The data exchange via PROFINET between ABB drives and an AC500 V3 PLC can be easily engineered using compatible drives based on the ABB communication profile. Currently supported ABB drives are ACS380, ACS480, ACS580, ACS880, DCS880 and ACS380-E.
Automation Builder automatically generates the related PLC and drive configurations:
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For cyclic data exchange: tag names, descriptions and PDO types are configured. Additional data can be added or modified before the configuration is directly written to the connected drive.
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For acyclic data exchange: once the data to exchange is defined, the corresponding GVL with tags and descriptions as well as function blocks for updating the values are generated and can then be called within the application.
Configuration
Add the ABB drive based on the communication module and PROFINET profile below the PROFINET IO Controller node in the Automation Builder project tree. The following compatible ABB drive variants are available.
The configuration of the added ABB drive is performed in the “Overview” and “Process data” editors.