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S203RC-D Advanced Energy Analyzers This document is property of SENECA srl. Duplication and reproduction of its are forbidden (though partial), if not authorized. Contents of present documentation refers to products and technologies described in it. Though we strive for reach perfection continually, all technical data contained in this document may be modified or added due to technical and commercial needs;...
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USER MANUAL – S203TA-D / S203RC-D Date Revision Notes 27/06/2013 Changed the Current Modbus registers (phase A, B, C, Average) measure unit from [Arms] to [mA rms] Changed Phase Voltage error level from 40.0V to 45.0V (firmware SW002633) 27/06/2013 Added Modbus Registers Phase A, B, C, Average...
Seneca S203TA-D / S203RC-D CAUTION! UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, SENECA S.R.L. OR ITS SUPPLIERS SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR LOSS OF RECORDING DATA/INCOMES OR FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGE DUE TO NEGLECT OR RECKLESS MISHANDLING OF S203TA-D/S203RC-D, EVEN THOUGH SENECA IS WELL AWARE OF THESE POSSIBLE DAMAGES.
USER MANUAL – S203TA-D / S203RC-D 1. Introduction Models S203TA-D and S203RC-D are a complete three-phase energy analyzers with display, suited for use with up to 600Vac voltage range (without a TV transformer), and max current equal to 5A (without a TA transformer) connected to the inputs.
USER MANUAL – S203TA-D / S203RC-D S apparent phase C S apparent 3-phase Cosfi phase A Cosfi phase B Cosfi phase C Cosfi 3-phase Active Energy phase A Active Energy phase B ...
USER MANUAL – S203TA-D / S203RC-D Cosfi phase C Cosfi 3-phase Active Energy phase A Active Energy phase B Active Energy phase C Active Energy 3-phase Only positive Active Energy phase A ...
USER MANUAL – S203TA-D / S203RC-D Cosfi 3-phase 1.5. Electrical Measure on Digital Output The modules can put to the digital output (pulse weight configurable) one of the following electrical measurable quantities : Positive Active Energy phase A ...
USER MANUAL – S203TA-D / S203RC-D The CT has polarity. Wrong direction can’t measure correctly (for example negative current value instead of positive) If there is some distortion by harmonic or waveform, it may not measure correctly. ...
USER MANUAL – S203TA-D / S203RC-D 2.4. Single phase insertion with VT I MAX = 5 A 2.5. Single phase insertion with CT and VT 2.6. Aron insertion with CTs...
USER MANUAL – S203TA-D / S203RC-D 2.7. Aron insertion with CTs and VTs 2.8. 4 wire with neutral insertion with CTs 2.9. 3-phase without neutral insertion with CTs 2.10. 3-phase without neutral insertion with CTs and VTs...
USER MANUAL – S203TA-D / S203RC-D 3. S203RC-D Electrical Connections ROGOWSKI’S COIL WARNING! Rogowski’s coil (accessory RC-V400-100) have been designed for accurate nonintrusive measurement of AC, pulsed DC or complex waveforms. To use in an appropriate way, - wrap the ring on the conductor so that the arrow symbol (stamped in the ring) is oriented in the same...
USER MANUAL – S203TA-D / S203RC-D 4. Analog Output The module provides a programmable, analog output in voltage (range 0..10 Vdc) or active and passive current (range 0..20 mA). We recommend using shielded cables for the electric connections. WARNING There is no insulation between RS485, USB and the analog output 4.1.
USER MANUAL – S203TA-D / S203RC-D 5. Digital Output The module has a digital output: configurable in two different modes: -Each pulse corresponds to a given number of increments of to the Active or Reactive energy counter -The output is linked to the sign of the Active power The impulse duration is fixed in 200ms.
USER MANUAL – S203TA-D / S203RC-D 6. The display By the display the electrical measures are viewable in real time, also a display configuration menù it’s available. 6.1. Electrical symbols on Display By pressing the button OK/MENU’ it’s possible to switch to the next measure visualization.
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USER MANUAL – S203TA-D / S203RC-D VRMS C V PHASE C *For connection without neutral a “virtual neutral” it’s used RMS Voltage from phase C To NEUTRAL* VRMS ABC V RMS Three phase + + Voltage IRMS A...
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USER MANUAL – S203TA-D / S203RC-D Phase A Apparent × power Phase B Apparent × power Phase C Apparent × power S ABC Three phase apparent + + ...
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USER MANUAL – S203TA-D / S203RC-D + active energy + + NEG ENERGY Three phase + only negative active energy REACT Phase A...
USER MANUAL – S203TA-D / S203RC-D 6.1.2. 1 wire insertion DISPLAY COMMENT MEASURED CALCULATED EQUATION USED VALUE VALUE ELECTRICAL QUANTITY SYMBOL VRMS A V PHASE A RMS Voltage from phase A to NEUTRAL IRMS A RMS phase A current Phase A...
USER MANUAL – S203TA-D / S203RC-D POS REACT EN Phase A only positive Reactive ∫ (+) energy NEG REACT Phase A only EN A negative Reactive ∫ (−) energy P MAX A...
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USER MANUAL – S203TA-D / S203RC-D IRMS A RMS phase A current IRMS C RMS phase C current P AC Phase A C Active Power P BC Phase B C Active Power P ABC Three phase active power + ...
6.2. Diagnostics Page If S203TA-D / S203RC-D is configured for a 3 or 4-wires insertion, a diagnostics page will be displayed after the standard measures. The upper line of diagnostics page shows the connection status of the three phases. If the phases are connected properly the line displayed will be “A->B->C...
A) Measure config PARAMETER VALUES A1) USING TA To be used only for S203TA-D model, for S203RC-D model use only NO YES= A Current Transformer it’s connected to A, B and C phases NO = No Current transformer used DEFAULT: NO A2) TA RATIO Current Transformer ratio value.
USER MANUAL – S203TA-D / S203RC-D for a 1:100 voltage transformer type 100,000. All voltage values will be multiplied for a factor of 100. Default: 1,000 6.3.1. B) Config RS485 PARAMETER VALUES B1) ADDRESS Modbus RTU station address from 1 to 253...
USER MANUAL – S203TA-D / S203RC-D 6.3.1. C) Out Measure PARAMETER VALUES C1) OUTPUT PHASE Phase to link to the analog output: 3-phase = ABC measure value Phase A = phase A measure Phase B = phase B measure Phase C = phase C measure...
USER MANUAL – S203TA-D / S203RC-D C6) OUT STARTSCALE Start Value for analog output (0%) when the input measure = IN STARTSCALE Default: 4.0 mA C7) OUT ENDSCALE End Value for analog output (100%) when the input measure = IN ENDSCALE Default: 20.0 mA...
USER MANUAL – S203TA-D / S203RC-D Default: 1 KWh 6.3.1. E) Display PARAMETER VALUES E1) LANGUAGE Set the menu language: English Italiano Default: English E2) DISPLAY MODE Can set for the automatic cycle of all screen measures: Manual loop = Change the display screen by pressing OK/Menù for NEXT, ESC for...
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USER MANUAL – S203TA-D / S203RC-D Pos energy C Neg energy A Neg energy B Neg energy C 3ph pos react energy 3ph neg react energy Pos react energy A Pos react energy B Pos react energy C Neg react energy A...
USER MANUAL – S203TA-D / S203RC-D Default: normally open 6.3.1. F) User Taratures PARAMETER VALUES F1) VOLT PHASE A Set a multiplication factor for VRMS A Default: 1,000 F2) VOLT PHASE B Set a multiplication factor for VRMS B Default: 1,000...
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USER MANUAL – S203TA-D / S203RC-D Else use this formula: Multiplication factor = (S203RC-D Full scale Input [mv]/ Full scale rogowski [mV])*(Full scale rogowski[A]/1000) for example: Input full scale of +-100mV and Rogowski coil of 100mV/500A use 0,500 Input full scale of +-100mV and Rogowski coil of 100mV/2000A use 2,000 Input full scale of +-200mV and Rogowski coil of 200mV/2000A use 2,000 Etc…...
USER MANUAL – S203TA-D / S203RC-D 7. Energy Counters The Energy Values are incremented independently: Positive Active Energy Phase A Positive Active Energy Phase B Positive Active Energy Phase C Negative Active Energy Phase A Negative Active Energy Phase B...
USER MANUAL – S203TA-D / S203RC-D 7.1. Energy counter overflow The max value reached by each Energy variable counters is 9 999 999, 999 after that a new increment of 0,001 will reset the counter to 0,000. 7.2. Non volatile memory Energy backup The following Energy variables are write on a non-volatile memory (using a Fe RAM technology): ...
S203RC-D Input full scale can be modified only by the Easy Setup software (the default is +-100mV). 9. Serial Communication A models S203TA-D and S203RC-D feature it’s the serial communication ability. Two serial ports are available: a RS485 port and an USB port.
USER MANUAL – S203TA-D / S203RC-D The default configuration for RS485 port is: Modbus station address: 1 baud rate: 38400 baud parity: none data bit: 8 stop bit: 1 Please note that the device must reboot after any modification to the RS485 communication parameters to work properly.
USER MANUAL – S203TA-D / S203RC-D 9.1.1. Abbreviation used In the following table this abbreviations are used: “MS” = Most significant “LS” = Less significant “MSB” = Most significant Byte “LSB” = Less significant Byte “MSW” = Most significant Word (16 bits) “LSW”...
USER MANUAL – S203TA-D / S203RC-D 9.1.2. Modbus Register Addresses Register Comment Register Default value or Modbus Name Type Start Value Address MachineID Module ID code Unsigned 0x4F00 40001 16 bits Phase linked Phase retransmitted Unsigned 40017 analog analog output: 0=phase A,...
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USER MANUAL – S203TA-D / S203RC-D Measure 0=VRMS, 1=IRMS, 2=Active Unsigned 40030 linked To power, 3=Cosfi 16 bits analog output Start Scale Start scale value for output in Float 4.0 mA 40031(MS) OUTPUT use. bits 40032(LS) End Scale End scale value for output in Float 20.0 mA...
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USER MANUAL – S203TA-D / S203RC-D Energy ratio reactive energy. bits (KVarh) 40049(LS) to set Varh write 1 to set KVarh write 1000 to set MVarh write 1000000 etc… Cfg flags Control flags bitwise. Unsigned 40050 (0 = LSB) 16 bits...
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USER MANUAL – S203TA-D / S203RC-D part), then write 0xBACD in Command register To set a negative energy value for phase B, write the value (in integer unsigned 32 bits format, the firmware itself sign) Command aux 1 (high part)
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USER MANUAL – S203TA-D / S203RC-D P ACTIVE B Active power measure for Float 40153(MS) phase B, [Watt] bits 40154(LS) P ACTIVE C Active power measure for Float 40155(MS) phase C, [Watt] bits 40156(LS) P ACTIVE Active power measure for 3-...
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USER MANUAL – S203TA-D / S203RC-D depending on the selected bits measure unit (mVARh, VARh, kVARh, MVARh) Reactive Reactive Energy measure for Float 32 40227(MS) Energy B phase measure unit 40228(LS) bits depending on the selected measure unit (mVARh, VARh, kVARh, MVARh)
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USER MANUAL – S203TA-D / S203RC-D phase A (write “0”) Digital output positive energy, phase B (write “1”) Digital output positive energy, phase C (write “2”) Digital output negative energy, phase A (write “3”) Digital output negative energy, phase B (write “4”)
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USER MANUAL – S203TA-D / S203RC-D bits 3-phase neg Sum of energy for three Float 32 40956 (MS) energy phases (only negative) 40957 (LS) bits IRMS Ampere Current RMS measure for Float 40958(MS) phase A, [A rms] bits 40959(LS) IRMS Ampere...
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USER MANUAL – S203TA-D / S203RC-D “demand time value” selected by the user. The Calculation is obtained by a moving average and is updated every 1 minute.
USER MANUAL – S203TA-D / S203RC-D 10. DEBUG LEDs LED status Meaning Constant light The module power is on Constant light Measure of voltage: <45Vac (at least one of the phases used) Blinking light The module received a data packet from RS485...
USER MANUAL – S203TA-D / S203RC-D 11. THE KIT-USB The KIT-USB can be obtained from Seneca (Can be bought also from the E-commorce Website www.seneca.it The kit contain: A CD with the USB drivers for Windows and the Easy Setup software ...
12. WINDOWS USB DRIVERS INSTALLATION For installing the USB drivers follow this procedure: Power up the S203TA-D / S203RC-D and connect the USB to the PC, the new hardware it’s detected: If you don’t have an internet connection insert the CD and install the FTDI driver or download the drivers from the website http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm...
USER MANUAL – S203TA-D / S203RC-D 13. OTHERS OPERATING SYSTEM DRIVERS: From the website: http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm you can download the USB drivers for various operating systems like: Windows xp, Vista, Windows 8 Linux MAC OS Windows CE...
USER MANUAL – S203TA-D / S203RC-D 14. EASY SETUP SOFTWARE for Windows From the Website www.seneca.it can be downloaded free of charge the Easy Setup suite software, select Download from the Links section: Then download the last Easy Setup version: Easy Setup works on Windows XP 32/64 bits, Windows Vista 32/64 bits, Windows 7 32/64 bits, Windows 8 32/64 bits.
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Extract the zip file and double click on the Setup file for install the software. From the Quick Start menu select the S203TA-D or S203RC-D model (you can also click on the tab “Analog Modbsu RTU I/O” and select the S203TA-D or S203RC-D button).
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USER MANUAL – S203TA-D / S203RC-D Press “Next”:...
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Seneca S117P1 (see www.seneca.it website for more info). Although RS485 to USB converters can be used only Seneca RS485 to USB converters are tested to work with S203TA/RC-D. Click on “AUTOMATIC SEARCH” for automatic connection to the S203TA/RC-D.
USER MANUAL – S203TA-D / S203RC-D 14.1. Firmware Update With a new revision of Easy Setup, Seneca can include a new S203TA/RC-D firmware. A new firmware update can include new features or bugfix. WARNING! When the firmware update it’s started don’t power down or disconnect the S203TA/RC-D until all the procedure it’s finished.
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USER MANUAL – S203TA-D / S203RC-D Press the 1) button for connect to the right S203TA/RC-D serial port Press the 2) button to put the S203TA/RC-D in bootloader mode, on the S203TA/RC-D display will be displayed: “UPDATING… PLEASE WAIT…” Press the 3) button for select the firmware to send to the S203TA/RC-D, the software will open directly the firmware directory.
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When the update is finished: Press the 5) button to restart the S203TA/RC-D, now the board is out of the bootloader mode. Now Set the right S203 model by the 6A) button (for S203TA-D model) or 6B) button (for S203RC-D model).
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USER MANUAL – S203TA-D / S203RC-D WARNING! When the firmware update it’s finished the last configuration it’s overwritten by the default configuration. For S203RC-D model you must also configure with the software Easy Setup the right Rogowski coil input full scale because this configuration can not be configured by the display menu.
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