Alpha Technologies Serial System Controller - Manual (Page 4)

Serial System Controller
4 018-332-C0-002 Rev. B © 2001 TM
Table of Contents
Product Safety ................................................................. 6
Important Safety Instructions Contained in this Manual .............................. 6
Safety Precautions ............................................................................... 7
Battery Safety Notes ............................................................................ 7
Contact Alpha .................................................................. 8
1. System Overview
1.1 Theory of Operation ...................................................................... 9
1.1.1 Battery Charging ............................................................... 9
1.1.2 System Self-Test .............................................................10
1.1.3 Low battery Shutdown of Inverters ....................................11
1.1.4 Enclosure Monitoring ........................................................11
1.2 Indicators & Connections .............................................................. 12
1.2.1 Front Panel Layout, Serial System Controller (SSC) .............. 12
1.2.2 Diagram: The SSC in a Power System ................................ 13
1.2.3 LED Indicators ................................................................ 14
1.2.4 Reset Switch.................................................................. 14
1.2.5 Serial Communications Interfaces ...................................... 15
1.2.5.1 Internal RS-485 ....................................................... 15
1.2.5.2 External RS-485 ...................................................... 15
1.2.5.3 External RS-232 ...................................................... 15
1.2.5.4 ECM Port ................................................................ 16
1.2.6 SSC/Power Supply Interconnection .................................... 17
1.2.7 Data I/O Port ................................................................. 18
1.2.8 Battery Connection Port................................................... 20
1.2.9 Tamper .......................................................................... 21
1.3 Dip Switch: Switch 1 ................................................................... 22
2. Installation
2.1 Module Conversion....................................................................... 23
2.2 SSC Installation .......................................................................... 25
2.3 System Configuration ................................................................... 26
2.4 Smart Display Setup Menu ............................................................ 27
3. Alarms
3.1 Alarm LEDs ................................................................................. 28