Ac/dc true rms or dc bipolar current transformer with modbus rtu protocol and analog/digital output (26 pages)
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USER MANUAL T201DCH50-M T201DCH100-M T201DCH300-M AC/DC TRUE RMS or DC BIPOLAR CURRENT TRANSFORMER WITH RS485 PORT AND MODBUS RTU PROTOCOL SENECA S.r.l. Via Austria 26 – 35127 – Z.I. - PADOVA (PD) - ITALY Tel. +39.049.8705355 – 8705355 Fax +39 049.8706287...
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Set up shall be performed only after a correct installation and the user shall perform every operation described in the installation manual carefully. Seneca is not considered liable for failure, breakdown, accident caused because of ignorance or failure to apply the indicated requirements.
Creating a Project Configuration ............................15 6.2. Testing the Device ................................17 6.3. The datalogger ................................17 6.3.1. ACCESSORIES ......................19 Seneca S107USB ...................................19 7.1. Seneca S117P1 ..................................20 7.2. BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. NO PART OF THIS PUBLICATION MAY Doc. MI004730-EN Rev.
High accuracy rating (>2% FS): 0.3% for 50A and 100A models / 0.5% for 300A model. Suitable for use with all Seneca modules that allow to power the device with at least 12 Vdc and having a 0 – 10Vdc input Simple configurable with dip switches or with the free Easy Setup software ...
User Manual T201DCH50/100/300-M Suitable for batteries, battery chargers, solar panels, power units and generic dc and ac loads. Compact size: overall dimensions less than 96,5 x 68 x 26 mm Baud rate for Modbus RTU: from 1200 baud up to 115200 baud Start/Stop Input/Output Values configurable with Easy Setup software ...
User Manual T201DCH50/100/300-M CONFIGURING THE DEVICE The Device can be configured in two ways: A configuration from dip switches A full configuration from flash (using Easy Setup Software) WARNING! Dip switches configuration are active only after a reboot! WARNING! The Dip Switch setting will overwrite the Flash setting so, if you need to use the flash configuration you MUST set ALL dip switches to “OFF”.
User Manual T201DCH50/100/300-M DIP SWITCH CONFIGURATION Loading configuration from flash 3.1. If ALL Dip Switch 1…8 are OFF, the device use the Flash configuration (you must use the Easy Setup Software for configure) Load DIP1 DIP2 DIP3 DIP4 DIP5 DIP6 DIP7 DIP8 Configuration...
User Manual T201DCH50/100/300-M Setting the RS485 Baud rate 3.3. Dip Switch 5..6 are used for setting the Baud Rate Baud Rate DIP5 DIP6 9600 19200 38400 57600 WARNING! The Parity bit can not be configured with the dip switches configuration but only from the Easy Setup software.
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User Manual T201DCH50/100/300-M MODEL BIPOL DIP7 50% FS DIP8 SWITCH SWITCH T201DCH50-M 25 A 50 A T201DCH50-M 12,5 A 25 A T201DCH100-M 50 A 100 A T201DCH100-M 25 A 50 A T201DCH300-M 150 A 300 A T201DCH300-M 75 A 150 A The following figure is related to Bipolar measure (“Bipol”...
User Manual T201DCH50/100/300-M WARNING! Dip switches configuration is active only after a reboot! So, for example using the RMS measure with 0 A input the Output voltage is 0V but using the Bipolar measure with 0 A input the Output voltage is 5V. MODBUS RTU PROTOCOL The Modbus protocol supported by the T201DCH50-100-300 is: Modbus RTU Slave...
User Manual T201DCH50/100/300-M WARNING! You can Write a Maximum of 2 Modbus Registers with the Write Multiple Register function (function MODBUS REGISTERS TABLE In the following table this abbreviations are used: MS = Most significant LS = Less significant MSW = Most significant Word (16 bits) LSW = Less significant Word (16 bits) R = Read only register RW = Read and writeable register...
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User Manual T201DCH50/100/300-M 49920 Reset I max Value 49921 Reset I min Value After the command is executed the register will return to 0 value Modbus Modbus RTU station Unsigned 40033 Station address 16 bits Address Baud Rate RS485 Port Baud rate Unsigned 40034 16 bits...
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User Manual T201DCH50/100/300-M 0 = T201DCH50-M the model 1 = T201DCH100-M 2 = T201DCH300-M Start Input Select the Start Input Float32 40041 40-41 Scale Scale (LSW) 40042 (MSW) Stop Input Select the Stop Input Float32 100.0 A 40043 42-43 Scale...
Connect: Use the connect icon for connect the PC to the Device. Note that you need a RS485 to USB converter like Seneca S117P1 or S107USB for connect the device to a PC. New: Load the default parameters in the actual project...
The parameters that can be configured are: Model: Select between T201DCH50-M, T201DCH100-M or T201DCH300-M model. Station Address: Select The Modbus RTU station address Baud Rate: Select the Baud rate from 1200 to 115200 baud...
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User Manual T201DCH50/100/300-M Input Start/Stop Scale and Output Start/Stop Scale: Select the Start/Stop input and Output Start/Stop scale see figure: For example: INPUT START = 20 A INPUT STOP = 80 A OUTPUT START = 2 V OUTPUT STOP = 6 V BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION.
User Manual T201DCH50/100/300-M Note that with an input of 0 A the output is 0 V and over 80 A the output is over 6V (6V and 2V are not a limit). WARNING! The Output Voltage is limited to about 10.8V Testing the Device 6.3.
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User Manual T201DCH50/100/300-M The datalogger will create a file in a standard .csv format that can be open with external tools: The file can also be open with a text editor: INDEX;TYPE;TIMESTAMP;I;IMAX;IMIN;VOUT 1;LOG;18/07/2017 17:37:16;9,94182968139648;10,0166397094727;0;5,50153207778931 2;LOG;18/07/2017 17:37:17;9,98420906066895;10,0598001480103;0;5,50216913223267 3;LOG;18/07/2017 17:37:18;10,0491199493408;10,0602102279663;0;5,4690899848938 4;LOG;18/07/2017 17:37:19;9,99160003662109;10,0602102279663;0;5,50054502487183 5;LOG;18/07/2017 17:37:20;10,0064001083374;10,0602102279663;0;5,49996995925903 BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION.
For connect T201DCH50-100-300-M to a PC you need a RS485 to USB converter. The RS485 to USB converters are: Seneca S107USB 7.1. You can buy the Seneca S107USB also from our online store: https://www.seneca.it/en/linee-di-prodotto/acquisizione-dati-e-automazione/moduli-di- comunicazione/convertitori-seriali-usb/s107usb BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION.
(COM1, COM2, ecc.). RS232, RS485 and TTL ports are electrically isolated from the USB avoiding most of the problems of electrical noises. The package of the product includes USB-miniUSB cable, serial cable Jack-DB9F and programming cable RJ10-AMP You can buy the Seneca S117P1 also from our online store: https://www.seneca.it/en/linee-di-prodotto/acquisizione-dati-e-automazione/moduli-di- comunicazione/convertitori-seriali-usb/s117p1 BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION.
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