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For the initial meter setup, you will have to set the wire mode, PT and CT ratios. Here are the steps to follow to setup your meter from the display.

For detailed installation instructions, please review the user manual for more details.

• Press "H" and "V/A" on the "METER" screen mode to get to the settings mode.
• A password screen will be displayed. Leave the password as default "0000" and press "V/A" to enter the setting mode; communication address "AddR" screen will be displayed.
• Press "V/A" until you get to the "U WIRE" screen. Select the required voltage wire mode. This will be based on your voltage connection. E.g. if it"s a three phase 4 wire connection, select "3LN".
  • Press "P" or "E" to select the required voltage wire mode.
  • Press "V/A" to confirm the change and move to the next screen
• The next screen is the "I WIRE" screen. Select the required current wire mode. This will be based on your current connection. E.g. if it"s a three phase connection with 3CTs, select "3CT".
  • Press "P" or "E" to select the required current wire mode.
  • Press "V/A" to confirm the change and move to the next screen.
• The next screen is the PT1 screen. If no Potential Transformers (PTs) were used, leave this as default "400" and press "V/A" to go to the next screen. If PTs were used, enter in the primary value of the PT here. Note: The top numbers on the screen are the most significant numbers to the bottom numbers. i.e. 0000 on the top and 400.0 below means 0000400.0
  • Press "H" to switch the flashing digit.
  • Press "P" or "E" to change the flashing digit's number.
  • Press "V/A" to confirm the changes and move to the next screen.
• The next screen is the PT2 screen. If no Potential Transformers (PTs) were used, leave this as default "400" and press "V/A" to go to the next screen. If PTs were used, enter in the secondary value of the PT here.
  • Press "H" to switch the flashing digit.
  • Press "P" or "E" to change the flashing digit's number.
  • Press "V/A" to confirm the changes and move to the next screen.
• The next screen is the CT1 screen. If no Current Transformers (CTs) were used, leave this as default "5" and press "V/A" to go to the next screen. If CTs were used, enter in the primary value of the CT here. Note: The top numbers on the screen are the most significant numbers to the bottom number. i.e. 0020 on the top and 0 below means 00200.
  • Press "H" to switch the flashing digit.
  • Press "P" or "E" to change the flashing digit's number.
  • Press "V/A" to confirm the changes and move to the next screen.
• The next screen is the CT2 screen. This should already be set as the secondary value of the CT. After this is confirmed, you can return to the "METER" screen.
• Press "H" and "V/A" simultaneously to take you back to the "METER" mode.

The Initial Setup is now complete. You can begin to read the meter data accurately.

For setting up your Acuvim L series power meter, have a look at the complementary video:

• You can change settings from the meter's display by going to the Setting mode. Press "H" and "V/A" simultaneously on the "METER" screen mode to get to the "PASS" screen.
• You will be required to type in a password. Enter your password by using "H" to switch the flashing digit, "P" or "E" to increase or decrease the digit's value and "V/A" to confirm password.

Note: if you didn't set a password, leave this as "0000" and press "V/A".

Figure 1: Accessing the Settings Menu

You will get to the general settings screen once the password has been entered. In the general settings mode, you can press "V/A" to move to the next setting screen. If you will like to change these settings:

• Press "H" to switch the flashing digit in certain cases.
• Press "P" or "E" to increase or decrease a value.
• Press "V/A" to confirm the change and move to the next screen.

You can change different settings such as the device address, wire mode, PT ratio, CT ratio, password etc. You can also clear energy, running time, maximum and minimum values etc.

To get to the DO parameter settings screen:

• Press "P" and "E" simultaneously while in the general settings mode. Press "P" and "E" simultaneously to exit the DO parameter settings.

Note: This is only applicable to the Acuvim BL meter and Acuvim DL and EL meters with extended I/O modules.

In the DO parameter settings mode, you can press V/A to move to the next setting screen. If you will like to change these settings:

• Press "H" to switch the flashing digit in certain cases.
• Press "P" or "E" to increase or decrease a number.
• Press "V/A" to confirm the change and move to the next screen.

Note: There are two additional screens that are displayed on the Acuvim DL and EL meters; these are the Baud rate and parity screens. Since the Acuvim DL and EL have the option of an extended I/O module with a RS485 port, there is a baud rate and parity setting for this second RS485 port. Acuvim BL does not have these two screens.

The 1st screen "BPS" is the baud rate screen for the second RS485 port.

The 2nd screen "PARIT" is the parity for the second RS485 port.

The 3rd screen "d01 Mode" is the DO1 output mode setting. This is to select DO1 either as a pulse output or alarm output. 0 means pulse output while 1 means alarm output.

Figure 2: Setting the Digital Output Mode

The 4th screen "d02 Mode" is the DO2 output mode setting. This is to select DO2 either as a pulse output or alarm output. 0 means pulse output while 1 means alarm output.

The 5th screen "do CONST" is the DO pulse constant setting. This indicates the relationship between the energy value (kWh or Kvarh) and the pulse. This setting applies if DO is set as a pulse output.

Figure 3: Setting the Digital Output Pulse Constant

To calculate what value to enter as the DO pulse constant setting, you will need to follow one of the procedures below. There is a procedure for meters with firmware below 2.01 and meters with firmware above 2.01

Procedure for meters with firmware 2.01 or newer.

First you will need to figure out how many pulses you want to represent 1 KWh or how many KWh will represent 1 pulse. The former is focused on smaller consumption.

In this procedure, we will assume 1 pulse = 10kWh is what is needed. Then follow these steps:

• Multiply the PT ratio and CT ratio i.e. (PT1/PT2) * (CT1/CT2) Example: PT ratio: 6600V/120V, CT ratio: 2000:5A => (6600/120) * (2000/5) = 22,000 Note: If no PTs were used, enter the PT ratio as the default on the meter, i.e. 400/400. If the CT2: 333mV, consider this as 1A for the calculation
• Divide 10KWh by 22,000 i.e. (10/22000) kWh = (1/2200) kWh
• This means 1 pulse = (1/2200) kWh; therefore 2200 pulses = 1 kWh
• Since we get 1 kWh = 2200 pulses, enter 2200 as the pulse constant the meter

Procedure for meters with firmware 2.01 or older

First you need to figure out how many pulses you need to represent 1 KWh or how many KWh will represent 1 pulse. The former is focused on smaller consumption.

You will need to enter the pulse constant based on the unit. The unit of the pulse constant is 0.1kWh (or kvarh).

If you want 1 pulse to represent 100kWh, this is equivalent to 1 pulse = 1000*0.1kWh. Therefore 1000 is the number you will enter into the meter.

The 6th screen "do WIDTH" is the DO pulse width setting. The DO pulse width can be set from 1 to 50. Each unit represents 20ms. For example if you set the number as 5, this represents 100ms (5 x 20ms). This setting applies if DO is set as a pulse output.

Figure 4: Setting the Digital Output Pulse Width

The 7th screen "d01 SEL" is the DO1 output item setting. You can select DO1 to output different types of energy. 0 means no output, 1 means import energy (Ep imp), 2 means export energy (Ep exp), 3 means import reactive energy (Eq imp) and 4 means export reactive energy (Eq exp). This setting applies if DO is set as a pulse output.

The 8th screen "d02 SEL" is the DO2 output item setting. You can select DO2 to output different types of energy. 0 means no output, 1 means import energy (Ep imp), 2 means export energy (Ep exp), 3 means import reactive energy (Eq imp) and 4 means export reactive energy (Eq exp). This setting applies if DO is set as a pulse output.

The 9th screen "do TIME" is the DO delay time for the alarm setting. This indicates how long the alarm condition will last before an alarm signal is triggered. It can be set from 0 to 255, and each unit stands for 300ms. For example if you set it as 20, this means 20*300ms = 6000ms.

Figure 5: Digital Output Delay Setting

The 10th screen "do1 PARA" is the DO1 alarm output channel setting. This indicates what parameters you will like to monitor for the alarm conditions. Choose the parameter based on the numbers in the table below.

The 11th screen "do1 SIGN" is the DO1 inequality sign setting. This is to set what type of alarm condition you will like i.e. either greater than or less than. 0 means less than (<) and 1 means greater than (>).

Figure 6: Digital Output Condition Setting

The 12th screen "do1 LIMIT" is the DO1 alarm limit setting. This is the alarm condition value for the parameter. The table below should be used to calculate the value that should be entered in the meter.

Here is an example to illustrate: If you want an alarm to be triggered when phase B current goes above 180A. In this example, we assume that the CT ratio is 200:

Rx is the value you need to enter on the meter.

From the table above: I = the actual current = 180A 180 = Rx * (200/5)/1000 Rx = 4500; therefore you should enter 4500 on the meter.

The 13th screen "do2 PARA" is the DO2 alarm output channel setting. This is the same as DO1 above.

The 14th screen "do2 SIGN" is the DO2 inequality sign setting. This is the same as DO1 above.

The 15th screen "do2 LIMIT" is the DO2 alarm limit setting. This is the same as DO1 above.

The 16th screen "bL ALARM" is the backlight blinking setting. This is to enable or disable backlight flashing during an alarm. 1 is to enable while 0 is to disable.

The 17th screen "PROFI" is the profibus address setting. This can be set from 0 to 126. This is only available when a profibus module is attached on the Acuvim DL or EL.