ABB ACS800 Drive Operate from LCS

What your link shows is generic information from a catalog, the actual I/O configuration of you drive may be different.

In the rare event that your drive coincides with the I/O interface shown there, then you have to make sure that the input impedance of your meter is at least 700 ohms and that it is of the type 4-20mA.

Get the manual, only there you will find the configuration parameters necesary for the operating options.

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Is this a case of a mismatch between output and meter? Is the output 4-20mA and the meter is set to DC volts instead of DC amps, perhaps?

You need to look in the Firmware manual.

The analog outputs are programmed with P 15.01 through 15.12

P 15.01 would be set to speed

The factory default should be "speed",

Analog output 2 should have a default of "current"

Check these and see what you actually have.

Verify you do have a 0-20ma or 4-20ma meter. If you have a voltmeter, it will pin to max with a 4ma signal.

If you have a voltmeter movement, then add a burden resistor in parallel- 250 ohm will give you 5 volts with 20ma