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1. The following options can be edited Alarm Status group lt Internal alarm contact gt 66 e e E tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e The Omnicharge has one internal alarm contact designated as 1 When this option is checked the internal alarm contact will be activated until the user manually resets the charger lt External alarm contacts gt The Omnicharge is capable to control up to eight external alarm contacts With the optional Alarm Output Expander kit art 5055630 three external alarm contacts are available 1 TD and 3 Use this option to choose which external alarm contact will be activated during the error stage 67 e e E tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e 9 END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT IMPORTANT READ CAREFULLY SOFTWARE PRODUCT here means Software image files all accompanying files data and materials received with your order of Dashboard Please read the following terms and conditions carefully before using this SOFTWARE PRODUCT By clicking on the I ACCEPT button by opening the package that contains the SOFTWARE PRODUCT or by copying downloading accessing or otherwise using the SOFTWARE PRODUCT you agree to be bound by the terms of this License and you represent that you are authorized to enter into this Agreement on behalf of your corporate entity if applicable If you do not agree to any of the terms of this License or
2. Alarm Status Internal alarm contact lo External alarm contacts ti Ooze Eis E E Es CC The following options and parameters can be edited lt Enable stage gt When this option is checked the bulk stage will be enabled in your charge program Output Status group lt Voltage gt Shows the charge voltage which will be applied to the battery under constant voltage charging conditions lt Current Limit gt Shows the maximum charge current that will be delivered to the battery under constant current conditions Bulk Timers group lt Min bulk time gt Shows the minimum allowed duration of the bulk stage lt Max bulk time gt Shows the maximum allowed duration of the bulk stage lt Max timer start condition gt 52 e e E tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e Shows the condition at which the bulk timer will start lt On time out go to gt Shows the stage to jump to when the bulk timer has expired Bulk End group lt Bulk end condition gt Shows the condition at which the bulk stage will end lt Bulk end delay time gt Shows the time in which Bulk end condition must be met before the bulk stage is considered to be finished lt On bulk end go to gt Shows the stage to jump to when the bulk end condition has been met Alarm Status group lt Internal alarm contact gt The Omnicharge has one internal alarm contact designated as TT When this option is checked the in
3. 2 1 Getting started with the Dashboard software To start the Dashboard communication software after installing proceed with the following steps 1 Click on the Windows START button 2 Select PROGRAMS followed by Dashboard 3 Choose the Dashboard icon to launch the software When your device is connected to the PC a corresponding icon will appear in the Device manager LTT r HE tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e A EXPLAINING THE DASHBOARD ENVIRONMENT The image below shows an example of the running Dashboard application TBS Electronics Dashboard File View E Xpertpro Tools Window Help Device Manager x E Xpert pro C MAIN BATTER 0C12 60 Battery Charger PSC1600 12 60 Inverter Charger Main Battery Aux Battery Low Battery Alarm 7 Enable alarm and use contact Alarm on level Alarm off level Alarm on delay time Minimum alarm on time Maximum alarm on time Low Voltage Alarm Enable alarm and use contact internal 10 5 10 High Voltage Alarm Details Enable alarm and use contact Internal Connected to Firmware version Recording Dashboard features a so called MDI interface with a Device Manager on the left side and a working area on the right side of the screen When one or more devices are connected to your PC corresponding icons will appear in the Device Manager window A double click on one of
4. When you wish to open an earlier made charge program press the Open File button and select the desired file Pressing the Advanced Button will switch the Charge Program Editor to Advanced Mode The following options and parameters can be edited Stages group lt Soft Start gt When this option is checked the soft start stage will be enabled in your charge program The soft start stage lets the charge program start with a current limit of 25 of the set maximum current The charge program jumps to Bulk when the battery voltage is higher than or equal to 12 00V 24 00V by default This level can be changed in Advanced Mode lt Float amp Pulse gt When this option is checked both the float and pulse stages will be enabled in your charge program When unchecked the Stop stage is enabled and both the float and pulse stages are disabled Bulk amp Absorption group lt Charge voltage gt Shows the charge voltage which will be applied to the battery under constant voltage charging conditions lt Global charge time out gt Shows the maximum allowed overall duration of a complete charge cycle lt Absorption time out gt Shows the minimum allowed duration of the absorption stage lt Absorption end current gt Shows the absorption end current Absorption stage will end when the charge current is below this level for 30 seconds The charge program jumps to float or stop depending on state of the Float amp Pulse checkbox
5. tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e The battery voltage at which the inverter continues operation after a Low Battery Protect shutdown lt Voltage drop compensation gt Enable if you want to compensate the DC cable voltage drop This lowers the shutdown level as more current is drawn from the battery Automatic Stand By ASB group lt Mode gt Turn ASB on or off If on the inverter will jump to ASB mode automatically when the connected load power consumption drops below the on level In ASB mode the inverter pulses its output sine wave in order to detect when the connected load requires more power again As soon as the load power demand is above the off level the inverter will automatically jump to continuous mode delivering uninterrupted power to the load While running in ASB mode the Powersine Combi itself draws significantly less current from the battery When disabled the inverter will always run in continuous mode which is better for critical loads like computers clocks and AV equipment lt On level gt ABS on level The level at which the inverter jumps to ASB mode starts pulsing lt Off level gt ASB off level The level at which the inverter jumps to continuous mode stops pulsing 6 2 3 The Charger tab The Charger tab of the Setup window is shown below 31 Dd tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e Transfer Switch Charge Current Limit Level v Allow remote control to
6. Float amp Pulse group lt Float voltage gt 46 e e E tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e Shows the charge voltage in float maintenance mode lt Float time out gt Shows the maximum allowed duration of the float stage before entering the pulse stage The pulse stage does a 1 hour charge with a charge voltage equal to the bulk absorption voltage When the pulse stage is finished the charge program jumps back to the float stage lt Return to Bulk voltage gt Shows the return to bulk voltage When the battery voltage drops below this level for 30 seconds the charge program will return to the bulk stage Stop grou lt Return to Bulk voltage gt Shows the return to bulk voltage When the battery voltage drops below this level for 30 seconds the charge program will return to the bulk stage 8 2 Advanced Mode In Advanced Mode the Charge Program Editor allows you to create charge programs containing up to 10 different stages These stages are named Soft Start Bulk Ext Bulk Absorption Analyze Float Pulse Equalize Stop and Error All stages can be configured independently using different tabs inside the Charge Program Editor window The user can also decide which stage to skip or not For overall charge program settings a General tab is available as well You can switch between Simple and Advanced Mode any time by clicking the Simple Advan
7. overcharged by not starting the complete charge process again after a short AC mains interruption 5 2 2 The Alarms tab 24 LTT r HE tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e The Alarms tab of the Setup window is shown below Low Voltage Alarm Enable alarm and use contact High Voltage Alarm v Enable alarm and use contact Alarm on level Alarm off level Alarm on delay time Low Temperature Alarm Enable alarm and use contact High Temperature Alarm Enable alarm and use contact The following options and parameters can be edited Low Voltage Alarm group lt Enable alarm and use contact gt Shows if the battery low voltage alarm is enabled or disabled as well as which alarm contact will be activated Please note that the Omnicharge battery chargers will not charge batteries with a voltage lower than 1V cell 6V 12V and 12V 24V to avoid hazardous situations lt Alarm on level gt Shows the voltage at which the low voltage alarm will be activated lt Alarm off level gt Shows the voltage at which the low voltage alarm will be deactivated lt Alarm on delay time gt Shows the time the Alarm on condition must be met before activating the alarm High Voltage Alarm group lt Enable alarm and use contact gt Shows if the battery high voltage alarm is enabled or disabled as well as which alarm contact will be activated 25 e e E tbs electronic
8. Dd tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e V Enable stage Output Status Voltage Current Limit Soft Start Timers Min soft start time Max soft start time Max timer start condition On time out go to Soft Start End Soft start end condition Voltage gt v 12 00 Soft start end delay time 30sec On soft start end go to Bulk Alarm Status Internal alarm contact lo External alarm contacts CU D 003 Oe Os ie Eis is The following options and parameters can be edited lt Enable stage gt When this option is checked the soft start stage will be enabled in your charge program Output Status group lt Voltage gt Shows the charge voltage which will be applied to the battery under constant voltage charging conditions lt Current Limit gt Shows the maximum charge current that will be delivered to the battery under constant current conditions Soft Start Timers group lt Min soft start time gt Shows the minimum allowed duration of the Soft Start stage lt Max soft start time gt Shows the maximum allowed duration of the Soft Start stage lt Max timer start condition gt 50 e e E tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e Shows the condition at which the soft start timer will start lt On time out go to gt Shows the stage to jump to when the soft start timer has expired Soft Start End group lt Soft start end
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10. Stop end delay time gt Shows the time in which Stop end condition must be met before the stop stage is considered to be finished lt On stop end go to gt Shows the stage to jump to when the stop end condition has been met 65 e e E tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e Alarm Status group lt Internal alarm contact gt The Omnicharge has one internal alarm contact designated as 1 When this option is checked the internal alarm contact will be activated during the complete stop stage lt External alarm contacts gt The Omnicharge is capable to control up to eight external alarm contacts With the optional Alarm Output Expander kit art 5055630 three external alarm contacts are available 1 TD and 3 Use this option to choose which external alarm contact will be activated during the complete stop stage 8 2 11 The Error tab The error stage is not used in the factory default Flooded GEL and AGM charge programs If from one of the above mentioned stages you have enabled a jump to the error stage under certain conditions you can use this tab to configure which alarm contact will be activated In the error stage the charger output will be turned off completely To restart the charger the user needs to turn the power switch off and on again The Error tab is shown below Alarm Status Internal alarm contact dn External alarm contacts II 2 COIIS 4 5 e
11. are hours minutes The Low and High Voltage Alarm groups lt Enable alarm and use contact gt Shows if the low or high voltage alarm is enabled or disabled as well as which alarm contact will be used Besides its internal alarm contact the e xpert pro can control up to eight external alarm contacts With the optional Alarm Output Expander kit art 5055630 three external contacts are available External 1 External 2 and External 3 lt Alarm on level gt Shows the voltage at which the low or high voltage alarm will be activated Both the low and high voltage alarms have a hysteresis of 0 1V lt Alarm on delay time gt The time the alarm on conditions must be met before the alarm is activated 4 4 3 The Aux Battery Alarms tab The Aux Battery tab on the Alarms tab of the Setup window is shown below Main Battery Aux Battery Low Voltage Alarm Enable alarm and use contact High Voltage Alarm Enable alarm and use contact 17 e e E tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e The Low and High Voltage Alarm groups lt Enable alarm and use contact gt Shows if the low or high voltage alarm is enabled or disabled as well as which alarm contact will be used Besides its internal alarm contact the e xpert pro can control up to eight external alarm contacts With the optional Alarm Output Expander kit art 5055630 three external contacts are available Exter
12. condition gt Shows the condition at which the Soft Start stage will end lt Soft start end delay time gt Shows the time in which Soft start end condition must be met before the soft start stage is considered to be finished lt On soft start end go to gt Shows the stage to jump to when the soft start end condition has been met Alarm Status group lt Internal alarm contact gt The Omnicharge has one internal alarm contact designated as TT When this option is checked the internal alarm contact will be activated during the complete soft start stage lt External alarm contacts gt The Omnicharge is capable to control up to eight external alarm contacts With the optional Alarm Output Expander kit art 5055630 three external alarm contacts re available 1 I LZ and 3 Use this option to choose which external alarm contact will be activated during the complete soft start stage 8 2 3 The Bulk tab The Bulk stage is enabled in the factory default Flooded GEL and AGM charge programs but can be disabled in your custom charge program if desirable The Bulk tab is shown below 51 KD tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e V Enable stage Output Status Voltage Current Limit Bulk Timers Min bulk time Max bulk time Max timer start condition On time out go to Bulk End Bulk end condition Bulk end delay time On bulk end go to
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14. down menu is depending on the type of TBS product selected in the Device Manager the contents of this menu will also automatically adapt to this Currently four TBS product types are supported in Dashboard and each corresponding device name menu will be explained below e xpert e xpert pro or e xpert 501 lt Show Panel gt Launch the control panel in the working area lt Status gt Launch the selected device s Status Window lt History gt Launch the selected device s History Window lt Setup gt Launch the selected device s Setup Window lt Rename gt e e E tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e Rename the selected device lt Make Report gt Create and save a text file that lists all status history and setup data of the selected device Omnicharge e g OC12 60 or OC24 30 lt Show Panel gt Launch the control panel in the working area lt Setup gt Launch the selected device s Setup Window lt Rename gt Rename the selected device lt Make Report gt Create and save a text file that lists all status and setup data of the selected device Powersine Combi e g PSC 1600 12 60 or PSC1800 24 35 lt Show Panel gt Launch the control panel in the working area lt Setup gt Launch the selected device s Setup Window lt Rename gt Rename the selected device lt Make Report gt Create and save a text file that lists all status and setup data of the sele
15. executed when the trigger conditions are met Some example actions are Force Charge Stage to Float Activate Internal Alarm Contact On the left of each condition and action there is a checkbox to enable or disable the corresponding condition or action If all conditions and actions are disabled all checkboxes are unchecked the Trigger Action is empty and therefore disabled It s description will show Not used when empty The factory default setting for Trigger Action 1 Is If Any Error is Active then Activate Internal Alarm Contact Which simply means that the internal alarm contact is activated when the Powersine Combi is in error mode regardless of what caused the error 36 e e E tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e Triggers overview lt Battery Voltage gt True when the battery voltage is either lower than or higher than the trigger level lt Battery Current gt True when the current in or out of the battery is either lower than or higher than the trigger level A charge current is represented as a positive number no sign and a discharge current as a negative number minus sign lt Battery Temperature gt True when the temperature of the battery in C is either ower than or higher than the trigger level Requires a connected battery temperature sensor included with the device lt AC In Voltage gt True when the AC input voltage is either lower than or higher than the trigger level
16. in your charge program Analyze Timer group lt Max analyze time gt Shows the maximum duration of the analyze stage lt On time out go to gt Shows the stage to jump to when the Max analyze time has expired Analyze Fail group lt Analyze fail condition gt Shows the condition at which the analyze stage will fail lt Analyze fail delay time gt Shows the time in which Analyze fail condition must be met before the analyze stage is considered to be failed lt On analyze fail go to gt 58 e e E tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e Shows the stage to jump to when the analyze fail condition has been met Alarm Status group lt nternal alarm contact gt The Omnicharge has one internal alarm contact designated as 1 When this option is checked the internal alarm contact will be activated during the complete analyze stage lt External alarm contacts gt The Omnicharge is capable to control up to eight external alarm contacts With the optional Alarm Output Expander kit art 5055630 three external alarm contacts are available 1 TD and 3 Use this option to choose which external alarm contact will be activated during the complete analyze stage 8 2 7 The Float tab The Float stage is enabled in the factory default Flooded GEL and AGM charge programs but can be disabled in your custom charge program if desirable The Float tab is shown below V Enable sta
17. lt AC In Current gt True when the AC input current is either ower than or higher than the trigger level lt AC In Power gt True when the AC input power in VA s is either lower than or higher than the trigger level lt AC In Frequency gt True when the AC input frequency is either lower than or higher than the trigger level lt AC In Current Limit gt True when the AC input current limit level is either ower than or higher than the trigger level The AC input current limit level represents the maximum continuous current that the device will draw from the AC input source This level can be set by Dashboard or the optional Universal Remote Control lt AC In Signal gt True when the AC input signal is either good bad present or not present A signal is considered good when its voltage frequency and fidelity are within boundaries for a predefined analysis time and the transfer switch is closed A signal is considered bad when either its voltage frequency or fidelity are not within boundaries after the predefined analysis time Any signal applied to the AC input will mark the signal as present as soon as the signal is applied No signal applied to the AC input will mark the signal as not present lt AC Out Voltage gt True when the AC output voltage is either lower than or higher than the trigger level 37 e e E tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e lt AC Out Current gt True when the AC output current is either
18. modify existing charge programs using the Charge Program Editor This way the Powersine Combi can be adapted to all types of batteries 6 1 Powersine Combi display panel Using the Show Panel command or by double clicking on the desired TBS product icon in the device manager a display panel will appear in the working area The Powersine Combi display panel is shown below gt PSC1600 12 60 Ss charger inverter AC in AC in current limit EE 16 0A max charge current 100 BATTERY The panel s top section shows the charge progress bar the power indication bar and the mode indicators The charge progress bar is only active when in charger mode and gives a rough indication of the charge progress The power indication bar is a dual function level bar It indicates the percentage of delivered output power in inverter mode turns red if more than nominal output power is being delivered to the load In charger mode this level bar indicates the percentage of delivered charging current The mode indicators indicate the operating mode of the Powersine Combi as well as the status of each different mode charger off Not charging on green Charging on blinking red Error on red Charger disabled 27 e e E tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e inverter Off Not inverting On green Inverting or power boosting On blinking red Error On red Inverter disabled AC in Off No AC input present
19. the optional Alarm Output Expander kit art 5055630 three external alarm contacts are available 1 TD and 3 Use this option to choose which external alarm contact will be activated during the complete equalize stage 8 2 10 The Stop tab The stop stage is disabled in the factory default Flooded GEL and AGM charge programs but can be enabled in your custom charge program if desirable This stage can be used to stop the charge process after the absorption stage instead of going to the float stage In the error stage the charger output will be turned off The Stop tab is shown below 64 Dd tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e V Enable stage Stop Timer Max stop time Infinite On time out go to Stop Stop End Stop end condition Voltage lt el 10 50 Stop end delay time beer On stop end go to Bulk Alarm Status Internal alarm contact DI External alarm contacts ti O 83s Othe Mus Oe Oty UU The following options and parameters can be edited lt Enable stage gt When this option is checked the stop stage will be enabled in your charge program Stop Timer group lt Max stop time gt Shows the maximum duration of the stop stage lt On time out go to gt Shows the stage to jump to when the Max stop time has expired Stop End group lt Stop end condition gt Shows the condition at which the stop stage will end lt
20. these icons will launch a linked control panel in the working area This control panel shows real time data from the corresponding device Depending on availability from the corresponding device up to three white buttons on the bottom side of the control panel will activate the Status History and Setup Windows In the above image the Setup window of an e xpert pro battery monitor is activated Selecting an icon in the Device Manager will also create a dedicated pull down menu in the menu bar 3 1 The Menu bar The menu bar contains six pull down menus each offering a number of corresponding execution commands e e E tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e 3 1 1 Menu bar File lt New Recoraing gt Runs the recording wizard to start logging parameter data of your preferred device Follow the wizard instructions on your screen to setup the recording During recording a small three button control panel will appear in the working area This panel will enable you to stop pause or restart your recording lt Exit gt Closes the Dashboard application 3 1 2 Menu bar View lt Device Manager gt Check or uncheck the Device Manager to enable or disable its appearance on the left side of the screen lt Status Bar gt Check or uncheck the Status Bar to enable or disable its appearance on the bottom of the screen 3 1 3 Menu bar Device name e g expert pro or OC12 60 Since the name of this pull
21. 21 e e E tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e lt Backlight on oft gt Configures the Va input to control the backlight In this mode the backlight is switched ON at an input voltage higher than 2V and switched OFF if the voltage is below 1V The Communication group lt Request mode gt When enabled the battery monitor only sends data when requested When disabled the battery monitor broadcasts data lt E Xpert 501 compatibility mode gt When enabled the e xpert pro sends parameter data in the same format as the E Xpert 501 99 Dd tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e 5 OMNICHARGE CONTROL Dashboard allows display setup and readout of all available parameters of your Omnicharge battery charger Additionally Dashboard allows you to create new or modify existing charge programs using the Charge Program Editor This way the Omnicharge can be adapted to all types of batteries 5 1 Omnicharge display panel Using the Show Panel command or by double clicking on the desired TBS product icon in the device manager a display panel will appear in the working area The Omnicharge display panel is shown below This panel shows the charge progress bar the output current indication bar and the present battery voltage current and temperature When the temperature sensor is not connected the temperature reading shows C 5 2 Omnicharge setup Important Omnicharge setup by Dashboard is only possi
22. 4 The Transfer Switch tab The Transfer Switch tab of the Setup window is shown below AC in Analysis Minimum voltage no delay Minimum voltage delayed Minimum voltage delay time Maximum voltage Minimum frequency Maximum frequency Analysis time Sensitivity AC mm Current Limit Level J Allow remote control to override limit level v Allow AC n current to exceed limit level Ground Switch v Enable ground switch in Inverter mode connect N to PE The Transfer Switch tab of the setup window allows the following settings AC in Analysis group lt Minimum voltage no delay gt The minimum allowed AC input voltage When the AC input voltage is lower than this level the AC input will be rejected immediately and the transfer switch will open disconnecting AC in lt Minimum voltage delayed gt The minimum allowed AC input voltage When the AC input voltage is lower than this level for a duration of Minimum voltage delay time the AC input will be rejected and the transfer switch will open disconnecting AC in lt Minimum voltage delay time gt 33 e e E tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e The time the AC input voltage has to be lower than Minimum voltage delayed before the AC input is rejected lt Maximum Voltage gt The maximum allowed AC input voltage When the AC input voltage is higher than this level the AC input will be rejected and the
23. Action 1 v Enable If the following condition is met Any Error is Active Perform the following action Activate Internal Alarm Contact Edit Trigger Action 2 Enable Trigger Actions allow you to let the Powersine Combi perform actions when a specified conditions are met On firmware versions 1 1 0 1 1 1 and 1 1 2 two Trigger Actions are available On firmware versions 1 1 3 and up four Trigger Actions are available divided over two Setup window tabs Trigger Action 1 2 3 and 4 groups lt Enable gt Enable or disable this Trigger Action lt Description gt 35 Dd tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e A description of this Trigger Action lt Edit button gt Press this button to open the Trigger Action edit window shown below If any v lof the following trigger conditions are met 7 Any Error x lis Active Perform the following actions v Activate Internal Alarm Contact Each Trigger Action is made up of a trigger part and an action part The trigger part can hold up to three conditions When multiple conditions are enabled you can choose whether any one condition or all conditions must be met be in order to perform the action s Some example conditions are Battery Voltage is Greater Than 13 0V AC In Voltage is Less Than 200V Charge Stage is Float Any Error is Active The action part can hold up to three actions which are all
24. abled as well as which alarm contact will be used Besides its internal alarm contact the e xpert pro can control up to eight external alarm contacts With the optional Alarm Output Expander kit art 5055630 three external contacts are available External 1 External 2 and External 3 lt Alarm on level gt Shows both the state of charge and the voltage at which the low battery alarm will be activated When the state of charge percentage has fallen below this value or the battery voltage has fallen below this value the alarm will be activated lt Alarm off level gt When the State of charge percentage has risen above this value and the alarm was activated the alarm will deactivate again When FULL is selected the alarm is deactivated when the Auto sync parameters are met lt Alarm on delay time gt The time the alarm on conditions must be met before the alarm is activated lt Minimum alarm on time gt Minimum time that the alarm relay stays activated even if the State of charge percentage has risen above the alarm off level Units are hours minutes 16 e e E tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e lt Maximum alarm on time gt Maximum time that the alarm stays activated even if the state of charge percentage is still below the alarm off value The value indicates infinite at which the relay will stay activated until the state of charge has risen above the alarm off level Units
25. act gt The Omnicharge has one internal alarm contact designated as 1 When this option is checked the internal alarm contact will be activated during the complete float stage lt External alarm contacts gt The Omnicharge is capable to control up to eight external alarm contacts With the optional Alarm Output Expander kit art 5055630 three external alarm contacts are available 1 TD and 3 Use this option to choose which external alarm contact will be activated during the complete float stage 8 2 8 The Pulse tab 60 Dd tbs electronics The Pulse stage is enabled in the factory default Flooded GEL and AGM charge programs but can be disabled in your custom charge program if desirable This stage can be used to deliver a short refresh charge to the battery when it is connected to the charger for an extended time The Pulse tab is shown below V Enable stage Output Status Voltage Current Limit Pulse Timer Max pulse time On time out go to Pulse End Pulse end condition Voltage lt Pulse end delay time On pulse end go to Alarm Status Internal alarm contact Jig External alarm contacts Di Oz Os Oe Otis Ote Oty Mus The following options and parameters can be edited lt Enable stage gt When this option is checked the pulse stage will be enabled in your charge program Output Status group lt Vo
26. age error is either active or not active The device enters low battery voltage error mode when the battery voltage is too low for the device to work properly All modules are disabled lt High Battery Voltage Error gt True when the high battery voltage error is either active or not active The device enters high battery voltage error mode when the battery voltage is too high for the device to work properly All modules are disabled lt High Battery Ripple Error gt True when the high battery ripple error is either active or not active This error is usually caused by improper installation lt AC Overload Error gt True when the AC output overload error is either active or not active lt High Temperature Error gt True when the high device temperature error is either active or not active lt Charge Program Error gt True when the charge program error is either active or not active 39 e e E tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e lt External Error gt True when the external error is either active or not active lt Any Error gt True when any of the above errors is either active or not active Actions overview lt Do Nothing gt Perform no action lt Activate Internal Alarm Contact 1 2 gt Activates the device s onboard alarm contact On devices equipped with two alarm contacts the number specifies which contact to use lt Activate External Alarm Contact 1 8 gt Activates an alarm contact on
27. an alarm output expander connected to the device The number specifies the contact to use Currently only a 3 output alarm output expander is available which contains 3 potential free alarm contacts lt Force Inverter Mode Off gt Disables the inverter module on the device The inverter on LED is continuously red to indicate this module is disabled lt Force Inverter Mode On gt Enables the inverter module on the device and operate in normal mode Automatic Stand By disabled The inverter on LED may be off continuously green or flashing red depending on operating mode and status lt Force Inverter Mode ASB gt Enables the inverter module and the Automatic Stand By feature The inverter on LED may be off continuously green or flashing red depending on operating mode and status lt Force Charger Mode Off gt Disables the charger module on the device The charger on LED is continuously red to indicate this module is disabled lt Force Charger Mode On gt Enables the charger module and operate in normal mode The charger on LED may be off continuously green or flashing red depending on operating mode and status lt Force Charger Mode Forced Float gt AQ e e E tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e Enables the charger module and forces float stage when charging The charger on LED may be off continuously green or flashing red depending on operating mode and status lt Fo
28. battery monitor synchronizes too early increase this value Discharge Floor group lt Level gt The reference point at which the battery needs to be recharged When the state of charge percentage falls below this value the Charge Battery indicator starts flashing while the time remaining readout shows 0 00 and the state of charge bar is empty Battery Temperature group Choose to either measure the battery temperature using the optional temperature sensor or set the battery temperature manually Time Remaining group lt Averaging filter gt Specifies the time window of the moving averaging filter There are three settings where setting 0 gives the fastest Time remaining readout response and setting 2 the slowest The best setting will depend on the type of battery load and your personal preference 4 4 2 The Main Battery Alarms tab The Main Battery tab on the Alarms tab of the Setup window is shown below 15 e e EE tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e Main Battery Aux Battery Low Battery Alarm 4 Enable alarm and use contact Alarm on level Alarm off level Alarm on delay time Minimum alarm on time Maximum alarm on time Low Voltage Alarm Enable alarm and use contact High Voltage Alarm Enable alarm and use contact The Low Battery Alarm group lt Enable alarm and use contact gt Shows if the low battery alarm is enabled or dis
29. ble when dipswitch 1 on the Omnicharge is set to ON EXT Using the Setup command will launch the Omnicharge setup window 5 2 1 The General tab The Omnicharge setup window will open on the General tab as shown below 93 Dd tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e Charge Program Program 1 Program 2 Program 3 Program 4 General v Enable Buzzer AC fail memory time The General tab of the setup window allows the following settings Charge Program group The charge program group shows the four available charge program banks of your Omnicharge battery charger You can select one of the desired default charge programs or a custom made charge program saved in Program bank 4 The default Programs 1 Flooded 2 Gel and 3 AGM cannot be replaced or edited Program 4 can be edited or replaced by pressing the Edit button which opens the Charge Program Editor When done press the Ok button to transfer all changed data to the Omnicharge or press the Cancel button to close the setup window without transferring any data to the Omnicharge General group lt Enable Buzzer gt Enable or disable the internal buzzer which sounds when activating the charger or when the charge process is finished lt AC fail memory time gt Shows the time that the Omnicharge will remember the charge stage in which it operated after the AC mains has failed This feature prevents the connected battery from being
30. ce Charge Stage to Stop gt Forces the charger to stop charging The charge program is held in stop while the trigger condition is true When the trigger condition changes to false the charge program stays in stop until the stop stage exit conditions are met lt Force Charge Stage to Error gt Forces the charger to stop charging and display an error A charge program reset is necessary to exit the error stage The charger on LED is blinking red to indicate a charge program error 41 e e E tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e lt Force Low Battery Protect Error gt Forces a low battery protect error The inverter on led is blinking red to indicate a low battery protect error The error is active while the trigger condition is true and only affects the inverter module lt Force Low Battery Voltage Error gt Forces a high battery voltage error The inverter on charger on and AC in leds are blinking red to indicate a high battery voltage error The error is active while the trigger condition is true and affects all modules lt Force High Battery Voltage Error gt Forces a high battery voltage error The inverter on charger on and AC in leds are blinking red to indicate a high battery voltage error The error is active while the trigger condition is true and affects all modules lt Force External Error gt Forces an external error The inverter on charger on a
31. ced button on the right When switching to Simple Mode Dashboard checks the charge program for errors and or incompatibilities and if there are any allows you to fix them or cancel the switch 8 2 1 The General tab The Charge Program Editor window will open on the General tab as shown below 47 Dd tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e Charge Program Name Example Temperature Compensation Nominal battery temperature Temperature compensation Max allowed negative compensation Max allowed positive compensation Global Charge Timer Max charge time Max timer start condition Voltage gt On charge time out go to Start Up First stage Pressing the Ok button will transfer the charge program to the device Press Cancel to exit the Charge Program Editor without transferring the charge program When you wish to edit or create a charge program but do not wish to transfer it yet to the device press the Save to File button to save the charge program for later use When you wish to open an earlier made charge program press the Open File button and select the desired file Pressing the Simple Button will switch the Charge Program Editor to Simple Mode The following options and parameters can be edited Charge Program group lt Name gt Shows the name of the charge program that will be edited The maximum length is 16 characters Temperature C
32. ceeseeesecenseeesooaseeeseoenseeseonneees 45 2 Ae Elle lee EE 45 8 2 Advanced Mode sien cicecesnicecedazuna nde seciecedasrihtideanidieatedcankintatatudiectedasiishundwnediesnd deudectdateeoctdsane 47 8 2 1 The General taD EE 47 0o22 EE EE ege 49 S293 TAC BUKID E 51 D24 TEI BUKT a ee ee 53 8 2 5 The Absorption TAD EE 55 826 The Analyze TaD BEEN 57 oad TA FOTA E E E ee E E EEE 59 GZ IAS FU ETAD DEN 60 8 2 9 The Equalize ab 62 8 2 10 The Stop tab ec eecccecccesccceeeceeeceucecaueeceeceuseceeesaeessueesseessueesuesseeessueesaess 64 E be TOS ENOT Le E 66 9 END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT cccccccssssseeecessseeeccenseeeseeeseeeseoeneeessoenneees 68 e e E tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e 1 INTRODUCTION Thank you for using Dashboard for Windows Dashboard is a comprehensive software platform intended for configuration and readout of TBSLink enabled products from TBS Electronics It also offers a data logging feature capable of logging all available parameters from your TBS product for further analysis in for example Microsoft Excel Dashboard shall evolve continuously with the addition of new features and support for future products Currently the following TBS products are supported e xpert pro hv and e xpert 501 battery monitors Omnicharge OC20 60 programmable automatic battery chargers Powersine Combi PSC1600 PSC3500 professional inverter charger series Powersine PS1000 PS3500 professional
33. cted device lt Update Firmware gt Update the firmware of the selected device A wizard will guide you through the update process A firmware file must be supplied by TBS Electronics Inverter e g PS1600 12 or PS1800 24 lt Show Panel gt Launch the control panel in the working area lt Rename gt e e E tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e Rename the selected device lt Make Report gt Create and save a text file that lists all status and setup data of the selected device 3 1 4 Menu bar Tools lt Charge Program Editor gt Launch the charge program editor wizard to create or modify Omnicharge and or Powersine Combi charge programs see chapter 5 3 for further explanation Charge program files are interchangeable between all devices capable of charging 3 1 5 Menu bar Window lt Cascade gt Cascades all control panels in the working area lt Tile gt Tile all control panels in the working area lt Arrange All gt Arrange all control panels in the working area 3 1 6 Menu bar Help lt View User manual gt Open this user manual A PDF reader like Adobe Acrobat or Foxit Reader needs to be installed on your system lt About gt Shows Dashboard version e e E tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e 4 BATTERY MONITOR CONTROL Dashboard allows display setup and readout of all available parameters of the e xpert pro e xpert pro hv and e xpert 501 battery m
34. e 8 2 9 The Equalize tab The Equalize stage is enabled in the factory default Flooded charge program and disabled in the factory default GEL and AGM chargeprograms Please make sure that if you wish to enable this stage you will only be charging battery types which are allowed to be equalized Sealed batteries can explode when equalizing these Enabling the equalize stage does not mean that the charger will automatically equalize your battery but only that it will respond to pressing the equalize switch at the bottom side of your Omnicharge battery charger The Equalize tab is shown below 2 Dd tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e Ext Bulk Absorption Analyze Float Pulse V Enable stage Output Status Voltage Current Limit Equalize Timers Min equalize time Max equalize time Max timer start condition On time out go to Equalize End Equalize end condition Equalize end delay time On equalize end go to Alarm Status Internal alarm contact lo External alarm contacts Ati Oe Es Oe Os e iz Mus The following options and parameters can be edited lt Enable stage gt When this option is checked the equalize stage can be activated by pressing the recessed equalize switch at the bottom side of your Omnicharge battery charger Please note that the equalize stage can only be activated when the charger is operating in the float or
35. eset is executed lt Days since synchronized gt The number of days the battery monitor has not been synchronized This item resets when the battery monitor is synchronized or when a battery reset is executed lt Charge Efficiency Factor gt The charge efficiency factor CEF used by the battery monitor Depending on the value set in the setup menu this item displays the automatically calculated CEF or the manually set CEF Alarms group Shows the alarms that are currently active 4 3 Battery monitor history Using the History command from the menu will launch the e xpert pro history window 11 Dd tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e 4 3 1 The Battery tab The e xpert pro history window will open on the Battery tab as shown below Discharge Average discharge Average discharge Deepest discharge Deepest discharge Total Amp Hours Total Amp Hours removed Total Amp Hours charged Cydes Cycles Synchronizations Full discharges Discharge group lt Average discharge Ah gt The average amount of Amp Hours removed from the battery per cycle This number will be recalculated after each synchronization lt Average discharge gt The average discharge depth in state of charge This number will be recalculated after each synchronization lt Deepest discharge Ah gt The deepest discharge that occurred in Amp Hours lt Deepest discharge gt The deep
36. est discharge that occurred in state of charge Total Amp Hours group lt Total Amp Hours removead gt The total number of Amp Hours removed from the battery ER e e E tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e lt T otal Amp Hours charged gt The total number of Amp Hours charged to the battery These Amp Hours are not compensated by the Charge Efficiency Factor CEF Cycles group lt Cycles gt The number of full cycles lt Synchronizations gt The number of synchronizations that have occurred lt Full discharges gt The number of times the battery has been fully discharged reaching a state of charge of 0 0 4 3 2 The Alarms tab The Alarms tab of the History window is shown below Low battery alarms Main battery low voltage alarms Auxiliary battery low voltage alarms Main battery high voltage alarms Auxiliary battery high voltage alarms Alarms group lt Low Battery alarms gt The number of Low Battery alarms 13 e e E tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e lt Main battery low voltage alarms gt The number of Main battery low voltage alarms lt Auxiliary battery low voltage alarms gt The number of Auxiliary battery low voltage alarms lt Main battery high voltage alarms gt The number of Main battery high voltage alarms lt Auxiliary battery high voltage alarms gt The number of Auxiliary battery high voltage alarms 4 4 Battery monitor setup U
37. ge Output Status Voltage Current Limit Float Timer Max float time 7days On time out go to Pulse Float End Float end condition Voltage lt v 12 80 Float end delay time 30sec On float end go to Bulk Alarm Status Internal alarm contact 1 External alarm contacts Iti Im O03 Oe Os Ole Hy The following options and parameters can be edited lt Enable stage gt When this option is checked the float stage will be enabled in your charge program Output Status group 59 e e E tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e lt Voltage gt Shows the charge voltage which will be applied to the battery under constant voltage charging conditions lt Current Limit gt Shows the maximum charge current that will be delivered to the battery under constant current conditions Float Timer group lt Max float time gt Shows the maximum allowed duration of the float stage lt On time out go to gt Shows the stage to jump to when the float timer has expired Float End group lt Float end condition gt Shows the condition at which the float stage will end lt Float end delay time gt Shows the time in which Float end condition must be met before the float stage is considered to be finished lt On float end go to gt Shows the stage to jump to when the float end condition has been met Alarm Status group lt Internal alarm cont
38. grams but can be enabled in your custom charge program if desirable This stage can for example be used to check the voltage response of the battery after a certain charge program stage has been applied to the battery The analyze stage will allow the battery voltage to drop by disabling the charger s output and monitor if the battery voltage does not drop too deep within a certain amount of time The Analyze Timer group is used for determining the timeframe wherein the voltage drop is monitored The Analyze Fail group is used to detect if the battery voltage drops to deep In the example below the analyze stage will take 2 minutes If within this 2 minute timeframe the voltage is not lower than or equal to 12 5V for 5 seconds the charger will jump to the float stage If the voltage is lower than or equal to 12 5V for 5 seconds the charger will jump to the error stage 57 Dd tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e The Analyze tab is shown below V Enable stage Analyze Timer Max analyze time On time out go to Analyze Fail Analyze fail condition Voltage lt v 12 50 Analyze fail delay time Beer On analyze fail go to Error Alarm Status Internal alarm contact mie External alarm contacts Iti Eo O03 Oe Ol Cie CU Mus The following options and parameters can be edited lt Enable stage gt When this option is checked the analyze stage will be enabled
39. he AC Inout Power Boost feature which will supply the additional power demand by running the inverter in parallel with the AC lt Allow remote control to override limit level gt Select whether or not the limit level may be overridden by the Universal Remote Control or the Dashboard device panel If not allowed the corresponding rotary dial will not show up on the Universal Remote Control and the level bar will not show up on the Dashboard device panel lt Allow AC in current to exceed limit level gt Select whether or not the AC input current may exceed the limit level When not allowed the Powersine Combi will open the transfer switch disconnecting AC in when it is not capable 34 e e E tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e of limiting the AC in current to the limit level set This may happen when Power Boost is disabled or the maximum boost capacity is used and the load on the AC output requires more power Ground Switch group The ground switch is an internal relay that automatically connects AC output Neutral N to Protective Earth PE chassis in inverter mode This enables the use of a ground fault circuit interrupter GFCI at the AC output of the Powersine Combi When a non grounded floating output is required this setting can be disabled 6 2 5 The Trigger Action tab Trigger Actions are available on firmware version 1 1 0 and up The Trigger Action tab of the Setup window is shown below Trigger
40. he charge voltage which will be applied to the battery under constant voltage charging conditions lt Current Limit gt Shows the maximum charge current that will be delivered to the battery under constant current conditions Ext Bulk Timers group lt Min ext bulk time gt Shows the minimum allowed duration of the extended bulk stage lt Max ext bulk time gt Shows the maximum allowed duration of the extended bulk stage lt Max timer start condition gt 54 e e E tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e Shows the condition at which the extended bulk timer will start lt On time out go to gt Shows the stage to jump to when the extended bulk timer has expired Ext Bulk End group lt Ext bulk end condition gt Shows the condition at which the extended bulk stage will end lt Ext Bulk end delay time gt Shows the time in which Ext bulk end condition must be met before the extended bulk stage is considered to be finished lt On ext bulk end go to gt Shows the stage to jump to when the extended bulk end condition has been met Alarm Status group lt nternal alarm contact gt The Omnicharge has one internal alarm contact designated as 1 When this option is checked the internal alarm contact will be activated during the complete extended bulk stage lt External alarm contacts gt The Omnicharge is capable to control up to eight external alarm contacts With the optional Alarm Ou
41. he software are copyrighted by TBS Electronics BV and may not be taken apart modified used or published with other software or means except with the SOFTWARE PRODUCT software and may not be distributed or copied in any manner You may not disclose to other persons the data or techniques relating to this SOFTWARE PRODUCT that you know or should know that it is a trade secret of TBS Electronics BV in any manner that will cause damage to TBS Electronics BV This SOFTWARE PRODUCT and all services provided may be used for lawful purposes only Transmission storage or presentation of any information data or material in violation of the buyer s Country State or City law is strictly prohibited This includes but is not limited to Copyrighted material material we judge to be threatening or obscene or material protected by trade secret and other statute You agree to indemnify and hold TBS Electronics BV harmless from any claims resulting from the use of this SOFTWARE PRODUCT which may damage any other party This Agreement constitutes the entire statement of the Agreement between the parties on the subject matter and merges and supersedes all other or prior understandings purchase orders agreements and arrangements This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of The Netherlands 69
42. i E tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e Dashboard for Windows V1 4 x TBS Electronics BV De Marowijne 3 1689 AR Zwaag The Netherlands www tbs electronics com COPYRIGHT 2013 rev5e e e E tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION brescicisccicdcnctcdcdcceeccetenst scat aceessetensisticcceessstcastesececeusesteqstsesceceusistecetscucaceusses 4 2 INSTALLING DASHBOARD ccccccscseseeeeeeesseeescesseeeseeasseeeeoeaseeeeceasseeseoaneeessoenneees 5 2 1 Getting started with the Dashboard software s ssssssssesersnerrrnerrrerrrrnrrrrerrrrrnrrnen 5 3 EXPLAINING THE DASHBOARD ENVIRONMENT ccccsssecessesseeeeeesseeeeeenneees 6 SN NN Rn CH Der nee ener eee teresa eee re ere eee ere eee ere ee eet 6 3 1 1 Monu D F eae tee esate E scene ss Seneca E A T E E 7 3 1 2 Menu bar View 7 3 1 3 Menu bar Device name e g e xpert pro or OCTIZ G0t eee eees 7 STA Monu TN Kee E 9 310 EU Ae a VIO asad ceed ected heated Secs sbuand te sue aces E 9 3 1 6 Menu bar E e axacecetcasnaee aatacceecnceaeseaaae ann ocasensaeasacace aang arnecanaennecaieneenssaaeaace 9 4 BATTERY MONITOR CONTROL 1 0 cccsccceceseesseeeeeesseeesceesseeeecenseeeeeoaseeeseoaseeeseoenneees 10 4 1 Battery monitor display panel n nnennennennennennennennrrnererrerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreereene 10 Ae Bater Montor Sta UE 10 AS Batey Montor EE 11 4
43. inverter series These TBS products must be connected to your Windows PC by either a USB or RS232 Communication kit e xpert series or a USB to TBSLink Communication kit Powersine Powersine Combi and Omnicharge series i E tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e 2 INSTALLING DASHBOARD For information on the physical connections between the TBS product the interface box and the PC please consult the installation guides that are supplied along with all TBS products If you connect to your PC using USB please make sure that you only connect the USB cable to your PC after Dashboard is completely installed Dashboard for Windows is compatible with Windows XP Windows Vista and Windows 7 Please follow the steps below to ensure proper installation of the Dashboard communication software on your PC 1 Exit all running Windows programs 2 Run Setup exe from the USB flash drive or CD ROM that came with your Communication Kit or download the latest version of Dashboard extract the zip file and run Setup exe 3 Follow the step by step instructions on your screen to complete the software installation NOTE When you are not logged on with administrator privileges Windows may ask you for an administrator password a few times 4 During installation you may be asked to acknowledge installation of USB drivers twice 5 After the software installation is completed you can connect the USB interface box to a free USB port on your PC
44. lower than or higher than the trigger level lt AC Out Power gt True when the AC output power in VA s is either lower than or higher than the trigger level lt AC Out Frequency gt True when the AC output frequency is either lower than or higher than the trigger level lt AC Out Signal gt True when the AC output signal is either present or not present lt Device Operating Mode gt True when the device operating mode is either stand by normal or charger only Set by the device s front panel switch position or Il or the optional Universal Remote Control lt nverter gt True when the inverter module is either active not active enabled or not enabled The inverter module is active when the device is operating in inverter mode supplying power to the connected load idling with no load connected or pulsing the AC output in ASB mode Otherwise it is not active lt Charger gt True when the charger module is either active not active enabled or not enabled The charger module is active when the device is operating in charger mode charging the battery regardless of the charge stage with the exception of the error stage lt Transfer Switch gt True when the transfer switch is either active not active enabled or not enabled The transfer switch is active when it is closed connecting the AC input to the AC output lt Power Boost gt True when Power Boost is either active not active enabled or not enabled Power Boost i
45. ltage gt Shows the charge voltage which will be applied to the battery under constant voltage charging conditions lt Current Limit gt Shows the maximum charge current that will be delivered to the battery under constant current conditions Pulse Timer group lt Max pulse time gt Shows the maximum allowed duration of the pulse stage lt On time out go to gt 61 Dashboard user manual rev5e e e E tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e Shows the stage to jump to when the pulse timer has expired Pulse End group lt Pulse end condition gt Shows the condition at which the pulse stage will end lt Pulse end delay time gt Shows the time in which Pulse end condition must be met before the pulse stage is considered to be finished lt On pulse end go to gt Shows the stage to jump to when the pulse end condition has been met Alarm Status group lt Internal alarm contact gt The Omnicharge has one internal alarm contact designated as 1 When this option is checked the internal alarm contact will be activated during the complete pulse stage lt External alarm contacts gt The Omnicharge is capable to control up to eight external alarm contacts With the optional Alarm Output Expander kit art 5055630 three external alarm contacts are available 1 TD and 3 Use this option to choose which external alarm contact will be activated during the complete pulse stag
46. nal 1 External 2 and External 3 lt Alarm on level gt Shows the voltage at which the low or high voltage alarm will be activated Both the low and high voltage alarms have a hysteresis of 0 1V lt Alarm on delay time gt The time the alarm on conditions must be met before the alarm is activated 4 4 4 The Battery tab The Battery tab of the Setup window is shown below Battery Capacity Nominal discharge rate Nominal temperature Temperature coefficient Peukert s exponent Self discharge rate Charge Efficiency Factor Automatic calculation Manual set efficiency The Battery group lt Capacity gt The Main battery s capacity in Amp Hours Ah lt Nominal discharge rate gt 18 e e E tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e The discharge rate C rating in hours at which the battery manufacturer rates your battery s Capacity lt Nominal temperature gt The temperature at which the battery manufacturer rates your battery s capacity lt Temperature coefficient gt The percentage that your battery s capacity changes with temperature The unit of this value is percent capacity per degree Celsius The setting OFF disables temperature compensation lt Peukert s exponent gt The Peukert s exponent represents the effect of reducing battery capacity at higher discharge rates When the Peukert value of your battery is unknown it is recomme
47. nd AC in leds are blinking red to indicate an external error The error is active while the trigger condition is true and affects all modules Note that when any error is triggered too frequently the device enters a fatal error state in which all modules are disabled and a manual device reset is required Trigger options On the right of each condition there is a button to show or hide a set of extra options for the corresponding condition If any v of the following trigger conditions are met 7 Battery Voltage v listigher Than 12 0 On delay Osec Hysteresis 0 1 Off delay Osec v Perform the following actions v Activate Internal Alarm Contact lt On delay gt The time the corresponding condition has to be met before the condition is considered true 49 e e E tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e lt Off delay gt The time the corresponding condition has to be met before the condition is considered false lt Hysteresis gt Only available when trigger condition is a value type Specifies the difference between condition true level and the condition false level For example when the condition is Battery Voltage is Greater Than 12 0V And the Hysteresis is set to 0 1V default for battery voltage the condition is true when the battery voltage rises above 12 0V and stays true until the battery voltage drops below 11 9V 12 0V 0 1V When
48. nded to keep this value at 1 25 A value of 1 00 disables the Peukert compensation lt Self discharge rate gt This is the rate at which the battery loses capacity by itself even when it is not used The unit of this value is percent capacity per month at the nominal temperature The setting OFF disables self discharge compensation Charge Efficiency Factor group Choose to either let the battery monitor calculate the Charge Efficiency Factor or set the Charge Efficiency Factor manually 4 4 5 The Monitor Display tab The Display tab on the Monitor tab of the Setup window is shown below 19 e e EE tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e Display Processing Backlight Always off Timer with time out Always on 7 Automatic Temperature Readout Units ec oF Readout Parameters V Aux Voltage V Main Voltage V Current Z Amphours V State of charge V Time remaining V Temperarature The Backlight group Choose how the backlight behaves The Temperature Readout Units group Select how you want to display the battery temperature In C or F The Readout Parameters group Choose which parameters you want to show on the battery monitor itself when in normal operating mode Dashboard will always show all parameters regardless of this setting 4 4 6 The Monitor Processing tab The Processing tab on the Monitor tab of the Setup window is shown bel
49. of the absorption stage lt Max absorption time gt Shows the maximum allowed duration of the absorption stage lt Max timer start condition gt 56 e e E tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e Shows the condition at which the absorption timer will start lt On time out go to gt Shows the stage to jump to when the absorption timer has expired Absorption End group lt Absorption end condition gt Shows the condition at which the absorption stage will end lt Absorption end delay time gt Shows the time in which Absorption end condition must be met before the absorption stage is considered to be finished lt On absorption end go to gt Shows the stage to jump to when the absorption end condition has been met Alarm Status group lt Internal alarm contact gt The Omnicharge has one internal alarm contact designated as 1 When this option is checked the internal alarm contact will be activated during the complete absorption stage lt External alarm contacts gt The Omnicharge is capable to control up to eight external alarm contacts With the optional Alarm Output Expander kit art 5055630 three external alarm contacts are available 1 TD and 3 Use this option to choose which external alarm contact will be activated during the complete absorption stage 8 2 6 The Analyze tab The analyze stage is disabled in the factory default Flooded GEL and AGM charge pro
50. ompensation group lt Nominal battery temperature gt Shows the nominal battery temperature that will be used to calculate the correct temperature compensation voltage lt Temperature compensation gt Shows the rate of change of charge voltage versus measured battery temperature 48 e e E tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e lt Max allowed negative compensation gt Shows maximum allowed charge voltage reduction controlled by measured battery temperature lt Max allowed positive compensation gt Shows maximum allowed charge voltage rise controlled by measured battery temperature Global Charge Timer group lt Max charge time gt Shows the maximum allowed overall duration of a complete charge cycle lt Max timer start conaition gt Shows the condition at which the maximum charge timer will start lt On charge time out go to gt Shows to which stage the charge program will jump when the maximum charger timer has expired Start Up group lt First stage gt Shows the first stage at which the charge program will start when a new charge cycle is initiated 8 2 2 The Soft Start tab The Soft Start stage is disabled in the factory default Flooded GEL and AGM charge programs but can be enabled in your custom charge program if it is desirable to for example start the charge cycle with a lower charge current until a certain battery voltage level is reached The Soft Start tab is shown below 49
51. onitors 4 1 Battery monitor display panel Using the Show Panel command or by double clicking on the desired TBS product icon in the device manager a display panel will appear in the working area The e xpert pro display panel is shown below gt E Xpert pro x MAIN BATTERY AUX BATTERY As you can see in the above picture this panel shows the present battery voltage current temperature and state of charge as well as the amount of Amp Hours removed from the battery and the time remaining until the battery needs to be recharged Note that both the graphical representation of the state of charge and the time remaining readout depend on the discharge floor level set in the setup menu Both showing when the battery needs to be recharged which not necessarily means the battery is fully discharged The numerical state of charge readout shows an absolute state of charge level where 100 0 represents a fully charged battery and 0 0 a fully discharged battery 4 2 Battery monitor status Using the Status command from the menu will launch the e xpert pro status window as shown below 10 Dd tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e Status Days running Days since synchronized Charge Efficiency Factor The Status window shows the following parameters Status group lt Days running gt The number of days the battery monitor is operating to monitor your battery This item resets when a battery r
52. onnected to Dashboard The Charge Program Editor enables you to enter charge parameters that may exceed the maximum ratings of your batteries Take extreme caution when editing charge parameters like absorption float or equalize voltages Entering wrong values can damage your batteries permanently or cause fire hazards TBS Electronics BV is not responsible for any damage caused by incorrect charge CAUTION program editing The Charge Program Editor has two modes of operation Simple mode and advanced mode 8 1 Simple Mode Simple Mode is the default mode for the Charge Program Editor and is ideal for setting up a charge program using the most common parameters The Charge Program Editor in Simple Mode is shown below Stages Soft Start Float amp Pulse Bulk amp Absorption Charge voltage Global charge time out Absorption time out Absorption end current 6 0A Float amp Pulse Float voltage Float time out starting Pulse stage Return to Bulk voltage 45 e e E tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e Pressing the Ok button will transfer the charge program to the device Press Cancel to exit the Charge Program Editor without transferring the charge program When you wish to edit or create a charge program but do not wish to transfer it yet to the device press the Save to File button to save the charge program for later use
53. override limit level General AC fail memory time The Charger tab of the setup window allows the following settings Charge Current Limit group lt Level gt This parameter sets the maximum charge current in percent 100 equals 60A for the PSC1600 12 60 and 35A for the PSC 1800 24 35 You can set this parameter to a lower value when the connected battery is too small to handle the maximum charge current or when you wish to temporarily reduce the charger s current share in the total amount of current flowing through the AC input of the Powersine Combi The AC input current limit is set separately lt Allow remote control to override limit level gt Select whether or not the limit level may be overridden by the Universal Remote Control or the Dashboard device panel If not allowed the corresponding rotary dial will not show up on the Universal Remote Control and the level bar will not show up on the Dashboard device panel General group lt AC fail memory time gt Shows the time that the Omnicharge will remember the charge stage in which it operated after the AC mains has failed This feature prevents the connected battery from being overcharged by not starting the complete charge process again after a short AC mains interruption 32 Dd tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e Edit Charge Program button Press this button to open the Charge Program Editor and edit the custom charge program 6 2
54. ow 20 e e EE tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e Display Processing Shunt Amp rating mV rating Alarm Contact Polarity a Normally open Normally dosed Voltage Prescaler 1 1 1 5 1 10 Auxiliary Input Mode Sg Voltage input for auxiliary battery Backlight on off The Shunt group lt Amp rating gt The Amp rating of your shunt at the given voltage indicated by mV rating Included with your battery monitor is a 500Amp 50mV shunt meaning that at 500A flowing through the shunt a voltage of 50mV is generated across the small Kelvin screw terminals of the shunt This voltage will be used by the battery monitor to measure the amount of current lt MV rating gt The millivolt rating of your shunt at the given current indicated by Amp rating The battery monitor supports 50mV and 60mV shunts The Alarm Contact Polarity group Select whether the internal alarm relay should be normally opened or normally closed The Voltage Prescaler group This setting is only important when an optional voltage prescaler is installed on the battery monitor All voltage related Functions are linked to this setting Always keep this Function set to 1 1 when no prescaler is installed Not available on the e xpert pro hv The Auxiliary Input Mode group lt Voltage input for auxiliary battery gt Configures the Va input to operate in normal voltage measurement mode
55. pulse stage Output Status group lt Voltage gt Shows the charge voltage which will be applied to the battery under constant voltage charging conditions lt Current Limit gt Shows the maximum charge current that will be delivered to the battery under constant current conditions Equalize Timers group lt Min equalize time gt Shows the minimum allowed duration of the equalize stage lt Max equalize time gt Shows the maximum allowed duration of the equalize stage 63 e e E tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e lt Max timer start condition gt Shows the condition at which the equalize timer will start lt On time out go to gt Shows the stage to jump to when the equalize timer has expired Equalize End group lt Equalize end condition gt Shows the condition at which the equalize stage will end lt Equalize end delay time gt Shows the time in which Equalize end condition must be met before the equalize stage is considered to be finished lt On equalize end go to gt Shows the stage to jump to when the equalize end condition has been met Alarm Status group lt Internal alarm contact gt The Omnicharge has one internal alarm contact designated as 1 When this option is checked the internal alarm contact will be activated during the complete equalize stage lt External alarm contacts gt The Omnicharge is capable to control up to eight external alarm contacts With
56. rce Transfer Switch Mode Off gt Prohibits the transfer switch from closing The AC in LED is continuously red to indicate this module is disabled lt Force Transfer Switch Mode On gt Allows the transfer switch to close when the AC input signal is good The AC in LED may be off continuously green or flashing green or red depending on operating mode and status lt Force Power Boost Off gt Disables the Power Boost feature lt Force Power Boost On gt Enables the Power Boost feature lt Restart Charge Program gt Starts the charge program from the beginning and resets all charge program related timers This is a one shot action The charge program is reset only when the trigger condition changes from false to true and will run from then on It is not held in reset while the trigger condition is true lt Force Charge Stage to Float gt Forces the float stage when charging The charge program is held in float while the trigger condition is true When the trigger condition changes to false the charge program stays in float until the float stage exit conditions are met lt Force Charge Stage to Equalize gt Forces the equalize stage when charging This is a one shot action The equalize stage is started only when the trigger condition changes from false to true and will run until the equalize stage exit conditions are met The charge program is not held in equalize while the trigger condition is true lt For
57. s active when the device is assisting the AC input source powering the AC output load Otherwise it is not active lt Charge Stage gt True when the charger is active and either is or is not operating in one of the following stages Soft Start Bulk Extended Bulk Absorption Analyze Float Pulse Equalize Stop or Error lt Dashboard Trigger 1 4 gt 38 e e E tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e True when Dashboard trigger 1 4 is either active or not active Dashboard triggers are reserved for future versions of Dashboard lt Trigger Input gt True when the trigger input is either active shorted or not active open lt Internal Alarm Contact 1 2 gt True when the internal alarm contact is either active or not active On devices equipped with two alarm contacts the number specifies which contact to use lt External Alarm Contact 1 8 gt True when the external alarm contact is either active or not active The number specifies the contact to use lt Low Battery Protect Error gt True when the low battery protect error is either active or not active This error prevents the battery from being discharged too deep and affects only the inverter module The transfer switch and charger modules are not affected When low battery protect is disabled by DIP switch or Dashboard the device will never enter the low battery protect error mode lt Low Battery Voltage Error gt True when the low battery volt
58. s Dashboard user manual rev5e lt Alarm on level gt Shows the voltage at which the high voltage alarm will be activated lt Alarm off level gt Shows the voltage at which the high voltage alarm will be deactivated lt Alarm on delay time gt Shows the time the Alarm on condition must be met before activating the alarm Low Temperature Alarm group lt Enable alarm and use contact gt Shows if the battery low temperature alarm is enabled or disabled as well as which alarm contact will be activated This alarm will be deactivated automatically when the battery temperature has risen 1 C above the Alarm on level lt Alarm on level gt Shows the temperature at which the low temperature alarm will be activated High Temperature Alarm group lt Enable alarm and use contact gt Shows if the battery high temperature alarm is enabled or disabled as well as which alarm contact will be activated This alarm can only be deactivated by resetting the Omnicharge This user intervention is needed to check whether the excessive temperature rise was caused by the charging process or not lt Alarm on level gt Shows the temperature at which the high temperature alarm will be activated 26 Dd tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e 6 POWERSINE COMBI CONTROL Dashboard allows display setup and readout of all available parameters of your Powersine Combi inverter charger Additionally Dashboard allows you to create new or
59. s principals shareholders officers employees affiliates contractors subsidiaries or parent organizations be liable for any incidental consequential punitive or any other damages including but not limited to procurement of substitute goods or services Loss of use data or profits or business interruption whatsoever relating to the use of SOFTWARE PRODUCT In addition in no event does TBS Electronics BV authorize you to use this SOFTWARE PRODUCT in applications or systems where SOFTWARE PRODUCT s failure to perform can reasonably be expected to result in a physical injury or in loss of life Any such use by you is entirely at your own risk and you agree to hold TBS Electronics BV harmless from any claims or losses relating to such unauthorized use Warrantee covers defects in the SOFTWARE PRODUCT which prevents successfully installing the SOFTWARE PRODUCT on the buyer s computer provided that the buyer s computer meets the SOFTWARE PRODUCT s minimum system requirements Warrantee does not cover fitness of purpose not meeting of expectations or needs in the mind of the 68 e e E tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e buyer This SOFTWARE PRODUCT is for personal use only and may be installed and used by on only one computer Its component parts may not be separated for use on more than one computer SOFTWARE PRODUCT may be accessed through a network only after obtaining a site license All components accompanying t
60. sing the Setup command will launch the e xpert pro setup window 4 4 1 The General tab The e xpert pro setup window will open on the System tab as shown below Auto Sync Charger s float voltage Charger s float current Auto sync time Auto sync sensitivity Discharge Floor Level Battery Temperature Measure temperature optional sensor needed Manual set temperature Time Remaining Averaging filter The System tab of the setup window allows the following settings Auto sync group 14 e e E tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e lt Charger s float voltage gt This value must be equal to your battery charger s float voltage which is the last stage of the charging process In this stage the battery is considered full lt Charger s float current gt When the charge current is below this percentage of the battery capacity the battery is considered fully charged Make sure this value is always greater than the minimum current at which the charger maintains the battery or stops charging lt Auto sync time gt The time the auto sync voltage and current above must be met in order to consider the battery as fully charged lt Auto sync sensitivity gt Only change this setting when the above parameters are set correctly and automatic synchronization still fails lf automatic synchronization takes too long or does never occur lower this value When the
61. ternal alarm contact will be activated during the complete bulk stage lt External alarm contacts gt The Omnicharge is capable to control up to eight external alarm contacts With the optional Alarm Output Expander kit art 5055630 three external alarm contacts are available 1 TD and 3 Use this option to choose which external alarm contact will be activated during the complete bulk stage 8 2 4 The Ext Bulk tab The Ext Bulk Extended Bulk stage is disabled in the factory default Flooded GEL and AGM charge programs but can be enabled in your custom charge program if it is for example desirable to split the Bulk stage into two each charging at different end voltages or current limit levels The Ext Bulk tab is shown below 53 Dd tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e V Enable stage Output Status Voltage Current Limit Ext Bulk Timers Min ext bulk time Max ext bulk time Max timer start condition On time out go to Ext Bulk End Ext bulk end condition Ext bulk end delay time On ext bulk end go to Alarm Status Internal alarm contact lo External alarm contacts EI Ooze Eis E E Es CC The following options and parameters can be edited lt Enable stage gt When this option is checked the extended bulk stage will be enabled in your charge program Output Status group lt Voltage gt Shows t
62. the condition is changed to Battery Voltage is Lower Than 12 0V While Hysteresis stays at 0 1V the condition is true when the battery voltage drops below 12 0V and stays true until the battery voltage rises above 12 1V 12 0 0 1V 43 e e E tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e 7 POWERSINE CONTROL Dashboard allows display of all available parameters of your Powersine DC to AC sinewave inverter 7 1 Powersine display panel Using the Show Panel command or by double clicking on the desired TBS product icon in the device manager a display panel will appear in the working area The Powersine display panel is shown below This panel shows the output current indication bar and the present battery voltage and current and AC output voltage current power and frequency Currently the Powersine inverters cannot be setup remotely 44 e e E tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e 8 CHARGE PROGRAM EDITOR The Charge Program Editor can be launched in two ways When it is desirable to create or modify a charge program off line no Omnicharge or Powersine Combi connected to Dashboard you can use the Charge Program Editor Wizard which can be launched from the Tools menu This wizard will ask a few questions before entering the Editor window Another way to launch the Charge Program Editor is from the Omnicharge or Powersine Combi setup window see chapter 5 2 This is only possible when a such a device is c
63. tput Expander kit art 5055630 three external alarm contacts are available 1 TD and 3 Use this option to choose which external alarm contact will be activated during the complete extended bulk stage 8 2 5 The Absorption tab The absorption stage is enabled in the factory default Flooded GEL and AGM charge programs but can be disabled in your custom charge program if desirable The Absorption tab is shown below 55 Dd tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e V Enable stage Output Status Voltage Current Limit Absorption Timers Min absorption time Max absorption time Max timer start condition On time out go to Absorption End Absorption end condition Absorption end delay time On absorption end go to Alarm Status Internal alarm contact lo External alarm contacts CU D O03 Oe Os ie Eis Mus The following options and parameters can be edited lt Enable stage gt When this option is checked the absorption stage will be enabled in your charge program Output Status group lt Voltage gt Shows the charge voltage which will be applied to the battery under constant voltage charging conditions lt Current Limit gt Shows the maximum charge current that will be delivered to the battery under constant current conditions Absorption Timers group lt Min absorption time gt Shows the minimum allowed duration
64. transfer switch open On blinking green AC input present and within range Powersine Combi is synchronizing On green AC input approved transfer switch closed On blinking red AC input present but out of range On red AC transfer switch disabled The left side of the middle section shows all measured parameters divided into sections When no AC in signal is present the AC INPUT parameters all show When the battery temperature sensor is not connected the temperature reading shows C The right side of the middle section allows you to set the AC in current limit and the maximum charge current These levels can be changed by clicking the and signs on the level bars Note that if either of these limit levels is not allowed to be changed by a remote control the corresponding level bar is not shown on the panel 6 2 Powersine Combi setup Important Powersine Combi setup by Dashboard is only possible when dipswitch 1 on the Powersine Combi is set to ON EXT Using the Setup command will launch the Powersine Combi setup window 6 2 1 The General tab The Powersine Combi setup window will open on the General tab as shown below 28 Dd tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e Operating Mode Enable Inverter V Enable Charger V Enable Transfer Switch M Enable Power Boost Temperature Sensor V Enable temperature sensor The General tab of the setup window allows the following se
65. transfer switch will open disconnecting AC in lt Minimum frequency gt The minimum allowed AC input frequency When the frequency is lower than this level the AC input is rejected and the transfer switch will open disconnecting AC in lt Maximum frequency gt The maximum allowed AC input frequency When the frequency is higher than this level the AC input is rejected and the transfer switch will open disconnecting AC in lt Analysis time gt The time the AC input is analyzed before closing the transfer switch connecting AC in This time is used to let the AC input stabilize often necessary when using generators lt Sensitivity gt The sensitivity of the AC input waveform fidelity analyzer Higher sensitivity reduces the mains to inverter transfer time but is stricter on waveform fidelity The setting Very Low disables the waveform fidelity analyzer but has the highest mains to inverter transfer time The settings Low and Very Low can be used when the AC input signal is distorted or unstable which could be the case when a small generator is used The settings High and Very High can be used when the Powersine Combi is connected to a solid grid or quality generator AC in Current Limit group lt Level gt Represents the maximum continuous current that the Powersine Combi will draw from the AC input source To assure this the Powersine Combi will either reduce the charge current automatically or when enabled activate t
66. ttings Operating Mode group Enable or disable individual operating modes Note that when disabling the transfer switch the charger is unable to operate Temperature Sensor group Enable or disable battery temperature measurement and charge voltage compensation 6 2 2 The Inverter tab The Inverter tab of the Setup window is shown below 29 Dd tbs electronics Dashboard user manual rev5e Output Voltage Voltage Output Frequency ga 50Hz 60Hz Low Battery Protect v Enable Shutdown level Shutdown delay Restart level v Voltage drop compensation Automatic Stand By ASB Mode On Level output power lower than Off level output power higher than The Inverter tab of the setup window allows the following settings Output Voltage group lt Voltage gt The AC output voltage when operating in inverter mode Output Frequency group Select the AC output frequency when operating in inverter mode Low Battery Protect group lt Enable gt Enable or disable low battery protection with user programmable shutdown restart and delay values Turning Low Battery Protect off results in immediate inverter shutdown when the battery voltage is less than 8 0V lt Shutdown level gt Low Battery Protect shutdown battery voltage lt Shutdown delay gt The time the battery voltage has to be below the shutdown level before inverter shutdown lt Restart level gt 30 e e E

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