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E E a a t t o o n n ® ® S S P P D D M M a a x x S S e e r r i i e e s s S S u u r r g g e e P P r r o o t t e e c c t t i i v v e e D D e e v v i i c c e e Installation Manual p/n: IB158002EN Revision 08...
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W W a a r r r r a a n n t t y y Eaton reserves the right to change specifications without prior notice. Eaton Power Xpert is a trademark of Eaton or its subsidiaries and affiliates. All other trademarks are property of their respective companies. All other trademarks are property of their respective companies.
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5.3.6 How to Reset the PX-SPD Password ...................... 37 5.3.7 End of Life Disposal ..........................38 5.4 SPD Display Rotation..........................38 5.5 SPD Status Board (Dual SPD Applications Only) ....................39 Eaton SPD Max Series Surge Protective Device Installation Manual IB158002EN—Rev 08...
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11.5 Power Xpert SPD Local Display Test Sequence ..................... 57 11.6 Power Xpert SPD Modbus Register Map ..................... 58 11.7 Web User Error Codes ..........................64 11.8 BACnet Register Map ..........................65 Eaton SPD Max Series Surge Protective Device Installation Manual IB158002EN—Rev 08...
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The Eaton SPD Max Series is designed to mount on the wall (or other vertical surface) as close as possible to the electrical cabinet. The SPD Max Series is available in voltage ratings from 120 to 600 Vac, surge current capacity ratings from 100 kA to 800 kA, and NEMA®...
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C C a a t t a a l l o o g g N N u u m m b b e e r r i i n n g g S S y y s s t t e e m m Each Eaton SPD Max Series unit has a nameplate that identifies the parameters used for manufacture. These...
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Conducting Dielectric, Meggar, or Hi-potential testing with the SPD installed will cause internal damage to the SPD. The SPD will cause the test to fail. Every Eaton SPD Max Series unit is tested at the factory for dielectric breakdown. No further SPD testing is required for installation.
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• Any attachment-plug receptacles in the vicinity of the SPD Max Series unit are to be of a grounding type, and the grounding conductors serving these receptacles are to be connected to earth ground at the service equipment or other acceptable building earth ground, such as the building frame in the case of a high-rise steel-frame structure.
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Eaton’s SPD Max Series can be installed next to, above, or below any existing electrical enclosure. The ideal mounting location for the Eaton SPD Max Series is as close as possible to the electrical enclosure and should be mounted in such a way as to minimize the cable length and eliminate any sharp bends in the wiring conduit.
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Open the front door of the SPD Max by loosening, b b u u t t n n o o t t r r e e m m o o v v i i n n g g , the 7 latches that secure the door to the base of the enclosure. See Figure Eaton SPD Max Series Surge Protective Device Installation Manual IB158002EN—Rev 08...
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Swing open the hinged dead front panels to access the wiring compartments. Remove the white neutral wire(s) from the neutral terminal block and the SPD(s) and discard them. (See Figure Eaton SPD Max Series Surge Protective Device Installation Manual IB158002EN—Rev 08...
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Unscrew the Neutral and Ground terminal blocks from the enclosure base. Rotate the Ground terminal block 180o and mount the two terminal blocks in the mounting holes located on the bottom left of the unit. (See Figure Eaton SPD Max Series Surge Protective Device Installation Manual IB158002EN—Rev 08...
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SPD device within the enclosure. For Power Xpert SPD applications, secure Form C wires to phase wires approximately one inch from where the phase wires exit the SPD enclosure using a cable tie as shown in Figure Eaton SPD Max Series Surge Protective Device Installation Manual IB158002EN—Rev 08...
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17. Re-attach all ribbon cable connectors, connector retaining clips on Power Xpert SPD, and slide Cable Hold Down Brackets back into place and tighten screws to 5 Lb - In. 18. Close and secure the seven enclosure lid latches. Eaton SPD Max Series Surge Protective Device Installation Manual IB158002EN—Rev 08...
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Some SPD Max Series units have a Form C relay contact that allows for the remote indication of SPD status. W W i i r r i i n n g g o o f f t t h h e e F F o o r r m m C C c c o o n n t t a a c c t t s s i i s s n n o o t t m m a a n n d d a a t t o o r r y y f f o o r r t t h h e e o o p p e e r r a a t t i i o o n n o o f f t t h h e e S S P P D D M M a a x x S S e e r r i i e e s s d d e e v v i i c c e e . .
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3 3 . . 2 2 . . 2 2 S S t t a a n n d d a a r r d d W W i i t t h h S S u u r r g g e e C C o o u u n n t t e e r r F F e e a a t t u u r r e e P P a a c c k k a a g g e e The Eaton SPD Max Series Standard with Surge Counter Feature Package display is shown in Figure 10 Eaton SPD Max Series Surge Protective Device Installation Manual IB158002EN—Rev 08...
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Loss of protection on any phase or loss of power. N.O. = CLOSED. N.C. = OPEN. • Audible alarm with an alarm silence button. • LCD screen that displays surge count. • Reset pushbutton to reset the surge counter to zero. Eaton SPD Max Series Surge Protective Device Installation Manual IB158002EN—Rev 08...
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Remote monitoring via web UI, Modbus TCP/IP or BACnet/IP protocols. Modbus, BACnet and HTTP are initially disabled for cybersecurity purposes. • Phase surge event counters. • Time/date stamp event logs. Eaton SPD Max Series Surge Protective Device Installation Manual IB158002EN—Rev 08...
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F F i i g g u u r r e e 1 1 2 2 . . P P o o w w e e r r X X p p e e r r t t S S P P D D d d i i s s p p l l a a y y Eaton SPD Max Series Surge Protective Device Installation Manual IB158002EN—Rev 08...
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C C h h a a p p t t e e r r 4 4 P P o o w w e e r r X X p p e e r r t t S S P P D D L L o o c c a a l l D D i i s s p p l l a a y y O O v v e e r r v v i i e e w w The Eaton Power Xpert SPD feature package includes a 20x4 LCD module which on power up displays the device’s home screen which includes the following: catalog number, device name (which is editable by the...
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S S e e n n s s i i t t i i v v i i t t y y S S e e t t t t i i n n g g – Increase or decrease the low surge sensitivity. It is not recommended for the user to modify this setting without first contacting Eaton Customer Support at 1-800-809-2772 or email SPD@eaton.
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G G e e n n e e r r a a l l The Eaton Power Xpert SPD can be set up using just the local display or with a laptop or PC, Cat 5e cable and a web browser. Modbus, BACnet, and HTTP are initially disabled to provide cybersecurity protection. Modbus can be enabled through the LCD module or the web UI.
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F F i i g g u u r r e e 1 1 9 9 . . S S e e l l e e c c t t D D a a t t e e a a n n d d T T i i m m e e Press the Enter button to edit the date and time or the back button to exit and return to the previous screen. Eaton SPD Max Series Surge Protective Device Installation Manual IB158002EN—Rev 08...
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5 5 . . 2 2 . . 2 2 C C o o n n f f i i g g u u r r a a t t i i o o n n o o f f t t h h e e U U s s e e r r ' ' s s L L a a p p t t o o p p t t o o C C o o m m m m u u n n i i c c a a t t e e t t o o P P X X - - S S P P D D Follow these steps to enter the IP and Subnet Address on the user's laptop or PC. In Windows applications, navigate to Network and Sharing Center. Eaton SPD Max Series Surge Protective Device Installation Manual IB158002EN—Rev 08...
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Left click on Ethernet and then right click to open the window shown below. Then click on Properties. Click on Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4). Click on Properties. On the General tab, select Use the following IP address: Eaton SPD Max Series Surge Protective Device Installation Manual IB158002EN—Rev 08...
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D D e e f f a a u u l l t t p p a a s s s s w w o o r r d d : Admin*1 Open Google Chrome, or Internet Explorer 11.x or higher and enter the fixed IP address 192.168.1.254 and then hit the Enter key. A connection warning window will open. Eaton SPD Max Series Surge Protective Device Installation Manual IB158002EN—Rev 08...
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Power Xpert SPD User Setup Click on Advanced. Click on “Proceed to…” near the bottom of the window. Eaton SPD Max Series Surge Protective Device Installation Manual IB158002EN—Rev 08...
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OK. Save the password in a secure location to access the Web UI. If lost, contact Eaton’s Application Engineers, at 1-800- 809-2772, or email S S P P D D @ @ e e a a t t o o n n . . c c o o m m .
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Viewer Read only R – Read access W - Write access IP Addr – IP Address configuration Modbus TO – Modbus timeout value User/Pass – Username and password setup Eaton SPD Max Series Surge Protective Device Installation Manual IB158002EN—Rev 08...
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OK. Save the password in a secure location to access the Web UI. If lost, contact Eaton’s Application Engineers, at 1-800- 809-2772, or email S S P P D D @ @ e e a a t t o o n n . . c c o o m m .
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F F i i g g u u r r e e 2 2 5 5 . . I I n n s s t t a a l l l l C C e e r r t t i i f f i i c c a a t t e e Then the Certificate Import Wizard will open. Select current user and then click next. Eaton SPD Max Series Surge Protective Device Installation Manual IB158002EN—Rev 08...
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F F i i g g u u r r e e 2 2 7 7 . . C C e e r r t t i i f f i i c c a a t t e e S S t t o o r r a a g g e e L L o o c c a a t t i i o o n n In the Completing the Certificate Import Wizard window, select Finish. Eaton SPD Max Series Surge Protective Device Installation Manual IB158002EN—Rev 08...
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F F i i g g u u r r e e 2 2 9 9 . . S S e e c c u u r r i i t t y y W W a a r r n n i i n n g g W W i i n n d d o o w w If the import is successful you will receive a pop up window notification as shown below. Eaton SPD Max Series Surge Protective Device Installation Manual IB158002EN—Rev 08...
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F F i i g g u u r r e e 3 3 2 2 . . S S e e l l e e c c t t t t h h e e F F i i r r m m w w a a r r e e T T a a b b When the Firmware window opens, select OPEN CODEPACK. Eaton SPD Max Series Surge Protective Device Installation Manual IB158002EN—Rev 08...
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Login to the device and click on the General tab and verify the SNTP server 1 has a green circle around it, as shown below. This verifies the device has synced with the network and will provide accurate time stamped events Eaton SPD Max Series Surge Protective Device Installation Manual IB158002EN—Rev 08...
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F F i i g g u u r r e e 3 3 8 8 . . S S e e l l e e c c t t l l i i s s t t o o f f l l o o g g s s A dropdown will open displaying the options available to the user. Select the log of interest. Eaton SPD Max Series Surge Protective Device Installation Manual IB158002EN—Rev 08...
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F F i i g g u u r r e e 4 4 1 1 . . S S y y n n c c t t h h e e I I n n t t e e r r n n a a l l C C l l o o c c k k Eaton SPD Max Series Surge Protective Device Installation Manual IB158002EN—Rev 08...
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F F i i g g u u r r e e 4 4 4 4 . . R R e e b b o o o o t t D D e e v v i i c c e e A A l l e e r r t t The Admin user can modify timeouts, number of concurrent sessions and the number of failed login attempts. Eaton SPD Max Series Surge Protective Device Installation Manual IB158002EN—Rev 08...
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DHCP Allocated (Network assigned) • Taken from NV (stored IP address) N N O O T T E E The User must reboot the device after performing any of these changes. Eaton SPD Max Series Surge Protective Device Installation Manual IB158002EN—Rev 08...
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Click OK to verify that you want to continue with this operation. The LEDs on the display will turn off, then back on again to indicate that this command has been implemented. Eaton SPD Max Series Surge Protective Device Installation Manual IB158002EN—Rev 08...
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IMPORTANT Eaton does not recommend the customer modify the sensitivity setting without first contacting Eaton Customer Support at 1 800 809-2772 or email S S P P D D @ @ e e a a t t o o n n . . c c o o m m . Increasing the sensitivity setting will reduce the number of low level surge counts.
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Rotations are at 90, 180, and 270 degrees. Reposition the SPD display as follows: Turn off power to the unit. Remove the two phillips head screws that hold the display. Eaton SPD Max Series Surge Protective Device Installation Manual IB158002EN—Rev 08...
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Dual SPD Status Board. The SPD Status board is internally mounted in the SPD Max enclosure and is used to indicate which SPD in a Dual SPD Max Series device has been compromised or lost. To check the SPD Status Board open the SPD Max Series enclosure lid by loosening, but not removing, the 7 screws that secure the lid to the base of the enclosure.
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Further assistance may be obtained by calling Eaton’s Technical Resource Center (TRC) and speaking to a Surge Protection Application Engineer, at 1-800- 809-2772 or email SPD@eaton.com, including being directed to the warranty process if applicable.
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N N o o t t e e : If the device is equipped with two Surge Protective Devices open the enclosure and determine which SPD Status LED is illuminated Eaton SPD Max Series Surge Protective Device Installation Manual IB158002EN—Rev 08...
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5. This troubleshooting chart identifies possible causes and solutions to the malfunction. Further assistance may be obtained by calling Eaton’s Applications Engineers, at 1-800-809-2772 or email SPD@eaton.com, including being directed to the warranty process if applicable. T T a a b b l l e e 5 5 . . T T r r o o u u b b l l e e s s h h o o o o t t i i n n g g c c h h a a r r t t f f o o r r P P o o w w e e r r X X p p e e r r t t S S P P D D...
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Any LCD communication setting ‘save’ initiates All communication settings Must re-enter settings menu each a soft reset. modifications require reboot to enable. time a communication setting is changed. Eaton SPD Max Series Surge Protective Device Installation Manual IB158002EN—Rev 08...
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Single phase L-N, L-G, N-G Three phase wye L-N, L-G, N-G, L-L Three phase delta L-G, L-L Three phase high leg delta L-N, L-G, N-G, L-L, H-N, H-G, H-L Eaton SPD Max Series Surge Protective Device Installation Manual IB158002EN—Rev 08...
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Issue Date 2013/11/01 Warranty 15 years from the date of delivery to the purchaser, 20 years when you register by clicking “Register your surge protective device” link on www.eaton.com/spd. ROHS compliant Eaton SPD Max Series Surge Protective Device Installation Manual IB158002EN—Rev 08...
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Please consult the factory for 240 delta high-leg (4W+G) applications with high leg on ‘C’ phase. Available in Power Xpert-SPD NEMA 1 Enclosure Example: SPD250480D3R = SPD Max Series, 250kA Per Phase, 480D Voltage, Standard with Counter Feature Package, NEMA 4 Enclosure with Internal Circuit Breaker.
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F F i i g g u u r r e e 5 5 3 3 . . W W y y e e ( ( 4 4 W W + + G G ) ) w w i i t t h h C C i i r r c c u u i i t t B B r r e e a a k k e e r r Eaton SPD Max Series Surge Protective Device Installation Manual IB158002EN—Rev 08...
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F F i i g g u u r r e e 5 5 5 5 . . S S p p l l i i t t P P h h a a s s e e ( ( 3 3 W W + + G G ) ) w w i i t t h h C C i i r r c c u u i i t t B B r r e e a a k k e e r r Eaton SPD Max Series Surge Protective Device Installation Manual IB158002EN—Rev 08...
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F F i i g g u u r r e e 5 5 7 7 . . W W y y e e ( ( 4 4 W W + + G G ) ) w w i i t t h h T T e e r r m m i i n n a a l l B B l l o o c c k k Eaton SPD Max Series Surge Protective Device Installation Manual IB158002EN—Rev 08...
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F F i i g g u u r r e e 5 5 9 9 . . S S p p l l i i t t P P h h a a s s e e ( ( 3 3 W W + + G G ) ) w w i i t t h h T T e e r r m m i i n n a a l l B B l l o o c c k k Eaton SPD Max Series Surge Protective Device Installation Manual IB158002EN—Rev 08...
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F F i i g g u u r r e e 6 6 0 0 . . P P r r o o d d u u c c t t D D i i m m e e n n s s i i o o n n s s Eaton SPD Max Series Surge Protective Device Installation Manual IB158002EN—Rev 08...
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W W a a r r r r a a n n t t y y Eaton warrants these products for a period of 15 years from the date of delivery to the purchaser, 20 years if the product is properly registered with Eaton, to be free from defects in both workmanship and materials. To register a SPD MAX with Eaton please go to www.
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MED LEVEL SURGES <<< ◄ (Up to last 20 date stamp events) ▼ ▲ ► >>> HIGH Level Surges HIGH LEVEL SURGES (Up to last 20 date stamp events) <<< ◄ Eaton SPD Max Series Surge Protective Device Installation Manual IB158002EN—Rev 08...
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Stored Gateway: ► >>> 1.1.168.192 ► >>> (Editable xxx.xxx.xxx) ► >>> STORED GATEWAY <<< ◄ <<< ◄ EDIT< SAVE< <<< ► >>> MAC Address: MAC ADDRESS MM:MM:MM:SS:SS:SS <<< ◄ Eaton SPD Max Series Surge Protective Device Installation Manual IB158002EN—Rev 08...
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Firmware Version: vx.x.x ▼ ▲ PCB Serial number: xxxxxx ▼ ▲ Device Name: (From SETTINGS) Customer Assigned Name ▼ ▲ MAC Address 002085xxxxxx ▼ ▲ Customer Support: Eaton.com/PXSPD 1-800-809-2772 SPD@Eaton.com Eaton SPD Max Series Surge Protective Device Installation Manual IB158002EN—Rev 08...
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7 . Other half of pixels turn on 3. All LEDs turn green 8. All pixels turn on 4. Alarm will sound momentarily. 9. LEDs turn red again. 5. Alarm turns off 10. Test completed Eaton SPD Max Series Surge Protective Device Installation Manual IB158002EN—Rev 08...
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UINT8 RW NV The IP address used in the NV address select configuration. Address Array size: 4 Array of 2 registers Default: 0xFE, 0x01, 0xA8, 0xC0 IPV4_BIG_ENDIAN_U8() Units: IP Eaton SPD Max Series Surge Protective Device Installation Manual IB158002EN—Rev 08...
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Number of low surge occurred in phase A Count Default: 0 Range: 0 to 99999 Phase B High Surge UINT32 RO Number of high surge occurred in phase B Count Default: 0 Eaton SPD Max Series Surge Protective Device Installation Manual IB158002EN—Rev 08...
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Phase B medium surge event log Phase C medium surge event log 8957 Medium Surge Event UINT16 RO Index points to the latest medium surge event log Log Index Default: 0 Eaton SPD Max Series Surge Protective Device Installation Manual IB158002EN—Rev 08...
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Sum of Surge Counts UINT32 RO Indicates the total surge counts, This will be sum of low, medium and high surges of All Phases Default: 0 Range: 0 to 999999 Eaton SPD Max Series Surge Protective Device Installation Manual IB158002EN—Rev 08...
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Percentage of protection available on NG protection on N-G Default: 0 11511 Percentage of UINT16 RO Percentage of protection available on phase A protection on Phase A Default: 0 Eaton SPD Max Series Surge Protective Device Installation Manual IB158002EN—Rev 08...
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Sum of phase A high, medium and low surge counts Counts Default: 0 Range: 0 to 999999 UINT32 RO Sum of phase B high, medium and low surge counts 12271 Phase B Total Surge Counts Default: 0 Eaton SPD Max Series Surge Protective Device Installation Manual IB158002EN—Rev 08...
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Re-install firmware Codepack integrity check has aborted firmware Displayed when any one image is corrupt during Re-install firmware update multiple firmware update Final integrity check is invalid Multiple reasons Eaton SPD Max Series Surge Protective Device Installation Manual IB158002EN—Rev 08...
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Total Low Surge Counts Total low surge counts No unit Total Medium Surge Counts Total medium surge No unit counts Total high surge counts No unit Total High Surge Counts Eaton SPD Max Series Surge Protective Device Installation Manual IB158002EN—Rev 08...
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NG red led status Alarm status Alarm status Protected Protection loss Silences Alarm Silences the alarm Silence? Silenced Clear General Log Clear general log AV = Analog Value BV = Binary Value Eaton SPD Max Series Surge Protective Device Installation Manual IB158002EN—Rev 08...
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BACnet Vendor Identifier Style Name BACnet Max Master BACnet Max Info Frames BACnet Profile Name User Application Name or Device Tag Product Name - Short description of Prod Code Eaton SPD Max Series Surge Protective Device Installation Manual IB158002EN—Rev 08...
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