IPE emu3, Operation Manual

Page 1: ...IPE Saxon Way Melbourn Royston Hertfordshire SG8 6DN UK tel 44 0 1763 269066 email sales ipe technologies com www ipe technologies com Operation Manual Version 2 1 01 October 2018...

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Page 3: ...Device pages 15 Overview page Status and control 16 Device Details Configuring and controlling devices 17 Setting the power up sequence 18 Setting up power shedding 19 Authentication Managing users 2...

Page 4: ...Copyright Warnings and Cautions The Neutrik mains inlet and IEC mains outlets are not designed to be disconnected under load as they have no breaking capacity Important Switch off the load before remo...

Page 5: ...owing units emu3 emu3ACO 12 PMU Redundant power unit with automatic switchover ACO Features Sequential Switch On Each unit can be set up to have sequential switch on to prevent switch on power surge P...

Page 6: ...ower status LED state Meaning On Mains on Off Mains off ACTIVE ON LEDs emu3ACO only These show the status of the A B power inputs ACTIVE LED Meaning ON LED On Input selected On Mains on Off Input not...

Page 7: ...y the first unit in a chain should be connected via this port GPI 1 6 port 15 way D type connector for GPI signals MAINS MAINS A B connectors powerCON lockable 3 pole NAC3 sockets Single emu3 or dual...

Page 8: ...ss space If neither of the above applies you can go straight to the next section Install the units and make earth connections on page 10 To change the IP address space of your Master unit 1 Configure...

Page 9: ...s space Host Name If required enter a text string to identify your Master unit Mode Choose from Static or DHCP If you chose Static enter an appropriate IPv4 Address IPv4 Network Mask and IPv4 Gateway...

Page 10: ...the picture below we show the Master as an emu3ACO connected to two emu3 Slave units To make the LAN connection 1 Connect a CAT5e cable from your network hub to the LAN connector on the rear panel of...

Page 11: ...Isolator 2 11 Input Opto Isolator 3 12 Input Opto Isolator 4 13 Input Opto Isolator 5 14 Input Opto Isolator 6 15 Fused 5V dc The opto isolator inputs are NOT polarity dependent Operating voltage is 5...

Page 12: ...units use powerCON locking 3 pole power connectors Note emu3 units do not have dedicated ON OFF switches They power up as soon as mains power is applied 1 Connect IEC mains power cables from the MAINS...

Page 13: ...itch individual outlets on and off and make configuration changes 1 If they aren t already powered up switch on power to the Master unit and any Slave units 2 On a PC on your LAN open a web browser an...

Page 14: ...ails for a particular device Device pages Note This functionality is only availabe to accounts assigned the Administrator role see Authentication Managing users on page 20 The Device pages have the fo...

Page 15: ...age 20 When you log into the web interface by default the Overview page will be displayed To switch from the Overview page to a specific Device page 1 Click on the gear icon in the header row for the...

Page 16: ...lick to change over between supplies or press the C O button on the front panel D Power Meter v1 hardware Displays the current draw for this unit v2 hardware Displays current draw power voltage VA pow...

Page 17: ...nt information Unit Status This mirrors the status and control information shown on the unit s tab in the Overview page See Overview page Status and control on page 16 Power Up Sequence Allows you to...

Page 18: ...he 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...

Page 19: ...edding 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 Out...

Page 20: ...rs and assign a role User or Administrator to each user User role Such users can only view the Overview page and use its associated controls Administrator role Such users have access to all the IPE Da...

Page 21: ...istrator privileges the default admin user has this automatically 2 In the IPE Dashboard display the Device Details page for the Master emu3 unit 3 Expand the Authentication panel 4 Select Create new...

Page 22: ...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 Master emu3 unit 3 Expa...

Page 23: ...is available in the IPE Dashboard web application 4 Insert the Software Upgrade USB stick into one of the front panel USB ports The 12 channel indicator LEDs will sequence on off from left to right to...

Page 24: ...on are shown in the title bar You can delete an offline unit from the IPE Dashboard Offline notification When a unit is offline a warning triangle is shown in the Device Status title bar and the entir...

Page 25: ...lternately flash in 4 groups of 3 to warn the user when the unit is in this state The warning state overrides any other operation of the output LEDs Trip Countdown state When the current drawn rises a...

Page 26: ...tive countdown will stop Once in the tripped state the unit will remain in this state until the trip is reset or power is cycled Whilst in this state the outputs cannot be controlled via any of the us...

Page 27: ...rator 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 Telnet panel 4 Click on the d...

Page 28: ...reference to the parameter o02 is equivalent to u01o2 Note In all cases a leading 0 may be omitted e g u1o2 is equivalent to u01o02 read status command This command returns status information from a n...

Page 29: ...ription Example result outlet_ref uXXoYY Command affects power outlet number YY of unit XX Outlet YY command is setting method on Switch power outlet XX on off Switch power outlet XX off reboot Reboot...

Page 30: ...s volt Voltage in volts to 1 decimal place pow Power in watts as an integer pf Power factor to 2 decimal places va Apparent power in VA as an integer freq Frequency in Hz to 2 decimal places option fo...

Page 31: ...nsor number YY of unit XX option format Request formatted string of Sensor Measurement Value T tt H hh P N A Returns temperature or humidity pressure sensors are not supported simple Request simple st...

Page 32: ...wn by unit is below the safe limit Warning Current being drawn is above the warning level but below the trip level Error Current being drawn is above the trip level Unit will trip within 30 seconds if...

Page 33: ...Following the trip clear all outputs will remain switched off Syntax clear overcurrent unit_number Parameters Parameter Value Options Description Example result unit_number uYY Command affects unit n...

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