FC101 Design Guide

7.2 FC Protocol
7.2.1 Overview
The FC protocol, also referred to as FC bus or standard bus,
is the Danfoss standard
eldbus. It denes an access
technique according to the master-slave principle for
communications via a serial bus.
One master and a maximum of 126 slaves can be
connected to the bus. The master selects the individual
slaves via an address character in the telegram. A slave
itself can never transmit without rst being requested to
do so, and direct message transfer between the individual
slaves is not possible. Communications occur in the half-
duplex mode.
The master function cannot be transferred to another node
(single-master system).
The physical layer is RS485, thus utilizing the RS485 port
built into the frequency converter. The FC protocol
supports
dierent telegram formats:
•
A short format of 8 bytes for process data.
•
A long format of 16 bytes that also includes a
parameter channel.
•
A format used for texts.
7.2.2 FC with Modbus RTU
The FC protocol provides access to the control word and
bus reference of the frequency converter.
The control word allows the Modbus master to control
several important functions of the frequency converter:
•
Start.
•
Stop of the frequency converter in various ways:
- Coast stop.
- Quick stop.
- DC brake stop.
- Normal (ramp) stop.
•
Reset after a fault trip.
•
Run at various preset speeds.
•
Run in reverse.
•
Change of the active set-up.
•
Control of the 2 relays built into the frequency
converter.
The bus reference is commonly used for speed control. It is
also possible to access the parameters, read their values,
and where possible, write values to them. Accessing the
parameters oers a range of control options, including
controlling the setpoint of the frequency converter when
its internal PI controller is used.
7.3 Parameter Settings to Enable the
Protocol
To enable the FC protocol for the frequency converter, set
the following parameters.
Parameter Setting
Parameter 8-30 Protocol FC
Parameter 8-31 Address 1–126
Parameter 8-32 Baud Rate 2400–115200
Parameter 8-33 Parity / Stop Bits
Even parity, 1 stop bit
(default)
Table 7.3 Parameters to Enable the Protocol
7.4 FC Protocol Message Framing Structure
7.4.1 Content of a Character (Byte)
Each character transferred begins with a start bit. Then 8
data bits are transferred, corresponding to a byte. Each
character is secured via a parity bit. This bit is set at 1
when it reaches parity. Parity is when there is an equal
number of 1s in the 8 data bits and the parity bit in total.
A stop bit completes a character, thus consisting of 11 bits
in all.
0 1 32 4 5 6 7
195NA036.10
Bit di
start
Parità Bit di
stop
Figure 7.4 Content of a Character
7.4.2 Telegram Structure
Each telegram has the following structure:
•
Start character (STX) = 02 hex.
•
A byte denoting the telegram length (LGE).
•
A byte denoting the frequency converter address
(ADR).
Several data bytes (variable, depending on the type of
telegram) follow.
A data control byte (BCC) completes the telegram.
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