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Inverter
Communications
Adapter (ICA)

ICA

Owner’s Manual

Summary of Contents for ICA

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Page 4: ...respective owners and are used herein for identification purposes only Notice of Copyright Inverter Communications Adapter ICA Owner s Manual June 2005 Xantrex International All rights reserved Discla...

Page 5: ...s Manual is intended for anyone who has a Sine Wave Plus Inverter Charger and needs to install and operate the Inverter Communications Adapter ICA and its software Organization This Manual is organize...

Page 6: ...st version of this software Therefore please keep in mind that software levels shown in the illustrations within this manual may not represent the most current version WARNING Warnings identify condit...

Page 7: ...M COMmunications Port DC Direct Current DOS Disk Operating System ICA Inverter Communications Adapter ICAP Inverter Communications Adapter Program software ICM Inverter Control Module ID IDentificatio...

Page 8: ...About This Manual vi 975 0052 01 01 Rev A Related Information You can find more information about Xantrex Technology Inc as well as its products and services at www xantrex com...

Page 9: ...on at the end of this guide 5 Do not disassemble the ICA See How do you get service on page 45 for instructions on obtaining service Attempting to service the unit yourself may result in a risk of ele...

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Page 11: ...ssible Requirements 12 Advanced Monitoring Software 12 2 Configuration Installing the ICA Software ICAP 14 Starting the Setup Program Using Autorun 14 Starting Setup Manually 19 Starting Setup From a...

Page 12: ...gning ID Numbers to the ICA 36 Assigning Customer IDs Optional 36 Reset to Defaults 36 Advanced Configuration Settings 38 Changing the PC s COM Port Number 39 Testing the ICA 40 Troubleshooting the IC...

Page 13: ...older Screen 16 Figure 2 6 Ready to Install Screen 17 Figure 2 7 Installing Files Screen 17 Figure 2 8 Installed Screen 18 Figure 2 9 Readme Option Screen 18 Figure 2 10 Run Window 20 Figure 2 11 Maki...

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Page 15: ...xiii Table 3 1 Keyboard Commands 32 Table 3 2 Keyboard Commands ICAP Only 32 Table 3 3 Keyboard Commands Terminal Emulation Programs Only 33 Table 3 4 Troubleshooting the ICA 40 Tables...

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Page 17: ...or this topic See Introduction page 2 Features Components page 2 Connecting the ICA Cable page 4 Connecting the ICA to a Computer using a Modem page 6 Connecting Multiple ICAs to a Single Computer pag...

Page 18: ...up to eight inverters within the same system Features Components The ICA package includes the following items See Figure 1 1 on page 3 ICA adapter gray plastic housing with green LED phone RJ11 jack a...

Page 19: ...Features Components 975 0052 01 01 Rev A 3 Figure 1 1 Inverter Communications Adapter ICA ICA adapter DB 9 Serial port adapter 25 phone cable...

Page 20: ...2 Connect the phone cable to the RJ11 jack on the gray ICA adapter and to the black serial port adapter 3 Plug the serial port adapter into the computer s serial port Figure 1 2 4 Check that the LED...

Page 21: ...975 0052 01 01 Rev A 5 Figure 1 2 Connecting Directly to the Inverter AC Side of Sine Wave Plus inverter REMOTE Port ICA Adapter LED and RJ11 port LED illuminates when the ICA is able to communicate w...

Page 22: ...r for the DB9 connection from the phone cable to serial port adapter A NULL MODEM adapter will be required for most applications Contact the modem provider and modem documentation for more information...

Page 23: ...Connecting the ICA Cable 975 0052 01 01 Rev A 7 Figure 1 3 Connecting the ICA to a Computer using a Modem ICA Adapter...

Page 24: ...h inverter disconnect the ICAs 2 Assign the ID number for each ICA adapter following the instructions in Assigning ID Numbers to the ICA on page 36 The ID number can only be changed with a single adap...

Page 25: ...Connecting the ICA Cable 975 0052 01 01 Rev A 9 Figure 1 4 Connecting Multiple ICAs ICA Adapter 8 maximum...

Page 26: ...ected in a positive ground configuration an opto isolator must be connected somewhere between the ICA and the computer com port Opto isolators can be obtained through www blackbox com part SP400A R3 a...

Page 27: ...largements of pin assignments and color coding on ICA cable and connectors 5 4 3 2 1 6 BLACK YELLOW RED GREEN GREEN RED YELLOW BLACK Depending on the CableInstallation D e p e n d in go nt h eC a b le...

Page 28: ...RS232 protocol output The ICA code only manipulates the inverter s control panel keypad strokes The included software emulates these keystrokes There are companies that have used these keystroke bits...

Page 29: ...lowing topics are covered in this chapter For this topic See Installing the ICA Software ICAP page 14 To install the software with Autorun enabled on your CDROM drive page 14 To start the program from...

Page 30: ...to install the software Use Autorun must be enabled on your CDROM drive Manual Start assumes that Autorun is not enabled on your CDROM drive Use a Command prompt to initiate the installation program S...

Page 31: ...t Information screen will appear next 4 Review the list of required components and ensure your system meets all the requirements If you do not have the required components in place click on the CANCEL...

Page 32: ...to continue with the installation The Shortcut Folder screen will appear next The shortcut folder is where you will find the shortcut to start the program within the START Programs menu 7 If the loca...

Page 33: ...the box If you do not want a shortcut placed on your desktop be sure this box is empty 9 Click on the INSTALL button to start installing the software The Installing Files screen will appear and the pr...

Page 34: ...utton to proceed to the final step 11 When the setup program has finished installing the software the Readme Option screen will appear If you do not want to read the Readme file then click on the chec...

Page 35: ...ick on the file ICAPxxx exe where xxx software level e g ICAP102 exe ICAP103 exe or ICAP104 exe or b Copy the file ICAPxxx exe from the CD to the hard drive on the computer Be sure to remember the loc...

Page 36: ...f the installation program as shown in Figure 2 10 4 Follow the setup wizard instructions as described on page 15 to page 18 to complete the installation Important The drive letter assigned to your CD...

Page 37: ...unicate with the Sine Wave Plus Inverter Charger using a cable and modem connection This manual provides basic keyboard instructions for using terminal emulation for detailed information refer to the...

Page 38: ...Connect Using drop down list 3 Click OK The Phone Number dialog is closed Country code e g United States of America 1 Area code e g 360 Phone Number e g 123 4567 Figure 2 12 Phone Number Dialog Direc...

Page 39: ...ng This setting must be fixed Some programs will over ride this setting and will attempt to find the fastest speed Ensure the accuracy of these settings Other settings will not produce the desired res...

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Page 41: ...e change the ICAP settings test and troubleshoot the connection The following topics are covered in this chapter For this topic See Starting ICAP page 26 User Interface Features page 27 Changing ICAP...

Page 42: ...2 If you did NOT allow the setup program to put an application shortcut on your desktop 1 Click START then PROGRAMS then XANTREX 2 Then select When the program starts the following splash screen will...

Page 43: ...through and alter SW Plus Menu Maps Click on these buttons to navigate through the Menu maps Holding your mouse over these buttons will make a keyboard command display Keyboard commands are also liste...

Page 44: ...arameters for the ICA Adapter The ICAP Menu bar consists of the following commands Exit Go Past END MENU ICA Commands Communications Help Exit Exit the ICAP program by using one of the following metho...

Page 45: ...Setup Menu Each Menu Map has an END MENU menu item e g END USER MENU END SETUP MENU END ADVANCED SETUP MENU To use the Go Past END MENU feature When the END MENU menu item is displayed in the LCD clic...

Page 46: ...owing methods Click here on the Menu Bar Press F1 Press ALT H H To leave HELP press ESC LEDs and LCD Display The LEDs and LCD display show inverter status Multiple Unit Drop Down Box Directly below th...

Page 47: ...system parameters Pressing the virtual Navigation Buttons in ICAP will not take the user past the End Menu in each Menu Map like the ICM does ICAP Keyboard and Terminal Emulation Keyboard Shortcut Com...

Page 48: ...anel G g Generator ON OFF Menu same as the GREEN button on the Inverter Control Panel Table 3 2 Keyboard Commands ICAP Only Keystroke Function ALT G Go past END MENU command Accesses either BEGIN BASI...

Page 49: ...ed on the screen mimics the layout of the LEDs on the inverter control module each LED is represented by a dash or a character laid out in two rows of four characters Dash the LED is not lit Non blink...

Page 50: ...should need to be made for single inverter systems Assigning the ID numbers for multiple ICAs Assigning customer numbers optional Advanced Settings include Changing configuration settings Changing po...

Page 51: ...in Figure 3 3 Figure 3 3 Identifying the Number of ICAs attached 2 Click this drop down box to display the options 3 Select the appropriate number for the number of ICAs connected 4 Click on the SAVE...

Page 52: ...3 Enter the Unit ID Number 1 through 8 for each ICA to be attached Once you change the number in this box a WRITE NEW ID button will appear 4 Click on the WRITE NEW ID button 5 Click OK to close the...

Page 53: ...ttings Clicking on the OK button will only exit the window without saving the changes 1 Click on ICA COMMANDS Menu then select READ CONFIGURATION 2 Click in this box to change the Unit ID Number 3 Cli...

Page 54: ...ttings Important You must click on one of the buttons to save changes made to the Advanced Configuration Settings Clicking on the OK button will only exit the window without saving the changes 2 Click...

Page 55: ...low the procedure illustrated in Figure 3 6 COM Port options range from 1 to 8 Figure 3 6 Changing the PC s COM Port Number 2 Click in this box to display ports 1 through 8 3 Select the appropriate nu...

Page 56: ...e 41 for details 1 Ensure the inverter has power The display on the inverter should be ON 2 Check the unit s ID number of the ICA adapter you are trying to access Ensure that it is correct This will d...

Page 57: ...ck Settings If there is still no response from the ICA then check your settings Ensure you are selecting the correct COM port Ensure your computer communication baud rate is fixed at 9600 Baud Modem i...

Page 58: ...e jacks They must be crimped onto the phone cable with the small tabs on each end located on the same side of the cable If the cable is not correct replace it with another one This is the standard pho...

Page 59: ...when you first run the ICAP software after a power up the ICAP software window may display strange characters or a blank screen for less than a minute This occurs because the first time the ICAP progr...

Page 60: ...window may show a blank display for a few seconds This condition is nothing to worry about and should correct itself in about 1 minute When the ICAP software shuts down it will try to park the inverte...

Page 61: ...f Xantrex repairs or replaces a product its warranty continues for the remaining portion of the original Warranty Period or 90 days from the date of the return shipment to the customer whichever is gr...

Page 62: ...gical infestations or input voltage that creates operating conditions beyond the maximum or minimum limits listed in the Xantrex product specifications including high input volt age from generators an...

Page 63: ...nce Warning Limitations On Use Please refer to your product manual for limitations on uses of the product SPECIFICALLY PLEASE NOTE THAT THE INVERTER COMMUNICATIONS ADAPTER SHOULD NOT BE USED IN CONNEC...

Page 64: ...ct to a Xantrex Authorized Service Center ASC A Xantrex return material authorization RMA number is not required However you must contact the ASC prior to returning the product or presenting the unit...

Page 65: ..._______ Purchase Date _______________________________ Type of installation e g RV truck vehicle home _________________________________ Length of time inverter has been installed ______________________...

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Page 67: ...2 connecting to a modem 6 installing 4 installing the ICAP software 14 pin assignments for RJ11 connectors 11 testing 40 troubleshooting 40 K keyboard commands using 31 M modem connection for remote l...

Page 68: ...Index 52 975 0052 01 01 Rev A W warranty out of warranty service 48 terms and conditions 45 X Xantrex web site vi...

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Page 70: ...Xantrex Technology Inc 1 800 670 0707 Tel toll free NA 1 360 925 5097 Tel direct 1 360 925 5143 Fax direct customerservice xantrex com www xantrex com 975 0052 01 01 Revision A PC Printed in USA...

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