Rs485 Serial Port (Optional); Rs232 Serial Port (Optional); Custom Messages - Eaton FD120 Manual

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Effective April 2015

7.3 RS485 Serial Port (Optional)

Contact the factory or an authorized trained representative for
assistance.

7.4 RS232 Serial Port (Optional)

This port is used with the optional printer (X1) to initiate a print
cycle.

8. CUSTOM MESSAGES

In order to upload custom messages to the controller a file
needs to be created. This section outlines the file format and
trigger points required to use the custom messages.
All that is required to create the custom message file is a
standard spreadsheet program. Specific software is not
required.
Ten (10) custom messages can be saved in the file and
uploaded to the controller for use. Each message will be
entered in the first ten (10) rows of the spreadsheet. Do not use
the top row as a heading row.
There are five (5) trigger points that can be used. They include
specific date and time range, number of engine start events,
number of hours run, specific alarms, or common alarm.
Figure 1 shows examples of the custom messages and how the
file needs to be laid out. Following is a description of each
column and the data required to be entered in the column.
Figure 1. Custom Message Examples
Column A contains the message that will scroll along the fourth
line of the display. The message can be up to one hundred (100)
characters in length.
Column B contains the message type reference number. Refer
to Table 7 for the message types.
Table 7. Custom Message Types
Number Description
1 Specific date and time range
2 Number of pump start events
3 Number of hours run
4 Specific alarms
5 Common Alarms
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Column C and D are used to determine when the custom
message will appear. Refer to the following for specific notes
regarding each tripper point.
Date and Time Range (1)
Column C is used for the date and time that the message will
start and column D is used for the date and time that the
message will stop.
The date and time format is as follows:
MMDDYYHHMM = Month Day Year Hour Minute
If any value entered between 1 and 9 needs to be lead by a 0.
For example, January 1, 2009, 8:15AM needs to be entered as
0101090815.
All cells need to be formatted as text.
Number of Pump Start Events (2)
Column C is used to enter the number of pump starts before the
message will appear.
The format is as follows:
XXXXX = Number of Pump Start Events
For example - to have the message appear after 25 pump start
events it will be entered as 00025.
All cells need to be formatted as text.
Number of Hours Run (3)
Column C is used to enter the number of hours the pump has
run before the message will appear.
The format is as follows:
XXXXX = Number of Hours Run
For example, to have the message appear after 125 hours of
running the trigger point will be entered as 00125.
All cells need to be formatted as text.
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