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EO Genius & EO Hub Installation Guide Introduction Your EO Hub & EO Genius must be installed by an EO Approved and onboarded installer. The installation should be in accordance with the IET Code of Practice for Electric Vehicle Charging Equipment Installation and local regulations.
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EO Genius & EO Hub Installation Guide Introduction The details of all EO Academy training can be obtained by This document is designed to emailing: complement the EO Academy onboarding@eocharging.com training and does not replace any onboarding or online academy certifications.
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EO Genius & EO Hub Installation Guide Actions to take prior 1.02 1.03 1.04 to hardware install. Create the host (customer). Allocate the EO Hub & charge Log in and access the EO Portal. points. It is the Installers responsibility...
EO Genius & EO Hub Installation Guide Installation instructions for the EO Genius. Your EO Genius MUST be installed by an EO Approved Installer. The Installation should be in accordance with the IET Code of Practice for Electric Vehicle Charging Equipment Installation and current local regulations..Completing the...
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EO Genius & EO Hub Installation Guide 2.04 2.01 2.02 2.03 Unscrew the locking plate (bar) Level the base plate against the Remove the EO charger and Unscrew the cover on the back from the base plate using the wall (or EO post). Fix the base plate connector.
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EO Genius & EO Hub Installation Guide 2.08 2.05 2.06 2.07 Connect the power cables to Using a hole cutter, cut a hole Fit the correct sized gland for Unscrew the 6 screws (10 the pins as shown – Single into the rear plate connector for your power cable.
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EO Genius & EO Hub Installation Guide 2.12 The installer should select the RCD and earthing configuration in accordance with the IET Important Installation Information Code of Practice and local Characteristics of power supply input Permanently connected to 230/400V AC supply regulations.
EO Genius & EO Hub Installation Guide Installation 3.01 instructions: EO Hub Connections EO Hub. The EO Hub has the following connections as shown in the Install the EO Hub in a suitable diagram below: indoor location close to the output of the electricity meter.
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EO Genius & EO Hub Installation Guide 3.02 The wiring of the EO Hub RJ45 connector for serial comms is as follows: Pin 1 – Unused Pin 2 – Unused but connected to GND Pin 3 – Unused but connected to GND Pin 4 –...
EO Genius & EO Hub Installation Guide Wiring connections 3.03 for EO Genius and the serial bus. Each Genius charge point has a short length of cable protruding from it. This needs to be connected to the other stations in a ‘Daisy Chain’ format to eventually terminate at the EO Hub.
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EO Genius & EO Hub Installation Guide Wiring connections 3.03 for EO Genius and the serial bus. The diagram to the right shows the Genius charge points and pre- fitted short length of serial cable. Four core is supplied on earlier chargers with two core on later models.
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EO Genius & EO Hub Installation Guide Wiring connections 3.03 for EO Genius and the serial bus. To facilitate serial line connections we recommend the use of Wago style connectors as seen here and also recommend using similar enclosures as seen on the right hand side.
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EO Genius & EO Hub Installation Guide Wiring connections 3.04 for EO Genius and the serial bus. With the data bus connection at charge points it’s time to create your RS485 connections ‘daisy chain’ back to the EO Hub. We...
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EO Genius & EO Hub Installation Guide RJ45 Wiring 3.04 Connecting the Serial cable to the RJ45 connector on the EO Hub: connections for Genius serial bus Use the enclosed RJ45 to serial line adaptor. RE485. The serial connector on the hub is an RJ45 socket i.e.
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EO Genius & EO Hub Installation Guide Resistors for the 3.07 Serial Bus RS485. To ensure a reliable communication on the RS485 serial cable, a 120 ohm 0.25W Resistors are used, in this terminating resistor must be case, to increase efficiency of...
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EO Genius & EO Hub Installation Guide CT clamps. 3.10 CT clamps are only needed if automatic load management (ALM) is used. EO HUB PIN CT CONNECTION CT FUNCTION Note: The CT clamps need Left hand terminal L1 - White...
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EO Genius & EO Hub Installation Guide Ethernet connection 3.11 3.12 3.13 & Network security Ethernet connection Sites having firewalls Firewall Port Settings: settings. TCP ports 4455 must be For the EO Hub to communicate There are other options to the EO Cloud back office, an...
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EO Genius & EO Hub Installation Guide Ethernet connection 3.14 & Network security GPRS Modems settings. It is also possible to connect the EO Hub via a GSM 4G modem If unable to reach the client network. An additional outdoor antenna should be considered for the best connectivity and reliability.
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EO Genius & EO Hub Installation Guide Ethernet connection 3.15 & Network security Boot up settings. On power up, the EO Hub performs a boot up sequence which can take around 90 seconds to complete. Once the Figure 13 Hub has successfully booted and connected to the EO Servers, all three LED’s should...
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EO Genius & EO Hub Installation Guide EO Hub LED status. 3.16 STAGE LED 1 LED 2 LED 3 REPEATS DESCRIPTION EO Hub LEDs There are three status LEDs 6 times Start up on the EO Hub as shown in Figure 4.
EO Genius & EO Hub Installation Guide Normal operation. 3.19 3.20 3.21 Starting a charging session Storage of tethered cable Cleaning When not in use, the tethered It is recommended to Unlock the vehicle cable, if applicable, should periodically clean the terminals...
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