User`s guide

Bulletin No. VVDED397053US Section 1—Hardware Set-Up
November 2000 Connections
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• Separate non-metallic conduits or cable trays used to carry power
wiring from metallic conduit carrying low-level control network wiring
by at least 12 in (305 mm).
• Separate metallic conduits carrying power wiring or low-level control
network wiring by at least 3 in (80 mm).
• Cross the metallic conduits and non-metallic conduits at right angles
whenever power and control network wiring cross.
• Attenuate conducted emissions from the drive controller to the line in
some installations to prevent interference with telecommunication,
radio, and sensitive electronic equipment. Such instances may require
attenuating filters. Consult the ATV58 catalog for selection and
application of these filters.
Connection Example
Figure 6 provides an example of ALTIVAR 58 drive controllers connected
to an RS-485 bus. Note that the network has a ring topology and that
transmission speed is 500 Kbits/s.
Figure 6: Connection Example
ALTIVAR 58
Drive Controller
ALTIVAR 58
Drive Controller
PLC
Interbus-S
Module Card
+24 Vdc
Male/Female RS-485 Cable
(Phoenix Contact IBS RCB xxxM)
0 V
+24 Vdc
0 V
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