring node congu-
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