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Contents

Safety instructions 2

Overview 4
Characteristics for connection to RS485 Bus 4
Modbus network standard diagram 4
PowerLogic™ connection 4
Open style connector wiring rules 5
PowerLogic™ Modbus setup 5
The Modbus protocol 6
Modbus table 7

Troubleshooting 15
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Important information
Please read these instructions carefully and examine the equipment
to become familiar with its operation before installing or servicing it.
The following special messages that you will come across in this
document or on the device are designed to warn you about poten-
tial hazards or draw your attention to information that will clarify or
simplify a procedure.

The addition of one of these two symbols to a "Danger" or "Warning"

safety label indicates that there is an electrical hazard that can result in
injury if the instructions are not followed.

This is the safety warning symbol. It warns you of potential risks of

personal injury. You must comply with all safety messages that follow this
symbol in order to avoid the risk of injury or death.

DANGER
DANGER indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not
avoided, will result in death or serious injury.

WARNING
WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not
avoided, could result in death or serious injury.

CAUTION
CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not
avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury or equipment
damage.

NOTICE
NOTICE is used to address practices not related to physical injury.
The safety alert symbol is not used with this signal word.

NOTE: Provides additional information to clarify or simply a procedure.

Please note
Electrical equipment should be installed, operated, serviced and
maintained only by qualified personnel. Schneider Electric will not accept
any liability for consequences arising from the use of this material.

A qualified person is one who has skills and knowledge related to the
construction, installation, and operation of electrical equipment and has
received safety training to recognize and avoid the hazards involved.

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Before you begin

• This manual cannot be used to define or determine the suitability
or reliability of these products for specific user applications. It is the
duty of any such user or integrator to perform the appropriate and
complete risk analysis, evaluation and testing of the products with
respect to the relevant specific application or use thereof.

• When devices are used for applications with technical safety

requirements, the relevant instructions must be followed.

DANGER
HAZARD OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK, EXPLOSION OR ARC FLASH
• Apply appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) and follow
safe electrical work practices. See NFPA 70E in the USA, CSA
Z462 or applicable local standards.
• This equipment must only be installed and serviced by qualified
electrical personnel.
• Do not exceed the device’s ratings for maximum limits.
• Turn off all power supplying this equipment before working on or
inside equipment.
• After removing power, wait 10 minutes to allow the capacitors to
discharge before opening the doors or removing the covers.
• Always use a properly rated voltage sensing device to confirm
power is off.
• Carefully inspect the interior for tools left behind before closing and
sealing the door.
• Replace all devices, doors and covers before turning on power to
this equipment.
• Do not modify the mechanical or electrical parts.
• For installation with network nominal voltage higher than 480 V LL,
add a step down transformer on voltage measurement input to
comply with the PFC controller max. voltage.
Failure to follow these instructions will result in death or serious
injury.

• The equipment is factory-assembled and does not require any action

during the installation except those indicated below.

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The PowerLogic™ VL offers the ability to read Characteristics for connection to RS485 Bus
values from the device and modify the settings of The RS 485 standards allows variants of some characteristics:
the device by use of the Modbus protocol. RS485 • polarization
is used on the physical layer. • line terminator
As this is a bus-capable interface, it is possible to • number of slaves
connect more than one PowerLogic™ VL to a • bus length
single pair of wires and access the units by use
of an ID number. Characteristics Standard value PowerLogic™ VL
Additional documentation for the Modbus Maximum of number of 32 slaves 32 slaves
slaves (without repeater)
protocol can be found at www.modbus.org.
Type of trunk cable Single, shielded, Same as standard value
The Modbus standards are also available there. twisted-pair cable,
with 120 Ω characteristics
impedance, and at least
a third conductor
Maximum bus length 1300 m (4300 ft) 1000 m (3300 ft)
at 192 kBaud at 115 kBaud
Maximum length Depends on the • 20 m (66 ft) for 1 tap-off
of tap-offs transmission rate • 40 m (131 ft) divided by
the number of tap-offs on
the multiple junction box
Bus polarization • A 450... 650 Ω pull-up • Same as standard value
resistor at 5 V • Same as standard value
• A 450...650 Ω pull- Note: these resistors are
down resistor at the not integrated in the
PowerLogic™ VL.
common
Line terminator A 120 Ω line terminator Same as standard value
at both ends of the bus
Common polarity The common polarity Same as standard value
is connected to the
protective ground in at
least one point on the
bus.

Modbus network standard diagram

The standard diagram corresponds to the Modbus specification on the
www.modbus.org site and, in particular, to the 2-wire multidrop serial bus
diagram. The simplified diagram is as follows:
Master

400 -
400 - 650Ω
650Ω

D1

120Ω 120Ω
D0
0V

Slave 1 Slave 2

PowerLogic™ connection
Two different types of RS485 connection are available:
• 2-wire RS485: this type uses only two data wires, which form one data
channel. This means that, after sending a request, the bus master has
to deactivate its transmitter to make the data line free for the answering
device (Half-duplex mode),
• 4-wire RS485: this types uses one data line (two wires) for the master
to slave direction and another one (two more wires) for the slave to
master direction.
Note: The PowerLogic™ VL does not support 4-wire RS485.

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The 2-wire version requires another connected line, the common ground
GND. So, for the 2-wire version you need a cable with three wires.

Always use shielded cable on the slave-master and master-slave cables.

Do not use shielded cable for the GND (0 V) connection; rather connect it
to a protective ground to reduce electromagnetic influences.

The PowerLogic™ VL uses a 4-pin connector, as shown below:

• Pin assignments:
- 0 V signal and power supply
common
- modbus shield pin (no internal
connection to 0 V or PFC controller
Setup
U1 -
Un U2 -
0V

S1 -
ground terminal)
Ct
S2 -
Ai
F1
PFC
CP1
F2
- D0- transceiver terminal 0
- D1+ transceiver terminal 1.
RS485 C
St 1
Modbus
D0- D1+

OUt 2

- I1
3
4
5
• Insulation (max continuous
- I2 6
7 voltage): 1.3 kV.
8
• Wire: 0.2 to 1 mm² (30-19 AWG).
- AL1
9
- AL2 10

Recommanded cable Belden 3106A

11
12

(shielded, AWG22 3 wires).

• Torque: 0.5 to 5 Nm.

Open style connector wiring rules

mm
in. D0- = A’ / Rx-, A / Tx-
3
D1+ = B’ / Rx+, B / Tx+
y 50 0V
y 1.96

1 y 20
y 0.78
2
4

Note: Add a heat-shrink sleeve at the end of the stripped cable shield to protect the end of the
cable.
The yellow LED next to terminal indicates the status of the communication
between the PFC controller (slave) and a master:
• If the yellow LED is blinking, communication is established.
• If the yellow LED is off, there is no active communication between
master and slave.

PowerLogic™ Modbus setup

Modbus parameters must be configured through the expert setup menu in
section 700 (see PowerLogic™ User manual paragraph 5).
• BAUD RATE (701): the valid range is 1200 - 115200 baud.
Default value = 19200.
• PARITY (702): parity to be None, Even or Odd.
Default value = Even.
Note: For PARITY = None, use 2 bits stop. For PARITY = Even or Odd, use only 1 bit stop.
• SLAVE ADRESS (703): the valid range is 1 - 247.
Default value = 1.

The settings for baud rate and parity must be the same for all bus
devices; the address must be unique for each device.

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The Modbus protocol

Serial transmission modes
The PowerLogic™ VL always uses the RTU mode. ASCII mode is not
implemented.
Function codes
The table below describes function codes supported by PowerLogic™ VL.
Function code Hexadecimal Description
Decimal
03 0x03 Read holding register
04 0x04 Read input register
06 0x06 Write single register
08 0x08 Diagnostic functions
16 0x10 Write multiple register
43/14 0x2B/0x0E Product identification
100/4 0x64/0x04 Read scattered holding register

Exception codes
If a slave is not able to execute a command that was sent by the master, it
answers with exception codes. See the Modbus specification for a full list
of codes. We do not include this list here, because the master software
will be able to handle most exceptions automatically. If you must program
the Modbus master stack, you will need the full specifications (which
include the error codes).
Master-Slave protocol
For communication, a master-slave protocol is used. Only the bus master
can initiate a transfer. The master begins by sending a command to
a slave. The command includes a data frame with the corresponding
function code. The slave then executes the command.
• The unicast mode is normally used to communicate on a Modbus
system. One single slave is addressed by the slave number in the
master’s data packet. The valid address range is between 1 and 246.
The slave then executes the command and answers by sending an
acknowledge data packet back to the master.
• The master cannot receive an answer to a query in multicast mode.
The command is executed in parallel by all slaves, and there is no
acknowledgment.
The master initiates a multicast transfer by using "0" as slave number.
Address space
The data in the PowerLogic™ VL is organized and accessed by means
of addresses. Each address accesses one data word. The data words
are always 16 bits long. The PowerLogic™ VL does not differentiate
the addresses between the function codes. There is one address space
available. To access each address's data, any valid function code can be
used. The units included in the Modbus table are:
Type Description Windows
Float32 32-bit floating-point number. as defined in IEEE Standard 754.
Uint16 Unsigned 16-bit integer value. 0 – 65 535
Uint32 Unsigned 32-bit integer value 0 – 4 294 967 295
Sint16 Signed 32-bit integer value. - 32768 – +32767
Sint32 Signed 32-bit integer value. - 2 147 483 648 – +2 147 483 647
Bitmap / /

As the data is organized in 16-bit words, a set of sequential addresses has

to be read for longer data items. For these, the base address is given in the
tables. To read a Float32 with base address 12, you need to read two 16-
bit words from addresses 12 and 13. These values are concatenated (big
Endian format) to form the needed 32-bit result.
Note: For data encoded in one word (16 bits), the Modbus standard specifies that the Most
Significant Byte (MSB) is transmitted first and the Least Significant Byte (LSB) second.
For data encoded in two words (32 bits), Most Significant Word is transmitted first and
Least Significant Word second.

All registers corresponding to the value that is not applicable contain

value 0x8000.
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Modbus table
Measurement values
The measured values are available beginning from address 0 in intervals
of two data words.
If voltage is too small to calculate valid harmonics from it, the value at the
base address (= the fundamental) reads 0.0 %. This indicates that the
higher harmonics for the voltage are also invalid.
The values Apparent power Ssum, Active power P-sum, Reactive power
Q-sum, Lacking reactive power ∆Q and Power factor (P/S) relate to a
symmetrical three-phase power system.
See the PowerLogic™ VL User Manual for detailed explanation on all
these measurement values.
All these values can be accessed with function codes 03hex, 04hex
and 64/4hex.
Address Register Value Words Type Unit
0x001F4 501 U LL 2 Float32 V
0x001F6 503 U LN 2 Float32 V
0x001F8 505 Current: see note 2 Float32 A
0x001FA 507 Frequency 2 Float32 Hz
0x001FC 509 Active power P-sum 2 Float32 W
0x001FE 511 Reactive power Q-sum: 2 Float32 VAr
see note
0x00200 513 Apparent power S-sum: 2 Float32 VA
see note
0x00202 515 Lacking reactive power ΔQ: 2 Float32 VAr
see note
0x00204 517 Cos φ: see note 2 Float32 -
0x00206 519 Power factor (P/S) 2 Float32 -
0x00208 521 Average Power factor APF 2 Float32 -
0x0020A 523 Tan φ 2 Float32 -
0x0020C 525 Ambient temperature 2 Float32 °C
0x0020E 527 Maximum temperature 2 Float32 °C
0x00210 529 Total harmonic distortion 2 Float32 %
THD U
0x00212 531 Capacitor overload current 2 Float32 %
ratio
0x00214 533 Harmonics U 3. order 2 Float32 %
0x00216 535 Harmonics U 5. order 2 Float32 %
0x00218 537 Harmonics U 7. order 2 Float32 %
0x0021A 539 Harmonics U 9. order 2 Float32 %
0x0021C 541 Harmonics U 11. order 2 Float32 %
0x0021E 543 Harmonics U 13. order 2 Float32 %
0x00220 545 Harmonics U 15. order 2 Float32 %
0x00222 547 Harmonics U 17. order 2 Float32 %
0x00224 549 Harmonics U 19. order 2 Float32 %
0x00226 551 Operation hours 2 Uint32 s

Note: when the user parameter Q offset is entered, this value is added to the Current,
Apparent Power, Reactive Power, lacking Reactive Power (∆Q), Cosφ: see PowerLogic™ user
manual (Transformer compensation) for more detailed explanation.

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User Parameter settings

Parameters set by the user are stored in different data types.
The base addresses and the data type are in the table below.
See PowerLogic™ VL User Manual for detailed explanation on all these
parameters.
All these values can be accessed with function codes 03hex, 04hex, 06hex,
10hex and 64/4hex.
Address Register Value Words Type Unit
0x0064 101 See table below 1 Uint16 -
0x0065 102 See table below 1 Uint16 -
0x0066 103 See next page 1 Uint16 -
0x0067 104 See next page 1 Uint16 -
0x0068 105 Phase offset 1 Uint16 °
0x0069 106 Temperature offset 1 Sint16 °C
0x006A 107 Asymmetry Factor 1 Sint16 -
0x006B 108 Limit for Hunting alarm 1 Uint16 -
0x006C 109 Nominal Voltage L - L 2 Float32 V
0x006E 111 CT ratio 2 Float32 -
0x0070 113 PT ratio 2 Float32 -
0x0072 115 Tolerance nominal voltage 2 Float32 -
0x0074 117 Control sensitivity 2 Float32 -
0x0076 119 Target cos φ1 (-0.7…1.0…0.7= 0.70cap…1.00…0.70ind) 2 Float32 -
0x0078 121 Target cos φ2 (-0.7…1.0…0.7= 0.70cap…1.00…0.70ind) 2 Float32 -
0x007A 123 Switching Time interval 2 Float32 s
0x007C 125 Step Exchange interval 2 Float32 s
0x007E 127 Q offset (-9999kvar…9999kvar) 2 Float32 VAr
0x0080 129 Discharge Time 2 Float32 s
0x0082 131 Limit for THDU alarm 2 Float32 -
0x0084 133 Delay Time for (THDU, Overload, Temp.) alarm 2 Float32 s
0x0086 135 Limit for Max. Switching cycles alarm 2 Uint32 -
0x0088 137 Limit for Max. Operation time alarm 2 Uint32 s
0x008A 139 Limit for capacitor overload current ratio 2 Float32 -
0x008C 141 Limit for temp 1 (Fan relay) 2 Float32 °C
0x008E 143 Limit for temp 2 (Alarm relay) 2 Float32 °C

Addresses 100 through 103 are user parameter settings that are not
numeric values. At this point, all user parameters are coded binary. Each
single bit represents an adjustment available in menu "Measurement" or
"Control." For these addresses, the UINT 16 value is coded as follows:
Address Register Value Words Type Unit
0x0064 101 Validity for flags 1 1 Uint16 -
0x0065 102 User parameter flags 1 1 Uint16 -

User parameter flags 1

Bit15 Bit0

Bit0 (1) = Connection Measurement L- L (0) = Connection measurement L- N

Bit1 (1) = Measurement FIX 50 Hz If bit1 and bit2 both set to zero
Bit2 (1) = Measurement FIX 60 Hz measurement is set to Auto-synchronization frequency
Bit3 Reserved
Bit4 Reserved
Bit5 (1) = Switch to cos φ2 if Power export (0) = Do not switch to cos φ2 if Power export
Bit6 (1) = Step exchange on (0) = Step exchange off
Bit7 (1) = Step recognition on (0) = Step recognition off
Bit8 (1) = Lock faulty steps (0) = Do not lock faulty steps
Bit9 (1) = Start control, see note (0) = Stop or hold control (depending bit 10 selection)
Bit10 (1) = Hold control (0) = Stop control
Bit11 (1) = LIFO algorithm If bit11 and bit12 are both set to zero, the control
Bit12 (1) = PROGRESSIVE algorithm algorithm is set to AUTO.
Bit13 (1) = Steps off if Q capacitive (0) = No action on steps if Q is cap.
Bit14 Reserved
Bit15 Reserved
Note: If bit9=1, the PFC controller starts whatever the bit10.

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Adress Register Value Words Type Unit

0x0066 103 Validity for flags 2 1 Uint16 -
0x0067 104 User parameter flags 2 1 Uint16 -

User parameter flags 2

Bit15 Bit0

Bit0 (1) = Reset Alarms manually (0) = Reset Alarms automatically

Bit1 (1) = Switch steps off if THDU & (0) = No action on step control if
Capacitor overload current ratio & THDU & Capacitor overload current
Temperature alarms occur. ratio & Temperature alarms occur.
Bit2 (1) = Freeze control if I is lower (0) = Normal operation if I is lower
than the limit than the limit
Bit3 (1) = Enable service alarm (0) = Disable service alarm
Bit4 (1) = Enable control alarm (0) = Disable control alarm
Bit5 (1) = Enable faulty step alarm (0) = Disable faulty step alarm
Bit6 (1) = Enable step power lost alarm (0) = Disable step power lost alarm
Bit7 (1) = Enable hunting alarm (0) = Disable hunting alarm
Bit8 Reserved
Bit9 (1) = DI active on positive edge (0) = DI active on negative edge
Bit10 Reserved
Bit11 Reserved
Bit12 Reserved
Bit13 Reserved
Bit14 Reserved
Bit15 Reserved

Output Relay status

The state of the used relay outputs, fan relay and alarm relay can be seen
in the bit mask below. If the referring bit = 1, the relay is closed.
All these values can be accessed with function codes 03hex, 04hex
and 64/4hex.
Adress Register Value Words Type Unit
0x12C 301 Validity for Output Relay bitmask 1 Uint16 -
0x12D 302 Output Relay bitmask 1 Uint16 -

Ouput relay bitmask

Bit15 Bit0

Bit0 (1) = Relay output 1 closed (0) = Relay output 1 open

Bit1 (1) = Relay output 2 closed (0) = Relay output 2 open
Bit2 (1) = Relay output 3 closed (0) = Relay output 3 open
Bit3 (1) = Relay output 4 closed (0) = Relay output 4 open
Bit4 (1) = Relay output 5 closed (0) = Relay output 5 open
Bit5 (1) = Relay output 6 closed (0) = Relay output 6 open
Bit6 (1) = Relay output 7 closed (0) = Relay output 7 open
Bit7 (1) = Relay output 8 closed (0) = Relay output 8 open
Bit8 (1) = Relay output 9 closed (0) = Relay output 9 open
Bit9 (1) = Relay output 10 closed (0) = Relay output 10 open
Bit10 (1) = Relay output 11 closed (0) = Relay output 11 open
Bit11 (1) = Relay output 12 closed (0) = Relay output 12 open
Bit12 (1) = Fan relay closed (0) = Fan relay open
Bit13 (1) = Alarm relay closed (0) = Alarm relay open
Bit14 Reserved
Bit15 Reserved
Note: on VL6, bit6 to bit11 always zero. Validity bitmask then is 0x303F. On VL12, 0x3FFF.

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Example: Steps database

The base addresses and the data types can be found in the table below.
6 steps with folllowing configuration:
See PowerLogic™ VL User Manual for detailed explanation on all these
• step 1: Fix off
values. All these values can be accessed with function codes 03hex,
• step 2 and 3: Fix on
04hex,and 64/4hex.
• step 4, 5 and 6: Auto
Adress Register Value Words Type Unit
• Register 202: x000111 because: 0x0C8 201 Validity of fix steps mask 1 Uint16 -
- steps 1, 2, 3 are Fix (on or off), 0x0C9 202 Fix steps (1 = fix) 1 Uint16 -
- steps 4, 5, 6 are in auto. 0x0CA 203 Validity of fix steps on / off 1 Uint16 -
mask
• Register 204: x000110, from right to left: 0x0CB 204 Fix steps on / off (1 = on) 1 Uint16 -
- 0: for step 1 in Fix off 0x0CC 205 Validity of defective 1 Uint16 -
- 1: for step 2 in Fix on steps mask
- 1: for step 3 in Fix on 0x0CD 206 Defective steps 1 Uint16 -
- 0: for step 4 in Auto (1 = defective)
- 0: for step 5 in Auto [bit0 = output 1] to [bit11 = output 12]
- 0: for step 6 in Auto.
All further addresses and data types for the other step information can
be found in the table below. The values for the step sizes are based on
nominal voltage.
Adress Register Value Words Type Unit
0x0CE 207 Current step size step 1 2 Sint32 VAr
0x0D0 209 Current step size step 2 2 Sint32 VAr
0x0D2 211 Current step size step 3 2 Sint32 VAr
0x0D4 213 Current step size step 4 2 Sint32 VAr
0x0D6 215 Current step size step 5 2 Sint32 VAr
0x0D8 217 Current step size step 6 2 Sint32 VAr
0x0DA 219 Current step size step 7 2 Sint32 VAr
0x0DC 221 Current step size step 8 2 Sint32 VAr
0x0DE 223 Current step size step 9 2 Sint32 VAr
0x0E0 225 Current step size step 10 2 Sint32 VAr
0x0E2 227 Current step size step 11 2 Sint32 VAr
0x0E4 229 Current step size step 12 2 Sint32 VAr
0x0E6 231 Initial step size step 1 2 Sint32 VAr
0x0E8 233 Initial step size step 2 2 Sint32 VAr
0x0EA 235 Initial step size step 3 2 Sint32 VAr
0x0EC 237 Initial step size step 4 2 Sint32 VAr
0x0EE 239 Initial step size step 5 2 Sint32 VAr
0x0F0 241 Initial step size step 6 2 Sint32 VAr
0x0F2 243 Initial step size step 7 2 Sint32 VAr
0x0F4 245 Initial step size step 8 2 Sint32 VAr
0x0F6 247 Initial step size step 9 2 Sint32 VAr
0x0F8 249 Initial step size step 10 2 Sint32 VAr
0x0FA 251 Initial step size step 11 2 Sint32 VAr
0x0FC 253 Initial step size step 12 2 Sint32 VAr
0x0FE 255 Switching cycles step 1 2 Uint32 -
0x100 257 Switching cycles step 2 2 Uint32 -
0x102 259 Switching cycles step 3 2 Uint32 -
0x104 261 Switching cycles step 4 2 Uint32 -
0x106 263 Switching cycles step 5 2 Uint32 -
0x108 265 Switching cycles step 6 2 Uint32 -
0x10A 267 Switching cycles step 7 2 Uint32 -
0x10C 269 Switching cycles step 8 2 Uint32 -
0x10E 271 Switching cycles step 9 2 Uint32 -
0x110 273 Switching cycles step 10 2 Uint32 -
0x112 275 Switching cycles step 11 2 Uint32 -
0x114 277 Switching cycles step 12 2 Uint32 -

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Alarm status
The following registers contain information on alarms.
The assignment of the alarms can be seen in the bit mask below.
If the referring bit = 1, the alarm is active.
See PowerLogic™ VL User Manual for detailed explanation of all alarm
parameters. All these values can be accessed with function codes 03hex,
04hex and 64/4hex.
Adress Register Value Words Type Unit
0x2BC 701 Validity of alarm bitmask 1 Uint16 -
0x2BD 702 Alarm bitmask 1 Uint16 -

Alarm bitmask
Bit15 Bit0

Bit0 (1) = “Hunting Alarm” active (0) = “Hunting Alarm” off

Bit1 (1) = “Capacitor overload current (0) = “Capacitor overload current
ratio Alarm” active ratio Alarm” off
Bit2 (1) = “Max Switching cycles” active (0) = “Max Switching cycles” off
Bit3 (1) = “Max Operation hours” active (0) = “Max Operation hours” off
Bit4 (1) = “Temp. 2 limit (Alarm)” active (0) = “Temp. 2 limit (Alarm)” off
Bit5 Reserved
Bit6 (1) = “Step power loss Alarm” active (0) = “Step power loss Alarm” off
Bit7 (1) = “Faulty Step Alarm” active (0) = “Faulty Step Alarm” off
Bit8 (1) = “THDU Alarm” active (0) = “THDU Alarm” off
Bit9 (1) = “Control Alarm” active (0) = “Control Alarm” off
Bit10 (1) = “Over current Alarm” active (0) = “Over current Alarm” off
Bit11 (1) = “Low current Alarm” active (0) = “Low current Alarm” off
Bit12 (1) = “Voltage tolerance alarm” (0) = “Voltage tolerance Alarm” off
active
Bit13 Reserved
Bit14 Reserved
Bit15 Reserved

Alarm buffer
The alarm buffer is organized as a shift buffer with five memory cells.
The latest alarm is stored in cell number1, all other alarms shifted by one,
the oldest is erased. Each cell is organized as a bitmask, which holds the
bit of the occurred alarm.
All these values can be accessed with function codes 03hex, 04hex
and 64/4hex.
Adress Register Value Words Type Unit
0x320 801 Alarm 1 (latest) 1 Uint16 -
0x321 802 Alarm 2 1 Uint16 -
0x322 803 Alarm 3 1 Uint16 -
0x323 804 Alarm 4 1 Uint16 -
0x324 805 Alarm 5 (oldest) 1 Uint16 -

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Device identification 16-bit registers

These values can be accessed with function codes 03hex and 04hex
and 64/4hex.
Address Register Value Words Type Unit Value (VL6/
VL12)
0x190 401 Product Identifier 1 Uint16 - 17170/17171
0x191 402 FW [X,X] 1 Uint16 -
0x192 403 FW [X,’.’] 1 Uint16 -
0x193 404 FW [Y,Y] 1 Uint16 -
0x194 405 FW [Y,‘.’] 1 Uint16 -
0x195 406 FW [Z,Z] 1 Uint16 -
0x196 407 FW [Z,0x00] 1 Uint16 -
0x197 408 Product Family 1 Uint16 - Co
[‘C’,’o’]
0x198 409 Product Family 1 Uint16 - nt
[‘n’,’t’]
0x199 410 Product Family 1 Uint16 - ro
[‘r’,’o’]
0x19A 411 Product Family 1 Uint16 - II
[‘l’,’l’]
0x19B 412 Product Family 1 Uint16 - er
[‘e’,’r’]
0x19C 413 User Application 1 Uint16 - Ot
[‘O’,’t’]
0x19D 414 User Application 1 Uint16 - he
[‘h’,’e’]
0x19E 415 User Application 1 Uint16 - r
[‘r’,0x00]
0x19F 416 Serial Number 1 Uint16 - w
DateCode WW
0x1A0 417 Serial Number 1 Uint16 - y
DateCode YY
0x1A1 418 Serial Number 1 Uint16 -
first two digits
0x1A2 419 Serial Number 1 Uint16 -
second two digits
0x1A3 420 Serial Number 1 Uint16 -
third two digits
0x1A4 421 Serial Number 1 Uint16 -
fourth two digits
0x1A5 422 HW [X,X] 1 Uint16 -
0x1A6 423 HW [X,'.'] 1 Uint16 -
0x1A7 424 HW [Y,Y] 1 Uint16 -
0x1A8 425 HW [Y,'.'] 1 Uint16
0x1A9 426 HW [Z,Z] 1 Uint16 -
0x1AB 427 HW [Z,0x00] 1 Uint16 -

Function Code 43 MEI Type 14

The PowerLogic™ controller fulfills conformity level 0x82: extended
identification (stream and individual access)
• Vendor Name
• Product Code
• Major Minor Revision
• Vendor URL
• Product Name
• Product Model
• User Application Name

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Read Device Identification request for PowerLogic™: Read DevID 01.

Query Response
Description Data Description Data
Function Code 0x2B Function code 0x2B
MEI Type 0x0E MEI Type 0x0E
Read DevID code 01 Read DevID code 01
Object ID 00 Conformity Level 0x82
More Follows 00
Next ObjectID 00
Number Of Objects 07
Object0.ID 00
Object0.Length 0x12
Object0.Value “Schneider Electric”
Object1.ID 01
Object1.Length 0x0E
Object1.Value VPL06N or VPL12N
Object2.ID 02
Object2.Length 0x0B
Object2.Value “XXX.YYY.ZZZ”

Read Device Identification request for PowerLogic™: Read DevID 02,

Read DevID 03.

Query Response
Description Data Description Data
Function Code 0x2B Function code 0x2B
MEI Type 0x0E MEI Type 0x0E
Read DevID 02,03 Read DevID code 02,03
code
Object ID 00 Conformity Level 0x82
More Follows 00
Next Object ID 00
Number Of Objects 06
Object0.ID 00
Object0.Length 0x12
Object0.Value “Schneider Electric”
Object1.ID 01
Object1.Length 0x0E
Object1.Value “VPL06N”or“VPL12N”
Object2.ID 02
Object2.Length 0x0B
Object2.Value “XXX.YYY.ZZZ”
Object3.ID 03
Object3.Length 0x21
Object3.Value “http://www.schneider-
electric.com”
Object4.ID 04
Object4.Length 0x0D
Object4.Value “VarPlus Logic”
Object5.ID 05
Object5.Length 0x03 or 0x04
Object5.Value “VL6” or “VL12”
Object6.ID 06
Object6.Length 0x05
Object6.Value “Other”

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Storage settings
Before saving any register changes, read the user manual for the
PowerLogic™ controller to understand the functions of each register
and safety concerns of modifying a register settings. Some registers are
referenced by other functions. Changing a setting in one register can
impact other functions that are also using that register.

WARNING
UNINTENDED OPERATION

• Registers must only be configured by personnel with a thorough

understanding of the device and system in which it is installed.
• Change only the registers described in this manual.
• Ensure your changes are saved to non-volatile memory.

Failure to follow these instructions can result in death or serious

injury.

The controller immediately uses all settings sent over Modbus

communication. This information is stored only in working memory
(volatile memory). After a power outage, these settings will be lost and
will be reset to the factory setting. To store new settings permanently, you
must store the data in non-volatile memory (EPROM).

The table below describes how to write to non-volatile memory.

NOTICE
HAZARD OF EQUIPMENT DAMAGE

• Do not modify registers without a thorough understanding of the

impact on the device’s flash memory.
• The lifetime of flash memory storage is limited; do not save data to
flash memory too frequently.

Failure to follow these instructions can result in premature flash

memory failure.

These values can be accessed with function codes 10hex.

Adress Register Value Words Type Unit
0xFFF 4096 Store parameter data in 1 Uint16 -
EPROM
If you write “29864” to the above address, register 4096 is set to 1 for 5
seconds. During these 5 seconds, data is stored in non-volatile memory,
but time-out errors can occur. Read the register to verify that new values
have been saved.

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If the Modbus connection is not working correctly, check the following

points:
1. If there is no communication at all, look for the error between the
PowerLogic™ VL and the master.
Possible causes are:
• Check adjustment of baud rate, parity, and address at the
PowerLogic™ VL; possibly make changes in the configuration.
• The Modbus lines D0- and D1+ might be interchanged. If necessary,
correct them.
• Verify the settings of the RS485/RS232 converter. If needed, use the
converter data sheet.
• Verify that the port is not being used by another application. If it is, use
a different port.
• Check the termination and polarization resistors. If necessary, rectify.

2. Is the cable of the Modbus connection damaged? All plug connections

are correct? If necessary, replace.

3. Is the pin assignment of the RS485 connection correct? If necessary,

correct the pin assignment.

4. The shielding of the Modbus line must not be connected with the
ground of the Modbus; but the shielding should be connected to protective
ground. If necessary, correct the issue.

5. If communication is possible, but there are problems with the customer

software, check the following points:
• Check adjustment of Modbus address, parity, and baud rate in the
software.
• Check data format.

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