Energenie EG-PMSU, User Manual

Page 1: ...EG PMSU PROGRAMMABLE USB POWER STRIP USER MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...7 2 2 Audible signals 7 3 Installation 8 3 1 Getting started 8 3 2 Power Manager installation 9 4 Power Manager software 10 4 1 Managing EG PMSU 10 4 2 Setting up the hardware schedule 15 4 3 Setting up the software schedule 21 4 4 Setting up application events 24 5 Power Manager advanced features 30 5 1 Processing the alarms 31 5 2 Setting up network devices 32 5 3 Managing device beeper and time...

Page 3: ...lso possible to pre program the unit event timer schedule hardware schedule and then disconnect EG PMSU from the managing computer The device can be used as an advanced standby killer 1 1 Features The main rocker switch enables switching all the sockets on and off In addition to it every manageable socket can be switched on and off via the software control window The unit can be pre programmed via...

Page 4: ...tch my scanner on when I want to scan or switch my printer off whenever I exit Windows Real time Voltage monitor provides information about the actual status of each manageable socket on or off This information can be further utilized in various ways e g to check the proper execution of the switching commands The unit can be assigned a network name as a shared LAN resource and can be afterwards ac...

Page 5: ...nds error per day providing power is always present Otherwise there can be an additional up to 2 seconds error per each power off Working temperature range from 10 to 40 C Dimensions 378 x 98 x 55 mm Net weight 1 0 kg 1 3 Hardware requirements Computer running Windows 2000 XP Vista or Windows 7 is required for using the Power Manager software One free USB port 1 4 Package contents The package cont...

Page 6: ...rademarks of their respective owners 2 Indicators and controls of EG PMSU Figure 1 Main rocker switch Z with integrated circuit breaker and indicator Power Indicators Socket A B C D Non manageable socket E Socket A Socket B Socket C Socket D USB socket Silence button Power cord ...

Page 7: ... EG PMSU is successfully connected to the computer USB port after the self test Short beep will be heard by switching the manageable sockets on and off Continuous beeps hardware event schedule is lost for example if the power supply was cut for a long time These beeps can be stopped by pressing the Silence button see Figure 1 above Alarm beep will be heard if the managing command cannot be execute...

Page 8: ...ow be switched on and off by means of the Main rocker switch Z The last socket of EG PMSU is marked with the letter E This socket is switched on and off by means of the Main rocker switch Z and cannot be managed by the computer so it is called a non manageable socket in this manual If EG PMSU is switched on then the red indicator inside the main rocker switch is lit In this case the non manageable...

Page 9: ... as you turn the Main rocker switch Z on then the Power manager software or the hardware schedule will be able to turn the manageable sockets on and off To protect the connected devices from possible high current and short circuit EG PMSU is equipped with the automatic circuit breaker NOTE If the total power consumption or peak power of the devices connected to EG PMSU exceeds 1100 Watts the integ...

Page 10: ...d launch SETUP EXE from the CD Follow instructions of the installation software 4 Power Manager software The Power Manager software is designed to support not only EG PMSU but also other products of EnerGenie family After a successful installation a socket icon will appear in your system tray 4 1 Managing EG PMSU Double click on the socket icon in the system tray or select Open from the popup menu...

Page 11: ...11 EG PMSU PROGRAMMABLE USB POWER STRIP All brands and logos are registered trademarks of their respective owners Figure 2 ...

Page 12: ... EG PMSU PROGRAMMABLE USB POWER STRIP All brands and logos are registered trademarks of their respective owners You will get then the window of the main control panel shown on the Figure 3 below Figure 3 ...

Page 13: ...demarks of their respective owners Double click over each socket will switch it on and off green color means the socket is switched off red color means the socket is switched on Click the Settings button for each socket to access the Settings dialog box see Figure 4 below Figure 4 ...

Page 14: ... the icon of the socket into the system tray You can choose the icon from drop down list box Such icon is a fast way to switch the device connected to the socket on off or check the device status You can also assign a hot key to switch the socket on off Check the Switch ON and Switch OFF checkboxes and specify the hot keys To switch the socket on off on Windows startup wake up check the On Windows...

Page 15: ...registered trademarks of their respective owners 4 2 Setting up the hardware schedule Using the Hardware schedule button available from the Settings window you can create the hardware timer schedule see Figure 5 below To add a new record click the Add button Figure 5 ...

Page 16: ...AMMABLE USB POWER STRIP All brands and logos are registered trademarks of their respective owners The window Add entry will appear see Figure 6 below In the dialog box specify the required time and the action Figure 6 ...

Page 17: ... POWER STRIP All brands and logos are registered trademarks of their respective owners To edit the record select it and click the Edit button or just double click on the entry The window Edit entry will appear see Figure 7 below ...

Page 18: ...on see Figure 5 above You can select multiple entries using Ctrl and Shift keys You can also remove all entries from the schedule by clicking the Clear button see Figure 5 above To repeat your event for example if you want to perform the same events every day use the Loop button see Figure 5 above and specify the loop time period in the Edit loop period window see Figure 8 below ...

Page 19: ...ncorrect entries these will be highlighted and an error message will appear Click the Apply button again after correcting all the errors Use Sync button see Figure 5 above to synchronize device timer with PC clock Note that after synchronization past entries will be removed from the schedule HINT Use the popup menu see Figure 5 above which can be activated by the right mouse button click over the ...

Page 20: ...op period can not exceed 180 days NOTE If the device is powered off the hardware schedule is still in the device memory and will be resumed when the power supply is restored However the whole schedule will be then delayed with the power cutoff time EG PMSU will then start beeping indicating the hardware schedule problem Press Silence button see Figure 1 above once to turn the beeps off if you don ...

Page 21: ...e owners 4 3 Setting up the software schedule Using the Software schedule button available from the Settings window you can create the software timer schedule see Figure 9 below NOTE the software timer schedule will only be executed if the managing computer is on and the Power Manager is launched Figure 9 ...

Page 22: ...ill appear see Figure 10 below Figure 10 In the Add task window check Switch ON time and or Switch OFF time checkboxes and specify the time to switch the socked on and or off If you want the same event to be performed periodically check Perform task every checkbox and specify the time interval You can also add remarks about the task in the Comment field To disable the task ...

Page 23: ...emarks of their respective owners uncheck the Enabled checkbox and to enable the task again re check the checkbox To edit the task select it see Figure 9 above and click the Edit button or just double click on the task The Edit task window will appear see Figure 11 below Figure 11 ...

Page 24: ...h can be activated by the right mouse button click over the table see Figure 9 above 4 4 Setting up application events Using the Application events window you can specify the socket events when a certain application is launched or closed down You can also associate switching the sockets off or on with placement and removal of particular files in certain folders To use this feature push Application...

Page 25: ...MMABLE USB POWER STRIP All brands and logos are registered trademarks of their respective owners Figure 12 To add a new program event click the Add app button The Add program event dialog will appear see Figure 13 below ...

Page 26: ...ctive owners Figure 13 Specify the application title and path to it using the Browse button or typing it manually in the Title and Path name fields If you use the Browse button you can also select a shortcut to the application In this case the application title and path name will be taken automatically ...

Page 27: ...n run event will take place when the first window of the selected application is opened The On exit event will take place when the last window of the application is closed HINT Your device is an advanced standby killer Using this feature you can for example switch your scanner on off whenever Photoshop is started closed To add a new file event click the Add folder button see Figure 12 above The Ad...

Page 28: ... specified folder The On removal event will take place when the last file matching the specified file name mask is removed from the specified folder HINT Your device is an advanced standby killer Use the Add folder button to assign c system32 spool printers folder to switch your printer on whenever you start printing and to switch it off again whenever you are ready with printing HINT If you have ...

Page 29: ...e owners Figure 15 To remove the event select it and click the Remove button see Figure 12 above You can select multiple events using Ctrl and Shift keys You can also remove all events by clicking the Clear button HINT Use the popup menu which can be activated by the right mouse button click over the table ...

Page 30: ...ers 5 Power Manager advanced features The following information is for advanced users which wish to have full access to the advanced features of EG PMSU Click the Advanced features button available from the Settings window see section 4 1 above The following window will then appear see Figure 16 below Figure 16 ...

Page 31: ...led a Voltage alarm The Voltage alarm can for example be caused by a blackout and will be resolved after power returns The Voltage alarm can also be triggered if for any reason a switching task could not be carried out switching malfunction Voltage alarms are accompanied with beeps unless Disable device beeper option is activated The default action by an alarm is to record this event into a log fi...

Page 32: ...Browse button to select the desired program to be launched whenever a voltage alarm is triggered Check the When alarm goes off checkbox then click the Browse button to select the desired program to be launched after the alarm status see above is resolved 5 2 Setting up network devices You can declare EG PMSU as a shared device on your server and let the other users access it via the server To make...

Page 33: ...le the network access to the device via this PC To prevent unauthorized access to the device enter the access password in the field Password NOTE The port 6100 should be open Contact your LAN administrator for further details To be able to use this shared EG PMSU on a client PC choose Shared devices from the Main menu see Figure 4 above You will get the following window see Figure 19 below ...

Page 34: ...AMMABLE USB POWER STRIP All brands and logos are registered trademarks of their respective owners Figure 19 To add a new remote device press the Add button You will see the window Add network device see Figure 20 below ...

Page 35: ...ch is connected to EG PMSU in the field Hostname Enter the name of the target EG PMSU in the field Device name Enter access password in the field Password To disconnect from the device uncheck the option Enable set this option on again to regain the access To locate the shared device in your local network click the button Find A dialog box Find network device will ...

Page 36: ...heir respective owners appear Choose the proper server and then the device and click OK button To edit the network device select it and click the Edit button or just double click on the network device see Figure 19 above The Edit network device window will appear see Figure 21 below Figure 21 ...

Page 37: ... and timer EG PMSU produces quite a few audible signals see Section 2 3 above If these signals are not desirable then set the option Disable device beeper in the Advanced features window see Figure 16 above Another useful option available from the Advanced features window see Figure 16 above is the tuning of the device timer Synchronization of the device timer with the managing PC timer is availab...

Page 38: ...ers Figure 22 Enter the correction value in seconds which will be applied every 24 hours and push OK button 5 4 Managing EG PMSU via your own software To let you switch the sockets from your own applications the following command line interface syntax is supported pm exe on off device name socket name Examples ...

Page 39: ...cted devices the following information will then be provided and placed into Info ini file in the Power Manager folder DeviceName the user specified device name Socket name where is replaced by a certain socket number the user specified socket name Socket SwitchState where is replaced by a certain socket number TRUE when the socket is switched on FALSE when the socket is switched off Socket Voltag...

Page 40: ...ers NOTE Each use of this command line option totally overrides the data in Info ini file NOTE Power Manager should be active 5 5 EG PMSU SDK For advanced users we supply the software development kit SDK to manage the device Check the SDK manual in SDK folder on the supplied CD to get more information about it ...

Page 41: ...er switch and indicators are not lit There is no power supply to the EG PMSU Please make sure the EG PMSU is connected to the power supply and the rocker switch is switched on Software reports Device I O request error after switching Check the grounding of EG PMSU If inductive load like florescent lamps or motors are connected to EG PMSU it is recommended to use an extra USB hub to connect EG PMSU...

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