The AOP30 Advanced Operator Panel is an input/output device for the SINAMICS series, preferably for cabinet mounting.

It has the following features and characteristics:

• Graphical backlit LCD display for plain text display and a bar display of process variables
• LEDs for display of operating modes
• Help function describing causes of and remedies for faults and alarms
• Keypad for operational control of a drive
• Local/remote switchover for selecting the operating location (priority assigned to operator panel or customer terminal block/PROFIBUS/PROFINET)
• Numeric keypad for input of setpoint or parameter values
• Function keys for prompted navigation in the menu
• Two-stage safety concept to protect against accidental or unauthorized changes to settings.
  • Operation of the drive from the operator panel can be disabled by the keyboard lock so that only parameter values and process variables can be displayed on the operating panel.
  • A password can be used to prevent the unauthorized modification of converter parameters.
• Front panel with degree of protection IP55

If just one CU320-2 Control Unit controls several power units (multi-motor operation), then the parameters, alarms and faults relating to all the devices connected can be simultaneously displayed and processed. The AOP30 communicates with the SINAMICS drive via the serial RS232 interface and PPI protocol.

The AOP30 may be omitted if the drive is only operated via PROFIBUS, for example, and no local display is required on the cabinet. The AOP30 can then be used simply for commissioning purposes and to obtain diagnostic information, in which case, it is plugged into the RS232 interface on the CU320-2 Control Unit. In this case, an external 24 V power supply (max. current requirement 200 mA) is required.

Assignment of the serial plug-in cable