Phocos CXCOM for CX and CXN Instruction Manual
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1. Page 13 of 34 Phocos CXCOM for CX and CXN Instruction Manual phocos Double click the Phocos CXCOM icon on your computer desktop to run the Phocos CXCOM software Click Comport on the menu bar at the top and set the correct port number If your Com port number is higher then 15 choose manual Then input your comport number January 2011 Or you can click automatic and the software will search for the right comport automatic ally for you a CHCNN charge controller gt eel File Language Hep Screen CX Type i UE il Comil Compa Coma Cored Come Comi Com Curr oe Welcome to CXCOM E ee your effective PV system Analysis l Comil Comiz Conml3 R G Comi i i b A Coml5 A ae Manaa Timem k 3 al Clear CRE Auteenatic 7 p m q CXCOM will help you to understand your PV system CKCOM Applicable to both CX and CHH Page 14 of 34 Phocos CXCOM for CX and CXN Instruction Manual eS phocos January 2011 Please choose the controller type which you want to connect to the interface ca lf E CXACKN charge controller stope 66 e File Language Compot Help Screen CXType vo CRID CRAD CHAD CANDO CANA CHMAD Caa dS Se Kies ae CHAD 48V E Welcome to CXCOM Datalogger your effective PV system Analysis CXCOM will help you to understand Mightight your PV system2. i Phocos CXCOM Welcome to the Phocos CXCOM Setup Wizard The installer will guide you through the steps required to install Phocos CSCO on your computer WARNING This computer program i protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized duplication or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe crvil or criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law Cancel Page 7 of 34 Phocos CXCOM for CX and CXN Instruction Manual eS January 2011 phocos In this window you can choose the folder the software should be installed to your computer TA Phocos CXCOM Select Installation Folder The installer will install Phocos COM to the following folder To install in this folder click Next To install to a different folder enter it below or click Browse Folder E Progranime Phocos Phocos CGEM Install Phocos CXCOM for yourself or for anyone who uses this computer teres ek At the bottom of the window choose Everyone that all users can start the software Page 8 of 34 Phocos CXCOM for CX and CXN Instruction Manual eS January 2011 phocos The window below shows to you that the installation is ready to begin Click Next TA Phocos CXCOM Confirm Installation The installer i ready to install Phocos CACOM on your computer Click Next to start the installation Page 9 of 34 Phocos CXCOM
3. CXCOM aplicable to both CX and CAH Fig 5 4 Controller type Page 15 of 34 Phocos CXCOM for CX and CXN Instruction Manual a phocos January 2011 5 2 State of Charge Controller and Current Values You can switch between the different windows of the program by clicking on the buttons on the left side of the screen i e Status Current Values Menu Setting Night Light If you click on Status you will see the Status window Click on Read from Charge Controller and the window shows you some important details about the system as shown in Fig 5 5 FE CX CXN charge controller File Language Comport Help Screen Comport COM6 Status Read From Charge Battery Information Night Light Function Battery Voltage 126 XV Dusk Dawn Battery Type Liquid Lead Acid Dyfi A A A N ight t py it tt Battery Protection After dusk load is on for2 hours Before dawn load is on for2 hours Low voltage disconnect current compensated 11 4 11 9V System Performance h Other Information CX CXN Menu Button Unlocked Buzzer off Off grid system works very well DAY TIME No disturbance LOAD ON Fig 5 5 State display from the controller Battery type Liquid Lead Acid or GEL Battery voltage The voltage when the charge controller should disconnect the load from the battery to protect it from deep discharge Low Voltage Disconnect Acoustic buzzer that sounds when the ba
4. window After this click ok then click Take File Path The path will be shown to you Now you must give the file a name You can also save more details like battery capacity and or power of solar generator Page 26 of 34 Phocos CXCOM for CX and CXN Instruction Manual January 2011 5 6 Load and Save data to download it again in the software You are able to reload data which you have saved before example Fig 5 14 Load data To do this you must click on the Load data window from the menu on the left Choose the file you would like to view and click load Page 27 of 34 Phocos CXCOM for CX and CXN Instruction Manual a phocos January 2011 5 The Charge Controller Settings Menu The Menu Settings Set the battery voltage that the charge controller should disconnect the load to protect the battery Low Voltage Disconnect State of battery charge buzzer on or off when this function is on a buzzer beep by the different charge states of the battery Lock the menu button This feature allows you to disable the menu button on the controller Select the appropriate battery type GEL AGM or liquid lead acid Set load on or off function only possible by the CXN and only when no night light function is activated Fl cx CXN charge controller E _ O x File Language Comport Help Sc
5. 6V Page 17 of 34 Phocos CXCOM for CX and CXN Instruction Manual a phocos January 2011 Other Information Version number of the Phocos CX CXN Controller Number of hours since beginning of the night Length of the last night in hours Temperature in C Present Current Data Nominal current of the Phocos CX CXN Charge Controller Excess energy available energy of PV generator which the system can t use at the moment Photovoltaic current in percent of the nominal current Load current in percent of the nominal current 5 3 Loading Datalogger data You can see the Datalogger data of the charge controller if you click one of the following windows buttons e Datalogger Shows general data for the datalogger Last Week Shows data for the last seven days last week Last Month Shows data for the last four weeks last month Last Year Shows data for the last twelve months last year Page 18 of 34 Phocos CXCOM for CX and CXN Instruction Manual a phocos January 2011 5 3 1 General Datalogger values You can see the Datalogger data when you click on Datalogger CX CXN charge controller File Language Comport Help Screen Comport COM6 D ata og g r Controller Typ Battery Information Number of low battery load disconnects Number of weeks without fully charged battery Number of months without fully charged battery Ampereho
6. Remove Programs EA Adobe Acrobat 5 0 Size 7 3MB 4dobe Atmosphere Player For Acrobat and Adobe Reader 4dobe Download Manager 1 2 Remove Only Add Men fel Adobe Photoshop Album 2 0 Starter Edition Size 15 5MB HEM S Adobe Reader 6 0 1 Size 44 2MB a fe Borland Delphi 5 Size 127MB in EC Software TNT Screen Capture 2 1 Size 3 07MB ddi Remove windows Components i Phocos CXCOM Sige aI To change this program or remove it From your Change Remove computer click Change Remove Change Remove E So Puen im Phocos CAI v1 0 Driver Access T EE HTML Help Workshop Size 3 87MB DeFaults ae IAR Embedded Workbench Kickstart For MSP430 2 216 Size 1 58MB jp InstantCO DYD is Intel R Extreme Graphics Driver Size 2 LEME Add or Remove Programs x K j Ore vou sure vou want to remove Phocos CACOM From your computer Click Yes then wait for about 1 minute the Phocos CXCOM software will be removed from your system Page 33 of 34 Phocos CXCOM for CX and CXN Instruction Manual a phocos January 2011 7 Technical Support Questions If you have any questions about the software please contact Phocos AG Magirus Deutz Str 12 D 89077 Ulm Germany info phocos com www phocos com Page 34 of 34
7. 83 aw 3 87 State Of Battery Charge in evening 99 99 99 96 99 97 99 PV Amperehours 9 6 8 8 l 8 8 8 amp 8 Z Load Amperehours 5 5 5 8 8 8 3 PV Excess Amperehours 18 18 10 15 19 15 16 Max PV Current in Nominal Current 67 70 65 65 70 72 70 Last Year Max Load Current in Nominal Current 17 System Performance Fully Charged Battery Load Data Low Battery Load Disconnects P lt Save Data PV Overcurrent Clear CX Datalogger Load Overcurrent PV Overvoltage Overtemperature Menu Setting Load Overtemperature Night Light Send To Charge Controller Diagrams Values Fig 5 8 Data last week If you look into the Last Week window you will see two buttons at the bottom of the win dow There you can toggle between data and diagrams Page 20 of 34 Phocos CXCOM for CX and CXN Instruction Manual a phocos January 2011 Explaining of the data Maximum battery voltage each day Minimum battery voltage each day State of battery charge in of the battery in the morning State of battery charge in of the battery in the evening PV amperehours each day Load amperehours each day Excess energy produced by the solar generator each day Maximum current of the solar generator each day Maximum current of the load each day An empty battery on this day will shown you this icon Wied A fully charged battery on this day will shown you this icon ce Failures such as ov
8. Data Average battery state of charge higher than 85 Safety of supply by the complete system is very good Menu Setting Night Light Send To Charge Controller Average Data Fig 5 11 System Performance The System Performance informs you how well the load was supported by energy produced by the system The following questions are answered Is the PV generator able to supply the system with enough energy to power the load s ls the battery being handled well enough to ensure maximum lifetime Is the energy reserve capacity battery large enough to power the system Page 24 of 34 Phocos CXCOM for CX and CXN Instruction Manual January 2011 Average data about the system If you click Average data in the System Performance window you can view average data and possible disturbances in the system aS cx CXN charge controller File Language 7 Comport Help Screen Fig 5 12 Average data Page 25 of 34 Phocos CXCOM for CX and CXN Instruction Manual g 5 5 Saving Data You also have the ability to save data from the datalogger to a Microsoft Excel csv or a text txt file For this feature click save as Excel file or save as txt Fig 5 13 Save data To save as an Excel or text file first click search path and choose a path in the opened
9. Welcome to CXCOM your effective PV system Solution The Core of Independence CXCOM will help you to understand your PV system Phocos CXCOM for CX and CXN Instruction Manual Phocos CXCOM for CX and CXN Instruction Manual January 2011 Contents Me SY See TU Roga Omoni seiorn E EE AEE AE EO 2 Setting up the Phocos CX CXN Charge Controller Menu eseeeessseeseeeeererrrerrrrreen 3 Installing the Drivers for the Phocos MXI uu cccccccccccceccccseeeeeeceeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeees 4 Installing the SOT CW Al asecinsseoscesansgaeascoevcacauuaeanssnesnaveasuacaateaesvatenuaterssnenreaceaneacestaen i TAS Oy AUC a E E edseume atte useetsenensctenencedtied 5 2 State of Charge Controller and Current Values ccccccccsceeeeecceeceeeeeeeeeeeaaees 53l General Datalogger yalles Ree ee ne ene 5 3 2 Datalogger data from last week last month and last year cceeccceeeeeeees o lic 10M eo GIG e E E IS E O ee ee ree ee enn eee ere FFORDE AL ea aret tats ase cate A EA EA EA E OE AT 5 6 Load and Save data to download it again in the software ccccccceceeseteeeees 5 7 he Charge Controller Settines Meni sic 10 00 5 00c0ye cancevetetaprouvelans arri a 5 5 SEUNA Niehe ht PC TIONG srein r neie SEEE NEE SNE EE R e PU UMS E a EA E E E A 6 Removine POCO CX COM acne csc peacnep ne cceet nA e EEEE Te Technical SUPPO QUESTIONS snien E E Page 2 of 34 Phocos CXCOM for CX and CXN Instruction Manual a ph
10. e sunrise hours after sundown HE PHOCOS CX Charge Controller File Language Comport Help Screen Comport COME Night Light Function Read From Charge Controller Select Night Light Function Load On After Dusk Load On Before Dawn Status Load On Off Time Setting Current Value A i i i i i Pnn eae ght Time Period Setting Time Period Setting Datalogger No Night Light Function 0 Hours C OHours g 1 Hour 1 Hour Last Week e 2 Hours C 2 Hours Dusk Dawn s 3 Hours 3 Hours Last Month C 4 Hours C 4 Hours Te da 4 night q Jay C 5Hours C 5Hours a ear cas ma wa OR System Performance After dusk loadis on Before dawn load is Time Setting Time Setting for 1 hour on for 1 hour C 9 2 pm 8 25 Cm Load Data eo er C 4 2 am ES ee Oe Save Data ae a C 12 22 pm C 6 2 am Choose the voltage of the solar generator r ee eee F 22 am Clear CX Datalogger when chargecontroller should know it s day F or night This function depends from dusk and dawn time but you only need to change it when you use the Controller in a new location Menu Setting Soe BMY gece C 327v CC 32v Sa Time Dawn 7 15 am set time for sunrise and sundown Caw Caw 55 Time Dusk u 30 pm C eov C 66v 7 24 l F7 Send To Charge Controller Fig 5 16 Setting nightlight function by hours before sunrise or hours after sundown In this function you must set the hou
11. ect with the left bush of the CXN as you can see in picture 5 2 Page 12 of 34 Phocos CXCOM for CX and CXN Instruction Manual eS phocos Now open the Start menu on your desktop Select Control Panel then System Hardware then Device Manager You will find a window as depicted in fig 5 3 There you will see the Comport connector which is now installed on your computer You must set this Comport connector in the software as shown in the next step Figure 5 4 January 2011 Device Manager E mE Fie Action View Help amp 2 LAPTOPCHRISTINE ui Batteries 43 CDROM H Computer s Disk drives a Display adapters Ha Human Interface Devices IDE ATA ATAPI controllers 38 Imaging devices ge Keyboards 2 Mice and other pointing devices x Modems E Monitors E8 Network adapters E PCMCIA adapters Ports COM amp LPT CTs RRR ELE E E E EE EE F Fhocos MXI COM4 S Processors Sound video and game controllers i System devices z Universal Serial Bus controllers HJHH Intel R 8280 1FB FBM USE Universal Host Controller 2558 Intel R 8280 1FB FBM USE Universal Host Controller 2659 Intel R 8280 1FB FBM USB Universal Host Controller 2654 Intel R 8280 1FB FBM USE Universal Host Controller 2658 Intel R 8280 1FB FBM USB Enhanced Host Controller 265C Phocos MXI USE Root Hub USB Root Hub USB Root Hub USB Root Hub USB Root Hub
12. ertemperature overcurrent etc are indicated by this icon Page 21 of 34 Phocos CXCOM for CX and CXN Instruction Manual a phocos Click on the diagram button to look at four different diagrams created from stored data Ex amples are shown in Fig 5 9 and Fig 5 10 January 2011 HE PHOCOS CX Charge Controller me x File Language Comport Help Screen ome ae Last Week Read From Charge Controller Battery Voltage Voltage Diagram Current Value Datalogger Currents Diagram Amperehours Last Year Diagram Max Voltage System Performance Charge States Batter nat ae Yy Min voltage Save Data Clear CX Datalogger Menu Setting 1 dayi day2 day3 day4 day5 day6 day Night Light Send To Charge Controller Diagrams Values Fig 5 9 Diagram min and max battery voltage each day Page 22 of 34 Phocos CXCOM for CX and CXN Instruction Manual ae phocos January 2011 Figure 5 10 is an example of the diagram depicting the battery state of charge SOC each day The blue bars show the battery SOC in the evening The orange bars show the battery SOC in the morning HE PHOCOS CX Charge Controller File Language Comport Help Screen Comport COMS Last Week Read From Charge Controller Amperehours Status voltage Diagram Current Value Datalogger Currents Diagram Amperehours PY Generator Amperehours Diagram Last Year Amperehours Load System Perfo
13. for CX and CXN Instruction Manual eS January 2011 Phocos CXCOM software is being installed now Installing Phocos CACOM Phocos COM ts being installed Please wait Page 10 of 34 Phocos CXCOM for CX and CXN Instruction Manual eS January 2011 Phocos CXCOM software has been successfully installed TA Phocos CXCOM Installation Complete Phocos CACOM has been successtully installed Click Close bo exit Please use Windows Update to check for any critical updates to the NET Framework The software has now been installed on your computer A shortcut icon will be added to the desktop and the Windows start menu CXCOM Double click the Phocos CXCOM icon on the desktop and the software will run Page 11 of 34 Phocos CXCOM for CX and CXN Instruction Manual eS phocos January 2011 5 The Software Choose the Comport and connect the Charge Controller The CX and CXN have different Interfaces you can see in the pictures CX CX 48V CXI Interface Fig 5 1 Interface Phocos CX Chargecontroller Connect the Phocos CXI cable with any USB Port on your computer and the other end with the Phocos CX Charge Controller Interface as shown in Fig 5 1 CXN CXI Interface CXT Interface Fig 5 2 Interface Phocos CXN Chargecontroller Connect the Phocos CXI cable with any USB Port on your computer and the other end with the CXI CXN adapter which is the same box as the CXI The other end you must conn
14. ocos January 2011 1 System Requirements Windows XP Vista 7 This software runs with Windows XP Vista and 7 You need 6 MB free memory Page 3 of 34 Phocos CXCOM for CX and CXN Instruction Manual eS phocos January 2011 2 Setting up the Phocos CX CXN Charge Controller Menu Program the Phocos CX CXN Charge Controller according to the following diagrams First push and hold the button on the charge controller until you see Picture 1 Then short push the button repeatedly until you see Picture 8 With each push of the button the display will change as shown on the Picture on the right Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3 Picture 4 Picture 5 Picture 6 Picture 7 Picture 8 If you see this picture push and hold the button until you see one of the following Picture 8 1 8 2 or 8 3 see below Next push and hold the button until you see the picture flashing Then short push the button re peatedly until you see Picture 8 3 Page 4 of 34 Phocos CXCOM for CX and CXN Instruction Manual phocos January 2011 Picture 8 1 Picture 8 2 Picture 8 3 a el J T a After you see Picture 8 3 push and hold the button to save the setting Short push the but ton once and you will see the Picture 8 again Short push the button again and you will see the Picture 9 Picture 9 rE N Once you see Picture 9 short push button one more time You will now be of the charge controller pr
15. ogramming menu The Phocos CX CXN Charge Controller is now ready for communication with the Phocos CXCOM software Page 5 of 34 Phocos CXCOM for CX and CXN Instruction Manual a phocos January 2011 3 Installing the Drivers for the Phocos MXI Please notice CXI Interface is replace now through MXI but the installation and operation is the same for both In order to install drivers you must connect the Phocos MXI cable to a USB port of your computer To install drivers for the Phocos MXI cable it is not necessary to connect to the Phocos CX CXN charge controller to the interface cable You only need to connect the interface cable with the USB port of your computer To install the drivers for the Phocos MXI use the installation guide The installation guide is located in the following folder Phocos MXI driver InstallationsGuide pdf Page 6 of 34 Phocos CXCOM for CX and CXN Instruction Manual phocos January 2011 4 Installing the Software To install the software you have to start setup exe on the CD Rom Follow the instructions of the setup Step 1 Install the Microsoft NET Framework When you click on the CXCOM setup windows starts to download automatically framework 4 0 which is necessary to run the software Please following the instructions Step 2 Start the setup exe to install the software Start setup and you will see the picture below Click Next and you will get to the next win dow
16. reen Total Discharged Battery Protection Read From Charge Controller Low voltage disconnect current compensated 11 4 11 9 Low voltage disconnect current compensated 11 0 11 75 Current Value Low voltage disconnect current compensatedfadaptive 11 0 12 2 Datalogger Low voltage dizconnect 11 5 Low voltage dizconnect 11 0 Last Year Battery Type Liquid Lead Acid CX CXN Menu Button Locked Acoustic Battery State Of Charge Signal Ee System Performance Clear CX CEN Datalogger Load Save Data Save Data MENSE Night Light Send To Charge Controller This setting if only possible when no nightlight function is selected Gel Or AGM Lead Acid C Unlocked Load settings this function is only possible by CXN Load on Load off Fig 5 15 Menu settings Page 28 of 34 Phocos CXCOM for CX and CXN Instruction Manual a phocos January 2011 5 8 Setting Nightlight Functions You have three options when setting the nightlight function This is the feature that can switch the load on during a period of time at night The load will be switched off during the day Load on off as a period of time before sunrise hours a period of time after sundown hours or set a specific time for load on off Load on the whole night No nightlight function This selection allows you to turn the load on off manually using the menu button on the controller Load on hours befor
17. rmance meExcess Amperehours Charge States er a tf e Load Data Clear CX Datalogger Menu Setting dayi day2 day3 day4 dayS day6 day Diagrams Values Fig 5 10 Battery state of charge each day Night Light Send To Charge Controller The data for Last Month and Last Year can also be obtained These diagrams will be displayed by using the weekly or monthly averages for most data The min and max voltage diagram and min and max currents diagram are displayed as the minimum and maximum values for battery voltage and current flow values for each week or month Page 23 of 34 Phocos CXCOM for CX and CXN Instruction Manual a maa OOs 5 4 System Performance Click on System Performance and you will see a window similar to Fig 5 11 ll cx CXN charge controller O x File Language Comport Help Screen System Performance PV Generator Read From Charge Controller Canthe PV generator support the system always or is there sometimes too less energy High PV energy reserve Current Value Usage of the PY energy is less than 40 Datalogger Would the battery be handled so that a long life is guaranteed No risk of sulphation Last Year SS LST PEO ane The battery usage is ok Clear CX CXH Datalogger Safety Of Supply Load Save Data Is the energy store battery big enough to have a good safety of supply Save
18. rs before sunrise and hours after sundown when the load should be switched on After this click Send to Charge Controller Then click Read from Charge Controller in order to verify that your settings have been changed Page 29 of 34 Phocos CXCOM for CX and CXN Instruction Manual a setting Times for Sunrise and Sundown For this function you must first set the time of sunrise and sundown Then choose the time when you want the load switched on PHOCOS CX Charge Controller Fig 5 17 Setting times for sunrise sundown Page 30 of 34 Phocos CXCOM for CX and CXN Instruction Manual setting Controller for Load on in Morning or Evening PHOCOS CX Charge Controller wea Fig 5 18 Setting the time for load on off Page 31 of 34 Phocos CXCOM for CX and CXN Instruction Manual G phocos January 2011 5 9 Use the help If you have problems use the help function on the menu bar Fig 5 19 Help menu Page 32 of 34 Phocos CXCOM for CX and CXN Instruction Manual eS phocos January 2011 6 Removing Phocos CKCOM To remove the software from your computer go to Start menu setting Control Panel Add or remove programs select Phocos CXCOM then click the Remove button EH Add Remove Programs a 3 E oj x E Name ea Currently installed programs Sort bys Mame S ya Change cr i Adobe Acrobat Reader 6 0 2 Update Size 5 66MB A
19. ttery becomes empty Load settings for the nightlight function Button lock the charge controller menu button is locked or not Here you can see load on or off at the charge controller at the moment and if the charge controller knows it is currently NIGHT or DAY Page 16 of 34 Phocos CXCOM for CX and CXN Instruction Manual January 2011 Click on button Current Values to see the current status of system as shown in Fig 5 6 E CX CXN charge controller File Language Comport Help Screen Comport COM6 Curre nt Val ue Read From Charge Other Information Controller CX CXN Version Hours Since Night Began Night Length Last Night in hours Temperature in C Last Week M Battery Information Last Month Battery Voltage in V Last Year Battery State Of Charge in End of charge voltage System Performance Battery Charge Mode Clear CX CXN Datalogger Present Current data Nominal Current Excess energy PV generator in PV current in A load current in A Night Light PV Ah this day Send To Charge Controller Load Ah this day Fig 5 6 Current data of the charge controller Explaining the Data in the Current Value window Battery Information Battery voltage in V is the current battery voltage Battery state of charge SOC in SOC voltage change effected by setting adaptive in V End of Charge Voltage in V The Battery Charge mode BOOST 14 4V 28 8V or EQUAL 14 8V 29
20. urs Used PV Amperehours Load Amperehours Other Information Average battery state in the mornings in Start Of Recording Days Fig 5 7 Data of the chargecontroller Datalogger If you click Read from Charge Controller you can download the current saved data from the Charge Controller Datalogger Battery Information Number of low battery load disconnects these are the disconnects to save the battery from deep discharge Weeks Months without a fully charged battery Amperehours Amperehours to the load and coming from the solar generator Other Information Average state of charge of the battery in the morning Number of days since the last time the Datalogger was cleared recording days Page 19 of 34 Phocos CXCOM for CX and CXN Instruction Manual January 2011 5 3 2 Datalogger data from last week last month and last year The windows Last Week Last Month and Last Year display the same information at different resolutions Explanation based on data from last week w PHOCOS CX Charge Controller File Language Comport Help Screen Comport COmM10 Last Week Read From Charge Day1 is the latest Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Controller Max Battery Voltage 145 13514 144143137138 Min Battery Voltage 11 9 11 9 121 12 2 Te e 11 8 State Of Battery Charge in morning 87
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