Czone; What Is Czone; Adding The Mac Plus To A Czone System Configuration - Mastervolt CZONE Mac Plus User And Installation Manual

10. CZone

What is CZone

The CZone® network is an NMEA 2000-compliant CAN-based system. Either do the configuration
while connected to the network or use a prepared configuration file (.zcf). Ensure that a DIP Switch
is assigned.
Note: CZone is supported by Mac Plus models that have 10 DIP switches.

Adding the Mac Plus to a CZone system configuration

Precondition: This section assumes that a CZone system is already configured and the CZone
Configuration Tool is open.
1. In the CZone Configuration Tool, from the Modules tab, press the Add button.
2. From the Module Type drop-down list select DC/DC Converters.
3. From the Charger Type drop-down list select the required Mac Plus model.
4. Enter an understandable Module Name.
5. Each device on a CZone network has a unique CZone address, the Dipswitch. This number
must match the physical DIP switch settings. When connected to the system: either select one
from the drop-down list or edit graphically.
6. Select the Battery Type (Flooded, Gel, AGM, Lithium-Ion, or User defined).
For an overview of charging specification, see section "Battery settings" on page 30.
7. Enter the required output Current Limit (A).
8. Option: press the Advanced Settings button to configure advanced options.
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For battery types other than "User defined":
- Select the Charge Method (3-Step+, or Constant voltage).
- Enter the input Maximum Current.
- From the Remote Input, Mode drop-down list, select the required enable level:
o Active low: active when the input voltage is 0 - 0.5 V
o Active high: active when the input voltage is 3 - 32 V
o Off: always active
- Select Enable Threshold if you want to change the settings.
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For battery type "User defined", also the bulk, absorption and float settings can be adjusted.
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NMEA2000 Instances are used to differentiate between multiple monitoring sources. PGNs
are identifiers for information that follows. See page 30 for an overview of supported PGNs.
9. Press OK to return to the Module Modification window and press the Alarm/Switch Settings
button.
10. Select the required Alarm Severities.
11. Press OK.
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