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Page 1: User Guide
DINGO PUP Negative Ground 20A Max. Charge 20A Max. Load Dingo Series Expansion Unit User Guide Read this before installing Ver 1.6 230317... - Page 2 Dingo Pup User Guide Pup configuration: Each Pup must have its own address. Configure the Pup address and system voltage before connecting the Dingo accessory bus. Install your controller: • Vertically, where air can circulate around it; • In a dry environment out of direct sunlight;...
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Page 3: Wiring Instructions
Dingo Pup User Guide What is a Dingo Pup? The Dingo Pup is used to expand the capacity of the Dingo solar charge controller. Up to 9 pups can be added to a system. Each Pup is controlled by the Dingo. - Page 4 Dingo Pup User Guide Fig. 1 Display BOOST Alarm LED Button See page 8 Test terminal Accessory port Mounting holes Terminals for G and sensor wires Cable tie (plug in terminal block) posts Screw wires into the high current terminals tightly in the order listed on page 6.
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Page 5: Connect Battery
Dingo Pup User Guide Fig. 2 Test terminal Basic Connection Order 1. Connect Battery 2. Test Solar Polarity 3. Connect Solar 4. Connect Load (if required) 5. Set Address and System Voltage 6. Connect the Pup to the Dingo Bus... - Page 6 Dingo Pup User Guide Wiring instructions For safety and to avoid damage, connection of wires must be done in the following order. All connections must be tight! a. Connect the battery first. Positive to Battery+, Negative to Battery -. If the display comes on, then connection is correct.
- Page 7 Dingo Pup User Guide c. Test the solar panel connection by touching the positive (+) Test < wire from the solar panel onto Solar "!46 the Test terminal (T). BOOST flashes if wrong •If the alarm led does not flash then it is OK.
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Page 8: Using The Menu System
Dingo Pup User Guide Using the Menu System press the button, holding You can move around the it down until the menu menus system (see figure changes (about one second). 5) and change settings using the button on the front of Getting back the controller.. - Page 9 Dingo Pup User Guide Fig. 5 Regulator State BATV CHRG CINT Generator Control Low Battery Disconnect LOAD LINT Clear Clear DATA VMAX VMIN FTIM SOC TEMP SOLV HIST History Data ADDR TIME VOLT PROG BCAP...
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Page 10: Choosing Your Settings
Dingo Pup User Guide Choosing your settings Set the Pup address and configure the Pup for independent-mode operation before joining it to the Dingo system. Each Pup must have its own address. After setting the address (ADDR), set the system voltage (VOLT) and the correct program (PROG) for your battery, and configure any advanced settings. - Page 11 When the program shown is correct, long-push to set it. 4. Set any advanced (program 4) settings Information about the “REG”, “MODE” and “EVNT” settings is in the Pup reference manual. Contact Plasmatronics support or download the reference manual from the Plasmatronics web site..
- Page 12 Dingo Pup User Guide Low Battery Disconnect Light Controller Option (Program 0-1) (Program 2-3) To prevent battery damage The built in light controller can due to overdischarge, the Pup switch lights on at night. When has a Low Battery Disconnect...
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Page 13: Generator Control
Function options are avail- GRUN: long push to adjust able in the MODE menu. generator exercise See the Dingo or Dingo Pup period (default 1.0 hour). reference manual for more Short push to advance to information. GDAY: long push to adjust... - Page 14 Dingo Pup User Guide Connecting the Pup to the Dingo If the program selection the Pup. If it is not present, (PROG) on the Dingo is check the cable connections set in the range 0 through from the Dingo to the Pup to 3, then the Dingo is and wait for 2 minutes.
- Page 15 Dingo Pup User Guide Fig. 6...
- Page 16 Dingo Pup User Guide The Expanded Dingo System When more charge current The Pups report back their is required than can be con- current to the Dingo which trolled by one Dingo, then displays the total current in the system. It also shows the array can be split.
- Page 17 Dingo Pup User Guide External Battery Dingo Bus Accessories Temperature Sensor It is not possible to use any Dingo Bus accessories with the (DT or DTB). Pup in independant mode. Pup temperature input has no effect on battery charging Accessories such as shunt...
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Page 18: Monitoring Your System
Dingo Pup User Guide VMIN shows today’s minimum Monitoring your voltage. Both are in the DATA system sub-menu. The actual battery voltage is The Pups monitoring functions shown on the BATV screen. provide you with information What is the Pup’s charge about what that Pup has done. -
Page 19: The Data Menu
Dingo Pup User Guide sensor is attached). This is not relevant To test your solar array, the to the Pup as part of a system. SOLV screen in the DATA menu TEMP Temperature being shows the open-circuit voltage sensed by the battery tempera- of the solar array. -
Page 20: Retrieving Historical Data
Dingo Pup User Guide long-push on DATA, short- Retrieving historical push until you see HIST. data A long-push on HIST will put you in “history mode”, addition storing where you can cycle through today’s performance data, each day’s data. In the history... -
Page 21: Further Information
Dingo Pup User Guide Independent Mode Further information When the Pup is not under the This controller is capable of control of a Dingo, it operates more than what is described in as if it were a Dingo (but with- this user manual. - Page 22 Dingo Pup User Guide Independent Mode Setting for program number CHRG settings used in Programs Parameter GMOD G ON (V) 11.5 When programs 0-3 are GOFF (V) 13.8 selected, the controller GDEL (Min) automatically uses the values GEXD (Day) in the table on the right to GRUN (Hr) control its operation.
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Page 23: Specifications
Dingo Pup User Guide Specifications Nominal system voltages 12,24,32,36,48 Maximum voltage BAT+ to BAT- Max short term voltage BAT+ to BAT- (2 min) Maximum voltage SOL+ to BAT- Max. voltage LOAD+ to BAT+ Max. voltage between the “G” relay terminals Max. - Page 24 Dingo Pup User Guide Plasmatronics Pty Ltd 75 Newman St. Thornbury 3071 Victoria, Australia ph (61) 3 94869902 info@plasmatronics.com.au www.plasmatronics.com.au...
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