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Safety instructions 

WARNING!

 Obey these instructions. If you ignore them, injury or death, 

or damage to the equipment can occur. If you are not a qualified 

electrical professional, do not do electrical installation or maintenance 

work.

• 

Keep the drive in its package until you install it. After unpacking,  protect the 

drive from dust, debris and moisture.

• 

Use the required personal protective equipment: safety shoes with metal toe 

cap, safety glasses, protective gloves and long sleeves, etc.

• 

When the drive or connected equipment is energized, do not do work on the 

drive, motor cable, motor, control cables or control circuits.

Electrical safety precautions

1. Clearly identify the work location and equipment.
2. Disconnect all possible voltage sources. Make sure that re-connection is not 

possible. Lock out and tag out.

Open the main disconnecting device of the drive.

Disconnect any dangerous external voltages from the control circuits.

After you disconnect power from the drive, always wait 5 minutes to let 

the intermediate circuit capacitors discharge before you continue.

3. Protect any other energized parts in the work location against contact.
4. Take special precautions when close to bare conductors.
5. Measure that the installation is de-energized.

Use a multimeter with a minimum impedance of 1 Mohm.

Make sure that the voltage between the drive input power terminals (U1, 

V1, W1) and the ground (PE) is close to 0 V.

Make sure that the voltage between the drive output terminals (U2, V2, 

W2) and the ground (PE) is close to 0 V.

Make sure that the voltage between the drive DC terminals (BRK+ and 

BRK-) and the ground (PE) is close to 0 V.

6. Install temporary grounding as required by the local regulations.
7. Ask the person in control of the electrical installation work for a permit to 

work.

See the drive user’s manual for the complete safety instructions.

1.  Examine the installation area

The drive is intended for cabinet installation and has a degree of protection of 

IP20 / UL open type as standard.
Make sure that in the installation area:

• 

There is sufficient space above and below the drive for cooling, and hot air 

does not recirculate. Refer to 

Free space requirements

.

• 

The ambient conditions are suitable. Refer to 

Ambient conditions

.

• 

The mounting surface is non-flammable and can hold the weight of the drive. 

Refer to 

Dimensions and weights

.

• 

Materials near the drive are non-flammable.

• 

There are no sources of strong magnetic fields, such as high-current single-

core conductors or contactor coils near the drive. A strong magnetic field 

can cause interference in the operation of the drive.

2.  Install the drive

You can install the drive with screws or to a DIN rail [Top Hat, W x H = 35 × 

7.5 mm (1.4 × 0.3 in)].

• 

Make sure that there is a minimum of 75 mm (3 in) of free space above and 

below the drive for cooling air.

• 

When placing drives on top of each other in a panel or cabinet, make sure 

that the hot air from the drives below do not directly enter the drive above.

WARNING!

 Do not install the drive upside down. Make sure that the 

cooling air exhaust (at the top) is above the cooling air inlet (at the 

bottom).

To install the drive with screws

1. Cut out the mounting 

template from the 

package and use it to 

mark the locations for 

the mounting holes. 

2. Make the holes for the 

mounting screws and 

install suitable plugs or 

anchors.

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3. Start to tighten the 

screws into the 

mounting holes.

4. Place the drive onto 

the mounting screws.

5. Tighten the mounting 

screws securely.

To install the 

drive to a DIN 

rail

1.  Place the top of the 

drive onto the DIN 

installation rail in an 

angle as shown in 

figure.

2. Set the drive against 

the wall.

3. To remove the drive, 

press the release lever 

on top of the drive.

3.  Attach the clamping plates

1. Fasten the clamping 

plate to the plate at 

the bottom of the 

drive with the 

provided screws.

2. Fasten the I/O 

clamping plate to the 

clamping plate with 

the provided screws.

4.  Measure the 

insulation resistance

Measuring the insulation is typically not required in North America.

Drive:

 Do not do voltage tolerance or insulation resistance tests on the drive, 

because this can cause damage to the drive.

Input power cable:

 Before you connect the input power cable, measure the 

insulation of the input power cable. Obey the local regulations.

Motor and motor cable

:

1. Make sure that the motor cable is connected to the motor and disconnected 

from the drive output terminals U2, V2 and W2.

2. Use a voltage of 1000 V DC to measure the 

insulation resistance between each phase 

conductor and the protective earth conductor. 

The insulation resistance of an ABB motor must 

be more than 100 Mohm (at 25 °C/77 °F). For the 

insulation resistance of other motors, refer to 

the manufacturer’s documentation. Moisture in 

the motor decreases the insulation resistance. 

If you think that there is moisture in the motor, 

dry the motor and do the measurement again.

5.  Select the cables

Input power cable:

 IEC/EN 61800-5-1 requires two protective earth (ground) 

conductors. Prefer a symmetrical shielded cable (VFD cable).

Motor cable:

 Use a symmetrical shielded cable (VFD cable) for the best EMC 

performance and to meet the European EMC requirements.

Control cable: 

Use a double-shielded twisted-pair cable for analog signals. Use a 

double- or single-shielded cable for digital, relay and I/O signals. Do not mix 24 V 

and 115/230 V signals in the same cable.

6.  Connect the power cables

Connection diagram (shielded cables)

Connection procedure (shielded cables)

WARNING!

 Make sure that the drive is compatible with the earthing 

system. You can connect all drive types to a symmetrically grounded 

TN-S system. For other systems, see the drive user’s manual.

1. Strip the input 

power cable. Ground 

the cable shield (if 

any) under the 

grounding clamp. 

Twist the cable 

shield into a bundle, 

mark it accordingly 

and connect it to the 

grounding terminal. 

Connect other 

grounding 

conductors (PE) to the grounding terminal. Connect the phase conductors to 

the U1, V1 and W1 terminals.

2. Strip the motor cable. Ground the cable shield 

under the grounding clamp. Twist the motor 

cable shield into a bundle, mark it accordingly 

and connect it to the grounding terminal. 

Connect the phase conductors to the U2, V2 and 

W2 terminals.

3. If applicable, connect the brake resistor cable to 

the BRK+ and BRK- terminals. Use a shielded 

cable and ground the shield under the 

grounding clamp.

4. Mechanically attach the cables on the outside of 

the drive.

1 360-degree grounding of the cable shield. Required for the motor cable and brake 

resistor cable, recommended for the input power cable.

2 Use a separate grounding cable if the conductivity of the cable shield is not sufficient 

(smaller than the conductivity of the phase conductor) for the protective grounding, or 

there is no symmetrically constructed grounding conductor in the cable.

3 In one-phase installations, connect phase to U1/L, neutral to V1/N and leave W1 

disconnected.

4 Use two grounding conductors if the cross-section of a single grounding conductor is 

less than 10 mm2 Cu or 16 mm2 AI (IEC/EN 61800-5-1). For example, use the cable shield 

in addition to the fourth conductor.

5 Use a separate grounding cable (line side) if the conductivity of the fourth conductor or 

shield is not sufficient for the protective grounding.

1000 V DC

100 M h

M

3~

U1

V1

W1 PE

ohm

U2 V2 W2

1)

Drive

U1/L V1/N W1

Motor

3 ~

V1

U1

W1

PE

PE

L1/L L2/N L3/-

2)

BRK+ BRK-

Optional brake 

resistor

3)

5)

1)

4)

  

7.  Connect the control cables

Default I/O connections

The diagram shows the I/O connections when parameter

9902

 has value 1 

(ABB STANDARD).     

Connection procedure 

To prevent inductive coupling, keep the signal wire pairs twisted all the way up 

to the terminals.
5. Strip the outer insulation of the 

cable and ground the bare shield 

360 degrees under the clamp.

6. Connect the conductors to the 

correct control terminals. Torque 

the input signals to 0.22 N·m 

(2 lbf·in) and relay output to 0.5 N·m 

(4.4 lbf·in).

7. For double-shielded cables, twist 

also the grounding conductors of 

each pair in the cable together and 

connect the bundle to the SCR terminal (terminal 1).

8. Mechanically attach the control cables on the outside of the drive.

8.  Start up the drive

WARNING!

 Before you start up the drive, make sure that the installation 

is complete. Make sure that the cover of the drive is in place. Make sure 

also that the motor does not cause danger when it starts. Disconnect 

the motor from other machinery, if there is a risk of damage or injury. 

There is an extensive installation checklist in the drive user’s manual.

Before you start, ensure that you have the motor nameplate data at hand.

 

Frame size

Tightening torques

U1, V1, W1, U2, V2, W2,

BRK+ and BRK-

PE

R0…R2

0.8 N·m (7 lbf·in)

1.2 N·m (11 lbf·in)

00353783 L

I/O connection 

4)

SCR

Signal cable shield (screen)

AI

Frequency reference: 0…20

 

mA

GND

Analog input circuit common

+10V

Reference voltage: +10

 

V DC, max. 10

 

mA

+24V

Auxiliary voltage output: +24

 

V DC, max. 200

 

mA

GND

Auxiliary voltage output common

COM

Digital input common

DI1

Stop (0) / Start (1)

DI2

Forward (0) / Reverse (1)

DI3

Constant speed selection 

1)

DI4

Constant speed selection 

1)

DI5

Acceleration and deceleration selection 

2)

Relay connection 

5)

COM

Relay output

No fault [Fault (-1)]

NC

NO

Alternative connection for AI1:

SCR

If you use voltage signal instead or current, switch the IU 

selector to U (0…10 V voltage signal), and use this 

connection instead the one shown above.

AI

GND

+10V

1)

 See parameter group 12 CONSTANT 

SPEEDS:

2) 

0 = ramp times according to parameters 

2202 and 2203. 1 = ramp times according to 

parameters 

2205 and 2206.

3) 

360 degree grounding under a clamp.

4) 

Tightening torque: 0.22 N·m / 2 lbf·in

5) 

Tightening torque: 0.5 N·m / 4.4 lbf·in

DI3

DI4

Operation (parameter)

0

0

Set speed through 

integrated potentiometer

1

0

Speed  1  (

1202)

0

1

Speed  2  (

1203)

1

1

Speed  3  (

1204)

3)

1…10 kohm

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