Does anybody know what means key “N” in the AcoposInverter P76 model number? Legacy model number was 8I76S200150.0N-000. New P76 inverters they are available only with key “0” (no communication) or “P” (powerlink communication). What can ba an adequate replacement?
thanks, Matjaz
Hello Matjaz,
The 8I76S200150.0N-000 appears to be a CANopen version of the ACOPOSinverter P76. It contained an 8I76S200150.00-000 with an 8I0IF104.400-7 CANopen interface card.
Since the ACOPOSinverter P76/P74new drives have a built-in CAN interface (RJ45 on the front), you may be able to operate an 8I76S200150.0P-000 as a CANopen device after removing the POWERLINK interface card. You can reference the ACOPOSinverter P66 User’s Manual for the pinout and accessories to connect the drive for CAN communication.
Best regards,
Austin
Hello Austin,
Thank you very much for this answer. I was digging B&R website and also asked for help AI but I couldn’t find anything useful.
May I ask two more things related to this? First, can we remove Powerlink comm card by ourselves? I am a technician and our company is an official B&R distributor for Slovenia but sometimes B&R make things so, that can be repaired only at B&R service department..
Has the new 8I76S200150.00-000 (without Powerlink) also integrated CAN port? In that case we can use this model instead of P-option.
Second, we don’t have original Automation Studio application. Will it work if we just replace the old inverter with this new, or some actions must be done also at the PLC?
Very probably we will have at least to guess the CAN address and set it at new inverter. If the parameters are not locked at the old one, I think replacement will be easy..
Yes, you can remove the POWERLINK communication card in the field. You need to insert a thin screwdriver behind the POWERLINK communication card to release the latch holding it in place. All of this with power removed from the ACOPOSinverter, of course.
Yes, but you cannot purchase the 8I76S200150.00-000. It’s not a purchasable model number.
It should, but I don’t have confirmation that it’s 100% compatible with the 8I76S200150.0N-000.
Correct. The CAN parameters become available once the POWERLINK card has been removed.
Good Luck!
Thank you very much for these answers. If the CANOpen EDS file is still the same, then it should work without need to recompile the SW in Automation Studio I guess.. Last question before marking as solved is if it is possible to use Schneider Electric SoMove software for parameterizing P76? (with ATV312 DTM description file very probably)? I know Schneider ATV VFDs very well and I use this SW for many years…
Unfortunately, I don’t know. Maybe someone else has experience with using Schneider Electric software, but I don’t have any experience there.