How To; Swap A Bms - Profire Energy PF3100 Troubleshooting Manual

PF3100 TROUBLESHOOTING – SOLUTIONS TO COMMON PROBLEMS
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Swap a BMS

If you need to change a BMS controller on an existing system you can perform the following procedure.
1. Backup settings
a. In the System Overview Settings screen open the Backup Settings.
b. Save all system settings to USB.
2. Remove the old controller.
3. Install the new controller.
4. Update the system firmware to the desired version for all units. This is necessary for the replacement
controller to talk to the rest of the system.
5. In the System Overview settings screen, open the Appliance Wizard.
6. In the Appliance wizard the controller that was removed will be shown as having NO LINK. Remove this
controller from the appliance.
7. In the Appliance wizard the unassigned controllers will be listed, add the replacement controller into the
appliance and apply the changes.
8. The recently added controller will now have settings that are different from the rest of the appliance. This
controller must now be commissioned in order for the system to properly work.
9. Restore settings
a. In the System Overview Settings screen open the Restore Settings.
b. Select the previously saved settings.
c. Select all settings.
d. The controller that was removed will show up as Not Set with a warning symbol. Open this
controller.
e. A dialog will appear showing available controllers select the replacement controller.
f. Review and load the new settings.
10. After applying the changes, the controllers have successfully been swapped.
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