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6RL SERIES OPERATION MANUAL 

 

SECTION 6: FRONT PANEL OPERATION 

 

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 2018 by Adaptive Power Systems, Inc. (APS) • All Rights Reserved • No reproduction without written authorization from APS. 

6RL Series Regenerative DC Load Operation Manual 

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MENU 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communication 

 

 

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Com Timeout 

 

 

  

 

 

Timeout USB/RS232 (ms): 5...65535 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Timeout ETH (s): 5...65535 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Com Protocols 

 

 

  

 

 

SCPI: Ö 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ModBus: Ö 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMI Setup 

 

 

Language 

 

 

  

 

 

English, Deutsch, Русский, 

中文

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Backlight 

 

 

Always on: • 

 

 

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HMI Lock 

 

 

Lock all: • 

 

 

ON/OFF possible: • 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

Enable PIN: • 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

Change user PIN: Start 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key Sound 

 

 

Sound on 

 

 

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Alarm Sound 

 

 

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Status page 

 

 

  

 

 

Show meter bar: • 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alternate status page: • 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Limits Lock 

 

 

  

 

 

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Содержание 6RL Series

Страница 1: ...0 P N 160940 10 6RL Series Regenerative DC Load ADAPTIVE Power Systems Worldwide Supplier of Power Equipment TM Copyright 2018 Adaptive Power Systems Inc APS All Rights Reserved No reproduction witho...

Страница 2: ...right 2018 by Adaptive Power Systems Inc APS All Rights Reserved No reproduction without written authorization from APS 6RL Series Regenerative DC Load Operation Manual Page 2 of 204 PAGE LEFT INTENTI...

Страница 3: ...3 4 4 Internal Resistance IR Mode 20 3 5 Dynamic Characteristics and Stability Criteria 20 3 6 Alarm Conditions 21 3 6 1 Power Fail 21 3 6 2 Over Temperature Protection 21 3 6 3 Over Voltage Protecti...

Страница 4: ...minal Types 49 5 10 3 Output Cable Safety Covers 50 5 10 4 DC Input Grounding 51 5 10 5 Remote Voltage Sense Connections 51 5 11 Analog Interface Connections 52 5 12 Optional Interface Module Installa...

Страница 5: ...ary Function 97 6 9 11 Ramp Function 103 6 9 12 UI and IU Table Functions XY Table 103 6 10 Battery Test Function 105 6 10 1 Parameters for Static Mode 106 6 10 2 Parameters for Dynamic Mode 106 6 10...

Страница 6: ...408 132 7 11 3 Register 411 132 7 11 4 Registers 500 503 Set values 132 7 11 5 Register 505 Device status 133 7 11 6 Registers 650 662 Master slave configuration 133 7 11 7 Registers 850 6695 Functio...

Страница 7: ...therCAT 188 7 16 1 Introduction 188 7 16 2 Integrating your unit in TwinCAT 188 7 16 3 Data objects 188 7 16 4 PDOs 189 7 16 5 SDOs 189 7 16 6 Use of the data objects 189 8 Master Slave M S Operation...

Страница 8: ...pes for saving 60 Table 6 3 Analog Interface Specifications 83 Table 6 4 Alarm Signals 87 Table 6 5 Function Generator Capacities Overview 91 Table 7 1 Interface Modules supported Protocols 117 Table...

Страница 9: ...nual Page 9 of 204 1 Contact Information AMERICA CANADA Adaptive Power Systems Irvine USA Phone 1 949 752 8400 Fax 1 949 756 0838 Email support adaptivepower com EUROPE Caltest Instruments Ltd Guildfo...

Страница 10: ...fically excludes damage to other equipment connected to this unit Upon notice from the purchaser within 30 days of shipment of units found to be defective in material or workmanship APS will pay all s...

Страница 11: ...power up APS Equipment The information in this chapter is provided for use by experienced operators Experienced operators understand the necessity of becoming familiar with and then observing life cri...

Страница 12: ...written authorization from APS 6RL Series Regenerative DC Load Operation Manual Page 12 of 204 SAFETY SYMBOLS Direct current DC Alternating current AC Both direct and alternating current Three phase...

Страница 13: ...EFORE APPLYING POWER Verify that the product is set to match the available line voltage GROUND THE INSTRUMENT This product is a Safety Class 1 instrument provided with a protective earth terminal To m...

Страница 14: ...to charged X capacitors which may not discharge Always follow these five safety rules when working with electric devices 1 Disconnect completely 2 Secure against reconnection 3 Verify that the system...

Страница 15: ...connect external power sources with reversed polarity to DC input or outputs The equipment will be damaged Do not connect a power source to the DC input which can generate a voltage more than 120 of t...

Страница 16: ...er set point curves can be generated using the integrated function generator sine rectangular triangular and other curve types If needed arbitrary generator curves up to 100 points can be saved to and...

Страница 17: ...function Fully remote control of all settings and metering read back Dual high accuracy and high resolution voltage current and power meters Constant Current Power and Resistance modes Over voltage c...

Страница 18: ...drain enough current from the source to achieve the desired voltage level If the resulting current exceeds the maximum possible or adjusted current value or the total power according to P UIN IIN is...

Страница 19: ...tomatically switches to constant current mode However if the power consumption reaches the adjusted power level the device will automatically switch to power limitation and adjust the input current ac...

Страница 20: ...ery low input voltages can consume a high input current from the source up to the maximum While the DC input is switched on and constant resistance mode is active the condition CR mode active will be...

Страница 21: ...no alarm acknowledgement is required to re enable the DC Input Note Switching off the unit with the mains switch cannot be distinguished from a mains blackout and thus the unit will signal a PF alarm...

Страница 22: ...er Power Protection alarm OPP will switch off the DC Input and can occur if The product of the input voltage and input current in the DC input exceeds the adjusted OPP limit This function serves to pr...

Страница 23: ...8 2 Interface Module Slot One additional interface can be installed in the interface module slot on the rear panel These removable interfaces are easy to exchange in order to change interface types De...

Страница 24: ...nt distribution during parallel connection The same socket is also used to connect the power supply to compatible APS electronic loads in order to build a two quadrant operation setup Following power...

Страница 25: ...GPIB cables which can have straight or 90 angle connectors Note When using cable with 90 connectors the USB port will be inaccessible Note The modular digital optional interface are not supported on m...

Страница 26: ...ltage for IMax 0 73 V 2 3 V 4 6 V 6 8 V Input capacitance ca 770 F ca 310 F ca 98 F ca 60 F Temperature coefficient for set values K Voltage current 100 ppm Voltage regulation Adjustment range 0 80 V...

Страница 27: ...voltage Input AC to input DC Max 2500 V short term Environment Cooling Temperature controlled fans Ambient temperature 0 50 C Storage temperature 20 70 C Digital interfaces Featured 1x USB B for commu...

Страница 28: ...racy 3 0 2 Remote sensing compensation max 5 UMax Current regulation Adjustment range 0 173 4 A 0 71 4A 0 40 8A 0 30 6A 0 20 4A Stability at U 0 15 IMax 0 15 INenn 0 15 INenn 0 15 IMax 0 15 IMax Accur...

Страница 29: ...000 V DC 1000 V DC 1800 V DC 1800 V DC Environment Cooling Temperature controlled fans Ambient temperature 0 50 C 32 122 F Storage temperature 20 70 C 4 158 F Digital interfaces Featured 1x USB B for...

Страница 30: ...3 UMax Display Adjustment resolution See section 6 2 6 Available resolutions by voltage models on page 59 Display Accuracy 3 0 2 Remote sensing compensation max 5 UMax Current regulation Adjustment r...

Страница 31: ...2500 V short term Environment Cooling Temperature controlled fans Ambient temperature 0 50 C Storage temperature 20 70 C Digital interfaces Featured 1x USB B for communication 1x USB A for functions a...

Страница 32: ...3 UMax Display Adjustment resolution See section 6 2 6 Available resolutions by voltage models on page 59 Display Accuracy 3 0 2 Remote sensing compensation max 5 UMax Current regulation Adjustment r...

Страница 33: ...ut voltage Input AC to input DC Max 2500 V short term Environment Cooling Temperature controlled fans Ambient temperature 0 50 C Storage temperature 20 70 C Digital interfaces Featured 1x USB B for co...

Страница 34: ...ccuracy 3 0 2 Remote sensing compensation max 5 UMax Current regulation Adjustment range 0 346 8 A 0 142 8 A 0 81 6A 0 61 2A 0 40 8A Stability at U 0 15 IMax 0 15 IMax 0 15 IMax 0 15 IMax 0 15 IMax Ac...

Страница 35: ...800 V DC Environment Cooling Temperature controlled fans Ambient temperature 0 50 C 32 122 F Storage temperature 20 70 C 4 158 F Digital interfaces Featured 1x USB B for communication 1x USB A for fun...

Страница 36: ...ng compensation max 5 UMax Current regulation Adjustment range 0 520 2 A 0 214 2 A 0 122 4 A 0 91 8A Stability at U 0 15 IMax 0 15 IMax 0 15 IMax 0 15 IMax Accuracy 1 23 5 C 73 9 F 0 2 IMax 0 2 IMax 0...

Страница 37: ...ironment Cooling Temperature controlled fans Ambient temperature 0 50 C 32 122 F Storage temperature 20 70 C 4 158 F Digital interfaces Featured 1x USB B for communication 1x USB A for functions and l...

Страница 38: ...ion Adjustment range 0 61 2A 0 40 8A 0 30 6A Stability at U 0 15 IMax 0 15 IMax 0 15 IMax Accuracy 1 23 5 C 73 9 F 0 2 IMax 0 2 IMax 0 2 IMax Display Adjustment resolution See section 6 2 6 Available...

Страница 39: ...Cooling Temperature controlled fans Ambient temperature 0 50 C 32 122 F Storage temperature 20 70 C 4 158 F Digital interfaces Featured 1x USB B for communication 1x USB A for functions and logging 1...

Страница 40: ...ontents Copyright 2018 by Adaptive Power Systems Inc APS All Rights Reserved No reproduction without written authorization from APS 6RL Series Regenerative DC Load Operation Manual Page 40 of 204 4 7...

Страница 41: ...TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Entire Contents Copyright 2018 by Adaptive Power Systems Inc APS All Rights Reserved No reproduction without written authorization from APS 6RL Series Regenerative DC Load Ope...

Страница 42: ...esponsible way 5 2 Inspection The 6RL Series of DC power supplies are carefully inspected before shipment Upon receipt and unpacking always perform a careful visual inspection of the unit and the incl...

Страница 43: ...age below Rear panel connectors legend C Control Interface Analog Digital D Share bus and remote voltage sensing connector E DC Input Terminal Type 1 shown F AC Input Connection G Master Slave Ports H...

Страница 44: ...of wiring cross section the power intake of the unit and the cable length are decisive The table below gives the maximum input current for each phase Note The PE wire size should be same as higher ph...

Страница 45: ...e 5 3 AC Input Mating Connector Cable shown not included 5 6 6 Strain Relief and plug fixture There is a standard fixture mounted to the AC input connector block on the rear It is used to prevent the...

Страница 46: ...ting more than one unit to the same supply point ideally models with the same nominal power it is recommended to take ensure balanced current distribution on the phases This can be achieved by conside...

Страница 47: ...black plastic housings each of which holds two of the fuses Note Removing the top cover and replacing fuses should only be performed by trained and qualified personnel Step 1 Opening the unit 1 Switc...

Страница 48: ...according to applicable national standards must also be observed 5 8 Rack Mounting The 6RL Series chassis is designed to be rack mounted in a standard 19 inch rack for system applications Zero stacki...

Страница 49: ...and ambient temperature For cables up to 1 5 m 5 feet and average ambient temperature up to 50 C the following wire sizes are recommend Max Curr Wire Size AWG Size Max Curr Wire Size AWG Size 30 A 6 m...

Страница 50: ...e above is fixed to the connector itself The cover for type 1 attaches to the rear panel of the unit The cover for type 1 has several breakouts so that the supply cable exit the cover in different dir...

Страница 51: ...igh current applications or in situations where the long cables are long Voltage sense wires carry no load current so can be considerable smaller in diameter than load cables Remote sensing is only ef...

Страница 52: ...put Note The analog interface is galvanically isolated from the unit internally Therefore do not connect any ground of the analog interface AGND to the DC minus output as this will cancel the galvanic...

Страница 53: ...for fixing the module and should be fully screwed in After installation the module is ready for use and can be connected For removal follow the reverse procedure The screws can be used to assist in pu...

Страница 54: ...rectly to the DC Input of the units Since the number of bus bars and required screws varies depending on the maximum current you want to achieve it is necessary to assemble individual sets When planni...

Страница 55: ...re heated by normal internal power losses Heavily dirt clogged fans can lead to insufficient airflow and therefore the DC Input can switch off prematurely due to overheating Defects can possibly resul...

Страница 56: ...Panel View The following control elements are available on the front panel 1 Touchscreen display Used for selection of set values menus and settings as well as display of actual values and status The...

Страница 57: ...t or symbol Enabled Grey text or symbol Disabled This applies to all touch areas on the main screen and all menu pages 6 2 1 Settings In normal operation the DC Input values large numbers and set valu...

Страница 58: ...internal resistance Adjustment limits A V W kW 0 102 nom U max I min etc related to the physical values Protection settings A V W kW 0 110 nom OVP OCP etc related to the physical values 1 Valid also f...

Страница 59: ...pad icon in each set value area Alternatively to the knob depiction the assignment can also be changed by tapping the colored set value areas for each set value area 6 2 5 Rotary Knob Operation As lon...

Страница 60: ...rest is user defined iu arbitrary_text csv IU table for the XY function generator The name must begin with iu the rest can be user defined ui arbitrary_text csv UI table for the XY function generator...

Страница 61: ...he DC Input state will be restored either on or off All set values are always saved and restored Note During the start up phase at power on the analog interface can signal undefined states on its outp...

Страница 62: ...reproduction without written authorization from APS 6RL Series Regenerative DC Load Operation Manual Page 62 of 204 The menu structure is shown on the following pages Some setting parameters are self...

Страница 63: ...in 15 Regulation Mode DC Status User Profile 3 Page 5 DC Input after power ON OFF Restore User Profile 4 Page 6 DC input after PF alarm OFF AUTO User Profile 5 DC input after remote OFF AUTO Page 7 En...

Страница 64: ...ax I U Off U A Umax U A DIN Sequence 2 Uend 0V Umax t1 0 1ms 36000s 1ms DIN Sequence 3 Seq time 0 1ms 36000s t2 0 1ms 36000s 1ms DIN Sequence 4 U Start End 0V Umax U U A 0V Umax Offset DIN Sequence 5...

Страница 65: ...ttery Test Static Page 1 I 0 Inom page 2 Discharge voltage 0 Unom P 0 Pnom Discharge time R OFF Rmin Rmax 00 00 00 10 00 00 hh mm ss Discharge capacity 0 01 9999 99 Ah Dynamic Page 1 I1 I2 0 Inom page...

Страница 66: ...ion Manual Page 66 of 204 MENU Communication interface_name Com Timeout Timeout USB RS232 ms 5 65535 Timeout ETH s 5 65535 Com Protocols SCPI ModBus HMI Setup Language English Deutsch Backlight Always...

Страница 67: ...or between Slow and Fast See section 3 4 1 1 Voltage Control Loop Speed on page 18 DC Input after PF alarm 4 Determines how the DC input shall react after a power fail PF alarm has occurred OFF DC out...

Страница 68: ...s for example that you cannot detect under voltage UVD after switching the DC Input off and the voltage is still decaying The following events can be configured independently and can in each case trig...

Страница 69: ...default one can then be switched The default profile is read only The purpose of a profile is to load a set of set values settings limits and monitoring thresholds quickly without having to readjust...

Страница 70: ...ModBus RTU response instead Note For all Ethernet interfaces with two ports P1 is related to port 1 and P2 to port 2 like printed on the module face Two port interfaces will use one IP only Setting f...

Страница 71: ...ert to Manual if these parameters fail Full duplex 10MBit 100MBit Host name Free choice of host name default Client Domain name Free choice of Domain default Workgroup TCP Keep Alive Enable TCP keep a...

Страница 72: ...refer to the programming guide Default 200h Cyclic Read Timing Status Activation deactivation and time setting forthe cyclic read of status to the adjusted Base ID Cyclic Read 1 Range 20 5000 ms Defau...

Страница 73: ...For more refer to section 6 4 10 Saving data to USB Memory Device Data Logging on page 78 6 4 3 9 HMI Front Panel Menu These settings refer exclusively to the front panel controls Element Description...

Страница 74: ...al adjustment or remote control setting The set values can be entered directly using the ten key pad This appears when the touch area Direct Input is tapped bottom center The adjustment limits are cou...

Страница 75: ...ues when in manual operation As fourth control value is the internal resistance setting available only when the resistance mode R mode is activate Note Set values can be entered manually in two ways v...

Страница 76: ...ain screen also referred to as status page with its set values actual values and unit status can be switched from the standard view mode with three or four values to a simpler view mode with only volt...

Страница 77: ...iction Standard Display with Metering Bars Alternative Display with Metering Bars 6 4 9 Turning DC Input ON or OFF The DC Input of the unit can be manually or remotely switched on and off This can be...

Страница 78: ...ve been set logging can be started anytime from within the MENU or after leaving it depending on the selected start stop mode 6 4 10 2 Configuration 2 There are additional settings for the CSV file as...

Страница 79: ...lso see section 3 4 Operating Modes Note R set and R actual are only recorded if UIR mode is active refer to section 3 4 5 Note Unlike the logging on PC every log started creates a new log file with a...

Страница 80: ...wo at the unit itself manual operation and external remote control The following locations are defined Displayed location Description If neither of the other control locations is displayed then manual...

Страница 81: ...provided by the interface The AI can be operated in the common voltage ranges 0 5 V and 0 10 V both representing 0 100 of the nominal value The selection of the voltage range can be done in the unit...

Страница 82: ...icated in the front display and some of them are reported as signal on the analog interface socket For example the overvoltage alarm OVP which is considered critical In case of a unit alarm occurring...

Страница 83: ...10 V or 0 5 V correspond to 0 100 von UNom Accuracy 0 2 at IMax 2 mA Short circuit proof against AGND 10 CMON AO Actual current 0 10 V or 0 5 V correspond to 0 100 von INom 11 AGND GND Ground for all...

Страница 84: ...o load only switch as shown in the diagram with a relay as an example Analog Output AO Output from an OA circuit low impedance See specifications table above 6 5 3 6 Application Examples Example A Swi...

Страница 85: ...wing possible situations DC Input Pin REM SB Parameter Rem SB Behavior is off HIGH normal DC Inputnotlocked Itcanbeswitchedonby pushbutton On Off front panel or via command from digital interface LOW...

Страница 86: ...can selectively work in current or power mode According to the specification of max 5 mA for the VREF output potentiometers of at least 10 k must be used The voltage set value VSEL is directly connect...

Страница 87: ...rea of the display and pop up an additional warning message ALARM On reaching the condition which triggers the event the action ALARM will show a text message in the status area of the display with an...

Страница 88: ...e power switch The DC Input will be switched off Display analog digital interface OT OverTemp etature Triggers an alarm if the internal temperature reaches a certain limit The DC Input will be switche...

Страница 89: ...n event if the output current falls below the defined threshold 0 A INom OCD Over Current Detection Triggers an event if the output current exceeds the de fined threshold 0 A INom OPD Over Power Detec...

Страница 90: ...d be disabled How to Unlock the Front Panel 1 Tap any part of the touchscreen of the locked front panel or turn one of the rotary knobs or press the On Off button only in Lock all situation 2 This req...

Страница 91: ...ased on a table with 4096 values working as XY function Battery test and MPP tracking are software based functions only The following functions are retrievable configurable and controllable Function S...

Страница 92: ...inciple of Operation In order to understand how the function generator works and how the value settings interact the following should be noted The unit operates including in function generator mode wi...

Страница 93: ...fset amplitude How to Load a Function 1 After setting the values for the required signal generation tap on the touch area The unit will then load the data into the internal controller and changes the...

Страница 94: ...sine wave function Value Range Description I A U A 0 Nominal value Offs of U I A Amplitude of the signal to be generated I Offs U Offs A Nominal value A of U I Offs Offset based on the zero point of t...

Страница 95: ...required and would lead to periodic duration of 100 ms This 100 ms can be freely allocated to t1 and t2 e g 50 ms 50 ms isosceles triangle or 99 9 ms 0 1 ms right angled triangle or saw tooth 6 9 7 Re...

Страница 96: ...gnal can be applied to a set value of U or I The slopes of the trapezium can be varied by setting different times for rise and fall The periodic duration and repetition frequency are the result of fou...

Страница 97: ...point block and this block can then be repeated many times or endlessly A sequence point or sequence point block acts only on current or voltage thus a mix of assignment to current I or voltage U is n...

Страница 98: ...he sequence point block End seq Start seq 99 Last sequence point in the sequence point block Seq Cycles or 1 999 Number of cycles of the sequence point block Schematic Diagram Application and Result E...

Страница 99: ...ifted at will in 1 steps between 0 and 359 Example 4 Focusing 1 cycle of 1 sequence point out of 99 Similar to example 1 but with another end frequency This is shown here as higher than the start freq...

Страница 100: ...offset DC is higher than the start the second sequence point run will revert to the same start level as the first regardless of the values achieved at the end of the first run This can produce a disc...

Страница 101: ...ows with 8 subsequent values 8 columns and must not have gaps The column separator semicolon comma must be as selected by MENU parameter USB file separator format it also defines the decimal separator...

Страница 102: ...h MENU Function Generator Arbitrary U I toseethemain screen of sequence selector as depicted to the right 3 Tap touch area then and follow the instructions on screen If at least one valid files has be...

Страница 103: ...ose in A start unless the load at the DC Input should not be provided with voltage before the start of the ramp In that case the static values should be set to zero Note Ten hours after reaching the r...

Страница 104: ...gs slightly so that the voltage jumps backwards and forwards between two values in the table which in the worst case scenario could be 0V and the maximum voltage 6 9 12 1 Loading UI and IU tables from...

Страница 105: ...h energy Wh and time But those can be calculated by custom remote control software when programming a time counter and regularly querying actual values from the device The function is usually applied...

Страница 106: ...Range Description I1 0 Nominal value of I Upper resp lower current setting for pulsed operation the higher value of both is automatically used as upper level I2 0 Nominal value of I P 0 Nominal value...

Страница 107: ...n modes ofthe device Logging interval 100 ms 1 s 5 s 10 s Writing interval for USB logging 6 10 4 Displayed Values During the test run the display will show a set of values and status Actual battery v...

Страница 108: ...ttery Test Stop The battery test function can be stopped in different ways Manual stop on the front panel using the STOP button After the max test time has been reached and action End of test was set...

Страница 109: ...values such as actual voltage current or power to USB thumb drive or provide them for reading via digital interface The MPP tracking function offers four modes Unlike with other functions or general...

Страница 110: ...ermanently Due to the nature of solar panels this can only be done below the MPP level As soon as this point is reached the voltage starts to sink further and so does the actual power The additional p...

Страница 111: ...he MPP P 0 W 0 5 PNom Tracking regulation tolerance below the MPP 6 11 4 Mode MPP4 This mode is different because it does not track automatically It rather offers the choice to define a user curve by...

Страница 112: ...be remotely controlled but configuration and control of the functions with individual commands is different from manual operation Section 7 12 15 Function Generator Commands on page 159 explains the...

Страница 113: ...ion may be indicated by the modules with one of the LEDs before the required startup time has run out If one would try to contact an Ethernet module in order to access the website the website may not...

Страница 114: ...TCP data transfer is used for the external communication via ModBus RTU or SCPI Some interface modules feature additional ports which are reserved and cannot be changed The port and other network rel...

Страница 115: ...n time when writing Due to different internal design of the series different types of microcontrollers which control the hardware and communicate with the PC and different firmware revisions may affec...

Страница 116: ...RS232 USB and most of the Ethernet based interfaces Exceptions are those related to dedicated standards such as CAN CANopen Profibus Profinet or EtherCAT When using a ModBus TCP interface module and d...

Страница 117: ...n into account Configuration or control of the function generator where available requires a certain procedure This is described for ModBus and for SCPI in each respective manual section The described...

Страница 118: ...additional termination character typical LF CR or CRLF accepted which is not required but accepted will terminate the timeout immediately and let the unit consider the message as completely received s...

Страница 119: ...particular unit Formula min slope 0 000725 rated voltage or current s In relation to the parameters you set up for a sequence point the unit calculates the slope in the sequence point from Start valu...

Страница 120: ...n protocol handling and do not guarantee transmission Other interfaces support guaranteed correct transmission by using a check sum and or software handshaking 7 5 3 General ModBus TCP Information The...

Страница 121: ...your unit is 3500 W According to the formula above we get Power set value 52428 3150 3500 47185 0xB851 Note All set values are not only limited by the unit s nominal values but can also be limited by...

Страница 122: ...ation The Profinet IO module 1 or 2 ports can be used to control and monitor a unit using a network system usually combined with an integrated PLC and proper software For Profinet the software selects...

Страница 123: ...values are used by the register The value is always half that of the value in column Data length in bytes Data This column tells additional information about the data which can be written to or read f...

Страница 124: ...whether one or multiple registers are accessed The protocol as described below supports following ModBus functions Date 07 13 2018 Function Function name Description Example of use Hex Dec Long Short...

Страница 125: ...in the message the unit would return an error Hence the unit will return an error no matter if the telegram is too short or too long because the checksum is wrong For message examples see section 7 9...

Страница 126: ...16 coils Checksum ModBus CRC16 1 Unexpected response communication error Byte 0 Byte 1 Byte 2 Letzte 2 Bytes Addr FC CRC 0x00 Function code 0x80 Error code Checksum ModBus CRC16 1 Note A communicatio...

Страница 127: ...error the response message contains the original function code added to 0x80 in order to identify the response as error message Overview of function codes in error messages FC error Belongs to 0x81 R...

Страница 128: ...ve the unit has denied the access This can have different reasons for example that the unit is already in remote control via a different interface 7 9 5 Examples of ModBus RTU messages These examples...

Страница 129: ...3 0x06 0x2620 0x0C9B 0x091B 0x9EC0 3 Read the nominal voltage of a unit The nominal voltage like the other nominal values of current power or resistance is an important value to read from a unit They...

Страница 130: ...ck the display on the front of your unit or read the device status which will prevent any remote control The unit is already remotely controlled by another interface The unit is in setup mode means th...

Страница 131: ...odBus RTU messages byte 0 of the RTU message is replaced by the actual 7th byte of the additional MBAP header The MBAP header is specified like this Bytes Meaning Explanation 0 1 Transaction identifie...

Страница 132: ...are not reset which is considered as an acknowledgement the bits from previously occurred alarms remain set even if the alarms are gone already Alarms which are still present while register 411 is use...

Страница 133: ...ause the MS system has to be re initialized which also clears the bit 7 11 6 Registers 650 662 Master slave configuration This block of registers is used to configure the master slave operation mode s...

Страница 134: ...a specific order First you need to decide which one of the two basic function generators you want to use arbitrary or XY All further steps depend on this selection All function generator settings and...

Страница 135: ...e function In order to achieve this the function has to consist of two parts one for the rising or falling ramp and the other for the static value This can be done using two sequences of the arbitrary...

Страница 136: ...parately with the corresponding command before running the function In this case this is not necessary because the voltage shall start to rise from 0 V In other situations where the starting voltage i...

Страница 137: ...dling of these settings Apart from that setting these parameters is like setting a set value U I P R 7 11 9 Registers 10007 10900 Those registers can be used to remotely configure the various built in...

Страница 138: ...actor CG for UOC 0 00315 W m 11 00 05 2E F1 FF 00 D5 30 Select input mode ULIK 12 00 06 2F 10 61 47 E8 A8 Set open circuit voltage 38 V 0x6147 13 00 06 2F 11 08 6F 97 26 Set short circuit current 7 A...

Страница 139: ...related to the number ofday trend data setsin use This feature records a new data setevery 100 ms Depending on the total simulation time the record buffer could fill max 16 h record time and overwrite...

Страница 140: ...alues U I P R which have dedicated single command which you can send to the unit during remote control Values are not only limited by the maximum i e nominal values of your particular unit model but a...

Страница 141: ...tion Values This numeric value corresponds to the value in the display of the unit and depends on the nominal values of the unit Rules The value must be sent after the command and separated by a space...

Страница 142: ...le values or parameters at once the returned string is also in coupled format with the queried returns separated by semicolons Note Returned messages can be up to 512 characters When querying coupled...

Страница 143: ...ould not be executed 201 Invalid while in local Control command could not be executed because unit is in LOCAL mode 220 Parameter error Wrong parameter used 221 Settings conflict Command could not be...

Страница 144: ...able Status Register is active one or several events have occurred Bit 4 not used Bit 5 not used Bit 6 not used Bit 7 oper Operation Status Register is active one or several events have occurred 7 12...

Страница 145: ...NT registers Reading SCPI errors with SYST ERR or SYST ERR ALL is also considered as alarm acknowledgement and will clear the alarm bit in CONDITION but only if the alarm condition is not present anym...

Страница 146: ...UES ENAB 3072 Sets the enable register of the questionable status registers to 3072 and enables the bits OVP OT Remote and Input Output on for event reporting to STB 7 12 5 3 STATus OPERation Reads th...

Страница 147: ...according to technical specs Examples VOLT 12 Absolute short form Sets 12 V SOUR VOLTAGE 24 5V Mixed form short long with unit Sets 24 5 V unless the voltage adjustment range has been limited otherwi...

Страница 148: ...mit of the unit within a certain range which is either defined by adjustment limits Limits where featured or is 0 102 nominal value or reads the last setting Alternatively parameters MIN or MAX can be...

Страница 149: ...ies the unit to return the last measured DC input resp output voltage value in Volt Example MEAS VOLT Absolute short form Queries the actual voltage A response which should be instantly coming from th...

Страница 150: ...f activating remote control or switching the DC Input or to query the current status 7 12 8 1 SYSTem LOCK B0 This command is used to activate remote control of a unit The remote control has to be acti...

Страница 151: ...nit alarm Those are usually queried from the unit by reading bits of the status registers see Status registers You can chose either to query the next error multiple times until it says No error or gen...

Страница 152: ...ers The bit indicates that a specific event has occurred This can be used to record the event WARNING As soon as the event occurs a warning pop up is presented in the unit s display resp a bit in the...

Страница 153: ...unit s front panel so that after activating remote control the master slave operation can start The commands in the tables below are listed in the sequence they should be used top to bottom 7 12 10 1...

Страница 154: ...mpared to a single unit SYSTem MS NOMinal POWer Queries the total power of the initialized MS system The power of a MS system will always increase compared to a single unit Note The nominal values as...

Страница 155: ...nditions are interpreted as in verted SYSTem CONFig ANAlog REMSB ACTion OFF AUTO SYSTem CONFig ANAlog REMSB ACTion Determines the action that is caused by using pin REM SB of the analog interface in c...

Страница 156: ...Municate INTerface SERial Queries the serial number of the installed interface module SYSTem COMMunicate INTerface ADDRess NR1 SYSTem COMMunicate INTerface ADDRess Sets the Profibus address of the Pro...

Страница 157: ...NR1 SYSTem COMMunicate CAN READ ALIMits Defines the interval in milliseconds for the cyclic read of the unit s adjustment limits for U and I over CAN interface IF AB CAN Allowed parameter range 0 or 2...

Страница 158: ...fault 5025 and used for ModBus or SCPI communication The Ethernet interface may also feature further ports which are not modifiable SYSTem COMMunicate LAN HOSTname SRD Queries or set the host name ref...

Страница 159: ...lable for wave generation As a third part of the setup you should set up the number of sequences to use This does not happen automatically when filling a certain number of sequences with data which is...

Страница 160: ...e the sequences from start sequence to end sequence as defined by the user With every sequence being variable the resulting function can be quite complex The sequence data is loaded into the unit with...

Страница 161: ...1000 For AC part only 3 End frequency in Hz integer 0 1000 For AC part only 4 Start angle in integer 0 359 For AC part only 5 Start level offset in A or V 0 Nominal value of U or I For AC and DC part...

Страница 162: ...tarts stops the arbitrary function genera tor or queries the STATe 7 12 16 Commands for remote control of the MPP tracking function Maximum Power Point MPP tracking is something inverters for solar pa...

Страница 163: ...erator MPP INDex 11 SOURce FUNCtion GENerator MPP DATA 1 100 Index 11 Start number for mode 4 of the voltage values set with index 8 Set start number SOURce FUNCtion GENerator MPP INDex 12 SOURce FUNC...

Страница 164: ...her errors In case one or multiple alarms are still present they won t be cleared from the register by reading it There is one exception in handling the OT over temperature error This doesn t require...

Страница 165: ...Let s assume the following example configuration five loads model 6RL15 510 80 4 80 V 510 A 15 kW in parallel The master has to display itself as an 80V 2550 A and 75 kW unit after successful configu...

Страница 166: ...e the set value of current would be at maximum and thus the related adjustment limit IMax cannot be set lower than this without prior changing the set value 18 Narrow the adjustable range of values fo...

Страница 167: ...offset to 50 A 5 FUNC GEN WAVE IND 6 Select index 6 End value of DC part or AC offset 6 FUNC GEN WAVE DATA 50 Set wave offset to 50 A If the offset shall not change during the function run end and sta...

Страница 168: ...urce for the entire input voltage range 0 125 UNom which is resolved in 4096 values With this you can define everything you want like for example the current to remain 0A below a certain input voltage...

Страница 169: ...fore you can configure the arbitrary generator for a ramp it is necessary to think about the best way to achieve the ramp generation It is important to keep in mind that the arbitrary generator stops...

Страница 170: ...d value of the static voltage ramp without slope 13 FUNC GEN WAVE DATA 50 Set end voltage to 50 V 14 FUNC GEN WAVE IND 7 Select index 7 Duration 15 FUNC GEN WAVE DATA 180 Set to 3 minutes 180 seconds...

Страница 171: ...how to use the separate PDF register list for your unit series The list should be along with this document and is the reference for the remote access to the unit The interface modules define a DP V1 s...

Страница 172: ...memory space for both directions 7 13 4 Slot configuration for Profinet The GSDML available from the included USB stick or as download does not offer automatic slot configuration When loading the fil...

Страница 173: ...artially connected to corresponding registers in the lists For instance a slot might be named Actual current There are eight slots for acyclic access to the unit which are assigned a varying number of...

Страница 174: ...t activation of remote control is not necessary You can send query commands to the unit at any time and the unit will respond immediately if the current unit situation allows the unit to respond at al...

Страница 175: ...rameter INDEX like this a Profibus INDEX Index 1 b Profinet INDEX Slot number 255 1 Index 510 1 1 512 5 Use a suitable function block in your automation software for example SFB53 6 Define the control...

Страница 176: ...ead something Reading something from the unit is always possible it means that no remote control is required Apart from the cyclically transferred data any other available information can be read via...

Страница 177: ...ofibus master simulator where the cyclic data is comfortably displayed Also see section section 7 5 5 Translating Set values to Actual values on page 121 This is the cyclically transferred data of 8 s...

Страница 178: ...A suitable CAN cable preferably with switchable termination resistor which has to be activated always if the unit is at the end of the bus like when directly connecting the PC to a single ELR 9000 uni...

Страница 179: ...Due to CANopen only being able to transport a maximum of 4 user data bytes per message the 8 values of sequence point data for the sequence points of the arbitrary generator cannot be transferred at o...

Страница 180: ...7 15 CAN Bus This section is solely dedicated to the communication with a unit via the CAN interface IF AB CAN Configuration of the interface itself is done on the control panel HMI of the unit 7 15...

Страница 181: ...D is for write access Send_Object only Queries to multiple units at once with one message are not possible Apart from the base ID and broadcast ID for acyclic access there are further IDs to adjust fo...

Страница 182: ...the full 40 bytes while the rest of bytes in the transmission would be zero or to reduce the number of message to the minimum of 4 i e a value of 8 for Nr of regs to write 7 15 3 2 Cyclic sending wri...

Страница 183: ...ess Base ID 1 ModBus functions Read Coils RC Read Holding Registers RHR Bytes 0 1 Start reg 0 65534 7 15 3 4 Normal reading Data coming from the unit can be one message expected or error or split mess...

Страница 184: ...etting the interval time to a value other than zero The interval times for the 5 objects can be separately and arbitrarily In case they match or overlap the unit will send the corresponding messages s...

Страница 185: ...register 505 bits 4 0 7 Alarm UVD 1 alarm active 22 6 Remote sensing 1 external 0 internal 21 5 Function gen 1 FG active 20 4 MS type 1 master 0 slave 19 3 Input output 1 on register 505 bit 7 18 Ala...

Страница 186: ...read back a set value After remote control has been accepted by the unit you are allowed to send set values Those values usually represent a per cent value From the definition in the register list th...

Страница 187: ...oad Operation Manual Page 187 of 204 0x01 0xF5 0x2A 0x2A Register Set value object current In case the values has not been accepted when sending it for example because the adjustment limit for current...

Страница 188: ...AT unit description in XML format This file can be obtained upon request The file stored in a dedicated folder in the TwinCAT installation Default path C TwinCAT twincat_version Config Io EtherCAT Aft...

Страница 189: ...in the index list Here it is 21FA Calculation 0x21FA 0x2001 0x1F9 converted to decimal it is 505 In the register list you will find register number 505 and the layout of the 32 bit value 7 16 4 PDOs T...

Страница 190: ...display and control panel or the slave 6RL models These models are intended to run as a slave only and thus have no TFT display Note The slave models are only available as 15 kW versions so they only...

Страница 191: ...s is poled Take care for correct polarity of the wiring Note In order for the Share bus to work correctly all DC minus outputs of the units must be connected together Note A maximum number of 16 units...

Страница 192: ...switch which is positioned on the rear panel of the unit next to the M S connectors Now the master slave system has to be configured on each other unit It is recommended to configure all the slave uni...

Страница 193: ...long as M S mode is activate be repeated each time the units are powered The initialization can be repeated at any time via the MENU in GENERAL SETTINGS 8 2 5 Operating a Master Slave System After suc...

Страница 194: ...se additional problem situations which do not occur when operating individual units For such occurrences the following regulations have been defined If the DC part of one or more slave units is switch...

Страница 195: ...a battery by deliberately charging and discharging it as part of a functional or final test The user can decide whether the system is operated manually or the power supply as the dominant unit or both...

Страница 196: ...bus connection is sufficient the load unit s are required to set the Master slave mode parameter to SLAVE or OFF unless part of a M S system of loads in The option DCS 6RL system must be activated for...

Страница 197: ...ox 0A the voltage will be maintained at this level by charging from the power supply Note The power supply determines the voltage setting of the load via the Share bus In order to avoid deep discharge...

Страница 198: ...margin When measuring the current with a shunt the measurement error of the multi meter on the shunt adds to the error of the shunt and the sum of both must not exceed the max error of the unit under...

Страница 199: ...maximum voltage specified for the DC load For the example with an 80 V 6LR this would be 81 6 V for the source Set the current limitation of the voltage source to 5 of the nominal current specified f...

Страница 200: ...ensing connector on the rear of the device is connected 2 In the display of the unit tap MENU then General Settings then go to Page 7 and then tap START 3 In the next screen select Sense volt calibrat...

Страница 201: ...hereby declares that the products are in conformity with the following standards or other normative documents RoHS DIRECTIVE 2011 65 EU Standard applied EN 50581 2012 Exempt as WEEE Category 9 until...

Страница 202: ...reproduction without written authorization from APS 6RL Series Regenerative DC Load Operation Manual Page 202 of 204 Index A AC Input 48 Accessories 22 C Constant Resistance 18 20 Constant Voltage 18...

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