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  • Page 1 PWR8VDC User Manual REVA5_PWR8VDC_User_Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    PWR8VDC USER MANUAL Contents Introduction Thank you for purchasing this product. Front Panel Description For optimum performance and safety, please read these instructions care- Rear Panel Description fully before connecting, operating or adjusting this product. Please keep this Web-GUI - Initialisation and Log In 05-06 manual for future reference.

  • Page 3: Introduction

    PWR8VDC USER MANUAL Introduction The PWR8VDC is an outlet-level metered and switched smart PDU. The unit features 1 x IEC C14 inlet for power, and 8 x variable voltage output outlets for controlled supply to low-power consumption devices. The PDU supports TCP/IP and RS-232 control, and a redundant TCP/IP port as a back-up.

  • Page 4: Front Panel Description

    PWR8VDC USER MANUAL Front Panel Description Power LED - illuminated when unit is powered Individual outlet power LED indicator - illuminated when corresponding outlet is powered Individual outlet power toggle buttons - press to toggle outlet on or off Rear Panel Description...

  • Page 5: Web-Gui - Initialisation And Log In

    USER MANUAL Web-GUI - Initialisation and Log In In order to operate the web-GUI of the PWR8VDC, you must connect the TCP/IP RJ45 socket to your local network, or connect directly to the LAN1 port. By default the unit is set to use DHCP, however if a DHCP server (eg: network router) is not installed, the unit’s IP address will revert to the following details: 192.168.0.200...
  • Page 6 Password Change: On first login to the PWR8VDC, the default password as noted on the previous page must be updated to a new unique password for the product. The new password must be a minimum of 8 characters in length, and contain a minimum of: 1x uppercase letter, 1x lowercase latter, 1x symbol and 1x number.

  • Page 7: Web-Gui Control - Dashboard

    PWR8VDC USER MANUAL Web-GUI Control - Dashboard Once logged in as the Administrator, additional control options become available from within the GUI. The ability to power the unit on and off can be carried out from any page of the user interface using the power button in the bottom right hand corner of the GUI.
  • Page 8 Clicking on the phoenix connector image gives the user the ability to upload individual customized .png logos (or images) for the device connected to the outlet of the PWR8VDC when in Idle, Connected or Warning states. Please note: max file size is 10Kb, and should be no more than 80x80 pixels in size.
  • Page 9 This also occurs on the USB-A outlets: When an outlet of the PWR8VDC enters a warning state, the outlet will be turned off and highlighted in red. This is triggered by abnormal voltage or current on the outlet. When attempting to power on the outlet, a warning dialog will be shown allowing for...

  • Page 10: Web-Gui Control - Network

    IP addresses within local networks without the need for a dedicated DNS server. The PWR8VDC is able to be accessed via the hostname if the IP address is not known.

  • Page 11: Web-Gui Control - Scheduling

    Web-GUI Control - Scheduling The PWR8VDC contains the ability to configure schedules to suit the needs of an installation. This can be used for power saving, when the equipment is not in use, or as a way to schedule a reboot for devices that may lock up after long periods of inactivity (e.g: satellite receivers).

  • Page 12: Web-Gui Control - Protocols

    MIB information and processes the responses. The manager and agent communicate using the Simple Network Management Protocol. The PWR8VDC acts as an SNMP agent and can be configured to communicate with an SNMP manager of your choice. www.blustream.com.au www.blustream-us.com...
  • Page 13 Press the Save Changes button at the bottom of the page to apply any changes. The MIB for the PWR8VDC can also be downloaded as a .txt file by pressing the Download MIB button An SNMP setup example has been provided on the following pages: In this example, the snmpb software will be used.
  • Page 14 SNMP (continued) Open the snmpb software and navigate to Options/Manage Agent Profiles... and create a new user. Set the Agent Address to the IP address of the PWR8VDC and the port to the SNMP UDP port set in the Web-GUI. www.blustream.com.au www.blustream-us.com...
  • Page 15 Navigate to Options/Manage SNMPv3 USM Profiles... and fill in the fields to match was what set under SNMP V3 in the Web- GUI. You can now verify if the software can communicate with the PWR8VDC. On the main screen, with SNMPv1 selected, nagivate through the MIB tree to find the system folder: –...
  • Page 16 PWR8VDC USER MANUAL SNMP (continued) Right click on system and press ‘Walk’. Under Query Results, look for the custom labels set for sysContact, sysName, sysLocation in the Web-GUI. If they appear with the correct labels, then the SNMP protocol is working.
  • Page 17 PWR8VDC USER MANUAL Telnet Telnet (telecommunications network) is a client/server application protocol that provides access to virtual terminals of remote systems on local area networks or the Internet. Telnet (continued) Enable Telnet ON / OFF Telnet TCP port default port number is 23...
  • Page 18 PWR8VDC USER MANUAL MQTT - Message Queuing Telemetry Transport: MQTT is a lightweight, publish-subscribe, machine to machine network protocol for message queue/message queuing service. The MQTT protocol defines two types of network entities: a message broker and a number of clients: An MQTT broker is the back end system which coordinates messages between the different clients.
  • Page 19 The broker then distributes the information to any clients that have subscribed to that topic. Quality of Service (QoS) Quality of Service (QoS) in MQTT messaging is an agreement between sender and receiver on the guarantee of delivering a message. The PWR8VDC can choose between two levels of QoS: – QoS Level 0 –...
  • Page 20 PWR8VDC USER MANUAL MQTT (continued) An MQTT setup example has been provided on the following pages: In this example, we will be using the MQTTX software and HiveMQ, a free public MQTT broker. Setup the MQTT tab with a username, password, and topic IDs: Open the MQTTX software and setup a new connection to the HiveMQ broker www.blustream.com.au...
  • Page 21 This will send [Success] feedback per API command sent In this example, we will subscribe to the PWR8VDC status update Enter the Client ID status that was set in the Web-GUI If successful, the PWR8VDC status line will start publishing data Please note: Not all APIs are available for MQTT control.
  • Page 22 ON / OFF Use password The PWR8VDC can utilise SSH with a locally stored password or with a RADIUS setup – To use a locally stored password, select ‘Local stored password’ from the drop down, enter a local username and password and Save changes (New SSH public key field will be disabled) –...
  • Page 23 PWR8VDC USER MANUAL SSH (continued) – To use a RADIUS setup, select ‘RADIUS server password’ from the drop down (local username and Local password fields will be disabled) – After generating your own public/private key pair, paste the public key into the New SSH public key field –...
  • Page 24 USER MANUAL Modbus (continued) Under Connection, Connect..., Set the IP Address to that of the PWR8VDC’s, set the server port to the Modbus TCP Port set in the Web-GUI and set the Connect Timeout to 5000 Once the connection is established, data will start being received into the table. This corresponds to data of each outlet www.blustream.com.au...

  • Page 25: Web-Gui Control - Email

    An example of SMTP server set up using gmail has been provided on the following pages: You can set up a free Google account and configure it to act an a SMTP server to send report emails from the PWR8VDC.
  • Page 26 PWR8VDC USER MANUAL SMTP (continued) Log into your Google account and go to Security. * Please note: Ensure 2-Step verification is enabled as this is required for this feature to function as intended. In the Security tab, use the search bar to find “App passwords”.
  • Page 27 PWR8VDC USER MANUAL SMTP (continued) Create an app by clicking the box titled “App name”. Enter an app name and click create. This generates a password as shown below. Record this password in a safe place as you’ll have to repeat these steps if you lose it.
  • Page 28 To validate the email functionality, we will use the email testing section on the Web-GUI. You can set custom email topics and choose recipients through the below settings. If no topic is defined, the default topic “Machine status email for PWR8VDC” will be used. www.blustream.com.au www.blustream-us.com...
  • Page 29 Outlets can be configured to be included or excluded from email reports. By default, every outlet is set to OFF. An example warning email with the default topic is shown below: PWR8VDC Updates An example daily log email with the default topic is shown below. The logs for each output are attached:...

  • Page 30: Web-Gui Control - Clock

    Web-GUI Control - Clock For warning alerts, scheduling and other daily functions to work as intended, the internal clock of the PWR8VDC must be set accurately. This may be done manually, or taken from an NTP server. The PWR8VDC contains an internal battery for times where the unit may not be powered directly, or during a mains power outage, to keep the clock in sync.

  • Page 31: Web-Gui Control

    USER MANUAL Web-GUI Control - RS-232 The PWR8VDC is able to be controlled via the RS-232 port on the back on the unit. The APIs can be found at the back of this manual. The PWR8VDC is also able to send commands via the TX pin on the RS-232 port to other 3rd party products.
  • Page 32 Dry Contact Mode: In this mode, the PWR8VDC will only be controlled by the state on the contact relays for 1-8 and P is disabled, as this could conflict current state of the relays and actual control on GUI, API, and/or front panel.

  • Page 33: System Settings

    Individual toggles can be set to show/hide specific system information under the System Control section on the Dashboard page. If Guest Control is enabled, control and configuration of the outlets can be achieved without logging into the unit. It is recommend to keep this off to prevent unauthorized changes to the PWR8VDC. Contact: support@blustream.com.au...

  • Page 34: Web-Gui Control - Security

    Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) is a networking protocol that can be used to authorize and authenticate remote access users. A RADIUS client (or Network Access Server) can be set up for 3rd party access with authentication to the PWR8VDC: Enable RADIUS Client...
  • Page 35 RADIUS (continued) Under Operation/Users..., fill in the fields as shown below. Use the IP address of the PWR8VDC in the address field. Click confirm to add the account Under Operation/Query..., verify the user has been added Under Settings/System..., set up the shared key, and the accounting port.
  • Page 36 PWR8VDC USER MANUAL RADIUS (continued) Complete the Radius settings on the Web-GUI. – The Authentication Protocol should be set to PAP – The primary server should be set to the device running the RADIUS server and the accounting port. –...

  • Page 37: User Authorization

    PWR8VDC USER MANUAL User Authorization: Up to 8 x individual users can be created to allow for individual access to the PWR8VDC web-GUI, with varying levels of access permissions. To set up a new user: – Toggle the desired User # to ON and select that user in the box below –...

  • Page 38: Web-Gui Control - Maintenance

    Upgrade Firmware: The MCU firmware can be downloaded from the product page on the Blustream website. Please navigate to the Firmware tab to download the most recent firmware package. Press the browse button to locate the MCU firmware file, and then press the Upgrade button to begin the process.
  • Page 39 PWR8VDC USER MANUAL Upgrade Firmware (GUI): To upgrade the GUI firmware, navigate to the following IP address: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:100 where xxx is the IP address of the PWR8VDC. Login with the default username and password: Under the Administration folder, press Upload Firmware: Press Choose File to locate the GUI firmware file.

  • Page 40: Web-Gui Control - Sensors

    The sensor port supports various types of sensors which are all wired to an 8 pin RJ45 connector, these should be connected to the Sensor 1 and Sensor 2 ports on the PWR8VDC. The protocols and wiring for these connections are detailed on the following pages.
  • Page 41 PWR8VDC USER MANUAL 1-Wire Protocol: A common sensor type that might use this protocol is a temperature sensor (For example the DS18B20 temperature sensor). *Note that usually this type of sensor will require 5V power but 12V is available, please use pin 1 when 12V is required.
  • Page 42 PWR8VDC USER MANUAL I2C: A common sensor type that might use this protocol is a humidity and temperature combo sensor, or an air pressure sensor. Protocols: – Select the protocol required: 1-Wired, I2C, Modbus, Relay switch or Door Sensor type: –...
  • Page 43 PWR8VDC USER MANUAL Modbus-RTU on RS-485: A common sensor type that might use this protocol is a humidity and temperature combo sensor, or an air pressure sensor. *Note that usually this type of sensor will require 12V power but 5V is available, please use pin 3 when 5V is required.
  • Page 44 PWR8VDC USER MANUAL Relay Switch Sensor: A common sensor type that might use this protocol is a PIR sensor. Protocols: – Select the protocol required: 1-Wired, I2C, Modbus, Relay switch or Door Sensor type: – Select the sensor type Normally Open or Normally Closed based on the logic of the sensor being used.
  • Page 45 PWR8VDC USER MANUAL Magnetic Door Sensor A common sensor type that might use this protocol is a door sensor. Protocols: – Select the protocol required: 1-Wired, I2C, Modbus, Relay switch or Door Sensor type: – Select the sensor type Normally Open or Normally Closed based on the logic of the sensor being used.

  • Page 46: Specifications

    Internal 110-250V AC NOTE: Specifications are subject to change without notice. Weights and dimensions are approximate. Package Contents • 1 x PWR8VDC • 1 x Serial cable - DB9 to 3 pin Phoenix connector • 4 x 3 pin 3.5mm Phoenix connector •...

  • Page 47: Parity Bit

    Some other examples that other control systems deploy include \r or 0D (in hex) • Spaces: Blustream commands do not require space between commands unless specified. There may be some programs that require spacing in order to work. •...
  • Page 48 PWR8VDC USER MANUAL RS-232 Configuration and Telnet Commands COMMAND ACTION COMMAND ACTION ?/HELP Print Help Information Set Outlet xx Voltage Status yyV xx = 1 Outlet1, 2 Outlet2, 3 Outlet3, 4 Outlet4, 5 STATUS Print System Status And Port Status...
  • Page 49 PWR8VDC USER MANUAL RS-232 Configuration and Telnet Commands COMMAND ACTION SENSOR1/SENSOR2 Set Sensor1/Sensor2 Beeper ON/OFF BEEPER ON/OFF Set Outlet xx Response Sensor1/Sensor2 Mode To yy xx = 1 Outlet1, 2 Outlet2, 3 Outlet3, 4 Outlet4, 5 SENSOR1/SENSOR2 Outlet5, 6 Outlet6, 7 Outlet7, 8 Outlet8...

  • Page 50: Schematic

    PWR8VDC USER MANUAL Schematic www.blustream.com.au www.blustream-us.com www.blustream.co.uk...

  • Page 51: Certifications

    PWR8VDC USER MANUAL Certifications FCC Notice This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

  • Page 52: Installer Notes

    PWR8VDC USER MANUAL Installer Notes www.blustream.com.au www.blustream-us.com www.blustream.co.uk...
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