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1. 60 Alleantia s r l 2014 All rights reserved PW Alleantia THINGS COMMUNICATING MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN te Davide Alleantia v a POO La Alleantia Enter this code into Alleantia MaxBox to finish the process 5766mjsXkokAAAAAAAAABO2yvc2ca_4AQORRXcC aMo Figure 64 Authorisation code Request Dropbox authorization code gt Request code dk Enter authorization code 5766mjsXkokKAAAAAAAAABO 2yvc2ca_4AQO0RRXcC aMo Figure 65 Authorisation code shown in MaxBox Press Confirm to terminate the procedure If successful the account appears correctly connected Figure 66 61 Alleantia s r l 2014 Allrights reserved I ze N all THINGS COMMUNICATING MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN Plant Monitoring Home Devices i Alarms Alarm History Report Documents Favorites Configuration License Manual logout UI we Dropbox 3 Cancel changes CH Apply changes Dropbox link Connection ok user Davide Alleantia Remote backup service Enable Dropbox remote backup Dropbox destination folder Send atestfile Server date and time 6 4 14 12 02 PM MA Ke BOX moustra Powered by Alleantia Figure 66 Dropbox account connected At this point the Send to Dropbox buttons of MaxBox can already be used to send documents on Dropbox To disconnect the account in the future simply press the Disconnect button Figure 66 lf you want to enable the se
2. License Manual A Logout py E v Dropbox zo Cancel changes CH Apply changes Dropbox link No user connected C Verify Remote backup service Enable Dropbox remote backup Dropbox destination folder Send atestfile Send Server date and time 6 4 14 11 56 AM MA A BOX E ata Ly Alleantia Figure 60 Dropbox account configuration Go to Configuration gt Cloud Services gt Dropbox and press the Connection button to start the connection procedure of the MaxBox to a Dropbox account The popup window of Figure 61 will open Request Dropbox authorization code gt Request code Enter authorization code Figure 61 Authorisation code request 59 Alleantia s r l 2014 Allrights reserved THINGS COMMUNICATING MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN Press the Request code button to access your Dropbox account if necessary by entering your email and password Figure 62 S Sign in to Dropbox to link with Alleantia MaxBox Forgot your password gt Sign in New to Dropbox Create an account Figure 62 Dropbox account access On the subsequent screen click Allow to allow the MaxBox access to your Dropbox folder Figure 63 23 Davide Alleantia v eg Alleantia Alleantia MaxBox would like access to the files and folders in your Dropbox u RES lt Figure 63 Authorisation Enter the code shown in Figure 64 in the start popup window see Figure 65
3. ML eS as Fe Ss P 46 Alleantia s r l 2014 Allrights reserved geg Allean tia THINGS COMMUNICATING MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN 5 2 System measures display Plant Monitoring Home Devices Alarms Alarm History Report Documents Favorites Configuration License Manual Logout yu S Devices and system measures z Inverters Active Powe d Category Inverter nverters Active Power 0 kW ONLINE Device Inverter 1 Partial Energy Accumulated today 0 kWh Ee GI AN System variables Model SUNSYS STATION P02 Total Energy Accumulated 0 kWh Inverter e Data Alarms 1 Inverter 1 Ae LU 2 Inverter 2 F Filter measure Powermeter vu R uv bs Deer metir Measure Value Min ange Wax Production Meter ei Total Energy Accumulated D kWh B String t Nami gt Warning present false String Control M gt SE Si LB String Control 2 MPPT1 DC Input Voltage ov ot 1 omg B Inverter Active Power 0 kW 0 36 el Module Board Temperature 0 C fy Partial Energy Accumulated today 0 kWh KA Total Energy Accumulated 0 kWh H Warning present false el MPPT2 DC Inet Ualtane DA Deel DADE ei a Server date and time 6 4 14 11 01 AM MAXBOX ears Powered by Alleantia Figure 44 System measures display All of the devices being polled by the MaxBox can be seen in the tree menu structure on the left sorted by category and beside each device there is an icon that represents the reachability state I
4. x Graph A screen will appear as in Figure 49 Plant Monitoring Home Devices Alarms AlarmHistory Report Documents Favorites Configuration License Manual Aij Logout py mE Devices and system measures Start date 21 09 12 en Final date 23 09 12 en Ca Update graph Export data E Select Starttime 0 00 e Endtime 1120 ma Reset date 3 Save graph System variables Inverter 65 Inverter 1 AR 60 FN System e GH j A nverters Active Power O V MPPT1 50 MPPT2 45 MPPT3 e Inverter 2 E System 35 4 nverters Active Power GE x 30 4 4 MPPT1 MPPT2 e MPPT3 E 20 4 Powermeter 15 Power Meter Production Meter e 10 String 5 String Control 1 a ed Smag Comte 2 Wass 00 00 04 00 08 00 12 00 16 00 20 00 00 00 04 00 08 00 12 00 16 00 20 00 00 00 04 00 08 00 12 00 Inverter 1 System Inverters Active Power kW Inverter 2 System Inverters Active Power kW Siss Eege Server date and time 6 4 14 11 12 AM MA XBOX eare Powered by Alleantia Figure 49 Graphs The temporal controls for the generation of the graph are located at the top The default date and time interval runs from the current date and time to midnight on the previous day These can however be edited and a new graph generated by pressing the Update graph button To restore the default interval press the Reset date button Once a graph has been created the reference time interval can be changed usi
5. License Manual A Logout II we Devices configuration Cancel changes CH Apply changes amp Troubleshooting Device Description Communication Port ID IP Address TCP UDP Port Inverter SN lt dscomacies gt E E E EE vf Of Server date and time 6 4 14 9 22 AM MAXBOX zzz roes Alleantia Figure 12 New devices added The MaxBox now knows the topology of the system with the type and number of devices present Each one must be assigned a unique name to recognise it in the user interface e g West Inverter 1 a unique numeric identifier to allow addressing on the RS232 485 bus or Ethernet the ID in the case of the Modbus protocol and the communication port on which to poll it The parameters of a device can be inserted directly in the line of the device itself The IP Address and TCP UDP Port fields will also be completed for the devices with Ethernet interface which in the case of Modbus TCP IP is generally 502 Repeat the operation for all devices on the page The devices with lt disconnected gt communication port are not polled as they are not associated with any communication line Ethernet or serial If a device is out of service its communication port can be set to lt disconnected gt to avoid any communication errors and speed up the reading of data from the system without losing the configuration entered Once the system configuration is complete press the Apply C
6. Power supply 1 x RJ 45 Gigabit Lan port 5 x 2 0 USB ports 3 for RS485 converters 2 for peripherals 1 x not opto isolated RS232 1 x not opto isolated RS485 12 V DC 5A 60 W with screw terminals or jacks Dimensions 190 x 62 x 196 mm length height width Operating 0 C 60 C temperature Operating system Linux Accessories 1 x Support for DIN rail mounting 65 Alleantia s r l 2014 Allrights reserved De e e Alleantia THINGS COMMUNICATING MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN 10 Troubleshooting FAQ 10 1 Unable to complete Internet communication test Verify that the Ethernet connections have been made correctly and check LEDs activity state on the MaxBox and the switch router If the IP address has been manually configured verify the parameter configuration with your network administrator or with the router 10 2 Communication problems with serial devices In the event of communication problems with serial devices refer to the troubleshooting guide in the section Configuration gt Installation gt Devices configuration that can be downloaded by pressing the button Ce Troubleshooting 10 3 Unable to access MaxBox from the local network Check that the IP address and subnet mask of the device from which you want to reach MaxBox are compatible with the IP address and the subnet mask of the MaxBox itself See paragraphs 2 4 and 4 1 10 4 Unable to access MaxBox from the internet net
7. Set up a wireless broadband dial up ad hoc or VPN connection or set up a router or access point Connect to a network See ako Connect or reconnect to a wireless wired dial up or VPN network connection HomeGroup od Choose homegroup and sharing options Internet Options Access files and printers located on other network computers or change sharing settings Windows Firewall Troubleshoot problems e Select the connection to be amended usually Local area connection LAN Click mouse right button and select Properties 11 Alleantia s r l 2014 All rights reserved PW Alleantia THINGS COMMUNICATING MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN rey el EI gt Control Panel Network and Internet Network Connections gt Search Network Connections p Organize v Disable this network device Diagnose this connection Rename this connection A Connessione alla rete locale LAN A Connessione alla rete locale LAN Disable 2 E x Network cable unplugged ep e Bridge Connections Create Shortcut Delete e Rename Properties SE are D ee alla rete locale je LAN Properties Networking Sharing Connect using D Realtek PCle GBE Family Controller This connection uses the following items Wl M Client for Microsoft Networks S Shrew Soft Lightweight Filter Z QoS Packet Scheduler al File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks wl 4 Link gg Topology ao Responder
8. Star menu and then click on Control panel Alleantia s r l 2014 All rights reserved Ee Alleantia THINGS COMMUNICATING MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN Administrator Internet Sei My Documents Google Chrome i 2 My Recent Documents E mail Outlook Express Se My Pictures ud Notepad ey My Music BW My Computer Peazip a My Network Places ei Control Panel ey Set Program Access and Defaults Kc Printers and Faxes SA Help and Support All Programs gt e Click on Network connections amp Control Panel File Edit wiew Favorites Tools Help CA Back ba P Search Key Folders zt Address E Control Panel Si Sounds and Aucdho Devices Vig Control Panel ay Speech Add or Remove Programs Mi System B Administrative Tools WA Taskbar and Start Menu Automatic Updates 2 User Accounts date and Time i Windows CardSpace See Also Display S Windows Firewall a4 Wireless Network Setup Wizard A Windows Update Help and Support aPrinters and Faxes d Regional and Language Options 5canners and Cameras Scheduled Tasks CG Security Center e Select the connection to be amended usually Local area connection LAN Click mouse right button and select Properties Alleantia s r l 2014 All rights reserved gegen a Allean tia THINGS COMMUNICATING MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN sw Network Connections File Edi
9. and one RS2322 called COM2 neither of which is optically isolated These ports should not be used to create very long lines especially outdoors as they are not protected against overloads and EMC interference Figure 1 Rear view of the MaxBox The RS485 serial pinout is indicated on the terminals themselves while the pinout of the RS232 serial with DB9 connector is shown in Figure 2 Pin Pin 4 Receive Data terminal data ready DTR RXD inot used Pin 1 Data carrier Pin 5 detect DCD Ground not used Pin 6 Ping Data set Ringing indicator Rl ready DSR not used not used Pin Pin 8 Request to Clear to send RTS send CTS Figure 2 Pinout connector DB9 RS232 15 Alleantia s r l 2014 Allrights reserved Alleantia THINGS COMMUNICATING MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN 3 2 Use of the USB serial converters Should you need to use several serial communication lines or should you prefer to have them optically isolated a compatible interface converter from those in the Alleantia catalogue must be used These converters can be either optically isolated up to 3 kV or without galvanic insulation The first solution is always to be preferred for any installation for extra protection against overloads and EMC interference but it becomes absolutely necessary when the RS485 serial cable must be laid outside and is therefore exposed to lightning lt is not necessary to install any drivers t
10. and sharing options Adjust screen resolution Clock Language and Region View devices and printers Let Change keyboards or other input methods Add a device a Change display language Programs a Ease of Access Let Windows suggest settings Optimize visual display Uninstall a program e Click on Network and sharing center r G e P gt Control Panel Network and Internet gt gt Control Panel H ee 7 kb Network and Sharing Center A e gt a network View network computers and devices System and Security g Add a wireless device to the network Network and Internet Hardware and Sound Kl Programs HomeGroup Choose homegroup and sharing options S Internet Options User Accounts and Family e Safety Y Change your homepage Manage browser add ons Delete browsing history and cookies Appearance and Personalization Clock Language and Region Ease of Access e Click on Change adapter settings r G e SS gt Control Panel Network and Internet Network and Sharing Center DS Control Panel Home e e e e e View your basic network information and set up connections Change adapter settings A i wi See full map h dv hari eee advanced sharing QUATTRO PC otia This computer View your active networks Connect or disconnect Rete 4 ie tac r See Work n rk Connections alla rete locale Change your networking settings Gi Set up a new connection or network
11. measures e the energy report comparison between periods analyses the performance of one energy measure over several days or several months It enables for example the comparison between the energy produced in July 2012 with that produced in the same month of 2013 lt contains a line graph and one or more data comparison tables between different periods The measures and the periods over which the analysis is to be performed must be defined in each of these reports by filling in a special form of input parameters Alleantia s r l 2014 Allrights reserved EE Alleantia THINGS COMMUNICATING Report parameters MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN Report on Inverter 1 System Total Energy Accumulated Period Daly Monthly Month June v 2014 v Figure 55 Input param lat Generate eters form for the single measure report If the report is a comparison of several measures then more than one measure can be chosen Similarly for the comparison report between several periods more than one period can be chosen Report parameters Measures Period Month Grafico Figure 56 Choice of multiple measures for the comparison report between different measures After filling in the parameter input form a preview of the report can be generated by pressing the Inverter 2 System Total Energy Accumulated Inverter 1 System Total Energy Accumulated Daily Monthly J
12. polling The non functioning device will be called up in each scan cycle 4 3 1 Serial ports detection lf an additional USB serial converter is installed the system must be prepared for its use by performing the following detection procedure 1 Insert the USB serial converter even with the MaxBox functioning 2 Wait approximately 10 seconds 3 Press the Scan serial port button The new ports will appear with a green background Communication ports parameters COM1 ni Deactivate COM2 iy Deactivate Ethernet Figure 9 New serial port Proceed to the configuration of the port parameters and press Apply Changes A serial port can be disabled by pressing the Deactivate button in which case it will no longer be possible to use it during the procedure described in section 4 4 In order to identify to which USB serial converter a COM port is associated see the adhesives on the MaxBox 22 Alleantia s r l 2014 Allrights reserved L WW Alleantia THINGS COMMUNICATING MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN 4 4 System devices configuration 4 4 1 Adding new devices Plant Monitoring Home Devices Alarms Alarm History Report if Documents Favorites Configuration License Manual Gi Logout II Se v Devices configuration 9 Cancel changes E Apply changes Device Description Communication Port ID IP Address TCP UDP Port Server date
13. test email can be sent to verify the correctness of the settings entered by pressing the corresponding Send test mail button For the SMS notification a GSM modem must first be connected to one of the MaxBox serial ports selecting from among those supported The serial port must be properly configured according to the GSM modem manufacturer s instructions see section 4 3 The parameters of the recipients must subsequently be entered 29 Alleantia s r l 2014 Allrights reserved EE A Alleanti Calitla MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN lf the settings are correct following the application of the changes the MaxBox will connect to the modem and Modem Status Connected will appear in the Modem Test box then check the GSM signal strength in the appropriate Signal indicator and evaluate the displacement of the GSM antenna or the purchase of a magnified one if the signal is low otherwise an SMS alarm notification may not be received You can send a test SMS to check the correctness of the settings entered by pressing the corresponding Send test mai button 30 Alleantia s r l 2014 Allrights reserved Go POO So A Heantia MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN 4 8 Password change To change the access password to the configuration section go to the Installation gt Password Change section and enter the old password the initial installation default password is webloggerSU as specified in paragr
14. the Ada button will open a popup menu that allows you to configure the new alarm in detail e name y Alarm condition alarm if sum of values of kd is D enabling condition not Time condition wO00OC COO Enable alarm condition From e To e ZF C ma Cancel Figure 37 New custom alarm configuration In the popup window it is necessary to insert the name for the alarm and the text that describes it and that will be used during the notification to the user Below in the Alarm Condition section proceed to the selection of all the measures that you intend to monitor by pressing the button In this case we select only the power of inverter 1 Following the selection the list of 42 Alleantia s r l 2014 Allrights reserved Be a A THINGS COMMUNICATING MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN measures selected will appear next to the button At this point the check boxes below enable the type of control to be performed on the monitored value to be specified In this case the alarm will be triggered if the power of the inverter 1 falls below a certain threshold SES Letrsgeiesen name E Production Inverter iwan E Alarm notification tet Low Production on Inverter 1 Alarm condition Inverter 1 System Inverters Active Power alarm if sum of values of ka 0 kW is less than el KW enabling condition not Time condition Enable alarm condition F
15. 1 For the software version use the Windows interface as in paragraphs 2 4 1 1 and 2 4 1 2 Once you have obtained the network configuration to assign to MaxBox edit it by accessing the web interface via one of the methods described in paragraphs 2 2 2 3 or 2 4 1 and then connect the MaxBox to the existing LAN In the event that the LAN is equipped with a firewall configured to block access to the Internet network unless specific rules are defined a list of the TCP and UDP ports used by MaxBox which must necessarily be open to outbound traffic to ensure proper operation is provided below e 123 TCP NTP to synchronise the date and time e 53 UDP DNS for domain names resolution which is essential for the connection to the remote support VPN e 443 TCP and 1194 UDP for the connection to the remote support VPN e 21 TCP FTP for remote backup on FTP if enabled on a server not within the LAN network e 25 TCP SMTP to send email notifications if enabled by a server not within the LAN network Some SMTP servers may use a different TCP port In this case open the specific port to traffic If you want to remotely view the Web interface enable the port to inbound traffic e 80 TCP HTTP Alleantia s r l 2014 Allrights reserved ege E e A THINGS COMMUNICATING MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN 3 Installation and wiring 3 1 Use of the built in serial ports The MaxBox has two serial ports in the rear one RS485 called COM1
16. 4 Allrights reserved cs w a A THINGS COMMUNICATING MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN 5 3 Alarms The current active alarms on all devices to which the MaxBox is connected can be viewed in the Alarms section The list is sorted by date and time but the order in any column can be changed by clicking on the corresponding heading Plant Monitoring Home Devices Alarms Alarm History Report Documents Favorites Configuration License Manual A Logout II Sr State E DateandTime Device name Section Measure Alarm description Server date and time 6 4 14 11 20 AM MA Xi BOX aurouaran OWered by Alleantia Figure 50 Active alarms If there is no alarm the message No active alarm will be displayed If alarms are present the text in the Alarms tab will be red even when the tab is not open Custom alarms are also reported in this section 52 Alleantia s r l 2014 Allrights reserved gf s J Alleantia MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN 5 4 Alarms history To display a history of the alarms that were triggered in the devices connected to MaxBox enter the Alarm history section If alarms are present the screen that appears is like that in Figure 51 Home Devices Alarms Alarm History Plant Monitoring Report Documents Favorites Configuration License Manual Aj Logout II BE EF Data sorting ze Alarm type filter zx Date filt
17. A User manual version 2 3 10 EN Disp slave 1 Disp slave 2 Disp slave n Presa RJ45 vista frontalmente Dispositivo master PC Ge Figure 3 RS485 wiring diagram Figure 4 Built in RS485 with internal termination activated bridge between the terminals D and T If you do not want to use the termination do not bridge the terminals e A separate communication line must be realised tor each communication protocol used in the system For example if you have network analyzers that use Modbus RTU and inverters that use a proprietary protocol you will need two separate cables and an equal number of USB serial converters Additional information can be found in the troubleshooting guide in the section nstallation gt Devices configuration that can be downloaded by pressing the button Ca Troubleshooting 17 Alleantia s r l 2014 Allrights reserved Allean tig THINGS COMMUNICATING MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN 4 System configuration The configuration consists in the identification of the components that are physically connected to MaxBox in the description of the connections and any graphical customizations of the interface Access the Configuration section from the main navigation bar and enter the following credentials User name admin Password webloggerSU A screen will appear as in Figure 5 Plant Monitoring Synoptics Devices Alarms Alarm History Report Documents Favorite
18. Address CardName Endpoint VPN Client Net mask State Inactive Interface MAC address 54 9E 93 F9 91 11 IP Address fe80 0 0 0 9931 1e59 b514 9479 18 Subnet mask 64 Gateway DNS 1 DNS 2 D ethi2 eth14 eth13 eth11 net5 net9 net6 nets ppp eth3 sielilelslisisisisisis gt a Server date and time 6 3 14 4 58 PM MAX BOX vo Powered by Alleantia Figure 6 Network configuration If there is a DHCP server in the LAN network to which the MaxBox is connected you can check the Use DHCP box and press the Save button The MaxBox will take the IP configuration directly from the DHCP server lf the DHCP server is not available or you prefer to manually set the configuration remove the check mark in the Use DHCP box and enter all the P Parameters including the IP addresses of the DNS servers that may coincide with that of the gateway in simple network configuration CAUTION Changes to the network configuration become effective ONLY AFTER the rebooting of the MaxBox hardware The right area Network Interface displays the current network configuration for both the wired interface LAN as well as the Alleantia VPN Virtual Private Network through which the MaxBox communicates with any centralised server optional service 19 Alleantia s r l 2014 Allrights reserved De RE 2d Alleantia MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN THINGS COMMUNICATING NW If
19. IP Properties General fou can get IF settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Othenvise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings Obtain an IF address automatically Use the following IP address IF address 192 166 1 5 Subnet mask Zb 255 255 i Obtain DNS server address automatically Use the following DNS server addresses Preferred ONS server Alternate ONS server Roe es Advanced 2 4 1 2 Configuration for Windows 7 JJ e Access the Start menu and then click on Control panel Google Chrome H Notepad ch ST Visual Develop Documents Pictures 8 Mozilla Thunderbird Music xe Microsoft Excel 2010 a Games IW Microsoft Word 2010 Computer Control Panel Devices and Printers Default Programs Help and Support e Click on Network and Internet Alleantia s r l 2014 All rights reserved i lleantia THINGS COMMUNICATING MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN Adjust your computer s settings View by Category Y System and Security User Accounts and Family Safety Review your computer s status Add or remove user accounts Back up your computer Se Set up parental controls for any user Find and fix problems Appearance and Personalization Network and Internet Change the theme View network status and tasks Change desktop background Choose homegroup
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21. THINGS COMMUNICATING MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN Plant Monitoring Devices Alarms AlarmHistory Report Documents Configuration CG License Manual AE Logout py mE Q Synoptics configuration 9 Cancel changes SJ Apply changes Lamp disp ay di Ne we Show measure 12 25 kW current value Animations Server date and time 6 4 14 12 27 PM MAX BOX 2r Powered oy Aleana Figure 26 Synoptic with display To subsequently change the properties of the display double click on the displays themselves The popup window in Figure 24 and Figure 25 will appear again from which it is possible to delete the properties In the Animations section the synoptic in the home page can be automatically changed by selecting the check box Enable synoptic rotation and defining an interval in seconds 35 Alleantia s r l 2014 All rights reserved Lech Ee ern _ Alleantia MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN 4 10 Logos and title customization Plant Monitoring Home Devices Alarms Alarm History Report Documents Favorites Configuration License Manual Sf Logout II HE EE eel we Logos and title Title E Monitoring ZF Apply Logo Max size 2MB Upper left logo Upper right logo Server date and time 6 4 14 10 10 AM MA Xi BOX DEE Powered by Alleantia Figure 27 System logos and title customization In the Customization gt Logos and t
22. Uninstall Properties Transmission Control Protocol Intemet Protocol The default wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks e Set the network parameters as in the figure namely IP address 192 168 1 5 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Alleantia s r l 2014 Allrights reserved Eege Alleantia THINGS COMMUNICATING fA MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Properties SX ZS You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings Obtain an IP address automatically Use the following IP address IP address 192 i68 1 5 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Default gateway Obtain DNS server address automatically Use the following DNS server addresses Preferred DNS server Alternate DNS server F Validate settings upon exit 13 Alleantia s r l 2014 Allrights reserved LS S THINGS COMMUNICATING MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN 2 4 2 Connection to an existing LAN network In this case it is necessary that the default IP address is compatible with those in the existing network If so a direct connection to your switch router is sufficient otherwise the MaxBox network configuration must be changed For Appliance version follow the procedure described in paragraph 4
23. a s r l 2014 Allrights reserved ng i Allean tia THINGS COMMUNICATING MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN Therefore after selecting the first one an automatic filter will remove all those that have different units of measures from the list on the right 4 6 General settings Under Configuration gt Installation gt General configuration you can set the data sampling interval by changing the text field Sample every entering the time in seconds between one sampling and the other Figure 17 Plant Monitoring Home Devices Alarms Alarm History Report Documents Favorites Configuration Q License EN Manuai Af Logout py SE we General configuration Cancel changes SJ Apply changes Data sampling period Sample every 300 seconds Server date and time 6 4 14 9 42 AM MAXBOX ear Powered by Alleantia Figure 17 Data sampling configuration This time will affect the accuracy of the graphs since it will make a more or less large number of samples available to be analysed A too high number of samples could excessively slow the processing 28 Alleantia s r l 2014 Allrights reserved e Se Allean tig THINGS COMMUNICATING 4 7 Email and SMS notifications MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN The MaxBox can automatically send e mail and SMS notifications in the following cases e an alarm condition occurs e you want to be notified of the backup occurring See parag
24. al Eng ccumulated today 0 kWh Satta on AN System variables Model SUNSYS STATION P03 Total Energy Accumulated 0 kWh Inverter fe Data Alarms 1 Inverter 1 A I 1 al Inverter 2 Filter measure fr Powermeter 7 m Val mmm Weg e accel Power Meter ks revenruun i Mi aue ange SS a s i Leak sensor Fault false 4B E String al String Control 1 cl Insulation sensor fault false 4A String Control 2 j Interface protection fault false JB O Maintenance alarm false 4A Module 1 in parallel general alarm false 4 D Module 2 in parallel general alarm false 4B Module 3 in parallel general alarm false Jf D Module in parallel with different configuration false 4B Modules communication fault false Jf el Output AC Mains Contactor fault false A BOE Il Server date and time 6 4 14 11 02 AM MA P g BO LK ZE Powered by A lleantia Figure 45 Measures in alarm state In the event that the device is offline the background colour of all its measures will be purple and the value displayed will be that related to the last valid reading or a series of dashes if there has been no communication 48 Alleantia s r l 2014 Allrights reserved PW Alleantia THINGS COMMUNICATING MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN Plant Monitoring Home Devices Alarms Alarm History Report Documents Favorites Configuration License Manuali Aij Logout HI BE Devices and system measures Category Powerm
25. and time 6 3 14 5 18 PM MA XBOX vem Powered by Alleantia Figure 10 System devices configuration All of the devices in the system from which you want the MaxBox to collect measures must be inserted in the section nstallation gt Devices configuration To add a device press the Ada button and a popup window will appear as in Figure 11 Add device to system Model Version Max Power Countis E43 Post 01 2009 Countis ECi2 DIRIS A10 Post 01 2009 DIRIS A40 Post 01 2009 ITY TW020B SUNSYS B15 15 KW SUNSYS B20 20 kW Sunsys IFB SUNSYS PRO 18K 15 kW Socomec SUNSYS PRO 24K 20 kW y Select a device from the list ES Figure 11 List of supported devices The list contains all of the devices supported by MaxBox and can be sorted and filtered by manufacturer model and version in order to facilitate the search For inverters the rated power is also indicated given that it contributes to the limitation of the license To add a device to the system configuration select it set the number of devices present and press the Ada button The number of devices selected will be inserted in the main page and will appear with a green background to indicate that they have just been added 23 Alleantia s r l 2014 Allrights reserved Le _ THINGS COMMUNICATING MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN Plant Monitoring Home Devices Alarms Alarm History Report Documents Favorites Configuration 8
26. aph 2 Select the new password and re enter to confirm the selection When finished press the Save button Plant Monitoring Home Devices Alarms Alarm History Report Documents Favorites Configuration we Password change Password must have length between 5 and 15 characters and can inclued letters and numbers UW License Manual GH Logout Py BE Change password Old password New password Confirm new password Server date and time 6 4 14 9 47 AM MA gt B80 X H Powered by A llea ntia Figure 19 Password Change 31 Alleantia s r l 2014 Allrights reserved oe Alleantia THINGS COMMUNICATING MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN 4 9 Synoptics configuration Plant Monitoring Devices Alarms Alarm History Report Documents Favorites Configuration License Manual Aj Logout JI SE ow Synoptics configuration 3 Cancel changes CH Apply changes Lamp display SZ WXYZ Show bit status 3 switching lamp H color Numeric display Animations BO Server date and time 6 4 14 12 14 PM MA Xi BO DK ZE Powered or Alleanttz Figure 20 Creation of system synoptics In the Industrial Automation gt Synoptics configuration section you can create custom synoptics with a personalised background and measures To create a new synoptic click on the Ka tab A popup window will appear as in Figure 21 where the sizes most commonly used for tablets and monitors th
27. button There are 3 types of alarms in MaxBox e Measure alarms o These are default alarms set on catalogue device measures or defined by the user as shown in paragraph 4 14 e Device alarms o These are generated when a device does not respond to requests and becomes offline e System alarms o These are generated by multiple abnormal situations such as a backup failure an improper shutdown of the MaxBox an error while sending a notification etc 53 Alleantia s r l 2014 Allrights reserved Alleantia THINGS COMMUNICATING MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN In Figure 51 Per event selected in the Data sorting box the alarm ON and the corresponding OFF alarm if any are grouped together in the same row thereby facilitating the relationship between alarm events If it is not possible to display all the alarms on the same page the list can be scrolled by means of the page navigation controls at the bottom If the alarm notification has been configured see paragraph 4 7 there is a button at the end of each row If this is pressed a popup window as in Figure 52 will be displayed with details on the forwarding of the notification Notification Detail Alarm State Type Notified Notification Date Retries ON mail No 1 Figure 52 Notification details The alarm history can also be viewed by sorting the data in a chronological manner i e selecting the option Chronology in which the alar
28. caling feature is very useful in the case of fiscal meters that measure energy through external current transformer The measured value is a fraction of the real value i e 1 K with K the transformation ratio of the current transformer In the advanced configuration popup window Scaling tab see Figure 35 a value can be set in the Transformation ratio The MaxBox will multiply the value aligned see paragraph 4 13 1 for the transformation ratio set The values of the measures scaled in this manner will appear in italics as a reminder that these are not real values but those purposefully distorted by the user 41 Alleantia s r l 2014 Allrights reserved ee Reser 2 z e Alleantia THINGS COMMUNICATING MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN 4 14 Custom alarms Plant Monitoring d Home Devices Alarms Alarm History Report Documents Favorites Configuration License Manual Aif Logout II E v Custom alarms Cancel changes E Apply changes 4 Name Delay Server date and time 6 4 14 10 29 AM MAXBOX oara Powered by Alleantia Figure 36 Custom alarms start screen By accessing the Customization gt Custom alarms section it is possible to define new and more complex alarm conditions in addition to those that are already present and inserted at the factory For example if you want to create a new alarm condition that notifies an anomalous situation of low production on an inverter Pressing
29. ddress will be calculated arbitrarily The bits within a word of the gateway are in Big Endian format More Significant Byte First and the word in data types in 32 or 64 bits are in Little Endian format Less Significant Word First lf a physical device becomes offline this will not respond when contacted through the gateway and the request will go to time out If the value of a register containing a measure which is in turn not read by MaxBox see paragraph 4 13 is requested the gateway responds with a default value of O for numeric data types and false for Boolean lf the value of a non existent Modbus register is requested the gateway responds with the exception code 2 that is IllegalDataAddress The gateway does not support writing so if these are carried out by an external Modbus master the Modbus register values are immediately restored to the value prior to the writing 64 Alleantia s r l 2014 Allrights reserved EE e d Alleantia MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN 9 Technical data MaxBox Industrial Automation consists of an industrial mini PC where the industrial system monitoring application developed by Alleantia srl is already installed Figure 69 MaxBox Industrial Automation CPU INTEL Atom N2600 1 6GHz RAM memory 2048 MB DDR3 800 So DIMM Mass storage SATA SSD hard disk from 32GB to 128GB Graphics Integrated Graphics CPU LAN 10 100 1000 Mbps integrated Ethernet port LUC 1 x HDMI port
30. e background and the title can be chosen New synoptic properties x Size HD 16 9 1280x720 v Show background 7 Background image safe_image jpg Title Distribution EES Figure 21 Synoptic parameters The MaxBox contains a catalogue of reusable images In order to load an image in the catalogue press the Upload button and choose the file from your hard drive This will be loaded into the MaxBox and will be available for the creation of more synoptics To reuse press the Select button and choose from the catalogue images as in Figure 22 32 Alleantia s r l 2014 Allrights reserved PW Alleantia THINGS COMMUNICATING MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN Image catalog x pie alh mir ES Figure 22 Image catalogue The image is uploaded in the original size and automatically resized depending on the size chosen for the synoptic At the end of the changes the empty synoptic will be displayed as shown in Figure 23 Plant Monitoring Alms Arm Histo Renon Documents Favortes Connguraton O Lense Bn Szen UU E Q Synoptics configuration 9 Cancel changes OC Apply changes Lamp displa Distribution we Show bit status switching lamp wv color Animations Server date and time 6 4 14 12 23 PM Figure 23 Empty synoptic To subsequently change the properties of the synoptic double click on the corresponding tab or on the background The popup windo
31. ed for USB serial converters free and wait for the beep to confirm successful installation Then connect to the network using the following data Wi Fi SSID network name maxbox Password MaxBoxWIFI Once connected access the web interface of the MaxBox using the preferred internet browser and typing the URL in the address bar http maxbox or alternatively http 10 10 0 1 Alleantia s r l 2014 All rights reserved P e Z Alleantia THINGS COMMUNICATING MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN 2 4 Ethernet LAN access MaxBox default Ethernet LAN configuration is as follows IP address 192 168 1 29 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 192 168 1 1 DNS 1 208 67 222 222 DNS 2 208 67 220 220 2 4 1 Direct connection to a PC This procedure requires a direct link point to point to a PC via an Ethernet cable not necessarily twisted The network configuration of the PC to which the MaxBox is connected must have e 192 168 1 nnn with n between 2 and 254 with the exception of 29 which is already used by MaxBox type Static IP e subnet mask 255 255 255 0 If this is not the case the configuration of the PC must be changed by following the directions in the following paragraphs Then it will be possible to access the web interface of the MaxBox using the preferred internet browser and entering the following URL in the address bar http 192 168 1 29 2 4 1 1 Configuration for Windows XP e Access the
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34. er Per event Z d Measure Start Date pyl Wa Co Update Device Final Date D System Alarm Data ON Alarm Data OFF Alarm type Device Description Section Alarm Description Notification Timestamp Notification Timestamry Notification 6 4 14 11 10 13 AM Measure Inverter 1 System Low Impedance to Ground 6 4 14 11 05 14 AM Measure Inverter 1 System Low Production on Inverter 1 6 4 14 10 56 16 AM 6 4 14 11 00 54 AM Measure Inverter 1 System Output Trasfo overtemperature 6 4 14 10 56 16 AM 6 4 14 11 00 54 AM Measure Inverter 1 System System AC Frequency fault 6 4 14 10 56 16 AM 6 4 14 11 00 54 AM Measure Inverter 1 System System AC Voltage fault 6 4 14 10 56 16 AM 6 4 14 11 00 54 AM Measure Inverter 1 System System AC Voltage Quality fault 6 4 14 10 56 16 AM 6 4 14 11 00 54 AM Measure Inverter 1 System Parallel fault 6 4 14 10 56 16 AM 6 4 14 11 00 54 AM Measure Inverter 1 System Leak sensor Fault 6 4 14 10 56 16 AM 6 4 14 11 00 54 AM Measure Inverter 1 System External Shutdown Activated 1 127 gt Pl Server date and time 6 4 14 11 21 AM MAXBOX zzz roes Alleantia Figure 51 Alarm history per event The list is sorted by date and time in descending order and the alarms displayed can be filtered based on a date interval to be specified in the Date Filter fields and on the type of alarm to be specified in the Alarm type filter box Thereafter the alarm corresponding to the filters set will be displayed by clicking on the Update
35. et f Range Offset Scaling Advanced measure configuration x Enable offset Configure offset Value read from device 0 kWh Logged value 0 kWh Aligned offset i KWh Figure 34 Measure offset configuration popup window The measure offset feature is very useful in the case of network analysers that measure the energy produced or consumed These devices are in fact often installed in parallel to an exchange meter and begin counting from 0 KWh while the meter has a higher value To facilitate the reading it can be aligned with that of the existing meter correcting the value displayed and recorded In the advanced configuration popup window Offsef tab see Figure 34 a value can be set in the Aligned offset box The MaxBox will calculate the difference between the actual value and that desired and this will be applied to the measures read by the device from that moment on 40 Alleantia s r l 2014 Allrights reserved THINGS COMMUNICATING MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN The values of the measures so aligned will appear in italics as a reminder that these values are not the real ones read but those purposefully distorted by the user 4 13 2 Measure scaling Adrancedmessuecontguaton Range Offset Scaling Enable scaling Configure scaling Value read from device 0 kWh Logged value 0 kWh Rapporto di trasformazione Figure 35 Measure scaling configuration popup window The measure s
36. eter OFFLINE CERN caan t y gt 2 Legd ges Device Production Meter BEEN EEN System variables Model DIRIS A40 last answer at 6 4 14 11 02 57 AM Inverter nata V Inverter 1 AS Dei ams Inverter 2 Filter measure Powermeter Power Meter Measure Value Production Meter o Controllo energie String String Control 1 e String Control 2 LG Server date and time 6 4 14 11 03 AM MA X BOX mousTmAL Powered by Alleantia Figure 46 Communication error device To facilitate the search for a measure it can be filtered by name with the appropriate field Filter measure 3 Figure 47 Measure name filter Or use the breakdown in sections if any selecting a single section from the tree menu structure on the left such as for example MPPT2 which will result in the closure of all the sections except that selected making visible only part of the device measures Measure Value D System D MPPT1 7 MPPT2 DC Input Voltage 499 V Inverter Active Power 13 4 KW Module Board Temperature 24 C Partial Energy Accumulated today 118 4 kWh Total Energy Accumulated 78 451 kWh Figure 48 Device sections 49 Alleantia s r l 2014 Allrights reserved E SS THINGS COMMUNICATING MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN 5 2 1 Graphs To generate a graph of the time trend of one or more measures select those interested checking the appropriate box and then pressing the button
37. evice will disappear from the list and the change will become effective after pressing the Apply Changes button Alleantia s r l 2014 Allrights reserved a Alleantia THINGS COMMUNICATING MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN OH Warning Device Inverter 1 will be removed and all its data will be lost Continue Figure 14 Confirmation Popup window for the removal of a device 4 4 3 Installation support manuals During both the choice of the device as shown in Figure 11 as well as in the device list as shown in Figure 12 two icons can appear next to each device that allow you to download and view the help documentation during installation 2 User manual A Quick installation guide The User Manual is the same as that provided by the device manufacturer being configured in MaxBox while the Quick Start Guide is a concise guide created by Alleantia to help you configure the device and MaxBox In the event that there are communication problems between the MaxBox and devices refer to the troubleshooting guide that can be downloaded by pressing the button Ca Troubleshooting 26 Alleantia s r l 2014 Allrights reserved ae Alleantia THINGS COMMUNICATING MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN 4 5 Custom measures In addition to the measures read by the devices you can define custom measures such as for example sums of other measures clicking the Ada button in the Configuration gt Synoptic mea
38. f operating normally the icon will appear and if the device is not reachable the icon will appear if there are alarms for a device an additional warning icon will appear next to the name and if some measures were not read correctly the E icon will appear Once you select a device the reachability state will be replicated in area on the right as well together with the date and time of the last communication attempt made ONLINE OFFLINE at 27 06 12 14 05 30 at 27 06 12 14 06 22 The device measures read are divided into the two tabs Data and Alarms Information and icons can be associated with each Di Logging enabled Logging disabled Alarm enabled 47 Alleantia s r l 2014 All rights reserved e os THINGS COMMUNICATING MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN d Alarm disabled Active alarm During normal operation the Alarms tab will look the same as the Data tab In the presence of active alarms however the text of the Alarm tab will appear in red and the number of active alarms will be indicated Selecting this tab will display all the measures associated with an alarm and those in active alarm condition will have a red background Plant Monitoring Home Devices Alarms AlarmHistory Report Documents Favorites Configuration License Manual Aij Logout II SE EEN lt Category Inverter Inverters Active Power 0 kW ONLINE A 3 de Eesen Device Inverter 1 Parti
39. hanges button at the top to make the changes effective 24 Alleantia s r l 2014 Allrights reserved Allean tia THINGS COMMUNICATING MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN After a few moments the MaxBox will begin to poll the devices and an icon will appear next to each representing the communication status with the device itself If the configuration and wiring are correct the icon will be green while if the device is not reachable the icon will be red Plant Monitoring Home Devices Alarms Alarm History Report Documents Favorites Configuration Q License Manual Ai Logout II BE v Devices configuration ra C G App changes Troubleshooting Device Description Communication Port ID IP Address TCP UDP Port Inverter Socomec SUNSYS STATION P03 100kW inverter 1 COM1 vii e a Delete Socomec SUNSYS STATION P03 100KW Inverter 2 COM1 e gem Server date and time 6 4 14 9 23 AM MA XBOX am Powered by Alleantia Figure 13 System configured The measures collected by the devices will appear in the Devices section in the main menu see paragraph 5 2 Each device provides a number of measures that can be appropriately chosen by the user to facilitate the readability of the synoptics as explained in paragraph 4 13 4 4 2 Removing a device lf a device is no longer present in the system it can be removed from the configuration by pressing the Delete button at the end of device line The d
40. here will not be high irradiation during the night and the low production alarm will not be enabled It is useful to create an alarm that acts as an enabling condition for many others If there are 10 inverters it would then be possible to insert the High irradiance condition only once and use it in the 10 Low production alarms 45 Alleantia s r l 2014 Allrights reserved Ee Alleantia THINGS COMMUNICATING MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN 5 User interface 5 1 Synoptics Figure 43 shows a complete synopsis of a system in which the 2 synoptics have been created in section Configuration gt Industrial Automation gt Synoptics configuration see paragraph 4 9 Plant Monitoring If Synoptics Devices Alarms Alarm History Report Documents Favorites Configuration OG License Manual Qi Logout ge SE Distribution gt Server date and time 6 4 14 12 29 PM MA Xi BOX pO Poworod Dy Alleantia Figure 43 Home page with synoptics This screen is automatically displayed on the HDMI output of the MaxBox The Synoptics tab is not shown if there are no configured synoptics in which case the MaxBox home page becomes that of the Devices tab If a device in the system is in alarm the Alarms text in the respective tab turns red The background of the text measures turns purple if at least one device from which they draw a value does not respond to requests
41. here is a tree menu on the left where all of the devices that the MaxBox is polling can be seen organised by category Once you have selected a device all the measures that can be obtained will appear on the right By checking the boxes at the beginning of each line the reading of a single measure can be enabled or disabled while with the check boxes in the column with the 4 symbol it is possible to enable or disable its logging in the MaxBox If the measure represents an alarm there will also be a check box in the column with the EI symbol If checked MaxBox will display an alarm in case of abnormal value of the measure see Figure 45 and if the alarm notification is configured See paragraph 4 7 an e mail will be sent to the recipients of the notification 39 Alleantia s r l 2014 Allrights reserved Reser D n 2 e THINGS COMMUNICATING MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN The name of the measure can be directly changed in the text box To change the other settings if any a dedicated popup window can be opened by clicking on the L lbutton Range onset Seating Adancedmessueconiuraton Min KWh Max KWh Figure 33 Measure range configuration popup window By specifying a minimum and maximum value in the popup window Range tab it will be possible to make the screen reading of the measure easier see for example the horizontal bars of some measures in Figure 44 4 13 1 Measures offs
42. itle section the MaxBox interface can be customized e inthe Title section the upper title present in all the pages of the interface can be set e inthe Logo section 2 logos can be entered one on the upper right and one on the upper left These are also always present in all the pages of the interface 36 Alleantia s r l 2014 Allrights reserved al Alleantia MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN 4 11 Documents Plant Monitoring Home Devices Alarms f Alarm History Report Documents Favorites Configuration License Manual A Logout II BE ae Add Document name gt Description Upload date 20131203162858664 pof Electric schemas 6 4 14 3 Delete Server date and time 6 4 14 10 12 AM MA XBOX zzz 0 Alleantia Figure 28 System documents For convenience documents that are deemed useful to the system being monitored such as wiring diagrams or other can be loaded in MaxBox A popup window as shown in Figure 29 opens when the Add button is pressed Thereafter the Upload button must be pressed and the document to be loaded chosen A description such as System Wiring must be entered and subsequently the Ok button pressed You must be logged in to delete a document in which case the Delete button next to each document will appear Document upload x WARNING For security reasons files with the following extensions cannot be loaded exe com bat cmd htm html
43. mht js Document Upload No file uploaded Description 7 0 cance Figure 29 Document upload 37 Alleantia s r l 2014 All rights reserved Pa Alleantia THINGS COMMUNICATING MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN 4 12 Favorites Plant Monitoring Home Devices Alarms Alarm History Report Documents Favorites Configuration amp License Manual Ai Logout UI S Name Address IP Camera http 192 168 1 23 Server date and time 6 4 14 10 14 AM MA XBOX wousTmAL Powered by Alleantia Figure 30 Favorite addresses Favorites that is addresses of IP cameras present in the system or of other sites that are of interest can be entered in the MaxBox configuration By pressing the Add button a popup window opens as shown in Figure 31 A name must be entered to help understanding such as System cameras the address itself and then the Ok button must be pressed You must be logged in to delete a favorite in which case the Delete button next to each document will appear Favorite address setup x Name Address ES Figure 31 Favorite addresses insertion This will open in a new browser window when clicking on the address 38 Alleantia s r l 2014 Allrights reserved ee d A lleantia THINGS COMMUNICATING MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN 4 13 Configuration of measures read by the devices Plant Monitoring Home Devices Ala
44. ms are presented in the reverse order in which they occurred that is with the most recent at the top of the list together with the information about the state of the alarm ON device in alarm separate from that of the alarm OFF status device alarm over as in Figure 53 Plant Monitoring l Home Devices j Alarms Alarm History Report Documents Favorites Configuration License Manual AE Looou II BE EF Data sorting Alarm type filter y Date filter z ma E Date S x ss Final Date fh x 4 System Alarm Timestamp Alarm type Device Description Section Alarm Description Alarm State Notification Timestamp Notification 6 4 14 11 10 13 AM Measure Inverter 1 System Low Impedance to Ground ON 6 4 14 11 05 14 AM Measure Inverter 1 System Low Production on Inverter 1 ON 6 4 14 11 00 54 AM Measure Inverter 1 System Output Trasfo overtemperature OFF 6 4 14 11 00 54 AM Measure Inverter 1 System System AC Frequency fault OFF 6 4 14 11 00 54 AM Measure Inverter 1 System System AC Voltage fault OFF 6 4 14 11 00 54 AM Measure Inverter 1 System System AC Voltage Quality fault OFF 6 4 14 11 00 54 AM Measure Inverter 1 System Parallel fault OFF 6 4 14 11 00 54 AM Measure Inverter 1 System External Shutdown Activated OFF 6 4 14 11 00 54 AM Measure Inverter 1 System Leak sensor Fault OFF if 130 gt gt I Server date and time 6 4 14 11 23 AM MA XBOX PETAL Powered by Alleantia Figure 53 Chron
45. nding of backups to Dropbox press Enable Dropbox Remote Backup Figure 67 and choose a destination folder for the files by clicking on the button To test the backup feature send a test file to the specified folder by pressing the Sena button When finished press the Apply changes button to save the configuration Remote backup service Enable Dropbox remote backup e Dropbox destination folder Backups Send atestfile Figure 67 Backup parameters The backup files sent to Dropbox are not related to those of any FIP backup in other words complete backups of MaxBox will be present on both Dropbox as well as FTP 62 Alleantia s r l 2014 Allrights reserved L Alleantia MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN 8 Modbus Gateway The Modbus gateway feature makes the system data accessible to external software via the Modbus protocol enabling for example the integration with SCADA systems regardless of the protocol used by devices to which the MaxBox is connected To enable the Modbus gateway access to the Communication gt Modbus Gateway section by checking the box Enable Modbus TCP IP gateway Plant Monitoring Home Devices Alarms AlarmHistory Report Documents Favorites Configuration License Manual Gi Logout py SE we Modbus Gateway mo Cancel changes Sj Apply changes Modbus TCP IP Gateway Enable Modbus TCP IP Gateway e Download Modbus map Server date and
46. ng the buttons below moves the time interval back by 90 moves the time interval back by 40 50 Alleantia s r l 2014 Allrights reserved I SS a ag e Alleantia THINGS COMMUNICATING MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN J decreases the time interval by 20 increases the time interval by 20 pP moves the time interval forward by 40 pe moves the time interval forward by 90 The graph is automatically regenerated after pressing one of these buttons To change the selection of the measures to be plotted return to the system and device measures display screen by pressing the button E Select Select or clear the measure by using the check box again The measures currently selected are listed in the tree menu structure on the left These can also be removed by pressing the icon 5 2 2 Exporting data to Excel Once a graph has been generated the data can be exported in Excel format by pressing the button ES Export data You will be prompted to save the dataExport xlsx file containing ALL of the values recorded by MaxBox for the measures that are currently selected within the selected time interval in Excel 2007 format N B Excel 2007 limits the number of rows in an Excel spreadsheet to 65536 If the number of data exported is greater the excess data will be automatically deleted With the default recording settings this limit corresponds to approximately 220 days 51 Alleantia s r l 201
47. o use these converters Simply connect them to MaxBox with a special USB cable wait for the beep to confirm successful installation and carry out the serial ports detection procedure described in paragraph 4 3 1 3 3 Use of MODBUS Ethernet Serial converters The Ethernet Serial converters for the Modbus protocol are devices that not only change the physical transmission medium but also perform the additional functions of converting the protocol from Modbus TCP IP to Modbus RTU So the MaxBox will have access to the devices downstream of these converters configuring them as directly connected to the Ethernet interface CAUTION Ethernet Serial converters cannot be used for protocols other than Modbus 3 4 Wiring an RS485 network There are a few simple rules that make RS485 serial connection reliable e The cable used must be shielded with the shield grounded at one end only e Star configurations are not allowed Only linear ones are as shown in Figure 3 The line should be terminated at the end the master or the MaxBox is not necessarily at an end of the line with a suitable resistance which can often be inserted by means of a selector switch on the devices themselves If the non optically isolated RS485 serial port on the MaxBox is used you can possibly take advantage of the internal termination bridging the terminals D and T as in Figure 4 Alleantia s r l 2014 Allrights reserved e Alleantia THINGS COMMUNICATING MaxBox I
48. ological alarms history 54 Alleantia s r l 2014 Allrights reserved OS bn s Alleantia THINGS COMMUNICATING MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN 5 5 Energy reports generation Plant Monitoring Home Devices Alarms Alarm History Report Documents Favorites Configuration License Manual PG E F Energy reports E UTF Report Single measure reports UTF Report Comparison between measures Comparison between periods Server date and time 6 4 14 11 30 AM M A XBO x nousa Hui Alleantia Figure 54 Types of report Energy reports enabling the daily or monthly progress of the energy measures to be analysed in different ways can be generated in the Report section of the main menu e the single measure energy report represents the simplest type of energy reports focusing the analysis on a single energy measure This is the most compact of the various reports as it is composed of a single page with a bar graph and data table e the energy report comparison between measures highlights the differences between energy measures over the same period of time This is useful in comparing energy production and consumption in a system as well as for discovering any inefficiencies in devices regarded as similar e g different production by inverter of the same model connected to the same number of strings This contains a line graph and one or more data comparison tables between different
49. om alarms High Irradiance Alarm nme irradiance Alarm notification text High Irradiance P greater than v 600 Wimq enabling condition not Time condition Enable alarm condition From To lt gt Alarm condition OO Solarimeter Current irradiation level alarm if sum of values of ka ES Figure 41 High irradiance condition The alarm condition is unusual in this case and is in fact not notified but allows the user to avoid the application of a time condition a low irradiance condition without a time slot would be triggered every night Once the alarm condition has been saved change the low production alarm to link it to that of the irradiation thanks to the Enabling Condition 44 Alleantia s r l 2014 Allrights reserved Ee Alleantia THINGS COMMUNICATING MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN Low Production inverter OOS O Ce name H i E Production bwen id 1 Alarm notification text Low Production on Inverter 1 Alarm condition Inverter 1 System Inverters Active Power alarm if sum of values of lal okw is less than Vi KW High Irradiance enabling condition not l Time condition Enable alarm condition Y From 44 00 au To 2 00 PM ES Figure 42 Change low production alarm enabling condition At this point the time condition can be removed from this alarm as well given that t
50. on Communication gt COM and Ethernet configuration and is illustrated in Figure 8 Communication ports configuration Plant Monitoring Home Devices Alarms Alarm History Report Documents Favorites Configuration License Manual Ai Logout JI BE v COM and Ethernet configuration ga Cance changes CH Apply changes Communication ports parameters Timeout ms 3000 Poll pause ms 10000 Retries 1 Baud rate Ops 9600 v Data bits 8 v Parity None v Stop Bits 1 v Flow control None v EI Ethernet Server date and time 6 3 14 5 10 PM MA X BOX E Alleantia Figure 8 Communication ports configuration The configuration must be modified according to the characteristics of the connected devices referring to their installation manuals The system provides for the polling of all devices on each communication line inserting a pause between one cycle and the next equal to the Poll pause ms value In the event that the polling of a device is not successful within the Timeout mei the system performs a number of attempts equal to Retries before highlighting a communication error and moving on to the next device 21 Alleantia s r l 2014 Allrights reserved ww 3 A THINGS COMMUNICATING MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN In the event of communication problems increase this value by up to a few seconds in order to avoid under performing electronic systems being overloaded by the repeated
51. raphs 6 and 7 To take advantage of these features Cloud Services gt E mail and SMS configuration must be enabled Plant Monitoring Home Devices Alarms Alarm History Report Documents Favorites Configuration i i J License Manual Gi Logout II EE we E mail and SMS configuration Alarm notification enablement Alarm notifications Enable alarm notifications Backup notifications Enable backup notifications E mail notification parameters r Mail server configuration SMTP server Port Use SSL Username Password r E mail configuration From e mail address GSM modem configuration r SMS notification parameters Modem communication port PIN code opt SMS center phone number opt Destination numbers 1 every line Modem test Modem status Disconnected E mail subject Signal To e mail addresses Ep Update Send test ma 1 every line CC e mail addresses 1 every line M AXBO X mousTmAL Powered by Alleantia Server date and time 6 4 14 9 44 AM Figure 18 Alarm and data logging configuration After having ticked at least one checkbox to enable notifications the email notification in the E mail notification parameters and SMS notification in the GSM modem configuration can be configured For the e mail notification the details of your SMTP server for sending email and that of the recipient must be included At the end a
52. remote backup The remote backup function to FTP provides for the creation and sending of daily backups of MaxBox data and the configuration on an FIP server in order to ensure recovery in case of hardware failure of the internal hard disk To use this function an FTP server must be available on which to make the transfer as well as all the parameters necessary for its access which are to be entered in the Configuration gt Cloud Services gt FTP remote backup section Plant Monitoring Home Devices Alarms AlarmHistory Report Documents Favorites Configuration License Manual Gi Logout Fy BE we FTP remote backup FTP Backup Remote FTP backup enabled FTP backup configuration FTP server name FTP port Username Password Server date and time 6 4 14 11 55 AM MA XBO eier Powered by Alleantia Figure 59 FTP remote backup configuration A test file can be sent to check the correctness of the settings entered by pressing the corresponding Backup Test button 6 1 Details of the transferred files MaxBox will send 3 files every night called backup_date_hour zip backup_Oafe_hour zip md5 backup_date_hour zip sig in which date represents the date and hour the UTC time in which the backup was made such as for example backup_23062012 _0144 zip 57 Alleantia s r l 2014 Allrights reserved Alleantia THINGS COMMUNICATING MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN The file with
53. rms AlarmHistory Report Documents Favorites Configuration License Manual AE Logout py E v Devices measures setup a Cancel changes Sj Apply changes Measures and Devices Category Inverter Gegen reell AS Device Inverter 2 at 6 4 14 10 25 27 AM inverter 2 Ei Model SUNSYS STATION P03 Powermeter Filter measure Power Meter Production Meter SA Measure L Value Sim 4 pan f String System String Control 1 en String Control 2 4 AC Mains Cos phi 0 7 B AC Mains Input Frequency 0 Hz K LG AC Mains R S Voltage OV d kal 4 AC Mains S T Voltage OV 7 LG d AC Mains T R Voltage OV z isa sg AC side lightning protection false k k sg ADC Boards GC communication fault false 4 k Alarm present false Y Y Ambient Overtemperature false 4 Ambient Undertemperature false Y sg DC Input undervoltage false v f DC side liahtning nrotection false t gd Server date and time 6 4 14 10 25 AM MA XBU eegen Powered by Alleantia Figure 32 Device measure management Each device supported by MaxBox carries with it information about anything that can be read by the device itself In order to avoid showing too many measures and slow the scanning of the devices in the system only the measures actually considered useful for the monitoring are read when the device is added To change the read or registration default configuration access the Installation gt Devices measures setup section t
54. rom 11 00 AM gt To 2 00PM E Figure 38 Low production alarm Naturally a time range of activity within which to test the alarm condition has to be specified otherwise the control would be performed during the night as well when the drive is not active To save and activate the alarm press Save and then click on Apply Changes in the Custom alarms screen Once this alarm is entered it is displayed on the main screen where it can be enabled or disabled using the checkbox and it is possible to set the delay time before which the alarm is to be considered as true for example 5 minutes thus limiting the effect of transients 4 Name Delay Low Production Inverter 1 5 minutes Modify jij Delete Duplicate Figure 39 New alarm It is also possible to enable an alarm in relation to another for example with a pyranometer the alarm previously created can be reinforced by connecting the value of irradiation and then testing the low production only at times when it is expected to be high To do this simply create a new alarm to act as an Enabling condition an alarm that shall not be notified and therefore without the relevant box being checked 43 Alleantia s r l 2014 Allrights reserved PW Alleantia THINGS COMMUNICATING MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN ai Name Delay Ce Low Production Inverter 1 5 minutes High irradiance minutes Figure 40 Multiple cust
55. s Configuration License anual AE Logout py BE Gei Communication Ke Installation ard Customization i Cloud services Y Information TCP IP configuration Devices configuration Logos and title E mail and SMS configuration Devices catalogue Synoptics measures TCP IP Test Devices measures setup configuration Dropbox License management COM and Ethernet configuration General configuration Custom alarms FTP remote backup MaxBox general information Modbus Gateway Password change Logs Synoptics configuration BOE Server date and time 6 11 14 10 03 AM MAX BOX e Powered by Alleantia Figure 5 System configuration 18 Alleantia s r l 2014 Allrights reserved Oo e e e Alleantia THINGS COMMUNICATING MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN 4 1 Ethernet LAN network configuration Appliance version only lf the MaxBox is connected to a LAN network where there are also other devices its default network configuration could lead to a conflict If this happens the network settings of the MaxBox must be changed in the Communication gt TCP IP Configuration section A screen as shown in Figure 6 will be displayed Plant Monitoring Home Devices Alarms AlarmHistory Report Documents Favorites Configuration License Manual AE Looou py BE i i i J L j v TCP IP configuration Configuration Local Network Network Interface Use DHCP Z eth6 r IP Parameters R Check Point Virtual Network Adapter For IP
56. sue the 3 beeps there may be a problem in which case contact the vendor for assistance The MaxBox is turned on automatically as soon as it is connected to the power supply if previously turned on in order to enable the automatic restart of the device in the event of a temporary interruption in the electricity supply 2 2 Local access By connecting to a monitor with HDMI interface and a USB mouse and keyboard it is possible to proceed with the configuration described in the following paragraphs without using another terminal The peripherals can be connected even after the device is turned on and it is recommended that the front USB ports are used leaving the rear ports open for the installation of USB serial converters Alleantia s r l 2014 All rights reserved A i e e Alleantia THINGS COMMUNICATING MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN 2 3 Access via WI Fi dongle The Wi Fi dongle optional present in the Alleantia catalogue allows you to turn the MaxBox into an Access Point or to create a wireless network to which your PC tablet and smartphone can connect and display the web monitoring interface enabling the configuration of the system and the display of the data without the use of external routers or without changing the network configuration of the device from which you want to connect To install the dongle just plug it into a free USB port preferably a front port in order to leave the rear ports intend
57. sures configuration gt Custom measures section Figure 15 a popup menu will open that allows you to enter the name of the new measure and select the existing ones which when summed will contribute to its value Figure 16 Plant Monitoring Home Devices Alarms Alarm History Report Documents Favorites Configuration License Manual AE Logout II BE v Synoptics measures configuration Custom measures Server date and time 6 4 14 9 26 AM MA XBOX arma Powered by Alleantia Figure 15 Custom measures Insert a name for the new measure and select the measures adding up to the value Measure name East Power Measures and as Category Inverter ONLINE System variables Device Inverter 1 Inverter st 6 4 14 9 41 28 AM va Model SUNSYS STATION P03 Inverter 1 L IER Inverter 2 Measure System AC Mains Cos phi 0 AC Mains Input Frequency 0 Hz AC Mains R S Voltage OV AC Mains S T Voltage OV AC Mains T R Voltage UV AC side lightning protection false ADC Boards LC communication fault false Alarm present false ef Ok 3 Cancel Figure 16 Custom measures popup window For example if the system is divided into two levels you can create the custom measures East Power and West Power and select the power of the inverters associated to each level for each one Please note that it is only possible to choose measures with the same measure units 27 Alleanti
58. t view Favorites Tools Advanced Help G Back k ba E Search Key Folders Et Seles Address Network Connections 8 local Area Disable Status Repair Network Tasks Create a new connection Z Set up a home or small office network Create Shortcut Change Windows Delete Firewall settings Bridge Connections De e Saiten Disable this network Ki Repair this connection Ca Rename this cannection view status of this connection Change settings of this connection Other Places E Control Panel 6E My Network Places 3 My Documents d My Computer Details YMware Accelerated AMD PCNet Adapter e Select Internet Protocol TCP IP and click on Properties ch Local Area Connection Properties General Connect using EJ VMware Accelerated AMD PCNet Ad Thi connection uses the following items ef Packet T s B Install Uninstall Description Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol The default Wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks C Show icon in notification area when connected Notify me when this connection has limited or po connectivity e Set the network parameters as in the figure namely IP address 192 168 1 5 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Alleantia s r l 2014 Allrights reserved AE Alleantia THINGS COMMUNICATING MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN Internet Protocol TCPA
59. the network to which you are connected has internet access refer to paragraph 4 2 to verify the correctness of the LAN configuration set 4 2 Internet communication test Plant Monitoring Home Devices Alarms AlarmHistory Report Documents Favorites Configuration License Manual Gi Logout gy Se ow TCP IP Test Host Reachability Host Name Host Host Po Host State Google DNS 8 8 8 8 Google www google com 80 VPN Alleantia vpn alleantia com 443 Test web 80 Modbus Test 502 Server date and time 6 3 14 5 00 PM MA X BOX zr Powered ny Alleantia Figure 7 Internet communication test In the Communication gt TCP IP test section the correctness of the LAN configuration to the outside internet network can be verified by testing the reachability of some default hosts and others of your choice By pressing the Jesf button next to each host or alternatively the Jest al one the reachability of these hosts can be verified and the result of the test will be shown in the Host State column In the event that the host cannot be reached check the configuration of the MaxBox LAN network the network wiring or contact your network administrator 20 Alleantia s r l 2014 Allrights reserved ng zm 8 Allean tia THINGS COMMUNICATING MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN 4 3 Port and communication parameters configuration The default configuration of the ports is carried out in the secti
60. the zip extension contains the CSV file with the MaxBox data and an encrypted file with its configuration The file with the md5 extension contains a signature with the MD5 algorithm to verify the correct transfer of the file The file with the sig extension contains a RSA signature to verify that the file was actually generated by an Alleantia product and has not been manipulated to alter the content The remote backup function is incremental in respect to the previous backup If the previous backup is of the previous night the zip will contain the data of a i single day If the previous backup does not exist or it is the first run the zip file will contain ALL the data of the system starting from the commissioning of the plant 58 Alleantia s r l 2014 Allrights reserved Ee Alleantia THINGS COMMUNICATING MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN 7 Dropbox account In addition to the FTP an existing Dropbox account can be indicated as an additional destination for the backup files This account can also be used to upload the documents generated by send to Dropb MaxBox on the Dropbox by pressing the buttons in the application for example in energy reports Figure 58 Before connecting a Dropbox account make sure internet connection is available on the device from which you are configuring Plant Monitoring Home Devices Alarms Alarm History Report Documents Favorites Configuration
61. time 6 4 14 12 04 PM MA Xi 860 xX Greg Powered by A lleantia Figure 68 Modbus gateway The Modbus map with information on the measures shown is created automatically and can be downloaded in Excel format by pressing the button Download Modbus map Excel XLSX which is enabled when the gateway is in turn enabled 8 1 Rules of automatic mapping The mapping of the measures of the devices on the Modbus gateway follows the following rules e For each serial port on the MaxBox to which devices are connected and configured a TCP Modbus slave is created on a different TCP port O O O COM1 gt TCP 502 port COM2 gt TCP 503 port COM3 gt TCP 504 port COM4 gt TCP 505 port COMb5 gt TCP 506 port Ethernet gt TCP 565 port 63 Alleantia s r l 2014 Allrights reserved Alleantia THINGS COMMUNICATING MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN Within each Modbus slave the devices maintain the address configured on the physical device If however this address is greater than 247 the maximum limit of the Modbus protocol it will be arbitrarily reassigned The Modbus devices maintain the same identical mapping of the original device both with regard to the areas as well as the addresses data types etc Byte and word swaps will not be considered Non Modbus devices will show the Boolean types in the coil area and numeric types both in Holding as well as in Input The number will be in 2 word float format The register a
62. une vy 2014 v Include graph in report Report parameters Measures Inverter 1 System Total Energy Accumulated Period Daily Monthly Months May 2014 sp Add June 2014 3 D Delete Graph d Include graph in report Figure 57 Choice of multiple periods for the comparison report between different periods Generate button A few moments later a popup window will open displaying the generated document consisting of a graph and one or more tables at the bottom of the popup window there are buttons that are used to save or forward the report displayed via email The email forwarding occurs after the recipients of the mail have been entered in the appropriate popup window that appears after the Sena button is pressed To use this feature the notification parameters must be configured as described in paragraph 4 7 Energy Report Monthly Plant Monitoring energy report for July 2014 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 BB inverter A System Energia totale prodotta Giomo Energia kWh 0 00 22 52 16 34 19 26 20 43 19 53 Cp um P ON Giorno Energia kWh Giorno Energia kWh 12 21 10 23 0 00 13 19 64 24 0 00 14 17 45 25 0 00 15 19 87 26 0 00 16 21 12 27 D 17 18 23 28 Figure 58 Single measure energy report Alleantia s r l 2014 All rights reserved z e Ice 56 Alleantia MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN 6 FTP
63. w in Figure 22 will appear again 33 Alleantia s r l 2014 All rights reserved Ee Alleantia THINGS COMMUNICATING MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN To delete the synoptic click on the X in the upper right corner of the corresponding tab From now on it is possible to add the displays that will show the values of the measures in the system which are of 2 types numeric and lamp displays The numeric display shows just numeric values while the lamp display shows Boolean values These two displays are shown on the left side of the page To add one simply drag it on to the synoptic into the position where you want it to be shown Once released a popup window will appear as in Figure 24 and Figure 25 to change its properties Display properties x i Measure J Upper title Lower title Background color White I Lamp ON color Red ga Lamp OFF color Green FA Figure 24 Lamp type display parameters I Display properties A i Measure ur E lt Upper title Lower title Background color White ly IL Figure 25 Numeric type display parameters The measure to be shown the upper first line and lower Second row title the colours of the background and of any lamp displays can be chosen Once the parameters have been entered the synoptic will appear for example as shown in Figure 26 34 Alleantia s r l 2014 Allrights reserved Eeer Alleantia
64. work Check that NAT has been configured on the local router on port 80 of the IP address of the MaxBox In the event that you are trying to access the MaxBox through a name and not through an IP address e g mioimpianto no ip org check the DDNS configuration of the router 66 Alleantia s r l 2014 Allrights reserved LE bm oi THINGS COMMUNICATING MaxBox IA User manual version 2 3 10 EN 11 Contacts Alleantia s r l http www alleantia com Registered offices Via Tosco Romagnola 136 56025 Pontedera PI Operating headquarters via Umberto Forti 24 14 56121 Pisa VAT code Tax code IT 02011550502 info alleantia com Alleantia s r l 2014 Allrights reserved 67

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