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  • Page 2 DISCLAIMER The information contained in this document is intended only to describe the product MENTOR 12 and its operation. This document has no contractual contents and implies no warranty about the product’s specifications. EuroSMC, S.A. claims the right to change the characteristics of the product and the contents of this document with no previous announcement.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 1: PRODUCT INTRODUCTION – Page 4 INDEX Safety considerations..................8 Package’s contents ..................9 Handling the Mentor 12................10 Transport case..................10 Working position ..................11 Product description ..................11 Start-up process..................12 Start-up process..................13 Initial check ....................
  • Page 5 TIMER Activation..................36 TIME DELAY ..................37 Configure measurements................38 System alarms .................... 41 Battery Simulator..................43 Logger ......................44 SECTION 3: ADVANCED CONTROL Introduction ....................45 FAULT Function ..................49 MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 1: PRODUCT INTRODUCTION – Page 5...
  • Page 6 MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 1: PRODUCT INTRODUCTION – Page 6 Configuration ..................53 Execution....................54 RAMP Function ................... 57 Configuration ..................58 Execution....................63 PULSE RAMP function ................65 Configuration ..................66 Execution....................71 BINARY SEARCH Function ................ 73 Configuration ..................
  • Page 7 Definitions....................94 Usage Procedure..................95 Binary Inputs ....................96 Definitions....................96 Usage Procedure..................97 Miscellaneous ..................... 99 Definitions and Use ................100 Maintenance....................103 Definitions and Use ................103 MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 1: PRODUCT INTRODUCTION – Page 7...

  • Page 8: Safety Considerations

    The use of this equipment is reserved to trained personnel only. DANGER: Never try to use a Mentor 12 that looks damaged, dirty or incomplete. Connecting the unit to a power supply with any or all of its case’s faces removed is extremely dangerous.

  • Page 9: Package's Contents

    Package’s contents Quantity Description Mentor 12 unit, with variable power output channel configuration Power Cord Set of test leads in a nylon bag Twisted-pair ETHERNET LAN cable External mouse / keyboard PS/2 cord User’s documentation Certificate of calibration Transportation hard case with wheels NOTE: Contents may differ from the product’s standard packaging when...

  • Page 10: Handling The Mentor 12

    MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 1: PRODUCT INTRODUCTION – Page 10 Handling the Mentor 12 The Mentor 12 has been designed with ergonomics in mind to provide a safe, convenient and reliable operation. Transport case Use always the supplied transport case for long displacements. This will save you useless efforts and will avoid accidental damages to the unit.

  • Page 11: Working Position

    If you prefer to lay the Mentor 12 on the floor, stand it over the back side, where the ventilation holes are found. Ensure that the surface is flat, hard and clean. Do not operate the unit on soft carpets, cushioned or similar types of surface that can block the normal ventilation air flow.
  • Page 12 MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 1: PRODUCT INTRODUCTION – Page 12 Main ON/OFF switch Touch Screen TFT Main FUSE panel (swivel) Power STATUS LED Adjustment knob GROUND connector BATTERY simulator Power VOLTAGE outputs Handle Power CURRENT outputs COMMUNICATIONS set Analogue MEASUREMENT...

  • Page 13: Start-Up Process

    45-65 Hz) before connection. Use only the supplied power cord to an AC outlet that includes a good EARTH connection. Before connecting any other device to the connections panel, plug the Mentor 12 into a suitable AC supply using the supplied AC cord and switch the unit ON. Various start-up screenshots will be displayed, with the TFT panel going occasionally black for a short while: this is normal.
  • Page 14 MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 1: PRODUCT INTRODUCTION – Page 14 Output source selection area Output source level display Output source phase angle Output source level range & frequency bus Output source ON/OFF Battery Simulator ON/OFF Battery Simulator DC setting...

  • Page 15: Initial Check

    Never introduce a non-isolated conductive tool or instrument into the unit’s connectors while the unit is powered on or connected to the power supply. When you finish your work, proceed to disconnect the test leads from the Mentor 12 first, then from the test objects. In this way you will prevent any voltage from accidentally touching the surrounding objects or yourself.
  • Page 16 SECTION 1: PRODUCT INTRODUCTION – Page 16 However, this basic layout does not represent the maximum output capabilities of your Mentor 12. By means of the Configuration menu, you can add the following to the standard power layout: a) any combination of up to SIX current-mode or voltage-mode LOW...

  • Page 17: Quick Start

    Quick Start You can quickly become familiar with your Mentor 12 by conducting a simple routine through some basic manual operation functions: • TFT panel operation • Power output and regulation • Binary input and output ports • Battery simulator •...

  • Page 18: Monitoring The Binary Input

    At a certain point, check the output control by touching the channel’s OFF button in the Mentor 12 and then back ON. While you do this, check that the meter’s output goes to zero and back to the adjusted quantity correspondingly.

  • Page 19: Battery Simulator Setup And Control

    When you do this, the battery simulator’s output is automatically stopped, so you should see zero in your meter’s display now. Repeat steps 1 and 2 if you want to check other available DC output values in the battery simulator. MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 1: PRODUCT INTRODUCTION – Page 19...

  • Page 20: Measuring External Quantities

    Measuring external quantities Unless you also have an external source of electrical quantities, you can use the low- level signal generation and regulation resources in your Mentor 12 to accomplish this practice: Ensure that all the power sources (voltage and current) are set to zero level and the output control is switched OFF.

  • Page 21: Section 2: Basic Control

    It has different controls for total control over all its functions. It is also the default home screen for Mentor 12, once the system has been booted. This section includes a detailed explanation of the operating mode of the different Mentor 12 controls, which is common for all its screens.
  • Page 22 Basic Control. • The status of all the Mentor 12 inputs and outputs, both digital and analogical, is shown on the bottom of the screen. There are also two arrows on the bottom of the screen, which, combined with the rotary knob, enable the desired output values to be selected, with the selected resolution.

  • Page 23: Description Of Source Controls

    V (Voltage) and this corresponds with the type of output source. The level is selected with the resolution and number of available digits indicated therein. Source in Frequency BUS selection mode MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 2: BASIC CONTROL – Page 23...

  • Page 24: Selection Of An Output Value

    MENTOR 12 US ER’S MANUAL SECTION 2: BASIC CONTROL – Page 24 Ph xxx.xxx º: The Ph tag indicates that the value selection made in the • associated setting window is for PHASE ANGLE in degrees, which corresponds to the level value selected previously, that is, to the source. The angle is selected with the resolution and number of available digits indicated in the relative window.

  • Page 25: Selection Of One Single Source (Independent Mode)

    OF THE SAME TYPE (V or I) that are in that mode. That is, a change in Sources C1, C2, C3 and Llc6 in SELECTED mode, Sources Llc4 and Llc5 in INDEPENDENT mode MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 2: BASIC CONTR OL – Page 25...

  • Page 26: Selection When There Are More Than 3 Available Sources. Zoom Key

    MENTOR 12 US ER’S MANUAL SECTION 2: BASIC CONTROL – Page 26 level or angle in a Voltage source will only affect the voltage sources and not the current ones. The changes that are sent to the sources are INCREASES,...

  • Page 27: Select All" Key

    Configuration section) in all the sources in SELECTED mode. It is important to point out here that this key will have NO effect on sources that are in INDEPENDENT mode. MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 2: BASIC CONTROL – Page 27...

  • Page 28: Rotate" Key

    MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 2: BASIC CONTROL – Page 28 “Rotate” key This key is designed to help the operator. It is quite normal during relay testing in three- phase mode or phase to phase mode for it to be necessary to “rotate” the whole system in terms of phase angles, in order to simplify calculations with phase angles or even avoid connection changes to the relay itself.
  • Page 29 4 and 5 are empty. IMPORTANT: All the panels saved during a work session are maintained until the equipment is disconnected. When the system is booted again, none of the work panels remains. MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 2: BASIC CONTROL – Page 29...

  • Page 30: Config. Status 2" And "Status 2" Keys

    MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 2: BASIC CONTROL – Page 30 “Config. Status 2” and “Status 2” keys During relay testing, be it manual or not, the possibility of carrying out dynamic changes in both the analogical and logic values of the different outputs selected is of great help...
  • Page 31 In this case the screen only shows the configured values. They cannot be varied. If you wish to vary the values of “Status 2”, you must repeat the process described. MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 2: BASIC CONTROL – Page 31...

  • Page 32: Measurement Window

    MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 2: BASIC CONTROL – Page 32 Measurement Window There is a section on the Basic Control panel that contains a window, which shows the values measured of different magnitudes in real time. The following magnitudes are available: •...

  • Page 33: Configure Times

    Timer, on the one hand, and on the other, the conditions and times when it works as an Output Time Delay. The following controls are available for the Start and Stop conditions in Timer mode: MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 2: BASIC CONTROL – Page 33...

  • Page 34: Timer Start Conditions

    MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 2: BASIC CONTROL – Page 34 TIMER START conditions • If you wish to start the timer by the action of the Power Outputs, press the relative button and it will be activated, its indicator lighting up in red. The...
  • Page 35 In this case neither status nor logic can be configured. The selected outputs always act as OR and activate the start when the status is CHANGED. MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 2: BASIC CONTROL – Page 35...

  • Page 36: Timer Stop Conditions

    MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 2: BASIC CONTROL – Page 36 TIMER STOP conditions The timer can only be stopped by the action of the Binary Inputs. If you press the relative button it will be activated and the indicator will light up in red. With the button situated on the right you will access a menu which permits selecting these inputs, simply by pressing the terminals of the input you wish to use.

  • Page 37: Time Delay

    The Time Delay can be activated at the same time as the Timer in all the tests. If the timer count ends before the event selected to stop the timer occurs, this will not stop. MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 2: BASIC CONTROL – Page 37...

  • Page 38: Configure Measurements

    MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 2: BASIC CONTROL – Page 38 Configure measurements This tab, marked as “Measurement configuration” is situated on the top of the Basic Control screen. When pressed, you access a screen where you will be able to configure the units...
  • Page 39 Basic Control screen are the direct values in V DC or mA DC, depending on what has been selected. MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 2: BASIC CONTROL – Page 39...
  • Page 40 MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 2: BASIC CONTROL – Page 40 There are two buttons in the section corresponding to “Measurement of binary input”. These are marked “Pulses” and “Frequency” respectively, and are used to select the type of output of the converter/ energy measuring device being tested.

  • Page 41: System Alarms

    In voltage sources it indicates that the load is excessive for their power or that there is a short- MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 2: BASIC CONTROL – Page 41...
  • Page 42 MENTOR 12 US ER’S MANUAL SECTION 2: BASIC CONTROL – Page 42 circuit. The appearance of this type of alarm implies an instantaneous disconnection of the sources affected by it. THERM.- This means that the source affected has surpassed the admissible •...

  • Page 43: Battery Simulator

    Battery Simulator The Mentor 12 has a built-in battery simulator. It is designed to produce three different fixed voltage values in direct current, which must be used to supply the relays being tested and which require an auxiliary power supply. The values that can be selected are 48 V, 125 V and 250 V.

  • Page 44: Logger

    MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 2: BASIC CONTROL – Page 44 IMPORTANT: The output of the Battery Simulator, unlike the other power outputs, is always ACTIVE, even in function changes (Basic C, Advanced C, Configuration, etc.) until it is manually deactivated or the equipment is switched off.

  • Page 45: Section 3: Advanced Control

    1 (Basic Control). One of the great advantages of the Mentor 12 is precisely this. The use of all the controls is shared by all the functions so they are extremely easy to use, once you know the setting and control process.
  • Page 46 MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 3: ADVANCED CONTROL – Page 46 and that indicates their state (red they are active and white deactivated). A window appears when this rectangle is pressed displaying the binary outputs as they appear on the equipment terminal panel.
  • Page 47 It is thus possible to carry out an in-depth study of the performance of the relay tested throughout the function. This is very important for analysing its results. MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 3: ADVANCED CONTROL – Page 47...
  • Page 48 MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 3: ADVANCED CONTROL – Page 48 Each one of the available options is described below, listing, in the first place, its possible application and then the use of the available controls, which are accessed from the buttons situated on the left of the Advanced Control screen.

  • Page 49: Fault Function

    FAULT Function The FAULT function permits the user to configure a complete simple fault and execute it, that is, the states called: MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 3: ADVANCED CONTROL – Page 49...
  • Page 50 MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 3: ADVANCED CONTROL – Page 50 PRE-FAULT in terms of its electrical parameters (values and angles) and in the state of the binary outputs (to simulate the state of any device outside the relay such as the high voltage switch).
  • Page 51 (See Output Value Selection in Section 1 Basic Control) and also the logic states for the digital outputs. MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 3: ADVANCED CONTROL – Page 51...
  • Page 52 MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 3: ADVANCED CONTROL – Page 52 POST-FAULT, in terms of its electrical parameters (values and angles) and in the state of the binary outputs (to simulate the state of any device outside the relay such as the high voltage switch).

  • Page 53: Configuration

    Blue window on the Fault area of the graphic: you must enter the maximum duration of the fault in milliseconds, clicking on this and using the digit adjustment selection arrows and the rotary knob. MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 3: ADVANCED CONTROL – Page 53...

  • Page 54: Execution

    MENTOR 12 US ER’S MANUAL SECTION 3: ADVANCED CONTROL – Page 54 • Blue window on the post-fault area of the graphic: you must enter the duration of the post-fault in milliseconds, clicking on this and using the digit adjustment selection arrows and the rotary knob.
  • Page 55 (blue for pre-fault, red for fault and white for post-fault) presenting all the events where the selected trip condition has been satisfied by means of yellow- colored vertical lines. Fault Execution. The trip has occurred during the Fault state MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 3: ADVANCED CONTROL – Page 55...
  • Page 56 MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 3: ADVANCED CONTROL – Page 56 However, only the first valid trip that occurs, which is the first after initiating the Fault state, will stop the test and change (after the switch time, if any) to the post-fault state.

  • Page 57: Ramp Function

    RAMP Function The Ramp function, which is selected when you press the relative button, marked “Ramp” located on the functions selection column, on the left of the advanced control MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 3: ADVANCED CONTROL – Page 57...

  • Page 58: Configuration

    MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 3: ADVANCED CONTROL – Page 58 screen, permits carrying out upward or downward ramps of any output parameter available on the Mentor. The ramps are generally used to systematically determine the trip level of a protection relay with respect to the parameter that is varied.
  • Page 59 “Voltage” “Current”, respectively. If you press on the one you wish to use, the available output sources, corresponding to the selected magnitude, appear in the bottom window. MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 3: ADVANCED CONTROL – Page 59...
  • Page 60 MENTOR 12 US ER’S MANUAL SECTION 3: ADVANCED CONTROL – Page 60 • If you select PHASE the Frequency 1 sources eligible for the angle ramp appear below. The sources chosen will carry out the same angle variation with identical start and end points.
  • Page 61 Enter this value using the rotary knob in the window that defines the initial value of the magnitude (on the green line). The ramp will begin to apply the increases on this value. MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 3: ADVANCED CONTROL – Page 61...
  • Page 62 MENTOR 12 US ER’S MANUAL SECTION 3: ADVANCED CONTROL – Page 62 • Enter the desired time value in milliseconds in the window that defines the duration of the initial state (below the green line). It is recommended to select a minimum value of 1 second (1000 ms) to permit the correct polarisation of the relay.

  • Page 63: Execution

    Furthermore, on the bottom of the screen of the results window, the following test results appear: MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 3: ADVANCED CONTROL – Page 63...
  • Page 64 MENTOR 12 US ER’S MANUAL SECTION 3: ADVANCED CONTROL – Page 64 • TRIP TIME, which shows the time that has elapsed in seconds between the moment when the increase occurs where the trip has occurred and the moment when this trip occurs, which is, in effect, the relay trip time at that specific value.

  • Page 65: Pulse Ramp Function

    “Pulse Ramp” on the functions selection column, on the left of the advanced control screen, permits carrying out upward or downward pulse ramps of any output parameter available on the Mentor. MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 3: ADVANCED CONTROL – Page 65...

  • Page 66: Configuration

    MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 3: ADVANCED CONTROL – Page 66 The basic difference with respect to the Ramp function described above is that instead of continuously increasing the magnitude, a preset condition state occurs between each increase (normally an equivalent state to a Pre-Fault) so this function permits “quitting”...
  • Page 67 If you want a phase-to-phase ramp (two-phase) press on two of the available sources, if it is three-phase, on three of them, etc. MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 3: ADVANCED CONTROL – Page 67...
  • Page 68 MENTOR 12 US ER’S MANUAL SECTION 3: ADVANCED CONTROL – Page 68 • If you have selected FREQUENCY, a tag will appear which indicates that “the ramp will be applied to all the channels in Freq. 1” and the indicators of all the sources that are in Frequency 1.
  • Page 69 To define this time, enter the desired value in milliseconds in the relative window. MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 3: ADVANCED CONTROL – Page 69...
  • Page 70 MENTOR 12 US ER’S MANUAL SECTION 3: ADVANCED CONTROL – Page 70 • To select the Initial State of the output sources and binary outputs press the green button marked Initial State. The power and binary output states and values selection screen will appear. You will see that you may select any value for any magnitude that is NOT selected to carry out the Ramp.

  • Page 71: Execution

    • The total DURATION of the test (END), which shows the total time used by the function to carry it out. MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 3: ADVANCED CONTROL – Page 71...
  • Page 72 MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 3: ADVANCED CONTROL – Page 72 There are two buttons in the upper right-hand corner of the screen marked “Configure” and “Execute” respectively. They work as follows: • “CONFIGURE” button returns configuration screen of the function. It does not work during the test execution •...

  • Page 73: Binary Search Function

    If you require a certain MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 3: ADVANCED CONTROL – Page 73...
  • Page 74 MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 3: ADVANCED CONTROL – Page 74 amount of accuracy in this search, the fixed increase selected should be very small, which would make the test very long, and not very practical, for this same reason.

  • Page 75: Configuration

    If you select PHASE the Frequency 1 sources eligible for the angle pulse ramp appear below. The sources chosen will carry out the same angle variation with identical start and end points. MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 3: ADVANCED CONTROL – Page 75...
  • Page 76 MENTOR 12 US ER’S MANUAL SECTION 3: ADVANCED CONTROL – Page 76 • Press on the indicators of each output source you wish to use. For example, if you wish to use a single-phase ramp, press on one any of them, but not on the others.
  • Page 77 To define this time, enter the desired value in milliseconds in the relative window. MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 3: ADVANCED CONTROL – Page 77...
  • Page 78 MENTOR 12 US ER’S MANUAL SECTION 3: ADVANCED CONTROL – Page 78 • To select the Initial State of the output sources and binary outputs press the green button marked Initial State. The power and binary output states and values selection screen will appear. You will see that you may select any value for any magnitude that is NOT selected to carry out the Ramp.

  • Page 79: Execution

    Furthermore, on the bottom of the screen on the results window, the following test results appear: • The TRIP TIME, which shows the time that has elapsed in seconds between the moment when the MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 3: ADVANCED CONTROL – Page 79...
  • Page 80 MENTOR 12 US ER’S MANUAL SECTION 3: ADVANCED CONTROL – Page 80 last increase (the binary search always ends with a trip) occurs and the moment when this trip occurs, which is, in effect, the relay trip time at that specific value.

  • Page 81: State Sequencer Function

    MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 3: ADVANCED CONTROL – Page 81...

  • Page 82: Configuration

    MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 3: ADVANCED CONTROL – Page 82 Configuration With the configuration screen it is possible to configure all the parameters of the states corresponding to the sequence you wish to configure. A summary of the conditions of each state is presented on this screen, to help identify them and understand them quickly.
  • Page 83 • If you press the button marked KEY you will activate the manual state change to be carried out by the operator. The indicator associated with the button will MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 3: ADVANCED CONTROL – Page 83...

  • Page 84: Execution

    MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 3: ADVANCED CONTROL – Page 84 change to red. If the time change has previously been activated, this will be deactivated. • If you press the button marked BINARY INPUTS the state change for this parameter is activated.
  • Page 85 There can obviously be multiple trips. MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 3: ADVANCED CONTROL – Page 85...
  • Page 86 MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 3: ADVANCED CONTROL – Page 86 The total DURATION of the test (end), which shows the total time used by the function to carry it out. There are two buttons in the upper right-hand corner of the screen marked “Configure”...

  • Page 87: Section 4: Configuration

    You can access this software module at any time just by pressing the key marked “Configuration” on the main menu situated on the right of any screen. The Mentor 12 is an extraordinarily complete system insofar as the functions it can carry out are concerned, as it uses different hardware configurations and operating modes.

  • Page 88: Common Configuration Operations

    MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 4 CONFIGURATION – Page 88 In the Configuration section the user can select and configure his whole MENTOR 12 test equipment to work in different ways, through the following sub-sections: • ANALOG OUTPUTS that include power outputs (amplifiers) and low level outputs LLO, •...

  • Page 89: Analog Outputs

    The Mentor 12 is a PLUG & PLAY system. This means that when one or more amplifiers are inserted, whatever the type, the equipment immediately recognises their existence and gets ready to use them.

  • Page 90: Power Outputs. Definitions

    MENTOR 12 US ER’S MANUAL SECTION 4 CONFIGURATION – Page 90 • Low Level Outputs: These are accessed through the connector situated on the terminal panel. There can be up to low level outputs. The number of available low level outputs depends on the power output configuration that is being used.

  • Page 91: Usage Procedure

    If you then make those channels independent, remember that they will maintain the reference that you gave them when combined. MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 4: CONFIGURATION – Page 91...

  • Page 92: Power Output Configuration

    MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 4 CONFIGURATION – Page 92 The Low Level Output buttons / indicators are located on the bottom of this window. They work in the same way as the power outputs do. If you want to make changes to the current configuration, use one of the appropriate “CHANGE”...
  • Page 93 “CANCEL” if you wish to exit without executing the changes. You will return to the General Screen where the new current configuration will be displayed, if appropriate. MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 4: CONFIGURATION – Page 93...

  • Page 94: Binary Outputs

    SECTION 4 CONFIGURATION – Page 94 Binary Outputs There are 8 Binary (Logic) Outputs in the MENTOR 12, in order to be able to program their behaviour so the action of devices outside the protection schematic that is being tested can be simulated.

  • Page 95: Usage Procedure

    All the outputs are independent and can be configured in any way without limitations. When you finish configuring the outputs you do not need to confirm anything. The outputs are configured as shown on the screen just by exiting it. MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 4: CONFIGURATION – Page 95...

  • Page 96: Binary Inputs

    SECTION 4 CONFIGURATION – Page 96 Binary Inputs The MENTOR 12 has 12 (Logic) Binary Inputs grouped together in 6 galvanically isolated pairs, in order to be able to detect the behaviour of the logic outputs of the relay or protection schematic that is being tested.

  • Page 97: Usage Procedure

    Two cyclic operation buttons that permit selecting the binary input mode, according to the previous definitions. All the inputs are independent and can be configured in any way without limitations. MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 4: CONFIGURATION – Page 97...
  • Page 98 MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 4 CONFIGURATION – Page 98 When you finish configuring the inputs you do not need to confirm anything. The inputs are configured as shown on the screen just by exiting it.

  • Page 99: Miscellaneous

    Miscellaneous In this section of the Configuration Software you can carry out different general configurations of the Mentor 12, which affect different factors that make the operation more efficient. These aspects are: • Referring to the way of viewing and/or...

  • Page 100: Definitions And Use

    MENTOR 12 US ER’S MANUAL SECTION 4 CONFIGURATION – Page 100 which the equipment works (normally 50 or 60 Hz, but it can be any other value) and the Debounce and Glitch values, which are filters applied to the binary inputs, to avoid undesired or untimely actions.
  • Page 101 This can be selected as clockwise (to the right), or anti- clockwise (to the left). Press on the desired option to select. MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 4: CONFIGURATION – Page 101...
  • Page 102 MENTOR 12 US ER’S MANUAL SECTION 4 CONFIGURATION – Page 102 • Time measurement: You can choose for the time treatment, referring both to its measurement and to the duration, to be directly in time units “seconds” or in cycle numbers at the reference frequency, “Cycles”. Press on the desired option to select.

  • Page 103: Maintenance

    Screen calibration: This refers to the keystroke accuracy on the screen. It is very important for this to be very accurate as otherwise, screen operation becomes tedious and slow. Due to different circumstances such as small MENTOR 12 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 4: CONFIGURATION – Page 103...
  • Page 104 MENTOR 12 US ER’S MANUAL SECTION 4 CONFIGURATION – Page 104 movements of the touch panel with respect to the screen or very large changes in the room temperature from one working place to another, it may be necessary to readjust the touch panel. This operation is quick and simple and is done by pressing the “Calibrate”...

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