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PowerMon-5S
Bluetooth Low Energy
500A Advanced Battery Monitor / DC Power Meter
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USER MANUAL
Page 1: ...1 PowerMon 5S Bluetooth Low Energy 500A Advanced Battery Monitor DC Power Meter USER MANUAL...
Page 2: ...e device can log the data for up to 3 years allowing for advanced data analysis and troubleshooting All battery monitors on the market that log data do it inside the mobile application but PowerMon 5S...
Page 3: ...orks with all types of batteries Timers Can use an external temperature sensor DS18B20 based User master password protection Very low power consumption see Performance Parameters Bluetooth LE radio wi...
Page 4: ...round Connect using the supplied black wire to the battery negative 3 10mm hex bolt LOAD Connect to the loads charger solar charge controller 4 blade male terminal RELAY Relay output It drives a mecha...
Page 5: ...current through the RELAY terminal maximum relay coil current 2A Maximum current through the shunt 500A continuous Operating temperature 30 C to 85 C 1 Stresses greater than those listed under Absolut...
Page 6: ...ithout calibration 0 25 with calibration Temperature 1 C 1 F resolution Data logging sample rate 1 sec up to 18 days 2 sec up to 36 days 5 sec up to 90 days 10 sec up to 180 days 20 sec up to 1 year 3...
Page 7: ...xemption This system has been evaluated for RF Exposure per RSS 102 and is in compliance with the limits specified by Health Canada Safety Code 6 L exposition aux radiofr quences de ce syst me a t val...
Page 8: ...istance to the elements Warning The device is to be connected to DC circuits only not exceeding 32V and 500A Failure to do so will result in equipment damage Confirm that all connections are tight to...
Page 9: ...5S device the value displayed may have a small offset measurement is different than zero even when the actual current is zero Typically this is less than 0 1A In situations where the measurement prec...
Page 10: ...t threshold and will reconnect the load when the voltage goes below the reconnect threshold This mode can be used together with the low voltage disconnect Over current disconnect When this feature is...
Page 11: ...timer does not need to have both the start and stop times One of them can be disabled This kind of timer should be used in pairs one turns the relay on and the second one turns it off Repetition cont...
Page 12: ...The time left before the battery is completely discharged assuming the current rate of discharge This value is only shown when the discharge current is higher than 0 1A Power Status Displays the curre...
Page 13: ...minal when the power is on the RELAY terminal will be floating and when the power is off it will be driven to the ground BATT When this option is enabled Trigger on Relay Active is ignored disabled Co...
Page 14: ...re above which the power relay can re engage after the connect filter time has passed This must be higher than LTD Disconnect Threshold LTD Disconnect Filter milliseconds The duration of time the temp...
Page 15: ...OFF when the battery state of charge becomes lower than this threshold in percentage Connect on Battery SoC Threshold The device will re connect power turn the relay ON when the battery state of charg...
Page 16: ...f a custom system using the PowerMon 5S battery monitor can use the master password to protect those critical areas of the configuration The critical areas protected by the master password can be unlo...
Page 17: ...17 Renaming the device Renaming the device can be achieved using the top right menu button and taping on Device Information The maximum name length is 8 characters...
Page 18: ...fore the relay This is done so they cannot be disconnected from the battery during a low voltage or other disconnect events very important for an MPPT charge controller The main fuse should be sized b...
Page 19: ...19 DIMENSIONS Dimensions are in mm...
Page 20: ...20 ORDERING Part Number Description PowerMon 5S PowerMon 5S Bluetooth LE 500A Advanced Battery Monitor DC Power Meter...
