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Status and Information
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900-0209-01-00 Rev A
Charge Controller Soft Key
The system display is equipped with a series of “soft” keys with varying functions. From the Home
screen, the far left key is designated as the <
Charge Controller
> soft key any time a charge controller
is connected. (See page 35.) Pressing it will enter the Status menu for the charge controller.
Status Screen
Figure 27 Charge Controller Soft Key Screens
NOTE
: If the FLEXmax 100 shuts down due to a fault condition, the system display will display the
status as
Silent
. The Error screen (see page 38) will show the cause if it is one of the defined errors on
that screen. The system display will show an Event in the appropriate menu. See the system display
literature for more information.
See page 55 for additional information on troubleshooting Error conditions and faults.
Modes of Operation:

Bulk

Absorb

Float

EQ

Silent
See page 31 for a description of modes.
See page 67 for a description of battery
charging.
Soft Keys:
<
Next
> brings up a series of screens
with current statistics, totals, and other
data. The internal temperatures and any
fault messages are also displayed here.
These screens are all shown beginning
on page 37.
<
Graph
> brings up a series of screens
that plot various charge controller
information over time. The graphs
include inverter and charger wattage,
power imported from an AC source,
battery voltage, and others. These
screens are all shown beginning on
page 40.
<
Port
> cycles through each device
connected to the network. If more than
one charge controller is installed in the
system, pressing the <
Port
> soft key
will cycle through each controller.
<
Back
> returns to the previous screen.
Screen Items:

The upper left corner of the screen shows the FLEXmax 100
charge controller’s current mode of operation.
Bulk
is shown
in this illustration.

In displays the present PV array operating voltage and the
current being harvested from the array.

VOC displays the open-circuit voltage available from the PV.
 Out displays the present battery voltage and the current
being delivered from the present charge controller to charge
the battery bank. To the right, this line displays the number
of kilowatt-hours and amp-hours accumulated that day.

Operating displays the total hours the charger has operated
that day in any stage.

Float displays the amount of time the controller has been in
the Float stage.

Absorb displays the amount of time the controller has been
in the Absorbing stage. The maximum duration is the
Absorb time setting. (See pages 32, 42, and 67.)

Maximum displays the maximum amperage and wattage
harvested from the PV array that day, and the time both
were recorded.

The lower right corner shows the current status of the charge
controller’s Auxiliary (
A
UX
) output. (See page 45.)