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Revision Date Note 19/07/2021 First version of the manual, released for the version 01.59 of the controller. 14/10/2022 Valid for the version 1.73 of the controller. 4.2, 4.3 Mecc Alte S.p.A. - Full or partial reproduction prohibited, if not authorized...
ACK/ENTER button for alarms management ............. 21 7.4.1 Silencing the acoustic signal ................ 21 7.4.2 Acknowledging the alarms................21 7.4.3 Resetting the alarms ..................21 Clearing functions ....................21 Changing GC315’s parameters ................22 Mecc Alte S.p.A. - Full or partial reproduction prohibited, if not authorized...
GC315 one; it can be smaller, but it is recommended that the two controllers have the same version. The Remote controller firmware has the code: EB025035301xx. Mecc Alte S.p.A. - Full or partial reproduction prohibited, if not authorized...
GC315-Remote User Manual Controller ENGLISH Code: EAAM075101EN GC315 – Remote Rev. 01 | Date: 14/10/2022 2. Views of the device Front view Rear view Mecc Alte S.p.A. - Full or partial reproduction prohibited, if not authorized...
The JD connector is the power supply connector: connect the DC voltage to the “1 - GND” terminal (negative) and to the “2 - +BATT” terminal (positive). Digital inputs Remote provides eight opto-insulated digital inputs, accessible on JN connector. Mecc Alte S.p.A. - Full or partial reproduction prohibited, if not authorized...
3. Normally open terminal for output 6. • two digital outputs (relay 10 Ampere @ 250 Vac). The JI connector provides the dry contacts for the relays: 1. Normally open terminal for output 7. Mecc Alte S.p.A. - Full or partial reproduction prohibited, if not authorized...
By connecting the two controllers Remote and GC315 to existing Ethernet networks (using hubs or network switches). 4.4.1.1 Point-to-point connection Configure GC315 in this way: • Parameter P.0500 (IP address): “192.168.1.1”. Mecc Alte S.p.A. - Full or partial reproduction prohibited, if not authorized...
Ask the network administrator which IP addresses can be used (they must be excluded from those automatically assigned by the DHCP server). See below for configuration. Ethernet network without DHCP server. Mecc Alte S.p.A. - Full or partial reproduction prohibited, if not authorized...
Remote is equipped with an opto-isolated RS485 serial port, available on the JO connector. This connector has 6 terminals (not all are used for RS485): • Terminal 2: connect the B (-) signal of the RS485 line. Mecc Alte S.p.A. - Full or partial reproduction prohibited, if not authorized...
RS485 line, and on the quality of the cable used. So, select a baud rate suitable for the line length (the following figure can help in the selection). Mecc Alte S.p.A. - Full or partial reproduction prohibited, if not authorized...
RS232/RS485 converter. SICES produces the suitable converter (opto-isolated): • 12 Vdc version: E610202170002. • 24 Vdc version: E610202170102. The connection must therefore be: Mecc Alte S.p.A. - Full or partial reproduction prohibited, if not authorized...
The JA connector is a standard 9-pin male connector of the same type used on PCs. The following terminals are actually used: • Terminal 2: RX. • Terminal 3: TX • Terminal 5: GND The connection must therefore be: Mecc Alte S.p.A. - Full or partial reproduction prohibited, if not authorized...
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Parameter P.0453 (baud rate): set to “115200” (or to the same value as parameter P.0453 of GC315). • Parameter P.0454 (settings): set to “0-8 bit, no parity, 1 stop” (or to the same value as parameter P.0454 of GC315). Mecc Alte S.p.A. - Full or partial reproduction prohibited, if not authorized...
P.0305 (password for accessing the communication ports): set the value configured in parameter P.0469 of GC315. If the passwords of GC315 are not configured correctly into Remote, commands cannot be executed, and some information will not be displayed correctly. Mecc Alte S.p.A. - Full or partial reproduction prohibited, if not authorized...
In this phase, Remote shows its status by various display pages and allows the modification of its configuration parameters. You can use either the vertical or horizontal arrows buttons to move across the various available pages. Mecc Alte S.p.A. - Full or partial reproduction prohibited, if not authorized...
Remote parameters can be protected with passwords. There are two password levels: • Installer (the person who takes care of the commissioning of Remote). Mecc Alte S.p.A. - Full or partial reproduction prohibited, if not authorized...
Remote are being changed and not those of the GC315, all the display lamps flash simultaneously. Press the ESC/SHIFT button at the end of programming to display the GC315 pages again. Mecc Alte S.p.A. - Full or partial reproduction prohibited, if not authorized...
These commands are disabled if bit 4 of P.0449 is set. START and STOP buttons on Remote can be used when GC315 is in manual mode to start and stop the engine. Mecc Alte S.p.A. - Full or partial reproduction prohibited, if not authorized...
On GC315, the combination of the ACK/ENTER + ESC/SHIFT buttons for 5 seconds causes a reset operation which depends on what is shown on the display. The same combination of buttons can be used by Remote, with some restrictions: Mecc Alte S.p.A. - Full or partial reproduction prohibited, if not authorized...
These commands are disabled if bit 0 of P.0449 is set. All the parameters of GC315 can be modified from Remote, with the same rules with which they can be modified from GC315. Mecc Alte S.p.A. - Full or partial reproduction prohibited, if not authorized...
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