SurgeX EV-23010 User Manual

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I. INSTALLATION ......................................................................................................... 2

1. COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................. 2

2. HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................. 2

3. Download and Install Software ............................................................................. 2

4. Install Data Interface Cable .................................................................................. 3

II. USING THE SOFTWARE ......................................................................................... 3

1. PYSICAL CONNECTIONS .......................................................................................... 3

2. START THE SOFTWARE ............................................................................................ 3

3. CONFIGURE THE DATA CABLE AND COM PORT ......................................................... 4

4. SOFTWARE MODES ................................................................................................ 5

a. MULTIMETER MODE ............................................................................................ 6

b. SCOPE MODE ..................................................................................................... 7

c. CHART MODE ..................................................................................................... 9

d. OUTLET CONTROL MODE ................................................................................... 10

e. HISTORICAL DATA MODE ................................................................................... 11

f. SETTINGS MODE ............................................................................................... 15

g. COM PORT SETUP MODE .................................................................................. 16

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I. Installation

1. Computer Requirements

2. Hardware Requirements

3. Download and Install Software

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a. Minimum 133MHz Pentium processor (or equivalen t ) , minimum 64MB of RAM,

minimum 10MB free hard drive space, VGA or higher resolut ion monitor , keyboard, mouse, CD or DVD drive, minimum screen resolut i on of 1024x768, Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7/8.

a. For use with enVision enabled products and Data Interface Cable

a. Download the Software In s t aller from www.espei.com

. b. Unzip and run the installation ut i l it y. c. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete installat ion of the software.

(XG-PCS-1C-1)

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4. Install Data Interface Cable a. Automatic Installation (Requires Internet connection)

i. Plug the USB side of the Data Interface Cable int o an available USB port. ii. Windows will automatical ly detect and install appropriate device driver

b. Manual Installation

In the event that the automat ic dr iv er installation process was not s uccessful, or if no internet connection is available, the Data Interface Cable driver files may be installed manually.

• Select “Install Drivers” dur ing t he Software Installation proce ss.

• Or run “enVision PCS Interface Setup” from:

c. Once the Data Interface Cable has been successfully installed, it will appear

in Device Manager as “USB Serial Port (COMx)” unde r “P o rts (COM & LPT)”.

II. Using the Software

1. Physical Connection s

a. Plug the USB side of the Data Inter f ace Cable into an available US B por t . b. Plug the RJ-11 side of the Data I nt er fa ce Cable into the RJ-11 “OUT” jack

labeled “Data Port” on the enVision en abled unit, which is the jack closest t o the LCD.

c. Note: The enVision PCS must be powered by AC Mains for communications with

the software to operate.

2. Start the Software

a. Double-click the desktop shortcut lab el ed “enVison”, or use the

“ESP SurgeX enVision PCS” Start Menu shortcut located at: Start/All Programs/ESP SurgeX/enVision PCS

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files for the Data Interface Cable.

• If a “Found New Hardware” pop-up box appears, follow the on-

screen instructions and a llow Windows to search online for dr iver files.

• The installation could ta ke s everal minutes to search for and

download appropriate dr iv er fi les. O nc e t he files are found, follow the on-screen instructions to install.

• Note: The driver installati on process will first install USB S er ia l

Converter driver files, and then will install USB Serial Port dr ivers separately.

Start/All Programs/ESP SurgeX/ESP enVision PCS

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3. Configure the Data Inter f ace C abl e and COM Port

a. Click the COM Port Setup button labeled COM.

b. Click Configure.

i. The auto configuration process will auto matically set the correct device

parameters of the Data Inter fac e Cable to operate properly with the software and enVision.

• Note: This process only n eeds t o be done once for each new

Data Interface Cable installed on the PC.

• Note: This process edits Windows registry values, and so may be

blocked by MS Windows User Account Control (UAC) in Windows Vista/7/8. When using these operating systems, it m ay be necessary to exit the softw ar e and r estart it with administrativ e rights by right-clicking the soft w ar e shortcut and choosing “Run As Administrator”.

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c. Click Detect.

i. The auto detect process will auto matically detect the COM Port number

assigned to the Data Inter fac e Ca ble

ii. If the auto detection proces s is successful, click Save. The so ftw ar e is

now properly configured a nd r eady for use.

iii. If the auto detect ion process is not successful, v er ify that the Data

Interface Cable device dr i vers are properly installed, and t hat the physical connections between the enVision and the PC hav e been made correctly.

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4. Software Modes

The enVision Software is organized into several operational modes. The modes are activated by clicking the c or r esponding button at the bottom of the software interface.

Press the Help Button (“?”) in the upper right for additional information on the f eat ur es available in the current mode. Hovering the mouse c ur sor over items will also display additional information.

Scope Mode, Chart Mode, and Historical Data Mode include a Save function. Press the Save button to save data to a CSV file. T ime Sta mped data may also be saved as a repor t in P DF format.

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a. Multimeter Mode

i. The Multimeter Mode provides information traditionally acquire d from one

or more handheld digital multim et er s, as well as an overview of the recorded power quality events and energy consumption o f connected equipment. ±2% Measurement Accur acy.

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ii. Real-time display of 8 electrical parameters

• Line Voltage: AC RMS Volts Line-Neutral (Line1-Line2)

• Load Current Draw: AC RM S A m ps

• Load Power Draw: Watts

• Neutral-Ground Voltage: AC RMS Volts Neutral-Ground ( Line2-

Ground)

• Line Frequency: Hertz

• Load Power Factor

• Line Voltage Crest Factor

• Energy Usage (kWh) of connected equipment since date and

time of last manual usage reset

iii. Number of recorded power quality events

• Surge Events: SG

• Overvoltage Events wit h t ur n of f o f connected equipment: OVoff

• Overvoltage Events wit h no t ur n of f of connected equipment:

OVrec

• Undervoltage Events wit h no t ur n of f o f connected equipment:

UVrec

• Undervoltage Events wit h t ur n of f of c onnected equipment: UVoff

• Power Outage Events: P O

b. Scope Mode

i. The Scope Mode enables a real-time voltage, curren t , and power

oscilloscope which incor porates many functions available in standalone oscilloscopes. 4kHz Oscill oscope Bandwidth.

ii. Ch1-Ch3 buttons toggle waveform displays.

• Ch1 button toggles line voltage trace.

• Ch2 button toggles load current tr ace.

• Ch3 button toggles load power trace.

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iii. Up ▲ and Down ▼ Arrow buttons adjust the vert ical ax is scaling of each

channel.

iv. Left ◄ and Right ► Arrow buttons adj ust the horizontal (time) axis

scaling.

v. While in normal oper at io n, pr es si ng t he Wait but ton w ill freeze the

currently displayed waveform.

vi. One Shot Trigger Function

• The scope may be set to acquire and ho ld a waveform display,

triggered by either Voltag e or Curr ent l evel.

• Press the One Shot but t on above the desired channel. A trigger

level cursor will appear on t he display.

• Next, Drag the trigger level cursor to the desired amplitu de and

press the Wait button

• If the Voltage of Current exceeds the trigger level, the scope will

hold the display

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c. Chart Mode

i. The Chart Mode enables a chart style data logging functio n of 8 electrical

parameters. Data point measurement s are acquired once per second. The measured parameters may be enabled or disabled by pressing the corresponding button.

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ii. Chart display of 8 electrical parameters:

• Line Voltage: AC RMS Volts Line-Neutral (Line1-Line2)

• Load Current Draw: AC RMS Amps

• Load Power Draw: Watts

• Neutral-Ground Voltage: AC RMS Volts Neutral-Ground ( Line2-

Ground)

• Line Frequency: Hertz

• Load Power Factor

• Line Voltage Crest Factor

• Energy Usage (kWh) of connected equipment since date and

time of last manual usage reset

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d. Outlet Control Mode

i. The Outlet Control Mode enables control of the AC outlets and provides

information about wiring fault s and abnormal line voltage.

ii. Use the green On/Off button to manually turn the AC outlets on and of f.

• Pressing the blue Power Cycle button will result in the execution

of a power cycle. When commanded, the outlets will turn off, and then back on, after a 90 second del ay. The Power Cycle indicator will be illuminated while a power cycle is activ e.

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e. Historical Data Mode

The Historical Data Mode allow s f or t he r et r ieval and display of the power qua li t y event and electrical parameter data stored in the enVision internal memory.

i. Time Stamped Power Quality Event Data

• enVision is able to store a nd t i mestamp the 512 most recent

power quality events in its int er nal memory. Press the Import Time Stamped Data button to download the event data.

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• Twelve types of events are logged:

 Overload: Load current draw has exceeded 25A  Surge: enVision has been exposed to a transient voltage

in one of the 3 possible modes (bet w een Live and Neutral, between Live and G r ound, bet ween Neutral and Ground) with a peak ampli tude of 500V* or higher and a frequency of 20 kHz or hig her. *500V surge voltage

amplitude appli es t o I EEE C62.41 Category B Im pulse; surge voltage amplitudes necessary for detection of ot her surge types may vary.

 Over Voltage (Cutoff): Line voltage exceeded the over

voltage shutdown thresh ol d, and connected equipment was turned off.

 Over Voltage (Record): Line voltage excee ded t he over

voltage record threshold, and connected equipment was not turned off.

 Under Voltage (Record): Line voltage dropped below the

under voltage record threshold, and connected equi pm ent was not turned off.

 Under Voltage (Cutoff): Line voltage droppe d below the

under voltage shutdown thr eshold, and connected equipment was turned off.

 Power Outage: Loss of AC power .  Turn On: The enVision outlets were turned on.  Turn Off (Cycle): A power c ycle was initiated by a

received command.

 Turn Off (Software): Outle ts were turned off by a received

command.

 Turn Off (Button): Outlets were turned off by the

pushbuttons.

 Turn Off (Loss of Ground): Outlets were turned off due to

the loss of the safety ground conductor at the wall receptacle.

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ii. Historical Electrical Parameter Da ta

Every 30 minutes, enVision stores a snapshot of 6 electrical para meter s measured over the prior 30 m inute interval. The internal mem or y can store 138 days of data. Pr ess the Import Historical Data button to download the data.

Six electrical parameters are logged:

• Average Power (Watts): The average real power draw of

connected equipment dur i ng the 30 minute recording interval.

 Maximum Power Draw (Watts): The highest real power dr aw

measured during the 30 m inut e r ecording interval.

 Average Recorded Voltage (V

): The average line voltage

RMS

during the 30 minute recording interval.

 Maximum Recorded Voltage (V

): The highest line voltage

RMS

measured during the 30 m inut e r ecording interval.

 Minimum Recorded Voltage (V

): The lowest line voltage

RMS

measured during the 30 m inut e r ecording interval.

 Maximum Recorded Current (A

): The highest current draw

RMS

measured during the 30 m inut e r ecording interval.

After the historical electrical parameter data has been downloaded, it may be saved to a file or graphically displayed by pressing one of the 3 Graph buttons.

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1. Average Power Graph Pressing the Average Power Graph button will display a bar graph

of the average real power draw of co nnected equipment during each 30 minute recording interv al.

2. Average Voltage Graph Pressing the Average Vol t age G raph button will display a bar graph

of the average line voltage during each 30 minute record ing inter val.

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3. Max/Min Graph Pressing the Max/Min Graph button will display line gr aphs of

maximum voltage, minim um voltage, maximum curr ent draw, and maximum power draw during each 30 minute recording interval.

Pressing the V Max, V Min, I Max, or P Max buttons will enab le or disable the display of the corresponding parameter.

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f. Settings Mode

i. The Settings mode enables the specificat ion o f t he user-configurable

parameters of enVision. When this mode is entere d, it disp lays the parameters currently in us e.

ii. Auto Set Clock: Automati cally sets the internal clock to the current date

and time.

iii. Set Clock: Sets t he internal clock to a date and time man ually specified in

the date/time field.

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Limit

When Activated

Action

Factory Default

120V

208/240V

Over Voltage Shutdown

V > OV

Outlets turned Off and event recorded

150

280

Over Voltage Record

OV

> V > OV

Outlets stay On and event recorded

145

270

Over Voltage Restore

V < OV

After OV

Outlets turned On and event recorded

140

260

Under Voltage Restore

V > UV

After UV

Outlets turned On and event recorded

105

190

Under Voltage Record

UV

< V < UV

Outlets stay On and event recorded

100

180

Under Voltage Shutdown

V < UV

Outlets turned Off and event recorded

80

160

iv. Update ID: Sets the product identifier specified in the text box. 10

character limit.

v. Update Limits: Sets t he 6 voltage thresholds speci fied by the voltage

threshold selection fields.

Shutdown

Restore

Shutdown

g. COM Port Setup Mode

i. The COM Port Setup mode is used to configure new Data Interface

Cables for use.

Record

Shutdown

Record

ii. Detect: Automatically detect the COM Port when the enVision, Data

Interface Cable, and PC are properly connected and powered up.

iii. Configure: Automatically configure the advanced settings of the Data

Interface Cable. May require running the software with elevated permissions (right-click program shortcut and choose “Run As Administrator”) on Windows Vista/7/8 with UAC (User Account Control) enabled.

iv. Save: Saves the COM Port selection.

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Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

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4. Install Data Interface Cable a. Automatic Installation (Requires Internet connection)