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COMMS MANUAL 

 

COOLMAX SR 

Australian Energy Research Laboratories, Pty.Ltd 

AER07.004 – Version G2 v9 

13

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 January 2016 

 

 

 

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This Installation Manual contains important safety information and Installation instructions for the AERL COOLMAX 
SR MAXIMIZER Wall Mount MPPT. 
 
The  following  symbols  are  used  throughout  this  user  manual  to  indicate  ideal  Installation  methods,  potential 
dangerous conditions and important operational information. 
    

 

 
   

  

 

 
 

  
 
About this Manual  

                                                                                                                                                                  

 

 

This User Manual provides detailed installation and usage instructions for the COOLMAX SR unit. It 
is recommended that all of the Instructions and Cautions in this User Manual be read before begin-
ning installation. 

 

 

 

Only qualified electricians and technicians should install the COOLMAX SR System. This manual is 
intended for all Installation technicians and the system owner. 

 

 

 

Do not disassemble or attempt to repair the COOLMAX SR unit unless you are a qualified technician 
and have authority in writing from AERL to do so. 

 

 

 

AERL will not be held responsible in any way for the mishandling of this product or for installation 
of the product in a manner that does not follow the instructions in this manual or as advised by an 
AERL technician. 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Important 

Indicates information that must be followed to ensure proper operation of the COOLMAX SR unit  

Indicates a critical procedure for the safe Installation of the COOLMAX SR unit. Use extreme caution 
when performing this task.  

Caution 

Important 

Important Safety Information 

Summary of Contents for COOLMAX SR

Page 1: ...aerl COMMS MANUAL COOLMAX SR Australian Energy Research Laboratories Pty Ltd AER07 004 Version G2 v9 13 th January 2016 COOLMAX SR MAXIMIZER WALLMOUNT Communications User Manual Models SRMVW SRHVW...

Page 2: ...dbus Wiring 6 3 4 Shielding 7 3 5 Modbus Termination 7 3 6 Modbus Memory Map Discrete Inputs 7 4 Can Communications 16 4 1 CAN Network Topology 16 4 2 CAN Wiring 17 4 3 Shielding 18 4 4 CAN Terminatio...

Page 3: ...ead before begin ning installation Only qualified electricians and technicians should install the COOLMAX SR System This manual is intended for all Installation technicians and the system owner Do not...

Page 4: ...ng but not limited to condensation moisture damage and other forms of precipitation 6 The Product is not covered for damage occurring due to the Product being incorrectly installed or installed in a m...

Page 5: ...Removal of the Access Panel Important All COOLMAX SR wiring must enter the unit via a 40mm conduit fitting at the bottom of the unit Drilling holes into the unit to make any other cable entry point w...

Page 6: ...OPOLOGY Multiple COOLMAX SR units can exist on the same Modbus and this can be connected to other networks using a Modbus Ethernet Bridge adaptor The Modbus is structured as a linear network with shor...

Page 7: ...e ideally with another twisted pair to minimise noise pickup An overall shield can also be advantageous Standard CAT5 network cabling which has an impedance of 100 can be used but may become unreliabl...

Page 8: ...rminal block style termination can be made on the other end of the network However if a Modbus Ethernet Bridge adapter is present on the network it can be used to terminate the network by wiring a ter...

Page 9: ...ature Sensor Fault Bit 0 or 1 Read Write 0 Event Cleared 1 Event Triggered 11 10012 ACTIVE EVENTS Negative PV Current Shutdown Bit 0 or 1 Read Write 0 Event Cleared 1 Event Triggered Memory Offset Inp...

Page 10: ...ACTIVE EVENTS Not Used Bit 0 or 1 Read Write Reserved 26 10027 ACTIVE EVENTS Not Used Bit 0 or 1 Read Write Reserved 27 10028 ACTIVE EVENTS Not Used Bit 0 or 1 Read Write Reserved Memory Offset Input...

Page 11: ...cs Not Used Bit 0 or 1 Read Only Reserved 43 10044 STATUS Statistics Not Used Bit 0 or 1 Read Only Reserved 44 10045 STATUS Statistics Not Used Bit 0 or 1 Read Only Reserved Memory Offset Input Addres...

Page 12: ...0 or 1 Read Only Reserved 65 10066 STATUS Communications Not Used Bit 0 or 1 Read Only Reserved 66 10067 STATUS Communications Not Used Bit 0 or 1 Read Only Reserved 67 10068 STATUS Communications Not...

Page 13: ...ontrol Mode Bit 0 or 1 Read Only 0 MPPT 1 Output Voltage 2 Input Voltage 3 Not Used 83 10084 84 10085 STATUS Control Not Used Bit 0 or 1 Read Only Reserved Memory Offset Input Address Description Inpu...

Page 14: ...t ID Byte 5 High Product ID Byte 6 Low 3 30004 16 Bits 0 to 65535 Read Only Product ID Byte 7 High Product ID Byte 8 Low 4 30005 LIVE TELEMETRY Serial Number 8 Characters 16 Bits 0 to 65535 Read Only...

Page 15: ...High Out Current Byte 4 Low 24 30025 LIVE TELEMETRY Active Events Uint32 16 Bits 0 to 65535 Read Only Active Events Byte 1 High Active Events Byte 2 Low 25 30026 16 Bits 0 to 65535 Read Only Active Ev...

Page 16: ...Low 50 30051 SYSTEM INFO Product ID 8 Characters 16 Bits 0 to 65535 Read Only Product ID Byte 1 High Product ID Byte 2 Low 51 30052 16 Bits 0 to 65535 Read Only Product ID Byte 3 High Product ID Byte...

Page 17: ...ed as a linear network with short stubs branching from T connectors on the main bus backbone to each device The CAN bus data lines must be terminated at each end of the main bus with 120 resistors bet...

Page 18: ...AWG data 22 AWG power twisted pairs and a braided shield Using this cable will result in a robust installation Standard CAT5 network cabling which has an impedance of 100 can be used but may become u...

Page 19: ...CAN GND J3 3 SHIELD YES J3 4 CAN H Digital IO CAN signals J3 5 CAN L J3 6 NC Table 1 Signal PIN Assignment 4 3 SHIELDING Correct shielding practice is important for error free communications Incorrect...

Page 20: ...EE single precision 32 bit format IEEE 754 with most significant byte MSB sent first Bit Length 1 11 6 8 Bytes 16 2 7 Start Identifier Control Data Field CRC Ack End Figure 2 CAN Data Frame 3 7 3 Iden...

Page 21: ...surement ID COOLMAX SR Base Address 1 Variable Bits Type Description PV Current 63 32 float PV Current PV Voltage 31 0 float PV Voltage 3 8 3 Output Voltage Current Measurement ID COOLMAX SR Base Addr...

Page 22: ...Boolean High battery temp fault Bat current 5 Boolean High battery discharge current fault Iout fault 4 Boolean High output current fault Vout high fault 3 Boolean High output voltage fault Not used 2...

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