Mitsubishi Electric FR-A8AY E KIT User manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL
INVERTER
Plug-in option
PRE-OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS 1
INSTALLATION 2
PARAMETER LIST 3
ANALOG OUTPUT 4
DIGITAL OUTPUT 5
FR-A8AY
Analog output function
Digital output function

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Thank you for choosing this Mitsubishi inverter plug-in option.
This Instruction Manual provides handling information and precautions for use of this product. Incorrect handling might cause an unexpected
fault. Before using this product, always read this Instruction Manual carefully to use this product correctly.
Please forward this Instruction Manual to the end user.
Electric Shock Prevention
Injury Prevention
Safety instructions
Do not attempt to install, operate, maintain or inspect the product until you have read through this Instruction Manual and appended
documents carefully and can use the equipment correctly. Do not use this product until you have a full knowledge of the equipment, safety
information and instructions. In this Instruction Manual, the safety instruction levels are classified into "Warning" and "Caution".
Incorrect handling may cause hazardous conditions, resulting in death or severe injury.
Incorrect handling may cause hazardous conditions, resulting in medium or slight injury, or may cause only material
damage.
The level may even lead to a serious consequence according to conditions. Both instruction levels must be followed
because these are important to personal safety.
Warning
While the inverter power is ON, do not open the front cover or the wiring cover. Do not run the inverter with the front cover or the wiring cover removed. Otherwise
you may access the exposed high voltage terminals or the charging part of the circuitry and get an electric shock.
Do not remove the inverter front cover even if the power supply is disconnected. The only exception for this would be when performing wiring and periodic
inspection. You may accidentally touch the charged inverter circuits and get an electric shock.
Before wiring or inspection, LED indication of the inverter unit operation panel must be switched OFF. Any person who is involved in wiring or inspection shall wait
for at least 10 minutes after the power supply has been switched OFF and check that there is no residual voltage using a tester or the like. For some time after the
power-OFF, a high voltage remains in the smoothing capacitor, and it is dangerous.
Any person who is involved in wiring or inspection of this equipment shall be fully competent to do the work.
The plug-in option must be installed before wiring. Otherwise you may get an electric shock or be injured.
Do not touch the plug-in option or handle the cables with wet hands. Otherwise you may get an electric shock.
Do not subject the cables to scratches, excessive stress, heavy loads or pinching. Otherwise you may get an electric shock.
Caution
The voltage applied to each terminal must be the ones specified in the Instruction Manual. Otherwise a burst, damage, etc. may occur.
The cables must be connected to the correct terminals. Otherwise a burst, damage, etc. may occur.
The polarity (+ and -) must be correct. Otherwise a burst or damage may occur.
While power is ON or for some time after power OFF, do not touch the inverter as it will be extremely hot. Touching these devices may cause a burn.
Warning
Caution
Caution

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Additional Instructions
The following instructions must be also followed. If the product is handled incorrectly, it may cause unexpected fault, an injury, or an electric
shock.
Caution
Transportation and mounting
Do not install or operate the plug-in option if it is damaged or has parts missing.
Do not stand or rest heavy objects on the product.
The mounting orientation must be correct.
Foreign conductive objects must be prevented from entering the inverter. That includes screws and metal fragments or other flammable substance such as oil.
If halogen-based materials (fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, etc.) infiltrate into a Mitsubishi product, the product will be damaged. Halogen-based materials are
often included in fumigant, which is used to sterilize or disinfest wooden packages. When packaging, prevent residual fumigant components from being infiltrated
into Mitsubishi products, or use an alternative sterilization or disinfection method (heat disinfection, etc.) for packaging. Sterilization of disinfection of wooden
package should also be performed before packaging the product.
Trial run
Before starting operation, each parameter must be confirmed and adjusted. A failure to do so may cause some machines to make unexpected motions.
Warning
Usage
Do not modify the equipment.
Do not perform parts removal which is not instructed in this manual. Doing so may lead to fault or damage of the product.
Caution
Usage
When parameter clear or all parameter clear is performed, the required parameters must be set again before starting operations. Because all parameters return to
their initial values.
Static electricity in your body must be discharged before you touch the product.
Maintenance, inspection and parts replacement
Do not carry out a megger (insulation resistance) test.
Disposal
The inverter must be treated as industrial waste.
General instruction
Many of the diagrams and drawings in this Instruction Manual show the inverter without a cover or partially open for explanation. Never operate the inverter in this
manner. The cover must be reinstalled and the instructions in the Instruction Manual must be followed when operating the inverter.

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─CONTENTS ─
1 PRE-OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS 7
1.1 Unpacking and checking the product.......................................................................................................7
1.1.1 Product confirmation....................................................................................................................................... 7
1.2 Component names .....................................................................................................................................8
1.3 Specifications .............................................................................................................................................9
2INSTALLATION 10
2.1 Pre-installation instructions ....................................................................................................................10
2.2 Installation procedure ..............................................................................................................................10
2.3 Wiring ........................................................................................................................................................13
3 PARAMETER LIST 17
4 ANALOG OUTPUT 19
4.1 Connection diagram.................................................................................................................................19
4.2 Terminals...................................................................................................................................................20
4.3 Extended analog output function parameter list ...................................................................................21
4.4 Adjustment procedure .............................................................................................................................22
4.4.1 Analog output signal voltage/current switchover (Pr.309) setting.................................................................22
4.4.2 Meter calibration ........................................................................................................................................... 24
4.4.3 Setting output signals ...................................................................................................................................26
4.4.4 Analog meter voltage negative output selection (Pr.1019)...........................................................................26
4.4.5 Adjusting the analog signal (Pr.307, Pr.308, Pr.311, Pr.312).......................................................................27
4.5 Precautions ...............................................................................................................................................29

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5 DIGITAL OUTPUT 30
5.1 Terminals...................................................................................................................................................30
5.2 Digital output function parameter list.....................................................................................................31
5.3 Parameter setting .....................................................................................................................................31
<Notes on descriptions in this Instruction Manual>
Connection diagrams in this Instruction Manual appear with the control logic of the input terminals as sink logic, unless
otherwise specified.

PRE-OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS 7
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1PRE-OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS
1.1 Unpacking and checking the product
Take the plug-in option out of the package, check the product name, and confirm that the product is as you ordered and intact.
This product is a plug-in option for the FR-A800/F800 series.
1.1.1 Product confirmation
Check the enclosed items.
Plug-in option
.........................................................1
Mounting screw (M3 8 mm)
.........................2 (Refer to page 10.)
Spacer
....................2 (Refer to page 10.)

8PRE-OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS
1.2 Component names
Symbol Name Description Refer to
page
a Mounting hole Fixes the option to the inverter with screws, or installs spacers. 10
b Terminal block Connects the device to input the signal to the inverter, and the device to
receive the signal from the inverter. 13
c Switch for manufacturer setting Switch for manufacturer setting. Do not change the initial setting ( ). ―
d Connector Connects to the option connector of the inverter. 10
Front view Rear view
(a)
(a)
(b)
(d)
(c)
(a)
(a)
AM0 AM1
SE
Y0 Y1 Y2
Y3
AMC
SE
Y4 Y5 Y6

PRE-OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS 9
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1.3 Specifications
Analog output
Digital output
Open collector output specification: permissible load of 24 VDC 0.1 A
Item Voltage output Current output
Output signal 0 to ±10 VDC max (across terminals AM0 to AMC) 0 to 20 mADC (across terminals AM1 to AMC)
Output resolution 3 mV 10 A
Applicable meter
DC voltmeter
Full-scale ±10 V (internal impedance: 10 kor more)
DC ammeter
Full-scale 20 mA (internal impedance: 300 or less)
Wiring length maximum 10 m

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2INSTALLATION
2.1 Pre-installation instructions
Check that the inverter's input power and the control circuit power are both OFF.
2.2 Installation procedure
Caution
With input power ON, do not install or remove the plug-in option. Otherwise, the inverter and plug-in option may be damaged.
To avoid damage due to static electricity, static electricity in your body must be discharged before you touch the product.
(1) Remove the inverter front cover. (Refer to Chapter 2 of
the Instruction Manual (Detailed) of the inverter for details
on how to remove the front cover.)
(2) For the two mounting holes (as shown in the next page)
that will not be tightened with mounting screws, insert
spacers.
(3) Fit the connector of the plug-in option to the guide of the
connector on the inverter unit side, and insert the plug-in
option as far as it goes.
(4) Fit the two locations, the left and right, of the plug-in
option securely to the inverter unit by screwing in the
supplied mounting screws. (tightening torque 0.33 N·m to
0.40 N·m) If the screw holes do not line up, the connector
may not be inserted deep enough. Check the connector.
Spacer
Spacer
Inverter side
option connector
Example of installation to connector 1

INSTALLATION 11
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Spacer
Spacer
Spacer
Mounting screw
Mounting screw
Mounting screw
Spacer
Spacer
Spacer
Mounting screw
Connector 1Connector 2
Connector 3
Insertion positions for screws and spacers

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NOTE
• When mounting/removing the plug-in option, hold the sides of the option. Do not press on the parts on the option
circuit board. Stress applied to the parts by pressing, etc. may cause a failure.
• Caution must be applied to mounting screws falling off when removing and mounting the plug-in option.
• Only one option can be used. When multiple options are mounted, priority is given to option connectors 1, 2 and 3 on
the inverter in this order, and options having a lower priority do not function.
• When the inverter cannot recognize that the option unit is mounted due to improper installation, etc., the protective
function (E.1 to E.3) is activated. A different indication will appear according to the mounted position (option connector
1 to 3).
• When removing the plug-in option, remove the two screws on the left and right, then pull it straight out. Pressure
applied to the connector and to the option board may break the option.
Mounted position Fault indication
Option connector 1
Option connector 2
Option connector 3

INSTALLATION 13
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2.3 Wiring
(1) For the wiring, strip off the sheath of a cable, and use it with a blade terminal. For a single wire, strip off the sheath of the
wire and apply directly. Insert the blade terminal or the single wire into a socket of the terminal.
Strip off the sheath for the below length. If the length of the sheath peeled is too long, a short circuit may occur with neighboring
wires. If the length is too short, wires might come off.
Wire the stripped cable after twisting it to prevent it from becoming loose. In addition, do not solder it.
Crimp the blade terminal.
Insert wires to a blade terminal, and check that the wires come out for about 0 to 0.5 mm.
Check the condition of the blade terminal after crimping. Do not use a blade terminal of which the crimping is inappropriate, or
the face is damaged.
Cable sheath stripping length
Caution
After wiring, wire offcuts must not be left in the inverter. They may cause a fault, failure or malfunction.
Crumpled tip
Wires are not inserted
into the sleeve
Unstranded
wires
Damaged
WireWire
SleeveSleeve
0 to 0.5mm0 to 0.5mm

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Blade terminals commercially available (as of February 2012. The product may be changed without notice.)
 A ferrule terminal with an insulation sleeve compatible with the MTW wire which has a thick wire insulation.
Cable gauge
(mm2)
Ferrule terminal model
Manufacturer Crimping tool
name
With
insulation sleeve
Without
insulation sleeve For UL wire 
0.3 AI 0,5-10WH — —
Phoenix Contact
Co., Ltd. CRIMPFOX 6
0.5 AI 0,5-10WH — AI 0,5-10WH-GB
0.75 AI 0,75-10GY A 0,75-10 AI 0,75-10GY-GB
1 AI 1-10RD A 1-10 AI 1-10RD/1000GB
1.25, 1.5 AI 1,5-10BK A 1,5-10 —
0.75
(for two cables) AI-TWIN 2 0,75-10GY — —
Cable gauge (mm2)Blade terminal
product number
Insulation
product number Manufacturer Crimping tool product number
0.3 to 0.75 BT 0.75-11 VC 0.75 NICHIFU Co.,Ltd. NH 69

INSTALLATION 15
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•Wireremoval
Pull the wire while pushing the open/close button all the way down firmly with a flathead screwdriver.
(2) Insert the cable into a socket.
When using a single wire or stranded wires without a blade terminal, push the
open/close button all the way down with a flathead screwdriver, and insert the
wire.
Flathead screwdriver
Open/close button
Flathead screwdriver
Open/close button

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NOTE
• When using stranded wires without a blade terminal, twist enough to avoid short circuit with a nearby terminals or
wires.
• Pulling out the wire forcefully without pushing the open/close button all the way down may damage the terminal block.
• Use a small flathead screwdriver (tip thickness: 0.4 mm/tip width: 2.5 mm). If a flathead screwdriver with a narrow tip
is used, terminal block may be damaged.
Commercially available product (as of February 2012. The product may be changed without notice.)
• Place the flathead screwdriver vertical to the open/close button. In case the blade tip slips, it may cause an inverter
damage or injury.
• When wiring cables to the inverter's RS-485 terminals while a plug-in option is mounted, take caution not to let the
cables touch the circuit board of the option or of the inverter. Otherwise, electromagnetic noises may cause
malfunctions.
Name Model Manufacturer
Driver SZF 0- 0,4 2,5 Phoenix Contact Co., Ltd.

PARAMETER LIST 17
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3PARAMETER LIST
When the FR-A8AY is mounted on the inverter, the following parameters are extended.
Pr. Pr.
group Name Setting range
Minimum
setting
increments
Initial
value
Refer to
page
Extended analog output
306 M303 Analog output signal selection  12
19 and later
307 M340 Setting for zero analog output 0 to 100% 0.1% 0%
308 M341 Setting for maximum analog output 0 to 100% 0.1% 100%
309 M342 Analog output signal voltage/current
switchover 0, 1, 10, 11 1 0
310 M343 Analog meter voltage output selection  12
311 M344 Setting for zero analog meter voltage output 0 to 100% 0.1% 0%
312 M345 Setting for maximum analog meter voltage
output 0 to 100% 0.1% 100%
323 M346 AM0 0V adjustment 900 to 1100% 1% 1000%
324 M347 AM1 0mA adjustment 900 to 1100% 1% 1000%
418 M432 Extension output terminal filter 5 to 50 ms, 9999 1 ms 9999
C0
(900) M310 FM/CA terminal calibration — — —
19 and later
C1
(901) M320 AM terminal calibration — — —
1019 M305 Analog meter voltage negative output
selection 0, 1 1 0

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 The setting range depends on the inverter. For details, refer to Pr.158 AM terminal function selection in the Instruction Manual
(Detailed) of the inverter.
 The setting range depends on the inverter. For details, refer to Pr.190 to Pr.196 (output terminal function selection) in the Instruction
Manual (Detailed) of the inverter.
Digital output
313 M410 DO0 output selection
 1 9999 30 and later
314 M411 DO1 output selection
315 M412 DO2 output selection
316 M413 DO3 output selection
317 M414 DO4 output selection
318 M415 DO5 output selection
319 M416 DO6 output selection
Pr. Pr.
group Name Setting range
Minimum
setting
increments
Initial
value
Refer to
page

ANALOG OUTPUT 19
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4ANALOG OUTPUT
4.1 Connection diagram
By setting Pr.306 to Pr.312, analog signals such as the output frequency and output current can be output from the voltage
output terminal (AM0) and current output terminal (AM1).
Connect the voltmeter or ammeter as shown below:
NOTE
• The wiring length for the voltmeter/ammeter should be within 10 m.
Power
supply
+
-
+
-
(Voltmeter)
(Ammeter)
FR-A8AY
0 to ±10 VDC
0 to 20 mADC
AM0
AM1
AMC
Inverter Motor
MCCB
M

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4.2 Terminals
AM0 AM1
SE
Y0 Y1 Y2
AMC
SE
Y3
Y4 Y5 Y6
∗1
∗1
 Empty terminal. Do not use.
Terminal
symbol Terminal name Description
AM0 Voltage output terminal Connects the DC voltmeter (10 VDC).
AM1 Current output terminal Connects the DC ammeter (20 mADC).
AMC Common terminal Common terminal for AM0 and AM1.
Y0 to Y6
Used for digital output function. (Refer to page 30.)
SE

ANALOG OUTPUT 21
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4.3 Extended analog output function parameter list
 The setting range depends on the inverter. For details, refer to Pr.158 AM terminal function selection in the Instruction Manual
(Detailed) of the inverter.
NOTE
• Pr.306, Pr.310 can be written even when the inverter is operating.
Parameter
number Name Setting range Minimum increments Initial value
306 Analog output signal selection  12
307 Setting for zero analog output 0 to 100% 0.1% 0%
308 Setting for maximum analog output 0 to 100% 0.1% 100%
309 Analog output signal voltage/current switchover 0, 1, 10, 11 1 0
310 Analog meter voltage output selection  12
311 Setting for zero analog meter voltage output 0 to 100% 0.1% 0%
312 Setting for maximum analog meter voltage output 0 to 100% 0.1% 100%
323 AM0 0V adjustment 900 to 1100% 1% 1000%
324 AM1 0mA adjustment 900 to 1100% 1% 1000%
C0 (900) FM/CA terminal calibration — — —
C1 (901) AM terminal calibration — — —
1019 Analog meter voltage negative output selection 0, 1 1 0