Table of Contents
Related Manuals for Amtex Digital Series
Summary of Contents for Amtex Digital Series
- Page 1 Digital Series Power Supply Instruction Manual 855-317-000 2A Angas Street, Meadowbank NSW 2114 Sydney, Australia . Tel: +61-2-9809 5022 Fax: +61-2-9809 5077 e-mail: sales@amtex.com.au Web Site: www.amtex.com.au ABN: 35 003 420 077...
- Page 2 Rev 1.71 Dec 2013 Copyright © 2012 Innovative Circuit Technology Ltd. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written consent of Innovative Circuit Technology Ltd.
-
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents PRODUCT DESCRIPTION ........5 INSTALLATION ............6 2.1. Initial Inspection 2.2. Back-up Battery 2.3. Installation 2.4. Remote Control and Monitoring Connections FRONT PANEL CONTROL ........10 3.1. Control Panel Keys and Controls ... - Page 4 Risk of personal injury and property damage! You must exercise caution and follow the safety requirements listed below when using your Digital Series power supply. • The Digital Series Power supply is intended for installation and use in a Restricted Access Location, such as a 19” equipment rack •...
-
Page 5: Product Description
1. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION ICT Digital Series DC power supplies provide high efficiency in a space-saving 1RU rack mount design with power factor corrected AC input and extremely low noise for powering wireless communications and broadband equipment where high reliability is essential. They have the ability to function either as a standalone DC power supply or for battery charging applications. -
Page 6: Installation
Your Digital Series unit comes complete with: • AC input wire clamp input connector plug (3pin), and 7 pin REMOTE connector plug •... -
Page 7: Back-Up Battery
(the supply output current setting) until the float voltage (supply output voltage setting) is reached, and then will be held at a constant float voltage as long as the Digital Series supply is powered on. WARNING! Potential for personal injury, or damage to property and... -
Page 8: Installation
LVD circuitry will be active. 2.3. Installation The ICT Digital Series Power Supply is designed to be used in an industry standard 1RU 19” rack mount cabinet or other restricted access location. Insert the unit at the desired rack location, and secure the unit using standard rack nuts and bolts (not provided). -
Page 9: Remote Control And Monitoring Connections
WARNING! Battery current through the “BAT” terminal must not exceed the maximum current limit rating of the Digital Series power supply. Connect the “BAT” terminal to the external battery POSITIVE using a suitably rated over current protection and disconnect device. -
Page 10: Front Panel Control
Ensure unit is off and power is disconnected prior to making connections to the REMOTE connector terminals to avoid damaging the power supply or connected devices. • Connect external Remote Shutdown control lines (TTL compatible signal) to the REM SD+ (pin 1) and REM SD- (pin 2) terminals of the “REMOTE”... -
Page 11: Control Panel Keys And Controls
The Intelligent Power Control on the front of the Digital Series power supply allows you to view the status of the power supply, and modify the power supply settings. The Control Panel consists of the following: (Figure 2 Front Panel Display and Control) 3.1. -
Page 12: Control Panel Menus
To set the output voltage, current limit, and enable the output, do the following: Install the power supply and connect the load as described in the Installation section.2. Using the encoder wheel on the Control Panel, scroll to the System Settings screen, and then press the Enter key. - Page 13 Note: At any time Press the BACK key to return to the previous Screen. 3.3.1. SYSTEM STATUS SCREEN SYSTEM STATUS INPUT VOLTAGE: 120V OUTPUT VOLTAGE: 13.0V OUTPUT CURRENT: 50.0A The System Status screen allows you to monitor the input and output status of the power supply.
-
Page 14: System Settings
3.3.2. SYSTEM SETTINGS SCREEN SYSTEM SETTINGS OUTPUT VOLTAGE: 13.0V CURRENT LIMIT: 50.0A DC OUTPUT: The System Settings screen allows you to modify the output settings of the power supply. Output Voltage: Modifies the power supply output voltage. The Range of Output Voltage is 11.5 -- 15.5 V (12V model, for other models, see table 3) Current Limit: Modifies the power supply output current limit. - Page 15 MAC address assigned to the power supply. View Device Name: ICT DIGITAL SERIES. The device name can only be changed on the Ethernet network page. Reset Comm Settings: Resets the Web server Administrator password, IP address, and port settings to the original factory default values.
- Page 16 PARALLEL SETTINGS MODE: STANDALONE DEVICE ID: UNITS IN PARALLEL: See the Smart Parallel Operation section for more information on configuring the parallel settings. Parallel Mode: Modifies the parallel mode setting. It has 3 options: Standalone: Single Unit. Slave and Master: Parallel Units. Device ID: Modifies the parallel device ID setting.
-
Page 17: Control Panel Menu Password Reset
Reconn Voltage: Modifies the battery reconnect voltage. If the battery voltage rises above the reconnect voltage while the battery is disconnected, the battery relay will close and reconnect the battery. There will be a 3 seconds delay until the voltage connects. The Range of the Disconnect Voltage is 10.6- 13.8V. -
Page 18: Smart Parallel Operation
4. SMART PARALLEL OPERATION If your load requires more power than can be supplied by a single ICT Digital Series power supply, two or more power supplies (maximum 6) of the same output voltage rating can be connected in parallel in a Master-Slave configuration to increase the power... -
Page 19: Rs485 Interface Connector
4.1. RS485 Interface Connector The RJ-11 connectors for the RS485 serial interface are located on the back of the power supply and are labeled SHARE “A” and “B”. See figure 3. Parallel units must be connected together in a daisy- chain manner with a RJ-11 4-wire straight-through cable.. -
Page 20: Connecting The Power Supplies In Parallel With Tcp/Ip Ethernet Option Installed
Intelligent Power Control interface on the front of the Digital Series power supply, adjust the output voltage level of each power supply until the outputs are within +/- 1% of each other. - Page 21 WARNING! Do not use the Battery Backup/LVD option “BAT” terminal on units connected in parallel, as there is a risk that the potential load current could be higher than the rating of the internal low voltage disconnect relay. Otherwise damage to the unit, load, and/or personal injury may occur if the battery output current through the “BAT”...
-
Page 22: Advanced Parallel Operation With Tcp/Ip Ethernet Option
5. Turn the Power Switch on all units to the ON position, no load connected. The Parallel Settings screen in the Control Panel menu on each unit will now display the number of units connected together through the RS485 SHARE interface. If any of the units were not configured correctly for parallel operation, a “Parallel Configuration Error”... -
Page 23: Changing A Power Supply Back To A Standalone Unit
4.5. Changing a Power Supply Back To a Standalone Unit To release a unit from parallel operation and change it back to a Standalone unit, do the following: Turn the Power Switch on all parallel units to the OFF position. Disconnect the connections to the positive terminal (labeled “POS”), negative terminal (labeled “NEG”), and RS485 interface (labeled “A”... - Page 24 Web browser on a network-connected computer. There is no additional software to install or configure. Follow these steps to access the Digital Series embedded Web server from a browser. The recommended web browsers to use with this power supply are Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome.
-
Page 25: System Status
5.1. System Status This page provides information on model number, hardware version, input voltage, DC output enable status, output voltage, output current (of unit, and output of total system and number of parallel units if connected), and alarm conditions. The device name can be changed in the Device Setup page. -
Page 26: Battery Backup
• Output Voltage: This field sets the DC output voltage of the power supply within the allowable range. • Current Limit: This field sets the DC output current limit of the power supply within the allowable range. Device Name: Enter a unique name for the power supply if desired. Auto-Restart Delay: Set delay time (5 to 240s) that output will remain off when output is remotely disabled using the Auto-Restart button. -
Page 27: Network Setup
maximum limits of an expected worst-case operating range, with AC power still present. Send E-mail: If this box is checked, an e-mail alarm notification will be sent when a battery voltage fault occurs, and AC power is present. The alarm opens the internal LVD contactor, and automatically reconnects when the battery voltage returns to an expected normal operating range. - Page 28 The default UDP port is 9393. 5.4.3. E-MAIL The ICT Digital Series is capable of sending email alarm notifications. Configure these settings if you would like to receive e-mail alarm notifications from the power supply. The information for the following settings is available from your Network Administrator or Internet Service Provider (ISP).
-
Page 29: Alarm Setup
This page allows you to choose which alarms you wish to activate. To save any changes to the alarm settings, click on Save Settings at the bottom of this page. (Note: For Digital Series units without the Ethernet option the form C relay output will always be activated for an alarm condition.) -
Page 30: User Setup
Activate Alarm Form C Contact: If this box is checked, the alarm form “C” contacts on the power supply will indicate a fault condition when the AC input voltage falls below approximately 90Vac, or there is an internal power supply fault. (Note: The form C contact will be activated any time the unit completely loses AC power, regardless of this setting.) Send E-mail: If this box is checked, an e-mail alarm notification will... -
Page 31: Maintenance
This page allows you to configure passwords for accessing the power supply. To save any password changes, click on Save Settings at the bottom of this page. Both the Administrator and Standard User accounts have no password assigned to them by default. For improved security, it is recommended that you assign passwords to both accounts. -
Page 32: Router Configuration
5.7.2. RESTORE FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS Pressing the Restore button will restore ALL communications and alarm settings to the original factory default values, including all passwords. If you only want to reset the IP address and Administrator password of the power supply, see the Administrator Password / IP Address Reset section. - Page 33 NOTE: Many ISP’s block access to port 80. If your ISP does block port 80, you will need to change the HTTP port the panel uses from 80 to something else, such as 8000. Valid port numbers are in the range of 1 - 65535.
-
Page 34: Text Message Alarm Notifications
The Web server panel should then appear, as shown below: 5.9. Text Message Alarm Notifications The Digital Series Power Supply can send text message alarm notifications to a cell phone by sending the alarm e-mail to an address at the mobile phone provider. On the Network Setup page, enter the address for your phone in one of the “To”... -
Page 35: Troubleshooting
Virgin Mobile cellnumber@vmobl.com Nextel cellnumber@messaging.nextel.com Bell Mobility cellnumber@txt.bell.ca Rogers cellnumber@pcs.rogers.com Telus cellnumber@msg.telus.com 5.10. Troubleshooting I am unable to access the embedded Web server: • Check that you are using the correct IP address to access the power supply’s embedded Web server by viewing the Network Status screen on the Control Panel display (see the Control Panel Menus section for instructions on how to access the Network Status screen). - Page 36 section for instructions on how to reset the port number to the default setting. I am not receiving e-mails from the power supply: • On the Network Setup page, ensure that the SMTP Server field is entered correctly. The SMTP Port should be set to 25 for most servers.
- Page 37 Troubleshooting Parallel Operation alarms and errors: Alarm message: Possible Cause: Parallel Unit Offline A unit connected to the RS485 bus has lost power. A RS485 data cable has been unplugged or damaged. A communications reset has been done to a unit connected to the RS485 bus.
-
Page 38: Product Specification
6. PRODUCT SPECIFICATION Table 2: Product Specification for all models 100 - 265VAC, 50 or 60Hz Input Voltage Input Power Factor 0.99 Typical Line Regulation 0.1% Load Regulation 0.5% Current Limit -0/+4% of nominal max limit Positive ground, negative ground, or Grounding floating output allowed Operating Temperature... - Page 39 Table 3: Model Ratings Rating 12V 50A 24V 50A 24V 25A 48V 25A 48V 12.5A 100A ICT1200 - ICT600 - ICT1200 - ICT600 - ICT1200 - ICT600 - Model Output Voltage 11.5V- 11.5V- 23.0V – 23.0V – 46.0V – 46.0V – adjustment 15.5V 15.5V...
-
Page 40: Limited Warranty
7. LIMITED WARRANTY ICT Ltd. warrants to the original consumer purchaser that this product shall be in good working order, free from defects in materials and workmanship, for a period of two (2) years from the date of purchase. Should failure occur during the above stated time period, then ICT will, at its option, repair or replace this product at no additional charge except as set forth below.
Need help?
Do you have a question about the Digital Series and is the answer not in the manual?
Questions and answers