
Procedure to communicate with a power controller:
1) if used direct USB connection:
- Connect the USB cable between the computer
and the micro USB connector on the power
controller’s keypad
- if necessary, Wait for the USB driver to install.
2) if used RS-485 connection connect the power
controller terminal to computer RS485 port. Usually
the standard pc do not have a RS485 port so a
USB-to-485 converter is required.
Note: for connection detail See “Communication
Connections” paragraph.
3) Launch the Configurator software an select
- Relay C:
for single phase
- Relay C:
3PH for 3 phase power controller
4) Choose Serial Port From the
Setting -> Serial Port
menu
5) In value
Port,
select the connected COM port to the power
controller (see the note below)
6) To verify communications, click
Test
7) Click
OK
NOTE!
to determine which port is connected to the power
controller, you can:
• In the Windows¨ Device Manager under Ports (COM & LPT), looking
for the COM port named “LPC USB VCOM Port (COMx)” where x is
the port number
•
In the configurator software:
- open the software without connect the unit and see the
available com port on con port window setting,
- close the com setting window,
- connect the USB cable to the power controller (wait for the
USB driver to install if necessary), - open the com setting
window and see the added com number and select it.
13.5 Using the Configurator
After software has been installed, communication has been
set up and model type selected, is possible operate with
power controller.
13.5.1 To view or save a power controller’s settings
using “Simple” view section:
1) Click
Simple
, if not already on the simple view
2) Click
Upload from unit
3) Set the address, if necessary
4) Click
READ->
5) Wait for the software to read the parameter settings
6) Click
OK
7) If need save the settings in a recipe file:
- Click
Save
- Name the recipe
- Click
Save
button
NOTE!
In the simple view the change are not “live”, so
to take effect the change in simply section is necessary
download it with download procedure.
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