Alpha Technologies FXM350_Micro350 UPS User Manual

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7.5.4  Programming the Dry Contacts

The Alpha FXM front panel contacts (C1 and C2) can be programmed to meet your specifications. In addi-

tion, C3 to C5 are available with optional additional dry contacts as well as two optional user inputs 3 and 4.

Each contact can only be programmed for one function at a time and cannot show multiple conditions.
The functions of dry contacts can be changed with HyperTerminal. For example, to change contact C2:
To see how it is currently programmed, type c2 (all lower case) and press Enter.
The Alpha FXM responds with *c2=2 where the * shows the unit responded to your command.

For example: a "2" shows it is programmed to be the Low Battery indicator as shown in Table J.
To change the contact, type c2=X where X is 1 to 14 and press Enter.

The Alpha FXM responds with *c2=(1 to 14). For example, to change the C2 contact to be the Temperature

indicator, type c2=11

Table J — Dry Contact Configuration Settings

1= On Battery

Used for remote indication of the On Battery condition

2= Low Battery

Used for remote indication of the Low Battery condition

3= Timer 1

See "Setting the Timer Contact Interval" on page 83.

4= Alarm

Used for remote indication of an Alarm condition

5= Fault

Used for remote indication of a Fault condition

6= Disabled

Dry contact is disabled, i.e. never energizes

7= Timer 2

See "Setting the Timer Contact Interval" on page 83.

8= Timer 3

See "Setting the Timer Contact Interval" on page 83.

9= 48Vdc

(Not available)

N/A

10= Generator

Reserved for future use

11= Temperature

See "Controlling the external fan by temperature triggered dry contact" on page 84.

12= Low Battery, Shutdown

Contact will activate when battery is low (factory-defined level) and the FXM is

running in Inverter mode. Contact is deactivated when battery level returns to an

acceptable value.

13= Low Battery and LIne

Used for remote indication that the battery is low in Line mode. This condition can be

used to interpret the health of the battery.

14= LVD (Low Voltage

Disconnect)

The dry contact is energized when the battery voltage is greater than the DC

CONNECT set voltage (see Table B) and will de-energize if the battery voltage drops

below 42V for 48V system (21V for 24V system). The default reconnect voltage is

set to 48VDC and can be adjusted up to 51VDC.

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