Flexible, robust and serviceable
The enclosed VACON® NXC is the compact drive that performs reliably in harsh operating conditions in, for example, the mining, oil and gas or water and wastewater industries. The thermally managed enclosure extends drive lifetime and ensures trouble-free operation.
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The enclosures, which feature lifting lugs for easy handling, can be either wall-mounted or free-standing. The easily accessible control compartment for relays, auxiliary terminals and other equipment, and ample space around the power terminals ensure straightforward installation and connection of power cables. And the mounting rails and pull-out jig enable fast and efficient servicing of the power unit.
Supply voltages and power range
6- and 12-pulse supplies:
- 3 x 380-500 V...132-1200 kW
- 3 x 525-690 V...110-2000 kW
AFE supplies:
- 3 x 380-500 V...132-1500 kW
- 3 x 525-690 V...110-2000 kW
Low Harmonic, Active Filter supplies:
- 400 V.....132-560 kW
- 500 V*...132-560 kW
- 690 V.....110-800 kW
*requires 690 V active filter
Features and benefits
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Lower investment cost as no extra design, engineering or additional cooling fans are needed
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Reduced commissioning and servicing time due to easily accessible control compartment and removable keypad
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Improved serviceability thanks to mounting rails and service concept with pull-out jig
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Lower maintenance costs due to robust, type-tested design
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| Brochure | Engineering - Chemical and Pharma - German | German | Multiple | 14 Jul, 2023 | 37.8 MB | |
| Brochure | Mining and mineral processing | English | Multiple | 11 Nov, 2021 | 44.2 MB | |
| Brochure | Mining and mineral processing - Chinese | Chinese | Multiple | 11 Nov, 2021 | 44.4 MB | |
| Brochure | Mining and mineral processing - French | French | Multiple | 11 Nov, 2021 | 44.3 MB | |
| Brochure | Mining and mineral processing - German | German | Multiple | 11 Nov, 2021 | 44.3 MB | |
| Brochure | Mining and mineral processing - Polish | Polish | Multiple | 11 Nov, 2021 | 44.3 MB | |
| Brochure | Mining and mineral processing - Russian | Russian | Multiple | 11 Nov, 2021 | 44.2 MB | |
| Brochure | Mining and mineral processing - Spanish | Spanish, Castilian | Multiple | 11 Nov, 2021 | 44.2 MB | |
| Brochure | Product Overview - Chinese | Chinese | Multiple | 21 Jul, 2025 | 12.9 MB | |
| Brochure | Product Overview - Czech | Czech | Multiple | 21 Aug, 2025 | 12.6 MB | |
| Brochure | Product Overview - French | French | Multiple | 16 Mar, 2023 | 11.4 MB | |
| Brochure | Product Overview - German | German | Multiple | 16 Mar, 2023 | 11.4 MB | |
| Brochure | Product Overview - Italian | Italian | Multiple | 09 May, 2025 | 12.8 MB | |
| Brochure | Product Overview - Korean | Korean | Multiple | 16 Mar, 2023 | 13.2 MB | |
| Brochure | Product Overview - Polish | Polish | Multiple | 16 Mar, 2023 | 11.9 MB | |
| Brochure | Product Overview - Portuguese | Portuguese | Multiple | 16 Mar, 2023 | 11.9 MB | |
| Brochure | Product Overview - Russian | Russian | Multiple | 09 May, 2025 | 12.7 MB | |
| Brochure | Product Overview - Serbian | Serbian | Multiple | 16 Mar, 2023 | 11.9 MB | |
| Brochure | Product Overview - Spanish | Spanish, Castilian | Multiple | 16 Mar, 2023 | 11.8 MB | |
| Application guide | VACON Condition-based Monitoring | English | Multiple | 23 Feb, 2023 | 1.2 MB | |
| User guide | Vacon NX IO Board User Manual | Spanish, Castilian | Multiple | 21 May, 2024 | 3.5 MB | |
| User guide | Vacon NX IO Board User Manual | Finnish | Multiple | 21 May, 2024 | 3.4 MB | |
| User guide | Vacon NX IO Board User Manual | French | Multiple | 21 May, 2024 | 3.7 MB | |
| User guide | Vacon NX IO Board User Manual | Chinese | China | 21 May, 2024 | 19.2 MB | |
| Installation guide | VACON NX LCL Filter Lifting Instructions | English | Multiple | 15 Sep, 2022 | 344.2 KB | |
| Operating guide | VACON NXC Enclosed Drives OperatingGuide | English | Multiple | 08 Jan, 2026 | 12.6 MB | |
| Brochure | VACON NXP and VACON NXC Selection Guide | English | Multiple | 24 Mar, 2025 | 20.5 MB | |
| Brochure | VACON NXP and VACON NXC Selection Guide - Chinese | Chinese | Multiple | 16 Mar, 2022 | 16.7 MB | |
| Brochure | VACON NXP and VACON NXC Selection Guide - Croatian | Croatian | Multiple | 16 Mar, 2022 | 16.5 MB | |
| Brochure | VACON NXP and VACON NXC Selection Guide - Czech | Czech | Multiple | 16 Mar, 2022 | 16.5 MB | |
| Brochure | VACON NXP and VACON NXC Selection Guide - Dutch | Dutch, Flemish | Multiple | 16 Mar, 2022 | 16.5 MB | |
| Brochure | VACON NXP and VACON NXC Selection Guide - Finnish | Finnish | Multiple | 16 Mar, 2022 | 16.5 MB | |
| Brochure | VACON NXP and VACON NXC Selection Guide - French | French | Multiple | 16 Mar, 2022 | 16.5 MB | |
| Brochure | VACON NXP and VACON NXC Selection Guide - German | German | Multiple | 16 Mar, 2022 | 16.5 MB | |
| Brochure | VACON NXP and VACON NXC Selection Guide - Hungarian | Hungarian | Multiple | 16 Mar, 2022 | 16.5 MB | |
| Brochure | VACON NXP and VACON NXC Selection Guide - Italian | Italian | Multiple | 16 Mar, 2022 | 16.5 MB | |
| Brochure | VACON NXP and VACON NXC Selection Guide - Korean | Korean | Multiple | 16 Mar, 2022 | 16.9 MB | |
| Brochure | VACON NXP and VACON NXC Selection Guide - Polish | Polish | Multiple | 23 Jan, 2025 | 16.5 MB | |
| Brochure | VACON NXP and VACON NXC Selection Guide - Portuguese | Portuguese | Multiple | 16 Mar, 2022 | 16.5 MB | |
| Brochure | VACON NXP and VACON NXC Selection Guide - Russian | Russian | Multiple | 16 Mar, 2022 | 16.5 MB | |
| Brochure | VACON NXP and VACON NXC Selection Guide - Spanish | Spanish, Castilian | Multiple | 16 Mar, 2022 | 16.5 MB | |
| Brochure | VACON NXP and VACON NXC Selection Guide - Ukrainian | Ukrainian | Multiple | 16 Mar, 2022 | 16.3 MB | |
| Application guide | VACON® NX Active Front End Appl. Manual | Spanish, Castilian | Multiple | 14 Nov, 2014 | 990.8 KB | |
| Application guide | VACON® NX Active Front End Appl. Manual | French | Multiple | 14 Aug, 2014 | 1.0 MB | |
| Application guide | VACON® NX AFE ARFIFF02 Appl. Manual | German | Multiple | 14 Nov, 2019 | 540.4 KB | |
| Application guide | VACON® NX AFE ARFIFF02 Appl. Manual | English | Multiple | 14 Mar, 2017 | 1.7 MB | |
| Application guide | VACON® NX All in One Application Guide | English | Multiple | 03 Jun, 2025 | 7.5 MB | |
| Application guide | VACON® NX BCU ABFIFF01V126 Appl. Man | English | Multiple | 28 Nov, 2023 | 745.3 KB | |
| User guide | VACON® NX Brake Resistor User Manual | Russian | Multiple | 14 Jul, 2018 | 1.6 MB | |
| User guide | VACON® NX Brake Resistor User Manual | English | Multiple | 14 Dec, 2016 | 4.2 MB | |
| Installation guide | VACON® NX Door Keypad Mounting Kit | English | Multiple | 27 Mar, 2026 | 2.6 MB | |
| User guide | VACON® NX Filters User Manual | Russian | Multiple | 14 Aug, 2018 | 3.7 MB | |
| User guide | VACON® NX Filters User Manual | English | Multiple | 11 Nov, 2024 | 2.7 MB | |
| User guide | VACON® NX IO boards User Manual | German | Multiple | 14 Jun, 2017 | 5.7 MB | |
| User guide | VACON® NX IO Boards User Manual | English | Multiple | 14 Jan, 2017 | 4.0 MB | |
| Application guide | VACON® NX Marine APFIFF09V182 Appl. Man | Russian | Multiple | 14 May, 2018 | 4.1 MB | |
| Application guide | VACON® NX Marine APFIFF09V242 Appl. Man | English | Multiple | 28 Nov, 2023 | 3.3 MB | |
| Application guide | VACON® NX Shaft Sync Appl.M. APPFIFFV113 | Chinese | China | 14 Dec, 2015 | 1.5 MB | |
| Application guide | VACON® NX Sys Interf. APFIFF10V105 ApplM | Finnish | Multiple | 14 Dec, 2015 | 949.3 KB | |
| Application guide | VACON® NX Sys Interf. APFIFF10V244 ApplM | English | Multiple | 14 Apr, 2019 | 808.0 KB | |
| Installation guide | VACON® NXP Advanced Safety Opt IG | English | Multiple | 14 Sep, 2021 | 11.9 MB | |
| Operating guide | VACON® NXP Advanced Safety Options | English | Multiple | 12 Sep, 2024 | 14.1 MB | |
| Application guide | VACON® NXP CraneContr APFIFF20v099 ApplM | English | Multiple | 14 Jan, 2021 | 2.7 MB | |
| Application guide | VACON® NXP CraneContr APFIFF33V067 ApplM | German | Multiple | 14 Dec, 2018 | 5.2 MB | |
| Application guide | VACON® NXP CraneContr APFIFF33V067 ApplM | Chinese | China | 14 Dec, 2018 | 13.8 MB | |
| Application guide | VACON® NXP CraneContr APFIFF33V067 ApplM | Portuguese | Multiple | 14 Dec, 2018 | 5.1 MB | |
| Application guide | VACON® NXP Funct. Safety App.G for Lifts | English | Multiple | 14 Nov, 2019 | 1.4 MB | |
| Application guide | VACON® NXP HighSpeed APFIFF41V323 Manual | English | Multiple | 14 Jan, 2021 | 2.1 MB | |
| Application guide | VACON® NXP Lift APFIFF33V220 Appl.Man. | Russian | Multiple | 14 Jun, 2017 | 3.4 MB | |
| Application guide | VACON® NXP Lift APFIFF33V223 Appl. Man. | English | Multiple | 14 Oct, 2017 | 15.9 MB | |
| Application guide | VACON® NXP Lift APFIFF33V223 Appl. Man. | Portuguese | Multiple | 14 Nov, 2018 | 3.9 MB | |
| Application guide | VACON® NXP LineSynchII APFIFF44V120 AppM | English | Multiple | 14 Jun, 2021 | 1.9 MB | |
| Application guide | VACON® NXP Shaft Sync APFIFF11 Appl Man | English | Multiple | 14 Dec, 2015 | 1.1 MB | |
| Application guide | VACON® NXP SIA II APFIFF40V111 ApplM | English | Multiple | 28 Nov, 2023 | 3.0 MB | |
| Application guide | VACON® NXS-P FireM.PID ASFIFF11V210 AppM | English | Multiple | 14 Dec, 2015 | 229.5 KB | |
| User guide | VACON® OPTE6 CANopen Option Board Manual | English | Multiple | 27 Nov, 2024 | 1.5 MB |
3D models and drawings
| Type | Name | Language | Updated | Download | File type |
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| Dimensional drawing | MCAD VACON NXC FR14 IP54 6P 1500A 690V | 01 Jun, 2026 | 144.1 MB | .stp |
Software
| Type | Software Characteristic | Name | Version | Language | Released | Status | Download | File type |
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| Software tools | SISTEMA Library for Danfoss Drives | 2.0 | English | 14 Jul, 2025 | Released | 842.2 KB | .zip | |
| System software | AC drive firmware | VACON NXP Firmware | 211 | Arabic; Bulgarian; Czech; Danish; German; Greek (modern); English; Spanish, Castilian; Estonian; Persian; Finnish; French; Irish; Hebrew (modern); Hindi; Croatian; Hungarian; Indonesian; Icelandic; Italian; Japanese; Kazakh; Korean; Lithuanian; Latvian; Macedonian; Norwegian Bokmål; Dutch, Flemish; Polish; Portuguese; Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan; Russian; Slovak; Slovenian; Serbian; Swedish; Tamil; Thai; Turkish; Ukrainian; Vietnamese; Chinese | 25 Aug, 2025 | Released | 4.3 MB | .zip |
| System software | Option and fieldbus firmware | VACON® Advanced Safety Option Firmware | 004 | English | 15 Dec, 2019 | Released | 3.1 MB | .zip |
| System software | Fieldbus configuration file | VACON® NX OPTC3/C5 PROFIBUS GSD | 01 | English | 10 Jan, 2016 | Released | 748.0 B | .zip |
| System software | Fieldbus configuration file | VACON® NX OPTC4 LonWorks XIF | 01 | English | 10 Jan, 2016 | Released | 1.3 KB | .zip |
| System software | Fieldbus configuration file | VACON® NX OPTC6 CANopen EDS | 01 | English | 26 Feb, 2018 | Released | 2.7 KB | .zip |
| System software | Fieldbus configuration file | VACON® NX OPTC7 DeviceNet EDS | 01 | English | 31 Dec, 2011 | Released | 3.5 KB | .zip |
| System software | Fieldbus configuration file | VACON® NX OPTCP PROFINET GSDML | 01 | English | 18 Feb, 2015 | Released | 7.4 KB | .zip |
| Application software | Drive software | VACON® NXP Crane Application | 106 | English | 19 Nov, 2025 | Released | 5.8 MB | .zip |
| Application software | Drive software | VACON® NXP System Interface II Application | 114 | English | 13 Jan, 2026 | Released | 6.2 MB | .zip |
| Application software | Drive software | VACON® NXP uGrid Converter Application | 196 | English | 19 Nov, 2025 | Released | 3.4 MB | .zip |
| System software | Option and fieldbus firmware | VACON® OPT-E6 CANopen Firmware | 015 | English | 16 Sep, 2025 | Released | 2.6 MB | .zip |
| System software | Option and fieldbus firmware | VACON® OPT-E9 DualPort Ethernet Firmware | 014 | English | 16 Sep, 2025 | Released | 16.3 MB | .zip |
| System software | Option and fieldbus firmware | VACON® OPTBB EnDat Firmware | 009 | English | 24 Nov, 2025 | Released | 62.6 KB | .zip |
| System software | Fieldbus configuration file | VACON® OPTBE EnDat/SSI/BiSS C Firmware | 010 | English | 27 Mar, 2019 | Released | 36.4 KB | .zip |
| System software | Fieldbus configuration file | VACON® OPTCQ EtherNet/IP EDS | 01 | English | 07 Jan, 2015 | Released | 13.2 KB | .zip |
| System software | Firmware | VACON® OPTE2/E8 RS485 MultiProtocol | 004 | English | 16 Sep, 2025 | Released | 2.2 MB | .zip |
| System software | Fieldbus configuration file | VACON® OPTE3/E5 PROFIBUS GSD | 01 | English | 07 Jun, 2022 | Released | 13.4 KB | .zip |
| System software | Fieldbus configuration file | VACON® OPTE9 EtherNet/IP EDS | 01 | English | 02 Sep, 2020 | Released | 72.1 KB | .zip |
| System software | Fieldbus configuration file | VACON® OPTE9 PROFINET IO GSDML | 01 | English | 02 Apr, 2020 | Released | 204.3 KB | .zip |
| System software | Fieldbus configuration file | VACON® OPTE9 SIMATIC PDM EDD | 01 | English | 15 Dec, 2019 | Released | 667.4 KB | .zip |
| System software | Library | VACON® OPTE9-EA TIA Portal Library | 01 | English | 15 Feb, 2018 | Released | 2.9 MB | .zip |
| System software | Library | VACON® OPTE9/EA EtherNet/IP Add-on Instructions | 01 | English | 15 Feb, 2018 | Released | 531.9 KB | .zip |
| System software | Option and fieldbus firmware | VACON® OPTEA Advanced Dual Port Ethernet Firmware | 012 | English | 21 May, 2026 | Released | 16.9 MB | .zip |
| System software | Configuration file | VACON® OPTEA PROFINET IO GSDML | 2.43 | English | 01 Dec, 2025 | Released | 242.5 KB | .zip |
| System software | Fieldbus configuration file | VACON® OPTEC EtherCAT ESI | 01 | English | 19 Feb, 2020 | Released | 381.4 KB | .zip |
| System software | Library | VACON® PROFISAFE TIA Portal Library | 01 | English | 15 Feb, 2018 | Released | 2.4 MB | .zip |
| Software tools | VACON® Safe | 1.0.4.0 | English | 24 Jan, 2021 | Released | 3.8 MB | .zip |
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