Completing the set-up Manual RFID card administration Charging procedure Error resolution and maintenance Identifying errors General operational malfunctions Checking the internal RCCB Taking the Wallbox eMH3 out of operation Maintenance Appendix Technical specifications Standards and guidelines Trademarks Data cable recommendations...
Contents Allocation schematic from spring terminal to Easy2Install interface Data cabling via LOMK218 Definitions Dimensions Using the mounting plate as drilling template Copyright and disclaimer Disposal advice CE certification and compliance declaration...
Intended use Our Wallbox eMH3 is the ideal solution for group installations in company or hotel carparks. Available with one (Sin- gle) or two (Twin) charge points, and as stand-alone or Controller-Extender variants. You can also choose between versions with charging cable or charging socket.
Keep this manual in a safe place where it can be accessed at all times: The contents of this manual, and the safety notices in particular, must be available to all users of the product. Only use accessories intended and sold for the product by ABL. Only use charging cables that comply with the IEC 61851 standard.
Safety and user information – User information Mechanical installation should be carried out by qualified specialist personnel. Electrical installation and testing must be carried out with reference to local rules by a qualified specialist electrical contractor, who, on the basis of their specialist training and experience, as well as their knowledge of the relevant standards, is able to assess and carry out the working steps described in this manual and recognise potential hazards.
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WARNING! Proof of professional qualification In order to carry out repairs on or exchange electrical components, proof of completion of an ABL training course may be required: For this purpose, please contact ABL technical support (see "Contact" on page II). NOTE...
Introduction to the Wallbox eMH3 Congratulations on the purchase of your new Wallbox eMH3 by ABL. Our Wallbox eMH3 is the ideal solution for group installations in company or hotel carparks. Available with one (Single) or two (Twin) charge points, and as stand-alone or Controller-Extender variants.
Introduction to the Wallbox eMH3 – Components included with the wallbox Class of accuracy Number of digits Class of protection II symbol BMP number (sample device Metrological mark testing certificate) NOTE Explanation of calibration law compliance Calibration law compliance means that sets of measurement data for each charging procedure are saved perma- nently.
Accessories The following accessories for the Wallbox eMH3 are available separately: CONFCAB Configuration kit for connecting all ABL charging stations to a Windows PC for configuration via specific software applications by ABL LASTMZ1 External energy meter for connection to a Controller charging station or exter- nal control unit ...
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TT, and IT protective earthing systems TE002 EVSE and vehicle simulation adapter according to IEC 61851 for checking the function and electrical safety of charging stations You can find further information on ABL charging stations and accessories at www. ablmobility.de.
Identical installation for Single and Twin variants The Wallbox eMH3 is available as a Single (one charge point) or Twin (two charge points) variant. In principle, in- stallation and commissioning are identical. However, the working steps described may need to be applied to both charge points.
Installation – Tools and accessories required Minimum distances to other technical installations must be observed. A minimum distance of 50 cm is recommended. Ideally, the installation site should provide a ready connection to the electricity grid. Otherwise, a separate power supply cable must be installed.
Installation – Preparing the installation site Screwdriver (Phillips head) Screwdriver (TX 25) Screwdriver (TX 40) Hammer Pliers Utility knife Multi-purpose installation Wire stripper tester Vehicle simulation adapter Voltage tester Preparing the installation site As a matter of principle, the electrical supply cable in the domestic power distribution must be switched off for the entire duration of mechanical and electrical installation.
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Installation – Preparing the installation site Pre-drill the marked fixing points with the electric drill and drill bit (∅ 10 mm). Drive the wall plugs into the fixing points with the hammer. Prepare the mounting plate for the insertion of the power supply cable (red) and data cables (blue, if required).
Installation – Preparing and fixing the wallbox in place Preparing and fixing the wallbox in place Continue to prepare the wallbox: Open the housing cover of the wallbox using the triangular key and lower it. Loosen the screw holding the internal electronic components cover in place using the screwdriver (Torx 20) and put it aside.
Installation – Electrical connection of the wallbox Fix the wallbox to the mounting plate using the four TX25 wafer head screws included. y Use a screwdriver or the electric drill with a suitable bit. Electrical connection of the wallbox DANGER! Dangerous electrical currents ...
Installation – Data cable connections Connection pattern for 3-phase TN system Designation Conductor colour Marks for Phase 1 current-carrying conductor Brown Phase 2 current-carrying conductor Black Phase 3 current-carrying conductor Grey Neutral Blue Protective earth Green-Yellow WARNING! Allocation of wire colours Please note that the colour-coding convention used above is not internationally standardised.
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NOTE Data bus system compatibility The Wallbox eMH3 bus interfaces are completely downstream compatible. Wiring up spring terminals as well as E2I interfaces in mixed group installations is possible at any time, as long as the correct terminal allocation is kept consistent between the two systems.
Installation – Commissioning the wallbox Connect the RJ45 plug of the incoming data cable with the E2I interface inside the housing cover of the last Extender wallbox. MODBUS EN1 MODBUS WARNING! Terminating the data bus For correct communication, the data bus must be terminated. The circuit board of the E2I interface provides two pairs of pin contacts marked CONTROL and METER for this purpose.
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Controller and Extender wallboxes. WARNING! Checking the RCCB and MCB Should the LED not flash, check the RCCB and the MCB inside the Wallbox eMH3 and switch the pivot levers to position I if necessary. Measure the voltage at the RCCB terminals using the voltage tester.
Use the vehicle simulation adapter to conduct a func- tional test of the charging function. The installation of the Wallbox eMH3 is now complete and the wallbox is ready for operation. Connecting the E3BWLAN For integration into an existing WiFi network, any Controller wallbox can be retrofitted with the WiFi dongle E3BWLAN, which can be ordered separately as an optional accessory (see "Accessories"...
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Installation – Connecting the E3BWLAN Proceed as follows: Open the housing cover of the wallbox using the triangular key and lower it. Disconnect the wallbox from the electricity supply via the integrated RCCB and MCB. Locate the 5V USB switch on the inside of the hous- ing cover of the wallbox and insert the E3BWLAN into the Type A port of the switch.
Installation of the LTE USB stick must be carried out by a qualified specialist electrical contractor. For installation in the Wallbox eMH3, you will need the following components from the LTE accessory package E3BLTE1: ...
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Installation – Installing and connecting the E3BLTE1 Proceed as follows: Open the housing cover of the wallbox using the tri- angular key and lower it. Disconnect the wallbox from the electricity supply via the integrated RCCB and MCB. Locate the 5V USB switch of the SBC on the in- side of the housing cover, and guide the cable tie through the oval openings in the cover lining above MODBUS EN1 MODBUS...
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Installation – Installing and connecting the E3BLTE1 Open the connection marked LTE1 in the upper part of the LTE USB stick, and carefully insert the plug of the antenna cable there. MODBUS EN1 MODBUS Lay the antenna cable: You can loop it and fix it to the cable tie base using an additional cable tie.
NOTE Further information on labelling The charging cables optionally available from ABL are marked accordingly by default. In the case of purely private use, there is no obligation to affix the sticker to the charging station. The sticker can be reordered as an accessory in case of switching from private to commercial use at a later date.
The RFID cards used for registration are supplied by the backend provider. ABL recommends the backend product by the provider reev, who is offering solutions that are specifically tailored to the Wallbox eMH3. For further information, please visit: https://reev.com...
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Configuring the Wallbox eMH3 – Operation and address allocation in a group installation Wallboxes are factory preconfigured with the following bus addresses: Preconfiguration for Controller wallboxes Charge controller Charge controller Energy meter Energy meter RFID Twin Single – – Preconfiguration for Extender wallboxes...
Point Administration software applications. ABL Configuration Software The ABL Configuration Software is an application for Windows PCs, and is used to set up the following wallbox parameters: Automatic allocation of bus addresses to charge controllers, energy meters, RFID modules, and to logging gate- ways/calibration law compliance modules (calibration law compliant charging stations only) ...
Controller wallbox to a PC Description: "Set-up via Charge Point Administration application" on page 33 ff. In both cases, the Controller Wallbox eMH3 must be connected to a suitable computer via the configuration kit CONF- CAB (see next section).
The wallbox is now connected to the computer by cable. You can now start setting up the wallboxes using the ABL Configuration Software . For this purpose, download the current version of the software, and follow the instructions in the manual, which is embedded in the software and also contained in the installation folder: https://www.ablmobility.de/en/downloads/software/CONFCAB...
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Configuring the Wallbox eMH3 – Set-up via Charge Point Administration application Connect an RJ45 data cable to the SBC of the Con- troller wallbox and the computer. y The SBC network socket is located in the con- nections area on the inside of the housing cover MODBUS EN1 MODBUS of the Controller wallbox.
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Configuring the Wallbox eMH3 – Set-up via Charge Point Administration application Use the selection list at the bottom to enter the de- sired number and click the Save button. y These Extender charging stations are then displayed together with the Controller in the Products >...
Connection via the LAN interface Each Wallbox eMH3 has an RJ45 socket for connecting an Ethernet cable on the inside of the housing cover. Via the RJ45 socket of the Controller charging station, a connection can be established between the SBC and a router, and thus to an OCPP backend.
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Connection via the LTE interface An LTE USB stick is factory pre-installed at the SBC on the inside of the housing cover in every Wallbox eMH3/reev backend bundle. You can retrofit all other Controller Wallboxes eMH3 for LTE functionality using the LTE accessory package E3BLTE1 (see "Accessories"...
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Connection via the WLAN interface ABL offers the WiFi dongle E3BWLAN as an optional accessory (see page 11) for each Controller Wallbox eMH3: The installation is described in the section "Connecting the E3BWLAN" on page 23. After installation, a connection can be established between the SBC and a WiFi router and thus to an OCPP backend.
Configuring the Wallbox eMH3 – Setting up an OCPP backend Switch to the Connectivity > WLAN tab and enter the information for Service Set Identifier (SSID) and the Passphrase for the network. y Confirm by clicking the Save button. Switch to the Maintenance > System tab and click the Hard reset button in the System Restart section.
(except product bundles), the E017869 package of 5 ID cards is available, which can be configured for use as a teach-in card (1 pc) and RFID user cards (4 pcs) using the ABL Configuration Software. Using the teach-in card, ID tag cards can be registered on the user list of the wallbox, and then used to authorise charging procedures.
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Setting up the ID tag cards from the accessory set E017869 is carried out in the Individual configuration > Advanced configuration > Access control via RFID tab of the ABL Configuration Software, and is described in the accompanying manual.
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Configuring the Wallbox eMH3 – Manual RFID card administration Proceed as follows to reset the currently saved user list of a wallbox: Disconnect the wallbox from the power supply. y Flip the pivot lever of the internal RCCB or MCB to the 0 position.
The RFID module is located in the upper part of the housing cover, which, depending on the model variant and configuration of the Wallbox eMH3, is used for the authorisation of the charging procedure by the user. Controller with or without Extender: To authorise charging procedures via RFID, the Wallbox eMH3 must be operated with a backend.
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Charging procedure – Manual RFID card administration Check the LED indicators of the RFID module (illus- 1 sec 1 sec 1 sec 1 sec 1 sec tration: 1 cycle). y If RFID access control is active, the green LED flashes once or the blue LED flashes twice. Check the LED indicators of the RFID module (illus- 1 sec 1 sec...
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Charging procedure – Manual RFID card administration Check the LED indicators of the wallbox (illustra- tion: 1 cycle). y The green LED is continuously ON while the wallbox waits for the charging procedure to be initiated by the electric vehicle. y When the charging procedure begins following a request by the vehicle, the green LED flashes.
Error resolution and maintenance – Identifying errors Error resolution and maintenance Under certain circumstances, malfunctions may occur during operation that prevent or restrict charging. The Wallbox eMH3 independently detects errors and indicates them in the form of cyclically repeating LED flash patterns. Identifying errors The following errors may occur: Error F1...
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Error resolution and maintenance – Identifying errors Error F3 Cause Suggested solution The internal DC fault current module has detect- When this error occurs for the first time, the charging ed a DC fault current. procedure is interrupted for 30 seconds and then restarted automatically.
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Error resolution and maintenance – Identifying errors Error F6 (variants with charging socket only) Description Flash pattern Per cycle, the green battery icon flashes twice, followed by the blue power symbol flashing twice. The red warning symbol remains ON. Cause Suggested solution The charging cable's current rating is incorrect.
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Error resolution and maintenance – Identifying errors Error F9 Description Flash pattern Per cycle, the green battery icon flashes three times on its own, followed by the green battery icon and the blue power symbol flashing togeth- er once. The red warning symbol remains ON. Cause Suggested solution The current monitoring module has detected that...
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Error resolution and maintenance – Identifying errors Error F11 Cause Suggested solution The main contactor of the wallbox does not The wallbox automatically re-initiates the charging procedure close. after 30 seconds and repeats this process twice. After three failed reinitiation attempts, the charging procedure is terminated.
The green and blue LEDS of the charge point are continuously ON while the red LED is OFF. Cause and suggested solution The Wallbox eMH3 has been deactivated and the charging procedure cannot be initiated. y Contact a qualified specialist electrical contractor to have the wallbox checked.
Error resolution and maintenance – Checking the internal RCCB Checking the internal RCCB To ensure the continuing safe operation of the wallbox, you must test the function of the integrated RCCB (Twin wall- boxes: both RCCBs) yourself every 6 months: each RCCB has a push button with which to initiate the test function. Proceed as follows to test the RCCB: Open the housing cover of the wallbox using the triangular key and lower it.
MCB and close the distribution box. The Wallbox eMH3 is no longer connected to the electricity grid and can be removed by a qualified specialist electri- cal contractor if required.
Error resolution and maintenance – Maintenance DANGER! Dangerous electrical currents Always measure the voltage between the phases and the neutral conductor of the power supply cable before you start dismantling the wallbox. Maintenance Except for testing the integrated or upstream RCCB, your wallbox is basically maintenance-free. However, we still recommend the wallbox is regularly cleaned and the function of its charging interfaces checked: ...
Appendix – Technical specifications Appendix Technical specifications Stand-alone Twin product series Model code 3W2214* Rated voltage 230/400 V Grid frequency 50 Hz Current 32 A Maximum output 2 × 11 kW or 1 × 22 kW Charging connection Type 2 charging sockets, 2 pcs Phase system 3-phase Terminal blocks Direct connection to RCCB, PE to rail mount terminal block, max.
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Appendix – Technical specifications Model code 3W2283* 3W2284 RFID ISO14443A/B, UID (4 Byte/7 Byte) only Backend communication LAN/LTE Backend protocol OCPP 1.5 / 1.6 (SOAP or WSS) Compliance standards IEC 61851-1 Control / customisation Internal RS485 interface, bus system Ambient temperature -30°C to 50°C Storage temperature -30°C to 85°C...
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Appendix – Technical specifications Extender Twin series Model code 3W2273* 3W2274 3W4473 Rated voltage 230/400 V Grid frequency 50 Hz Current 32 A 2 × 32 A Maximum output 2 × 11 kW or 1 × 22 kW 2 × 22 kW Type 2 charging socket, Type 2 charging cable, Type 2 charging socket, Charging connection 2 pcs 2 pcs...
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Appendix – Technical specifications Model code 3W2263 3W2264 Backend communication LAN/LTE - OCPP 1.6 and 1.5, transport via SOAP or WebSockets Compliance standards IEC 61851-1 Control / customisation Internal RS485 interface, bus system Ambient temperature -30°C to 50°C Storage temperature -30°C to 85°C Relative humidity 5 to 95%, no condensation...
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Appendix – Technical specifications Model code 3W2260 3W2261 Grid frequency 50 Hz Current 32 A Maximum output 2 × 11 kW or 1 × 22 kW Charging connection Type 2 charging socket, 1 pc Type 2 charging cable, 1 pc Phase system 3-phase Terminal blocks Direct connection to RCCB, PE to rail mount terminal block, max.
The absence of explicit identification of trademarks used in this manual must not lead to the conclusion that a name is free from the rights of third parties. Data cable recommendations The following data cables are recommended for wiring up the bus interfaces in the Wallbox eMH3: Designation Cross section...
CAB, also use the cable kit LOMK218 for data cable connections to a computer. However, the following limitations apply: The LOMK218 can only be used in conjunction with the ABL Configuration Software up to version 1.6. From ver- sion 1.7 and above, you must always use the configuration kit CONFCAB.
Appendix – Definitions The following is a schematic illustration of data cabling using the LOMK218: Connection to CONTROL bus Connection to METER bus METER CONTROL METER CONTROL METER CONTROL METER CONTROL A M B A M B A M B A M B A M B A M B...
*Housing base incl. mounting plate, without overhangs Using the mounting plate as drilling template The mounting plate of the Wallbox eMH3 also serves as the drilling template for marking the fixing points. The illus- tration below shows external dimensions and drilling dimensions.
The materials are recyclable as marked. The reuse or recycling of materials, or other forms of repurposing of old devices make an important contribution towards protecting the environment. CE certification and compliance declaration The Wallbox eMH3 carries the CE mark. A copy of the declaration of compliance is displayed below.
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Appendix – CE certification and compliance declaration...
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