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South Africa www.freedomwon.co.za Technical and Installation Assistance – Contact: Please contact your Freedom Won Distributor or Reseller Installer for technical and installation support. A directory of Distributors and Reseller Installers is available at www.freedomwon.co.za. For advanced support please contact support@freedomwon.co.za.
Freedom Won EMS Installation Manual Revision 1 Table of Contents Introduction ........................2 Purpose of the User Manual ..................2 System Requirements ....................2 Contents of the EMS Package ..................2 Installation ........................3 Prerequisites ......................3 2.1.1 Basic EMS installation ..................3 2.1.2...
This manual is intended to assist trained technicians and installers in installing and commissioning a Freedom Won EMS (Energy Management System). It is not intended to teach the inner workings of a Freedom Won EMS; its function is to assist the installer in completing a successful installation and integration with other equipment.
Freedom Won EMS Installation Manual Revision 1 2. Installation 2.1 Prerequisites The correct tools and materials should be utilised to install the EMS Panel effectively and achieve a reliable and consistent outcome. These prerequisites will serve as a guide for the items required alongside the EMS offering to correctly install the system.
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Freedom Won EMS Installation Manual Revision 1 The rule of thumb is that a measured value will always be more accurate than a calculated one. Use electricity meters or power analysers to provide this measurement rather than attempting to summate multiple power producers or consumers.
Freedom Won EMS Installation Manual Revision 1 2.2 EMS Panel Dimensions Figure 2: Panel dimensions 2.3 Terminal Layouts There are terminals inside the panel to connect your digital inputs, digital outputs, and RS-485 connections. 2.3.1 Internal Terminals The terminals are for wiring in Digital Inputs, Digital Outputs and RS-485 connections. Table 2 below highlights the various terminal numbers and their denominations in the EMS Panel.
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Freedom Won EMS Installation Manual Revision 1 Figure 3: Terminal layout Earth Neutral Live 2.3.1.1 Power Input The system requires 230V AC power. There are three connections for the power: Earth, Neutral and Live 2.3.1.2 Digital Inputs The digital inputs can be found in the 2 bank of terminals from the left-hand side in the panel.
Freedom Won EMS Installation Manual Revision 1 Figure 5: Digital Output layout 2.4 Installation Steps This section will guide you through a step-by-step process for fitting and installing the EMS Panel. It will be broken down into sub tasks. 2.4.1 Site Inspection A site inspection will need to be conducted to determine the appropriate location to install the EMS Panel.
Freedom Won EMS Installation Manual Revision 1 Figure 6: Panel mounting holes 2.4.3 Connecting Power to the EMS Panel The EMS Panel takes 230V AC to power the system. Before connecting the EMS Panel to power, ensure that all breakers in the panel are in the down position and that power is disconnected from the working area.
Freedom Won EMS Installation Manual Revision 1 5: P ABLE OWER TERMINALS Terminal Name Function Earth Neutral Live 2.4.4 Connecting Communication Cables Special care needs to be taken when connecting the communications cables to ensure the correct pins are used and that the cable runs are in the appropriate place.
Freedom Won EMS Installation Manual Revision 1 Note: Some controllers denote their Comm Ports as A- and B+ in this case follow the sign denotation of the + and – rather than the A and B notation. 2.4.5 Configuring 3...
Freedom Won EMS Installation Manual Revision 1 7: M ABLE ODBUS NETWORK CONFIGURATIONS Unique per controller on the Modbus Network. Modbus Slave ID Take note of what ID the controller was set to as this will be required when setting up the Cloud Portal IP Address 192.168.35.XXX - (Unique to the device being connected)
Freedom Won EMS Installation Manual Revision 1 2.4.7 Connecting the GSM Antenna The EMS Panel comes with a built in SIM card and GSM connectivity for Freedom Won Remote support. This connection will not upload or grant access to clients. It is used solely to provide emergency access to the site and the EMS Panel remotely.
Cloud with the same settings. These devices will be commissioned online through the Polar Cloud. Follow the link below to set up an account and add devices. For assistance on these units please contact Freedom Won support for the 1 time setup procedure.
Freedom Won EMS Installation Manual Revision 1 4. Troubleshooting 4.1 Power switch not working. If the power light does not illuminate, it means that the EMS Panel is not getting power. This light will only illuminate if there is 230V AC power to the system.
The maintenance on the EMS panel is basic. Keep the panel clean and free from water ingress and the system will function for many years to come. The Freedom Won batteries if cycled regularly will need to be changed every 5 years to ensure perfect redundancy on the power backup for the EMS Panel.
Freedom Won EMS Installation Manual Revision 1 6.1 Help and Support For help and support please contact Freedom Won’ s technical team. 1. Go to www.freedomwon.co.za 2. Click the “Contact” tab 3. At the bottom right of the page, follow Support Enquiries and Request Technical Support 4.
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Freedom Won EMS Installation Manual Revision 1 Complete all the required fields on the support form and click “Submit” to submit the form. Alternatively, contact the Freedom Won Technical support team on enquiries@freedomwon.co.za and +27 10 597 7794. FW-EMS-001 17 of 17...
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