RBMS Plus Installation and Opera
RBMS Plus Installation and Operation Manual
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Initial Bench Evaluation
If the user has no previous experience with the RBMS Plus Battery Management System, it is recommended that a
small local test and evaluation of the system components be set up prior to field deployment of the equipment. This
approach will allow you to verify proper operation of the RBMS Plus’s web server, Telnet configuration and DHCP client
without having to troubleshoot larger network issues (firewalls, router and connectivity etc.).
The above diagram shows a low cost networking router (D-Link™, NetGear™ or other) connected to a laptop/desktop
and the RBMS Plus. In this scenario the installation steps are as follows:
1.
Power up the router.
2.
Power up the laptop and connect the laptop to the router.
3.
Verify that the laptop has acquired an IP address from the router. (View the router’s configuration web page and
write the address down.)
4.
Connect the controller to the router (via Ethernet connection).
5.
Power up the controller. (Upon power up, the controller will seek an IP address from the router.)
6.
Battery harness - If sensors are not being used in the system, connect a PBT-PAC-8BATT harness as shown in
Drawing 705-000017-00. Connect any unused lugs to the String (-) position of the battery string or tape them
together. Connect the other end of the harness to the battery connector on the RBMS Plus front panel.
7.
Sensors – Connect the sensors to each battery in the string. Connect the sensors to each other (via CAT5 cables
daisy-chained from sensor to sensor). Connect the last sensor in the daisy chain to the String 1 input of the sensor
interface module. Connect the sensor interface module to the CAT5 connector on the rear panel of the RBMS Plus.
Connect the two-wire PBT-PAC-0BATT harness to the RBMS Plus and to the battery (Red) and String- (Black)
terminals.
8.
View the router’s web page to determine which IP address has been given to the controller. (Write it down.)
Network Router
Sensor Daisy Chain
CAT 5 cables
RBMS-Plus
Controller
Ethernet Cables
