Alpha Technologies Serial System Controller User Manual

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Serial System Controller

018-332-C0-002 Rev. B

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