Application Notes

How to configure Hitachi L300P Series Inverter and

IDEC MicroSmart Pentra PLC with Modbus RTU
RS485 protocol

Purpose
This application notes will guide you through step-by-step instruction on how to
configure the Hitachi L300P Series Inverter to communicate with IDEC MicroSmart PLC
using Modbus RTU RS485 protocol.
Parts
1 FC5A MicroSmart Pentra CPU
1 FC4A-PC3 RS485 adapter (All-in-One CPU) or FC4A-HPC3 module (Slim CPU)
1 - Hitachi L300P Series Inverter
1 Hitachi SJ-MB (Modbus/RTU RS485 Interface)

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Step 1: Wiring
1. Take off the front covers and connect SJ-MB to L300P series inverter as follows.

Connect

Remove top cover

SJ-MB

Remove bottom cover

2. Connect RS485 port of SJ-MB to FC4A-PC3 RS485 adapter as follows.

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Step 2: Configure L300P
1. Set the L300P parameter of table 1 by following front panel
pad.

key

Table 1: Setting parameter of L300P

Function Code

Name

Description

Set value to communicate with

FC5A

Data Command Method

Four options; select codes:

02 Digital Operator
03 RS485 port
04 Expansion board 1
05 Expansion board 2

02

C071

Comm Speed Selection

Five option; select codes:

02 Test
03 2400 bps
04 4800 bps
05 9600 bps
06 19200 bps

05

C072

Node Allocation

Set the desired address of the inverter on

the Modbus/RTU network. Range is 1 to
32.

01

C073

Comm Data Length Selection

Two options, select codes:

07 7-bit data
08 8-bit data

08

C070

C074

Comm Parity Selection

C075

Comm Stop Bit Selection

A001

A002

Three options, select codes:

00 No parity
01 Even parity
02 Odd parity
Two options, select codes:
01 1 stop bit
02 2 stop bits

Frequency Source Setting

Run command source setting

01

01

Six options; select codes:

00 Key pad potentiometer
01 Control terminal
02 Function F001 settings
03 RS485 serial command
04 Expansion board 1
05 Expansion board 2

02

Five options; select codes:

01 Input terminal [FW] or [RV]
02 Run key on keypad, or digital operator
03 RS485 serial command
04 Start/Stop, expansion card #1
05 Start/Stop, expansion card #2

02

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The setting method of C070 is show to follows as example.
Key operation

Indication

Press the

Description
C Group is selected.

or
key
until right indicate is displayed
Press the FUNC key

C----

C0001

First C parameter.

C0070

Function code is selected.

Press the
1

Key

until right indicate is displayed

Press the FUNC key

03

Current setting values displayed.

02

Setting value for communicate FC5A is selected.

Press the
1

Key

until right indicate is displayed

Press the STR key

C0070

Setting value is stored.

Step 3: Configure WindLDR Modbus settings

1. Launch WindLDR software.
2. Click Configure, Comm. Ports (For WindLDR 5. xx, click Configure, Function Area
Settings, Communication tab).
3. Under communication Mode Port 2, select Modbus RTU Master.

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4. Modbus RTU Master Request Table dialog box appear.

5. Under Function Code, click and select 05 Force Single Coil

6. Under Master Allocation No. , enter M0000 (Internal relay M0000 will be used to
store the operation command value of the Hitachi L300P series inverter)
7. Enter 1 for Slave Number
8. Under Slave address, enter 000002 which is the operation command coil number in
Modbus addressing
a. Note that in the Hitachi SJ-MB users manual, the Modbus address is
expressed in hexadecimal (example 0002h). Since IDEC WindLDR uses decimal Modbus
addressing, an
conversion between decimal and hexadecimal is needed.
9. Under next Function Code, click and select 16 Preset Multiple Registers
10. Under Master Allocation No. , enter D0000 (Data register D0000 will be used to
store the 1st setting Multispeed frequency value of the Hitachi L300P series inverter)
5

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11. Enter 1 for Slave Number
12. Under Slave address, enter 4631 which is the 1st setting Multispeed frequency value
register number in Modbus addressing
13. Click OK button. Note that the Comm.Param.settings automatically changed to
9600-8-Even-1.
14. Click OK button.
15. Click Online, Download to download this setting into MicroSmart Pentra PLC.
16. Hitachi L300P series inverter is running when turn on M0000. And Hitachi L300P
series inverter is stop when turn off M0000.
17. Output frequency is changed according to the value of D0000. When value of D0000
is 1000, the output frequency is 10.00 Hz.