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ClimaCheck PA Pro III – NX400 Hardware user manual 2019-01-29 Updated for Application v. 2.08 ClimaCheck PA Pro III Hardware Manual – 2018-05-15...
Installation should only be carried out when it can be done with proper safety margins. The information in this document is ClimaCheck’s property. The content is strictly confidential and it is forbidden to distribute information about the contents, other than to personnel at ClimaCheck, resellers, agents or licence holders without written permission from ClimaCheck Sweden AB.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Safety Precautions ......................2 Overview ........................4 LED indicators ......................4 Display ........................7 Climacheck internal application version and PA-ID ............8 Communication ......................9 Ports ........................9 SMS Commands ...................... 9 PA Pro III internal application ..................10 Menu structure ......................
The ClimaCheck PA Pro III has 4 LED indicators: A: ClimaCheck online B: 1-wire / Modbus S1: Status S2: Modem The A LED indicates the status on contact with ClimaCheck online server. A LED Status 900ms On, 900ms Off Connection with Climacheck Online OK (Normal operation)
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1-Wire communication error (see display for additional information) Off (Red) On (Red) Alarms active in the Easycool controller, see alarm page on Climacheck Online (Yellow) When the Modbus or 1-Wire communication alarm is active, address and name of the unit can be seen in the display.
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Figure 2 The main part of the display is reserved for internal Climacheck PA Pro III application showing menus and data. The lower and right side is used for virtual buttons to navigate.
1.3 ClimaCheck internal application version and PA-ID Each PA Pro III unit has a unique id number to identify it on the ClimaCheck Online server, this number is set by ClimaCheck and can be seen in the display after the unit has booted up as “ID=XXXXXX”.
2 Communication 2.1 Ports The PA Pro III unit has LAN, WLAN and Mobile connections to communicate with the ClimaCheck server. It also has a USB to communicate locally with a computer. PA Pro III uses the following ports when communicating with the ClimaCheck Online server: Data sent to ClimaCheck online: UDP outgoing data on port 2049 to URL online.climacheck.com...
The menu structure is shown in the figure below. To open a sub menu press the SEL button, to choose a function or confirm a configuration OK button is used. To go back press ESC. Figure 3 PA Pro III Menu ClimaCheck PA Pro III Hardware Manual – 2018-05-15...
3.3 Send interval / Intense send Data is sent to the Climacheck server ones every minute when the compressor is on and every 5 minute when the compressor is off. To activate “intense send” and send data every 15 second Press ESC to enter the Main menu Press Down until “Monitor”...
Press ESC to enter the Main menu Press Down until “Setup” is showed in the display Press SEL to enter setup menu “1W Sensor Setup” appears in the display Press OK to start setup ClimaCheck PA Pro III Hardware Manual – 2018-05-15...
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Check wiring and make sure all sensors are connected properly (Data, GND). If the wires from one (1) sensor is mixed up the whole 1-Wire bus stops. “No new s-r found” is showed when trying to connect/configure sensor. ClimaCheck PA Pro III Hardware Manual – 2018-05-15...
PA Pro III has lost connection with the sensor, check wiring. 3.7 Reboot and Reload Configuration Most of the configuration for external units can be done on the Climacheck server. Any changes to Modbus addresses for external units such as energy meters or IO modules can be done on the Climacheck Online server and then downloaded to the unit.
Changes network dependant on the DIP-switch setting, see section 5.2 Choose network interface by pressing directly on the desired interface. Press OK to confirm To change communication settings like APN, SSID´s or IP addresses for GPRS, LAN or WLAN use ClimaCheck PA Pro III Hardware Manual – 2018-05-15...
Data can be saved to a USB memory connected to the USB-port on the top side of the unit, see Figure 20. Data is saved with the same interval that is used to send data to the ClimaCheck Online server i.e. ones every minute when the compressor is running and every 5 minute when it´s off.
Analyser Pro menu in the ClimaCheck software. Figure 6 All Climacheck PA Pro III systems have their default configuration on the Climacheck Online server but with the configurator, settings can be changed offline without the need of an internet connection.
A new window will appear where date and time can be set manually or by Applying the time from the PC. Press Apply to save changes in the device. Figure 8, Clock settings in Configurator ClimaCheck PA Pro III Hardware Manual – 2018-05-15...
Note that the clock is also set from the ClimaCheck Online server when the unit is connected to internet. Configuration files All configuration can be saved to and loaded from configuration files, *.CFG. 4.4.1 Open PA Pro III configuration To open the present configuration follow the steps below...
Note that the Sensor Type list is common for PA Pro III and R560 but the analog inputs on the PA Pro III can’t handle Pt 1000 sensors. Figure 10 ClimaCheck PA Pro III Hardware Manual – 2018-05-15...
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Contact ClimaCheck support and make sure the correct configuration is updated on the server then see section 3.8. Load new configuration from a configuration file (*.CFG) Contact ClimaCheck support to get a configuration file with the new unit included then see section 4.4.3. Add a new unit using the ClimaCheck configurator When the present configuration in the PA Pro III has been uploaded to the configurator it is displayed on the IO Config Edit tab, see section 4.4.1 for instructions.
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Param 1 - Limit for no operation (kW), see section 4.6.2 voltage Param 2-10 – n/a Modb16 Param 1 – Start register (Master) Param 2 – Number of registers to read Param 3-10 – n/a Modb32 (Master) ClimaCheck PA Pro III Hardware Manual – 2018-05-15...
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Param 2 – Number of registers to read Param 3-10 – n/a Modbus from BMS 16 Param 1-10 – na See Climacheck_PA_Pro_III_NX400_ModBusRTU_Slave manual. (Slave) Modbus to BMS Param 1-10 – na 16 reg See Climacheck_PA_Pro_III_NX400_ModBusRTU_Slave manual. (Slave) ClimaCheck PA Pro III Hardware Manual – 2018-05-15...
Read the present settings in the PA Pro III unit with the Fetch button and write settings to the unit with the Apply button. Default settings with APN for the SIM card provided by ClimaCheck can be seen in figure Figure 13. To use a different SIM-card follow the instructions below.
Default settings (Obtain IP address from DHCP server) can be seen in Figure 14. To change settings follow the instructions below. Unlock the configurator with the user password, see section 4.2 Go to the LAN 1 tab ClimaCheck PA Pro III Hardware Manual – 2018-05-15...
Mobile or LAN to WLAN the communication mode needs to be changed, this is done with DIP- switches, see section 5.2 or from the menu in the internal application, see section 3.12 . ClimaCheck PA Pro III Hardware Manual – 2018-05-15...
Firmware and internal application in the PA PRO III can be remotely updated through the Climacheck RTCU gateway. Do not change settings if not instructed to do so by the Climacheck Support. 4.11 Debug tab Displays debug information from the unit when this is activated on the IO Config tab, see section 4.6.3 and Figure 12.
5 External switches and connections The chapter describes the external connections and DIP-switches on the ClimaCheck PA Pro III. For a full description please refer to the supplier manual RTCU-NX400. 5.1 Analog Input Mode selection switches (mA/V) To change the analog inputs on the PA Pro III between current and voltage input dipswitches on the back side of the unit is used, see Figure 16.
Communication through USB is always active regardless of DIP-switch setting. 5.3 A and B alarms to digital out Alarms set on ClimaCheck online server can be categorised as A or B alarms and digital out 7 or 8 can be activated.
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Figure 18 Front view Bottom side On the bottom side terminal of the ClimaCheck PA Pro III The following interfaces are found: Power, digital inputs, digital outputs, analog inputs and analog outputs. See Figure 19 below and Table 7. Above the terminal blocks the following interfaces are found: SD-Card, audio jacks, SIM-card reader and the mini-USB service port.
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On the top side of the ClimaCheck PA Pro III the following interfaces are found: CAN bus, 1-Wire bus, RS485 ports, DC-out and connection for an optional external battery see Figure 20 and Table Above the terminal blocks the following interfaces are found: SMA connector for UMTS/GSM, RP- SMA connector for Wi-Fi / Bluetooth, USB host port, Ethernet connector, RS232 port and finally DIP-switches.
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DCOUT +5V / 300mA DC-OUT for external equipment (tied together internally) Signal ground External battery positive (+) connection External battery negative (-) connection External battery NTC temperature sensor connection Table 7 ClimaCheck PA Pro III Hardware Manual – 2018-05-15...
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