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COUNTIS ECi
- Ref.: 538 470 A
INTRODUCTION
The
COUNTIS ECi
is a pulse concentrator equipped with 7 digital inputs (logic or pulse signal), 2 ana-
logues 0/4-20 mA inputs (model ECi3) and an RS485 connection to the JBUS/MODBUS
protocol.
It centralises and memorises pulses or logical signals in the output of electrical (COUNTIS E type),
gas, heating oil, water and compressed air meters or measurement units (DIRIS type) in order to:
• send them via the RS485 communication output to a remote energy management system
(ENERGY REPORTING…),
• display a large number of these items on its local display screen for direct reading of information,
• generate event alarms (1 dedicated relay output).
The
COUNTIS ECi
enables advanced customisation of all items, facilitating direct reading of
information concentrated in this way:
• metering unit per input: kWh, m³
• currency / input:
€
, K
€
, £, $, …
• logical inputs (NO/NF, delay) or pulses (weight, synchronisation source, time intervals for load graphs),
• logical output: configurable alarm, NO/NF and time delay,
• analogue inputs: 0 or 4/20 mA, min/max in physical unit, time interval for load graphs. (ECi3 version)
It is also possible to display, at any time:
• the physical status of each of the 7 digital inputs (contact open or closed, pulses present or not),
• the physical and functional status of the logical output (contact open or closed, output active or
inactive),
• the status of 5 customisable events: date, activation time, duration, type (logical, threshold, or
combination of 2 events), severity (4 information levels),
• the relative value (%) and absolute value (in the chosen unit) of the 2 analogue inputs. (ECi3 version)
The communication interface of
COUNTIS ECi
is 2-wire RS485 type using JBUS/MODBUS protocol and
enables:
• remote access to all information produced by
COUNTIS ECi
units, above and beyond that displayed on
its screen (cf. application note or JBUS/MODBUS table),
• this COUNTIS to be operated from a PC or programmable logical controller (API/PLC).
This product can be configured locally (PROG menu) or by remote communication.
The
COUNTIS ECi2
has the following functionalities, with direct reading on the display and values saved
to memory:
• Total and partial metering in the chosen unit with currency equivalent,
• Daily, weekly, monthly or annual metering,
• Partial metering from the last synchro trigger (in progress),
• Metering on customised trigger (Perso),
• For each input, it memorises pulses by integrating them over a programmable interval (from 1 to 60 min
in 1 min steps) to reconstitute a load graph.
Whatever the chosen integration interval, the load graph is created over a sliding period of 17 days.
• All information is accessible through JBUS/MODBUS.
