5.Operation
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5.1 Touch panel
The CMU2 communicates with rack powers via PMBus and CANBus
interfaces to achieve operation monitoring and remote control
functions of system power. In addition, CMU2 supports communication
interfaces of touch panel and network. Through these interfaces, CMU2
can integrate the management of system power, as shown in the
picture below. Detailed information about the functions please refer to
,
the following chapters
.
*Up to 40 units of DRP-3200 can be operated in parallel connection and
the controller is able to communicate with 48 devices through the bus.
Ethernet
CANBus
PMBus
5.1. Home page
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After power on, the CMU2 will enter the home page automatically.
In the home page, the CMU2 displays the current status of the rack
power units, including output power, number of PSU, bus voltage,
total current and real-time operation curve, etc. Users can also tap
the menu bar above to enter into other pages.
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Home
options
page –
The following functions are available in the home page:
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No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
Name
Menu bar
Power
information
Real time
operation
curve
SD card icon
Network
icon
Date and
time
Description
Users can enter other function pages by taping
the menu bar. There are Home, Status, Setting,
Log and Info menus available. The Menu
displayed on the screen will be underlined.
Output Power: displays total wattage
Number of PSU: displays numbers of PSUs
connected to the CMU2 (the host*16+one
extension card 16*2= max 48)
Bus Voltage: displays the current voltage setting
Total Current: displays the sum of devices' current.
CMU2 records bus voltage values every 0
6
seconds and displays them on the curve.
Note: When switching to other pages, the curve
will be reset and restarted again.
This icon is used to display whether there is a
SD card connected. The SD card icon appears
if there is a SD card detected.
This icon is used to display whether the network
is connected. The icon appears if connected to
the network.
Displays date and time.
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