Basler DGC-2020ES Configuration Instruction Manual page 62

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Modes
The Mode setting determines how often the generator is exercised. Each mode has supporting settings
that establish the start time, date, and duration of each session. When a mode is selected, only the
appropriate supporting settings for that mode are available while other settings are grayed out. Start
Hour, Start Minute, Run Period Hours, Run Period Minutes, and Run with Load settings are available for
all modes. The exercise timer modes are described below.
Daily: The generator will run every day.
Monthly: The generator will run on the same day every month using the numeric date. For example, the
fifth of every month. See Start Day of Month under Supporting Settings below.
N Week Intervals: On or after the specified start date, the generator will run on the same day every N
weeks, where N is a value from 1 through 52. For example, every two weeks on Sundays, starting on
January 1, 2020. See Start Day of Week, Week Interval, and Begin Date (Month, Day, Year) under
Supporting Settings below.
Weekday of Month: The generator will run on the same day of the week every month. For example, the
third Tuesday of every month. See Start Day of Week and Week of Month under Supporting Settings
below.
Weekly: The generator will run on the same day every week. See Start Day of Week under Supporting
Settings below.
Supporting Settings
Begin Date (Month, Day, Year): These three settings establish the date on which the exercise timer will
start when Mode is set to N Week Intervals.
Start Day of Month: Accepts values 1 through 31. Enabled when Mode is set to Monthly.
Start Day of Week: Select Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, or Saturday.
Enabled when Mode is set to Weekly, Weekday of Month, or N Week Intervals.
Start Time and Run Period: The generator will start at the time established by the Start Hour and Start
Minute settings and will run for the duration established by the Run Period Hours and Run Period Minutes
settings. These settings are available for all modes.
Run with Load: When enabled, the DGC-2020ES closes the generator breaker during the run time.
Week Interval: Accepts values 1 through 52. Enabled when Mode is set to N Week Intervals.
Week of Month: Select First, Second, Third, Fourth, or Last. Enabled when Mode is set to Weekday of
Month.
Contact inputs and outputs can be assigned to this function. Refer to the BESTlogicPlus chapter for more
information.
The Exercise Timer screen is found in the BESTCOMSPlus Settings Explorer under the System
Parameters category. If using the front panel, navigate to Settings > System Parameters > Exercise
Timer.
The BESTCOMSPlus Exercise Timer screen is illustrated in Figure 5-6.
Device Configuration DGC-2020ES