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— ABB INDUSTRIAL DRIVES UCU-22, UCU-23 and UCU-24 control units Hardware manual...
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UCU-22, UCU-23 and UCU-24 control units Hardware manual Table of contents 3. Mechanical installation 4. Electrical installation 3AXD50000817726 Rev B Original instructions EFFECTIVE: 2024-07-02...
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Table of contents 5 Table of contents 1 Introduction to the manual Contents of this chapter ............... . Safety .
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6 Table of contents Other information ................Cyber security disclaimer .
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Introduction to the manual 7 Introduction to the manual Contents of this chapter This chapter gives basic information about the manual and the terms used in the manual. Safety WARNING Obey the safety instructions of the drive. If you ignore them, injury or death, or damage to the equipment can occur.
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Later in this manual, the term converter covers the terms drive, converter, inverter and brake chopper. Related documents You can find manuals on the Internet. See below for the relevant code/link. For more documentation, go to www.abb.com/drives/documents. ACS880 multidrive module manuals...
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The data is stored on a memory card which can be analyzed by ABB service personnel. The control unit requires an external 24 V DC power source. It has three option slots for I/O extensions, encoders and fieldbus adapters, and a removable memory unit.
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10 Operation principle and hardware description Fiber optic connections The different control unit types have a different number of fiber optic connections. Type Number of fiber optic connections UCU-22 2 (V1…V2) UCU-23 8 (V1…V8) UCU-24 14 (V1…V14) The maximum length of the cables with 1 mm plastic optical fiber (POF) cable is 35 m (115 ft).
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Operation principle and hardware description 11 Layout For the default I/O connection diagrams and more information on the connections, refer to the applicable hardware manual. The figures below show an example UCU-24 control unit. Description I/O terminals SLOT 1 I/O extension, encoder interface or fieldbus SLOT 2 adapter module connection.
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12 Operation principle and hardware description Description Analog input Analog output XCAN CAN bus XCAN TERM CAN bus termination switch Digital input XDIO Digital input/output XD2D Drive-to-drive link XD24 +24 V output (for digital input) XETH1 Ethernet ports for fieldbus, internal switch XETH2 XETH3 Ethernet ports for tool communication, internal...
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Operation principle and hardware description 13 Description XFSO Not in use Humidity and temperature measurements XFSO...
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Mechanical installation 15 Mechanical installation Contents of this chapter This chapter gives information on the mechanical installation of the control unit and the contents of the delivery. Examining the delivery Make sure that these items are included: • control unit with the I/O connector plugs •...
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Do not install the control unit adjacent to electromagnetic disturbance sources (for example, relays, contactors, brake choppers, and power cabling). The minimum recommended distance to such components is 200 mm (7.9 in). ABB recommends that you install metallic screening between the control unit and the source of disturbance.
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Mechanical installation 17 Push the control unit to the DIN rail. It makes a click. To prevent the movement of the control unit, attach it to the DIN rail with end brackets (optional). Installing the slot adapter WARNING Obey the safety instructions given in If you ignore the safety instructions, injury or death, or damage to the equipment can occur.
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18 Mechanical installation Stop the drive and do the steps in section Electrical safety precautions of the converter hardware manual. Attach the slot adapter onto slot 1, slot 2 or slot 3 with a screw. Torque the screw to 0.8 N·m (7.1 lbf·in).
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Electrical installation 19 Electrical installation Contents of this chapter This chapter gives information on the electrical installation of the control unit. Installation procedure WARNING Obey the safety instructions of the drive. 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 installation, commissioning or maintenance work.
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Maintenance 21 Maintenance Contents of this chapter This chapter gives instructions on how to do maintenance on the control unit.
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22 Maintenance Replacing the real-time clock battery When the BAT LED is on, the real-time clock battery voltage is high enough. If the LED is off, replace the battery. WARNING Obey the safety instructions of the drive. If you ignore them, injury or death, or damage to the equipment can occur.
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Maintenance 23 Replacing the memory unit If you replace the control unit, move the memory unit from the old control unit to the new control unit to keep the existing parameter settings. WARNING Obey the safety instructions of the drive. If you ignore them, injury or death, or damage to the equipment can occur.
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24 Maintenance Replacing the microSDHC memory card WARNING Obey the safety instructions of the drive. 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 installation, commissioning or maintenance work.
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Disconnect the grounding cable from the control unit. Make sure that the type and control program of the new control unit is correct. Type Can be replaced with UCU-22 UCU-22, UCU-23, UCU-24 UCU-23 UCU-23, UCU-24 UCU-24 UCU-24 Install the new control unit in reverse order.
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Technical data 27 Technical data Contents of this chapter This chapter contains the technical data for the control units. Connector data The wire size accepted by all screw terminals (for both stranded and solid wire) is 0.5 … 2.5 mm (22…12 AWG).
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28 Technical data Digital inputs/outputs DIO1 and DIO2 As inputs: 24 V logic levels: "0" < 5 V, "1" > 15 V. R : 2.0 kohm. (XDIO:1 and XDIO:2) Filtering: 1 ms. Input/output mode selection by As outputs: Total output current from +24VD is limited to 200 parameters.
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Technical data 29 Safe torque off output (XSTO OUT) To STO connector of inverter module. Control panel connection (XPAN) Connector: RJ-45 Cable length < 50 m (164 ft) Termination by switch (XPAN TERM) Fieldbus Ethernet connection with Connector: RJ-45 internal switch (XETH1 and XETH2) Cable type: minimum requirement CAT5e microSDHC memory card slot Memory card type: microSDHC (minimum of class 4 speed grade)
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30 Technical data Ground isolation diagram ■ XPOW XD2D X485 XCAN XETH1 XETH2 XETH3 XETH4 XPAN XRO1-XRO4 COM1 … COM4 XD24 +24VD DICOM +24VD DIOGND XDIO DIO1 DIO2 DIOGND DIOGND DIIL XSTO XSTO OUT Power supply ground *The maximum common mode voltage between each AI input and AGND is ±30 V. **Ground selector (DICOM=DIOGND) settings DICOM=DIOGND: ON All digital inputs share a common ground (DICOM connected to DIOGND).
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Technical data 31 Additional information on the connections Power supply for the control unit (XPOW) ■ Refer to the control unit connector data for the current and voltage ratings of the power supply. Connect an additional external power supply to the free +24 V and GND terminals of the XPOW terminal block if: •...
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The control unit has an on-board data logger that collects real-time data from the power modules to help fault tracing and analysis. The data is stored onto the microSDHC memory card inserted into the UMU-01 memory unit and can be analyzed by ABB service personnel.
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Technical data 33 Other information General Weight 1.70 kg (3.75 lb) Power Supply voltage 19…32 V DC Maximum current con- 2.5 A at 24 V DC sumption Protection classes Degree of protection IP20 (IEC/EN 60529) Enclosure type (UL 508C) UL Open Type Overvoltage category (IEC 60664-1) Protective class...
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ABB and its affiliates are not liable for damages and/or losses related to such security breaches, any unauthorized access, interference, intrusion, leakage and/or theft of...
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Dimension drawings 35 Dimension drawings Contents of this chapter This chapter shows the dimensions of the control unit.
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36 Dimension drawings Dimension drawings of the control unit...
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Product and service inquiries Address any inquiries about the product to your local ABB representative, quoting the type designation and serial number of the unit in question. A listing of ABB sales, support and service contacts can be found by navigating to www.abb.com/contact-centers.
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