User manual

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© 2009, Elektro-Automatik GmbH & Co. KG
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Functional description
Battery supervision
The battery terminal is supervised for false polarity
and wrong battery voltage. In case the battery was
connected with false polarity or the battery voltage is
too low the charging is inhibited to start. The condition
is also indicated as error on the display.
Analogue interface
All models feature a 12 pin analogue interface on the
front (housing type 1) or on the right side (housing type
2) of the device. It can be used to monitor the device
condition, as well as to remotely start/stop the charging
procedure. Also see section „The analogue interface“
for futher details.
Digital interface cards
The device features a slot for pluggable, retrottable
interface cards that is accessible on the front (housing
type 1) or on the right side (housing type 2). These
cards can be used to supervise and control the device
with either customer designed software or with the
included tool.
There are cards for USB, RS232, CAN or Ethernet
(LAN, with additional USB).
The communication protocol is open and enables the
user to create custom control applications. It is descri-
bed in the user manual of the interface cards.
Behaviour at mains blackout
The charger is designed for industrial use. It means,
it can automatically continue to work after a mains
blackout. After a blackout, it can restore the last output
state (in PS mode), or continue to charge the battery
(in BC mode). This feature is activated by default and
can be deactivated in the device setup.
PC software
If a digital interface cards is purchased, it is delivered
with a tools CD, which also includes drivers (for USB)
and a PC software.
The software only works with the interfaces IF-U2
(USB), IF-E2 (via the USB port) or IF-R2 (RS232) and
only with BCI 800 R chargers.
Handling
The display
1. Actual values (current and voltage)
2. Total time of the charging procedure
3. Charge in Ah, that has been put into the battery
4. Two-line status eld
5. Charging level indication
6. Selected battery prole with some important data
7. Actual key strip layout
Introduction
The handling of the device is, apart from remote control
with analogue or digital interface, done with the ve
pushbuttons beneath the display.
These buttons have interactively varying assignments,
which are depicted in the display above the buttons by
symbols or abbreviations (item 7 in „The display“) .
Overview of the button functions
Change the selected setting or switch to adjust
a value.
Conrms that alarms shown in the display have
been acknowledged by the user. This will ush
the alarm buffer and the alarms in the display if
no alarm reason is present anymore.
Accesses the battery prole.
Select a value or menu item.
Submits values or settings.
Aborts without submission of changes. Exits
the current menu level.
Exits LOCAL mode and enables EXTernal
control by analogue or digital interface.
Activates LOCAL mode.