VE.Net to VE 9-bit RS485 protocol Converter (VVC) USER MANUAL
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1. 3 12 The VE Net to VE 9 bit RS485 protocol Converter V VC 3 2 Supported Devices 4 3 Installation and setup of your VVC 4 3 1 Requirements 4 3 2 Wiring and jumpers re 4 Using the VVC 7 5 Changing the device name 8 6 Remote Panels 2l 7 Alarms 29 8 Caching 9 5i nt eA de c Pea ees eon a re 10 2 1 Introduction Victron Energy has established an international reputation as a leading designer and manufacturer of energy systems Our R amp D department is the driving force behind this reputation It is continually seeking new ways of incorporating the latest technology in our products Each step forward results in value added technical and economical features 1 1 Introduction to VE Net VE Net stands for Victron Energy Network It allows all VE Net compatible devices to communicate with each other This means that the charger for example can get information from the battery controller to optimize the charge current It is possible to control and monitor all your VE Net devices from a single VE Net compatible control panel This saves space and allows you to control all your devices from one place 1 2 The VE Net to VE 9 bit RS485 protocol Converter VVC The purpose of the VVC is to combine the powerful control of the VE Configure software with the simple interface of the VE Net Panel With the VVC you can configure the advanced features and view status information of your2. will re connect the AC AC High Setting See AC Low Discon Discon AC High Setting See AC Low Connect Connect Ground Relay Setting Enable this for systems with an earth leakage circuit breaker AC Waveform Setting Enables or disables the Check fast checking of the AC waveform Disabling this will result in slower transfer speeds but will be more tolerant of poor input signals Dyn Cur Setting When enabled the Lim inverter will be started if the load increases rapidly to avoid voltage drops as the generator adjusts to the new load 13 Inverter menu Inverter Voltage Setting The desired output voltage of the inverter DC Low Shutdown Setting The inverter will switch off when the battery voltage drops to this level DC Low Restart Setting The inverter will restart when the battery voltage rises this far above the shutdown voltage AES Setting Reduces the curren drawn when the inverter load is low but can take more time to switch to full load Power Assist Setting If enabled the inverter will start up if the current consumption becomes too high to prevent tripping the external breaker Boost Factor Setting Used to calculate the required current during power assist 14 Charger Settings menu Enable Setting Switch the charger on or Charger off Charging Setting Select which charging Chars algori
3. VE 9 bit device from a VE Net Panel 2 Supported Devices The VVC works with the following VE 9 bit RS485 devices Phoenix Multi Phoenix Multi Plus Phoenix Multi Compact Phoenix Inverter Phoenix Inverter Compact Phoenix Charger 3 Installation and setup of your VVC 3 1 Requirements To install your VVC you will need e Power cable Two UTP cables each with two RJ45 connectors one for VE Net and one for VE 9 bit RS485 e VE Net Panel VPN Must have a software version of 1 07 or higher Optionally you may also wish to connect a traditional remote panel In this case you will also need e Remote panel One additional UTP cable with two RJ45 connectors 242 3 2 Wiring and jumpers To connect the VVC to a VPN or other VE Net device use a standard straight UTP cable with RJ45 connectors The total length of UTP cables in a VE Net network should not exceed 100 meters Connect one of the UTP cables to your chosen device Phoenix multi charger etc and plug the other end into one of the sockets on the VVC labelled VE 9 bit Use the other cable to connect one of the sockets labelled VE Net either to your existing VE Net system or directly to a VPN If you are connecting directly to a VPN jumpers will need to be placed on JP1 and JP2 to allow the VVC to supply power the VPN To connect a standard remote panel remove the jumper if present from JP3 and plug the UTP cable into the remote panel and the oth
4. RMS ripple voltage of the DC input Max AC cur Setting That value that will be in used for the shore current limit if no VVC or remote panel are connected to the multi Auto Shore Setting If this setting is enabled Curr when the shore current is connected the shore current limit will be automatically displayed Shore cur Setting Configure the range for range the shore current limiter usually 16A System Setting Restore all setting to Defaults their default values Software Information The software version of Version the VE 9 bit device Cache Setting Enable or disable value values caching PMC present Information A phoenix multi control or other remote panel has been detected Device Type Information The type of device connected System Information The detected voltage of voltage this system 12 24V Reinit Menu Setting Reinitialise the VVC menu E y afg victron energy BLUE POWER Victron Energy B V De Paal 35 1351 JG Almere PO Box 50016 1305 AA Almere The Netherlands www victronenergy com
5. VE Net to VE 9 bit RS485 protocol Converter VVC USER MANUAL INSTALLATION MANUAL victron energy VICTRON Copyrights 2006 Victron Energy B V All Rights Reserved This publication or parts thereof may not be reproduced in any form by any method for any purpose For conditions of use and permission to use this manual for publication in other than the English language contact Victron Energy B V VICTRON ENERGY B V MAKES NO WARRANTY EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE REGARDING THESE VICTRON ENERGY PRODUCTS AND MAKES SUCH VICTRON ENERGY PRODUCTS AVAILABLE SOLELY ON AN AS IS BASIS IN NO EVENT SHALL VICTRON ENERGY B V BE LIABLE TO ANYONE FOR SPECIAL COLLATERAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF PURCHASE OR USE OF THESE VICTRON ENERGY PRODUCTS THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE LIABILITY TO VICTRON ENERGY B V REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION SHALL NOT EXCEED THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE VICTRON ENERGY PRODUCTS DESCRIBED HEREIN Victron Energy B V reserves the right to revise and improve its products as it sees fit This publication describes the state of this product at the time of its publication and may not reflect the product at all times in the future Index T Introduction ptr ordeo OR i eerta 3 1 1 Introduction 0 VENET
6. by repeating the steps above 8 6 Remote Panels The VVC can work in parallel with a traditional remote panel Such as a Phoenix Multi Control or Phoenix Charger Control When a remote panel is connected it will take control of the shore current limit and the switch setting so changing these properties on the VPN will have no effect All other features of the VVC are still available when the remote panel is connected When the remote panel is disconnected the VVC will automatically resume control of the switch and shore current settings 7 Alarms The VVC can cause the VE Net panel to generate an alarm if a fault is detected on the connected device The VVC supports 4 alarms overload low battery high temperature and connection lost If a fault occurs the VPN will display a message warning of an alarm until either the fault is corrected or the user hides the alarm by pressing Cancel Note If you hide an alarm you will not be reminded of the problem again 8 Caching When a setting is viewed on the VPN the VVC will request the value from the VE 9 bit device and then send the reply to the VPN If the VE 9 bit device takes too long to respond 9 for example it is busy communicating with the remote panel the VPN will display the message Retrieving until the response is received By enabling caching under the advanced menu the VVC will reply with the most recently retrieved value for that setting whil
7. er VE 9 bit socket on the VVC If a remote panel is not being used then a jumper should be placed on JP3 When JP4 is placed connecting the VVC will force the VE 9bit device into a low power state until the device switch is set To prevent this behaviour remove the jumper from JP4 Removing JP6 forces the VVC to switch off when there is no VE Net panel connected The VVC is supplied with all jumpers placed Warning Do not confuse the connectors on the converter VE 9 bit devices must only be plugged into the sockets labelled VE 9 bit and VE Net devices must only be plugged into the sockets labelled VE Net Incorrect wiring could result in permanent damage to connected devices 5 yor Figure 1 Jumper locations Connect the power terminals to the battery using 1 5mm wire 262 Figure 2 Wiring diagram 4 Using the VVC When power is first applied to the VVC the status LED will flash rapidly for approximately 2 seconds The VVC will then begin communicating with the VE 9 bit device and determine which features it supports Whenever there is communication between the VVC and the VE 9 bit device the status LED will blink slowly Hold down one of the buttons on the VPN until it starts up If this is the first time you have connected this device to the VVC you may be prompted to restart the panel You should do this now If you have only connected a VPN t
8. f the Frequency mains supply DC Voltage Information The battery voltage DC Current Information The DC current flow between the battery and the VE 9 bit device Inverter AC Information The voltage being Voltage produced by the inverter Inverter AC Information The current drawn from Current the inverter Inverter AC Information The power consumed Power from the inverter 1 Inverter Information The frequency of the Frequency inverter output Shore cur Setting The maximum current to limit draw from the shore supply Charge Setting The maximum current percentage of the charge current setting to utilise General menu Sys Setting The frequency of the Frequency mains supply in your region Number of Setting Number of slaves in a Slaves parallel system Enable Setting The multi is part of a Multiphase multi phase system Leader Setting Set this multi to be a Multiphase leader in a multi phase system Phase Setting Setting The phase configuration of the mains supply 12 Transfer Switch menu Wide Input Setting Allows the AC input Freq frequency to be anywhere from 45 65 Hz AC Low Setting The voltage at which the Discon transfer switch will disconnect the AC supply and switch to the inverter AC Low Setting The voltage above the Connect disconnect voltage at which the transfer switch
9. hen you will now be able to see the VVC s device entry If you have other devices connected you may have to scroll through the list first The first line of the VPN will display the type of device you have connected and the second will show the current state of the device Press Enter to view the VVC menu You will now be able to scroll through a list of information and settings relating to the device that you have connected For more information on the different options refer to chapter 8 EA 5 Changing the device name If you have more than one VVC connected to the same type of device you may wish to rename one or more of these devices so that they can be easily distinguished in the panel menu To do this enter the menu of the VVC that you wish to rename and scroll down until you see the Settings menu Press Enter to enter this menu and then scroll down to the VE Net Settings menu Press Enter once more to display Device name Here you can press Enter to begin editing the name of the device using the up and down buttons to change the value of each character Once you have changed the name of the device you must restart the VPN in order to use the new name Once you have renamed a device this name will be remembered until you connect a different device to the VVC The custom name will then be overwritten with the name of the new device If necessary the name can be changed again
10. st it waits for the VE 9 bit device to respond When the new value is received it will be sent to the VPN With caching enabled values will be shown more quickly but may not represent the state of the VE 9 bit device exactly By default caching is disabled 9 Menu Structure The VVC menu structure is shown in Figure 3 Table 1 describes in more detail the contents of each menu Root menu gt Setup General Transfer Switch m gt Inverter I Charger Settings VE Net Settings p Advanced Menu Figure 3 VVC menu layout If the panel has been set to user access level items marked with are hidden For more information on access levels refer to your VPN manual Note Only the options supported by the currently connected device will be shown in the menu 10 Table 1 VVC menu summary Items marked with require a panel restart before the changes will be properly registered Name Information Details Setting Root menu Device Switch Setting Use this to turn the device on or off Device State Information ndicates the current status of the device Mains AC Information The voltage of the mains Voltage power supply Mains AC Information The current being drawn Current rom the mains supply Mains AC Information The power being Power consumed from the mains supply Mains Information The frequency o
11. thm should be used Battery Type Setting Select the type of battery that is connected Charge Setting The amount of current Current used to charge the battery Absorption Setting Specify the absorption Voltage voltage to be used when charging Float Voltage Setting Specify the float voltage to be used when charging Max Abs Time Setting Specify the maximum period of time the absorption phase should last Storage Mode Setting Enable this setting to use a voltage set point of 13 2V for a 12V System otherwise the normal float voltage will be used Rep Abs Setting Specify the interval Interval between repeated absorptions Rep Abs Time Setting Specify the duration of repeated absorption pulses 15 Stop after 10 hr Setting Enable this setting to prevent overcharging damaged batteries Disable this setting if your battery requires a bulk period of more than 10 hours Weak AC Input Setting Enable this setting if poor A C input cause charging problems VE Net Settings menu Device Name Setting The name that will appear in the VPN s device menu Device Information The device address for Address the VVC Software Information The firmware version of Version the VVC 16 Advanced menu DC Voltage Information Displays the measured
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