TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION Introduction Caution Safety protections Operate the product according to the correct installation steps and with great care to make sure safety and comfort using experience. Please refer to the following safety instruction guide to avoid danger of electric shock or fire. Abide by the previous safety instruction guide to use and maintain the product and the hard disk to make sure of safe operating environment.
TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION General Description · 10-point capacitive multi-touch · Edge-to-edge narrow bezel design and fan-less cooling system · Designed for easy wall mount, panel mount, and VESA mount installation · A true flat, easy-to-clean front surface with an edge-to-edge design ·...
TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION Specifications Display Front Bazel IP65, NEMA 4 rugged protection, Full planar metal border Display Type 10.1'' with LED backlight Brightness (cd/m²) 400 nits Display Color 16.2M Resolution 1280 x 800 @ 60Hz Viewing Angle (H/V) 170o / 170o Pixel Pitch 0.1695 x 0.1695 mm Aspect Ratio...
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TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION I/O System Icon Name Quantity Description Press to turn on/ off the system. Power Button For user to connect compatible terminal power block DC-in Power Connector provide power supply for the system. To connect display device that support HDMI HDMI Port specification.
SCADA display i4Gen can be used as a power plant display if connected on an Ethernet HUB accessing to each controller with the Modbus TCP network. In SCADA mode the direct display of any of the controller is available and a SCADA page allows the user to change the displayed controller.
TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION Installation Mechanical mounting Install i4Gen position at eye level and at brightness-less location. Frame cut-out (hxl): 160x242mm (6.3x9.5in). Chassis Fixed Parts 1. Insert corresponding edges of the fixed part into the slots until them matched.Make sure the fix part is installed in the way the photo shows, with protruding tips upwards.
TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION USB Device Fixed Parts (Optional) 1. The USB device fixed accessories include Part-A, Part-B and 2 sets of screws of different size. 2. Align the screw hole of Part-A to corresponding screws hole from IO panel of the chassis, and then lock Part-A to the panel with the bigger screw, as the photo shows.
Screw the two antenna on the antenna heads connectors Power supply By default, power supply connector is connected to the AC-DC adapter. If you want to supply your i4Gen with a battery, please disconnect the AC-DC adapter wires from the connector and connect the battery wires to the connector instead.
Network connection There are several possible connection types between the i4Gen and the controller. Direct Connection · Connect the Ethernet port (RJ45-LAN) labeled "module" of the i4Gen to the Ethernet port of the controller. Connection Via a Switch · Connect the Ethernet port (RJ45-LAN) labeled "module" of the i4Gen on one of the switch's Ethernet ports.
The controller network configuration can be done from the controller front panel or controller website or via CRE Config software. If the i4Gen and the controller are connected directly, the network configuration of both devices has to be compatible: ·...
TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION Login/Connection Press login/connection icon to open login/connection window. i4Gen uses the classic password system of the CRE Technology modules for access authorizations and parameter modification of the connected module. Level Default password Rights Menu None None Display and manual button...
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It is possible to disconnect by pressing the button When the connection to the controller is lost or a connection switch to another controller is done, the i4Gen attempts to connect or reconnect to the remote controller for several seconds and then abandons after a while.
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TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION During connection/re-connection attempts, the button is replaced by a button to manually cancel the attempts. A56V1_90020_D_EN...
TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION Functioning Interface The interface of the i4Gen allows to replace the front panel of CRE Technology modules and to offer a better ergonomics in order to facilitate the supervision of our products. A56V1_90020_D_EN...
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TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION Header TOUCH ICONS About page Fault & Alarm menu (Status when there are no faults or alarms) Supervision menu Static configuration menu Connection/Login menu Settings menu Home (Back to home page) INDICATORS Alarm: Blinking unacknowledged alarm, Static: alarm acknowledged and in progress Fault: Blinking unacknowledged fault, Static: fault acknowledged and in progress Module disconnected Module connected + password level (id: 1)
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TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION Content Footer All footer buttons are only available when the i4Gen is connected: TOUCH ICON AUTO mode, colored in theme color when active TEST mode, colored in theme color when active MANUAL mode, colored in theme color when active Give access to additional buttons for manual frequency/voltage control.
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Specific information on the generator (number, engine status, power status). · Synoptic of the installation. Note: When the i4Gen is off-line, the control buttons from the footer cannot be used. The i4Gen footer is dynamic and adapts to the controller configuration: GENSYS2.0 in manual mode: control buttons are available.
Composition : label + modifiable address field + value + unit This is the graphic object used in the "info" page of the i4Gen. It allows you to search for a controller variable by entering its address in the editable field and display its label, value and unit.
TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION Bargraph This is the graphical object used for mechanical measures and whose representation of the measure in relation to a minimum and a maximum is important: Note: The slider is the value of the measurement relative to the min and max shown below the bar-graph. User configuration reminder The protection levels configured for the measurement associated with the bar graph are directly represented on the bar graph:...
TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION Gauge This is the graphic object used for electrical measures and whose representation of the measure with respect to a min and a max is important. The gauge fill part corresponds to the value of the measurement with respect to the min and max indicated below the gauge.
TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION 3D pictures The pages of supervisions "Engine", "Generator" and "Mains" display 3D pictures that change according to the state of the associated protections in each of these pages. Engine Indicates the presence of a water temperature alarm/fault Indicates the presence of a battery voltage alarm/fault Indicates the presence of an oil pressure alarm/fault Indicates the presence of an engine speed alarm/fault A56V1_90020_D_EN...
TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION Synchroscope This is the graphic object used in the "Synchro" page of the i4Gen. It allows, during a synchronization, to visualize the phase, frequency and voltage differences between the generator and the mains/bus bar as well as the synchronization conditions.
TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION P opup i4Gen can display popup windows to give information to the user. There is three type of popup : Notice : display an information message. Warning: display a warning message Error: display an error message A56V1_90020_D_EN...
TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION Alarm/Fault page Press alarms/faults icon to open alarms/faults page and stop the horn. This page allows you to view and acknowledge/reset controller alarms/faults when i4Gen is connected to the module. Visualization The fault alarm history is displayed as a table, from the most recent alarm/fault to older one.
Actions on the button : · Reset: Reset alarms/faults that are no longer active. · Acknowledge: inform i4Gen that alarms/faults have been acknowledged. Alarm/fault acknowledgment status: · When alarms/faults are active and have not been acknowledged, the alarm/fault panel blinks red/orange.
TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION About page Press the CRE Technology logo in the application header to display the "About" page. This page displays : 1. An i4Gen section with the software version (client and server) 2. A controller section with: · Type of controller connected to the i4Gen.
TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION Home page Press home icon to open home page. The home page is a dynamic page whose content changes according to the "power state" variable and the states of the generator and mains circuit breakers. A56V1_90020_D_EN...
7. Timers: Display of the controller timers. 8. Maintenance: Display of maintenance cycles of the controller (it's possible to reset the cycles to zero in password level 1). 9. Info: Display of the customizable page of the i4Gen.Variables can be displayed according to their addresses. A56V1_90020_D_EN...
Writing was successful Writing failed Writing seems to have been successful but the i4Gen could not verify the written value. In this case, you can go to the "Information" supervision page to double check if the value had been written or not.
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A "SAVE FIRMWARE CONFIG" button is available in the footer of the configuration section. This function is useful when parameters have been temporarily modified by Modbus TCP (modification of info variables from i4Gen in password level 0, modification of parameters by an external PLC...) and you want to save these modifications permanently in the controller.
TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION i4Gen Set tings Settings part allows user to display and modify i4Gen settings. Press settings icon to open the menu that gives access to all settings pages (see image below). Language The "Language" page has two buttons (flags):...
TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION Theme The "Theme" page allows you to change the theme (color) of the application corresponding to the different controllers of the CRE Technology Compact range: A56V1_90020_D_EN...
The "HMDI Port" section allows you to set the HDMI port of the i4Gen Display mode: when the i4Gen is connected to an external screen via an HDMI port, it is possible to duplicate the i4Gen display on the external display by pressing the "duplicate"...
The "Date/Time" page allows you to configure the i4Gen date/time, and to synchronize the controller date/time with the one of the i4Gen : 1. Date: press on the editable field to display a calendar and set up the i4Gen date. 2. Time: press on the editable field to set up the i4Gen time.
This parameter is used to activate/deactivate the automatic connection to a controller on i4Gen starting. By default, the i4Gen will attempt to connect to IP address 192.168.11.1. If the IP address has been modified and saved via the "preferences" page, then the i4Gen will attempt to connect to that address.
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TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION The generator highlighted in blue and whose connection icon is closed corresponds to the controller (and therefore to the generator) that you are supervising. To switch the i4Gen connection to another controller, press the corresponding controller connection icon.
There are two different types of configuration: · DHCP Configuration (automatic): If the i4Gen is connected to a DHCP server, you can enable the "DHCP" setting to automatically assign an IP address to the i4Gen. ·...
The "Update" page allows you to update the i4Gen software version: Update procedure 1. Connect a USB key containing the i4Gen update archive. Then open the "i4Gen Update" page or press the "Refresh" button to refresh the i4Gen USB device display.
The block on the left side corresponds to the current user configuration. When changes are made in the settings pages, the actual user configuration is updated. This will be lost when the i4Gen restarts. The block on the right side corresponds to the saved user configuration. This configuration will be taken into account when restarting the i4Gen.
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