User`s guide
Bulletin No. VVDED397053US Section 1—Hardware Set-Up
November 2000 Introduction
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SECTION 1—HARDWARE SETUP 
INTRODUCTION
The Interbus-S VW3A58304EU communication card is used to connect 
an ALTIVAR 58
®
 drive controller to an Interbus-S network. A 24 Vdc 
external power supply must be provided by the customer.
Data exchanges enable all functions of the ALTIVAR 58 drive controller:
• Function configuration
• Remote downloading of settings
• Control and supervision
• Monitoring
• Diagnostics
The card manages the Interbus-S communication protocol. The card has 
two 9-pin SUB-D connectors, one male and one female, used for daisy-
chaining the Interbus-S network (1 “IN” and 1 “OUT” port). The 
connection cable for the Interbus-S network must be ordered separately. 
The card also has screw terminal connections for the external 24 Vdc 
power supply (22 Vdc minimum to 25 Vdc maximum, 200 mA minimum) 
which must be ordered separately.
A Hand/Off/Auto operator must be installed as illustrated on page 30, see 
Table 1 for operators.
The drive controller controls processes using a communication network 
with the “Drivecom 21” profile. All ALTIVAR 58 internal registers are 
accessed through exchanges via message handling services using the 
Peripheral Communication Protocol (PCP) standard.
Table 1: Hand/Off/Auto Operators
Description Part No.
Operator
22 mm 30 mm 
Selector switch
ZB4BD3 1 —
KS42B — 1
Collar ZB4BZ009 1 —
Contact block
ZBE1026P 1 —
ZBE1016P 2 —
KA32 — 1
KA33 — 1
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