Generator controllers

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Part of the AMMP Edge installation. Make sure the generator isn't running while you connect anything to its controller.

DSE module (DSE855 or DSE890 WebNet)

Cabling

  1. Run a single RJ45 CAT6 cable from the generator to the router, along the shortest path. Don't join cables.
  2. Crimp both ends using the T568B colour order: white-orange, orange, white-green, blue, white-blue, green, white-brown, brown.
  3. Test the cable with a LAN tester: all eight lights should blink in sequence.
  4. Connect one end to the LAN port of the DSE855 or DSE890 (labelled L) and the other to the router.
  5. Connect the USB end of the printer cable to the port labelled P.
  6. With a small flat screwdriver, connect a flexible cable to battery terminals 1 and 2.
  7. Connect the other ends of the flexible cable and the printer cable to the generator's DeepSea controller.

Switching the DSE to DHCP

This avoids IP address conflicts on the site network.

  1. Connect the DSE's Ethernet port directly to your laptop (a straight-through or crossover cable both work), and give your laptop a fixed IP address in the 192.168.1.x range.
  2. In a browser, open 192.168.1.100 and sign in with the DSE's default credentials (user admin, password Password1234).
  3. Click Configuration.
  4. Under LAN, tick DHCP Enabled and click Update.
  5. Click Save Config, then Reboot.

SDMO (APM303 controller)

  1. Fit a 120 Ω resistor across terminals A and B.
  2. Connect terminal A of the APM303 to RS485 A on the AMMP Edge.
  3. Connect terminal B to RS485 B.

Two SDMO generators

Change the second generator's Modbus address from 5 to 6:

  1. On the home screen, press and hold STOP, then press UP.
  2. Press and hold STOP, then press AUTO.
  3. Use UP or DOWN to scroll to COM, and press START to enter.
  4. Scroll DOWN to M04 and press START.
  5. Press UP to change M04 from 5 to 6, and press START to save.
  6. Press STOP twice to return to the home screen.

Cummins (PS0600 and PC1.2 controllers)

Enable Modbus on the controller first.

PS0600

  1. Press and hold Reset and OK for about 5 seconds.
  2. Press Auto to scroll to the config page (2/4) and press OK.
  3. Press Auto to scroll to MODBUS SETUP and press OK.
  4. Change TB15 UART PROTOCOL from MON to MODBUS and press OK.
  5. Press Reset to go back, then Auto to scroll to MODBUS SETUP (2/2) and press OK.
  6. Change BAUD RATE from 19200 to 9600 and press OK.
  7. Scroll to NODE ADDRESS, change it from 1 to 4 and press OK.
  8. Press Reset until you're asked to save, then press OK.

The screen then shows "TB15 MODBUS PROTOCOL IS ENABLED".

PC1.2

  1. Press Home and choose Setup.
  2. Enter the setup password (default 00574). If it doesn't work, ask the site owner or the generator's service provider.
  3. Scroll to Modbus Setup and press OK.
  4. Set Modbus Enable to Enable, Node Address to 4, Baud Rate to 9600 and Parity to None.

Two Cummins generators

Set the second generator's node address to 3 instead of 4.

Wiring to the datalogger

Controller terminalStrato Pi
TB15-1GND
TB15-3A
TB15-4B