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6RL SERIES OPERATION MANUAL

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6RL Series Regenerative DC Load Operation Manual

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7.5

ModBus Protocol ................................................................................................................................. 120

7.5.1

Preface ............................................................................................................................................................ 120

7.5.2

General ModBus RTU Information ................................................................................................................ 120

7.5.3

General ModBus TCP Information ................................................................................................................. 120

7.5.4

Format of set values and resolution .............................................................................................................. 120

7.5.5

Translating Set values to Actual values.......................................................................................................... 121

7.6

USB Communication ........................................................................................................................... 121

7.6.1

USB driver installation .................................................................................................................................... 121

7.6.2

First steps ........................................................................................................................................................ 122

7.7

Other Digital Interface Communication ............................................................................................. 122

7.8

Register Lists ........................................................................................................................................ 122

7.9

ModBus RTU Details ............................................................................................................................ 124

7.9.1

Control Message (write) ................................................................................................................................. 125

7.9.2

Response Message (read) .............................................................................................................................. 125

7.9.3

The ModBus Checksum .................................................................................................................................. 126

7.9.4

Communication Errors ................................................................................................................................... 127

7.9.5

Examples of ModBus RTU messages ............................................................................................................. 128

7.10

ModBus TCP Details ............................................................................................................................ 131

7.10.1

Example of ModBus TCP messages ............................................................................................................... 131

7.11

Information on Specific Registers ....................................................................................................... 132

7.11.1

Register 171 .................................................................................................................................................... 132

7.11.2

Register 408 .................................................................................................................................................... 132

7.11.3

Register 411 .................................................................................................................................................... 132

7.11.4

Registers 500-503 (Set values) ....................................................................................................................... 132

7.11.5

Register 505 (Device status) ........................................................................................................................... 133

7.11.6

Registers 650 - 662 (Master-slave configuration) ......................................................................................... 133

7.11.7

Registers 850 - 6695 (Function generator) .................................................................................................... 134

7.11.8

Registers 9000 - 9009 (Adjustment limits) .................................................................................................... 137

7.11.9

Registers 10007 - 10900 ................................................................................................................................. 137

7.11.10

Register from 12000 (PV simulation / DIN EN 50530) .................................................................................. 137

7.12

SCPI Command Language ................................................................................................................... 140

7.12.1

SCPI Examples ................................................................................................................................................. 140

7.12.2

SCPI Command Syntax ................................................................................................................................... 141

7.12.3

SCPI Errors ....................................................................................................................................................... 143

7.12.4

Standard IEEE Commands .............................................................................................................................. 143

7.12.5

Status Register ................................................................................................................................................ 144

7.12.6

Set Value Commands ..................................................................................................................................... 147

7.12.7

Measurement Commands ............................................................................................................................. 149

7.12.8

Status commands ........................................................................................................................................... 150

7.12.9

Supervisory Commands ................................................................................................................................. 152

7.12.10

Master/Slave Operation Commands ............................................................................................................. 153

7.12.11

Commands for general queries ..................................................................................................................... 154

7.12.12

Unit Configuration Commands ...................................................................................................................... 154

7.12.13

Interface Module Commands (Excl. Ethernet) .............................................................................................. 156

7.12.14

Ethernet Interface Commands ...................................................................................................................... 157

7.12.15

Function Generator Commands .................................................................................................................... 159

7.12.16

Commands for remote control of the MPP tracking function ..................................................................... 162

7.12.17

Alarm Management Commands ................................................................................................................... 164

7.12.18

Application Examples ..................................................................................................................................... 165

7.13

Profibus & Profinet .............................................................................................................................. 171

7.13.1

General ............................................................................................................................................................ 171

7.13.2

Preparation ..................................................................................................................................................... 171

7.13.3

Slot configuration for Profibus ....................................................................................................................... 171

Summary of Contents for 6RL Series

Page 1: ...0 P N 160940 10 6RL Series Regenerative DC Load ADAPTIVE Power Systems Worldwide Supplier of Power Equipment TM Copyright 2018 Adaptive Power Systems Inc APS All Rights Reserved No reproduction witho...

Page 2: ...right 2018 by Adaptive Power Systems Inc APS All Rights Reserved No reproduction without written authorization from APS 6RL Series Regenerative DC Load Operation Manual Page 2 of 204 PAGE LEFT INTENTI...

Page 3: ...3 4 4 Internal Resistance IR Mode 20 3 5 Dynamic Characteristics and Stability Criteria 20 3 6 Alarm Conditions 21 3 6 1 Power Fail 21 3 6 2 Over Temperature Protection 21 3 6 3 Over Voltage Protecti...

Page 4: ...minal Types 49 5 10 3 Output Cable Safety Covers 50 5 10 4 DC Input Grounding 51 5 10 5 Remote Voltage Sense Connections 51 5 11 Analog Interface Connections 52 5 12 Optional Interface Module Installa...

Page 5: ...ary Function 97 6 9 11 Ramp Function 103 6 9 12 UI and IU Table Functions XY Table 103 6 10 Battery Test Function 105 6 10 1 Parameters for Static Mode 106 6 10 2 Parameters for Dynamic Mode 106 6 10...

Page 6: ...408 132 7 11 3 Register 411 132 7 11 4 Registers 500 503 Set values 132 7 11 5 Register 505 Device status 133 7 11 6 Registers 650 662 Master slave configuration 133 7 11 7 Registers 850 6695 Functio...

Page 7: ...therCAT 188 7 16 1 Introduction 188 7 16 2 Integrating your unit in TwinCAT 188 7 16 3 Data objects 188 7 16 4 PDOs 189 7 16 5 SDOs 189 7 16 6 Use of the data objects 189 8 Master Slave M S Operation...

Page 8: ...pes for saving 60 Table 6 3 Analog Interface Specifications 83 Table 6 4 Alarm Signals 87 Table 6 5 Function Generator Capacities Overview 91 Table 7 1 Interface Modules supported Protocols 117 Table...

Page 9: ...nual Page 9 of 204 1 Contact Information AMERICA CANADA Adaptive Power Systems Irvine USA Phone 1 949 752 8400 Fax 1 949 756 0838 Email support adaptivepower com EUROPE Caltest Instruments Ltd Guildfo...

Page 10: ...fically excludes damage to other equipment connected to this unit Upon notice from the purchaser within 30 days of shipment of units found to be defective in material or workmanship APS will pay all s...

Page 11: ...power up APS Equipment The information in this chapter is provided for use by experienced operators Experienced operators understand the necessity of becoming familiar with and then observing life cri...

Page 12: ...written authorization from APS 6RL Series Regenerative DC Load Operation Manual Page 12 of 204 SAFETY SYMBOLS Direct current DC Alternating current AC Both direct and alternating current Three phase...

Page 13: ...EFORE APPLYING POWER Verify that the product is set to match the available line voltage GROUND THE INSTRUMENT This product is a Safety Class 1 instrument provided with a protective earth terminal To m...

Page 14: ...to charged X capacitors which may not discharge Always follow these five safety rules when working with electric devices 1 Disconnect completely 2 Secure against reconnection 3 Verify that the system...

Page 15: ...connect external power sources with reversed polarity to DC input or outputs The equipment will be damaged Do not connect a power source to the DC input which can generate a voltage more than 120 of t...

Page 16: ...er set point curves can be generated using the integrated function generator sine rectangular triangular and other curve types If needed arbitrary generator curves up to 100 points can be saved to and...

Page 17: ...function Fully remote control of all settings and metering read back Dual high accuracy and high resolution voltage current and power meters Constant Current Power and Resistance modes Over voltage c...

Page 18: ...drain enough current from the source to achieve the desired voltage level If the resulting current exceeds the maximum possible or adjusted current value or the total power according to P UIN IIN is...

Page 19: ...tomatically switches to constant current mode However if the power consumption reaches the adjusted power level the device will automatically switch to power limitation and adjust the input current ac...

Page 20: ...ery low input voltages can consume a high input current from the source up to the maximum While the DC input is switched on and constant resistance mode is active the condition CR mode active will be...

Page 21: ...no alarm acknowledgement is required to re enable the DC Input Note Switching off the unit with the mains switch cannot be distinguished from a mains blackout and thus the unit will signal a PF alarm...

Page 22: ...er Power Protection alarm OPP will switch off the DC Input and can occur if The product of the input voltage and input current in the DC input exceeds the adjusted OPP limit This function serves to pr...

Page 23: ...8 2 Interface Module Slot One additional interface can be installed in the interface module slot on the rear panel These removable interfaces are easy to exchange in order to change interface types De...

Page 24: ...nt distribution during parallel connection The same socket is also used to connect the power supply to compatible APS electronic loads in order to build a two quadrant operation setup Following power...

Page 25: ...GPIB cables which can have straight or 90 angle connectors Note When using cable with 90 connectors the USB port will be inaccessible Note The modular digital optional interface are not supported on m...

Page 26: ...ltage for IMax 0 73 V 2 3 V 4 6 V 6 8 V Input capacitance ca 770 F ca 310 F ca 98 F ca 60 F Temperature coefficient for set values K Voltage current 100 ppm Voltage regulation Adjustment range 0 80 V...

Page 27: ...voltage Input AC to input DC Max 2500 V short term Environment Cooling Temperature controlled fans Ambient temperature 0 50 C Storage temperature 20 70 C Digital interfaces Featured 1x USB B for commu...

Page 28: ...racy 3 0 2 Remote sensing compensation max 5 UMax Current regulation Adjustment range 0 173 4 A 0 71 4A 0 40 8A 0 30 6A 0 20 4A Stability at U 0 15 IMax 0 15 INenn 0 15 INenn 0 15 IMax 0 15 IMax Accur...

Page 29: ...000 V DC 1000 V DC 1800 V DC 1800 V DC Environment Cooling Temperature controlled fans Ambient temperature 0 50 C 32 122 F Storage temperature 20 70 C 4 158 F Digital interfaces Featured 1x USB B for...

Page 30: ...3 UMax Display Adjustment resolution See section 6 2 6 Available resolutions by voltage models on page 59 Display Accuracy 3 0 2 Remote sensing compensation max 5 UMax Current regulation Adjustment r...

Page 31: ...2500 V short term Environment Cooling Temperature controlled fans Ambient temperature 0 50 C Storage temperature 20 70 C Digital interfaces Featured 1x USB B for communication 1x USB A for functions a...

Page 32: ...3 UMax Display Adjustment resolution See section 6 2 6 Available resolutions by voltage models on page 59 Display Accuracy 3 0 2 Remote sensing compensation max 5 UMax Current regulation Adjustment r...

Page 33: ...ut voltage Input AC to input DC Max 2500 V short term Environment Cooling Temperature controlled fans Ambient temperature 0 50 C Storage temperature 20 70 C Digital interfaces Featured 1x USB B for co...

Page 34: ...ccuracy 3 0 2 Remote sensing compensation max 5 UMax Current regulation Adjustment range 0 346 8 A 0 142 8 A 0 81 6A 0 61 2A 0 40 8A Stability at U 0 15 IMax 0 15 IMax 0 15 IMax 0 15 IMax 0 15 IMax Ac...

Page 35: ...800 V DC Environment Cooling Temperature controlled fans Ambient temperature 0 50 C 32 122 F Storage temperature 20 70 C 4 158 F Digital interfaces Featured 1x USB B for communication 1x USB A for fun...

Page 36: ...ng compensation max 5 UMax Current regulation Adjustment range 0 520 2 A 0 214 2 A 0 122 4 A 0 91 8A Stability at U 0 15 IMax 0 15 IMax 0 15 IMax 0 15 IMax Accuracy 1 23 5 C 73 9 F 0 2 IMax 0 2 IMax 0...

Page 37: ...ironment Cooling Temperature controlled fans Ambient temperature 0 50 C 32 122 F Storage temperature 20 70 C 4 158 F Digital interfaces Featured 1x USB B for communication 1x USB A for functions and l...

Page 38: ...ion Adjustment range 0 61 2A 0 40 8A 0 30 6A Stability at U 0 15 IMax 0 15 IMax 0 15 IMax Accuracy 1 23 5 C 73 9 F 0 2 IMax 0 2 IMax 0 2 IMax Display Adjustment resolution See section 6 2 6 Available...

Page 39: ...Cooling Temperature controlled fans Ambient temperature 0 50 C 32 122 F Storage temperature 20 70 C 4 158 F Digital interfaces Featured 1x USB B for communication 1x USB A for functions and logging 1...

Page 40: ...ontents Copyright 2018 by Adaptive Power Systems Inc APS All Rights Reserved No reproduction without written authorization from APS 6RL Series Regenerative DC Load Operation Manual Page 40 of 204 4 7...

Page 41: ...TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Entire Contents Copyright 2018 by Adaptive Power Systems Inc APS All Rights Reserved No reproduction without written authorization from APS 6RL Series Regenerative DC Load Ope...

Page 42: ...esponsible way 5 2 Inspection The 6RL Series of DC power supplies are carefully inspected before shipment Upon receipt and unpacking always perform a careful visual inspection of the unit and the incl...

Page 43: ...age below Rear panel connectors legend C Control Interface Analog Digital D Share bus and remote voltage sensing connector E DC Input Terminal Type 1 shown F AC Input Connection G Master Slave Ports H...

Page 44: ...of wiring cross section the power intake of the unit and the cable length are decisive The table below gives the maximum input current for each phase Note The PE wire size should be same as higher ph...

Page 45: ...e 5 3 AC Input Mating Connector Cable shown not included 5 6 6 Strain Relief and plug fixture There is a standard fixture mounted to the AC input connector block on the rear It is used to prevent the...

Page 46: ...ting more than one unit to the same supply point ideally models with the same nominal power it is recommended to take ensure balanced current distribution on the phases This can be achieved by conside...

Page 47: ...black plastic housings each of which holds two of the fuses Note Removing the top cover and replacing fuses should only be performed by trained and qualified personnel Step 1 Opening the unit 1 Switc...

Page 48: ...according to applicable national standards must also be observed 5 8 Rack Mounting The 6RL Series chassis is designed to be rack mounted in a standard 19 inch rack for system applications Zero stacki...

Page 49: ...and ambient temperature For cables up to 1 5 m 5 feet and average ambient temperature up to 50 C the following wire sizes are recommend Max Curr Wire Size AWG Size Max Curr Wire Size AWG Size 30 A 6 m...

Page 50: ...e above is fixed to the connector itself The cover for type 1 attaches to the rear panel of the unit The cover for type 1 has several breakouts so that the supply cable exit the cover in different dir...

Page 51: ...igh current applications or in situations where the long cables are long Voltage sense wires carry no load current so can be considerable smaller in diameter than load cables Remote sensing is only ef...

Page 52: ...put Note The analog interface is galvanically isolated from the unit internally Therefore do not connect any ground of the analog interface AGND to the DC minus output as this will cancel the galvanic...

Page 53: ...for fixing the module and should be fully screwed in After installation the module is ready for use and can be connected For removal follow the reverse procedure The screws can be used to assist in pu...

Page 54: ...rectly to the DC Input of the units Since the number of bus bars and required screws varies depending on the maximum current you want to achieve it is necessary to assemble individual sets When planni...

Page 55: ...re heated by normal internal power losses Heavily dirt clogged fans can lead to insufficient airflow and therefore the DC Input can switch off prematurely due to overheating Defects can possibly resul...

Page 56: ...Panel View The following control elements are available on the front panel 1 Touchscreen display Used for selection of set values menus and settings as well as display of actual values and status The...

Page 57: ...t or symbol Enabled Grey text or symbol Disabled This applies to all touch areas on the main screen and all menu pages 6 2 1 Settings In normal operation the DC Input values large numbers and set valu...

Page 58: ...internal resistance Adjustment limits A V W kW 0 102 nom U max I min etc related to the physical values Protection settings A V W kW 0 110 nom OVP OCP etc related to the physical values 1 Valid also f...

Page 59: ...pad icon in each set value area Alternatively to the knob depiction the assignment can also be changed by tapping the colored set value areas for each set value area 6 2 5 Rotary Knob Operation As lon...

Page 60: ...rest is user defined iu arbitrary_text csv IU table for the XY function generator The name must begin with iu the rest can be user defined ui arbitrary_text csv UI table for the XY function generator...

Page 61: ...he DC Input state will be restored either on or off All set values are always saved and restored Note During the start up phase at power on the analog interface can signal undefined states on its outp...

Page 62: ...reproduction without written authorization from APS 6RL Series Regenerative DC Load Operation Manual Page 62 of 204 The menu structure is shown on the following pages Some setting parameters are self...

Page 63: ...in 15 Regulation Mode DC Status User Profile 3 Page 5 DC Input after power ON OFF Restore User Profile 4 Page 6 DC input after PF alarm OFF AUTO User Profile 5 DC input after remote OFF AUTO Page 7 En...

Page 64: ...ax I U Off U A Umax U A DIN Sequence 2 Uend 0V Umax t1 0 1ms 36000s 1ms DIN Sequence 3 Seq time 0 1ms 36000s t2 0 1ms 36000s 1ms DIN Sequence 4 U Start End 0V Umax U U A 0V Umax Offset DIN Sequence 5...

Page 65: ...ttery Test Static Page 1 I 0 Inom page 2 Discharge voltage 0 Unom P 0 Pnom Discharge time R OFF Rmin Rmax 00 00 00 10 00 00 hh mm ss Discharge capacity 0 01 9999 99 Ah Dynamic Page 1 I1 I2 0 Inom page...

Page 66: ...ion Manual Page 66 of 204 MENU Communication interface_name Com Timeout Timeout USB RS232 ms 5 65535 Timeout ETH s 5 65535 Com Protocols SCPI ModBus HMI Setup Language English Deutsch Backlight Always...

Page 67: ...or between Slow and Fast See section 3 4 1 1 Voltage Control Loop Speed on page 18 DC Input after PF alarm 4 Determines how the DC input shall react after a power fail PF alarm has occurred OFF DC out...

Page 68: ...s for example that you cannot detect under voltage UVD after switching the DC Input off and the voltage is still decaying The following events can be configured independently and can in each case trig...

Page 69: ...default one can then be switched The default profile is read only The purpose of a profile is to load a set of set values settings limits and monitoring thresholds quickly without having to readjust...

Page 70: ...ModBus RTU response instead Note For all Ethernet interfaces with two ports P1 is related to port 1 and P2 to port 2 like printed on the module face Two port interfaces will use one IP only Setting f...

Page 71: ...ert to Manual if these parameters fail Full duplex 10MBit 100MBit Host name Free choice of host name default Client Domain name Free choice of Domain default Workgroup TCP Keep Alive Enable TCP keep a...

Page 72: ...refer to the programming guide Default 200h Cyclic Read Timing Status Activation deactivation and time setting forthe cyclic read of status to the adjusted Base ID Cyclic Read 1 Range 20 5000 ms Defau...

Page 73: ...For more refer to section 6 4 10 Saving data to USB Memory Device Data Logging on page 78 6 4 3 9 HMI Front Panel Menu These settings refer exclusively to the front panel controls Element Description...

Page 74: ...al adjustment or remote control setting The set values can be entered directly using the ten key pad This appears when the touch area Direct Input is tapped bottom center The adjustment limits are cou...

Page 75: ...ues when in manual operation As fourth control value is the internal resistance setting available only when the resistance mode R mode is activate Note Set values can be entered manually in two ways v...

Page 76: ...ain screen also referred to as status page with its set values actual values and unit status can be switched from the standard view mode with three or four values to a simpler view mode with only volt...

Page 77: ...iction Standard Display with Metering Bars Alternative Display with Metering Bars 6 4 9 Turning DC Input ON or OFF The DC Input of the unit can be manually or remotely switched on and off This can be...

Page 78: ...ve been set logging can be started anytime from within the MENU or after leaving it depending on the selected start stop mode 6 4 10 2 Configuration 2 There are additional settings for the CSV file as...

Page 79: ...lso see section 3 4 Operating Modes Note R set and R actual are only recorded if UIR mode is active refer to section 3 4 5 Note Unlike the logging on PC every log started creates a new log file with a...

Page 80: ...wo at the unit itself manual operation and external remote control The following locations are defined Displayed location Description If neither of the other control locations is displayed then manual...

Page 81: ...provided by the interface The AI can be operated in the common voltage ranges 0 5 V and 0 10 V both representing 0 100 of the nominal value The selection of the voltage range can be done in the unit...

Page 82: ...icated in the front display and some of them are reported as signal on the analog interface socket For example the overvoltage alarm OVP which is considered critical In case of a unit alarm occurring...

Page 83: ...10 V or 0 5 V correspond to 0 100 von UNom Accuracy 0 2 at IMax 2 mA Short circuit proof against AGND 10 CMON AO Actual current 0 10 V or 0 5 V correspond to 0 100 von INom 11 AGND GND Ground for all...

Page 84: ...o load only switch as shown in the diagram with a relay as an example Analog Output AO Output from an OA circuit low impedance See specifications table above 6 5 3 6 Application Examples Example A Swi...

Page 85: ...wing possible situations DC Input Pin REM SB Parameter Rem SB Behavior is off HIGH normal DC Inputnotlocked Itcanbeswitchedonby pushbutton On Off front panel or via command from digital interface LOW...

Page 86: ...can selectively work in current or power mode According to the specification of max 5 mA for the VREF output potentiometers of at least 10 k must be used The voltage set value VSEL is directly connect...

Page 87: ...rea of the display and pop up an additional warning message ALARM On reaching the condition which triggers the event the action ALARM will show a text message in the status area of the display with an...

Page 88: ...e power switch The DC Input will be switched off Display analog digital interface OT OverTemp etature Triggers an alarm if the internal temperature reaches a certain limit The DC Input will be switche...

Page 89: ...n event if the output current falls below the defined threshold 0 A INom OCD Over Current Detection Triggers an event if the output current exceeds the de fined threshold 0 A INom OPD Over Power Detec...

Page 90: ...d be disabled How to Unlock the Front Panel 1 Tap any part of the touchscreen of the locked front panel or turn one of the rotary knobs or press the On Off button only in Lock all situation 2 This req...

Page 91: ...ased on a table with 4096 values working as XY function Battery test and MPP tracking are software based functions only The following functions are retrievable configurable and controllable Function S...

Page 92: ...inciple of Operation In order to understand how the function generator works and how the value settings interact the following should be noted The unit operates including in function generator mode wi...

Page 93: ...fset amplitude How to Load a Function 1 After setting the values for the required signal generation tap on the touch area The unit will then load the data into the internal controller and changes the...

Page 94: ...sine wave function Value Range Description I A U A 0 Nominal value Offs of U I A Amplitude of the signal to be generated I Offs U Offs A Nominal value A of U I Offs Offset based on the zero point of t...

Page 95: ...required and would lead to periodic duration of 100 ms This 100 ms can be freely allocated to t1 and t2 e g 50 ms 50 ms isosceles triangle or 99 9 ms 0 1 ms right angled triangle or saw tooth 6 9 7 Re...

Page 96: ...gnal can be applied to a set value of U or I The slopes of the trapezium can be varied by setting different times for rise and fall The periodic duration and repetition frequency are the result of fou...

Page 97: ...point block and this block can then be repeated many times or endlessly A sequence point or sequence point block acts only on current or voltage thus a mix of assignment to current I or voltage U is n...

Page 98: ...he sequence point block End seq Start seq 99 Last sequence point in the sequence point block Seq Cycles or 1 999 Number of cycles of the sequence point block Schematic Diagram Application and Result E...

Page 99: ...ifted at will in 1 steps between 0 and 359 Example 4 Focusing 1 cycle of 1 sequence point out of 99 Similar to example 1 but with another end frequency This is shown here as higher than the start freq...

Page 100: ...offset DC is higher than the start the second sequence point run will revert to the same start level as the first regardless of the values achieved at the end of the first run This can produce a disc...

Page 101: ...ows with 8 subsequent values 8 columns and must not have gaps The column separator semicolon comma must be as selected by MENU parameter USB file separator format it also defines the decimal separator...

Page 102: ...h MENU Function Generator Arbitrary U I toseethemain screen of sequence selector as depicted to the right 3 Tap touch area then and follow the instructions on screen If at least one valid files has be...

Page 103: ...ose in A start unless the load at the DC Input should not be provided with voltage before the start of the ramp In that case the static values should be set to zero Note Ten hours after reaching the r...

Page 104: ...gs slightly so that the voltage jumps backwards and forwards between two values in the table which in the worst case scenario could be 0V and the maximum voltage 6 9 12 1 Loading UI and IU tables from...

Page 105: ...h energy Wh and time But those can be calculated by custom remote control software when programming a time counter and regularly querying actual values from the device The function is usually applied...

Page 106: ...Range Description I1 0 Nominal value of I Upper resp lower current setting for pulsed operation the higher value of both is automatically used as upper level I2 0 Nominal value of I P 0 Nominal value...

Page 107: ...n modes ofthe device Logging interval 100 ms 1 s 5 s 10 s Writing interval for USB logging 6 10 4 Displayed Values During the test run the display will show a set of values and status Actual battery v...

Page 108: ...ttery Test Stop The battery test function can be stopped in different ways Manual stop on the front panel using the STOP button After the max test time has been reached and action End of test was set...

Page 109: ...values such as actual voltage current or power to USB thumb drive or provide them for reading via digital interface The MPP tracking function offers four modes Unlike with other functions or general...

Page 110: ...ermanently Due to the nature of solar panels this can only be done below the MPP level As soon as this point is reached the voltage starts to sink further and so does the actual power The additional p...

Page 111: ...he MPP P 0 W 0 5 PNom Tracking regulation tolerance below the MPP 6 11 4 Mode MPP4 This mode is different because it does not track automatically It rather offers the choice to define a user curve by...

Page 112: ...be remotely controlled but configuration and control of the functions with individual commands is different from manual operation Section 7 12 15 Function Generator Commands on page 159 explains the...

Page 113: ...ion may be indicated by the modules with one of the LEDs before the required startup time has run out If one would try to contact an Ethernet module in order to access the website the website may not...

Page 114: ...TCP data transfer is used for the external communication via ModBus RTU or SCPI Some interface modules feature additional ports which are reserved and cannot be changed The port and other network rel...

Page 115: ...n time when writing Due to different internal design of the series different types of microcontrollers which control the hardware and communicate with the PC and different firmware revisions may affec...

Page 116: ...RS232 USB and most of the Ethernet based interfaces Exceptions are those related to dedicated standards such as CAN CANopen Profibus Profinet or EtherCAT When using a ModBus TCP interface module and d...

Page 117: ...n into account Configuration or control of the function generator where available requires a certain procedure This is described for ModBus and for SCPI in each respective manual section The described...

Page 118: ...additional termination character typical LF CR or CRLF accepted which is not required but accepted will terminate the timeout immediately and let the unit consider the message as completely received s...

Page 119: ...particular unit Formula min slope 0 000725 rated voltage or current s In relation to the parameters you set up for a sequence point the unit calculates the slope in the sequence point from Start valu...

Page 120: ...n protocol handling and do not guarantee transmission Other interfaces support guaranteed correct transmission by using a check sum and or software handshaking 7 5 3 General ModBus TCP Information The...

Page 121: ...your unit is 3500 W According to the formula above we get Power set value 52428 3150 3500 47185 0xB851 Note All set values are not only limited by the unit s nominal values but can also be limited by...

Page 122: ...ation The Profinet IO module 1 or 2 ports can be used to control and monitor a unit using a network system usually combined with an integrated PLC and proper software For Profinet the software selects...

Page 123: ...values are used by the register The value is always half that of the value in column Data length in bytes Data This column tells additional information about the data which can be written to or read f...

Page 124: ...whether one or multiple registers are accessed The protocol as described below supports following ModBus functions Date 07 13 2018 Function Function name Description Example of use Hex Dec Long Short...

Page 125: ...in the message the unit would return an error Hence the unit will return an error no matter if the telegram is too short or too long because the checksum is wrong For message examples see section 7 9...

Page 126: ...16 coils Checksum ModBus CRC16 1 Unexpected response communication error Byte 0 Byte 1 Byte 2 Letzte 2 Bytes Addr FC CRC 0x00 Function code 0x80 Error code Checksum ModBus CRC16 1 Note A communicatio...

Page 127: ...error the response message contains the original function code added to 0x80 in order to identify the response as error message Overview of function codes in error messages FC error Belongs to 0x81 R...

Page 128: ...ve the unit has denied the access This can have different reasons for example that the unit is already in remote control via a different interface 7 9 5 Examples of ModBus RTU messages These examples...

Page 129: ...3 0x06 0x2620 0x0C9B 0x091B 0x9EC0 3 Read the nominal voltage of a unit The nominal voltage like the other nominal values of current power or resistance is an important value to read from a unit They...

Page 130: ...ck the display on the front of your unit or read the device status which will prevent any remote control The unit is already remotely controlled by another interface The unit is in setup mode means th...

Page 131: ...odBus RTU messages byte 0 of the RTU message is replaced by the actual 7th byte of the additional MBAP header The MBAP header is specified like this Bytes Meaning Explanation 0 1 Transaction identifie...

Page 132: ...are not reset which is considered as an acknowledgement the bits from previously occurred alarms remain set even if the alarms are gone already Alarms which are still present while register 411 is use...

Page 133: ...ause the MS system has to be re initialized which also clears the bit 7 11 6 Registers 650 662 Master slave configuration This block of registers is used to configure the master slave operation mode s...

Page 134: ...a specific order First you need to decide which one of the two basic function generators you want to use arbitrary or XY All further steps depend on this selection All function generator settings and...

Page 135: ...e function In order to achieve this the function has to consist of two parts one for the rising or falling ramp and the other for the static value This can be done using two sequences of the arbitrary...

Page 136: ...parately with the corresponding command before running the function In this case this is not necessary because the voltage shall start to rise from 0 V In other situations where the starting voltage i...

Page 137: ...dling of these settings Apart from that setting these parameters is like setting a set value U I P R 7 11 9 Registers 10007 10900 Those registers can be used to remotely configure the various built in...

Page 138: ...actor CG for UOC 0 00315 W m 11 00 05 2E F1 FF 00 D5 30 Select input mode ULIK 12 00 06 2F 10 61 47 E8 A8 Set open circuit voltage 38 V 0x6147 13 00 06 2F 11 08 6F 97 26 Set short circuit current 7 A...

Page 139: ...related to the number ofday trend data setsin use This feature records a new data setevery 100 ms Depending on the total simulation time the record buffer could fill max 16 h record time and overwrite...

Page 140: ...alues U I P R which have dedicated single command which you can send to the unit during remote control Values are not only limited by the maximum i e nominal values of your particular unit model but a...

Page 141: ...tion Values This numeric value corresponds to the value in the display of the unit and depends on the nominal values of the unit Rules The value must be sent after the command and separated by a space...

Page 142: ...le values or parameters at once the returned string is also in coupled format with the queried returns separated by semicolons Note Returned messages can be up to 512 characters When querying coupled...

Page 143: ...ould not be executed 201 Invalid while in local Control command could not be executed because unit is in LOCAL mode 220 Parameter error Wrong parameter used 221 Settings conflict Command could not be...

Page 144: ...able Status Register is active one or several events have occurred Bit 4 not used Bit 5 not used Bit 6 not used Bit 7 oper Operation Status Register is active one or several events have occurred 7 12...

Page 145: ...NT registers Reading SCPI errors with SYST ERR or SYST ERR ALL is also considered as alarm acknowledgement and will clear the alarm bit in CONDITION but only if the alarm condition is not present anym...

Page 146: ...UES ENAB 3072 Sets the enable register of the questionable status registers to 3072 and enables the bits OVP OT Remote and Input Output on for event reporting to STB 7 12 5 3 STATus OPERation Reads th...

Page 147: ...according to technical specs Examples VOLT 12 Absolute short form Sets 12 V SOUR VOLTAGE 24 5V Mixed form short long with unit Sets 24 5 V unless the voltage adjustment range has been limited otherwi...

Page 148: ...mit of the unit within a certain range which is either defined by adjustment limits Limits where featured or is 0 102 nominal value or reads the last setting Alternatively parameters MIN or MAX can be...

Page 149: ...ies the unit to return the last measured DC input resp output voltage value in Volt Example MEAS VOLT Absolute short form Queries the actual voltage A response which should be instantly coming from th...

Page 150: ...f activating remote control or switching the DC Input or to query the current status 7 12 8 1 SYSTem LOCK B0 This command is used to activate remote control of a unit The remote control has to be acti...

Page 151: ...nit alarm Those are usually queried from the unit by reading bits of the status registers see Status registers You can chose either to query the next error multiple times until it says No error or gen...

Page 152: ...ers The bit indicates that a specific event has occurred This can be used to record the event WARNING As soon as the event occurs a warning pop up is presented in the unit s display resp a bit in the...

Page 153: ...unit s front panel so that after activating remote control the master slave operation can start The commands in the tables below are listed in the sequence they should be used top to bottom 7 12 10 1...

Page 154: ...mpared to a single unit SYSTem MS NOMinal POWer Queries the total power of the initialized MS system The power of a MS system will always increase compared to a single unit Note The nominal values as...

Page 155: ...nditions are interpreted as in verted SYSTem CONFig ANAlog REMSB ACTion OFF AUTO SYSTem CONFig ANAlog REMSB ACTion Determines the action that is caused by using pin REM SB of the analog interface in c...

Page 156: ...Municate INTerface SERial Queries the serial number of the installed interface module SYSTem COMMunicate INTerface ADDRess NR1 SYSTem COMMunicate INTerface ADDRess Sets the Profibus address of the Pro...

Page 157: ...NR1 SYSTem COMMunicate CAN READ ALIMits Defines the interval in milliseconds for the cyclic read of the unit s adjustment limits for U and I over CAN interface IF AB CAN Allowed parameter range 0 or 2...

Page 158: ...fault 5025 and used for ModBus or SCPI communication The Ethernet interface may also feature further ports which are not modifiable SYSTem COMMunicate LAN HOSTname SRD Queries or set the host name ref...

Page 159: ...lable for wave generation As a third part of the setup you should set up the number of sequences to use This does not happen automatically when filling a certain number of sequences with data which is...

Page 160: ...e the sequences from start sequence to end sequence as defined by the user With every sequence being variable the resulting function can be quite complex The sequence data is loaded into the unit with...

Page 161: ...1000 For AC part only 3 End frequency in Hz integer 0 1000 For AC part only 4 Start angle in integer 0 359 For AC part only 5 Start level offset in A or V 0 Nominal value of U or I For AC and DC part...

Page 162: ...tarts stops the arbitrary function genera tor or queries the STATe 7 12 16 Commands for remote control of the MPP tracking function Maximum Power Point MPP tracking is something inverters for solar pa...

Page 163: ...erator MPP INDex 11 SOURce FUNCtion GENerator MPP DATA 1 100 Index 11 Start number for mode 4 of the voltage values set with index 8 Set start number SOURce FUNCtion GENerator MPP INDex 12 SOURce FUNC...

Page 164: ...her errors In case one or multiple alarms are still present they won t be cleared from the register by reading it There is one exception in handling the OT over temperature error This doesn t require...

Page 165: ...Let s assume the following example configuration five loads model 6RL15 510 80 4 80 V 510 A 15 kW in parallel The master has to display itself as an 80V 2550 A and 75 kW unit after successful configu...

Page 166: ...e the set value of current would be at maximum and thus the related adjustment limit IMax cannot be set lower than this without prior changing the set value 18 Narrow the adjustable range of values fo...

Page 167: ...offset to 50 A 5 FUNC GEN WAVE IND 6 Select index 6 End value of DC part or AC offset 6 FUNC GEN WAVE DATA 50 Set wave offset to 50 A If the offset shall not change during the function run end and sta...

Page 168: ...urce for the entire input voltage range 0 125 UNom which is resolved in 4096 values With this you can define everything you want like for example the current to remain 0A below a certain input voltage...

Page 169: ...fore you can configure the arbitrary generator for a ramp it is necessary to think about the best way to achieve the ramp generation It is important to keep in mind that the arbitrary generator stops...

Page 170: ...d value of the static voltage ramp without slope 13 FUNC GEN WAVE DATA 50 Set end voltage to 50 V 14 FUNC GEN WAVE IND 7 Select index 7 Duration 15 FUNC GEN WAVE DATA 180 Set to 3 minutes 180 seconds...

Page 171: ...how to use the separate PDF register list for your unit series The list should be along with this document and is the reference for the remote access to the unit The interface modules define a DP V1 s...

Page 172: ...memory space for both directions 7 13 4 Slot configuration for Profinet The GSDML available from the included USB stick or as download does not offer automatic slot configuration When loading the fil...

Page 173: ...artially connected to corresponding registers in the lists For instance a slot might be named Actual current There are eight slots for acyclic access to the unit which are assigned a varying number of...

Page 174: ...t activation of remote control is not necessary You can send query commands to the unit at any time and the unit will respond immediately if the current unit situation allows the unit to respond at al...

Page 175: ...rameter INDEX like this a Profibus INDEX Index 1 b Profinet INDEX Slot number 255 1 Index 510 1 1 512 5 Use a suitable function block in your automation software for example SFB53 6 Define the control...

Page 176: ...ead something Reading something from the unit is always possible it means that no remote control is required Apart from the cyclically transferred data any other available information can be read via...

Page 177: ...ofibus master simulator where the cyclic data is comfortably displayed Also see section section 7 5 5 Translating Set values to Actual values on page 121 This is the cyclically transferred data of 8 s...

Page 178: ...A suitable CAN cable preferably with switchable termination resistor which has to be activated always if the unit is at the end of the bus like when directly connecting the PC to a single ELR 9000 uni...

Page 179: ...Due to CANopen only being able to transport a maximum of 4 user data bytes per message the 8 values of sequence point data for the sequence points of the arbitrary generator cannot be transferred at o...

Page 180: ...7 15 CAN Bus This section is solely dedicated to the communication with a unit via the CAN interface IF AB CAN Configuration of the interface itself is done on the control panel HMI of the unit 7 15...

Page 181: ...D is for write access Send_Object only Queries to multiple units at once with one message are not possible Apart from the base ID and broadcast ID for acyclic access there are further IDs to adjust fo...

Page 182: ...the full 40 bytes while the rest of bytes in the transmission would be zero or to reduce the number of message to the minimum of 4 i e a value of 8 for Nr of regs to write 7 15 3 2 Cyclic sending wri...

Page 183: ...ess Base ID 1 ModBus functions Read Coils RC Read Holding Registers RHR Bytes 0 1 Start reg 0 65534 7 15 3 4 Normal reading Data coming from the unit can be one message expected or error or split mess...

Page 184: ...etting the interval time to a value other than zero The interval times for the 5 objects can be separately and arbitrarily In case they match or overlap the unit will send the corresponding messages s...

Page 185: ...register 505 bits 4 0 7 Alarm UVD 1 alarm active 22 6 Remote sensing 1 external 0 internal 21 5 Function gen 1 FG active 20 4 MS type 1 master 0 slave 19 3 Input output 1 on register 505 bit 7 18 Ala...

Page 186: ...read back a set value After remote control has been accepted by the unit you are allowed to send set values Those values usually represent a per cent value From the definition in the register list th...

Page 187: ...oad Operation Manual Page 187 of 204 0x01 0xF5 0x2A 0x2A Register Set value object current In case the values has not been accepted when sending it for example because the adjustment limit for current...

Page 188: ...AT unit description in XML format This file can be obtained upon request The file stored in a dedicated folder in the TwinCAT installation Default path C TwinCAT twincat_version Config Io EtherCAT Aft...

Page 189: ...in the index list Here it is 21FA Calculation 0x21FA 0x2001 0x1F9 converted to decimal it is 505 In the register list you will find register number 505 and the layout of the 32 bit value 7 16 4 PDOs T...

Page 190: ...display and control panel or the slave 6RL models These models are intended to run as a slave only and thus have no TFT display Note The slave models are only available as 15 kW versions so they only...

Page 191: ...s is poled Take care for correct polarity of the wiring Note In order for the Share bus to work correctly all DC minus outputs of the units must be connected together Note A maximum number of 16 units...

Page 192: ...switch which is positioned on the rear panel of the unit next to the M S connectors Now the master slave system has to be configured on each other unit It is recommended to configure all the slave uni...

Page 193: ...long as M S mode is activate be repeated each time the units are powered The initialization can be repeated at any time via the MENU in GENERAL SETTINGS 8 2 5 Operating a Master Slave System After suc...

Page 194: ...se additional problem situations which do not occur when operating individual units For such occurrences the following regulations have been defined If the DC part of one or more slave units is switch...

Page 195: ...a battery by deliberately charging and discharging it as part of a functional or final test The user can decide whether the system is operated manually or the power supply as the dominant unit or both...

Page 196: ...bus connection is sufficient the load unit s are required to set the Master slave mode parameter to SLAVE or OFF unless part of a M S system of loads in The option DCS 6RL system must be activated for...

Page 197: ...ox 0A the voltage will be maintained at this level by charging from the power supply Note The power supply determines the voltage setting of the load via the Share bus In order to avoid deep discharge...

Page 198: ...margin When measuring the current with a shunt the measurement error of the multi meter on the shunt adds to the error of the shunt and the sum of both must not exceed the max error of the unit under...

Page 199: ...maximum voltage specified for the DC load For the example with an 80 V 6LR this would be 81 6 V for the source Set the current limitation of the voltage source to 5 of the nominal current specified f...

Page 200: ...ensing connector on the rear of the device is connected 2 In the display of the unit tap MENU then General Settings then go to Page 7 and then tap START 3 In the next screen select Sense volt calibrat...

Page 201: ...hereby declares that the products are in conformity with the following standards or other normative documents RoHS DIRECTIVE 2011 65 EU Standard applied EN 50581 2012 Exempt as WEEE Category 9 until...

Page 202: ...reproduction without written authorization from APS 6RL Series Regenerative DC Load Operation Manual Page 202 of 204 Index A AC Input 48 Accessories 22 C Constant Resistance 18 20 Constant Voltage 18...

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