CARLO GAVAZZI POWERSOFT, PowerSoft Configurator Instruction Manual

POWERSOFT

THE CONFIGURATOR

Instructions for the system configuration

and synoptic setup

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INDEX

1 THE CONFIGURATOR.............................................................................................3

1.1 What the configurator is........................................................................................................................4

1.2 The configurator functions...................................................................................................................5

1.3 Structure...................................................................................................................................................6

1.3.1 System ....................................................................................................................................................... 6

1.3.2 Communication ports................................................................................................................................8

1.3.3 Meters......................................................................................................................................................10

1.3.4 Synoptic...................................................................................................................................................15

2 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION...................................................................20

2.1 My system is based exclusively on serial lines. Can I configure it in a totally automated way?
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2.2 My system is based on serial lines and Ethernet lines. Can I configure it in a totally

automated way?........................................................................................................................................................22

2.3 Is it possible to delete one or more instruments?............................................................................23

2.4 How can I add the temperature to the power analyser measured variables? ..............................24

2.5 Is it possible to insert a planimetric diagram in the synoptic pages?..........................................25

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1 THE CONFIGURATOR

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1.1 WHAT THE CONFIGURATOR IS

The configurator is a software, independent of PowerSoft, whose purpose

is simplifying and automating the configuration process which allows

PowerSoft to fit the specific system to be interfaced and monitored. Its use

is limited to the configuration process only.

To carry out the automatic configuration procedure, both the

communication networks and the instrumentation are to be correctly

installed and set by the user. It is always possible to perform a manual

configuration or to modify the automatically-set parameters.

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1.2 THE CONFIGURATOR FUNCTIONS

PowerSoft configurator is a tool which allows to configure the system,

from the instrument networks to the synoptic generation. Particularly, the

configurator allows to:

§ automatically locate the installed communication

network/s;

§ search for the instrument/s connected to the located

network/s;

§ configure and test all the found instruments;

§ automatically generate and/or manually modify the

synoptics relevant to the system.

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1.3 STRUCTURE

The configurator is divided in 4 different sections named System,

Communication ports, Meters and Synoptic pages. Opening the software, the

default section is System. Carrying out the proper operations in each section,

the software generates all the configuration files required to adapt

PowerSoft to the system to be monitored. The section order is not random,

but each section needs and uses the information set in the previous one. It

is important to follow the given order when programming the software the

first time. In case of parameter modifications it is possible to act directly in

the relevant section.

1.3.1 SYSTEM

In this section it is possible to set some essential parameters, carry out the

global automatic configuration and save a backup copy of the current

configuration or reload a previously-stored situation.

A very important parameter is the “system recording interval” which is the

period considered by the utility supplier to calculate the demanded power

of the monitored system. In Europe it is generally 15 minutes. It is based

on the PC clock and, in the 15 minutes example, it begins at minutes 00, 15,

30 and 45. To synchronise the PC (and therefore PowerSoft) with the

utility supplier integration periods, it is possible to use the digital inputs of

one of the connected instruments. These inputs are to be connected to the

digital output (synchronisation output or current tariff outputs) if available

on the official watthourmeter installed by the utility supplier.

The language selection is only relevant to the configurator.

Now it is possible to carry out the automatic configuration (Global wizard)

or to manually set all the parameters. step by step following the proposed

order. The best suggestion is to carry out the automatic procedure and then

manually intervene, if necessary, on the generated parameters.

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From this section, the backup archive can be managed. This archive allows

to:

§ store a backup copy of the current configuration

(network/s, meter/s and synoptic/s configuration);

§ properly manage temporary situations during which the

system works in a different configuration.

Through the proper button, the Backup manager access can be gained. It

is then possible to:

§ save the current configuration (a default name is

proposed);

§ reload a stored configuration;

§ delete a stored configuration.

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1.3.2 COMMUNICATION PORTS

This section is dedicated to the configuration of the communication

network/s which link/s PowerSoft and the instruments. The connected

networks can be linked to the PC via serial ports (RS232, real or virtual) or

via Ethernet connection (TCP/IP). Two different areas in this section

manage the two different network typology.