Siemens VersiCharge AC User Manual

Configuration Tool User Manual

VersiCharge™ AC

Electric vehicle charging station

usa.siemens.com/versicharge

Table of Contents

VersiCharge Chargers 3

VersiCharge Basic Charger Configuration 3

Configure a Basic Charger 4

VersiCharge Advanced Charger Configuration 7

Register the Charger 8

Connect the Charger 9

Configure the Charger in Ethernet Mode 11

Configure the Charger in Cellular Mode 14

Configure the Charger in Wi-Fi Mode 17

Appendix – A 20

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VersiCharge Chargers

VersiCharge Charger models can be either basic or advanced based on features. See Appendix A for the definition and related
part numbers of basic and advanced models. Basic chargers are connected to system through a serial port or a USB port. They
are standalone chargers and not connected to VersiCloud. Advanced chargers are connected over Wi-Fi, Ethernet, or mobile
network to VersiCloud. You can connect to these chargers from a system over their built-in Wi-Fi connection for configuration.
You can configure VersiCharge Chargers with the VersiCharge Configurator application, a Windows application.

The following chargers are basic chargers supported by the VersiCharge Configurator:

• UL Commercial ModBus Only Child Basic 40A (8EM1310-4CF11-0BA0)

• UL Commercial ModBus Only Child Basic 48A (8EM1310-5CF11-0BA0)

• VersiCharge Commercial UL Child 40A (8EM1310-4CF14-0GA0)

• VersiCharge Commercial UL Child 48A (8EM1310-5CF14-0GA0)

The following chargers are advanced chargers supported by the VersiCharge Configurator:

• VersiCharge Commercial UL Parent 40A (8EM1310-4CF14-1GA1)

• VersiCharge Commercial UL Parent 48A (8EM1310-5CF14-1GA1)
Choose the configuration based on the type of charger.
You can click on the help icon on the Configurator application to view the user manual and get help on configuration.

VersiCharge Basic Charger Configuration

The basic charger supports only ModBus RTU protocol for communication. You can configure a basic charger connected to the
serial port or the USB port. Ensure that the charger is connected to a Serial/RS485 adapter or USB/RS485 adapter before
configuration. You can view the serial ports from the Device Manager in Windows.

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Configure a Basic Charger

Perform the following steps to configure a basic charger.

1. Click on VersiCharge-Configurator from the start menu to launch VersiCharge Configurator.

Note: Click Model numbers to view the supported models so that you can choose the type of charger.

2. Click VersiCharge Basic. The list of active serial ports in the system appears in a drop-down list.

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3. Select the serial port to which the charger is connected. The tool performs a search and detects the charger.
The following details appear:

• Device Address: The ModBus device address which is used to communicate with the charger. The default value is 2.
The value must be between 1 and 247.

• Serial Number: The unique serial number of the charger. This field is read-only.

• Catalog Number: The catalog number of the charger. This field is read-only.

If the charger you want does not appear, click the Reset Configuration icon on the bottom of the left navigation pane to
restart the configuration.

4. To set a ModBus device address other than the default, enter the ModBus device address and click Complete. The charger
does need not to be power cycled for the new ModBus device address to be effective.

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5. Click Configure Another Charger to perform the configuration for another charger.

6. After you complete the configuration, log in to VersiCloud and verify whether the charger registration is successful, and the
charger has been mapped to your account.

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