Emerson BDS-256XL- Manuals

Page 3 - ii; GOVERNMENT PROVISIONS

ii EXPORT LAW ASSURANCES. You acknowledge and agree that the Software is subject to restrictions and controls imposed by the United States Export Administration Act (the "Act") and the regulations thereunder. You agree and certify that neither the Software nor any direct product thereof is b...

Page 4 - iii; REGULATORY INFORMATION; The goal of the telephone company is to provide you with the best; If Problems Arise

iii 4. REGULATORY INFORMATION Type of Service: The MPM Series and the BDS Series equipment is designed to be used on standard device telephone lines. It connects to the telephone line by means of a standard jack called the USOC RJ11C (or USOC FJ45S). Connection to telephone company provided coin ser...

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Page 6 - Table of Contents; MPM

v Table of Contents 1. S AFETY I NFORMATION ......................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1. If You Have Questions ..........................................................................................................

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vi 15.1. Connecting With a Service Computer ................................................................................... 15-3 16. C HECK S ETTINGS S CREENS ............................................................................................................ 16-1 16.1. Check Settings Sc...

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viii 29.4.16. Base Data - Cell Resistance Screen ............................................................................. 29-13 29.4.17. Report Screen .............................................................................................................. 29-14 29.4.18. Preventive Mainten...

Page 10 - ix; Table of Figures; IMPORTANT NOTE; : The drawings or figures in this manual may not be the most recent; Figure 2. AlwaysUp Program Compatibility Assistant

ix Table of Figures IMPORTANT NOTE : The drawings or figures in this manual may not be the most recent revision and are included for reference only. Refer to the Engineering Drawing Package included with your system for the newest drawings. Drawings or figures in this manual may be for reference onl...

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xi Figure 101. Trend Intercell Resistance Setup ............................................................................................ 22-7 Figure 102. Trend Overall Voltage Setup .................................................................................................. 22-8 Figure 103...

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xii Figure 156. Report (Comm Asst) ............................................................................................................ 29-14 Figure 157. Report (Preventive Maintenance) Form ............................................................................... 29-15

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Page 15 - Safety Information; Do not exceed equipment voltage, power ratings or capabilities.

Safety Information 1-1 1. Safety Information • You must read and understand these safety precautions and those elsewhere in this manual before installing, powering up or using the system. • Except as explained in this manual, do not attempt to service Albér equipment yourself. Opening the equipment ...

Page 16 - System Requirements; Microsoft Windows

System Requirements 2-1 2. System Requirements These are the minimum requirements for the BMDM (Battery Monitor Data Manager) program. Microsoft Windows  XP, 2000, Windows 7, or 8. Pentium4  1GHz or higher microprocessor. 128Mb of memory for Windows 2000. 256Mb for Windows XP. 150Mb of hard disk s...

Page 17 - String Status Screen Buttons; String Status screen

String Status Screen Buttons 3-1 3. String Status Screen Buttons This page describes buttons on the String Status screen, which appears when the BMDM (Battery Monitor Data Manager) program starts. Each button name or function is listed in the index for ready reference. String Status screen –String S...

Page 18 - Program Installation and Options; Figure 1. BMDM Opening Screen; Sample Database for Access; Sample Databases

Program Installation and Options 4-1 4. Program Installation and Options When installing the BMDM, you will choose Install BMDM Manager. Other screen options provide you with documentation, connection to the Alber Web site or contact information. Figure 1. BMDM Opening Screen 4.1. Sample Databases B...

Page 19 - Configuring BMDM to Run as a Windows Service

Program Installation and Options 4-2 4.4. Configuring BMDM to Run as a Windows Service The BMDM can be run as a service so the application will continue to run in the background even after the user logs off Windows. The following describes how to configure the BMDM software as a service. Note : the ...

Page 20 - BMDM and AlwaysUp Running as a Service

Program Installation and Options 4-3 Figure 3. BMDM and AlwaysUp Running as a Service 4. Type Ctrl+Shift+Esc to open the task manager. Check for the BMDM.exe *32 under the Processes tab. This confirms that the BMDM is running as a service. Figure 4. BMDM is Running as a Service 5. To launch the BMDM...

Page 21 - Run BMDM Service in Session; shortcut to prevent the user from launching the; Access initial database file; Automatic and Manual Backup; System Setup Password; System Setup: Password; Battery Setup Password; Battery

Program Installation and Options 4-4 6. It is recommended to replace the regular BMDM shortcut on the desktop with the Run BMDM Service in Session shortcut to prevent the user from launching the BMDM incorrectly. 4.5. Database Notes A BMDM database file contains cell and battery readings and setup d...

Page 22 - Figure 5. Select Computer Type; You select a computer type only once. Refer to; Central Computer; - Define only one Central computer for a given system or group of; Local Computer; - Define a Local computer when a computer is connected to a battery; Service Computer; Changing Computer Type

Program Installation and Options 4-5 4.7. Computer Types The first time the program runs, a question about computer type appears. Figure 5. Select Computer Type You select a computer type only once. Refer to Understanding Computer Types before answering. The following text is on the Select Computer ...

Page 24 - Generator generates a report as a PDF file every 24 hours.

Program Installation and Options 4-7 4.9. File Types The BMDM program uses several file extensions. MDB ......... An Access  database file that stores cell and battery readings and setup data. At installation, the BMDM creates an empty database file. When the BMDM opens a backup file, it extracts i...

Page 25 - Using Configure Station; Figure 7. Configure Station - Monitor Connection Type

Using Configure Station 5-1 5. Using Configure Station The Configure Station dialog boxes for a Local, Central or Service computer facilitate setting up communication and alarm reporting. The first time the BMDM runs, at the "Do you want to load a sample database?" message, select No to disp...

Page 26 - Figure 9. Configure Station - Select Number of Modems; Setting Communications; Figure 10. Configure Station - Set Modem Port; Figure 11. Configure Station - Set Dial Prefix; Setting

Using Configure Station 5-2 Figure 9. Configure Station - Select Number of Modems If communicating via modem, select the number of modems in use. For details, refer to Setting Communications . Figure 10. Configure Station - Set Modem Port If communicating via modem, select the modem COM ports. For d...

Page 27 - Figure 12. Configure Station - Set Station Phone Number

Using Configure Station 5-3 Figure 12. Configure Station - Set Station Phone Number If communicating via modem, type the telephone number of the computer the MPM or BDS monitor calls when a system goes into alarm or discharge. Figure 13. Configure Station - Remote Reporting To set up parameters for ...

Page 28 - Figure 15. Configure Station - Email Setup; If sending alarms via e-mail, complete this dialog box. Refer to; Figure 16. Configure Station - Select Printer

Using Configure Station 5-4 Figure 15. Configure Station - Email Setup If sending alarms via e-mail, complete this dialog box. Refer to Setting Up an Email Account . Figure 16. Configure Station - Select Printer If sending alarms to a printer, this dialog box appears, which is also under File|Printe...

Page 29 - Figure 18. Configure Station - Information

Using Configure Station 5-5 Figure 18. Configure Station - Information If running the BMDM for the first time with an Access database, this box opens the hardware setup wizard. You may start this wizard at any time by selecting Setup|Run Wizard. 5.1. BMDM Configuration Wizard String Status > Setu...

Page 30 - Practical Theory; Understanding Computer Types; Select Central Computer when you want to:; Set alarm parameters and test intervals.

Practical Theory: Understanding Computer Types 6-1 Practical Theory 6. Understanding Computer Types When installing the BMDM program, select one of three computer types: Local, Central or Service. This section explains the types of computers. 6.1. Central Computer For managing many sites, use a Cent...

Page 31 - Select Local Computer when you want to:

Practical Theory: Understanding Computer Types 6-2 6.2. Local Computer For continuous, on-site display of battery information, use a Local computer. You can use a Local computer with a Central computer. A Local computer performs most Central computer functions, except that only a Central computer ca...

Page 32 - Select Service Computer when you want to:; Calibrate a monitor.

Practical Theory: Understanding Computer Types 6-3 6.3. Service Computer The Service computer can be a desktop or notebook computer temporarily connected to a monitor on-site to view battery information. The BMDM software on the Service computer is the same as that on a Central or Local computer, ex...

Page 33 - Understanding Polling, Extraction and Backup; status

Practical Theory: Understanding Polling, Extraction and Backup 7-1 Practical Theory 7. Understanding Polling, Extraction and Backup This chapter explains how polling, extraction, and backup are implemented in Central, Local, and Service computers running Access. A table summarizes the functions. The...

Page 34 - File Types

Practical Theory: Understanding Polling, Extraction and Backup 7-2 7.3. Polling and Extraction Notes Auto Polling via Modem with a Central Computer - Central computer autopolling via modem is available once a day at midnight. Select Modem on Setup|System|Link, set Polling to Enable on Setup|System|L...

Page 35 - Figure 20. Computer Types: Backup, Polling and Extraction Table

Practical Theory: Understanding Polling, Extraction and Backup 7-3 The following table summarizes polling, extraction and backup for Central, Local, and Service computer types. Computer Type 1 and Database Connected Via Backup Auto Polling Auto Extraction 2 Central Access Modem Midnight (12:00AM) Mi...

Page 36 - Understanding System Installation; Installation Instructions; If you need more help, refer to

Practical Theory: Understanding System Installation 8-1 Practical Theory 8. Understanding System Installation This section describes how to set up the BMDM program and put the MPM or BDS monitor into operation. To install the MPM or BDS, refer to the Installation Instructions manual, then read this ...

Page 37 - Connecting Using a Central Computer; If the Central computer is an on-site computer:

Practical Theory: Understanding System Installation 8-2 8.2. Connecting Using a Central Computer The following describes how to set up an MPM or BDS for use with a Central computer. You may set up an on-site or notebook computer as a Central computer, but there must be only one Central computer poll...

Page 38 - Connecting Using a Service Computer; (Use this option only if a Local computer is not available.); Viewing Battery and Monitor Status

Practical Theory: Understanding System Installation 8-3 8.3. Connecting Using a Service Computer The following describes how to set up a computer as a Service computer. • If the Service computer is a direct connection (on-site) computer for setting up a new MPM or BDS monitor: (Use this option only ...

Page 40 - Understanding How Data is Stored; Understanding; Alarms

Practical Theory: Understanding How Data is Stored 9-1 Practical Theory 9. Understanding How Data is Stored This section describes how the BMDM processes data and how the MPM or BDS stores the data. For details about how the BMDM creates and backs up database files, refer to Understanding Polling, E...

Page 42 - Understanding the Time to Go Algorithm; – log t

Practical Theory: Understanding the Time to Go Algorithm 10-1 Practical Theory 10. Understanding the Time to Go Algorithm The battery Amp-hour (Ah) rating indicates the current (Amps) the battery can deliver over time (hours). For example, if a battery can deliver 5 Amps for 20 hours, it has a 100Ah...

Page 44 - Selecting Preferences; Figure 21. Preferences; or

Selecting Preferences 11-1 11. Selecting Preferences String Status > Setup|Preferences At any time, you may open the Preferences dialog box to change program appearance or activate options. Figure 21. Preferences Display Sample Database - To display the message, "Do you want to load a sample ...

Page 45 - Setting Up a New MPM or BDS System

Selecting Preferences 11-2 String View Network Grouping area - When connected to a string, a drop-down list at the top of the screen shows the name of the string being displayed. On Preferences, clicking IP Address , Customer , Location , Battery or Modem telephone number filters the list by these p...

Page 46 - Setting Communications; String Status > Setup communication; Figure 22. Communication Setup; and; Answer Port; - If you selected the Direct button on System Setup|Link, select a; Network Connection - Time Out; - This sets the time allowed for connecting to the network,

Setting Communications 12-1 12. Setting Communications String Status > Setup communication or Setup|Communication Select this dialog box to define communication settings. Figure 22. Communication Setup Polling/Answer Port and Answer Port - Using the drop-down lists, define one or two modem COM po...

Page 47 - Understanding Polling, Extraction and Backup

Setting Communications 12-2 Disable Auto Polling / Auto Answering - For computer–monitor connection via RS-232 or network, not selecting this box enables continuous polling. With continuous polling, the BMDM polls monitor string status at the time interval set in the Continuous Polling Interval box....

Page 48 - Setting Up an Email Account; Figure 23. Email Setup

Setting Up an Email Account 13-1 13. Setting Up an Email Account String Status > Setup|Email Setup Use Email Setup to set up the account under which the BMDM sends emails. This dialog box contains the global Email Disable selection. Figure 23. Email Setup Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) - Specify the...

Page 49 - Figure 24. Test Email; At; To Name; To Email Address

Setting Up an Email Account 13-2 13.1. Testing Email String Status > Setup|Email Setup|Test The Test Email box tests the settings on the Email Setup dialog box. Figure 24. Test Email At To Name and To Email Address , type the recipient's name and email address. Click OK to send the email and clos...

Page 50 - Setting Up a New MPM or BDS System; String Status > Setup system; Default Passwords

Setting Up a New MPM or BDS System 14-1 14. Setting Up a New MPM or BDS System String Status > Setup system or Setup|System BMDM setup involves defining what systems exist. Each system setup must identify customer, location, contacts, battery and string information, and other data. All System Set...

Page 51 - Customer; Customer Name

Setting Up a New MPM or BDS System 14-2 14.2. System Setup: Customer String Status > Setup|System|Customer Use the Customer dialog box to add new customer details. The Customer tab and Customer field names may be changed to another name, such as Region, by selecting Setup|Preferences, then typing...

Page 52 - Location Name; - Type the name and contact information of the person at the monitor

Setting Up a New MPM or BDS System 14-3 14.3. System Setup: Location String Status > Setup|System|Location Before completing the Location dialog box, confirm the correct customer is selected on the Customer box. Figure 26. System Setup - Location CAUTION: Clicking the Delete button deletes all in...

Page 53 - Battery Name; Click OK and exit the Regional Settings dialog box.; Number of Strings

Setting Up a New MPM or BDS System 14-4 14.4. System Setup: Battery String Status > Setup|System|Battery The Battery dialog box assigns a battery name, cell and string parameters, and cell numbering on the String View screen. Before completing this dialog box, confirm the correct customer and loc...

Page 54 - Cell # Label Start From; - This allows the reverse numbering of cells. Select Most Negative

Setting Up a New MPM or BDS System 14-5 Cell # Label Start From - This allows the reverse numbering of cells. Select Most Negative Cell when the cells are numbered such that Cell 1 is the most negative. When finished, click Save or click the next (String) tab.

Page 55 - String Name

Setting Up a New MPM or BDS System 14-6 14.5. System Setup: String String Status > Setup|System|String The String dialog box assigns a string name, configuration, model and manufacturer names, capacity, and MPM string names. Before completing this dialog box, confirm the correct customer, locatio...

Page 57 - - Type the IP address of the monitor. The IP Address is specific to the

Setting Up a New MPM or BDS System 14-8 Network - Select if the monitor connects to the computer via network. Complete IP Address, Network Port, Netmask and Gateway (below). IP Address - Type the IP address of the monitor. The IP Address is specific to the monitor (MPM or BDS Controller); it is not ...

Page 58 - Page On Alarm; Digit 1: Report Type; Access Telephone Number; - Type the pager phone number if numeric or the modem ID; Pager PIN Number; - Type the pager private ID (PIN) number if needed or the cell phone

Setting Up a New MPM or BDS System 14-9 14.7. System Setup: Reporting String Status > Setup|System|Reporting The Reporting dialog box selects the devices the Central or Local computer contacts when the monitor reports during continuous polling or calls in an event. Before completing this dialog b...

Page 60 - Include

Setting Up a New MPM or BDS System 14-11 Include Warnings , Memory Full and Inactive - Select these check boxes to contact and require acknowledgement when these events occur and Sequential/Ack is selected. If not selected, event notice is sent only once and no acknowledgement is required. When fini...

Page 61 - Contacts; Figure 32. System Setup - Contact Information; Active

Setting Up a New MPM or BDS System 14-12 Contacts - To type persons' names to add to a list of potential contacts, click New on the right panel on the Contact List dialog box to open the Contact Information box. Figure 32. System Setup - Contact Information String Status > Setup|System|Contact Li...

Page 62 - number of hours

Setting Up a New MPM or BDS System 14-13 Page On Alarm - Select to display the Page Report Alarm Event box on error and send alarm notification to a pager. Click a button for the kind of pager being used: numeric or alphanumeric. With a numeric pager, a six digit code is sent: Digit 1: Report Type 1...

Page 63 - New Password; - To change the System Setup password, type the new password in

Setting Up a New MPM or BDS System 14-14 Add Names to Contact List - To add people to a Contact List, first select a group name from the drop-down Contact List. Next, click a person's name in the Contacts list on the right, then either click the red arrow or right click the name and select Add to Li...

Page 64 - Synchronizing Using Check Settings; is the process of uploading; String Status > Connection; If connection is established, the names match, and no error

Synchronizing Using Check Settings 15-1 15. Synchronizing Using Check Settings The location, battery, and string names are key for letting a computer connect to a monitor; all names must match or connection fails. Typically, a Central computer assigns names into the monitor, and Check Settings uploa...

Page 65 - - Network parameters do not upload using Check Settings|General.; Figure 34. Connection Error Message

Synchronizing Using Check Settings 15-2 Note on Network Settings - Network parameters do not upload using Check Settings|General. To change the IP Address, Netmask or Gateway, use Setup|System|Link. To send the existing or changed IP, Netmask or Gateway address to the MPM or BDS, click Send Network ...

Page 66 - Connecting With a Service Computer; Connecting a Service Computer via Modem; - Using a Service computer, type the site; Connecting a Service Computer via Network

Synchronizing Using Check Settings 15-3 15.1. Connecting With a Service Computer This section describes how to connect to a monitor when site details are not known. Connecting a Service Computer via Modem - Using a Service computer, type the site telephone number and MUX ID (if a multiplexer is used...

Page 67 - Check Settings Screens; Active check: String Status > Connection

Check Settings Screens 16-1 16. Check Settings Screens Active check: String Status > Connection then Setup|Check Settings| dialog box Offline: String Status > View|Offline|Setup|Check Settings| dialog box The Check Settings dialog boxes display settings in the BMDM database and MPM or BDS nonv...

Page 77 - Check Settings Screens in Controller

Check Settings Screens 16-11 16.1. Check Settings Screens in Controller BDS Only: String Status > Connection then <CTRL>Setup|Check Settings| dialog box A second series of Check Settings boxes for diagnostics is available for the BDS. These Check Settings in Controller boxes retrieve data f...

Page 78 - Programming Battery Setup for the MPM; From String Status, click Connection; Password; Close Button; - On the Battery Setup boxes, the Send button transfers settings

Programming Battery Setup for the MPM 17-1 17. Programming Battery Setup for the MPM From String Status, click Connection to display the String View screen. String View > Setup|Battery| dialog box After completing Preferences, Communication Setup, and System Setup, complete the Battery Setup dial...

Page 79 - The following appear on the General dialog box.; Station Phone Number; - Type the telephone number of the Central computer the MPM; Measure Points

Programming Battery Setup for the MPM 17-2 17.1. Battery Setup: General (MPM) String View > Setup|Battery|General The following appear on the General dialog box. Figure 51. Battery Setup - General (MPM) Location Name, Battery Name, String Name - Location, battery, and string names identify the st...

Page 81 - Discharge Current; The intertier resistance must be; Number of Temperatures; Float Charging Current Probe

Programming Battery Setup for the MPM 17-4 17.2. Battery Setup: Parameters (MPM) String View > Setup|Battery|Parameters On Parameters, select the hardware and parameters that will be polled and displayed. Figure 52. Battery Setup - Parameters (MPM) Discharge Current - You can define up to four di...

Page 85 - Percentage for Warning; - When selected, causes the monitor to report the alarm. When not

Programming Battery Setup for the MPM 17-8 Percentage for Warning - Determines the violation threshold that causes a Warning battery status. The value entered is a percentage of the internal resistance alarm. For example, if the internal resistance alarm is set to 100 microhms and the percentage for...

Page 86 - Discharge Selections; Current Mode; , then set the threshold; Level; in volts or amps to

Programming Battery Setup for the MPM 17-9 17.5. Battery Setup: Discharge (MPM) String View > Setup|Battery|Discharge The following appear on the Discharge dialog box. Figure 56. Battery Setup - Discharge (MPM) Discharge Selections Area: Enable - Select to let the monitor capture and store discha...

Page 87 - Data Storage in the MPM

Programming Battery Setup for the MPM 17-10 Voltage mode allows data recording during recharge, since data logging does not stop until the voltage goes above the threshold. If measuring discharge current, use Discharge Current Mode as a reliable source of trigger. In current mode, the monitor trigge...

Page 88 - Input Name; Report; selected, reporting is disabled for that input.

Programming Battery Setup for the MPM 17-11 17.6. Battery Setup: Digital Input (MPM) String View > Setup|Battery|Digital Input The MPM has 16 digital inputs that may be connected to external dry contacts. You may set up these inputs on the Digital Input dialog box to report an alarm when the exte...

Page 89 - Output Name; - Type a name that describes the external device being controlled.; Trigger Name; - From the drop-down list, select a parameter that energizes the; Enable

Programming Battery Setup for the MPM 17-12 17.7. Battery Setup: Digital Output (MPM) String View > Setup|Battery|Digital Output The MPM has three optional relay contact control outputs you can define to trigger on an alarm event. Figure 58. Battery Setup - Digital Output (MPM) After defining an ...

Page 90 - - Type three characters to identify the device being monitored.

Programming Battery Setup for the MPM 17-13 Battery Setup: LGS (MPM) String View > Setup|Battery|LGS Leibert Global Services (LGS) offers a service in which its Customer Response Center (CRC) remotely monitors your Alber BDS or MPM equipment and other facility devices around the clock. The CRC ev...

Page 91 - Programming Battery Setup for the BDS

Programming Battery Setup for the BDS 18-1 18. Programming Battery Setup for the BDS From String Status, click Connection to display the String View screen. String View > Setup|Battery| dialog box After completing Preferences, Communication Setup, and System Setup, complete the Battery Setup dial...

Page 92 - Charger Ripple Freq; - Select to set the system to the charger ripple frequency of; - Type the telephone number of the Central computer the BDS

Programming Battery Setup for the BDS 18-2 18.1. Battery Setup: General (BDS) String View > Setup|Battery|General The following appear on the General dialog box. Figure 60. Battery Setup - General (BDS) Location Name, Battery Name, String Name - Location, battery, and string names identify the st...

Page 94 - DCM; - Total number of cells monitored by the DCM.; RLLS

Programming Battery Setup for the BDS 18-4 18.2. Battery Setup: Parameters (BDS) String View > Setup|Battery|Parameters The following appear on the Parameters dialog box. For the BDS-40, the OV Enable, Cell Voltage selection, and Intercell Enabled boxes are not available. Figure 61. Battery Setup...

Page 96 - Figure 62. BDS Configuration Data for Setup Files

Programming Battery Setup for the BDS 18-6 Config DCM Cells LS/D R/LS RLLS SS# 1x198x1V 1 44 2 22 22 1 2 44 2 22 22 3 3 44 2 22 22 5 4 44 2 22 22 7 5 22 1 22 22 9 5 42 2 24 18 9 1x238x2V 1 48 2 24 24 1 2 48 2 24 24 3 3 48 2 24 24 5 4 48 2 24 24 7 5 46 2 23 22 9 1x239x2V 1 48 2 24 24 1 2 48 2 24 24 3...

Page 97 - Figure 63. BDS Configuration Data for Setup Files (continued)

Programming Battery Setup for the BDS 18-7 Config DCM Cells LS/D R/LS RLLS SS# 1x244x2V 1 48 2 24 24 1 2 48 2 24 24 3 3 48 2 24 24 5 4 48 2 24 24 7 5 24 1 24 24 9 6 28 1 28 28 10 1x246x2V 1 48 2 24 24 1 2 48 2 24 24 3 3 48 2 24 24 5 4 48 2 24 24 7 5 24 1 24 24 9 6 36 1 30 30 10 1x252x2V 1 48 2 24 24...

Page 102 - - Type a value between the Low Cell Voltage and High; then; Intertier Resistance Input Level; to display the Input Alarm Level box.; Figure 67. Input Alarm Level

Programming Battery Setup for the BDS 18-12 High Cell Voltage Warning (volts) - Type a value between the Low Cell Voltage and High Cell Voltage levels. This setting affects the bar graph colors on the Cell Voltage String View screen. During normal float condition, the bar colors change as follows: H...

Page 103 - Remote Reporting; Critical; Maintenance; - Two alarm contacts are available. Select Critical or Maintenance

Programming Battery Setup for the BDS 18-13 Remote Reporting - When selected, causes the monitor to report the alarm. When not selected, reporting is disabled for that parameter. You must select this option and Remote Reporting Enable under Setup|Battery|General to enable the call out function and t...

Page 104 - A float current threshold, which is independent of the Float

Programming Battery Setup for the BDS 18-14 18.5. Battery Setup: System (BDS) String View > Setup|Battery|System The Thermal Runaway and Hardware parameters are used to trigger system events. Thermal runaway can be a very destructive and serious condition on standby batteries if not identified in...

Page 107 - Understanding the Time to Go Algorithm

Programming Battery Setup for the BDS 18-17 Note: If using the Current Mode, the minimum threshold Level to detect discharges must be at least 5% of the current transducer (CT) rating. For example, if the CT rating is 600A, the minimum Level is 30A. Voltage mode allows data recording during recharge...

Page 109 - more than one, they are defaulted from string one.

Programming Battery Setup for the BDS 18-19 18.8. Battery Setup: Digital Output (BDS) String View > Setup|Battery|Digital Output The Digital Output dialog box is available only when connected to String 1 of the BDS controller, as defined on Setup|System|String. Not available for BDS-40. Note : Ha...

Page 111 - Selecting the Database Range; Figure 73. Select Database Range; - Select to view all available data in the string database.

Selecting the Database Range 19-1 19. Selecting the Database Range String Status > Setup|Database Range To select a database range before connecting to a location, select Setup|Database Range. The Select Database Range dialog box appears. Figure 73. Select Database Range Entire DB - Select to vie...

Page 112 - Connecting to a Battery Location; Connection; Connection; Connection; to connect to the IP address specified; Connection; Connection; . If the site has been set up, String View

Connecting to a Battery Location 20-1 20. Connecting to a Battery Location This section describes how to connect the BMDM program to a location. At this point, the computer and monitor should have been synchronized using Check Settings. You may connect to an MPM or BDS battery location site via mode...

Page 113 - Viewing Battery and Monitor Status; Viewing battery data in real time; means having the computer connected to the monitor via modem,; Viewing data offline; String Status > Open; String Status > Close

Viewing Battery and Monitor Status 21-1 21. Viewing Battery and Monitor Status At program start, the String Status screen lists all available monitor systems. The program can sound an alarm, contact a pager, send a fax or email, or print alarm event details. When a monitor reports an alarm, an alarm...

Page 114 - Figure 74. String Status; String ID; Priority

Viewing Battery and Monitor Status 21-2 21.2. String Status Screen At start-up, the BMDM displays the String Status screen. The first time the program runs, no strings are listed. The communication and status fields summarize the polling status, string and location names, connection status, and erro...

Page 115 - Status; Diagnostics - Self Test; - The date and time the status was delivered.; column name; Figure 75. String Status Viewing Selection

Viewing Battery and Monitor Status 21-3 Monitor Status - The Monitor Status column can report ten conditions, which do not have priority ratings assigned. Status Meaning Invalid Data Data received from the monitor was corrupted. Check Hardware Monitor reported a hardware failure. Items checked are d...

Page 116 - Extract All Data; Alarm Acknowledge; Figure 77. Report Alarm Event; Silence

Viewing Battery and Monitor Status 21-4 String Status > Extract all data or String Status > Right click a string name | Extract data The Extract All Data button and the Extract Data item on the pop-up menu are enabled if Auto Extract Data is selected and Disable Auto Polling / Auto Answering i...

Page 117 - String Status > Summary; Note; : View Alarm has a ringing clock; Figure 79. Historical Events

Viewing Battery and Monitor Status 21-5 21.4. Summary Screen String Status > Summary or View|Summary The Summary dialog box displays a status summary of the battery sites. Click the Summary button to display this box. Figure 78. Summary (Battery Sites) 21.5. Historical Events Screen String Status...

Page 118 - Alarm Detail; this information if:; To view the level of an individual cell, refer to

Viewing Battery and Monitor Status 21-6 Alarm Detail - A computer polling or receiving an alarm call from a monitor receives and displays this information if: Remote Reporting options are enabled under Setup|Battery|Float Alarms, Remote Reporting is enabled on Setup|Battery|General, Report Option is...

Page 119 - default; ). If current channel and temperature transducers are; TTG; boxes. During discharge, TTG gives an estimate of

Viewing Battery and Monitor Status 21-7 21.7. Cell Voltage (String View Screen) String View > Cell voltage ( default ) The String View Cell Voltage screen bar graph shows the voltage of each cell or module within the battery. A readings summary appears at the bottom. The cells with the maximum an...

Page 120 - Diagnostics – Self Test

Viewing Battery and Monitor Status 21-8 The String Status box on the bottom left of the String View screen can report nine conditions. Priority Status Meaning 1 DCM Com Error Communication error between DCM and BDS Controller. 2 Discharging The battery entered a discharge. 3 R-Test in Progress Resis...

Page 121 - String View > Start resistance test; Resistance Testing

Viewing Battery and Monitor Status 21-9 String View > Start resistance test or Stop resistance test or Get test results To start a resistance test and capture new readings, click Start. After the Test in Progress message disappears, the monitor Resistance Test LED goes out and the Get button beco...

Page 122 - Save History Record; Figure 83. History Options and Record Date/Time Box; Open; click the; Extract History

Viewing Battery and Monitor Status 21-10 21.9. Historical Graphs String View > Cell voltage or Cell resistance or Intercell resistance When the BMDM is displaying a String View Cell Voltage, Cell Resistance or Intercell Resistance screen, you may save or view historical graphs. String View > S...

Page 123 - then History; function allows you to export resistance data by date and time. To; then Resistance; esistance; history on resistance, from the main menu, click; Cell Voltage Box; Click a bar on the graph or Alt + Click a bar on the graph; Figure 84. Cell Voltage Box; Trend Analysis; Click a bar to make it gray right click the bar

Viewing Battery and Monitor Status 21-11 String View > File|Export (xls) then History The Export History (Voltage) function allows you to export resistance data by date and time. To export history on resistance, from the main menu, click File , Export (xls) then History. The Select Date/Time wind...

Page 124 - Figure 85. Trend Menu; Trend; Cell; Average; to display the trend analysis graph. If the; Graph Scale Control; to vary the y-axis scale on the graph, click the Graph Scale Control; Alarm Data; String View > View alarm

Viewing Battery and Monitor Status 21-12 Figure 85. Trend Menu On the pop-up menu, click Trend then Cell or Average to display the trend analysis graph. If the trend analysis box has active Previous/Next Parameter arrows, you may click them to view other cells. All trend analysis screens have a Prin...

Page 125 - Figure 87. Current Alarm List

Viewing Battery and Monitor Status 21-13 String View > View alarm or View|Alarm then, if not displayed, Get current alarms or View|Current Alarm The Current Alarms screen indicates Active or Latched for the alarm contacts. Active indicates a parameter is presently violating a threshold. The scree...

Page 126 - Figure 88. Historical Alarm List; All Dates; Selected Types; Figure 89. Historical Alarm Selection

Viewing Battery and Monitor Status 21-14 Figure 88. Historical Alarm List String View > View alarm or View|Alarm then Select historical alarms or View|Selection If any alarm records exist, select Selection to display the Historical Alarm Selection dialog box, then choose alarm filters, such as Al...

Page 127 - Press the alarm reset button on the MPM or BDS monitor, or; Discharge Data

Viewing Battery and Monitor Status 21-15 21.13. Alarm Acknowledge String View > View alarm or View|Alarm then Acknowledge alarm If the alarm acknowledge options are selected on Setup|System|Reporting and Setup|Battery|General, the Acknowledge Alarm button appears on the Current Alarm screen, and,...

Page 129 - button to create a report and display it on the Preview; to retrieve the

Viewing Battery and Monitor Status 21-17 Cell Detail area - To manually select cells to include in the report, click the cells in the list or click All to select all items. If Auto Select is selected, cells that violate thresholds are already selected. To clear all selected items, click None. If mor...

Page 130 - Discharge Replay; Figure 91. Discharge Replay

Viewing Battery and Monitor Status 21-18 21.14.1. Discharge Replay String View > View|Load test or Discharge then Discharge replay or View|Discharge Replay Click the Discharge Replay button to display the Discharge Replay screen, which shows the variations of cell levels over time. Figure 91. Dis...

Page 131 - Discharge Curve; Discharge; Figure 92. Discharge Curve; Stop

Viewing Battery and Monitor Status 21-19 21.14.2. Discharge Curve String View > View|Load test or Discharge then Discharge curve or View|Discharge Curve Click Discharge Curve to display the Discharge Curve screen, which shows the relationship of the Overall Voltage, Discharge Current, and Cell Vo...

Page 132 - Figure 93. Curve Option

Viewing Battery and Monitor Status 21-20 Figure 93. Curve Option In Curve 1, 2 or 3, select Overall Voltage, Discharge Current or Cell Voltage curves. If you select Discharge Current, choose a Current (for string) 1, 2, 3 or 4 from the drop-down list. The MPM has strings 1 to 4 available; the BDS ha...

Page 133 - Summary

Viewing Battery and Monitor Status 21-21 21.14.3. Summary String View > View|Load test or Discharge then Summary or View|Summary Select Summary to display the Summary screen. Figure 94. Summary (Discharges) This screen summarizes the following information. The String Name selected on the String S...

Page 134 - Cell Memo / String Memo; Click a bar to make it gray, then right click the bar; Figure 95. Cell Memo and String Memo

Viewing Battery and Monitor Status 21-22 21.15. Cell Memo / String Memo Cell Memo or String Memo saves notes for a cell or string to the database using a Local, Central or Service computer. A Service computer can store a string memo in the monitor, but not a cell memo. The Service computer saves the...

Page 135 - Using the Report Generator; item; Using the Preview Screens; Figure 96. Detail Cell Voltage Setup

Using the Report Generator 22-1 22. Using the Report Generator The BMDM Report Generator uses BMDM data files to create reports. After a BMDM-controlled system reads voltage or resistance, the data is saved, and it is this data, presented in report format, that battery monitoring personnel use to an...

Page 137 - Figure 97. Detail Cell Resistance Setup; Detail Cell Voltage Report; Override Preset Thresholds; the resistance in microhms. In the; Show Average Trend; to generate a graph that shows the average resistance of all the

Using the Report Generator 22-3 22.2. Detail Cell Resistance Report String View > View|Reports|Detail|Cell Resistance To create a Detail Cell Resistance report, click Cell Resistance. The Detail Cell Resistance Setup box appears. Figure 97. Detail Cell Resistance Setup The items on the Detail Cel...

Page 138 - Detail Intercell Resistance Report; Figure 98. Detail Intercell Resistance Setup; , then type a high intercell; High

Using the Report Generator 22-4 22.3. Detail Intercell Resistance Report String View > View|Reports|Detail|Intercell Resistance To create a Detail Intercell Resistance report, click Intercell Resistance. The Detail Intercell Resistance Setup box appears. Figure 98. Detail Intercell Resistance Set...

Page 139 - Figure 99. Trend Cell Voltage Setup

Using the Report Generator 22-5 22.4. Trend Cell Voltage Report String View > View|Reports|Trend|Cell Voltage To create a Trend Cell Voltage report, click Cell Voltage. The Trend Cell Voltage Setup box appears. Figure 99. Trend Cell Voltage Setup Click Use Preset Thresholds to use values set in t...

Page 140 - Data Sets; area; Figure 100. Trend Cell Resistance Setup; Trend Cell; to generate a graph that shows the average cell resistance over

Using the Report Generator 22-6 Data Sets area - To manually select cells to include in the report, click the cells in the list or click All to select all items. If Auto Select Cells is selected, cells that violate thresholds are already selected. To clear all selected items, click None. If the BMDM...

Page 141 - Figure 101. Trend Intercell Resistance Setup

Using the Report Generator 22-7 22.6. Trend Intercell Report String View > View|Reports|Trend|Intercell To create a Trend Intercell report, click Intercell. The Trend Intercell Resistance Setup box appears. Figure 101. Trend Intercell Resistance Setup The items on the Trend Intercell Resistance S...

Page 142 - Figure 102. Trend Overall Voltage Setup

Using the Report Generator 22-8 22.7. Trend Overall Voltage Report String View > View|Reports|Trend|Overall Voltage To create a Trend Overall Voltage report, click Overall Voltage. The Trend Overall Voltage Setup box appears. Figure 102. Trend Overall Voltage Setup Click Use Preset Thresholds to ...

Page 143 - Figure 103. Trend Temperature Setup; Trend Overall; Figure 104. Trend Intertier Setup; Report Output; to create a report with text only click; Graph; for graphs; Both; to include both text and graphs in the report.; Include String Memos; to include string memos.

Using the Report Generator 22-9 22.8. Trend Temperature Report String View > View|Reports|Trend|Temperature To create a Trend Temperature report, click Temperature. The Trend Temperature Setup box appears. Figure 103. Trend Temperature Setup The items on the Trend Temperature Setup box are the sa...

Page 144 - Discharge Report; Figure 105. Discharge Setup

Using the Report Generator 22-10 22.10. Discharge Report String View > View|Reports|Discharge To create a Discharge report, click Discharge. The Discharge Setup box appears. Options selected on Discharge Setup are saved by the battery name. Figure 105. Discharge Setup Report Interval area - Click...

Page 145 - Alarm Report; Figure 106. Alarms Setup

Using the Report Generator 22-11 Select Tabular to create a Tabular report, which is the same as a standard report, but in a spreadsheet format, with Cells vs. Time. Click Cell Graph to create a report that includes a cell graph. Click Cell Detail to create a report that includes cell detail. Click ...

Page 146 - Summary Report; String Status > Summary report; Figure 107. Summary Setup

Using the Report Generator 22-12 22.12. Summary Report String Status > Summary report or String View > View|Reports|Summary [ see text ] To create a Summary report that includes data only for the string to which the system is connected, click View|Reports|Summary (String View screen). To creat...

Page 147 - Using the Web Report

Using the Report Generator 22-13 Threshold Deviation area - Select Include to include the threshold deviation report. Select Start New Page to insert a page break before the report. Select Show Percent or Show Value to have deviations shown as percent change or actual values. Only cells that exceed ...

Page 148 - Using the Preview Screens; Preview

Using the Preview Screens 23-1 23. Using the Preview Screens [Previously described Setup screen] > Preview After all report parameters are selected, to view the report on a report preview screen, click Preview . To change the size of the page display, click Page, Width or Full. To view different ...

Page 149 - Preview screen > Save Archive; Save Archive; . In the Save Archive dialog; Preview screen > Print; Open Archive; , select the subdirectory and file name,

Using the Preview Screens 23-2 23.1. Saving a Report in Archive (ZRF) Format Preview screen > Save Archive The Report Generator can save a report as an archive ZRF file, which cannot be changed after it is saved. Archive format lets you distribute the report file while ensuring the integrity of t...

Page 150 - Using the Web Report Generator; highlight a name then; Figure 110. Technician Detail Summary Report Setup

Using the Web Report Generator 24-1 24. Using the Web Report Generator Every 24 hours, the Web Report Generator automatically creates and saves an executive summary report as a PDF file at Program Files\Alber\MPM Manager\Web\SystemSummary. New reports overwrite previous reports automatically or when...

Page 151 - Figure 111. Technician Report - Discharges Area

Using the Web Report Generator 24-2 Maintenance Recommendation area - Select Include to include the maintenance recommendation report. Select Start New Page to insert a page break before the report. Select Include Probable Cause Notes and Include Corrective Action Notes to include text that offers s...

Page 152 - Generating an Executive Summary Report; Figure 112. Auto Generating Technician Detail Summary Report; Reader

Using the Web Report Generator 24-3 24.2. Generating an Executive Summary Report String Status > Reports|Generate If enabled on Setup|Preferences, the Web Report Generator automatically generates the executive summary report every night after autopolling is done. To manually generate a report, hi...

Page 154 - Measurement Point; – Allows selection of input channels when calibrating. Usually, the; Measured Value; allows editing of the Calibration Factors.; Scan; 00 millivolt and 10 millivolt source.

Calibration 25-2 There are four columns on the Calibration dialog box: Measurement Point, Measured Value, A/D Counts, and Calibration Factor. Measurement Point – Allows selection of input channels when calibrating. Usually, the parameters selected never need to be changed. The Measurement Point also...

Page 155 - MPM Diagnostics; Item; Self Test

MPM Diagnostics 26-1 26. MPM Diagnostics String View > Diagnostics| Item The diagnostics are used for production testing, but may help troubleshoot a hardware failure in the field. Select Diagnostics from String View. The computer must be connected to an MPM and Communication Status at screen bot...

Page 157 - WARNING; : When testing, do not leave the load module on for a long time. The load; Load On; click; Load Off

MPM Diagnostics 26-3 26.3. Load Module (MPM) String View > Diagnostics|Load Module The Load Module diagnostic tests each load connection to the battery. This diagnostic tests the connections, load cable fuses, load relays and load module, and can confirm actual load current. Refer to the left sid...

Page 160 - The Memory diagnostic checks nonvolatile monitor memory: E; EEPROM; Flash Memory

MPM Diagnostics 26-6 26.7. Memory (MPM) String View > Diagnostics|Memory To open Memory Diagnostics, select Memory. Figure 120. Diagnostics - Memory (MPM) The Memory diagnostic checks nonvolatile monitor memory: E 2 (EEPROM) and Flash. E 2 memory stores calibration and setup information and data,...

Page 162 - - This column indicates the voltages being sent. This screen

MPM Diagnostics 26-8 26.9. Intertier (MPM) String View > Diagnostics|Intertier The Intertier diagnostic monitors the signal on each intertier input. Use this diagnostic for verifying the calibration of these input channels or troubleshooting. To open Intertier Diagnostics, select Intertier. Figur...

Page 163 - BDS Diagnostics; Code Space

BDS Diagnostics 27-1 27. BDS Diagnostics String View > Diagnostics| Item The diagnostics are used for production testing, but may help troubleshoot a hardware failure in the field. Select Diagnostics from String View. The computer must be connected to a BDS and Communication Status at screen bott...

Page 164 - multiplexer, this field indicates

BDS Diagnostics 27-2 Dial Tone (BDS Controller) - Confirms the telephone is connected. If connected via a multiplexer, this field indicates Failed as a normal condition. External RAM (BDS Controller and DCM) - Writes and reads to each RAM location to verify accessibility. Firmware Version (BDS Contr...

Page 165 - . Click the arrows to select other DCM units.

BDS Diagnostics 27-3 27.3. Load Module (BDS) String View > Diagnostics|Load Module The Load Module diagnostic tests each load connection to the battery. This diagnostic tests the connections, load cable fuses, load relays and load module, and can confirm actual load current. Depending how the sys...

Page 166 - Under Select Load Module, select a load module, then click

BDS Diagnostics 27-4 To run the diagnostic that can confirm the direction of the current transducer (CT), click the CT Polarity tab on the dialog box. Select the DCM for the desired load module. Figure 125. Diagnostics - Load Module - CT Polarity (BDS) Under Select Load Module, select a load module,...

Page 169 - Start; and select a file to compare to the contents in Flash; Clear Data Memory; . To clear configuration settings for all strings in the BDS; Clear All Strings Config

BDS Diagnostics 27-7 27.7. Memory (BDS) String View > Diagnostics|Memory To open Memory Diagnostics, select Memory. Figure 129. Diagnostics - Memory (BDS) The Memory diagnostic checks Flash memory for the integrity of the upgraded firmware file. Flash memory stores BDS firmware uploads. Firmware ...

Page 171 - String View > Diagnostics|DCM Comm Error; Check DCM Address; to check the DCM address. Using groups of flashes,; Clear Comm Error Counts; to reset the Error Counts values to zero.

BDS Diagnostics 27-9 Intertier Voltage (mvolts) - This column indicates the voltages being sent. This screen displays up to 15 intertiers for the BDS and is used to confirm calibration accuracy. The cell number is the lower of the two cell numbers across which the intertier is connected (selected on...

Page 172 - Resistance Testing Multiple DCM Units; String View > Cell Resistance; Figure 133. Select DCM; Get

BDS Diagnostics 27-10 27.11. Resistance Testing Multiple DCM Units String View > Cell Resistance or Intercell Resistance tab > Diagnostics|R-Test in a DCM A BDS resistance test checks all the DCM units connected to the BDS. To test a specific DCM, click the Cell Resistance or Intercell Resista...

Page 173 - section for a complete description.

Upgrades 28-1 28. Upgrades String View > Setup|Upgrade Firmware or Upgrade DCM Firmware E 2 (electrically erasable) memory on the MPM and SRAM memory on the BDS Controller store calibration, setup information, and actual test data. On both units, flash memory is for uploads of firmware, which can...

Page 174 - Commissioning Assistant; NOTE; Starting the Assistant for a New String; Figure 135. Commissioning Assistant Welcome

Commissioning Assistant 29-1 29. Commissioning Assistant View|Reports|Commissioning Report The Commissioning Assistant creates a report that is extremely helpful if technical support must be provided for your system. Similar to a setup wizard, the assistant helps you commission a string by instructi...

Page 175 - Figure 137. Monitor Pre-Power Load Cable Help Screen

Commissioning Assistant 29-2 29.2. Monitor Pre-Power Check List Figure 136. Monitor Pre-Power Screen (typical) The text at the top of the Monitor Pre-Power Check List depends upon the Help (question mark) button clicked. The screen is similar for the MPM and BDS monitors. As you complete each item, ...

Page 176 - Starting the Assistant for an Existing String; Figure 138. Open Commissioning Assistant

Commissioning Assistant 29-3 29.3. Starting the Assistant for an Existing String View|Reports|Commissioning Report This section describes how to start the assistant for a string that is partially or fully commissioned or for which you want to exchange equipment. To open the assistant, first connect ...

Page 177 - Completing the Commissioning Assistant; Click the Commissioning Agent button.; Complete the following fields: Technician Name,

Commissioning Assistant 29-4 29.4. Completing the Commissioning Assistant After opening the commissioning assistant, complete the remaining screens as described in the following sections. 29.4.1. Commissioning Agent Screen Figure 139. Commissioning Agent (Comm Asst) Click the Commissioning Agent but...

Page 178 - Click the Equipment Owner button.; Complete the following fields: Company Name,

Commissioning Assistant 29-5 29.4.2. Equipment Owner Screen Figure 140. Equipment Owner (Comm Asst) Click the Equipment Owner button. Complete the following fields: Company Name, Site Contact, Address, Phone Number, and Email Address. Note that fields for which information is mandatory are marked wi...

Page 179 - Click the Post Power Check button.; Verify the DCM addresses by clicking “Run DCM; to check; Yes; and the memory is cleared. After; : The MPM does not have dip switch settings.

Commissioning Assistant 29-6 29.4.3. Post Power Check Screen Figure 141. Post Power Check Screen (BDS-256 only) (Comm Asst) Click the Post Power Check button. Verify the DCM addresses by clicking “Run DCM Addr Check” button then, at the “Running DCM Address Check” message click Yes to check all DCM ...

Page 180 - Click the Send Battery Setup button.; Verify the values displayed on the screen, make; Click the Check Settings button.; Confirm the values, then click Yes to upload the

Commissioning Assistant 29-7 29.4.4. Send Battery Setup Screen Figure 142. Send Battery Setup (Comm Asst) Click the Send Battery Setup button. Verify the values displayed on the screen, make changes if necessary, then click Send to transfer the settings to the monitor. Note that event recording is i...

Page 181 - Click the Serial Numbers button.; To upload the serial numbers and firmware revisions; Click the Check Cell Voltage button.; Measure the voltage across the cell indicated, type the

Commissioning Assistant 29-8 29.4.6. Serial Numbers Screen Figure 144. Serial Numbers (Comm Asst) Click the Serial Numbers button. To upload the serial numbers and firmware revisions from the connected hardware, click the Upload button. If the data is incorrect, click in the field to type the correc...

Page 182 - Click the Check Overall Voltage button.; Measure the intertier voltage, type the value in the

Commissioning Assistant 29-9 29.4.8. Check Overall Voltage Screen Figure 146. Check Overall Voltage (Comm Asst) Click the Check Overall Voltage button. (Not used with BDS-40.) Measure the overall voltage, type the value in the Measured Value field, then press <Enter>. If the measured value agr...

Page 183 - Click the Base Data - Cell Voltage button.; Data on this screen readily identifies wiring; Click the Check Float Current button.; Type the float current value in the Measured Value

Commissioning Assistant 29-10 29.4.10. Base Data - Cell Voltage Screen Figure 148. Base Data - Cell Voltage (Comm Asst) Click the Base Data - Cell Voltage button. Data on this screen readily identifies wiring problems. To save the data, click the Save Voltages button. The voltage data is saved as th...

Page 184 - Click the Check Temperature button.; Type the ambient temperature value in the

Commissioning Assistant 29-11 29.4.12. Check Temperature Screen Figure 150. Check Temperature (Comm Asst) Click the Check Temperature button. Type the ambient temperature value in the Measured Value field. If the measured value agrees with the calculated value in the monitor, the Status area indicat...

Page 185 - Click the Check Discharge Current button.; Verify the ±15VDC voltage supply is; Click the Check Test Current button.; Before running this test, verify that all the voltages

Commissioning Assistant 29-12 Click the Check Discharge Current button. Verify the ±15VDC voltage supply is connected to the current transducer. Type the discharge current value in the Measured Value field. The String Current (amps) field displays the millivolt value times the shunt value as amps. I...

Page 186 - Click the Check Intercell button.; In the Cell Number box, type the cell number for the cell; Click the Base Data Cell R button.; If necessary, click the Start button to perform a

Commissioning Assistant 29-13 29.4.15. Check Intercell Screen (BDS Only) Figure 153. Check Intercell (Comm Asst) Click the Check Intercell button. In the Cell Number box, type the cell number for the cell you wish to measure. This is only for dual reading systems, such as the BDS-256XL. 29.4.16. Bas...

Page 187 - : Thresholds will be set to a default of 25 percent over the base line.; Apply; to save the updated values.

Commissioning Assistant 29-14 Figure 155. Save Base Line and Send Thresholds Data – Cell/Intertier/Inter-Cell Resistance (Comm Asst) Based on a 12 volt cell mode, individual threshholds have been selected. Note : Thresholds will be set to a default of 25 percent over the base line. When making chang...

Page 188 - Click the Report button.; Text on the screen displays the path and folder where the report is; Save Report; reventive maintenance report.

Commissioning Assistant 29-15 Click the Report button. Text on the screen displays the path and folder where the report is saved. To view pages in the report, click the left or right arrows. To save the report as a CMS file in the Commissioning folder, click Save Report. To save and email the report...

Page 190 - CODE

Error Codes 30-1 30. Error Codes The following error messages may appear when running the BMDM program. CODE MESSAGE SITUATION 1 The database cannot be saved. Hard drive could be full. When copying a database to a working database 2 Empty database not found. When backing up a database 5 Database Not...

Page 192 - Index; Access; all discharge screen

Index % above baseline field on detail cell resistance s/u .................. 22-3 on trend cell resistance s/u ................... 22-6 24/7 on contact information ................... 14-13 a/d counts column on calibration ............. 25-2 a/d status on self test diagnostics BDS ................ ...

Page 197 - data; email setup screen; empty database; battery s/u screen BDS

on tech detail summary report s/u ... 24-2 d. time column on summary s/u ............................... 22-13 on tech detail summary report s/u ... 24-2 data ......................................................... 21-15 records ............................................... 9-1 , 9-2 report s/u ...

Page 198 - general; graphs on string view; h. alarm selection screen; indicator diagnostics MPM

on battery s/u general BDS .................. 18-3 on battery s/u general MPM ................. 17-3 force all strings direct connection ck box on communication s/u ........................... 12-2 from address field on email s/u ................ 13-1 from domain field on email s/u ....................

Page 200 - l. system setup screen; memo; m. diagnostics screen BDS; monitor connection type screen; connecting to a location

l. system setup screen ....................... 14-3 system s/u ................................................. 14-3 lock check box ......................................... 21-12 log threshold log threshold for cell voltage field ..... 17-10 log threshold for current field ............. 17-10 log ...

Page 201 - password; p. system setup screen; Peukert

n. connection area on communication s/u .............................................................. 12-1 n. port field on system s/u link .............. 14-8 network s/u area on battery s/u general BDS .............. 18-3 on battery s/u general MPM ............. 17-3 new button on system setup .....

Page 205 - thermal runaway

technician detail summary rpt s/u screen .................................................................. 24-1 technician report discharges area screen .................................................................. 24-2 telco mux enable/disable button on battery s/u general BDS ..................