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C.M.I.

Version 1.04

Manual version 1

Control and monitoring

Interface

Operation
Winsol 2.01
TA-Designer 1.08

Summary of Contents for C.M.I.

Page 1: ...C M I Version 1 04 Manual version 1 Control and monitoring Interface Operation Winsol 2 01 TA Designer 1 08 en ...

Page 2: ...14 5 Other C M I s 14 C M I menu 15 Menu Home 16 Table C M I LED description 16 Menu CAN Bus 17 Remote maintenance 18 Menu Schematic 21 Menu Data administration 21 1 Download of function data from devices to SD card 22 2 Copying files from Windows Explorer to SD card 22 3 Upload of function data and firmware from SD card to devices 23 4 Download of function data or firmware from SD card to PC 24 5...

Page 3: ... from a customer system 39 Read out logger data 40 Autostart 40 Delete logger data 41 Measured value diagram 41 Toolbar measured value diagram 41 Navigation methods 42 Manage profiles 47 Export 47 Troubleshooting 48 Online diagram 50 Creating a graphic for the online diagram 50 Creating the html and cgi files 50 Toolbar 50 Step by step instructions 51 New page 64 Copying of pages 65 Saving a proje...

Page 4: ...ly where there are more CAN bus members without their own power supply the use of a 12V power supply is absolutely necessary Data retention is also ensured without power supply CAN bus Next to data transfer the CAN bus offers also the possibility to directly access the devices in the CAN network from the PC via browser Termination Correct termination of the buses is important for use of the CAN bu...

Page 5: ...switch output with extra auxiliary relay For data logging via DL bus output 14 must therefore always be defined as a Data line in the Outputs menu With the controllers UVR1611 of the E series board version output 14 is simultane ously used as switch output OUTPUT 14 and data line DL bus For activation the output must be parameterised as a Switch output even if the data link is to be activated For ...

Page 6: ... Brief guide 1 pc 12V power unit only with model 01 CMI NT Mounting and connection The C M I can be assembled either with 2 screws on an even surface or with the enclosed rapid mounting to a TS35 DIN rail according to the EN 50022 Standard Dimensions Connections Connections are labelled and must not be confused The following Figure also shows termination on the left CAN bus Reset button on the rea...

Page 7: ...address 1 Create a text file with the name fix_ip txt with the required IP address in the root di rectory of the SD card The content of this file must be only an IP address example 192 168 0 10 and Enter 2 Insert the SD card in the C M I 3 During the next start the C M I adopts this IP address and deletes the txt file on the SD card The network settings must then be configured locally C M I menu S...

Page 8: ...ndow depends on the language setting in the PC operating system 4 Now the menu of the C M I appears already Access via C M I web portal https cmi ta co at If you want access via Internet then the C M I can be connected via C M I web portal The C M I web portal is a server that was set up by Technische Alternative 1 Select the address https cmi ta co at and click Registration ...

Page 9: ...stration an e mail with an activation link will be sent to the e mail address used for registration This process can take up to 30 minutes 4 After clicking the link the start page of the web portal is displayed already 5 Adding the C M I in the Web portal Selection of the tab C M I s 6 Selection Add C M I ...

Page 10: ...ar of the device is the serial number on the rating plate and the key on the key label The key must be entered without spaces 8 After updating the page the C M I appears in the list My C M I s Clicking on the serial number takes you to the C M I menu ...

Page 11: ...m saved to the SD card The current firmware in the UPDATE folder of the SD card must be called CMI BIN Web portal cmi ta co at Menu Account management Contact information and password can be changed in this menu The current password must be entered to finalise every change It is also possible to delete the user Menu C M I s Example of a user who already has registered an individual C M I CMI000501...

Page 12: ...see chapter C M I menu 3 Manage a Clicking on the next to the serial number deletes this C M I and it can no longer be selected b The summary and the description of the C M I can be changed here c Click on Save to finalise changes d In the submenu Manage remote maintenance can be authorised directly for an other user whose login name is known a b c d ...

Page 13: ... I s under Other C M I s This shows under My C M I s that one request for remote maintenance was made After clicking on Administration you can see in the area Remote maintenance The user rim login name has submitted a remote maintenance request Now either remote maintenance can be permitted by clicking on or refused by clicking on If it is permitted the display changes to Clicking on can revoke th...

Page 14: ...o click After clicking on the link the addition 1 with Manage becomes visible for the individu al C M I in the menu C M I s 5 Other C M I s Here the C M I s of other users are displayed for which the logged in user has been giv en permission for remote maintenance Example If Info is clicked the window C M I Info see item 3 Manage is displayed Access authorisation can be revoked again in this menu ...

Page 15: ...er level can be seen on the top right and the version of the C M I is visible on the bottom right Operation via web portal Internet Entry of the C M I web portal name https cmi ta co at and log in Selection of the tab C M I s and clicking on the serial num ber of the desired C M I A new tab with the designation of the device opens There are 6 different submenus that are described in the following ...

Page 16: ... use red internal error red flashing no files in flash memory green flashing at the start files are transmitted from SD card to flash memory SD green everything ok orange SD card memory full red SD card incorrectly formatted OFF no SD card inserted CAN green everything ok at least one additional CAN node found orange not all essential nodes for logging available red one node has failed LAN green e...

Page 17: ...and node num ber displayed The C M I has node number 56 with factory settings Example of a CAN network with one controller UVR1611 one CAN I O module and one CAN bus converter CAN BC Clicking on one of the devices takes you to the device menu The operating status of the C M I LEDs is not displayed on this page ...

Page 18: ...ed sub menu This enables direct selection of the most important submenus exception User menu back Using the back function displays the page shown last This may no longer show current values reload This button reloads the displayed page with current values Main menu Main menu takes you to the main menu of the currently selected CAN device Navigation parameterisation and configuration in the submenu...

Page 19: ...ed input the following display is brought up Clicking the arrow symbol of the corre sponding parameter to be changed dis plays a selection list with possible adjust ment parameters After making a selection by mouse click ing the new controller parameter is im mediately transferred via the CAN bus The controller saves the parameters and returns the corrected menu page which is reloaded by the brows...

Page 20: ...ayed after the node number has been modified The device with the changed node number can after the change be selected only if you enter the menu CAN bus The new node 31 will then appear but the old node 32 will have a timeout display because it is no longer available A timeout display also appears if the device with node 32 is disconnected from the CAN bus or the CAN bus connection to the device i...

Page 21: ...c Selecting this menu item displays the online schematic if programmed Programming the online schematic with the program TA Designer is described in the chapter Online sche matic Menu Data administration In the left part of the window the active connected CAN bus devices are displayed and in the right part the SD card with the function data and firmware files saved to the SD card The following act...

Page 22: ...drag drop The function data are copied to the SD card This is followed by a display indicating successful or unsuccessful download Function data of Bootloader BL NET cannot be copied to the SD card this way 2 Copying files from Windows Explorer to SD card The file is pulled to the SD card symbol with drag drop and thus copied to the SD card ...

Page 23: ...l be an ERROR message Please note the following for any C M I update The C M I operation system is made up of the firmware cmi_V and the user interface p_files V bin The cmi_V or the p_files V must be dragged to the C M I field with drag drop The file p_files V bin is checked for changes at every start also during updates and loaded if necessary Problem case If the CAN connection is interrupted du...

Page 24: ...e download folder of the browser where it can be moved to anoth er folder 5 Deleting files on the SD card Highlight the desired file and click on Delete Answer the subsequently dis played confirmation message with Ok 6 Renaming files on the SD card Highlight the desired file and click on Rename In the subsequently displays window enter the new file name and confirm with Ok ...

Page 25: ...and the MAC address first click Save and then Restart Direct connection C M I PC DHCP is activated in the factory setting The C M I tries to obtain a valid IP address from the network on its own If there is no DHCP server in the network automatic IP allocation will be started An IP ad dress between 169 254 0 1 and 169 254 254 255 is allocated The subnet mask is 255 255 0 0 This process can take mo...

Page 26: ...During the next start the C M I will adopt this IP address deactivate DHCP and reverse web portal and delete the txt file on the SD card CAN settings The CAN node number of the C M I can be changed in this submenu Every CAN bus partic ipant must have an individual node number in the CAN network The C M I has node number 56 with factory settings The C M I can get the system time from the Internet B...

Page 27: ...e 1 Message designation 2 Selection of the bus CAN bus or DL bus DL1 or DL2 3 Only with CAN bus specification of reference node 4 Source Analogue or digital network output with CAN bus input or output with DL bus 5 Sending condition Analogue values equal greater greater or equal less less or equal digital values ON or OFF 6 Text input for the mail 7 Selection of contacts to send a mail to if the m...

Page 28: ...s menu Information about SMTP access data is available in the settings of the mail program The sender address is the address that appears as Sender in the mail to the recipient Up to 8 recipient addresses can be listed and tested Mails can be sent to these mail addresses if the message condition see Menu Messages applies ...

Page 29: ...xperts only Password entry must be repeated as a precaution The Expert has complete access to the C M I without restrictions The User is authorised for access to the interactive online schematic and can view values and depending on the programming also change them Access to other C M I pages is possible but settings cannot be modified there Only the online schematic is displayed for a Guest Guests...

Page 30: ...ce for data logging 2 The saving criterion defines the time interval for data logging Entries from 10 seconds up to 60 minutes are possible 3 Source information DL bus DL1 DL2 or CAN bus entry of node number and of the data record Controller UVR1611 and the CAN energy meter CAN EZ can output 2 data records 4 Possibility to delete the internal memory of the C M I 5 Possibility to delete the logged ...

Page 31: ... this is not possible and will disrupt logging Time settings Source of supply The C M I accepts the time stamp either from an adjustable NTP server default setting 3 at pool ntp org or from the CAN network UVR1611 with node number 1 or via one of the two data lines DL bus of the respective connected controllers Automatic switch to summer time takes place according to the specifications of the Euro...

Page 32: ...memory of up to 4 GB can be used without problems SD cards with a memory of up to 32 GB can be used but the display of available memory may be incorrect SD cards with a memory of more than 32 GB cannot be used The available memory and all folders and files saved to the SD card are displayed Clicking on a folder displays the files in this folder Example Folder LOG In the first two lines symbols are...

Page 33: ...d for the node Example Timeout of node 32 Clicking on the node number in this submenu takes you directly to the menu of the respective device 1 A Heartbeat is a network connection between two or more computers in a cluster to inform each other that they are operational and can still fulfil their tasks i e that they are alive Source Wikipedia DL Bus In this submenu the DL bus status can be checked ...

Page 34: ...can be checked whether the set logging method works In addition it can be checked whether the system time is valid There will be no logging without a valid system time Brief lapses of the green POWER LED at regular intervals indicates active data logging ...

Page 35: ...tions Language and click on the desired language Winsol must be restarted for the language choice to come into effect Basic settings The Winsol data path can be changed in the menu Options Basic settings The standard setting is the Winsol installation path e g C Programs Technische Alterna tive Winsol We recommend creating a data path outside the program folder Already existing data must be manual...

Page 36: ... Data logger connection Summary Selection of the data logger C M I Selection of the connection to the data logger Ethernet LAN Inter net Selection of how the data store should be deleted automatically manually or never Selection of the data logger The CMI can be connected with the PC only via Ethernet For a connection Ethernet must be selected Moreover the IP address or the domain name of the CMI ...

Page 37: ...ry should be deleted never The memory is not deleted after reading out 2 Window Data recording For the C M I these settings are made in the C M I web interface Menu Set tings Data logging But if changes still have to be made here then these are not adopted by the C M I In Winsol these settings can only be read out After changing the source or the data records the configuration can be read out only...

Page 38: ...tant tool for the technician where function monitoring and troubleshooting of customer systems is concerned Add new customer New customers can be added in the menu File New A new folder is created in the Winsol file system for each customer in which the corresponding configurations and log files are saved The directory Infosol in the Winsol data path contains all these customer folders There is al...

Page 39: ...recorded data is not possible locally the measured values can be recorded as follows Preparation for data recording in the C M I 1 In the web surface menus Settings Data logging and Settings Time set the de sired configuration and the source for the system time Data acquisition at the customer 2 Connect the prepared C M I to the controller observe polarity In UVR1611 with output via DL bus the dat...

Page 40: ...ed then before the data is read in it must be ensured that the correct Customer see Customer mode is selected Autostart An automatic reading out of the data when booting the PC can be implemented using the options in the menu Options Autostart Selection of the customers that are automati cally read out when booting the PC The logger data store is then deleted if in the customer setup delete has be...

Page 41: ...the SD card are deleted Measured value diagram This window presents the recorded data log files over the course of the day Optimum display of the graphic is possible using the comprehensive adjustment and operat ing options A maximum 16 analogue and 16 digital values from all the logged values can be displayed simultaneously The menu option Manage profiles is used to select the values to be displa...

Page 42: ...e display window per key press Move the mouse with the right mouse button de pressed X axis zooming Navigation Keyboard Mouse X axis zooming z The fixed point is the position of the cursor if activated or the middle of the diagram Scroll forward fixed point is the position of the mouse pointer or button on the toolbar fixed point is the cursor position if activated or the middle of the diagram X a...

Page 43: ...e of the diagram Scroll back pressed Ctrl key Fixed point is the position of the mouse pointer Zooming in X and Y axes simultaneously Navigation Keyboard Mouse Zoom in X and Y axis Zoom window with depressed left mouse button see figure Zoom out X and Y axis Negative zoom window with depressed left mouse button see figure Example Zoom in draw zoom Zoom out draw zoom window from top left to bottom ...

Page 44: ... forward Ctrl min 1 24 of the display pane step back Ctrl 1 day step forward Toolbar 1 day step back Toolbar 1 month step forward Ctrl Toolbar 1 month step back Ctrl Toolbar Start day Pos1 End day End Start recording Ctrl Pos1 End recording Ctrl End Other functions Navigation Keyboard Mouse Hide cursor c Toolbar Auto zoom in Y axis a Toolbar Standard zoom in Y axis s Toolbar Grid hide show g Toolb...

Page 45: ...elled Example Display of non logged times If there is less than 1 whole day between the logged data records then the last measured point is linked to the first measured point for a particular sensor by a straight line If there is more than 1 whole day between the logged data records then dashed lines are displayed If a day is selected from the calendar in which no values were logged then the diagr...

Page 46: ... the day displayed Navigation Navigation forwards or backwards in the data recording by a day or month Here only days are displayed on which measured values have been recorded I e days without any data are jumped over Time axis zooming Extending or shortening of the time axis display pane min 30 minutes max 24 hours The fixed point is the position of the cursor if activated or the middle of the di...

Page 47: ...ted for various system areas and a separate diagram title specified Export In this menu the log files can be converted into csv file format for further processing with any spreadsheet program In this way you can create your own graphics and statistics with the recorded measuring data Selection of the displayed profiles Add new profile Delete all profiles Delete profile Clear the selection of graph...

Page 48: ...ta transfer functions over the DL bus with each controller individually then the cause of the error is crosstalk between the two data links of the DL bus In this case the two data links must be routed separately or at least one data link must be routed in a shielded cable 5 2 If data transfer via the CAN bus functions with each controller individually the cause of the fault may be the allocation o...

Page 49: ...re saved under a user specific virtual program path C Users USERNAME AppData Local VirtualStore Programs Technische Alterna tive Winsol The folder AppData is not displayed as a matter of course and must therefore be en tered manually in the Input field This takes you to the searched for files It is generally recommended that the Winsol data path is chosen outside the Program folder default install...

Page 50: ...in Status SD card schematic_files Creating a graphic for the online diagram The diagram can be created with any graphic or drawing program for instance with the free graphic program Inkscape download at http inkscape org download The diagram must be provided to TA Designer as a bmp gif jpg or png file Creating the html and cgi files Display of the online schematic requires config tas html and cgi ...

Page 51: ...name Example 6 Optional recommended for CAN bus devices Selection of the function data dat files The dat files of the UVR1611 control ler the CAN I O module CAN BC and CAN EZ can be loaded One copy of the selected dat file is copied from the TA Designer to a new folder Project name TA Designer Alternatively Click the icon in the toolbar Warning If functions are subsequently added to the controller...

Page 52: ...causes a selection field to appear in the bottom bar Rename The name of the page can be changed and appears as TAB name in the online schematic Select Change background to choose the background graphic The graphic file must be a jpg bmp or png file The graphic for the selected page can also be selected in the menu Edit Background Alternative Click the icon in the toolbar Through Define as start pa...

Page 53: ...e Values from the function data of a CAN BC Values from the function data of a CAN BC With controllers UVR1611 method Values from function data should preferably be ap plied because this has an easier and clearer structure Values from the DL bus DL1 DL2 These values are fixed and cannot be changed If with a UVR1611 controller the last query at output 14 data link was answered in their parameterizi...

Page 54: ...ed by the function data of a CAN bus device can be displayed If values from several CAN bus devices are to be displayed the relevant CAN node numbers must be programmed into the individual dat files All CAN bus devices whose function data are embedded in TA Designer must be connected with the CAN bus net because the online schematic will otherwise not be displayed Examples inputs solar function ...

Page 55: ...an be changed but they can be blocked Values that cannot be changed are indicated by a red frame values that can be changed are indicated by a green frame Right clicking the marked object causes a sub menu to appear or The value cannot be changed Value can be changed can however be locked by the user Selection of whether the value should be changeable or not Locked ticked cannot be changed Should ...

Page 56: ...or non changeable objects Double clicking the selected text field XXX or clicking Properties causes the window to appear The following properties are set in this window Font Setting of the font type and colour in the following window The language in this window depends on the language set ting in the PC operating system Depending on the display device it is not guaranteed that the required font is...

Page 57: ... After text Pre text and After text are visible in the online schematic The Test text is used for simple positioning of the display in the graphic and is only displayed in the programming Display with or without automatic units Menu item Search the selection tree This function allows the determination of the allocations of an object for the entry in the selection tree This is sometimes helpful wit...

Page 58: ... accepts the format of the previously highlighted text for this text If the format transfer for several texts has been selected then additional texts can now be formatted The function is quit with a click on the icon by pressing the Esc key or by clicking out side the diagram field Positioning of values A selected value can be moved freely using the mouse or the keyboard cursor keys Clicking on th...

Page 59: ...ted then the colour of the highlighting frame colour changes to red If a value is not selected then the frame is shown in black With a displayed grid the selected value can be moved across the grid in 5 pixel steps by moving the mouse With a displayed grid the value can be moved in individual pixel steps and hence positioned very accurately using the keyboard cursor keys Display of the element des...

Page 60: ...ght aligned Counter reset For these objects a pre text must be entered that can be selected for activation Timer Start Stop For these objects a pre text must be entered that can be selected for activation Control function Delete error display For these objects a pre text must be entered that can be selected for activation Profile function Start Stop profile For these objects a pre text must be ent...

Page 61: ...ion menu to appear with the already created pages The selection is made by highlighting Link text The link textcreates text that switches the page with a click Clicking a link with the right mouse key causes a selection menu to appear with the already created pages The selection is made by highlighting The text format can be specified with Properties External link You can switch immedi ately to th...

Page 62: ...selected object to be selected and highlighted with a frame A selected object can now be edited Text properties Specification of the text type the text direction the font colour the background and entry of text Double clicking the selected text field XXX or clicking Properties causes the following window to appear In this window the values of the following Properties are set analogously to setting...

Page 63: ...MI png graphics require more memory but offer loss free illustration of the graphics 13 Testing function To complete project creation the compliance of the inserted objects with the loaded function data dat files can be checked The node number is also checked in doing that Clicking on the icon in the tool bar starts testing The following message is displayed if the test was positive The respective...

Page 64: ...ill be lost If settings have been changed a query is displayed to ask whether they should be saved 16 Copy the files to the SD card of the CMI There are two ways to do this 1 Direct copying to the SD card on the PC into folder Schematic_files which may have to be created first 2 Drag drop from the Explorer to the SD card symbol in the CMI data administra tion The files are pulled to the SD card sy...

Page 65: ...Define as start page pages programmed later can be defined as start page After highlighting a page in the lower strip use the key with image or image on the keyboard to change the sequence of the pages Copying of pages 1 Select the page to be copied in the bottom Selection bar by clicking 2 Click the Copy page icon in the toolbar or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl c 3 Click the Insert page icon in ...

Page 66: ...ted via the Project menu option Example The project indicated by the bullet point is currently displayed The title bar of the program displays the project names and the currently opened page Example Deleting a page The deletion of an unused page takes place by highlighting single mouse click and pressing the Delete key on the PC from another page If the page to be deleted contains links that origi...

Page 67: ...ilar use Part 1 General requirements EN 61000 6 3 2007 11 01 Electromagnetic compatibility EMC Part 6 3 Generic standards Emission standard for residential commercial and light industrial envi ronments EN 61000 6 2 2006 05 01 Electromagnetic compatibility EMC Part 6 2 Generic standards Immunity for industrial environments Position of CE label On packaging manual and type label Issuer Technische Al...

Page 68: ...stallation instructions or incorrect maintenance 4 The guarantee claim will expire if repairs or actions are carried out by persons who are not au thorised to do so or have not been so authorised by us or if our devices are operated with spare supplementary or accessory parts which are not considered to be original parts 5 The defective parts must be sent to our factory with an enclosed copy of th...

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