7.0 Using an AGS Module: Operating/Monitoring
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Info:
When the RV mode
is used and the AGS system feature is
required, the user will need to re-enable the AGS system each time
the generator is manually turned on or off.
Info:
If the AGS is automatically disabled when using RV mode, the
AGS status displays “
Lockout
”.
• AGS Rev
– Displays the software revision of the connected AGS.
Info:
The AGS accessory may display a “
0.0
” revision for several
reasons. Either the AGS is not installed, there is no communication
because of a bad or miswired network cable, the AGS is not pow-
ered, or the AGS is bad.
• AGS Mode
– Allows you to con
fi
gure the AGS to comply with RVIA
standards
¹
. When the AGS is set to “
RV
”, it is automatically disabled
any time the generator is manually turned on or off. Select
Other
if your
system is not for a RV, or your requirements do not need the AGS to be
disabled should the generator be manually started/stopped.
Default setting:
AGS Mode = RV
Settings:
RV, Other
AGS: 08 AGS TECH Menu
This menu displays meter data on the operating condition of the generator
and AGS, and has an AGS mode setting.
• Gen Run
– Displays the number of hours the generator has been
currently running from an autostart condition. This menu does not
determine run time when the generator has been manually started.
• AGS VDC
– Displays battery voltage currently connected to the AGS
(Terminals #3 & #4). This voltage is used to power the AGS and is the
voltage reading the
AGS:
05 Start Volts
setting is monitoring.
• Temp
– Displays the current temp reading (##C/##F) of the AGS temp
sensor, and is the temperature the
AGS:
04 Start Temp F
setting is
monitoring to determine when to start. The following may also display:
TS Open
: indicates the temperature sensor is not connected.
TS Hot
: indicates a very hot temperature—usually appears because of a
short (wires crossed, touching) in the temperature sensor wires.
TS Cold
: indicates a very cold temperature—usually appears because
there is an opening (not connected, cut) in the temperature sensor wires.
No Comm
: there is no AGS connected.
Ext ON/Ext OFF
: if an optional ME-PT1 (or ME-PT2) pigtail adapter is
connected to the AGS, and the AGS button’s
04 Start Temp F
is set to
Ext
Input
, this display shows “
Ext ON
” when the ME-PT1 has +12 present on
its input (or the ME-PT2) is closed); and, shows
Ext OFF
when the ME-
PT1 does not have +12 on its input (or the ME-PT2 is open).
Note
¹
- RV manufacturers use the NFPA 1192 Standard on Recreational
Vehicles for installing an AGS system. This standard has a requirement that
states when the generator is manually turned on or off, the AGS system
must also be turned off. Selecting the “RV” setting satis
fi
es this requirement
by automatically disabling the AGS system when it senses that the generator
has been manually turned on or off. In installations where the requirement
to automatically disable the AGS system is not needed, the “Other” setting
can be chosen. When the AGS is in the “Other” mode, manually turning the
generator off or on will not automatically disable the AGS system.
