Brultech Greeneye Monitor User Manual

GEM Configuration Manual General GEM Setup Instructions Used in conjunction with one of the following: GEM Setup (No Modules) Doc: GEM-SET

Menu Bar Summary  Page 9 DATA POST MENU If the GEM transfers data to the host using the network or internet an HTTP post is used. There are various

Channel Option Menu  Page 10 CHANNEL OPTION MENU Figure 5 OVERVIEW The “Channel Option” menu section is used to define parameters which affect al

Channel Option Menu  Page 11 STANDARD OR NET METERING Description NET metering applies to electrical systems which incorporate a power generating s

Channel Option Menu  Page 12 how the CT was installed and the CT leads polarity. The PT (wall transformer) polarity will also affect this. It boils

Channel Option Menu  Page 13 SYSTEM FREQUENCY Set the “System Frequency” to correspond with the frequency of your service. In North America, 60Hz i

Channel CT Menu  Page 14 CHANNEL CT MENU Figure 9 OVERVIEW This page is used to configure the settings for the current transformers (CT). For each

Channel CT Menu  Page 15 *Balanced Load A 240V load is considered balanced when it connects to “Line1” and “Line2” of a 120V/240V panel but has no

Channel CT Menu  Page 16 list to “Manual Select” and enter the “CT Type” and “CT Range” values corresponding to the custom CT. 4. The “0 = Normal”

Temperature Menu  Page 17 TEMPERATURE MENU Figure 12 OVERVIEW This page is used to:  Enable Temperature channels  Search and Set the sensor R

Temperature Menu  Page 18 The GEM provides various methods of reading and saving the ROM codes of the sensor:  Searching all sensors  Reading o

Introduction  Page 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ...

Temperature Menu  Page 19 SEARCH, LIST AND SAVE ALL SENSORS This option should only be used initially. When new sensors are added, the “Search and

Temperature Menu  Page 20 MANUALLY ENTERING ROM CODES If the ROM code is known for a sensor, the code can be manually entered and assigned to any o

Temperature Menu  Page 21 SINGLE SENSOR SEARCH AND SAVE This method involves reading and saving one sensor at a time. This means that only one sens

Packet Send Menu  Page 22 PACKET SEND MENU Figure 19 OVERVIEW This menu selection is used to configure the packets of data that is sent to the hos

Packet Send Menu  Page 23 Primary Packets Format The “Primary Packet Format” is selected from a drop-down menu (Figure 20-2). If the “Secondary Pac

Packet Send Menu  Page 24 Referring to Figure 21 (1), the “Input Wattage Simulation” is a utility which can be used if no CTs are connected to the

Packet Send Menu  Page 25 Figure 23

Data Post menu  Page 26 DATA POST MENU Figure 24 OVERVIEW The “Data Post” menu section is required if sending HTTP data via the network or intern

Data Post menu  Page 27 Figure 26 POST CHANNEL SELECTION This section allows the user to select which power channel data will be forwarded to the

Network Menu  Page 28 NETWORK MENU Figure 30 OVERVIEW IMPORTANT: This page will be visible only if the communication option installed in the GEM i

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Network Menu  Page 29 USING STATIC ADDRESS The “Network” setup page with the “Static” option selected is shown in Figure 31Figure 32. The “Static

Advanced Menu  Page 30 ADVANCED MENU Figure 33 OVERVIEW The “Advanced” menu section consists of various commands and provides the option to change

Advanced Menu  Page 31  “Reset Watt-Hour Counters” (9) resets the incremental Watt-hour values including the corresponding accumulated Watt-hour

Advanced Menu  Page 32  “COM2 Flow” (23) enables/disables hardware flow control for the COM2 serial port. This should be enabled only if an “XBee

Advanced Menu  Page 33  “Get Idle Time” (28) The “Idle Time” is the amount of time of no signal that the communication modules closes the TCP/IP

Advanced Menu  Page 34 ADVANCED COMMANDS “XBEE MODULE SETUP” This advanced block is used for GEM devices with an “XBee” module installed for “ZigBe

Watt Menu  Page 35 WATT MENU Figure 40 OVERVIEW The “Watt” menu (Figure 40) opens a page which displays:  The Watt value for channels 1 to 32 

Watt Hour Menu  Page 36 WATT HOUR MENU Figure 42 OVERVIEW The “Watt-Hour” menu (Figure 40Figure 42) opens a page which displays:  The Watt-Hour

Status Menu  Page 37 STATUS MENU Figure 44 OVERVIEW The “Status” page is shown in Figure 45. This page provides information on some of the GEMs se

Debug Menu  Page 38 DEBUG MENU Figure 46 DEBUG The “Download File” option provides a means for analysis of the system status and settings. This fi

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Quick Start  Page 39 QUICK START OVERVIEW This chapter provides “to the point” instructions for setting up the GEM. For any function, more informat

Quick Start  Page 40 Steps The following steps are based on the GEM installed on a 120V/240V residential split-phase panel. 1. Follow the steps i

Quick Start  Page 41 QUICK START TEMPERATURE Pre-Condition One or more “1-Wire” temperature sensor is connected to the GEM. Steps 1. Enter the web

Appendix A  Page 42 APPENDIX A GEM BLOCK DIAGRAM Figure 49

Introduction  Page 4 GreenEye Monitor INTRODUCTION OVERVIEW The GreenEye Monitor incorporates a web interface for setting up parameters. The built-

GEM Setup Overview  Page 5 GEM SETUP OVERVIEW WEB INTERFACE PERFORMANCE The performance of the setup interface is greatly improved by setting the G

Entering Setup  Page 6 ENTERING SETUP REQUIREMENT This section assumes that a connection has already been established between the GEM and a PC and

Menu Groups  Page 7 MENU GROUPS The setup website is broken down into three general groups as outlined in Figure 3.  Setup Menus (1)  View Men

Menu Bar Summary  Page 8 MENU BAR SUMMARY This chapter provides a brief description of each menu option listed in the menu bar (Figure 4). A more d