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- Page 1 DC Current Transducers CT-BOX CT-BOX Viewer Quick Start Guide All Rights Reserved © CAEN ELS s.r.l. Rev. 1.1.0 – November 2022...
- Page 2 CAEN ELS s.r.l. Via Vetraia, 11 55049 Viareggio (LU) – Italy Mail: info@caenels.com Web: www.caenels.com...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
QUICK START ....................6 ................ 6 STABLISHING A CONNECTION ..................7 EVICE OPUP 2.2.1 SETTINGS ..................7 2.2.2 FAULT ..................10 CT-BOX V ..............11 IEWER INDOW 2.3.1 Data-Logger Mode ................... 11 2.3.2 Oscilloscope Mode ................... 12 CT-BOX FIRMWARE UPDATE ..............14... - Page 4 Document Revision Date Comment 1.0.0 July 21 2015 First Release 1.1.0 November 2022 Redesigned GUI...
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Page 5: Introduction And Installation
CT-BOX Viewer – Quick Start Guide 1. Introduction and Installation The CT-BOX Viewer allows for an easy remote control of the CT-BOX using a Graphic User Interface (GUI). The CT-BOX Viewer allows controlling one or more CT-BOX units at the same time, acquiring and plotting current (measured through a matched DCCT head) and temperature readings via the Ethernet interface. -
Page 6: Quick Start
CT-BOX unit. In the CT-BOX Viewer main window (Figure 2), it is possible to add one (or more) CT-BOX device(s) by means of the yellow hamburger menu at the left upper corner. -
Page 7: Device Popup Menu
CT-BOX Viewer – Quick Start Guide Figure 3: (a) Popup menu for a new added CT-BOX. (b) More devices have been added. Once added, a new popup menu is available for every single device. To go back at the main window, click on the empty space of the screen. - Page 8 In the NETWORK tab (see Figure 5), it is possible to change the IP address of the CT-BOX, the relative netmask and the gateway address. In case of any change, the CT-BOX must be added again in the viewer by following the initial procedure explained in Sec.
- Page 9 CT-BOX Viewer – Quick Start Guide • concerning the Oscilloscope operation mode, the user can set the sampling time (expressed in [s], N.B. resolution is 10 s). In the same tab and for both operation modes, by changing the Ip-turns parameter, the user can set the scaling factor for the primary current readings (i.e.
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Page 10: Fault
Sec. 2.2.1). The reset button on the Status window allows to reset the Alarm and Error conditions of the CT-BOX. Reset button is shown if and only if the CT-BOX unit is not acquiring data. Figure 9 shows an example of a fault condition during the CT-BOX operation:... -
Page 11: Ct-Box Viewer Main Window
(Sec. 2.2.1). 2.3.1 Data-Logger Mode When the CT-BOX unit is connected and configured as Data-Logger mode, the plotter on the Viewer Main Window shows the acquired current (referred to the left y-axis) and the temperatures (referred to the right y-axis) depending on the previous configuration. -
Page 12: Oscilloscope Mode
Figure 10: Example of acquisition in Data-Logger mode (one unit has been added). 2.3.2 Oscilloscope Mode When the CT-BOX unit is connected and configured as Oscilloscope mode, the plotter on the Viewer Main Window shows the acquired current (expressed in [A]). - Page 13 CT-BOX Viewer – Quick Start Guide CHANNEL SETTINGS The software treats every CT-BOX as a single channel of a conventional oscilloscope. From the channel menu, the user can show/hide a channel, change the multiplication scaling factor (Scale, expressed in [1/A]) and the Offset. Furthermore, the user can enable the normalization of the signal (every channel is scaled w.r.t.
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Page 14: Ct-Box Firmware Update
After installation, please prepare the CT-BOX for the firmware update following the described steps: • Switch OFF the CT-BOX unit using the main switch present on the front panel of the device; • Set the SWITCH #1 on the rear panel to be positioned high, as illustrated in Figure 13;... - Page 15 CT-BOX Viewer – Quick Start Guide Figure 14: DfuSe Demonstration. • Under Upgrade or Verify Action (Figure 15), click on “Choose” and select the new firmware file (.dfu) to be downloaded into the CT-BOX: Figure 15: DfuSe Upgrade setup.
- Page 16 CT-BOX Viewer – Quick Start Guide • Check the box “Verify after download” (Figure 15) and click “Upgrade”; • The DfuSe will download the new firmware in the CT-BOX and verify the operation; • Switch OFF the CT-BOX; • Set the SWITCH #1 on the rear panel to be positioned back low, as illustrated in Figure 16;...