emu3/emu3ACO Operation Guide 19
Version 2.1
Setting up power shedding
Setting up power shedding
Note:
This functionality is only availabe to accounts assigned the
Administrator
role (see “Authentication: Managing
users” on page 20).
When there is a requirement for power shedding, you can set particular devices (or groups of devices) to shut down
in a specified order after a power shedding signal has been received on a GPI pin.
To configure power shedding:
1.
Log into the IPE Dashboard as a user with Administrator privileges (the default
admin
user has this
automatically).
2.
In the IPE Dashboard, display the Device Details page for the emu3 unit you want to configure.
3.
Expand the
Power Shedding
panel.
4.
Set the
Trigger
type using the drop-down menu:
–
Linked Power Shedding
: Power shedding is triggered by the approriate GPI on the parent unit (i.e. the
previous unit in the LINK chain).
–
Input Pin n
: Power shedding is triggered when a signal is detected on the specified GPI pin on this emu3
unit. Use the adjacent drop-down menu to specify whether the signal is
Active High
or
Active Low
.
5.
For each Power Outlet on this unit, use the
ACTIVE
drop-down menu to specify what happens when power
shedding is triggered while power saving is currently active:
–
Do Nothing
: The power outlet remains in the same state as it was before power shedding was triggered
–
Off Immediately
: The power outlet is switched off as soon as power shedding is triggered.
–
Off after (n)s
: The power outlet is swtched off n seconds after power shedding is triggered.
6.
For each Power Outlet on this unit, use the
INACTIVE
drop-down menu to specify what happens when power
shedding is triggered while power saving is currently inactive:
–
Previous State
: The power outlet remains in the same state as it was before power shedding was triggered
–
On Immediately
: The power outlet is switched on as soon as power is restored to the emu3 unit.
–
On after (n)s
: The power outlet is switched on n seconds after power is restored to the emu3 unit.
7.
Click
OK