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6.3 TRENDS

6.3.1

Trends Editing

Customized trends management page

By means of the “TREND” submenu it is possible to create and save customized trends
of groups of variables chosen from the available set. Any mix of variables from any
energy meter or VMU-P module may be chosen.

By the “TRENDS CONFIGURATION” page it is possible to:

Function

How to

Add new trends

By means of the “Add” button

Remove an existing trend

By means of the “Remove” button

Modify an existing trend’s settings

By means of the “Modify” button

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Summary of Contents for VMU-C EM

Page 1: ...VMU C EM Web Server system for energy monitoring Instruction manual Version A6...

Page 2: ...RMWARE 38 3 1 12 TOOLS 42 3 1 13 LANGUAGE SETTING 45 3 2 PLANT CONFIGURATION 46 3 2 1 COM SETUP 46 3 2 2 DRIVERS 47 3 2 3 PLANT SETTING 48 3 2 4 CONFIGURATION OF THE VMU O MODULES VMU O EM 50 3 2 5 EN...

Page 3: ...FRESH FEATURE 103 7 3 PRINT FEATURE 103 8 ALARMS 105 8 1 COMMANDS 107 9 ECONOMIC ANALYSIS 109 10 INFORMATION 111 10 1 VMU C STATUS 112 10 2 PLANT CHARACTERISTICS 113 11 DATA EXPORT 114 12 ACCOUNT 117...

Page 4: ...TCP IP networking basic principles VMUC is a web server and provides a comprehensive monitoring system for devices like power analysers WM series electric power meters EM series water gas meters and...

Page 5: ...mary list of the product characteristics Ports and connections 1 X 12 to 28Vdc power supply A1 and A2 2 X RS 485 COM1 and COM2 COM1 Data A Data B GND COM2 Data A Data B GND 1 X RJ 45 connector for 10...

Page 6: ...28Vdc through an appropriately sized feeder recommended feeders CG SPM or SPD series COM1 communication port for the connection to the RS 485 bus for VMUM EM temperature measurement master devices Pt1...

Page 7: ...of each day shall be available to be shown in graphical form for 10 years Connect the system to the data network through a standard Ethernet cable using the LAN communication port configured with the...

Page 8: ...and PC to your local network Directly connect the two devices VMU C EM and PC through a USB mini USB cable The VMU C EM default address is 192 168 1 110 in any connection configuration this implies t...

Page 9: ...icking the SIGN IN button will access the Login page The following are the default username and password Username Password Name Level admin admin admin administrator To prevent any undesired access to...

Page 10: ...e while using the software a Main Menu it includes the Navigation Menu b Lh frame starting from the top Plant status The system reports the overall status and a synoptic showing the alert status for e...

Page 11: ...a comes from the reference Energy meter real or virtual depending on the settings included in the Energy Meters Configuration Costs section Energy costs calculated at yearly monthly and daily level st...

Page 12: ...resent the values displayed in the green frame L1N st1 represents the phase1 neutral voltage of instrument 1 L2N st2 the phase2 neutral voltage of instrument 2 L3N st3 represents the phase3 neutral vo...

Page 13: ...ue variables C and or mA and or mV Plant It allows to display in graphical form all the acquired system data Alarms It allows to display the alarms that have been raised in the plant Economy It allows...

Page 14: ...n the Navigation Menu Fig 6 to access the whole system Configuration section System Settings Three main configuration menus SYSTEM PLANT and OTHER VARIABLES will be displayed on the screen 3 1 SYSTEM...

Page 15: ...fy the reference currency for VMU C EM The Contract highlights section see the hatched area B displays economy information concerning the type of contract signed with the energy provider utility fixed...

Page 16: ...individual kWh cost will be different Within the working day the user will be able to define two periods to be associated with tariff T1 Note any rime periods not included in tariff T1 will be automat...

Page 17: ...e you can reach VMU C from within the same network by typing on the browser the Machine Name assigned to it e g VMU C01 Use the following IP address Static routing see B area you need to manually spec...

Page 18: ...sposal a static public IP address allowing to reach the VMU C from the Internet but should you have to use any public IP addresses dynamically assigned by your ISP Internet Service Provider you may re...

Page 19: ...ction is established through a GPRS UMTS modem or when you don t have any static IP address on your ADSL line Mobile providers typically don t provide a static IP address 3 1 3 NTP SERVER SETTING Clic...

Page 20: ...ol is based on a Web Service oriented architecture based on HTTP Please check Em2 Server and VMU Y documentation for information about those systems Both Em2 Server and VMU Y allow users to build dist...

Page 21: ...ds on available bandwidth on both sides amount of data to push Internet congestion Typically 10 minutes is a good compromise Command Processing interval It is the time interval between two distinct re...

Page 22: ...sable to fully finalize the VMU C configuration before sending it to Eos Server 2 VMU C can successfully join Em2 Server only if the necessary license plan has been installed in the target server 3 1...

Page 23: ...to poll data from the VMU C on request Both the protocols can be used together paying care not to exceed with HTTP Pull requests by sending too many requests at the same time it is possible to exceed...

Page 24: ...surements Flag to be checked to enable the VMU C s measurement upload to the FTP server First Delivery date time date and time of the first upload action to the FTP server In the case it is needed to...

Page 25: ...configuration but not saved next time the Modbus TCP mapping page is accessed by pressing the Resume Configuration key you can proceed with the interrupted modification process 3 1 6 1 Modbus TCP Mapp...

Page 26: ...rted to implement the Modbus TCP map in the relevant master Press the Reset TCP map to reset and regenerate all the maps in the latter case all the variables added in a second time will be re aligned...

Page 27: ...aving 3 1 6 3 Notes about Modbus TCP Mapping in VMU C EM The data format is IEEE754 even if differently managed by the meter e g INT 32 for all the instantaneous variables it is INT64 with 0 1 kWh or...

Page 28: ...the protection Insert the SIM into the VMU W modem through the special slot Connect the antenna and put it in a place assuring proper signal reception Restore the power supply of both devices VMU C an...

Page 29: ...ta connection connection status IP address IP address assigned to the device by the mobile network b MODEM CONFIGURATION Modem Enabling to be checked to enable the VMU W modem Internet Connection Enab...

Page 30: ...1 7 3 SMS COMMANDS SMS COMMANDS SETTINGS The following command are available by sending SMS to the VMU W s SIM number Command Syntax Notes VMU C Reboot REBOOT PASSWORD e g REBOOT 1234 Password define...

Page 31: ...manual 31 to the calling phone DATA MODEM OFF OK Public IP inquiry IP PASSWORD e g IP 1234 Password defined by the user in the relevant section in the page above the system sends the IP address by SM...

Page 32: ...ds in both screens according to the following specifications Field Description Recipients addresses Email addresses of the alarm messages recipients Note Addresses must be separated by semicolon with...

Page 33: ...VMU C VMU C Instruction manual 33 Commands Change of parameters on Eos Array...

Page 34: ...ents addresses E mail addresses of receivers the production data are sent to Note Addresses must be separated by semicolon with no space Action Enable disable schedule Send Mail Check to enable e mail...

Page 35: ...ach Sunday The file will have the following structure for the AC data and similar for the DC data Weekly file format Monthly on the last day of the month at 11 59 p m a xls file is sent with detailed...

Page 36: ...ly on December 31st at 11 59 p m a xls file is sent with the consumption data individual month definition for every day of the year The file will have the following structure for the AC data and simil...

Page 37: ...mail address associated with VMU C EM If the address is invalid the e mails sent by VMU C EM might be considered as SPAM Sender name sender name From Server SMTP Address of SMTP server for outgoing m...

Page 38: ...a PC Pressing the Browse button will open a window allowing to specify where the firmware update file has been saved as soon as you select the file VMU C will display the above window again replacing...

Page 39: ...ction with cellular modem Wait for the report to confirm the successful download Notes updating operation cannot be interrupted after launching the Update command Do not launch a new update before the...

Page 40: ...3 FIRMWARE UPDATE SERVER SETTINGS After having been officially authorized by Carlo Gavazzi an user could setup a firmware update server in its own IT infrastructure This is useful in the case of comp...

Page 41: ...Instruction manual 41 Note setting up a custom FTP repository needs special training on the relevant procedures to allow firmware package deployment Please contact Carlo Gavazzi Support for further i...

Page 42: ...ot VMU C b Setting up Time and Date c Resetting VMU C 3 1 12 1 VMU C REBOOT VMU C can be restarted through the REBOOT button After issuing the command you will be prompted to confirm that you wish to...

Page 43: ...d in the VMU M devices connected to it if a memory card has been installed in VMU C it is not affected by the Reset command 2 Events reset it will reset all the events stored in VMU C and in the VMU M...

Page 44: ...all the settings like IP address SMTP server and alarm management by e mail if a memory card has been installed in VMU C it is not affected by the Reset command Default data factory settings will be...

Page 45: ...rop down menu select the desired language The system will also display the date and time formats currently in use Decimal Separator box allows the choice between and as decimal separator in all the fi...

Page 46: ...iguration of the COM 2 port must be carried out during the configuration of the energy meters inverters connected to VMU C COM port Setup Note The communication port RS485 COM 1 is specifically design...

Page 47: ...iver list Driver Import Clicking on the IMPORT item will grant access to the page shown above allowing to import any new drivers made available by Carlo Gavazzi Controls Once the new driver s loading...

Page 48: ...rd Clicking on the Find Connected Devices item will grant access to the page shown in above through the Start Scanning command it allows to launch the procedure of self detection of the modules connec...

Page 49: ...sing the Save Configuration button VMU C EM setting Clicking on the Save Configuration item will grant access to the page shown below Clicking on the Manual setup item will grant access to the manual...

Page 50: ...master and the relevant VMU M EM Should communication be disabled during the scanning procedure the master VMU C EM will not query the specific VMU M EM VMU C EM setting Clicking on the Next button f...

Page 51: ...MU modules connected by local bus to the target VMU_O i e temperature setpoint on the VMU P in this case the alarm management is made locally by the VMU M master This selection also allows to define t...

Page 52: ...ll grant access to the Energy Meter configuration page Energy meter configuration 3 2 5 1 ENERGY METER ADDITION Clicking on the Add button will display the mask allowing to select the configuration mo...

Page 53: ...ters or other devices having the same address The presence of two or more instruments having the same address prevents communication with them b Description label to be assigned to the Energy Meter We...

Page 54: ...e values set on the instrument j Stop bits specify the number of stop bits 1 or 2 bits it shall match the values set on the instrument Pressing the Save button will add the energy meter to the list No...

Page 55: ...own menu you can choose a variable among the ones included in the list displayed by the system Enabled variables In case of DC energy meter the available variable list is limited to current voltage po...

Page 56: ...alarm message which will not result in the activation of any digital outputs c Position this option will only be available when there is at least a VMU O module connected to the internal bus of the VM...

Page 57: ...s the engineering unit referring to the digital input meters Decimal position number of digits after the point The point position is defined by the instrument Enabled it specifies whether the meter is...

Page 58: ...the operation Press YES to confirm deletion or NO to cancel If you press YES the Energy Meter will be removed from the Inserted Meter list All data acquired from VMU C EM up to that moment on the del...

Page 59: ...eir position and displays the current configuration VMU P module configuration mask In the area marked by the dots the system will automatically display the information concerning the source base modu...

Page 60: ...be associated with a different Alarm activation delay filter value a value expressed in seconds which can range between 0 and 3600 To configure the alarm triggered by the analogue input and by the fr...

Page 61: ...value corresponding to the maximum value of the frequency signal Pulse rate input pulse input alarm configuration mask You can also set the activation of an alarm in case of errors in the operation of...

Page 62: ...ed on field Note To be able to use this function the outputs on the VMU O modules must be set to REMOTE control Note you can create up to 20 manual commands VMU O output manual command configuration m...

Page 63: ...ll have no use For TEMPERATURE reading on one or two channels probe type Pt100 or Pt1000 2 or 3 wires DIGITAL digital input 1 shall be used to read the status Open Closed of a digital contact for exam...

Page 64: ...he VMU M EM programming is inconsistent with the modules connected to it you may choose whether the error should not be managed or whether an alarm should be activated on a physical output Note repeat...

Page 65: ...uration changes or reset commands Note the password described above refers to all the VMU M EM modules connected to the COM1 communication port It shall be identical and shared by all the connected VM...

Page 66: ...Alarm on Port COM1 and or COM2 should a device connected to the COM1 and or COM2 communication ports stop communicating for more the 30 sec if set the system will trigger the alarm Other alarms group...

Page 67: ...the Send plant data command shall the data be operational Configuration has been completed and is ready to be sent to VMU C EM While the configuration transfer is under way the system will display th...

Page 68: ...d Resume configuration 3 7 2 IMPORT SYSTEM CONFIGURATION If the configuration of a plant has been exported using the SAVE CONFIGURATION command Configuration export command you can import the configur...

Page 69: ...d or Pt1000 2 or 3 wires 2 channels Measurements from PULSE RATE INPUT from pulse input for speed or flow measurements Other variables configuration VMU C EM can through the VMUP EM module manage thre...

Page 70: ...VMU M or VMU C module the sensor is connected to o VMU P position it indicates the position of the VMU P module within the group o Channel it indicates the position of the sensor inside the VMU P modu...

Page 71: ...ally updated every 5 minutes Hovering the mouse cursor over the chart area will display the relevant power value You can also select 3 different chart types On a daily basis DAY the system displays th...

Page 72: ...tion manual 72 System weekly AC power System Monthly AC power Print chart By clicking on the Print button located in the lower right corner of the chart area you can select which printer shall be used...

Page 73: ...con in the Navigation menu to access the screen shown below Production data analysis It is possible to select both the target meter and the variables trend the available trends are Trend Variables A t...

Page 74: ...disable hide a track just click on the variable name located under the X axis The curve is displayed or removed right away without having to refresh the page Hovering the mouse cursor over the chart...

Page 75: ...VMU C VMU C Instruction manual 75 Note If chart is not displayed and a white area with the caption No data to display appears it means that no data is available for the selected day...

Page 76: ...rents These currents refer to the instrument of choice real or virtual according to the system configuration settings Data may be displayed on a daily monthly or yearly basis Note in charts the sampli...

Page 77: ...PF1 PF2 and PF3 the system PF and frequency These values refer to the instrument of choice real or virtual according to the system configuration settings Data may be displayed on a daily monthly or ye...

Page 78: ...virtual according to the system configuration settings Should the reference instrument be virtual the voltages shown in the chart represent the average value of the voltages measured by each individua...

Page 79: ...virtual according to the system configuration settings Should the reference instrument be virtual the powers shown in the chart represent the sum of the system powers kW and kvar measured by each ind...

Page 80: ...ncy input allows to measure a frequency signal for flow or speed measurements d Analogue input analogue input mV or mA of the VMUP Note the mV type analogue input is available on the module VMUP2TIWXS...

Page 81: ...C VMU C Instruction manual 81 Note the sampling frequency in charts analogue variables temperature and pulse signal depends on the storage interval set on VMU C which may be equal to 5 10 15 30 60 min...

Page 82: ...RTS By the selection AC DC put on the top right of the page the display can be changed from the AC main meter virtual or real to the DC main meter virtual or real In this case the only available graph...

Page 83: ...ENERGY DATA section devoted to the reading in graphical form of the energy and power value from the Energy Meters EM 2 COUNTERS section devoted to the reading in graphical form of the values from ext...

Page 84: ...virtual type being the result of the contribution of multiple real instruments the displayed curve will be built as the sum of all the instruments whose contribution to the virtual instrument has bee...

Page 85: ...nly the line view is available for the daily Power and Energy charts In the monthly and yearly view the Power trend chart can be displayed both in line and bar histogram form the energy chart can only...

Page 86: ...e the Line display for the daily Power data and the Bar mode for histograms for the monthly and yearly energy data Displaying a value in the chart Hovering the mouse cursor over the chart area will op...

Page 87: ...e dark grey buttons Daily daily trend of power or energy on the selected day To select the day use the calendar which can be accessed by pressing the button next to the date field Monthly average dail...

Page 88: ...a axis X the chart displays the time references the resolution hours days months depends on the selected display type daily monthly yearly On the ordinate axis Y the chart displays the power value in...

Page 89: ...play type using the dark grey buttons Daily it displays the daily trend of the meters for the selected day To choose the day use the special calender which can be accessed through the button next to t...

Page 90: ...VMU C VMU C Instruction manual 90 Note all keys and selections outside the dark grey area do not need the Refresh chart function After a few moments the chart will refresh automatically...

Page 91: ...t resolution hours days months depends on the selected display type daily monthly annual On the ordinate axis Y the chart displays the numerical references automatically scaled for each meter For this...

Page 92: ...mized trends of groups of variables chosen from the available set Any mix of variables from any energy meter or VMU P module may be chosen By the TRENDS CONFIGURATION page it is possible to Function H...

Page 93: ...t a VMU P module from a VMU C instrument Select a variable relevant to the instrument and module of choice By means of the Variables drop down list The following variables types are marked with an ast...

Page 94: ...ion manual 94 6 3 2 Trends Displaying Customized trends management page CHARTS By choosing CHARTS in the TRENDS menu it is possible to display the trend of choice Trend selection is made by the DESCRI...

Page 95: ...al 95 6 4 REAL TIME VARIABLES Hovering the mouse cursor over REALTIME VARIABLES and then over ENERGY METERS AC or ENERGY METERS DC will grant access to the following screen Page for real time variable...

Page 96: ...Refresh time select the refresh time for the displayed data 5 10 30 or 60 seconds B Section B on the BOTTOM displaying all the values refreshed according to the interval selected above In case of DC...

Page 97: ...he system will display the data from the VMU P EM modules and more precisely from the mV or mA inputs of the module itself Accessing this page will display the daily trend of the variable monitored by...

Page 98: ...ial selection menu next to the field After selecting the display type press the Refresh Chart button On the right there is the menu allowing to select the analogue input The list shall include all ena...

Page 99: ...lected day To choose the day use the special calender which can be accessed through the button next to the date field Monthly it displays the daily average of the value monitored by the temperature in...

Page 100: ...ssing this page will display the daily trend of the variable monitored by the above mentioned digital input Digital input variable trend This page consists of two sections Section A for search and sel...

Page 101: ...area do not need the Refresh chart function After a few moments the chart will refresh automatically F Section B displays in graphical form the trend of the selected variable On the ordinate axis Y th...

Page 102: ...ure below shows the sequence of operations to perform Example of a graph that you want to further analyze In particular we want to analyze the area highlighted with the orange dotted area Move your mo...

Page 103: ...ESET ZOOM button it is possible to come back to the initial scaling 7 2 REFRESH FEATURE By the refresh button available in each chart in bottom left position it is possible to refresh the displayed vi...

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Page 105: ...warnings associated with the temperature measurements and with the measurements from analogue and digital inputs from the VMU M EM and or VMU P EM Any alarm due to the overstepping of the thresholds...

Page 106: ...g to HIDE ALL to apply the HIDE check to all the alarms DELETE to delete all the alarms COMMANDS to open the COMMANDS page see the further section View only open alarms check To include only open alar...

Page 107: ...ew all alarms including the hidden ones check Show all in the top right section of the screen If the option is selected a hidden alarm can be viewed again by simply unchecking Hide 8 1 COMMANDS Comman...

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Page 109: ...the selected month or just to the active or reactive energy A further selection is also available to display for each tariff the date on which the highest consumption has occurred Total each histogram...

Page 110: ...ote for the four chart types described above the value expressed on the Y axis must always refer to the cost expressed in the currency set during programming In the B section area with reference to th...

Page 111: ...he data and characteristics of the monitored plant Clicking on the Information icon in the Navigation menu will grant access to the relevant content Plant characteristics There are 2 sub selections av...

Page 112: ...of the VMU C s Ethernet port Firmware version The present firmware version in use in the VMU C Connected VMU M The connected VMU M s count on COM1 Connected AC Meters The connected Energy Meters coun...

Page 113: ...cost for both active kWh and reactive kvarh energy the maximum contract power value for each individual tariff and finally any additional cost for each kW should the maximum contract power be exceeded...

Page 114: ...rt data button File can be open or saved on one s own PC Data can be exported according to three different time frames Interval it allows to define the first and last day of the data export period The...

Page 115: ...followed by as many columns as the amount of temperature sensors for each individual recording interval the file shall provide for each probe the average value calculated over the time interval Analo...

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Page 117: ...display area The system has a default Administrator type user with these characteristics Username Password Name admin admin Administrator It is recommended to modify the default user during the first...

Page 118: ...ername for access to the system Note Two users with the same Username cannot be entered PASSWORD Password for access to the system LEVEL user level User Administrator Press Reset key to delete the con...

Page 119: ...ancel operation to cancel 12 5LOGGING OFF AN ACCOUNT The administrator user can disconnect a user included in the list by a forced log off operation To disconnect a user displayed in green and with th...

Page 120: ...fically designed for the insertion of the Micro SD memory Slot for Micro SD cards 2 Insert the Micro SD card making sure it is not write protected and it is properly formatted FAT32 3 Close the flap b...

Page 121: ...ning disconnecting the Pen drive during the writing stage will stop the data transfer process and might damage the memory The Back up operation starts as soon as the memory device micro SD or Pen Driv...

Page 122: ...unction DriverWin_USB_Eth folder it contains a Windows driver allowing to connect the VMU C EM to the PC through the mini USB communication port In this case the reference address fixed and not editab...

Page 123: ...e memory device micro SD or Pen Drive is left inserted into VMU C EM at 12 00 a m o clock VMU C adds on a daily basis a new file containing the data of the just expired day with the same formatting as...

Page 124: ...d below Click on the SETUP icon Click on the PLANT button Click on the SETTING button Click on the WIZARD button Click on the IMPORT button The system will display the Load configuration from file mas...

Page 125: ...cess two distinct operations Import Plant Configuration Disaster Recovery 13 2 1 CONFIGURATION RESTORE Performing this operation is equivalent to Restoring the configuration from back up When an exter...

Page 126: ...an be very useful in case the device should have to be replaced as a consequence of a failure The Disaster Recovery function imports into the new device all the data previously saved in the VMU C EM w...

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