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BTRM Battery Test Remote Monitoring System – User Guide V3.2   |   

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2021 Ventev   |   LIT SKU: 09834    

 

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ALSO NOTE:

 The software alarms in the BTRM user interface and the SNMP alert messages, the 

BTRM is also sending out email message alerts to the email address that you configured in the email 
setup section. 
 
Sreenshot of the System Status Screen showing alarm on IO Channel 1. The Digial In “TRUE” logic 
level indicates that the voltage thrush hold for the port has been met. An alarm message has been 
sent. 
 

 

 

Содержание BTRM300

Страница 1: ...Ventev 10999 McCormick Road Hunt Valley MD 21031 LIT SKU 09834 Rev 062321 U S E R G U I D E F O R BTRM300 BTRM400 Battery Test Remote Monitor sales ventev com 800 851 4965 ...

Страница 2: ...net Connection 9 6 Mounting 11 6 1 Wiring Battery Connection 11 6 2 Wiring Power Supply Connections 11 6 3 Wiring Battery Charger Connections 11 6 4 Alarm Connections 11 6 5 Clearing Battery Test Data 11 7 Web Interface Menus 11 7 1 System Status Page 12 7 2 Battery Status Page 14 7 3 Battery Test Page 15 8 Manual Test Page 16 8 1 Capacity IO Check 16 8 2 Reset Battery Data and Setting to Defaults...

Страница 3: ...12 3 4 Qualifiers 37 12 3 5 Binary Input Status Points 37 12 3 6 Analog Input Status Points 38 12 3 7 Analog Output Status Points 38 12 3 8 Binary Output Status Points 39 12 3 9 Binary Output Write to Points 39 12 3 10 Events 40 13 Modbus Protocols 40 Overview 40 13 1 Function 01 Boolean Coils Read Discrete Inputs 40 13 2 Function 02 Input Status Read Discrete Inputs 41 13 3 Function 03 Holding Re...

Страница 4: ...RM User Guide 3 Overview As batteries age their capacity slowly deteriorate until they need replacement Additionally battery capacity can be affected by extended operation under adverse conditions of high or low temperatures high discharge rates under charging in particular if left in a completely discharged state for weeks or longer charging voltages higher than recommended this condition immedia...

Страница 5: ...ely a single Power Source can be used In this case the Charger and Power Supply terminals must be connected together 4 2 Battery Charger The BTRM must be connected to the battery charger in order to charge the battery bank after the battery capacity test is performed 4 3 Battery BTRM300 Allowable system voltages 12V 24 Max 32V IO Channel 1 IO Channel 1 IO Channel 2 IO Channel 2 Battery Charger Pow...

Страница 6: ...ting unit to a PC Notes on accessing a BTRM over Ethernet Technically you should be able to plug the device into your current network regardless of how your current network IP addressing is set up and be able to reach the BTRM s Status and Setup web page by entering its IP address found on the BTRM front label in a Web Browser on a local computer However in practice not so easy due to a wide varie...

Страница 7: ...nel Network and Internet Network Connections Select the adapter that you plan to use and from the File menu select properties This will bring up the properties window shown on the right Scroll down to the Internet Protocol Version 4 IPv4 item select it and then select properties This will bring up the window to allow manual configuration of the network adapter s IP addresses ...

Страница 8: ...e router s gateway address Verify IP address information For the initial configuration of the BTRM and to change Network IP settings for placement in an IP based network you will need to connect the BTRM directly to your PC Once connected to your PC you will be able to configure the BTRM to match your network settings You will need the following information from your network administrator to add t...

Страница 9: ...IP address listed next to IPv4 address For Ethernet connection On the taskbar select the Ethernet network icon 1 Select the Ethernet network connection 2 Under Ethernet select the Ethernet network connection 3 Under Properties look for your IP address listed next to IPv4 address Verify connectivity to the BTRM by sending a Ping command to the BTRM s default IP address PING 192 168 1 214 Enter you ...

Страница 10: ... by searching for cmd exe Open a New Web Browser Session Microsoft Edge Firefox Chrome and type in the address of the BTRM default is 192 168 1 214 and click Enter If everything is set up correctly you should see the System Status of the BTRM Note The Green Status Indicator should be blinking when the BTRM is active and connected ...

Страница 11: ...isolated from the BTRM power source and do not provide power They can be used to alert the Network Operations Center by connecting the alarms to your systems existing alarm signaling pairs Alternatively the alarm contacts can be used to operate external DC relays that then can be used to control alarm lights or audible alerts Provided that the contact ratings 60V 80 ma are not exceeded 6 5 Clearin...

Страница 12: ...the unit the system indicator will toggle between grey and green once a second 7 1 2 Battery Voltage This is the measurement of the battery voltage Range 0 0 to 60 0V Remember to select the correct Battery voltage range for your BTRM on the Port Option Menu 7 1 3 Battery Current This is the measurement of the battery current Range 0 0 to 20 0 Negative battery current à Battery is powering the load...

Страница 13: ...ital Out This indicates that the IO Channel 1 relay has been set to indicate a battery relate fault see port options menu OFF The relay is set for normal operation ON The relay is set to indicate a battery fault as diagnosed by the BTRM 7 1 11 IO Channel 2 Analog V This is the measurement of the voltage present at Channel 2 ground referenced Range 0 0 to 60 0V regardless of range selected 7 1 12 I...

Страница 14: ...pacity Test Settings Results This field displays the time stamp for the last battery capacity test was performed the average load current and the average enclosure temperature the test was performed at 7 2 2 Current Status This field displays the estimated time to perform the battery capacity test The test is terminated when the battery voltage goes below 11 Vdc for a 12 Vdc system or 22 Vdc for a...

Страница 15: ... page If the battery s ERT does not meet the MRT capacity is flagged as LOW and relevant alarms are triggered 7 3 2 Type 2 Test This test runs the attached load for customer determined period or until a customer determined cutoff voltage is reached The test result in both cases is the test duration and the Battery Voltage reached at test termination This test can be flexibly used anywhere from bei...

Страница 16: ...is can be used to nominal when the battery is replaced Additionally it can be used for test purposes by intentionally setting capacity below normal This will trigger any configured IO alarm send Battery below capacity email and also send DNP3 alerts if unsolicited messages are allowed and or SNMP notification alerts 8 2 Reset Battery Data and Setting to Defaults This allows the user to reset the B...

Страница 17: ...tc 9 1 2 Digital Input Alarm if 1V This allows the user to enable a digital input logic levels that is less than 1 volt to trigger an alarm from external sources door switches solid state relays etc 9 1 3 Digital Input Alarm if 2V This allows the user to enable a digital input logic levels that is greater than 2 volt to trigger an alarm from external sources door switches solid state relays etc 9 ...

Страница 18: ...gger an alarm from external sources door switches solid state relays etc 9 2 4 System Voltage Allows the user to select whether the system operates at 12 V or 24 V 9 3 Email Configuration Page This page allows the user to configure information needed for the BTRM to access an email server and deliver messages to the destination email address along with two customizable text strings to provide addi...

Страница 19: ...k If you are on a public network most likely you will need to access a secure server using SSL In this case the username and password will likely be required 9 3 4 Server Address This is the IP address or IP name of your outgoing email server For example Gmail s server is smtp gmail com 9 3 5 Destination Email Address The BTRM will send the email notifications to this email address 9 4 Email Test ...

Страница 20: ...twork administrator Multiple BTRM s could be active in the network at the same time Each will have its own IP address to allow for remote access and monitoring To access any BTRM in the network open a web browser and type the IP address of the BTRM into the address bar Each BTRM should have their own unique address when they are part of the same network 9 5 1 Host Name This name can be used in pla...

Страница 21: ...nd BTRM Device addresses and communications protocol selection Note DNP3 features apply to BTRM units with firmware updated to v1 308 or later Modbus features apply to BTRM units with firmware updated to v1 500 and Web Version 2015 02 19 or later 10 1 Modbus Addressing Device ID addressing supports values between 0 and 65535 Default 001 TCP IP Port also configurable Default 502 ...

Страница 22: ...55 causing continuous retries Elapsed time between retries 0 to 255 seconds settings below 5 seconds not recommended 10 1 3 DNP3 Communications Interface TCP IP Configurable TCP IP Port Default 20000 Configurable TCP IP Unsolicited message destination IP address 10 1 4 MODBUS RTU and DNP3 over RS232 BTRM supports RS232 3 wire RS232 using standard connections pin 2 3 and 5 on DB9 connector Baud Rat...

Страница 23: ... the BTRM must also use the same strings for read write access If you wish to use SNMP alerts the Read and Write strings will need to be configured to match your network These settings should only be changed by a Network Administrator or by someone who understands the proper settings for your network Leaving a field blank will disable it SNMP MIB File Page The BTRM is provided with a Management In...

Страница 24: ...BTRM Battery Test Remote Monitoring System User Guide V3 2 ã2021 Ventev LIT SKU 09834 24 10 3 Help Page This page provides the user default IP and SNMP notification setup information ...

Страница 25: ...revent Webpage access unless a username and password are provided on the initial access Passwords are case sensitive and limited to 15 characters 10 4 1 Default settings Enable Authorization Not Enabled Web access to all pages except Authorization Not Restricted Access to the Authorization page Always Restricted Default Username admin Default Password btrm ...

Страница 26: ...ow If Authorization is enabled or if Authorization page is accessed then the following dialog box will appear 10 4 3 User and Password Reset To reset the username and password the BTRM requires a hardware reset See section 10 1 for details 10 5 About This page provides the user with web page and firmware revision information ...

Страница 27: ...iver The MIB Browser can be loaded onto a PC or Laptop for monitoring of BTRM SNMP Traps The MIB browser will need to be on the same network as the BTRM in order to receive the messages SNMP network access can be had from interfaces as simple as a command line interface available in Windows Linux and other operating systems or using a dedicated software browser like the one shown below from iReaso...

Страница 28: ...the main screen that should look like the one below In the Address field type in the IP address of the BTRM 192 168 1 214 Expand the folders on the left menu and highlight private 2 If you have changed the community strings from the default values use the advanced menu item to update the browsers read write community strings to match the BTRM 3 From the operations pull down menu select Walk and cl...

Страница 29: ...BTRM Battery Test Remote Monitoring System User Guide V3 2 ã2021 Ventev LIT SKU 09834 29 4 You should see data results begin to fill up in the main window Results Tab ...

Страница 30: ...to the IP address of your laptop that you recorded earlier 1 In the Results Table locate the line that says trapReceiverAddress 0 right click on the line and select set 2 Enter the IP Address of your PC or Laptop in the Value field and click OK Note In order to receive SNMP messages the BTRM and the associated PC or Laptop must be on the same network or be able to communicate across networks Verif...

Страница 31: ...to port 162 SNMP uses port 162 and sometimes Windows has an active SNMP server running that is using port 162 If you get this message you will need to follow the steps below to kill the process using the port Steps to shut down Application binding to Port 162 1 Load CurrPorts software Download CurrPorts software from http download cnet com CurrPorts 2 Click on the cports exe icon to launch the sof...

Страница 32: ...IT SKU 09834 32 4 Locate the application that is using port 162 by finding it under the Local Port column Click on the line to highlight it 5 Right click on the highlighted line ensure you are on the line of the process using port 162 select Kill Processes Of Selected Ports ...

Страница 33: ...at asks if you want to kill the process 7 You should now be able to return to the MIB browser and continue to open the Trap Receiver 11 6 Open Trap Receiver 1 In order to see the SNMP alert messages coming in you will need to open the trap receiver Tab To do this in the MIB Browser go to Tools and select Trap Receiver ...

Страница 34: ...loop circuit at a time There are various ways to break the contact loop circuit depending on the BTRM configuration a Door Switch i Push the door switch in and hold for approximately 10 seconds This simulates the enclosure door beeing closure ii Release the door switch iii In a few seconds you should see an SNMP message alert come into the trap receiver in the MIB Browser b AC DC OK Indication i W...

Страница 35: ...ace and the SNMP alert messages the BTRM is also sending out email message alerts to the email address that you configured in the email setup section Sreenshot of the System Status Screen showing alarm on IO Channel 1 The Digial In TRUE logic level indicates that the voltage thrush hold for the port has been met An alarm message has been sent ...

Страница 36: ...MP Second Edition O Reilly Media Inc 12 Additional Protocols DNP3 12 1 Overview Distributed Network Protocol is a set of communications protocols used between components in process automation systems Its main use is in utilities such as electric and water companies See www dnp org for complete protocol details 12 2 Data Link Layer DNP3 Link Reset Supported 12 3 Application Layer 12 3 1 Function Su...

Страница 37: ... 40 Analog Output Status Static 02 16 bits with flag 41 Analog Output Static 02 16 bits with flag 0x01 60 Class 1 Static Data Static 01 Class 1 Data 60 Class 2 Event Data Static 02 Class 2 Data 12 3 4 Qualifiers Qualifiers Hex Used In a request Range Index 00 a range of points or single point 8 bits 8 bits 06 all points range and index 8 bits 8 bits 8 bits 17 list of unrelated points 8 bits 8 bits...

Страница 38: ...s 0 to3200 mv 10 Aux IO Channel 2 Voltage Millivolts 0 to3200 mv 11 Firmware Version format xx xx 130 v1 30 12 3 7 Analog Output Status Points Point Description State 0 Battery Minimum Runtime Minutes 0 to 3200 minutes 1 Battery Test Schedule Time Hours 0 to 500 hrs 2 Battery Test Next Test Time Hours 0 to 500 hrs 3 Aux IO Channel 1 Config 1 2 3 see below 4 Aux IO Channel 2 Config 1 2 3 4 5 see be...

Страница 39: ...t running 0x01 12 3 9 Binary Output Write to Points Binary output points can be written to directly using Group 10 variation 01 using Qualifier 0x00 8 bit index and range Points must be written to individually using matching start and stop values followed by the binary value 1 or 0 See DNP_IEE 1815 2023 11 9 4 6 To clear or enable write a 1 or to disable write a 0 An example to reset battery data ...

Страница 40: ...veloped by Modicon in 1979 using a Master Slave approach It is one of the simplest and widely adopted instrument automation protocols Complete protocol details can be found at www modbus org BTRM supports Modbus overRS232 Serial and TCP IP for To configure the Modbus protocol please see section 7 9 for further details Modbus Point Reference List Spreadsheet Click on list below for Excel Spreadshee...

Страница 41: ...Test Next Test Time Hours 3 Aux IO Channel 1 Config 1 2 3 4 Aux IO Channel 2 Config 1 2 3 4 5 5 System Selection 12V 24V 1 2 12v 24v 12v 24v Point Description Units 0 Battery Voltage millivolts 1 Charger Voltage millivolts 2 Power Supply Voltage millivolts 3 Battery Current milliamps 4 Temperature C 5 Battery Minimum Runtime Minutes 6 Battery Runtime Estimate Minutes 7 Battery Test Temperature C 8...

Страница 42: ...s IP address The same can be done for the host computer sometimes called placing the device in the demilitarized zone DMZ Not as secure but much simpler as ports do not need to be forwarded In this case the device IP ó the Router WAN IP Opening Ports Method When accessing the device from behind a router the device LAN IP address is effectively hidden In this case the port number is used to determi...

Страница 43: ...000 Modbus 1 502 Firmware Update 16384 1 Port is user selectable 15 Specifications and Warranty Electrical Specifications BTRM300 BTRM400 Operating Voltage 9 to 30 VDC 9 to 60 VDC Battery Max Current 20A 10 A Continuous Charger Max Current 20A 10 A Continuous Load Max Current 20A 10 A Continuous Battery and Charger Voltage Measurement 0 to 60V 1 Current Measurement 0 to 20 Amps 1 Environmental Tem...

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