Brand: ABB

ABB ACS-AP-S Standard Assistant Control Panel

Name: ABB ACS-AP-S Assistant Control Panel | Seven Star LLC
Brand: ABB
SKU: ACS-AP-S

Description

A keypad panel for ACS580-class drives

The ACS-AP-S is ABB’s standard Assistant control panel, the plug-in keypad and display used to start up, monitor and set parameters on general purpose and machinery drives. ABB’s user’s manual lists it for ACS380, ACS480, ACS530, ACS560 and ACS580 drives, and the ABB product page presents it as the standard assistant panel of the ACS580 family. It is not a drive: it is an accessory with an LCD, a keypad, an RJ-45 link to the drive and a USB port for a PC, so it is ordered together with, or after, the drive it will serve.

Technical specifications

Parameter	Specification
Type designation	ACS-AP-S
Product type	Assistant control panel, standard
Listed for drives	ACS380, ACS480, ACS530, ACS560, ACS580
Display	Monochrome LCD, 240 x 160 pixels
Connectors	RJ-45 to drive; Type B mini USB to PC
Maximum panel cable	100 m
Weight	130 g
Protection	IP55 on a drive, IP20 separately
Operating temperature	-20 to +55 degrees C
Real-time clock battery	CR2032, about 10 years

Daily use of the ACS-AP-S

The main Menu holds Parameters, Assistants, Energy efficiency, Event log, History graphs, Backups and System info, and the list adapts to the connected drive. The display is a monochrome FSTN LCD of 240 x 160 pixels with adjustable backlight and contrast. A QR code with drive information can be generated from the Assistants menu or from Menu, System info, QR code, which helps when asking for support. Backups save settings in the panel memory and restore them to the same or another drive, which is the quickest way to clone a configuration across identical machines.

Mounting, cabling and environment

To attach the panel, place its bottom end into the bottom of the slot in the drive and pivot it until you hear a click; it is released again with the clip at the top. The RJ-45 connector joins the panel to the drive, and a cable of up to 100 m (328 ft) may be used. Attached to a drive the panel takes the drive’s protection class, but alone or on an RJ-45 or USB cable it is IP20. For cabinet doors the panel fits the DPMP-01 platform (IP55) or the DPMP-02 and DPMP-03 platforms (IP65). Because the ACS-AP-S has no Bluetooth radio, it suits plants where wireless devices are restricted; the ACS-AP-W is the variant with Bluetooth.

Source document and RFQ

The facts above come from ABB’s assistant control panels user’s manual 3AUA0000085685, linked here, and from ABB’s product page for the ACS-AP-S. Send Seven Star LLC the drive type designation and the quantity, and we will quote the ACS-AP-S with availability. Confirm before ordering that the panel type and firmware version are supported by your drive and whether a DPMP mounting platform or panel cable is also needed. Other accessories are listed in Automation Accessories, and the ABB ACS580 drive is one of the drives that uses this panel. A spare panel is also handy for commissioning engineers who move between machines.

Datasheets & Documents

Manual ABB ACS-AP-I, -S, -W and ACH-AP-H, -W assistant control panels user's manual (3AUA0000085685) Download

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About brand

ABB is the Swiss-Swedish engineering group for electrification and automation: low voltage drives, motors, circuit breakers and motor control, process instruments and analysers, control systems and robots. It was formed on 5 January 1988 by the merger of two older companies. ASEA was founded in Västerås, Sweden, in 1883 by Ludvig Fredholm to make electric lighting and generators. BBC Brown Boveri was founded in Baden near Zurich in 1891 by Charles E. L. Brown and Walter Boveri. ABB Ltd is incorporated in Switzerland, headquartered in Zurich and listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange and Nasdaq Stockholm.

ABB company profile

Formed	5 January 1988, by the merger of ASEA (Sweden) and BBC Brown Boveri (Switzerland), each holding 50%
ASEA	Founded 1883 in Västerås, Sweden, by Ludvig Fredholm; first products electric lighting and generators
Brown, Boveri & Cie	Founded 1891 in Baden, Switzerland, by Charles E. L. Brown and Walter Boveri
Headquarters	Zurich, Switzerland; ABB Ltd became the group holding company in 1999
Ownership	Public company listed on SIX Swiss Exchange and Nasdaq Stockholm
Brands in the group	Baldor (US motors, acquired 2011), B&R (machine automation, acquired 2017), K-TEK level instruments, Endura and Navigator analysers, SACE breakers
Product families	Low and medium voltage drives (ACS series), motors, SACE Tmax and Emax breakers, contactors and soft starters, flow, pressure, temperature and level instruments, liquid and gas analysers, Contrac actuators, AC500 PLCs, Ability System 800xA and S800 I/O, protection relays, robots

Milestones

1883: ASEA is founded in Västerås, Sweden.
1891: Brown, Boveri & Cie is founded in Baden, Switzerland.
1987–1988: The merger is announced on 10 August 1987; ABB Asea Brown Boveri starts operating on 5 January 1988.
1999: ABB Ltd, incorporated in Switzerland, becomes the single holding company of the group.
2011 and 2017: Baldor Electric and B&R join ABB.
2020: ABB sells its power grids business to Hitachi, focusing on electrification, motion, process and machine automation.

Choosing an ABB drive

ABB's ACS drive codes are easy to read once you know the pattern. In ACS580-01-046A-4, "ACS580" is the drive family, "01" means a wall-mounted single drive, "046A" is the rated output current (about 46 A) and "-4" means a 380–480 V supply. The family is chosen by application: ACS355 for compact machinery, ACS310 for simple pumps and fans, ACS580 as the general-purpose drive, ACQ580 for water and wastewater with pump functions such as pipe fill and dry-run protection, and ACS880 for heavy industrial duty with direct torque control. Size the drive on the motor's full-load current, not only its kW rating, and allow derating for the high ambient temperatures common in Gulf electrical rooms.

Where ABB products are used

In Oman and the GCC, ABB drives and motors run pumps, fans and compressors in water and wastewater plants, district cooling, oil and gas and industry. ABB flowmeters, level instruments and analysers are used in water utilities, power and desalination plants and refineries, and SACE breakers protect switchboards in buildings and plants.

ABB products we list

Family	Examples
AC drives	ACS580, ACS580-01-046A-4, ACQ580, ACS355, ACS310, ACS880-01, FEN-31 encoder module
Breakers, motor control and protection	SACE Tmax XT, XT3N 250, SACE Emax 2, AF09 contactor, PSR soft starter, REM615 relay
Flow measurement	ProcessMaster FEP300, AquaMaster4, CoriolisMaster FCB430, VortexMaster FSV430, SwirlMaster FSS430, OriMaster FPD500
Pressure, temperature and level	266DRH, 267CS multivariable, TTH300, K-TEK AT100, LMT200, MT5000 GWR, KM26 gauge
Analysers	Endura AZ20, AK100 hydrogen purity, Navigator AW641 silica, AW402 chlorine, AWT210
Control systems and actuators	AC500, AC500-S, S800 AI810, AC 800F SA 811F, Contrac RSD50, Contrac RHD4000

Ordering ABB products: what we need

Send the full type code from the nameplate (for example ACS580-01-046A-4 or 266DSH...) and, for spare parts, the ABB ID number (such as 3BSE008508R1 or 1SBL176001R3010). For drives, add the motor power and current and any option codes (+...). For instruments, send the complete order code, which sets range, materials and approvals. Baldor motors are listed on their own brand page.

Facts checked against ABB company filings and published histories of ASEA and Brown, Boveri & Cie, October 2026.

FAQ

Questions about the ABB ACS-AP-S Standard Assistant Control Panel

Answers from our engineering team on installation, compatibility and integration.

01Which drives is the ACS-AP-S listed for?

ABB's user's manual lists the ACS-AP-S for ACS380, ACS480, ACS530, ACS560 and ACS580 drives; check your drive manual for the panel it supports.

02What display does the ACS-AP-S have?

A monochrome FSTN LCD of 240 x 160 pixels with adjustable backlight and contrast.

03How long can the panel cable be?

A cable between panel and drive may be up to 100 m, and on a panel bus the combined length is limited to 100 m with a maximum of 32 nodes.

04What protection class does the panel have?

It is IP55 when attached to a drive of that class and IP20 on its own, on an RJ-45 cable or on a USB cable; DPMP-01 gives IP55 and DPMP-02 or 03 give IP65.

05Does the ACS-AP-S have Bluetooth?

No. Bluetooth is a feature of the ACS-AP-W; the S and I panels use RJ-45 and USB.