Multi-Tech Systems 7600 - Manual

Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ..................................................................... 11 ◆ ION 7500 and ION 7600 Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 ◆ The ION meter in an Enterprise Energy Management System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 ...

Telnet and Hyperterminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 ◆ Digital and Analog I/O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Specifying a Port in an ION Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

Appendix A Technical Notes .............................................................. 183 ◆ Current Probe Inputs Basic Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 ◆ Custom Front Panel Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

C H A P T E R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 11 1 Introduction ION 7500™ and ION 7600™ intelligent metering and control devices provide revenue-accurate, true RMS measurements of voltage, current, power and energy, and are complemented by extensive I/O capabilities, comprehensive logging...

The ION meter in an Enterprise Energy Management System ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 14 Chapter 1 - Introduction The ION meter in an Enterprise Energy Management System Applications that include the meter typically require additional equipment. Display and analysis software tools are almost...

Communications Protocols ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 16 Chapter 1 - Introduction ION Setup™ Software ION Setup is a meter configuration tool designed specifically to configure and test meters. ION Setup offers an intuitive graphical interface for performing basic meter setup, installing te...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide The Meter is Factory-Configured and Ready to Operate Chapter 1 - Introduction Page 17 Analog Inputs and Analog Outputs The meter offers an optional Analog I/O expansion card with numerous options: ◆ four 0 to 1 mA analog inputs ◆ four 0 to 20 mA analog inputs ◆ four ...

Firmware Revision History ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 18 Chapter 1 - Introduction Firmware Revision History The table below lists the features related to a particular firmware release for your meter. Firmware Version Release Date Firmware Enhancements Template Improvements v201 Aug. 10, 20...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Using this Guide Chapter 1 - Introduction Page 19 Using this Guide This User’s Guide is directed at three types of user: the typical user or operator, the system administrator, and the advanced user. You might not fit into any of these groups directly, or perhaps you...

C H A P T E R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 21 2 Using The Front Panel The meter’s front panel is used for both display and configuration purposes. The liquid crystal display (LCD) screen and the numerous selection, navigation, and configuration buttons allow quick access to basic meter...

Displaying Data with the Front Panel ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 22 Chapter 2 - Using The Front Panel Displaying Data with the Front Panel The front panel LCD (liquid crystal display) provides a detailed graphics and text display that has been factory configured to show many of the paramet...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Display Screen Types Chapter 2 - Using The Front Panel Page 23 Front Panel LEDs The front panel LEDs are as follows: The green operation LED (top) should always be on when the meter is in service. Contact Technical Services if this is not the case. The green LED in t...

Display Screen Types ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 24 Chapter 2 - Using The Front Panel Automatic Units The front panel automatically scales the units for basic measurements, such as voltage, current and power parameters. For example, a measurement of 2,000 Watts is displayed as 2.000 kW. A ...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Display Screen Types Chapter 2 - Using The Front Panel Page 25 Trend Bar Graph Displays Bar graph displays can show up to four real-time (numeric) parameters along with their upper and lower extremes. Each bar graph automatically scales its output based on the magnit...

Default Front Panel Display Screens ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 26 Chapter 2 - Using The Front Panel Default Front Panel Display Screens The meter is factory configured to display a number of data screens on its front panel: 42 display screens for the ION 7500 48 display screens for the IO...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Default Front Panel Display Screens Chapter 2 - Using The Front Panel Page 27 7. Pk Dmd1 (Peak Demand Del) This is a numeric display screen with timestamps that contains maximum delivered demand values for kW, kVAR, and kVA. The timestamps show the date and time at w...

Default Front Panel Display Screens ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 30 Chapter 2 - Using The Front Panel 44. PQ Vunb (PQ Volt Unbalance) This numeric display contains the following EN50160 Voltage Unbalance data: V unbal mean, V unbal mean min, V unbal mean max, and compliance indicators (unba...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Configuring the Meter with the Front Panel Chapter 2 - Using The Front Panel Page 31 Configuring the Meter with the Front Panel The front panel allows you to setup and configure the meter at its installed location. When you change a setting in the front panel’s Setup...

The Front Panel’s Setup Menu ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 32 Chapter 2 - Using The Front Panel Using the Front Panel Buttons for Configuration Use the front panel buttons as follows to adjust the settings: PROG Press the PROG (programming) button to access the Setup Menu. Once in programmin...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Basic Setup Menu Chapter 2 - Using The Front Panel Page 33 Basic Setup Menu The Basic Setup menu contains values that typically do not need to be reconfigured once the meter is put into service. The Basic Setup menu item provides access to the following power monitor...

Main Setup Menu ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 34 Chapter 2 - Using The Front Panel Main Setup Menu Press the PROG button to enter the main setup menu. The following table summarizes the front panel’s Setup menu functions: Highlight the Setup menu item that you want to access with the vertica...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Demand Setup Menu Chapter 2 - Using The Front Panel Page 35 #Sub Inter vals This numeric value specifies the number of sub-intervals in the sliding window. Setting the # SUB INTERVALS value changes the #Subintvls setup register in all of the factory-configured Slidin...

Network Setup ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 36 Chapter 2 - Using The Front Panel Network Setup This menu item allows you to configure the Ethernet communications channel. The following settings can be configured in this option: Network settings can be configured automatically with BootP or m...

Serial Communications Setup ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 38 Chapter 2 - Using The Front Panel Serial Communications Setup The current configuration of COM1 (RS-232 or RS-485), COM2 (RS-485), and COM3 (optical port or internal modem) are found in the COM Setup menu items. Ethernet settings a...

Format Setup Menu ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 40 Chapter 2 - Using The Front Panel Event Priority You do not need to change this value for normal operation. This setting allows you to assign a priority level to the Sag/Swell module events (from 0 to 255, 255 being the highest priority). Se...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Display Setup Menu Chapter 2 - Using The Front Panel Page 41 Display Setup Menu You can configure the following display preferences within Display Setup. Update Rate You can set the front panel to update its data from every one to every six seconds. The default updat...

Time Setup Menu ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 42 Chapter 2 - Using The Front Panel DST Offset (hh:mm) This setting determines the daylight savings time offset applicable to your location. The DST offset is the amount of time that the clock is moved when Daylight Savings time begins or ends. ...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Meter Resets Chapter 2 - Using The Front Panel Page 43 Meter Resets The Meter Resets menu item allows you to clear the cumulative parameters stored by the meter. You are required to enter a valid meter password before executing any meter resets. Factory Resets This s...

Security Setup ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 44 Chapter 2 - Using The Front Panel User Resets This sub-menu contains less critical and user-configurable controls. DIST COUNT RESET The meter contains a voltage disturbance display in its Power Quality Vista diagram, which counts the number of ...

Custom Front Panel Displays ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 46 Chapter 2 - Using The Front Panel Custom Front Panel Displays ION meters ship with preconfigured display screens. Most users find that the data displayed by the front panel Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) screen suits their needs enti...

C H A P T E R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 49 3 Default Meter Functionality The information provided in this chapter corresponds to factory-configured ION devices. If you have a custom framework, some of the default settings may differ for your configuration. In This Chapter ◆ Default ...

Default Meter Functionality ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 50 Chapter 3 - Default Meter Functionality Default Meter Functionality The following sections describe the default functionality defined by your meter’s framework. With each advancement of firmware, there are changes to the framework,...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Communications Setup Chapter 3 - Default Meter Functionality Page 51 Once basic setup is performed (i.e. the PT/CT and Volts Mode settings), the meter operates properly. Typically there is no need to make further changes to the Power Meter module’s setup registers. C...

Communications Setup ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 52 Chapter 3 - Default Meter Functionality 1 The factory set Unit ID for COM1 is based on the serial number of the meter, using the last four numbers before the dash. For example, if the serial number is PA-000 9 B 263 -01, the Unit ID is se...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Data Logging Setup Chapter 3 - Default Meter Functionality Page 53 Data Logging Setup The data recording frameworks contain Data Recorder modules, Waveform Recorder modules, and Periodic Timer modules. Data Recorder and Waveform Recorder modules are responsible for l...

Data Logging Setup ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 54 Chapter 3 - Default Meter Functionality Changing the Frequency of Logging The five Periodic Timer modules that control the frequency of different data recording are as follows: ◆ "Revenue Log Trg" controls the frequency of the loggi...

Energy Pulsing Setup ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 58 Chapter 3 - Default Meter Functionality Energy Pulsing Setup Each meter has both the Calibration Pulser module and the Pulser module. Pulser Module Settings The Pulser module serves as an intermediary between other modules’ pulse output r...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Power Quality Configuration Chapter 3 - Default Meter Functionality Page 59 The following setup registers are available in the Calibration Pulser module: 1 Refer to the Calibration Pulser module description in the online ION Programmer’s Reference for more details. P...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Setpoint Configuration Chapter 3 - Default Meter Functionality Page 61 Setpoint Configuration The Relative Setpoint module provides extensive control, secondary protection, and analysis capabilities by allowing you to initiate an action in response to a specific cond...

Meter Clock Configuration ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 62 Chapter 3 - Default Meter Functionality Meter Clock Configuration The Clock module controls the meter’s internal clock, which provides timestamps for data logged by the device. The clock needs to be configured properly to ensure that...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Display Setup Chapter 3 - Default Meter Functionality Page 63 Display Setup The meter’s front panel display is controlled by three types of ION modules: the Display Options module, the Scroll module, and Display modules. Display Options Module Settings The Display Op...

Demand Setup ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 64 Chapter 3 - Default Meter Functionality Changing the Parameters that are Displayed The meter’s default display configuration shows a comprehensive set of parameters. Changing these parameters requires that you alter the links between various ION ...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Time of Use Configuration Chapter 3 - Default Meter Functionality Page 65 Time of Use Configuration The Time of Use module may only be important if you are using the meter in a billing application (i.e. you are a power provider), as the module contains the meter’s se...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Factory Information Chapter 3 - Default Meter Functionality Page 67 Factory Information The Factory module displays firmware version, serial number and other device information in read-only setup registers (read-only registers can be viewed but not changed). Factor y...

Third Party Protocols ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 68 Chapter 3 - Default Meter Functionality Third Party Protocols Modbus and DNP modules are factory configured and do not require basic configuration changes. Changing the factory configuration is an advanced setup procedure that requires a...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Using the Modbus RTU Protocol Chapter 3 - Default Meter Functionality Page 69 Using the Modbus RTU Protocol Both the ION 7500 and ION 7600 meters can make any real-time data available through the Modicon Modbus RTU protocol. Modbus Master devices connected to the met...

Using the Modbus RTU Protocol ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 70 Chapter 3 - Default Meter Functionality Modbus Slave Module Settings The settings in the Modbus Slave module setup registers are shown in the tables below. Refer to ION 7500 / ION 7600 Series meter Modicon Modbus Serial Communica...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Using the Modbus RTU Protocol Chapter 3 - Default Meter Functionality Page 71 Modbus Slave Module Parameter Mapping The following tables show which measurements are provided by each of the Modbus Slave modules. The source for each measurement is shown (“Source ION Mo...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Using the Modbus/TCP Protocol Chapter 3 - Default Meter Functionality Page 79 You can use the Modbus RTU protocol to write values into ION external numeric, pulse and Boolean registers, allowing you to enable, disable and reset meter functions. You can also use the M...

Using the DNP 3.00 Protocol ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 80 Chapter 3 - Default Meter Functionality Using the DNP 3.00 Protocol The Distributed Network Protocol Version 3.00 (DNP 3.00) is an open protocol used in the electric utility industry for communications and interoperability among su...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Using the DNP 3.00 Protocol Chapter 3 - Default Meter Functionality Page 83 DNP Slave Export Module Settings The factory-configured DNP Slave Export modules are configured as shown in the following table. As the table indicates, some of the setup register settings va...

Using the DNP 3.00 Protocol ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 84 Chapter 3 - Default Meter Functionality DNP Options Module Settings The DNP Options module provides global settings that affect all DNP Slave Export and DNP Slave Import modules. The default settings in this module are shown in the...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Restoring the Factory Configuration Chapter 3 - Default Meter Functionality Page 85 Restoring the Factory Configuration If you have made changes to the default functionality and want to return to the factory configuration, you can re-initialize the factory configurat...

C H A P T E R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 87 4 Using ION Software ION software encompasses a variety of programs that enhance the functionality and usability of your ION devices. ION software can collect data via serial, wireless, modem, or Ethernet links, so you can manage a single s...

ION Enterprise Software ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 88 Chapter 4 - Using ION Software ION Enterprise Software ION Enterprise software offers control capabilities and comprehensive power quality and reliability analysis. It is a powerful software suite that can process, analyze, store, and ...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide ION Enterprise: ION Management Console Chapter 4 - Using ION Software Page 89 ION Enterprise: ION Management Console The ION Management Console is responsible for building your network. You build your power-monitoring network to reflect the way your physical communic...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Configuring Communications Chapter 4 - Using ION Software Page 91 Configuring Communications Before you can talk to the devices on your network, you need to configure communications within the ION Management Console. Essentially, this means adding one or more sites a...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide ION Enterprise: Vista Chapter 4 - Using ION Software Page 93 ION Enterprise: Vista Vista is a display, analysis, and control application. It is the main user interface to the ION Enterprise system. Vista presents a graphical view of your power system, allowing you to...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Displaying Data with Vista Chapter 4 - Using ION Software Page 95 Vista Diagram Elements Each Vista diagram shows the name of the meter, the time on the meter’s clock, and the type of meter. The main diagrams also provide buttons that let you jump to other diagrams. ...

Displaying Data with Vista ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 96 Chapter 4 - Using ION Software Summary of Data Provided in Vista The standard set of Vista diagrams included with ION Enterprise display a variety of data measured by the factory-configured meter. Some of the diagrams include groupi...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Customizing the Vista Interface Chapter 4 - Using ION Software Page 101 Analog Inputs/Outputs The optional Analog I/O card must be installed on your meter for this diagram to function. Depending on which option you chose for your card, the Analog I/O diagram monitors...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide ION Enterprise: Designer Chapter 4 - Using ION Software Page 103 ION Enterprise: Designer Designer is an application for advanced users who know the nature of ION architecture, specifically the nature of frameworks. A framework is a number of ION modules arranged (li...

Basics of ION Architecture ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 104 Chapter 4 - Using ION Software ION Modules The ION module is the basic building block of the ION device’s operating software. A module can be considered as a “function box”: it receives data from its inputs, makes decisions based o...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Basics of ION Architecture Chapter 4 - Using ION Software Page 105 Sequence of ION Module Execution ION modules always execute in the order of the data flow (in the example below, from 1 to 4). This logical execution order is maintained even if you created the framew...

Basics of ION Architecture ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 106 Chapter 4 - Using ION Software ION Configuration Changes and Module Security When you make configuration changes to an ION device you are either changing a value in a module’s setup register (basic configuration) or you are changin...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Designer’s Main Configuration Screen Chapter 4 - Using ION Software Page 107 N OTE Depending on the meter family, there may be different types of module security. Rev_write_state_lookup means the module cannot be modified in any way, and Rev_destroy_lookup means the ...

Viewing Real-time Data in Designer ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 108 Chapter 4 - Using ION Software Viewing Real-time Data in Designer You can view the real-time values of output registers in Designer. This is useful when you are linking these outputs to other modules. It is recommended that...

Customizing Frameworks in Designer ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 110 Chapter 4 - Using ION Software Use the Interval Format area if the setting you are changing requires intervals. Use the Date/Time Format area if the setting you are changing requires specific dates (such as those needed use...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Customizing Frameworks in Designer Chapter 4 - Using ION Software Page 111 Creating New Modules To add a module, locate its icon in the Designer toolbox, press and hold the left mouse button over the icon, and drag it onto the node diagram. Once you release the mouse...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Customizing Frameworks in Designer Chapter 4 - Using ION Software Page 113 Editing Existing Frameworks If you are comfortable with the ION software and the meter’s configuration, you can make changes to the existing frameworks to customize operation. Any edits you ma...

ION Enterprise: Reporter ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 114 Chapter 4 - Using ION Software ION Enterprise: Reporter Reporter is a database reporting application. It lets you define, generate, and manage comprehensive reports based on the data in your database. Reporter retrieves data from the...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Pre-configured Reports Chapter 4 - Using ION Software Page 115 Energy and Demand This report is designed to generate and display details about energy consumption and peak demand levels over a given time period. It uses a Time of Use Schedule (TOU) to reference the me...

Report Creation and Generation ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 116 Chapter 4 - Using ION Software Report Creation and Generation These steps are used for creating all report types. Be sure to know which log(s) you use for the report you are creating. N OTE If you are creating an Energy and Dem...

ION Setup Software ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 118 Chapter 4 - Using ION Software ION Setup Software ION Setup is a software solution that allows basic configuration and control capabilities for your power monitoring devices. ION Setup can also display real-time and diagnostic data for you...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Basic Meter Configuration Chapter 4 - Using ION Software Page 121 Basic Meter Configuration The Setup Assistant is a user interface that contains relevant instructions to help guide you through common setup requirements for your ION meter. After you have added a devi...

Displaying Data with ION Setup ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 122 Chapter 4 - Using ION Software 2. Highlight the setup register you want to edit in the register window. 3. Click the Edit button. (If advanced meter security is enabled, a window will appear asking for the meter’s password. Typ...

C H A P T E R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 125 5 Features and Applications The ION 7500 and ION 7600 meters offer unmatched value, functionality, and ease of use at key distribution points and sensitive loads. Comprehensive analog and digital I/O, multiple communication ports, industry...

Communications ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 126 Chapter 5 - Features and Applications Communications The following illustration shows all the possible connections to the communications card. The ION 7500 and ION 7600 meters have numerous communication possibilities depending on your orderin...

RS-485 Connections ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 128 Chapter 5 - Features and Applications RS-485 Connections Refer to the “Hardware Reference” chapter for the ION 7500 and ION 7600 meters’ RS-485 specifications. RS-485 connections are made via the captured-wire connectors on the rear of the...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Ethernet Connections Chapter 5 - Features and Applications Page 129 RS-485 Connection Methods to Avoid Any device connection that causes a branch in the main RS-485 bus should be avoided. This includes star and tee (T) methods. These wiring methods cause signal refle...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Ethernet Connections Chapter 5 - Features and Applications Page 131 The EtherGate Protocol The EtherGate protocol is a powerful communications tool that lets you communicate to a meter and through a meter simultaneously. When a meter installed on the Ethernet network...

Internal Modem Connections ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 132 Chapter 5 - Features and Applications Internal Modem Connections Refer to the “Hardware Reference” chapter for internal modem specifications for the ION 7500 and ION 7600 meters. This section only applies if your meter has an inter...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Internal Modem Connections Chapter 5 - Features and Applications Page 135 The ModemGate Protocol The ModemGate feature creates a communications connection between the telephone network and an RS-485 serial network of devices. When you specify the protocol for a meter...

Infrared Port Connections ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 136 Chapter 5 - Features and Applications Infrared Port Connections Refer to the “Hardware Reference” chapter for the ION 7500 and ION 7600 meters’ infrared port specifications. The infrared port is IrDA compliant. It can be used to com...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Internet Connectivity Chapter 5 - Features and Applications Page 137 Internet Connectivity ION meters provide Internet connectivity so you can receive meter emails, view realtime data, and configure your system through a web browser from anywhere in the world. Your I...

WebReach ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 138 Chapter 5 - Features and Applications configure your meter to use the MeterM@il feature set up the meter for your SMTP Serverset up the MeterM@il feature to send alertsset up the MeterM@il feature to send data logs WebReach WebReach allows you to re...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Digital and Analog I/O Chapter 5 - Features and Applications Page 139 Digital and Analog I/O The digital and analog I/O ports on ION meters let you bring a variety of data into a common system, thereby simplifying data gathering. The the ION 7500 and ION 7600 meters ...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Using the Onboard Digital Outputs Chapter 5 - Features and Applications Page 141 Using the Onboard Digital Outputs Digital outputs are used for hardware relay control or pulse counting applications. For example, an ION meter’s digital outputs can provide on/off contr...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Using the Onboard Digital Outputs Chapter 5 - Features and Applications Page 143 Energy Pulsing with LEDs You can customize the operation of two LEDs on the meter’s front panel: the kWh Pulse –LED and the Alarm LED. kWh Pulse –LED By default, the middle green LED on ...

Using the Onboard Digital Inputs ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 144 Chapter 5 - Features and Applications Using the Onboard Digital Inputs Digital inputs are necessary for status monitoring or pulse counting applications. Status monitoring can help you prevent equipment damage, improve mainte...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Analog Inputs Chapter 5 - Features and Applications Page 145 Analog Inputs Analog inputs can measure and store analog information such as electrical signals from transducers; transducers derive the electrical signals from flow rates, temperatures, pressures, rotation...

Time Synchronization ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 146 Chapter 5 - Features and Applications Time Synchronization Time synchronization lets you synchronize the internal clocks of all networked meters and devices. Once synchronized, all data logs have timestamps that are relative to a uniform...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Meter Security Chapter 5 - Features and Applications Page 147 Meter Security The meter’s security settings allow you to configure the meter through the front panel, with ION software, or with the optional embedded web server. Standard meter security Anytime you make ...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Data and Event Logging Chapter 5 - Features and Applications Page 149 Data and Event Logging The meter includes powerful data logging and event recording capabilities. Data and event logs recorded by the meter are prioritized and stored onboard. Data is retrieved per...

Event Logging ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 150 Chapter 5 - Features and Applications Event Logging Events produced by a meter’s various ION modules are prioritized and grouped to facilitate custom logging. Each event is assigned a priority group number based on its type and severity. ION Ev...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Logging and Recording Capacity Chapter 5 - Features and Applications Page 151 External ION Events Some events are not produced by a specific module; they are generated internally by the meter. These events and their associated priority levels are shown in the table b...

Logging Configurations for ION 7500 Revenue Applications ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 152 Chapter 5 - Features and Applications Logging Configurations for ION 7500 Revenue Applications You can alter the logging capacity of your ION 7500 meter, if it is being used for revenue applications. A...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Alerting Chapter 5 - Features and Applications Page 153 Alerting The purpose of an ION alert system is to send an email or to contact a modem, fax, pager, or software in the event of a user-specified condition. These conditions can be changes in relays or power quali...

Alerting ION Software via the Alarm Server ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 154 Chapter 5 - Features and Applications Remote Site Event Notification The Alarm Server uses a series of command line arguments to specify the actions it takes when a priority event is reported. These commands must be...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Alerting via an Alphanumeric Pager Chapter 5 - Features and Applications Page 155 Alerting via an Alphanumeric Pager N OTE For detailed information about building a framework for alerting via an alphanumeric pager, refer to theAlert module description in the online I...

Alerting via a Numeric Pager ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 156 Chapter 5 - Features and Applications Alerting via a Numeric Pager N OTE For detailed information about building a framework for alerting via a numeric pager, refer to the Alertmodule description in the online ION Programmer’s Re...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Alerting via Email Chapter 5 - Features and Applications Page 157 Alerting via Email N OTE For detailed information about setting up your network and building a framework for meter email(MeterM@il) alerts, refer to the technical note ION MeterM@il Internal Email Serv...

Calculating Power Availability: Number of Nines ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 158 Chapter 5 - Features and Applications Calculating Power Availability: Number of Nines Power availability is becoming an increasingly important topic in today’s electronic world. As the use of electronic equipme...

C H A P T E R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 159 6 Hardware Reference This chapter is intended to provide quick, at-a-glance, technical specifications for the more common hardware features of the ION 7500 and ION 7600 meters. Not all specifications are included. All specifications are su...

Standard Model ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 160 Chapter 6 - Hardware Reference Standard Model + _ SHORTING BLOCK or TEST BLOCK 3~ VOLTAGE INPUTS 3~ CURRENT INPUTS V 3 V 4 V ref I 11 I 12 I 21 I 22 I 31 I 32 I 41 I 42 I 51 V 1 V 2 I 52 S C OM S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 D3 - + D2 - + D1 - + D4 -...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide General Specifications Chapter 6 - Hardware Reference Page 161 General Specifications Environmental Conditions To operate properly and effectively, environmental conditions should fall within the guidelines listed below. 1 Display visibility may be adversely affected...

Unit Dimensions ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 162 Chapter 6 - Hardware Reference Unit Dimensions Basic Model — Rear View 31.9 mm[1.23“] [2.322“] [4.35“] 80.9 mm[3.19“] 43.3 mm[1.71“] 192.0 mm[7.56“] 82.5 mm[3.25“] 5.1 mm[0.20“] 8.48 mm[0.33“] 192.0 mm[7.56“] 56.1 mm[2.21“] 11.5 mm[0.45“] 9.5...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Communications Specifications Chapter 6 - Hardware Reference Page 163 Communications Specifications The following illustration shows all the possible connections to the communications card. 1 10Base-FL option will only be available if -FL was specified when the meter...

COM1 Port ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 164 Chapter 6 - Hardware Reference LEDs 1 One or both of the Ethernet LED colors may differ from the standard red and green. COM1 Port RS-232 Connections RS-232 connection is made at the male DB9 connector. The meter acts as a DTE device in all RS-232 ...

COM2 Port ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 166 Chapter 6 - Hardware Reference COM2 Port Same as for COM Port 1 except there is no RS-232 connection available, only RS-485. COM3 Port Internal Modem ◆ The internal modem is multiplexed with the optical port. ◆ By default, the modem is enabled and ...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Ethernet Port Chapter 6 - Hardware Reference Page 167 Optical (Infrared) Specifications for the optical port are as follows: 1 No physical connection is required to use the infrared port. Any device with an IRDA-compliant port that is positioned within the operating ...

I/O Specifications ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 170 Chapter 6 - Hardware Reference Mechanical Relay Outputs Specifications for the three Form C relays (R1, R2 and R3) are as follows: 1 Consult the device’s operating instructions or manufacturer for assistance if required. Specification Stan...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide I/O Specifications Chapter 6 - Hardware Reference Page 171 N OTE Because mechanical relays have limited lifetimes, mechanical KYZ relays are typically not suitable forenergy pulsing applications. For energy pulsing applications, consider using Form A outputs in KYZmo...

Electrical Specifications ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 174 Chapter 6 - Hardware Reference Electrical Specifications Power Supply Voltage Inputs Potential Transformers (PTs) 1 To maximize accuracy, the use of PTs is recommended for all delta connections, however, direct connect delta up to 4...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Electrical Specifications Chapter 6 - Hardware Reference Page 175 Current Inputs Specification 5A Option 1A Option Input Rating 5A, 10A, or 20A 1A, 2A, 5A, or 10A Fault Capture 70A peak 17.5A peak Maximum Voltage 600V RMS (CAT III IEC61010-1) 600V RMS (CAT III IEC610...

Retrofit Options ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 176 Chapter 6 - Hardware Reference Retrofit Options Terminal Cover Installation Instructions 1. Turn off all power to the meter. 2. Open all PT fuses (or direct voltage input fuses). Close all CT shorting blocks. 3. Ensure that all cables connec...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Communications Card Chapter 6 - Hardware Reference Page 177 Communications Card Installation Instructions D ANGER The components inside the meter are extremely sensitive to electrostatic discharge. To prevent damageto the unit, wear an anti-static wrist strap at all ...

TRAN Model ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 180 Chapter 6 - Hardware Reference TRAN Model A TRAN is a meter with no display. All specifications are the same as for a standard meter, except the following. Environmental Conditions The TRAN meter can operate at a lower temperature than the standar...

A P P E N D I X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 183 A Technical Notes Power Measurement technical notes provide ION feature details including custom configurations for your meter. In This Appendix ◆ Current Probe Inputs Basic Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

® TECHNICAL NOTE Current Probe Inputs Basic Setup Meters with the Current Probes Input Option are compatible with clamp-on current probes. All current inputs on these meters are modified to accept 0-5 Vrms AC signals from a variety of clamp-on current probes. This option reduces the downtime require...

Telnet and HyperTerminal Access ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 186 Current Probe Inputs Basic Setup Technical Note Telnet and HyperTerminal Access To perform current probe basic setup, you need to access the meter Calibration menu in a Telnet or HyperTerminal session: ◆ Telnet: select Debug P...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Current Probe Basic Setup Current Probe Inputs Basic Setup Technical Note Page 187 To perform current probe basic setup: 1. Connect the current probes to the meter (in this example we are using a ION 7500 meter). Refer to the meter Installation and Basic Setup Instru...

Calibration Menu and the KCTSTP/KCTRD Commands ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 188 Current Probe Inputs Basic Setup Technical Note Calibration Menu and the KCTSTP/KCTRD Commands The Calibration menu lets you access setup registers in the meter Factory module. With the read/write commands KCTRD...

Introduction ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 192 Custom Front Panel Displays Technical Note Introduction ION meters ship with preconfigured display screens. Most users find that the data displayed by the front panel LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) suits their needs entirely. However, front panel ...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Display Modules Custom Front Panel Displays Technical Note Page 193 Display Modules A Display module controls which values are displayed on a display screen, and how these values are presented. Depending on your meter model, the Display modules vary slightly accordin...

Display Modules ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 194 Custom Front Panel Displays Technical Note Display Modules for ION 7300 Series Meters The ION 7300 Series meters display screens are available in a numeric format only (parameter values are displayed numerically rather than in graphs or trend...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Display Options Module Custom Front Panel Displays Technical Note Page 195 Display Options Module The Display Options module is a core module that cannot be deleted, copied, or linked. You configure it by altering the setup registers that hold settings such as displa...

Display Framework Overview ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 196 Custom Front Panel Displays Technical Note Display Framework Overview The following diagrams illustrate how the Display Options module, Display module, and Scrolling module (if applicable) work together to provide your meter’s fron...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Changing Default Display Frameworks Custom Front Panel Displays Technical Note Page 197 The order in which data displays depends on the numbering of the Display modules. Therefore, the data linked to Display module 1 is displayed on the first front panel screen and s...

Removing a Display Screen ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 198 Custom Front Panel Displays Technical Note You can find instructions on reinitializing factory configurations in your User’s Guide . Removing a Display Screen Use caution when deleting modules, as any dependant modules are also affe...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Changing Displayed Parameters in an Existing Screen Custom Front Panel Displays Technical Note Page 199 Changing Displayed Parameters in an Existing Screen For the ION 7500, ION 7600, ION 8000 Series, and ION 7300 Series meters, you can change displayed parameters in...

Creating Custom Trend Bar Graphs (ION 7500 / ION 7600 only) ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 200 Custom Front Panel Displays Technical Note 4. Select V ALUES to change the displayed parameter in the selected screen. When you change the value displayed on a screen, you are presented with a compl...

Trend Display (ION 7500 preconfigured / ION 7600 unconfigured) ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 202 Custom Front Panel Displays Technical Note Trend Display (ION 7500 preconfigured / ION 7600 unconfigured) ION 7500 / ION 7600 meters have an additional Trend Display customization option availabl...

Screen Messages ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 204 Custom Front Panel Displays Technical Note For any value on the graph, you can access a data log screen. Simply press the softkey corresponding to the Log button to view the graphed value in a data log format. The log screen also lists the tw...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Disk Simulator (ION 8000 Series) Custom Front Panel Displays Technical Note Page 205 Disk Simulator (ION 8000 Series) This ION 8000 Series meter Disk Simulator display simulates the behavior of a mechanical watt-hour meter indicating power received or delivered by th...

Displaying Data from Other Meters ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 206 Custom Front Panel Displays Technical Note Displaying Data from Other Meters Data can be read at a workstation using ION Enterprise software, but there may be situations which require the data to be read at the source. With ...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide I/O Solutions Digital and Analog I/O Technical Note Page 211 I/O Solutions ION meters offer you a range of onboard I/O. For expanded I/O applications, you can use Grayhill products (see the Grayhill OpenDAC and ION Technology technical note for further information). ...

I/O Expander for ION 8000 Series Meters ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 212 Digital and Analog I/O Technical Note I/O Expander for ION 8000 Series Meters To get enhanced analog or digital I/O with the ION 8000 Series meters, you can use an external I/O Expander. Complete information for the I/...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Digital Output Boards for ION 7300 Series Meters Digital and Analog I/O Technical Note Page 213 Digital Output Boards for ION 7300 Series Meters You can extend the capability on the ION 7300, ION 7330 and ION 7350 with an optional relay extension board (REB). The rel...

Expansion Boards for Meters with Modbus Master Capability ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 214 Digital and Analog I/O Technical Note Expansion Boards for Meters with Modbus Master Capability For ION meters that have Modbus master capability, the Grayhill OpenDAC I/O system provides extended fun...

Configuring Digital and Analog I/O ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 216 Digital and Analog I/O Technical Note Configuring Digital and Analog I/O With the exception of Modbus master control of I/O, ION meters require the setup of ION modules for digital and analog I/O capabilities. Digital Input...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Configuring Digital Input Digital and Analog I/O Technical Note Page 217 Configuring Digital Input Digital inputs are necessary for status monitoring or pulse counting applications. Status monitoring can help you prevent equipment damage, improve maintenance, or trac...

Digital Input Module ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 218 Digital and Analog I/O Technical Note N OTE ION 7300 Series, ION 7500, ION 7600 and ION 7700 meters have factory preconfigured Digital Inputmodules, as well as Counter modules for counting status changes, and External Pulse modules forre...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Configuring Digital Output Digital and Analog I/O Technical Note Page 219 Configuring Digital Output Digital output ports provide access to external relays and control capabilities. For example, an ION meter’s digital outputs can provide on/off control signals for ca...

Calibration Pulser Module ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 220 Digital and Analog I/O Technical Note Detailed Operation The following example illustrates the basic operation of a Digital Output module. The input in the figure could be any of the Source , Force ON , Force OFF , or Normal inputs....

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Detailed Module Operation Digital and Analog I/O Technical Note Page 221 Detailed Module Operation The Calibration Pulser module integrates the Source input, determines how many KYZ transitions or complete pulses it must generate from the Kt setup register, and sends...

Detailed Module Operation ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 222 Digital and Analog I/O Technical Note Maximum State In P ULSE mode during maximum operation, the Source input increases so the on- time and off-time of the pulses are equal. The diagram above shows seven complete pulses for the Cali...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Pulser Module Digital and Analog I/O Technical Note Page 223 Pulser Module The Pulser module serves as a intermediary between other module’s pulse output registers and a hardware output channel on the device. It converts the instantaneous pulses to pulses or transiti...

Configuring Analog Input ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 224 Digital and Analog I/O Technical Note Configuring Analog Input Analog inputs can measure and store analog information such as electrical signals from transducers; transducers derive the electrical signals from flow rates, temperature...

Configuring Analog Output ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 226 Digital and Analog I/O Technical Note Configuring Analog Output An ION meter’s analog outputs act as transducers. The meter measures power and energy, and then sends that information via the analog outputs to a remote terminal unit ...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Setting Analog Zero and Full Scale Values Digital and Analog I/O Technical Note Page 227 Detailed Operation The following illustration shows the operation of a Analog Output module. The Source input falls between the Zero Scale and Full Scale values. It is scaled and...

Configuring ION Modules for Digital and Analog I/O ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 230 Digital and Analog I/O Technical Note Configuring ION Modules for Digital and Analog I/O Designer software lets you change the configuration of existing modules or create new modules. Below are general consi...

Energy Pulsing from ION Meters ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 232 Digital and Analog I/O Technical Note Energy Pulsing from ION Meters If you wish to use one of the digital outputs on an ION 7300 Series, ION 7500, ION 7600, or ION 8000 meter for energy pulsing applications (Wh, kVAh, kVARh), ...

® TECHNICAL NOTE MeterM@il ® Internal Email Ser ver Feature The MeterM@il internal email server feature allows meters to automatically send high-priority alarm notifications or scheduled system status updates as email messages to anyone, anywhere within the facility or around the world. Messages sen...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Viewing the MeterM@il Message MeterM@il Internal Email Server Feature Technical Note Page 235 Viewing the MeterM@il Message The meter can be configured to email alerts regarding specified events (e.g. power quality disturbances), and email periodic data logs (e.g. kW...

Email Data Logs ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 236 MeterM@il Internal Email Server Feature Technical Note Email Data Logs The meter can email logged data daily, hourly, or at any interval your ION software administrator configures. The logged data does not appear in the body of an email; the ...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Email Data Logs MeterM@il Internal Email Server Feature Technical Note Page 237 The XML Attachment When you open the XML attachment in a browser, you see the following: Refer to the Resource Directory Description Language (RDDL) documents at the following location if...

Setting Up the Network for the MeterM@il Feature ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 238 MeterM@il Internal Email Server Feature Technical Note Setting Up the Network for the MeterM@il Feature The information contained in this section is geared towards the network administrator who sets up the cor...

Setting Up the Network for the MeterM@il Feature ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 240 MeterM@il Internal Email Server Feature Technical Note The network components for using MeterM@il technology are described below. Ethernet network : Ethernet is the connection medium for the delivery of email ...

Configuring the Meter for MeterM@il Technology ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 242 MeterM@il Internal Email Server Feature Technical Note Configuring the Meter for MeterM@il Technology This section presents information geared to the ION software administrator who, using Designer software, crea...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Configuring the MeterM@il Feature to Send Alerts MeterM@il Internal Email Server Feature Technical Note Page 243 Configuring the MeterM@il Feature to Send Alerts The Alert module can be configured to send an email alert message to your workstation – this keeps you in...

Configuring the MeterM@il Feature to Send Data Logs ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 244 MeterM@il Internal Email Server Feature Technical Note Destination – this string register identifies the alert’s destination email address. You can use a maximum of 50 characters. Type – this register speci...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Configuring the MeterM@il Feature to Send Data Logs MeterM@il Internal Email Server Feature Technical Note Page 245 Additional ION Module Configurations In addition to the “data push” framework, you need to configure certain setup registers in the Factory module and ...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Configuring the MeterM@il Feature to Send Data Logs MeterM@il Internal Email Server Feature Technical Note Page 247 MeterM@il Technology in a Modbus Network The following example illustrates just one of the many uses for the Log Export module. This Modbus network inc...

Overview of Security ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 250 ION Security Technical Note Overview of Security Two separate layers of ION security protect your power monitoring system from unsolicited changes or tampering: ION software security and ION meter security. Each type of security has its ...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide ION Enterprise Software Security ION Security Technical Note Page 251 ION Enterprise Software Security The ION software security system limits how you can view meter data and send configuration changes to ION meters. You must have a valid user account to log on to an...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide ION Setup Software Security ION Security Technical Note Page 253 ION Setup Software Security ION Setup provides a four-level security access system. Supervisor-level personnel can control access and define which functions are available to each user by grouping the us...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide ION Meter Security ION Security Technical Note Page 255 ION Meter Security Any configuration changes sent to the meter through its communications ports or its front panel must be validated with the meter’s password (in addition to your ION software password) before t...

Standard Meter Security ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 256 ION Security Technical Note Configuring standard meter security in Designer 1. Launch Designer software with Supervisor access. 2. Select Options > Show Toolbox if the toolbox is not displayed. 3. From the Options menu, select Chan...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Standard Meter Security ION Security Technical Note Page 257 C AUTION Do not disable security unless it is absolutely necessary. Disabling Standard security leaves your meterconfiguration open to tampering (intentional or unintentional) through communications and the...

Advanced Meter Security (ION 8000 Series) Available on ION 8000 Series meters, this level of security allows you to configure up to 16 users, each with unique access rights to the meter. Access rights consist of the following levels where you can: ◆ Read: view any parameter except the security confi...

Device Security Access for ION Services ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 262 ION Security Technical Note Device Security Access for ION Services Many ION services need constant access to your network’s ION devices. These services include the ION Log Server, the VIP and Site Server that perform ...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Additional Revenue Metering Security ION Security Technical Note Page 263 3. Select the user name you want from the available list. Click the Edit button. The following window appears: 4. Click Time Sync Access from the available settings list. If you want to allow t...

® TECHNICAL NOTE WebMeter ® Internal Web Ser ver Feature Several ION® meters offer WebMeter capability, which allows you to view meter data and perform basic meter configuration using a web browser. The meter can be connected to your corporate Ethernet network like any other network device, and you ...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Viewing WebMeter Data on the Internet WebMeter Internal Web Server Feature Technical Note Page 267 Viewing WebMeter Data on the Internet With WebMeter, you can view various power measurements over the web, in both HTML and XML formats. For example: real-time voltages...

Custom Web Pages ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 268 WebMeter Internal Web Server Feature Technical Note 3. To view consumption measurements, click the Consumption link at the left side of the screen. 4. To view power quality measurements, click the Power Quality link at the left side of the s...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Configuring your Meter WebMeter Internal Web Server Feature Technical Note Page 271 Configuring your Meter Use the Setup page to configure your meter’s WebMeter feature. If security is enabled, as a security measure, you must enter a user name and the meter password ...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Setup Errors WebMeter Internal Web Server Feature Technical Note Page 273 Setup Errors If any errors occur when you attempt to save the new settings, an error message displays on the confirmation page. Any parameters which are not successfully set are highlighted in ...

Setting Up your WebMeter Network ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 274 WebMeter Internal Web Server Feature Technical Note Setting Up your WebMeter Network This section presents information geared to the network administrator who sets up the corporate network for web browser access to the meter....

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide A WebMeter Network WebMeter Internal Web Server Feature Technical Note Page 275 3. Allocate these settings to the meter Ethernet MAC address: meter IP Address Subnet Mask (if the network is subnetted) Gateway (if the network has a default gateway) SMTP Mail Server Ad...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Enabling/Disabling Meter Web Browser Configuration WebMeter Internal Web Server Feature Technical Note Page 277 Enabling/Disabling Meter Web Browser Configuration You can enable/disable web browser configuration of the meter with Designer software or the meter’s fron...

Enabling/Disabling Meter Web Server Functionality ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 278 WebMeter Internal Web Server Feature Technical Note Enabling/Disabling Meter Web Server Functionality You can enable/disable the web server functionality of the meter with Designer software. Refer to the foll...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Using WebMeter in a Modbus Network WebMeter Internal Web Server Feature Technical Note Page 279 Using WebMeter in a Modbus Network Below is a typical application of the WebMeter feature. Hardware In this example, the ION 7500 meter is WebMeter enabled, and is acting ...

® TECHNICAL NOTE Modem AT Commands This technical note outlines compatible AT commands that may be used with ION meters equipped with the internal modem option. AT commands control a modem’s operation and are useful for setting up the modem (for example, if you want to turn off the modem’s autoanswe...

ION Meter Internal Modem Types ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 282 Modem AT Commands Technical Note ION Meter Internal Modem Types The change to the internal modem installed in ION meters began during mid-third quarter of 2001. This switchover is traceable to the meter and its serial number. T...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Multi-Tech Modems in ION Meters Modem AT Commands Technical Note Page 283 Multi-Tech Modems in ION Meters The Multi-Tech ModemModule TM is the newer-type modem equipped in ION meters that are ordered with the internal modem option. The Multi-Tech modem is compatible ...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Conexant Modems in ION Meters Modem AT Commands Technical Note Page 287 Conexant Modems in ION Meters Some ION meters that are ordered with the internal modem option are equipped with the older type Conexant modem. To find out what type of modem your meter has, refer...

AT Commands for the Conexant Modem ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 288 Modem AT Commands Technical Note AT+MS Commands Select Modulation Selects the modulation; enables or disables auto-mode; specifies the lowest and highest connection rates; selects m-Law or A-Law codec type, and enables or d...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Changing the Internal Modem Settings Modem AT Commands Technical Note Page 289 Changing the Internal Modem Settings To reconfigure the ION meter’s internal modem, access its setup register: Using PEGASYS™ or ION Enterprise™: In Designer, right-click the internal mode...

® TECHNICAL NOTE Power Availability Power availability is becoming an increasingly important topic in today’s electronic world. As the use of electronic equipment increases in industry and the home, the degree of tolerance for power outages has decreased. In many cases, a very short loss or reductio...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Availability on the Meter Front Panel Power Availability Technical Note Page 293 Availability on the Meter Front Panel The following power availability values display on the meter’s front panel, and are viewable in the Vista™ component of ION Enterprise™ or ION Setup...

Sag/Swell Module Configuration ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 294 Power Availability Technical Note 4. An auxiliary powered meter is used for applications that require a highly accurate measurement of power system downtime. Sag/Swell Module Configuration Your meter’s power availability framew...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Resetting and Pausing Power Availability Power Availability Technical Note Page 295 Resetting and Pausing Power Availability The power availability framework allows the user to pause or reset its operation. The framework can be paused with ION software; resetting the...

Resetting and Pausing Power Availability ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 296 Power Availability Technical Note 4. In the Power Quality screen, click the button labeled “# of 9s Reset” to reset availability calculations. Provide a password (if requested), and click OK. Resetting Availability th...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Resetting and Pausing Power Availability Power Availability Technical Note Page 297 Pausing Availability The availability framework allows a user to temporarily pause the meter uptime counter and ignore any meter downtime and disturbance time. This allows a user to d...

Detailed Behavior ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 298 Power Availability Technical Note Detailed Behavior The Availability framework measures Disturbance time from the Sag/Swell module, Uptime from a counter module and meter Downtime from the Diagnostics module. Meter Downtime is added to the ...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Detailed Behavior Power Availability Technical Note Page 299 3. Voltage Disturbance Duration : the total number of seconds that the voltage was outside the envelope determined by the Sag/Swell module. If several sags or swells occur during one second, only the last o...

Default EN50160 Measurements ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 302 Power Quality: ION Meters and EN50160 Technical Note Default EN50160 Measurements The EN50160 standard divides voltage characteristics into 10 distinct components. Each component has operating conditions and requirements for “val...

Magnitude of Voltage Supply ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 304 Power Quality: ION Meters and EN50160 Technical Note Magnitude of Voltage Supply Each measurement is the mean of RMS voltage for each phase over fixed 10-minute intervals. The nominal value is defined by the Sag/Swell module’s Nom...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Flicker Power Quality: ION Meters and EN50160 Technical Note Page 307 Flicker The flicker values Pst (short-term) and Plt (long-term) are generated according to IEC 61000-4-15. Observation period of one week with fixed Pst intervals of 10 minutes. A Pst value is cons...

Supply Voltage Dips ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 310 Power Quality: ION Meters and EN50160 Technical Note Supply Voltage Dips The voltage dip is based on half-cycle RMS measurements. The duration of the dip corresponds to the period during which the RMS value remains less than 90% of the no...

Short and Long Interruptions ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 312 Power Quality: ION Meters and EN50160 Technical Note Short and Long Interruptions Interruption detection is based on half-cycle RMS measurements. The duration of the interruption corresponds to the period during which the RMS val...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Temporary Overvoltages Power Quality: ION Meters and EN50160 Technical Note Page 313 Temporary Overvoltages Overvoltage detection is based on half-cycle RMS measurements.The duration of the overvoltage corresponds to the period during which the RMS value remains more...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Supply Voltage Unbalance Power Quality: ION Meters and EN50160 Technical Note Page 315 Supply Voltage Unbalance Each basic measurement is the true RMS value over a fixed 10-minute period (see the UNIPEDE Measurement Guide for Voltage Characteristic for more details)....

Harmonic Voltage ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 316 Power Quality: ION Meters and EN50160 Technical Note Harmonic Voltage All harmonic measurements are performed as defined by IEC 61000-4-7. Observation period of one week with fixed steps of 10 minutes. N = number of 10-minute intervals in wh...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Interharmonic Voltage Power Quality: ION Meters and EN50160 Technical Note Page 319 Interharmonic Voltage Interharmonics are the entire band of frequencies between two successive integer multiples of the fundamental. All harmonic measurements are performed as defined...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Mains Signaling Voltage Power Quality: ION Meters and EN50160 Technical Note Page 321 Mains Signaling Voltage In some countries, power transmission and distribution systems are also used to carry communication signals. If the magnitude of these signals becomes too la...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide EN50160 External Controls Power Quality: ION Meters and EN50160 Technical Note Page 323 EN50160 External Controls To access these controls, double-click the Controls grouping object on the EN50160 tab in a default Power Quality Vista diagram. Enabling the EN50160 Cal...

® TECHNICAL NOTE Sub-Metering with a Modbus Master Sub-metering is typically used for two applications: energy cost allocation or operations information. Sub-metering can be used for billing purposes in any situation where multiple businesses use a common electrical infrastructure. Sub-metering syst...

Configuring the Modbus Network ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 326 Sub-Metering with a Modbus Master Technical Note Configuring the Modbus Network Each meter on the Modbus network must be configured correctly before it will communicate successfully. Configuring the Modbus network has three mai...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Pasting the Modbus Master Framework into the Meter Sub-Metering with a Modbus Master Technical Note Page 327 Pasting the Modbus Master Framework into the Meter This section describes how to paste the Modbus Master framework into the meter. C AUTION The Modbus Master ...

Customizing the Modbus Master Framework ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 328 Sub-Metering with a Modbus Master Technical Note Customizing the Modbus Master Framework The Modbus Master framework is designed to handle 12 Modbus Slave devices. This is limited by the number of Modbus Import Modules...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Customizing the Modbus Master Front Panel Display Sub-Metering with a Modbus Master Technical Note Page 329 Customizing the Modbus Master Front Panel Display You can create custom front panel displays for your Modbus master device. Use Designer software to add a new ...

Modbus Import Module Configurations ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 330 Sub-Metering with a Modbus Master Technical Note Modbus Import Module Configurations The following table outlines the Modbus Import module default configuration for the Modbus Master framework. Refer to Appendix B of the I...

Using Telnet ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 332 Telnet and HyperTerminal Access Technical Note Using Telnet N OTE Use Telnet if your meter has Ethernet capabilities. Use HyperTerminal if your meter is connected seriallyor through a modem to your workstation. A Telnet session lets you: access ...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Telnet Menu Telnet and HyperTerminal Access Technical Note Page 333 Telnet Menu The Telnet menu options are: Logout – select this option to logout of the meter, and end the Telnet session. Ethernet Settings – there are two options in this menu: one for viewing your c...

Using HyperTerminal ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 334 Telnet and HyperTerminal Access Technical Note Using HyperTerminal N OTE Ensure that the meter COM port you are using has its Protocol register set to “Factory.” Use Windows HyperTerminal to access certain meter module settings if your me...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Factory Terminal Menu Telnet and HyperTerminal Access Technical Note Page 335 Factory Terminal Menu The Factory Terminal menu options are: Display Help Screen – select this option to display the Factory Terminal menu (menu displayed above). Display All Commands – sel...

® TECHNICAL NOTE The ION ® Meter as an Ethernet Gateway You can use your meter to let ION or other supported protocol data pass through the meter to other networks including third party systems. This technical note describes how to use your ION meter as a gateway. In This Document EtherGate . . . . ...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Step 1: Install the Gateway Meter and Serial Network Devices The ION Meter as an Ethernet Gateway Technical Note Page 339 Step 1: Install the Gateway Meter and Serial Network Devices 1. Install the ION gateway meter on the Ethernet network and perform basic setup — t...

Step 4: Add Serial Devices to the ION Enterprise Ethernet Gateway Site ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 340 The ION Meter as an Ethernet Gateway Technical Note 2. Enter the information by typing in the appropriate fields or using the drop-down menus. Step 4: Add Serial Devices to the ION Enterp...

ModemGate ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 342 The ION Meter as a ModemGate Technical Note ModemGate A gateway is a network point that acts as an entrance (or gate) to another network. Gateways enable communication between networks. This technical note describes how to use your ION meter’s inte...

Step 1: Add a Modem Site to an ION Enterprise Network ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 344 The ION Meter as a ModemGate Technical Note Step 1: Add a Modem Site to an ION Enterprise Network Once the hardware is installed, you can use ION Enterprise software to configure communications among devi...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Step 3: Configure the ION Gateway Meter for ModemGate The ION Meter as a ModemGate Technical Note Page 345 Step 3: Configure the ION Gateway Meter for ModemGate You need to configure the communications settings on the ION meter that serves as a gateway. 1. Once the g...

® TECHNICAL NOTE Time Synchronization & Timekeeping Time synchronization lets you synchronize the internal clocks of all networked meters and devices. Once synchronized, all data logs have timestamps that are relative to a uniform time base. This allows you to achieve precise sequence-of-events ...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Clock Module Settings Time Synchronization & Timekeeping Technical Note Page 349 Clock Module Settings The Clock module controls an ION meter’s internal clock. In order to correctly set up time synchronization with your single meter or network, you need to be fam...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Time Synchronization: ION or GPS Time Synchronization & Timekeeping Technical Note Page 351 Time Synchronization: ION or GPS Use ION software for systems where time synchronization is not critical. ION software can synchronize a meter’s clock to within ± 16ms (ty...

GPS Time Synchronization ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 352 Time Synchronization & Timekeeping Technical Note The Property Description area explains the purpose for each field. The default time synchronization interval of 3,600 seconds (displayed in milliseconds) is acceptable for most IO...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide GPS Time Synchronization Time Synchronization & Timekeeping Technical Note Page 353 3. Specify which COM port will receive time synchronization signals by setting the Time Sync Source setup register in the meter ’s Clock module; Ethernet is not be used with GPS t...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Diagnostics and Event Logging Time Synchronization & Timekeeping Technical Note Page 355 Diagnostics and Event Logging The meter’s Diagnostics module includes output registers that provide time synchronization diagnostics. Events are logged by the meter’s Clock m...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Time-Synchronization Blackout Time Synchronization & Timekeeping Technical Note Page 357 Time-Synchronization Blackout Time-synchronization blackout is defined as a duration when time synchronization cannot occur. Utilities often record power usage at regular, pr...

Changing Default Blackout Settings ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 358 Time Synchronization & Timekeeping Technical Note C AUTION Only edit the registry information detailed here. Making changes to other registry settings can haveundesirable, possibly detrimental, effects on your system. T...

® TECHNICAL NOTE Upgrading ION ® Device Firmware Each ION meter and certain meter components (such as the ION 7330 Ethernet card, ION 7700 Xpress ™ card, or MGT) use firmware to store operating software. You can upgrade your ION device to a newer version of operating software by simply upgrading its...

The Device Upgrader ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 360 Upgrading ION Device Firmware Technical Note The Device Upgrader ION Enterprise™ software includes a device upgrade utility named Device Upgrader, which you can use to upgrade each ION device in your system. With the Device Upgrade utilit...

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Before You Upgrade Upgrading ION Device Firmware Technical Note Page 361 Modifying the transmit delay for Ethernet devices For Ethernet devices belonging to the ION 8000 series or ION 7500 and ION 7600 series, you can set the Transmit Delay parameter to 0 for faster ...

Upgrading Your ION Device(s) ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide Page 362 Upgrading ION Device Firmware Technical Note Laptop computer considerations Laptop computers generally have different default power option properties than desktop computers. Incorrect power options can adversely affect the Device...

Page 365 I N D E X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I Numerics 10Base-FL 167 10Base-T 167 A alarm LED 143 Alert module 243 alerting by email 235 configuring MeterMail to 243 Analog Input module 145, 224 analog inputs 145 configuring 224 specifications 173 Analog Output module 145, 226 analog outputs 14...