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
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b. Unzip and run the installation ut i l it y.
c. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete installat ion of the software.
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 InterfaceCable 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
Software User Manual
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.
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”.
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.
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.
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.
Software User Manual
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
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 bluePowerCycle 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 PowerCycle
indicator will be illuminated while a power cycle is activ e.
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.
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.
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.
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
Shutdown
Restore
Restore
Shutdown
Shutdown
g. COM Port Setup Mode
i. The COM Port Setup mode is used to configure new Data Interface
Cables for use.
Record
Shutdown
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.