Software User Manual Software Version 1.0 © 2014 Electronic Systems Protection, Inc. / Technical Support: 1-800-645-9721 / espei.
Software User Manual I. INSTALLATION ......................................................................................................... 2 1. 2. 3. 4. COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................. 2 HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................. 2 Download and Install Software .............................................................................
Software User Manual I. Installation 1. Computer Requirements a. Minimum 133MHz Pentium processor (or equivalent), minimum 64MB of RAM, minimum 10MB free hard drive space, VGA or higher resolution monitor, keyboard, mouse, CD or DVD drive, minimum screen resolution of 1024x768, Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7/8. 2. Hardware Requirements a. For use with enVision enabled products and Data Interface Cable (XG-PCS-1C-1) 3. Download and Install Software a. Download the Software Installer from www.espei.com. b.
Software User Manual 4. Install Data Interface Cable a. Automatic Installation (Requires Internet connection) i. Plug the USB side of the Data Interface Cable into an available USB port. ii. Windows will automatically detect and install appropriate device driver files for the Data Interface Cable. • • • If a “Found New Hardware” pop-up box appears, follow the onscreen instructions and allow Windows to search online for driver files.
Software User Manual 3. Configure the Data Interface Cable and COM Port a. Click the COM Port Setup button labeled COM. b. Click Configure. i. The auto configuration process will automatically set the correct device parameters of the Data Interface Cable to operate properly with the software and enVision. • • Note: This process only needs to be done once for each new Data Interface Cable installed on the PC.
Software User Manual c. Click Detect. i. The auto detect process will automatically detect the COM Port number assigned to the Data Interface Cable. ii. If the auto detection process is successful, click Save. The software is now properly configured and ready for use. iii. If the auto detection process is not successful, verify that the Data Interface Cable device drivers are properly installed, and that the physical connections between the enVision and the PC have been made correctly. 4.
Software User Manual a. Multimeter Mode i. The Multimeter Mode provides information traditionally acquired from one or more handheld digital multimeters, as well as an overview of the recorded power quality events and energy consumption of connected equipment. ±2% Measurement Accuracy. © 2014 Electronic Systems Protection, Inc. / Technical Support: 1-800-645-9721 / espei.
Software User Manual ii. Real-time display of 8 electrical parameters • • • • • • • • Line Voltage: AC RMS Volts Line-Neutral (Line1-Line2) Load Current Draw: AC RMS Amps Load Power Draw: Watts Neutral-Ground Voltage: AC RMS Volts Neutral-Ground (Line2Ground) Line Frequency: Hertz Load Power Factor Line Voltage Crest Factor Energy Usage (kWh) of connected equipment since date and time of last manual usage reset iii.
Software User Manual iii. Up ▲ and Down ▼ Arrow buttons adjust the vertical axis scaling of each channel. iv. Left ◄ and Right ► Arrow buttons adjust the horizontal (time) axis scaling. v. While in normal operation, pressing the Wait button will freeze the currently displayed waveform. vi. One Shot Trigger Function • • • • The scope may be set to acquire and hold a waveform display, triggered by either Voltage or Current level. Press the One Shot button above the desired channel.
Software User Manual c. Chart Mode i. The Chart Mode enables a chart style data logging function of 8 electrical parameters. Data point measurements are acquired once per second. The measured parameters may be enabled or disabled by pressing the corresponding button. ii.
Software User Manual d. Outlet Control Mode i. The Outlet Control Mode enables control of the AC outlets and provides information about wiring faults and abnormal line voltage. ii. Use the green On/Off button to manually turn the AC outlets on and off. • Pressing the blue Power Cycle button will result in the execution of a power cycle. When commanded, the outlets will turn off, and then back on, after a 90 second delay. The Power Cycle indicator will be illuminated while a power cycle is active.
Software User Manual e. Historical Data Mode The Historical Data Mode allows for the retrieval and display of the power quality event and electrical parameter data stored in the enVision internal memory. i. Time Stamped Power Quality Event Data • enVision is able to store and timestamp the 512 most recent power quality events in its internal memory. Press the Import Time Stamped Data button to download the event data. © 2014 Electronic Systems Protection, Inc.
Software User Manual • Twelve types of events are logged: Overload: Load current draw has exceeded 25A Surge: enVision has been exposed to a transient voltage in one of the 3 possible modes (between Live and Neutral, between Live and Ground, between Neutral and Ground) with a peak amplitude of 500V* or higher and a frequency of 20 kHz or higher. *500V surge voltage amplitude applies to IEEE C62.41 Category B Impulse; surge voltage amplitudes necessary for detection of other surge types may vary.
Software User Manual ii. Historical Electrical Parameter Data Every 30 minutes, enVision stores a snapshot of 6 electrical parameters measured over the prior 30 minute interval. The internal memory can store 138 days of data. Press the Import Historical Data button to download the data. Six electrical parameters are logged: • Average Power (Watts): The average real power draw of connected equipment during the 30 minute recording interval.
Software User Manual 1. Average Power Graph Pressing the Average Power Graph button will display a bar graph of the average real power draw of connected equipment during each 30 minute recording interval. 2. Average Voltage Graph Pressing the Average Voltage Graph button will display a bar graph of the average line voltage during each 30 minute recording interval. © 2014 Electronic Systems Protection, Inc. / Technical Support: 1-800-645-9721 / espei.
Software User Manual 3. Max/Min Graph Pressing the Max/Min Graph button will display line graphs of maximum voltage, minimum voltage, maximum current draw, and maximum power draw during each 30 minute recording interval. Pressing the V Max, V Min, I Max, or P Max buttons will enable or disable the display of the corresponding parameter. f. Settings Mode i. The Settings mode enables the specification of the user-configurable parameters of enVision.
Software User Manual iv. Update ID: Sets the product identifier specified in the text box. 10 character limit. v. Update Limits: Sets the 6 voltage thresholds specified by the voltage threshold selection fields.
