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Brand: ABB
ABB ACS-AP-W Bluetooth Assistant Control Panel
Description
A wireless control panel for ABB drives
The ACS-AP-W is ABB’s Assistant control panel with a Bluetooth interface, giving a wireless way to reach the drive while keeping the RJ-45 and USB connections of the other ACS-AP panels. ABB states that its functions are the same as those of the ACS-AP-I and ACS-AP-S panels, and that it adds a more powerful embedded processor and memory for faster communication. The manual lists it for ACS380, ACS480, ACS530, ACS560, ACS580, ACQ580, ACS860 and ACS880 drives.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Specification |
|---|---|
| Type designation | ACS-AP-W |
| Product type | Assistant control panel with Bluetooth interface |
| Listed for drives | ACS380, ACS480, ACS530, ACS560, ACS580, ACQ580, ACS860, ACS880 |
| Bluetooth | 4.0 dual mode, classic and low energy (BLE) |
| Radio band | 2400 to 2483.5 MHz, GFSK, 1 Mbps |
| Conducted transmit power | 9.3 dBm maximum |
| Antenna | Internal inverted-F on PCB |
| FCC ID / IC | 2AFNGAPWSERIES / 20555-APWSERIES |
| Display | Monochrome LCD, 240 x 160 pixels |
| Weight | 130 g |
Bluetooth operation and approvals
The LED colours tell the state at a glance: green normal, blinking green warning, red fault, blinking red restart required. The panel can keep backups from different drives and upload them to another drive, useful for commissioning series machines. Under Assistants or System info the panel creates a QR code holding drive information to pass to a service engineer. Operators see a monochrome graphic LCD (240 x 160 pixels, FSTN) whose backlight and contrast are set with the help key and the arrow keys.
Mounting, cabling and environment
The panel snaps into the drive’s panel slot bottom edge first; a clip at the top holds it and also releases it. Wired connection uses the RJ-45 female connector, good for 100 m of cable. Protection equals that of the host drive when attached, while detached use is IP20. The panel runs between -20 and +55 degrees C, tolerates 95% non-condensing humidity and may be used up to 4000 m above sea level. Note the restriction printed in ABB’s manual: the wireless panel must not be used within a 20 km radius of the centre of Ny-Alesund on Svalbard, Norway. Bluetooth use may also need local approval, so check the rules for your site. ABB lists the radio as a Bluetooth Qualified Design with an internal inverted-F antenna on the circuit board, so no external antenna is needed, and a flickering blue LED shows data moving over the wireless link while a blinking blue LED shows it is ready for pairing.
Related ABB products: ABB ACS-CP-A Assistant Control Panel for ACS355 ACS550, ABB ACS-CP-C Basic Control Panel for ACS355 ACS550, ABB ACS100-PAN Operating Panel for UMC22-FBP, ABB FIO-01 Digital I/O Extension Module, ABB BC810K02 CEX-bus Interconnection Unit and ABB TA25DU6.5 Thermal Overload Relay.
Datasheet and quotation
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-W. Seven Star LLC quotes the ACS-AP-W from Muscat once it knows which drive the panel will serve. Please verify panel compatibility with your drive and firmware, and tell us if a mounting platform or cable should be quoted with it. Other accessories are listed in Automation Accessories, and the ABB ACS580 drive is one of the drives that uses this panel.
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-W Bluetooth Assistant Control Panel
Answers from our engineering team on installation, compatibility and integration.
01What Bluetooth does the ACS-AP-W use?
Bluetooth 4.0 dual mode (classic and low energy) in the 2400 to 2483.5 MHz band with GFSK modulation and a maximum conducted transmit power of 9.3 dBm.
02How does the panel show that Bluetooth is ready?
A blinking blue LED means the interface is enabled, discoverable and ready for pairing; a flickering blue LED shows data transfer.
03Which approvals are printed in the manual?
The manual gives FCC ID 2AFNGAPWSERIES and IC 20555-APWSERIES for the ACS-AP-W and ACH-AP-W panels.
04Is there any location restriction?
Yes, ABB states the device must not be used within 20 km of the centre of Ny-Alesund at Svalbard, Norway.
05Does it still have wired connections?
Yes, it keeps the RJ-45 connector for the drive and the Type B mini USB connector for a PC.
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