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A8814  Acq 

 

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Copyright Information 

Copyright © 2001 - 2013 by Obvius 

Obvius

 and  

AcquiSuite

 are trademarks of  Obvius Holdings LLc 

Other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. 

U.S. Government Restricted Rights

: Use, duplication or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions set fourth in subparagraph (a) through (d) 

of the Commercial Computer Restricted Rights clause at FAR 52.227-19 when applicable, or subparagraph (c) (1) (ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and 
Computer Software clause at DFARS 252.227-7013, and in similar clauses in the NASA FAR Supplement. 

Limited Warranty 

Obvius provides this warranty for all its products in lieu of all other warranties (whether express or implied), including any implied warranty of 
merchantability or fitness for a particular purchase. This warranty is the buyer’s exclusive remedy for all claims against Obvius. Obvius will not be liable for 
any consequential or incidental damages and total liability shall be limited to the purchase price of the product. 

Obvius promises buyer that any product manufactured by Obvius shall be free from all material defects in material or manufacture for a period of 2 years 
from the date of sale. This warranty does not include ordinary wear and tear or replaceable components (e.g., batteries). During the warranty period, 
Obvius will repair or replace (at its sole discretion) any product shown to be defective under this warranty at no charge to buyer. Returned freight prepaid 
by buyer. The warranty shall remain in full force and effect for such 2 year period, provided that the product: (1) was installed, operated, and maintained 
properly; (2) has not been abused or misused; (3) has not been repaired, altered, or modified outside of Obvius’ authorized facilities; (4) has not been sold 
subject to other warranty terms specified at the time of sale; and (5) is still owned by the original purchaser. This warranty provides specific legal rights 
that may be varied by state law. Obvius’ products are not intended for use in critical applications such as nuclear facilities, human implantable devices or 
life support. Obvius is not liable, in whole or in part, for any claims or damages arising from such uses. 

Obvius strongly believes in continuous improvement, therefore we must reserve the right to change specifications and product offerings without notice. 
Where possible, we will substitute products with equivalent functionality when necessary. 

 

DANGER 

 

Hazard of Electric Shock, Explosion or Arc Flash 

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Follow safe electrical work practices.  See NFPA 70E in the USA, or applicable local codes. 

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This equipment must only be installed and serviced by qualified electrical personnel. 

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Read, understand and follow the instructions before installing this product. 

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Turn off all power supplying equipment before working on or inside the equipment.  Use properly rated voltage sensing device to 
confirm power is off.   DO NOT DEPEND ON THIS PRODUCT FOR VOLTAGE INDICATION 

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Only install this product on insulated conductors. 
 

Failure to follow these instructions will result in death or serious injury.

 

 

A qualified person is one who has skills and knowledge related to the construction and operation of this electrical equipment and the 
installation, and has received safety training to recognize and avoid the hazards involved. No responsibility is assumed by Obvius Holdings for 
any consequences arising out of the use of this material.  

 

CAUTION 

RISK OF EQUIPMENT DAMAGE 

 

Acq  is rated for 50-60 HZ. Do not connect this product to circuits with high harmonic energy such as Variable Speed Drives 
(a.k.a. Variable Frequency Drives, Adjustable Frequency Drives) or similar sources, as they may permanently damage the product.  

 

This product is designed to work with 1V and 0.333V Current transformers (CTs).  DO NOT USE CURRENT OUTPUT (e.g. 5A) CTs 
on this product.  

Failure to follow these instructions can result in overheating and permanent equipment damage.

 

 
 

NOTICE

 

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This product is not intended for life safety applications. 

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Do not install this product in hazardous or classified locations.

 

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The installer is responsible for conformance to all applicable codes.

 

 

FCC Part 15 Information 

Note: This equipment has been tested by the manufacturer and found to comply with the limits of a class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 
of the FCC rules.  These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against interference when the equipment is operated in a 
commercial environment.  This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in 
accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.  Operation of this equipment in a residential 
area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.  
Modifications of this product without the express authorization of Obvius nullify this statement. 

Summary of Contents for AcquiSuite+ A8814

Page 1: ...cquiSuite Page 1 AcquiSuite Data Acquisition Server Obvius LLC Installation and Operation Manual Model A8814 Date August 27 2013 Obvius 3300 NW 211th Terrace Hillsboro OR 97124 Ph 503 601 2099 www obv...

Page 2: ...notice Where possible we will substitute products with equivalent functionality when necessary DANGER Hazard of Electric Shock Explosion or Arc Flash Follow safe electrical work practices See NFPA 70E...

Page 3: ...performance data Alarm notifications for data points above or below target levels including SNMP traps Creating load profiles for energy purchases Monitoring performance of critical systems Installati...

Page 4: ...ock hazards This symbol indicates Do not apply to or remove from hazardous live conductors Direct Current symbol Protection containing a voltage disconnect switch with a fuse or disconnect circuit bre...

Page 5: ...277VAC single phase 50 60 Hz Power Consumption 8W Max Input Current 333V and 1V current transformer Current Transformers 100 300 400 800 1600 2400A contact Obvius sales for other amperages Serial Port...

Page 6: ...0 C or above 50 C excessive moisture dust salt spray or other contamination The meter requires an environment no worse than pollution degree 2 normally only non conductive pollution occasionally a tem...

Page 7: ...urned off Connect voltage leads on the Line side of the conductor to ensure constant power to the AcquiSuite Wire should be 12 14 AWG Solid or stranded rated to 600VAC at 75c Screw Terminal tightening...

Page 8: ...A8814 AcquiSuite Page 8 General Wiring Diagram Terminal connections details Electrical Connections to be added annotated product Photo...

Page 9: ...A8814 AcquiSuite Page 9 208 480VAC 3 Phase 3 Wire Delta Without Neutral Installation 208 480VAC 3 Phase 4 Wire With Neutral Installation...

Page 10: ...240VAC Single Phase 2 Wire With Neutral Installation 120VAC and 277VAC Single Phase 1 Wire With Neutral Installation Note The jumper wire between B and N in this configuration must be the same wire s...

Page 11: ...n resistor should be placed at the other end of the RS485 loop between the and wires For more information about RS485 termination read the Modbus FAQ at www obvius com Some Modbus devices do not use t...

Page 12: ...168 40 1 Netmask 255 255 255 0 AcquiSuite factory default settings Laptop Address Worksheet Step 3 Configure the laptop IP address using the following steps Note Only Windows XP is detailed below how...

Page 13: ...ld be changed to prevent unwanted access Step 5 Expand the Networking option and select setup Verify the addresses are consistent with those in the Network Address Worksheet Step 6 Expand the Modbus o...

Page 14: ...l authenticate itself with the server by using the serial number and a password This password must be supplied here and can be obtained when you subscribe for the BMO service or by your database admin...

Page 15: ...ebsite faq also has a list of supported Modbus devices Modbus devices that are not supported by built in drivers may be configured using the Modbus Framework feature in the AcquiSuite At the bottom of...

Page 16: ...he device list data in XML format Notes on RTT and Timeout configuration To best measure the true RTT set the ModbusSetup RS485 timeout to the maximum period and allow the AcquiSuite to run for 5 or 1...

Page 17: ...uration button may be present depending on the Modbus device features Advanced Configuration Options The advanced configuration page contains special options specific to the device you are configuring...

Page 18: ...formation starting when the AcquiSuite is booted Modbus TCP access The AcquiSuite has a Modbus TCP gateway feature that allows other systems to send queries to all attached Modbus RS485 devices This f...

Page 19: ...og files page to record this information Debug options are as follows None No RS485 information is logged Errors Only Modbus errors are logged Transaction One line is logged describing every RS485 que...

Page 20: ...template describes the Modbus register read commands and the conversion required for each data point that is to be read The Framework feature is an advanced feature of the AcquiSuite that requires the...

Page 21: ...ow to red to indicate weak links Networking Network Status This page displays the current status of the AcquiSuite network connections Several interfaces may be shown if both Ethernet and ppp dialin d...

Page 22: ...try the connection test If it fails ask your LAN administrator about proxy servers if any After changing any of the settings on this page you will be required to reboot the AcquiSuite Use the system s...

Page 23: ...5 port use 502 Device Name You must provide a name for the Modbus device to identify it in the device list This should be something that will identify the meter location and purpose Device Type This m...

Page 24: ...once per day Typically the synchronization will align the clock to within 1 second of the internet time source or atomic clock You may need to verify if your firewall will allow NTP or Rdate packets t...

Page 25: ...e can keep several log files that report the general operation of the system not related to the normal data logs These include the following Debug Messages The AcquiSuite can run a syslog process to r...

Page 26: ...will take a few seconds to verify the file checksum and prompt you with an Install button Click the install button and the AcquiSuite will install the firmware update and reboot itself to make the cha...

Page 27: ...onse Upload test completed Got HTTP 1 1 200 OK Date Wed 17 Dec 2003 03 49 38 GMT Server Apache 1 3 23 Unix PHP 4 1 2 AuthMySQL 2 20 X Powered By PHP 4 1 2 Connection close Content Type text html SUCCE...

Page 28: ...the following columns are shown 1 Date Time in UTC GMT time This field is quoted to handle the space in the middle The format is YYYY MM DD HH MM SS 2 Modbus error if any 0 no error see table below 3...

Page 29: ...unsolicited query assume another Modbus master device is present 143 Modbus device probe function received some good responses and some failures 160 Start log Entry in log file after AcquiSuite starts...

Page 30: ...les and attempt to upload the data to the BMO website or user specified site This action will not wait until the next scheduled upload time When the storage area is 95 full the AcquiSuite will immedia...

Page 31: ...the Data Collection FAQ at obvius com Password to upload data This password is used by the BMO webserver to verify the AcquiSuite device authentication before accepting the uploaded data You should s...

Page 32: ...an automate the process of downloading log data from the AcquiSuite to your Windows PC hard drive Enertrax DL can merge new log data into existing log files on your computer as well as provide configu...

Page 33: ...f log files mdel gz remove the log file to free up flash space bye The mdel command will tell the FTP software to delete all files ending in gz in the current directory Some FTP clients will allow you...

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