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PowerDB
PowerDB is software used for the collection and reporting of data from
maintenance and inspection activities performed on electrical equipment
used in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electric power.
The software includes interfaces for many test instruments and allows
for automated testing and data acquisition, as well as imports from
various file formats. Result and summary reports can be easily
generated.
Three editions of PowerDB are available:
•
PowerDB Pro
•
PowerDB Advanced
•
PowerDB Lite
PowerDB provides a simple and consistent user interface to many
Megger instruments including the DELTA Series Power Factor Test
Sets, 3-Phase TTR units, earth testers, 5 kV and 10 kV insulation
resistance testers (IRTs), and many more. PowerDB Lite is bundled with
the Megger’s MIT and S1-Series. The new S1-Series has remote control
capability and a specific application to enable remote control testing of
assets.
Interfacing S1 range to PowerDB
The new S1 range has two PC interfaces; a USB device port and a
Bluetooth
®
interface. Remote control is only available via the USB
interface. The MIT range has a USB cable connection.
Connect the S1 to a PC via the USB cable provided and enable the
driver for the S1 or MIT to be found via the internet, or alternatively, load
the version supplied on the product CD if the PC being used has no
access to the internet. The instrument does not need to be powered up
to respond to the driver as it is powered via the USB cable.
Load PowerDB Lite software from the product CD, this may take several
minutes. Run PowerDB Lite software by clicking the PowerDB Lite icon
on your desktop. Make sure you are using PowerDB version 10.5 or
higher.
Select the appropriate soft button for
the instrument you are testing with from
the window entitled, “
Select An
Instrument
”. This will take you to the
Instrument Configuration
window.
Connecting via Bluetooth® when using an S1
Connecting to the S1-Series via Bluetooth
®
is a straightforward process:
On the S1 instrument select the left hand
test mode switch to point at the remote
control icon and the central switch to the
spanner icon as illustrated.
The Bluetooth
®
icon will be visible on the
top right of the instrument display. If the
word ‘OFF’ is flashing, press the up arrow
once to select and ‘ON’ will flash. Confirm
the setting by pressing OK.
Bluetooth
®
is now enabled and will be detected by a PC with an activated
Bluetooth
®
interface. The S1 product can be found by exploring devices.
The S1-Series will identify itself by the model number and serial number on
the PC. The
Device Manager
soft button is in Power DB, Instrument
Configuration pop-up.
Click the
Device Manager
soft button to access Windows
®
Device
Manager
and verify that a serial port has been allocated to the instrument:
