BCMS Options
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BCMS Options
PowerWave 2
™ Bus Systems can be depl
oyed with optional power monitoring
using PDI’s Branch Circuit
Monitoring System (BCMS). PowerWave 2 Bus Systems integrate power distribution and monitoring into
the same bus run. There is no need for a parallel facility to support monitoring and monitoring
communications. BCMS on PowerWave 2 Bus Systems is part of a family of PDI BCMS products.
PowerWave 2 BCMS can integrate with a WaveStar® BCMS Hub or the site Building Management System
(BMS) in the same way as BCMS on other PDI products.
There are several options for monitoring power:
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Input power source:
BCMS Plus provides current and voltage monitoring at the power feed
(Standard End Feed or Center Feed)
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Tap Off Boxes:
BCMS Plus provides current and voltage monitoring at each Tap Off Box circuit
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Monitoring is individually selectable by Tap Off Box
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If any Tap Off Box has BCMS Plus, a communications cable is installed throughout the
bus run.
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Up to (32) devices can be monitored on a single bus run:
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(1) input power source and up to (31) Tap Off Boxes, or,
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No input power source and up to (32) Tap Off Boxes.
There are also several presentation options:
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Choice of any one of three
upstream
protocols (mutually exclusive options):
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Modbus RTU (standard) at 9600 or 19200 bps, 4-wire or 2-wire
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Modbus TCP/IP with a front-end protocol converter
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Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) with a front-end protocol converter
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Note:
The protocol converters for Modbus TCP/IP and SNMP are different units. Only
one protocol converter can be installed.
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Modbus communication to an
upstream
Modbus master device includes these upstream devices:
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Building Management System (BMS) or Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM)
system.
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WaveStar® BCMS Hub, which can display information from many PowerWave 2 Bus
Systems and other PDI products.
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Modbus RTU or Modbus TCP/IP is required upstream from the power feed to
the BCMS Hub
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Note: SNMP cannot be used as a protocol upstream from the power feed to the
BCMS Hub.
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The BCMS Hub can pass information through to another upstream Modbus
master such as a BMS or DCIM system.
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Upstream Modbus TCP/IP from the BCMS Hub to another Modbus master is
available with an optional protocol converter.
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WaveStar® PowerWave 2 Bus System 7" Local Display, providing a local display hub for
Bus Systems:
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Displays information for up to (6) bus runs with up to (1) power feed and up to
(15) Tap Off Boxes per bus run.
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Modbus RTU is required upstream from the power feed to the 7" Local Display.
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The Display can pass data through to another upstream Modbus master.
