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ION Fundamentals

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ION7650 Front Panel Navigation and Familiarization .......................................................................................... 5

ION7650 Front Panel Device Setup ........................................................................................................................ 13

PM800 and PM700 Front Panel Device Setup ....................................................................................................... 23

Configure PowerLogic devices with ION Setup................................................................................................... 29

Introduction to Management Console.................................................................................................................... 55

Explore the default Vista meter diagrams ............................................................................................................. 73

Introduction to Web Reporter ............................................................................................................................... 117

Create an Energy Cost Report ............................................................................................................................... 125

Create an Event History Report with Event Watcher Subscriptions ............................................................... 131

Introduction to the Virtual ION Processor .......................................................................................................... 143





ION7650 Front Panel Navigation and Familiarization

The standard 7650 meter is equipped with a large front panel display screen. You can use this LCD

display to view real‐time values and perform basic device configuration. The front panel provides an

interface for field personnel and is often used in combination with an ION software system. This

document will guide you through some of the default screens available on a 7650 meter.

Objectives

Upon completion of this lab, the student will be able to:

• Navigate through the front panel data screens

• Use the front panel navigation and softkey buttons

• Identify softkey and status bar titles

References

• ION 7650 User Guide

Time

20 Minutes



Understanding the Front Panel Display The front panel has numerous buttons: Softkey buttons, navigation buttons, and a program button. A

description of key features of the ION 7650 front panel display is shown below:

Navigation Buttons

The horizontal navigation buttons (Left/Right keys) select a different set of five Softkey titles. The vertical

navigation buttons (Up/Down keys) are used to navigate within certain data display screens.

Softkeys

Pressing the Softkey button selects the data screen available above the corresponding Softkey title.

Status Bar

The Status Bar of the meter is located along the top of all display screens. When in data display mode, the

Status Bar shows the data display screen title, the date in MM/DD/YYYY format (configurable), and the

current local time in 24 hour format.

By default the ION7650 has over 40 display screens configured and ready to view. The screens are

separated into sets of five and are accessible by pushing on one of the softkey buttons.

The first 5 data screens are: The second set of data screens are:

V,I,PF Volts, Amps, PF Demand1 Demand Delivered

Volts Volts Pk Dmd1 Peak Demand Del

Amps Amps V Bar Voltage Bar Graph

Power Total Power I Bar Current Bar Graph

Energy1 Energy Delivered P Bar Power Bar Graph



Use the Front Panel Display The following steps will guide you through the first 10 data screens of the ION 7650 meter.

Push and release the Left Navigation Button until there is no arrow in the bottom left hand corner.

1. Push on the softkey labeled V,I,PF

What is the name of the data screen?

The voltage measurement displayed is __line‐to‐line / line‐to‐neutral_

The letters “PF” stand for…

What are the units for “PF”?

2. Push on the softkey labeled Volts

The voltage measurements displayed are… line‐to‐line / line‐to‐neutral

The phase labels are…

3. Push on the softkey labeled Amps

The phase labels are…

Push the Left

Navigation button

Push the softkey

Push the PROG

button



4. Push on the softkey labeled Power

kW is … Active Power / Apparent Power / Reactive Power

kVAR is … Active Power / Apparent Power / Reactive Power

kVA is … Active Power / Apparent Power / Reactive Power

The abbreviation “tot” stands for…

5. Push on the softkey labeled Energy1


The abbreviation “del” stands for…

6. Push the Right Navigation Button once to view the next set of data screens.

7. Push on the softkey labeled Demand1


The abbreviation “sd” stands for…

8. Push on the softkey labeled Pk Dmd1

The abbreviation “sd mx del” stands for…

9. Push on the softkey labeled V Bar


What is the lowest recorded “Vll avg” value?

What is the highest recorded “Vll avg” value?



10. Push on the softkey labeled I Bar

What is the highest recorded “I avg” value?

11. Push on the softkey labeled P Bar


What is the highest recorded “kW tot” value?

What is the highest recorded “kVAR tot” value?

What is the highest recorded “kVA tot” value?

12. Push the Right Navigation Button once to view the next set of data screens.

13. Push on the softkey labeled Summary1.


Is the voltage unbalance less than 1%?

Is the current unbalance less than 1%?

What is the measured frequency?



Bonus Questions

Can you view data logs in the front panel? YES / NO

What is the firmware version of the meter?

The abbreviation “sd mx rec” stands for…

How long is a demand interval?

How do you exit a “Trend” display?

Can you add / customize display screens from the front panel? YES / NO

Can you view a phasor diagram from the front panel? YES / NO

What do I4 and I5 measure?



Bonus Activity The ION7650 front panel provides some control/rest functions.

14. Press the PROG button to access the ION7650 setup screen, scroll down until the METER RESETS

option is high‐lighted, the press the PROG button again to open the METER RESETS screen.

You should now have 2 options available:

‐ Factory Resets

‐ User Resets

15. Select the Factory Resets screen and press the PROG button

5 reset functions will be available.

What is the function of the Peak Dmd Rset?

What is the function of the MnMx Rset?

What is the function of the Harm MnMx Rset?

What is the function of the Master Reset?

What is the function of the DI Count Reset?

How can you determine what front panel actions were executed?

An ION7650 that was previously used in a temporary metering/power quality application replaces an

existing ION device. What reset function should be performed when adding an ION7650 into an ION

Enterprise system and why?



16. Access the METER RESETS screen once again.

5 user reset functions will be available.

What is the function of the Dist Count Rset?

What is the function of the Man Wfm Trg?

What is the function of the EN50160 Reset?

What is the function of the Custom Trg?

The Custom Trg is a customizable control function that be configured by the user.

How can the Custom Trg function be customized?

Give an example of what type of function could be configured:



ION7650 Front Panel Device Setup

The standard 7650 meter is equipped with a large front panel display screen. You can use this LCD

display to view real‐time values and perform basic device configuration. The front panel provides an

interface for field personnel and is often used in combination with an ION software system. This

document will guide you through some of the setup screens available on a 7650 meter.

Objectives


• Enter setup mode through the front panel

• Change PT and CT ratios

• View communication port settings

• View power quality settings

References

• ION 7650 User Guide

Time

30 Minutes



Step 1: Understanding the Front Panel Display The front panel has numerous buttons: softkeys, navigation buttons, program button. The Program button

is used when configuring the meter. A summary of useful buttons and navigation tips are shown below:

PROG

Press the PROG (programming) button to access the Setup Menu. Once in programming mode, the PROG

button functions just like an Enter key on a computer keyboard. Press the PROG button to select a

highlighted item, to accept changes, to confirm passwords, and to trigger resets.

ESC

Press the ESC (escape) button to return to a higher menu or abort a configuration change.

Navigation Buttons

The vertical (Up/Down) buttons can be used to highlight menu items and also change values. When

entering numbers, pressing the Up button increments the number by one, and pressing the Down button

decreases it. Move the cursor to another digit by pressing one of the horizontal (Left/Right) buttons.

Softkeys

Press a softkey to select a parameter that you want to configure from the various sub‐menus.



The following table summarizes the front panel’s Setup menu functions:

Setup Menu Item Description

Basic Setup Basic Setup Changes basic settings in the power

measurement system configuration

COM1 Setup RS‐232 or RS‐485 port setup

COM2 Setup High‐speed RS‐485 port setup

COM3 Setup Optional internal modem setup

COM4 Setup Front optical port setup

Network Setup Optional Ethernet network

PQ Setup Sets the criteria (including nominal voltage) for

disturbance detection. Sags/Swells

Format Setup Customizes the style and values appearing on the

display screens

Display Setup Customizes display appearance and update rate

Time Setup Clock and meter time settings

Security Setup Modify and enable/disable password functions

Meter Resets Reset functions for factory and user determined

cumulative parameters



The following figure shows menus and sub‐menus of the ION 7650

NOTE: Press ESC to navigate back to the previous screen

Step 2: Navigate through the front panel The following steps will guide you through basic navigation of the setup menus for the ION7650 meter.

Basic Setup Menu

1. Push the PROG button to enter the ION 7650 Setup menu.

2. Push the PROG button again to enter Basic Setup

List the sub‐menus available in Basic Setup

HINT: use the down navigation button to view more sub‐menus

1. PT/CT SETUP . 5.

2. 6.

3. 7.

4.

3. Move the Up/Down navigation buttons until PT/CT Setup is highlighted



4. Push the PROG button again to enter PT/CT Setup

5. Push the MODE softkey button and answer the following questions:

Which Volts Mode is selected?

List the other Volts Modes available

6. Push the ESC button once to return to PT/CT Setup

7. Push the PT PRI softkey button

8. Change the PT Primary to the value specified in the project document (i.e. 480):

8.1. Push the Left navigation button until you reach the 3rd digit before the decimal

8.2. Push the Up navigation button until the number increases to “4”

8.3. Push the Right navigation button once

8.4. Push the Up navigation button until the number increases to “8”

8.5. Push the Right navigation button once

8.6. Push the Up navigation button until the number reaches to “0”

8.7. Push the PROG button to confirm change

8.8. Push the PROG button again to acknowledge password of “0”

8.9. Push the PROG button one last time to save the change

9. Change the PT Secondary, CT Primary, and CT Secondary to the values from the project

document by doing a similar procedure to the one above

10. Push the ESC button once to return to Basic Setup

11. Push the ESC button again to return to the ION7650 Setup menu

12. Push the ESC button again to exit setup



Step 3: COM1 and COM2 Communications Setup 13. Push the PROG button to enter the ION 7650 Setup menu.

14. Push the Down button once to highlight COM 1 Setup

15. Push the PROG button to enter COM 1 Setup

16. Push the PROG button again to enter COM 1 Protocol

COM 1 Protocol Settings

PROTOCOL is set to…

BAUD RATE is set to…

How many protocols are there in total?

What is the UNIT ID used for?

17. Push the ESC button once

18. Push the Down button once to highlight COM 1 Hardware

19. Push the PROG button once to enter COM 1 Hardware

COM 1 Hardware Settings

MODE is set to…

The other MODE choice is …

20. Push the ESC button TWICE to return to the main setup menu

21. Push the Down button once to highlight COM 2 Setup

22. Push the PROG Button once to enter COM 2 Setup

COM 2 Protocol Settings

PROTOCOL is set to…

BAUD RATE is set to…



How many protocols are there in total?

Does COM2 have a “Hardware” menu YES / NO

(If possible) Look at the back of your meter and explain your answer:

23. Push the ESC button TWICE to exit the ION 7650 setup menu

Step 4: Network Setup Menu 24. Push the PROG button to enter the ION 7650 Setup menu.

25. Push the Down button FIVE TIMES to highlight Network Setup

26. Push the PROG button to enter Network Setup

27. Push the PROG button again to enter General Setup

General Network Settings

IP Address is set to…

Subnet Mask is set to…

Gateway is set to…

When do you need a Gateway address?

28. Push the ESC button THREE TIMES to exit the ION 7650 setup menu

Step 5: Power Quality Setup Menu 29. Push the PROG button to enter the ION 7650 Setup menu.

30. Push the Down button SIX TIMES to highlight PQ Setup



31. Push the PROG button to enter PQ Setup

Power Quality Settings

Nominal Voltage is set to…

Swell Limit is set to…

Sag Limit is set to…

The sag and swell limits are in units of: a) Volts

b) Percentage of Nominal Voltage

Change Criteria is set to…

What is the Change Criteria used for?

Event Priority is set to…

What is the Event Priority number used for?

32. Push the ESC button TWICE to exit the ION 7650 setup menu



Bonus Questions

When do you see a checkbox in the setup menu?

Can the meter password be viewed on the front panel? YES / NO

Can the front panel password be disabled? YES / NO

Can the clock be set from the front panel? YES / NO

List the ports available as a timesync source

List the PF Symbols that are available

How many different types of phase labels are available?

How do you change the precision of the front panel display ?





PM800 and PM700 Front Panel Device Setup

The front panel of the PM800 and PM700 devices features intuitive, self‐guiding menus that are easy to

use without training. The setup menus allow one to configure all basic parameters right from the front

panel. Once the device is configured, it will be ready to perform its power monitoring tasks and relay that

information back to the power management system, ION Enterprise.

Objectives


• Enter setup mode through the front panel

• Change PT and CT ratios

• View communication port settings

References

• PM800 Guide Reference Guide

• PM800 User’s Guide

• PM700 Guide Reference Guide

• PM700 User’s Guide

Time

15 Minutes



Step 1: Understanding the Front Panel Display of th e PM800 First off it is important to identity all the components of the PM800’s display. Refer to the image below as

a guide to the parts of the display.

The key circled above serve a number of functions. Depending on what the selected screen, they enable

the user to do a number of tasks such as return to the previous screen, increment values, accept changes,

navigate to another menu/screen, and etc... The indicator above the key indicates what the function will be

for that particular screen.

Below is a table that summarizes the navigation buttons available on the PM800.



Below is a table for the abbreviated menu items available from the front panel of the PM800

Step 2: Configuring the PM800’s power metering parameters

1. Press the button until you see MAINT displayed on the front panel menu. This will open

the MAINTENANCE screen.

2. Once in the MAINTENANCE screen, press the SETUP button

3. The PM800’s front panel configuration parameters are password protected. You will need to enter

a password in order to proceed. The device’s default password is 0. Press the + button to enter the

value. Once 0000 is displayed press the OK button.

4. Press the button until METER is visible.

5. Press METER.



The following menu will allow you to configure the CTs , PTs, SYSTEM, and Frequency settings on the

device.

6. Press CT.

What are the current CT settings ?

CT PRI CT SEC

7. Enter in the CT ratio from the project document.

7.1. Enter the PRIM (primary CT) number.

7.2. Press OK

7.3. Enter the SEC. (secondary CT) number.

7.4. Press OK

8. Press until you are asked to save your changes

For the secondary CT setting, what are the only choices available and what is the significance of these

values?

9. Press YES to save the changes. Observe the front panel of the device.

Did you notice a change in magnitude for your current values? YES / NO

10. Navigate back to the METER setup menu.

11. Press PT.

12. Enter the SCALE value: x1

12.1. Press OK

12.2. Enter the PRIM (primary CT) value from the project document

12.3. Press OK

12.4. Enter the SEC. (secondary CT) value from the project document

12.5. Press OK.



For the secondary PT setting, what are the only choices available and what is the significance of these

values?

13. Press until you are asked to save your changes.

14. Press YES to save the changes. Observe the front panel of the device.

Did you notice a change in magnitude for your current values? YES / NO

15. Navigate back to the METER setup menu.

16. Press until SYS (system type) is visible.

17. Press SYS.

You can select your system type based on the (A) number of wires, (B) number of CTs, and (C) the

number of voltage connections (either direct connect or with PT).

18. All of the inputs on the device are wired to a single phase power supply. The volts mode should

be set to 4 wire: 3PT, 3CT. If this setting is different, set the system type to 4 wire: 3PT, 3CT

System Type Connections

30 3PH3W2CT

31 3PH3W3CT

40 3PH4W3CT

42 3PH4W3CT2PT

19. Press until you are asked to save your changes.

20. Press YES to save the changes (assuming a change was made). Observe the front panel of the

device.



Step 3: Communications Setup Menu Inside the PowerLogic democase the PM800 is connected via RS485 to COM1 of the ION7650 and the

PM700 is connected to COM2. The PM800 is also equipped with a PM8EEC Ethernet communications card

providing direct communications access to the PM800. Therefore, there are 2 methods of connecting to the

PM800.

21. Navigate back to the MAINTENANCE menu and press the button until COM is visible.

22. Press ETHER.

23. This menu allows you to configure each octet of the IP address.

The IP address should use the following format: 10 . 194 . 2 . X, where X is the ID number for the

democase.

If you are using democase POWERLOGIC PL09 , then your IP address will be:

10 . 194 . 2 . 9

24. Press and observe the front panel of the device.

25. Navigate back to the MAINTENANCE menu and press the button until COM is visible.

26. Press COM1

27. Enter the following settings for the COM1 port:

Protocol = MBRTU

Device ID address = 8

Baud rate = 9600

Parity = None

Make note of the baud rate and parity settings.

Step 4: Configure the PM700 Use the same procedure as noted above to configure the PM700.

However take note of the following:

• The PM700 does not have an ECC card

• The unit of the device must be set to 7



Configure PowerLogic devices with ION Setup

This document guides you through an exercise to see the basic features of Power Measurement’s ION

Setup software. ION Setup is used to configure new (or replacement) PowerLogic devices after they have

been installed.

Objectives


• Create a network of devices for easy configuration

• Use the Setup Assistant to configure ION devices

• Use Setup screens to configure non‐ION devices

• View real‐time data from the PowerLogic device

References

• ION Setup Getting Started Guide

• ION Setup User Guide

• ION Setup Online Help

Time

90 Minutes



Verify Communication settings of PowerLogic devices Use the Project document to check the communication settings of the PowerLogic devices

The PM800 has two different options for communicating with ION Setup software.

• Ethernet connection if the PM800 has the PM8ECC Ethernet Communication Card

• Serial connection (RS‐485) if the PM800 is connected to the serial port of a master device (i.e.

ION7650).

For the purpose of this exercise, it is possible to use both methods since the PM800 in the democase has

both an Ethernet card and a serial connection to the ION7650.

NOTE: Take special note as to what communication ports the PM870 and PM750 are connected to on the

ION7650. Remember the TCP port required to communicate out of the physical Ethernet port on the

ION7650?

Create a Network of PowerLogic devices in ION Setup 1. Open ION Setup

2. Enter in the default password of 0 (zero) at the login screen

3. Uncheck the Single ION device configuration mode box. This will allow ION Setup to open in

network so that a network of ION and Modbus devices can configured together.

4. Click OK to continue



5. ION Setup will open with a blank network screen; only the computer name will be displayed.



Add Ethernet Devices

6. Right‐click the computer name and select Insert Item….

7. The New Network Item window open and Site will be selected by default. Click OK

A site is a specific method of communication and could be either Ethernet, serial or modem. The site

contains information that tells the computer how to communicate to a set of devices.

8. In the New Site configuration window, enter a name for the site (i.e. Direct Ethernet) and select

the Ethernet radio button

9. Click OK

This site can now be used for ALL Ethernet devices that directly communicate to the server, such as an

ION7650 or a PM870. These devices must be added to the new site in order to communicate.

10. Right‐click the Ethernet site and select Insert Item…

11. The New Network Item window open and Meter will be selected by default. Click OK

A new device added in this way will automatically detect what type of site it has been attached to and

display the correct parameters. For example, a meter added to an Ethernet site would require an IP

Address, but a meter added to a serial site would require a Unit ID.

12. In the New Device configuration window:

12.1. Select “ION 7650 Power Meter” from the Type dropdown list

12.2. Enter an appropriate Name for the device from the project document (i.e. MAIN)

12.3. Enter an appropriate Group for the device from the project document (i.e. Office)



12.4. Enter the IP Address of the device and the IP Port that will be used

What IP Port should be used to communicate to an ION meter?

13. Click OK

14. Add any additional Ethernet devices (i.e. PM870) to the site using the same steps as above

What IP Port should be used to communicate to a PM800 series meter?



Add Serial Devices to an Ethernet Gateway

NOTE: These steps ONLY configure ION Setup to communicate through an Ethernet gateway to a serial

device. The Ethernet gateway will need to be configured separately, if not already done so.

15. Insert a new site to the network

16. In the New Site configuration window, enter a name for the site (i.e. Modbus Gateway), select the

Ethernet radio button, and check the Gateway box.

17. Enter the IP Address of the gateway and the IP Port that will be used

What device is acting as the gateway?

What is the IP Address for the gateway?

What IP Port should be selected for a Modbus gateway?

18. Click OK

This site can now be used for ALL serial devices that are directly connected to this specific gateway. These

devices must be added to the new site in order to communicate.

19. Right‐click the Ethernet site and select Insert Item…

20. The New Network Item window open and Meter will be selected by default. Click OK

A new device added in this way will automatically detect what type of site it has been attached to and

display the correct parameters. For example, a meter added to an Ethernet site would require an IP

Address, but a meter added to a serial site would require a Unit ID.



21. In the New Device configuration window:

21.1. Select “PowerLogic PM700 Series Power Meter” from the Type dropdown list

21.2. Enter an appropriate Name for the device from the project document (i.e. FDR2)

21.3. Use the existing Group as the other devices to keep them logically organized,

independent of the physical connections (i.e. Office)

21.4. Type the Unit ID of the device in the appropriate field

22. Click OK

23. Click File �� Save

NOTE: The PM750 will NOT communicate until the actual gateway device has been properly configured

(shown below)



View the Configured Network It’s possible to view the configuration network by either physical connection information (sites) or by

logical grouping (group), by selecting the appropriate icon from the toolbar.



Meter Configuration

Configure an ION device with the Setup Assistant

The Setup Assistant is a series of screens and wizards that provide instructions for most setup and

configuration tasks for an ION device. The available screens vary depending upon the model and

firmware of your connected device.

24. Read the Setup Assistant Welcome screen as shown below:



Basic Setup

25. Click on the Basic Setup Menu.

26. Confirm that these settings are the same as the ones viewed from the Front Panel Exercise. If they

are different, then program the settings from the one‐line diagram in the project document

Meter Front Panel ION Setup Software

Volts Mode

PT Primary

PT Secondary

27. Click on the Nameplate Info tab at the top of the screen.

28. Double‐click on the FAC1 Owner string

29. The Meter Password prompt will appear since a password is required before changes via

communications to an ION7650 will be applied. Enter in the meter password



30. Type your name or company name into the text box. Click OK

31. Double click on the FAC1 Tag1 string

32. Type in the meter location (i.e. East_Sub, Building #2, etc.)

33. Go back to the front panel of the meter.

34. Locate and push the softkey button labelled Name Plt

Does the text that you typed in the ION Setup software appear on the front panel of your ION 7650?

YES / NO

Security

35. Click on the Security Menu

What is the security mode of your meter?

What is the other security mode?

Communications

36. Click on the Communications folder to expand the options

37. Click on the Serial Settings Menu

38. Check the project document to determine what the communication settings should be for the

ION7650 (Comm Mode, protocol, baud rate). Configure COM1 and COM2 so that the ION7650

can communicate with the PM750 and PM870.

If the PM750 and PM870 are Modbus slaves on the RS485 connections, what should the protocol be set to

for COM1 and COM2 on the ION7650?

COM1: COM2:



Logging

39. Click on the Logging Folder to expand the options

40. Click on the Memory Menu

How much total log memory is there? ___________________

How much free memory is available? ___________________

41. Scroll down and double click on the Sag/Swell Log

42. Read the message box that appears and click OK.

43. Change the Log Size to 150 and click OK.

What does the Modification Warning message displayed above mean?

______________________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________________

How much free memory is available now?

44. Click on the EnergyDemand Log Menu

How many sources are in this log?

What does “del” stand for?

What does “rec” stand for?

What is the difference between “del+rec” and “del‐rec”

45. Click on the Interval/Depth Tab at the top



46. Double click on PT6 Period

47. The record interval can be easily changed for the Energy / Demand log from within ION Setup

and without needing to know how to program in ION. Leave the setting as default.

Front Panel Display – Rearranging Display Screen Or der

48. Click on the Displays Menu

49. Double click on the Displays string to bring up the following dialog box

50. Re‐order the displays to any order that you wish, or to match the following list:

NOTE: The following is a list of softkey names, but the Display Editor gives the screen title names. Use

the front panel to help you match softkey names to screen titles

o Total Power

o Energy Del

o Volts/Amps

o Power Summary

o Name Plate

51. Use the Move Up and Move Down buttons to re‐arrange the order of the display screens on the

front panel.



52. Click on the Exit button to save changes to the meter.

53. Watch the front panel of your meter as the new screen order is programmed

54. Use the navigation buttons on the front panel of the meter to confirm that the order of the screens

has been changed.

Front Panel Display – Adding a New Display Screen

55. Double click on the Displays string again

56. This time click on the New button to create a new custom screen

57. Double click on the <No Display> string at the top of the list

58. The following dialog box will appear:

Display screen

template

Name at the top of

the display screen

Text displayed

above the

associated softkey



59. Choose Four Parameter from the Screen Type pull down menu

60. In the Screen Title box enter a name for the new screen being created

61. In the Softkey Name box enter text you would like to see above the softkey

62. Click the Edit button

63. Click on the + symbol to view parameters that can be added to the new screen

64. Choose a parameter that you would like to see

65. Click OK to add that parameter to the screen

66. Repeat from Step #64 for the remaining 3 parameters

67. Click Send to add the new display to the front panel.

68. Click Finish to send all of the configuration changes to the meter. This will take a moment.

69. Check the front panel of your meter to confirm the new display screen has been added.

70. Click the Next button to move to the following exercise



Phasor Diagram

71. Click the Verification Menu and then on the Wiring Tab

72. Double click on the Phasor Viewer String to bring up the following window:

Why are the U1, U2 and U3 readings all the same?

______________________________________________________________________________________________

Configure the ION7650 meter as a Modbus Gateway The ION7650 meter (firmware v350 or later) supports Modbus Gateway communication. This allows the

ION7650 meter to provide Modbus TCP connections for up to 16 downstream Modbus RTU devices on

the same serial communications line, much like an EGX.

The communication ports have already been configured to communicate to the downstream PM750 and

PM870 in step #38. These steps will enable the gateway.

73. Click on the Communications folder to expand the options

74. Click on the 3rd Party Protocols Menu and select the Modbus Master tab at the top of the screen



75. Click the Connections button

76. From the Serial 1 tab, select the COM port that the PM750 and PM870 devices are connected to.

Check the project document for details.

77. Select the Gateway tab

78. From the dropdown menu select Gateway Enabled – Serial Connection 1

79. Click OK

The Modbus Gateway on the ION7650 has now been enabled. It will now be possible to connect any

serially connected devices (i.e. PM750) with the Modbus TCP protocol over Ethernet.

NOTE: Data from the downstream devices is currently being passed directly through the ION7650, but

the ION7650 is not accessing any of it. To Modbus Master the downstream device IN ADDITION to acting

as a gateway, additional configurations on the ION7650 must be completed.



Saving the Meter Configuration for Backups and Reports After configuring an ION device using the Setup Assistant, save copies of the meter configuration for

backups and reports. Meter Configuration reports can be used when submitting the final report to the

customer as a record of the configurations that were done to their devices. Also, save a copy of the meter

template as a .DCF file so that the meter can be easily restored after a failure or if the same configurations

will be used on other meters.

80. Click the Reports Menu

81. Double click on the Meter Configuration string

82. Review the Meter Configuration Report for changes that were made during this exercise.

83. Click the Save As button to save the document in a location of your choice.

84. Click the Template menu

85. Click Save to backup a copy of the entire meter configuration to a single .DCF file on the

computer.



Configure a PM870 with Setup Screens 86. Highlight the PM800 meter. This action will expose all the templates available from the meter to

be configured.

87. Configure the Alarm Log of the PM800 so that it will report alarm activity into the ION Enterprise

software. Double click the Alarm Log to open it.

88. Double click the Status parameter to edit the field.

89. Once you highlight the status, make sure that it is set to Enable. Click OK.

90. The Alarm Log configuration window appears again. Click Send to save the changes to the meter.

This action will show a message indicating that the meter will reset. This is the indication that

changes have been made.

91. Double‐click on the Basic Setup screen



92. Confirm that these settings are the same as the ones viewed from the Front Panel Exercise.

Meter Front Panel ION Setup Software

System Type

PT Primary

PT Secondary

Onboard Logging Configuration

Depending of what type of meter you are using you will see a different number of data logs. In this

particular case the PM870 has 3 data logs as shown below:



93. Data Log #1 is already configure by default, but you could modify the logging interval. In this

case the Status must be set to Enable. The Interval must be entered as minutes and the channels

will indicate the quantities selected (the values that will be logged).

94. Change the logging Interval to 15 minutes and leave the Mode as Continuous.

95. Ensure the quantities selected for Channels are correct (i.e. they are the measurements that you

want to log).



96. Data Log #2 and Data Log #3 are disabled by default, but can be configured if desired.

Bonus Task

97. Configure Data Log #2 to log Ia, Ib and Ic every 5 minutes

98. If the meter supports the Power Quality Standard EN50160, add that configuration to the Data

Logs.

Onboard Alarm and Events Configuration

99. Open the Onboard Alarms/Events template to configure the basic onboard alarms for the PM800

meter.

100. There are four types of Alarms and Events that can be configured in the PM800:

Standard

Disturbance

Digital

Boolean

Notice that not all of them are configured by default.

101. Under standard alarms you will see that there are 33 alarms available for the PM800 meter.



102. Configure the over current alarms Ia, Ib and Ic. Ensure that you Enable the alarm and configure

the correct pickup and dropout values as well as the time delays.

103. Add the information from these alarms to one of the available data logs for the meter. Use Data

Log #3 to contain this information and make sure that the waveform capture option is also

selected. See the screenshot below:

104. Finally, add a relay output (one of the LEDs on your meter) by clicking on the Outputs button.

This will serve as an indicator when the alarm has occurred.



Trending and Forecasting Configuration

105. Open the Trending & Forecasting template in order to view the Demand Real Power Total

values of the PM800 meter.

106. Double click the User Defined Label to edit the value. Enter DEMANDA and click OK.

107. Select the appropriate register for the quantity to trend properly:

Demand Real Power

NOTE: You will be able to see all the configuration of the meter once you establish communication using

ION Enterprise software

Configure a PM750 with Setup Screens These steps are only possible after configuring a Modbus Gateway for the PM750 to communicate through

and building the necessary connections in ION Setup.

108. Complete the same configuration steps to a PM700 meter using ION Setup

NOTE: Some screens and features that exist in a PM800 will not exist in the PM700



Bonus Questions

Using ION Setup can you communicate with multiple meters at the same time? YES / NO

What is the Setup Assistant?

Explain the difference between ION Firmware (Revision) and ION Frameworks (Template). What are the

file extensions for each type?

How many concurrent Ethernet connections does an ION7650 support?

How can this be tested?

What are the two ways to change from Basic ION Setup mode to Advanced ION Setup mode?

What is the difference between the two modes?

Is it possible to connect to a downstream serial device using the Single device connection mode?

YES / NO

How can you connect to a downstream serial connected device using ION Setup?



Additional Time to Explore There are several different modes and features in ION Setup. Now that you have a general understanding

of ION Setup functionality and features re‐connect to a meter and explore the other capabilities of the free

meter configuration software program.

Using the Setup Assistant you can do the following:

• Save meter Frameworks to the computer

• Send Frameworks from the computer to the meter

• Upgrade meter firmware

• Manually time synch a meter

• View Meter Event Log

While connected to a device, ION Setup can also do the following:

• View real‐time data

• View data recorders

• Graph waveforms and information from data recorders

• Add custom pages to WebMeter



Introduction to Management Console

The Management Console is the starting application for ION software. From the Management Console,

you can view and configure network components (i.e. servers, sites, devices), set up dial‐out modems and

connection schedules, launch system and database applications, and more.

This lab will present the major features of Management Console and show you how to use the most

common tools such as the User Manager and Reporting Configuration Manager. It will also outline how

to establish communications with new Ethernet and serial devices. Some of the advanced tools of the

Management Console such as Database Manager, Diagnostics Viewer, Designer, Modbus Device

Importer, Event Watcher Manager and the Time of Use Editor will be addressed in later labs.

Objectives


• Add Ethernet and serial downstream devices, connected to a gateway, into Management Console

• Confirm connections between meter and server to ensure communications are working properly

• Create/modify ION users in the system using the User Manager

• Become familiar with some of the tools available from Management Console

References

• ION Enterprise 6.0 User Guide

Time

45 Minutes



Confirming Ethernet Connectivity to Devices Before connecting an Ethernet device to Management Console, check that the IP address is valid and that

the server can communicate to it on the network.

1. Use the previous labs to find the IP addresses of the Ethernet devices in the network.

Device type 1: IP Address:

Device type 2: IP Address:

2. In Windows, click on the Start button and then the Run… icon.

2.1. Type “cmd” into the dialog box and click OK

2.2. Type the word “ping” and then the IP Address of the meter

(i.e. ping 10.194.1.2 )

3. Press the Enter key

4. Text like below should appear:

Do the meters reply to the ping from your server? YES / NO

5. If you did not get a reply from the meters, troubleshoot your communication connections before

proceeding.

6. If communications have been confirmed, close this window and proceed to the next step.



Add Ethernet and Serial Meters to Management Console The Primary Server contains all the ION Enterprise programs and it controls the overall operation of your

energy management system. The primary server is displayed on the Server screen when you first start

Management Console.

WARNING: Due to the way that the ION Log Inserter service builds device tables in the ION_Data

database, it’s a best practice to shut down the service before adding devices in Management Console.

If the ION Log Inserter service is running when a device (i.e. name = SubA.Main) is added in Management

Console, a set of tables in the ION_Data database will be immediately created for that device. If the device

name is changed (i.e. name = Sub_A.Incomer) a few minutes later because the name was entered

incorrectly (due to a mistake or a typo), a second set of tables will be created in the database. The system

will still work correctly, but the extra sets of tables in the database will cause confusion to the end‐user

since they will be visible when querying historic data in Vista, opening nodes in Designer and running

reports in Web Reporter.

To eliminate this annoyance and source of confusion, follow these steps:

7. Click Start �� Control Panel �� Administrative Tools �� Services to open the Services window.

8. Right‐click the ION Log Inserter service and click Stop

Add an Ethernet Meter

9. Open Management Console from the ION Enterprise taskpad, or from the Start menu

10. Login using a supervisor‐level user account:

User name: supervisor

Password: 0

11. In the left pane, click the Devices icon to display the devices in the system

12. Click the Column Selector button on the right to choose which columns are visible in

Management Console and which columns are not. It’s also possible to change the order of the

columns to better organize the information for the end‐user.



13. Right‐click anywhere in the white space of the right pane and select New �� Ethernet Device…

14. Fill in all the headings coloured red.

Click and drag the columns

to reorganize them



NOTE: The node name is broken up as shown below:

East_Sub.Main

Group Name

The Group is used to define a logical location/group of devices (i.e. East_Substation, OfficeA, etc…)

The Name is used to define the specific load or equipment that is being monitored (i.e. Incomer_1,

ChillerB, CrusherD, Feeder1, Lighting, etc…)

15. Type a group name into the New Group Name field. Use something appropriate from the project

document. Click OK. (i.e. Office, BuildingA, etc)

16. Type in an appropriate name of the meter from the project document into the Name field. (i.e.

Main, Incomer, etc)

17. Click the drop down arrow to the right of the Device Type field and select the ION 7650

18. Click in the TCP/IP Address field. Type in the IP address of the ION7650 meter.



19. Enable Time Synch Ethernet so that ION Enterprise will send time synchronizations to the

ION7650. By default, this setting is disabled so that it doesn’t interfere with any other time

synchronizations that might already be in use.

20. The window should look similar to the one shown below:

OPTIONAL: Add a description to better explain the location of this meter and what its purpose is. Can

contain simple information such as the template/firmware version of the meter or the part number.

21. Click OK to save the settings and finish adding the meter to the system.

22. Look at the Status of the meter

What is the Status for your meter? Disconnected / Connected

23. Refresh the screen by clicking View �� Refresh (or use the F5 shortcut key)

24. Management Console should now have a single device added in the system

25. Look at the Status of the meter again

What is the Status for your meter? Disconnected / Connected



26. Repeat the above procedure to add the PM870 to the system. Use the same group name as the

ION7650 and an appropriate name from the project document (i.e. HVAC, FDR1, Load1, etc)

Create an Ethernet Gateway Site for downstream Seri al devices

NOTE: Some devices should already be wired to COM1 of the ION7650. It will be up to you to pay close

attention to the communications connections of the devices and to configure them accordingly. Even

though this lab may refer to COM2, you may need to configure COM1 on the Ethernet Gateway device

instead.

It’s assumed that the ION7650 has already been configured as an Ethernet Gateway from the previous

ION Setup lab.

27. Confirm the communication settings of the ION7650 using either the front panel or ION Setup.

Check the project document for specific communication settings for the serial Modbus

connections if needed.

ION7650 COM1 Settings

Protocol

Baud Rate

Parity

Gateway Enabled YES / NO

HINT: “Gateway Enabled” was a setting configured during the ION Setup lab

Is the Unit ID of the Ethernet Gateway port relevant? YES / NO

Why or Why not?

28. In the left pane, click the Sites icon to display the sites (Ethernet Gateways, RS232 to RS485

converters, etc) in the system.

29. Right‐click anywhere in the white area of the right pane and select New �� Ethernet Gateway

Sites…




31. Type in an appropriate name of the site from the project document into the Name field. (i.e.

ModbusGateway, Gateway1, etc)

32. Click in the TCP/IP Address field. Type in the IP address of the Ethernet Gateway (i.e. the

ION7650)

33. Select ModbusTCP Device|502 from the list

When would the other TCP/IP ports be selected?

EtherGate COM1|7801:

Is it possible for ION Enterprise to read data from a Modbus device connected to an EtherGate port on an

ION7650? YES / NO

Explain your answer:




35. OPTIONAL: Add a description to better explain the location of this site and what its purpose is.

Can contain simple information such as the type of device it is (i.e. ION7650, EGX100, etc)

36. Click OK to save the settings and finish adding the site to the system.

Add a Serial device to an Ethernet Gateway

37. Confirm the communication settings of the PM750 using either the front panel or ION Setup.

Check the project document for specific communication settings for the serial Modbus

connections if needed.

PM750 COM Settings

Protocol Unit ID

Baud Rate Parity



38. In the left pane of the Management Console window, click the Devices icon.

39. Right click anywhere in the white area of the right pane and select New �� Serial Device on

Ethernet Gateway site…


41. Since this device is in the same building/location as the ION7650 and PM870, select the same

group name from the New Group Name field.

42. Type in an appropriate name of the meter from the project document into the Name field. (i.e.

FDR2)

43. Fill in the rest of the settings




45. Click OK to save the settings and finish adding the meter to the system.

46. Refresh the screen by clicking View �� Refresh (or use the F5 shortcut key)

NOTE: The Site Status for a serially connected device to an Ethernet Gateway is not the same as an

Ethernet Device. The Site Status will change to Port Available when the Ethernet Gateway site is

connected. Port Available indicates a connection has been established to the Ethernet Gateway site and the

serial communications port is open. If the serial device is displaying Port Available it does not mean the

device is actually communicating. It will be up to user to determine if the device is communicating or not.



Restart the ION Log Inserter

47. After all of the devices have been added to the system, check the device names to ensure that

there aren’t any spelling mistakes or mislabeled devices.

48. Click Start �� Control Panel �� Administrative Tools �� Services to open the Services window

again.

49. Start the ION Log Inserter service. The Log Inserter will now connect to all of the devices in the

system (that have historic logs) and build a single set of tables for each device in the ION_Data

database.

NOTE: If the device name is changed after the tables have been created in the database, a warning

message will appear stating that new historical data will be associated with the new device name, but old

historical data will still be associated with the old device name.



Confirm Communications using ION Vista 50. Open Vista from the ION Enterprise taskpad, or from the Start menu

51. Login using a supervisor‐level user account:


Password: 0

52. Click File � Generate Network Diagram

This will generate a Vista diagram with a file name of network.dgm based on the devices and

meter names in Management Console.

53. If the following dialog box appears click OK.

NOTE: This message is informing you a file called network.dgm already exists in your system.

network.dgm is created automatically by Vista, and contains a set of nested diagrams based on the Group

and Device hierarchy defined in the ION_Network database. This results in:

• One Group‐level diagram displaying all Groups of devices

• For each Group, a Device‐level diagram displaying all Devices belonging to that Group

In total, the network.dgm file for an ION Enterprise system made up of N Groups contains N+1 diagrams.

54. Click Office (the Group name), then Office.MAIN (full name of the meter)

55. Click Yes or No for the following dialog box

WARNING: If a custom Vista diagram has already been created and saved as network.dgm in the ud

folder, IT WILL BE SAVED OVER if you click Yes. Ensure that a backup copy has been saved into another

folder before proceeding. Click No if you have a diagram that you do not want saved over.



56. You should see a similar looking Vista diagram, depending on the connected device.

Are all of the meters in the system communicating to the Server? YES / NO

Are you viewing real‐time data? YES / NO

57. Check all of the meters connected to the system to ensure they are communicating

58. Close Vista after all devices have been confirmed with real‐time data and communication



Check System Log Events The System Log Events area of Management Console is a high level view of the connection statuses of the

different components in the ION Enterprise system. These events are stored in the ION_SystemLog

database.

59. In the left pane of the Management Console window, click the System Log Events icon.

60. Select the system components for which you want to view events (i.e., servers, sites, devices).

NOTE: If there are no events for a particular system component, that check box is unavailable.

Servers

Displays server level events such as when any of the ION services start, stop, or fail to start. Also displays

information about secondary server and database server connections.

Sites

Displays device and site level connection events such as when an Ethernet device or site gets connected to

the system, disconnected or loses its connection.

Devices

Displays device level events such as when a device comes online or goes offline (communication

established or lost). Unexpected behaviour from the Data Recorders will also be displayed if any device

programming has occurred.

61. To view details of an event, double‐click on the entry in the event log.

What types of events are listed for the Servers

What types of events are listed for the Sites

Why are there no events listed for the Devices yet?



62. Select the minimum priority level of events to be displayed (see below for more information on

priority levels).

Priority

Priority classifies what type of event has occurred. The value corresponds to the severity of the event: the

higher the number, the more severe the event. The priority is contained in the ION_SystemLog database

as a number. In the System Events Log display, the priority levels are displayed as text strings. The

priority numbers are mapped to the text strings as follows:

Diagnostic 0‐5 Warning 21‐63 Critical 192‐255

Information 6‐20 Error 64‐191

By default, the Cutoff setup register of Log Inserter’s System Log Controller module is set to 192. This

means that system events with a priority less than 192 are not transferred to the ION_Data database and

therefore cannot be viewed in Vista using the Global Event Log Viewer. If you want to view lower priority

events in Vista, use the above priority mapping as a guide to set the Cutoff setup register to a lower value

(using Designer).



Configure the ION Enterprise user accounts 63. In Management Console, click Tools �� User Manager

64. Add new user accounts and user groups to the ION Enterprise system. Use the project document

to find the details of the usernames, account level access and email addresses.

65. Delete the default supervisor and guest accounts if one or more new supervisor accounts have

been created.

Why can’t the default supervisor (or guest) account be deleted?

How can both of these accounts be deleted?



Localize the ION Enterprise Web Server with Regiona l Settings

66. In Management Console, click Tools �� Reporting Configuration Manager

67. Select the Regional Formatting tab at the top

68. Select the setting you want to use for dates, times and numbers from the Regional setting for

formatting dates, times and numbers dropdown list.

69. Select the local currency symbol from the Currency Symbol dropdown list.

70. Click OK to complete the configuration

An error will occur. Is this error a problem? YES / NO

Why or why not?



Explore the default Vista meter diagrams

Vista is used to view both real‐time and historic data from the devices connected to the system. This lab

will guide you through the information and functions that are available for the ION7650 meter. Other

devices in an ION Enterprise system have similar diagrams and functionality.

Objectives


• Describe the features of Vista

• Compare present loads to past peak loads

• Reset historical Min/Max values that are held in PowerLogic devices

• Monitor breaker and equipment status

• Determine what measurements are logged in a specific PowerLogic meter

• Plot power quality events on a CBEMA curve

• Analyze the waveforms and harmonic composition of specific loads

References


• ION7650 User Guide

Time

60 Minutes



Launch Vista 1. Open the ION Enterprise Taskpad that is located on the desktop of the ION Enterprise

client/server computer. Click on Vista to launch the Vista application.

2. Enter the following into the window that appears


Password: 0

3. Click File �� Open to open a previously generated network diagram

4. Select the network.dgm file and click Open



NOTE: From the previous lab you should have already generated a network diagram. This will allow you

to access the default Vista diagrams for the device(s) you have added to the Management Console.

5. If there is not already a network diagram, click File �� Generate Network Diagram


Customization Toolbox

The Vista Toolbox is used to customize and create new objects in Vista diagrams. Ensure that the

following toolbox is NOT open before proceeding with this exercise. If you do see it, click on the X to

close it.

NOTE: This toolbox can be retrieved later by going to Options �� Show Toolbox



The “Volts/Amps” default meter diagram 7. Click on the ION7650 meter icon

NOTE: When you click on a meter icon in Vista, it will automatically select a set of default diagrams for

that specific meter based on the “template” that resides in the meter.

8. Examine the default diagram called Volts / Amps shown below:

9. Locate the Current Load Adjust knob on the front of the Training Demo Unit:

Please let your instructor know if the current

and power readings do not change when

you vary the load using the Current Load

Adjust knob on the Training Demo Unit.



10. Turn the Current Load Adjust knob to Max

Document the following values:

Vll avg Ia

Vln avg Ib

kW tot Ic

kVAR tot

11. Click on the icon called Logs in the bottom left corner of the Volts/Amps diagram:

12. Click on the Data Log Viewer called Power, as shown below:

What type of data is this: Real Time / Historic

What is the earliest timestamp

Are these records up to date YES / NO

13. A data table should appear with a timestamp as the first column and power measurements as

other columns to the right:

14. Click and drag the cursor across the first four column headers to highlight the columns called

timestamp, kW tot mean, kVAR tot mean and kVA tot mean, as shown below:



15. Click the button to “Plot a set of selected log records”, as shown below:



16. Drag the two cursor bars out from the sides of the graph as shown below:

17. Right click on the graph and select Graph Options

18. Click the checkbox Show Calculations and click OK



19. The following window should appear:

Use the above screen to answer the following questions:

What is the Min kW tot reading:

What is the Max kW tot reading:

What are the units on the x‐axis:

Displays calculations

from the graph



20. Click on the button to go back to the previous diagram showing the table of data:

21. Click on the button to go back to the Historic Data Logs diagram

22. Click on the Eventlog viewer icon labelled Meter Events to display the following table

Write down some meter events that are important / useful to you:



23. Click on the button to go back to the Historic Data Logs diagram

24. Click on the button again or <click> on the icon to go back to the

Volts/Amps diagram.

25. Click the Long-term min/max icon in the bottom left corner of the Volts/Amps diagram:



26. On the Training Demo Unit, turn the Current Load Adjust knob to Min

27. Notice what the maximum current readings were and when they occurred.

28. Click on the Reset Min/Max button in the bottom right corner of the diagram:

28.1. Enter your ION User password:



28.2. Enter the meter password:

Why are two passwords required?

What is the first password for?

What is the second password for?

29. Since the Current Load Adjust knob is still set to Min (= no load) and the Min/Max Reset button

was pushed, all of the Minimum and Maximum holding registers for current should now be

displaying a zero value, as shown below:

30. Now use the Current Load Adjust knob to slowly increase the current… watch as the Maximum

holding registers update with new Maximum values and their associated timestamps, as shown

below:



31. Ensure that the Current Load Adjust knob is at Max.

32. Click on the button again or <click> on the icon to go back to the

Volts/Amps diagram.

If an ION meter remains powered up through a power outage, all of the Minimum holding registers will go to zero and remain at zero until they are manually reset using the Min/Max Reset button.



The “Power Quality” default meter diagram 33. <Click> on the tab called Power Quality and examine what is presented in this diagram:

34. Click on the Setup icon on the right side



Is Sag/Swell detection enabled? YES / NO

How do you know?

Fill in the following information:

Swell Limit

Sag Limit

Change Criteria

Nominal Voltage

Would your meter detect and log a sag or swell if it occurred right now? YES / NO

35. Double‐click the Nominal voltage box to modify the Sag/Swell detection settings

36. Enter the real‐time Vln avg value from the front panel of the ION7650



NOTE: The PT Primary value is typically used when setting the Nominal voltage

37. Click the Back to Power Quality button

Voltage Disturbances

What is the Sag/Swell Count: What is the Transient Count:

Logged Power-Quality Events

The Sag/Swell waveform format is samples x cycles

The Transient waveform format is samples x cycles

HINT: waveform format information can be found by using ION Setup

Describe the difference between a Sag/Swell event and a Transient event

38. <Click> on the Reset counters button

38.1. Enter your ION User password

39. After each reset action, the date/timestamp will update:



40. <Click> on the Manual waveform trigger push button, as shown below:

40.1. Enter your ION User password

Plotting Data with CBEMA Curve

41. Click on the Data Log Viewer icon named Transient & Sag/Swell Statistics CBEMA

42. The following table should appear:



43. Highlight all three columns labelled Magnitude Phase 1, Phase 2, and Phase 3 by clicking and

dragging across the title of each column.

44. With the three magnitude columns highlighted, click on the Plot button in the Vista Toolbar. See

below:

45. A plot should appear, similar to the one below



How many events are outside of the CBEMA curve?

How many of these events are sags?

How many of these events are swells?

How many of these events are transients?

46. Click the back button TWICE to return to the Power Quality screen

47. <Click> on the Data Log Viewer called Sag/swell, as shown below:

48. <Click> and highlight the Waveform icons you wish to plot, as shown below:

49. <Click> on the plot a set of selected data button, as shown below:



50. Examine the waveforms that you just manually captured:

NOTE: Since the Training Demo Units are powered from a wall outlet and the meter’s inputs (V1, V2, V3,

I1, I2, I3) are all connected to the same single phase source, it will look like a single phase source when the

waveforms are plotted. This is because all three voltage waveforms are the same and all three current

waveforms are the same and therefore will be plotted on top of each other.

51. <Click> on the Zoom in button, as shown below:

52. Now take the cross‐hairs and <click + drag> an area around the trigger time (red line) and the

X axis and let go of the mouse button to zoom, as shown below:

The red line marks when

the Manual waveform

trigger button was pushed.



53. Now take the cross‐hairs and <click + drag> an area around the trigger time (red line) and

the X axis again and let go of the mouse button to zoom in even further, as shown below:





54. <Click> on the Restore to 100% button, as shown below:

55. <Click> exactly on the Y (vertical) axis and drag Cursor Bar #1 to the right, as shown below:

56. Place Cursor Bar #1 exactly at the trigger time (red line), as shown below:





57. With Cursor Bar #1 at the trigger time, now <click> on the Harmonic Analysis tab:



58. Now <click> on the Phasor Diagram tab, as shown below:

A real three‐phase system would have a

Phasor Diagram that looks more like this:

Since the Training Demo Units are

powered from a wall outlet and the

meter’s inputs (V1, V2, V3, I1, I2, I3) are

all connected to the same single phase

source, it will look like a single phase

source when the waveforms are plotted.

This is because all three voltage

waveforms are the same and all three

current waveforms are the same and

therefore will be plotted on top of each

other.



59. <Click> on the Goes Up One Level button, as shown below:

60. <Click> on the Goes Up One Level button, one more time…



61. <Click> on the Data Log Viewer called Transients, as shown below:

62. <Click> and highlight the Waveform icons you wish to plot, as shown below:

63. <Click> on the plot a set of selected data button, as shown below:

64. Examine the transient resolution waveforms that you just manually captured:



65. <Click> on the Zoom in button, as shown below:


X axis and let go of the mouse button to zoom, as shown below:

The red line marks when the

Manual waveform trigger

button was pushed




X axis again and let go of the mouse button to zoom in even further, as shown below:



68. Continue to “zoom in” until you have reached the maximum possible magnification:

69. Then <click> on the Restore to 100% button, as shown below:

70. <Click> exactly on the Y (vertical) axis and drag Cursor Bar #1 to the right, as shown below:



71. Place Cursor Bar #1 exactly at the trigger time (red line), as shown below:



72. Now <click> on the Harmonic Analysis tab, as shown below:



73. Now <click> on the Phasor Diagram tab, as shown below:

74. <Click> on the Goes Up One Level button twice to return to the Power Quality screen

again



The “Energy & Demand” default meter diagram 75. <Click> on the tab called Energy & Dmd and examine what is presented in this diagram:

76. <Click> on the Demand Max icon, as shown below:



77. <Click> on the Peak demand reset button, as shown above

77.1. Enter your ION User password:

77.2. Enter the meter password (if prompted)

78. After a Peak demand reset is initiated, the holding registers of the various Peak Demand

Maximum modules are flushed. The Peak Demand Maximum modules will not update with a

new maximum value until the Sliding Window Demand modules update with a new demand

value at the end of the next interval. This is why, there will be no values in the Peak Demand

diagram initially, as shown below:



79. <Click> on to return to the Energy & Demand diagram.

80. Check how much time is left in the demand interval. Wait until it ends...

81. <Click> on the Demand Max icon again, as shown below:



82. Confirm that the Min / Max modules picked up new readings:

83. <Click> on to return to the Energy & Demand diagram.



The “Inputs/Outputs” default meter diagram 84. <Click> on the tab called Inputs/Outputs and examine what is presented in this diagram:

85. Below the ION7650 meter in the Training Demo Unit, there are two toggle switches labeled S1

and S2. Put both switches into the “UP” position, as shown below:

86. These toggle switches are connected to Digital Inputs contacts (Status #1 and Status #2) on the

ION7650 meter so that when they are in the “UP” position, the circuit is closed, causing the Status

of the corresponding Digital Inputs modules (DI‐S1 and DI‐S2) to display “ON”:



87. Notice that the Count incremented. By default, the Counter modules connected to the Digital

Input modules will only increment when the circuit becomes closed (i.e. OFF �� ON).

88. <Click> on the Reset counters button and watch the Counts go to 0:

89. Put both toggle switches (S1 and S2) into the “DOWN” position.

NOTE: Please let your instructor know if

operating the toggle switches does not cause

any changes in the Vista diagram as shown

here.



BONUS ACTIVITY If you have time, explore the additional diagrams diagram

Setpoints

Setpoint high and low limits (pickup and dropout) can be managed directly from Vista for the ION7650.

90. <Click> on the tab called Setpoints and examine what is presented in this diagram:

91. Locate the Current Load Adjust dial at the front of your demo case unit

92. Turn the dial to its HIGHEST setting

93. Use the Vista diagram to fill in the information below:

What are the present load values for:

Ia Ib Ic



How do these values compare to the data on the front panel of the meter?

94. Fill in the table below using the values from above

Over Current setpoints

Current in phase A 75% x =

Current in phase B 60% x =

Current in phase C 85% x =

Example : Current in phase A 75% x _____6A_______ = ______4.5A____

95. <Click> on the Setup icon and try to configure the Over Current alarms so that when the

Current Load Adjust knob is at Max, the Over Current Alarms go ON.

96. Enter the calculated setpoint values for Ia, Ib and Ic into the Setpoint Setup diagram:



97. Locate the Current Load Adjust dial

98. Turn the dial to its LOWEST setting

99. Single click on the Over I a,b,c switch to enable the alarms

100. Return to the Setpoints diagram

101. Wait the 30 second hold time and answer the following:

What happened to the Status Object for Ia, Ib and Ic:

a) Status stayed gray b) Status changed to green c) Status changed to red


103. Slowly turn the dial to slightly above the first over current alarm condition

104. Wait at least 30 seconds at this level

What happened to the Status Object for Ia, Ib or Ic:

Ia a) Status stayed gray b) Status changed to green c) Status changed to red

Ib a) Status stayed gray b) Status changed to green c) Status changed to red

Ic a) Status stayed gray b) Status changed to green c) Status changed to red

105. Repeat the above process until all three phase currents are in alarm condition




107. Slowly turn the dial back to its LOWEST setting to disable the alarms



Introduction to Web Reporter

The Web Reporter of ION Enterprise is a powerful interface that allows users to create reports using a web

environment. In this particular lab exercise the user will be guided through the creation of a System

Configuration Report which contains device information from the Management Console.

This document will guide you through the steps of generating a new System Configuration Report, saving

the report configuration into the system, managing user access to the report and printing the report. The

workflow described in this lab may be used for all reports.

Objectives


• Display a summary of the different devices in an ION Enterprise system by creating a System

Configuration Report

• Save and manage the report in the Web Reporter interface

• Print the report or save it to a computer

References


Time

30 Minutes



Generate a System Configuration Report 1. From the taskpad of ION Enterprise select the Web Reporter interface

2. Login into Web Reporter by using the appropriate user account

3. The following screen will be displayed, indicating that you have logged into Web Reporter.

Maximize the Default Reports option from the sidebar.

4. After the Default Reports option is selected, click on the System Configuration Report. The

following screen will be displayed, allowing you to configure the report.



5. Add a name to the Title section of the report (i.e. ABC Company System Report). Select the Yes

radio button to Include Data Warnings

6. Click Generate Report

7. The newly created System Report will be then presented on your screen as indicated below.



8. Take a close look of the devices in the system: type of device, address, status, protocol, etc…

Saving a Report 9. Once the report has been created, go to File �� Save so the following screen will appear. This will

save the configured report into Web Reporter, so that it will be faster to run next time. This will

also allow you to subscribe to the report (covered in a later lab). Add a name for the report

10. To create a new folder to save configured reports, click the New Folder button.



11. Click OK and OK again to finish saving the report.

12. The report is now available as it is shown in the following screen:

Share a Report for other Users to Access 13. Click File �� Manage to display the following screen.



14. Click the Share radio button. This is where we can control individual report access based on the

Users and Groups of the system. Select the report that you would like to share.

15. Select the users or groups that you would like to share the report with. Use the Left and Right

arrow buttons to add / remove them from the share list. Click Apply.



Printing or Saving a Report to a Hard Drive 16. Once the report is available on your screen, select the format that you would like to export your

report as.

17. A File Download window will appear. Click Save to save the report to your computer.

Click the printer icon

to print the report

Select a format to save

the report to your

computer





Create an Energy Cost Report

The Web Reporter of ION Enterprise is a powerful interface that allows users to create reports using a web

environment. In this particular lab exercise the user will be guided through the creation of an Energy Cost

Report for billing purposes.

The following is needed to create an Energy Cost Report

• Time‐of‐Use schedule (Tariff structure)

• Energy and Demand logs from meters

Objectives


• Create a new Time‐of‐Use schedule for use with the Energy Cost Report

• Create an Energy Cost Report

References


Time

20 Minutes



Create a new Time-of-Use Schedule Create a new TOU Schedule and incorporate it in the Energy Cost Report.

1. Open Management Console

2. Open Tools �� System �� Time of Use Editor

3. Right‐click on the left pane and select Import Schedule. This will import the default schedule,

which can be modified to meet your needs. You can also create a new, blank schedule.

4. Select the SampleSchedule.tou from the selection.

5. The Sample TOU Schedule is now ready for use once it has been imported. You can either modify

the TOU schedule, or continue with the rest of the lab by generating the Energy Cost Report.



Create a new Energy Cost Report 6. From the taskpad of ION Enterprise select the Web Reporter interface

7. Login into Web Reporter by using the appropriate user account

8. The Web Reporter interface should open as shown below.

9. Select File �� New to create a new report.



10. Select the Energy Cost Report and click Next.

11. Click on New Folder to create a folder to hold the new report. Give it any name and click OK.

12. Enter a name for the report



13. Click Save

14. Click Select Sources and pick an ION7650 to run the report on

15. Click Configure Rates to select a TOU schedule and enter rates for all of the measurements.

16. Configure the Energy Rates as you like. Use screenshot below to help:

17. Click OK

18. Select a Reporting Period (i.e. last 14 days)

19. Click Generate Report

20. A report similar to this should appear:

Select the measurements

that you want included in

the report

Select either a flat rate (same rate

over the billing period) or a

Time of Use schedule. Select the

schedule that was created earlier

in the lab.

Enter individual rates for each

of the time periods and each of

the measurements

Additional Fees, such as fixed

monthly charges can be added

here



21. Save the report

Subscribe to a report Print to a report

Select a format to save

the report



Create an Event History Report with Event Watcher Subscriptions

The Event Watcher Manager is a new tool to ION Enterprise 6.0. This new feature enables ION Enterprise

to become an alarming and notification system by automatically generating and distributing reports by

email, printing or saving to a network drive.

This document will guide you through the procedures of configuring new Event Watchers in ION

Enterprise by using the Event Watcher Manager tool in Management Console. These Event Watchers will

be used as trigger conditions for the Event History Report, which will be fully configured using the

management tools in Web Reporter.

Objectives


• Configure default alarms using the Event Watcher Manager

• Configure a report to automatically generate and distribute itself based on alarms from the Event

Watcher

References


Time

30 Minutes



Configure the Event Watcher The following steps will show you how to fully configure the default Event Watchers to monitor for

specific events across any devices in the system.

1. Open the Management Console

2. Select the Tools menu to open the Event Watcher Manager

3. There are two tabs across the top: Event Watchers and Templates. Select the Templates tab

4. The Templates tab is used to create new events and conditions to monitor from the event logs in

devices. These templates can be configured to monitor for general events, that might apply to

multiple device types (i.e. “*sag*”, is a text string that could come from an ION7650, PM870 or

CM4000), or to very specific devices (i.e. “sp1 status” would only apply to ION devices).



5. Look at the template conditions for each of the four default templates to see what type of events

will trigger them.

Look at the Setpoint Event – Sample template. There is a list of template conditions in a table. What do

the rows and columns mean (how is this table read)?

6. After checking the default template conditions, go back to the Event Watchers tab.

7. Click New to create a new Event Watcher based on one of the default templates.

8. The bottom half of the screen will now activate so that a name and devices can be added to the

Event Watcher. Create a new PQ Event Watcher and configure it as follows:

9. Create a new Comm Loss Event Watcher and configure it as follows:

10. Two Event Watchers were just created that will monitor for specific events from all devices in the

system. Close the Event Watcher Manager.

Click Select All to instantly add all devices from Management

Console. Any devices added in the future will also be monitored.

System PQ Event

A meaningful description



Configure an Event History Report in Web Reporter 11. Login to Web Reporter

When Web Reporter is opened using the ION Enterprise taskpad, what URL is used?

What else could be typed in the URL field to access Web Reporter?

12. In order to create a new subscription using the Event Watchers, a new report must be configured.

Click File �� New

13. Select the Event History Report in the New Report from Definition window.

14. Click Next

15. Click New Folder to create a new folder called Subscribed Reports.

16. Click OK

17. Rename the report to Alarmed Event History Report



18. Click Save

19. Configure the Alarmed Event History Report as follows:

Include the Low priority range

Change the reporting period to

Since Yesterday. This will include at

least 24 hours of data in the report

Select All sources to

include in the report



20. When configuration is complete, click Generate Report

21. View the report to ensure it includes the relevant data.


23. Check over the report summary to ensure it’s correct and click OK.

24. A warning message will appear, asking if you want to overwrite the existing report. Click OK.

Create a subscription to a configured report 25. Open Windows Explorer and navigate to:

…\ION Enterprise

26. Create a new folder called Subscribed Reports

27. In Web Reporter, click File �� Manage

28. In the Manage Reports windows, select the Subscribe radio button at the top

29. Select the Alarmed Event History Report and click Add

30. Enter Event History from PQ Event in the Name field.

31. Leave the output format as or

32. Change the Delivery Mode to File Share. The subscribed reports will be saved to the \\ION‐Ent

network directory.

33. Type the following in the UNC Path field:

\\<computer_name>\ION‐Ent\Subscribed Reports

(i.e. \\VMServer01\ION‐Ent\Subscribed Reports)

34. The Subscription Schedule should be set to with System PQ Event selected as the

alarm type.

35. The final configuration should look as follows:



There is a warning message about an SMTP server in the Subscription Window.

Does this message affect the subscription that we are building? YES / NO

36. Click Test Now to verify that the subscription works. This may take a moment to run since it will

generate the report before saving it to the network location. A confirmation message should

appear at the bottom of the window:



37. Check the Subscribed Reports folder to ensure the report has been saved correctly

What do the numbers following the report name mean?

If Subscription Test Failed (Skip to Step 46 if Subscription Test Succeeded)

38. Right‐click the Subscribed Reports folder in Windows Explorer and select Properties.

39. Click the Security tab.



40. The IONUser account may not exist, so click Add... to enable the user.

41. Type “ionuser” in the field, then click Check Names. The correct username will appear in the box.

42. Click OK to add the user.



43. Give the new IONUser account Write permissions to the folder

44. Click OK when done.

45. If the subscription test still does not work, then edit the permissions on the ION Enterprise folder

as well

Continue…

46. Click Save in the New Subscription window to activate the subscription.

47. Click Add again to create a second subscription for the report. Use the following values to

configure the subscription:

Name: Event History from Comm Loss

Delivery Mode: \\<computer_name>\ION‐Ent\Subscribed Reports

Put a check

in this box



Subscription Schedule: Device Communication Loss

48. Click Test Now to verify the new subscription works

49. Click Save when done

50. The final subscriptions for the Alarmed Event History Report should be as follows:

51. Click Close to shut down the Manage Reports window and close Web Reporter.

ION Enterprise will now monitor the event logs of all devices in the system, looking for either a power

quality event or communication loss. If either of these events occurs, the system will automatically

generate a new Event History Report and save it to a common network location.

52. Simulate a power quality event by using the front of the democase:



NOTE: you may need to wait up to 5 minutes before the subscription report is saved into the folder

BONUS

How can an Event Watcher be configured to monitor for events from a specific device type, including

existing devices and any future devices added to the system?

Create an Email Subscription

If there is an SMTP server on the network, it’s possible to email reports from ION Enterprise.

53. Configure the SMTP server IP Address from Management Console

54. Create a new subscription for a report

55. Email the report to an existing mailbox (if connected to an existing network), or create a new

mailbox (if connected to a private network in the training room).



Introduction to the Virtual ION Processor

The Virtual ION Processor (VIP) is a software node that runs as a service on the ION Enterprise server.

This software node functions like an ION device and provides coordinated data collection, data

processing, and control functions for groups of meters. This exercise will help guide you through some of

the basic functions the Virtual ION Processor offers to the ION Enterprise software system.

Objectives


• Open the VIP software node using the Designer interface

• Open the toolbox to view existing available ION Modules

• Create new ION modules in the VIP

• Create a basic framework to aggregate data from 2 or more ION devices

• Create a basic framework to provide historical trending for devices that do not support on‐board

data logging

References


• ION Reference

Time

45 Minutes



Before You Begin The prerequisite for this lab is the successful completion of the following labs:

• Add an ION7650 to Management Console

• Add a PM700 / PM800 to Management Console

These labs showed you how to add an Ethernet connected ION7650, an EtherGated PM750, and an

EtherGated PM870

NOTE: If you do not have these devices added in to the Management Console, please refer to the labs

mentioned above

1. Following the same procedure described in the lab “Add an ION7650 to Management Console”,

add your neighbour’s ION7650 into your system

2. There should now be 3 devices added to the Management Console

o An Ethernet connected ION7650

o An EtherGated PM750 (and/or PM870) connected to the RS485 port of your ION7650

o A second neighbour’s ION7650



3. Once your neighbour’s ION7650 has been added to Management Console, open the Designer

interface. Click Tools �� System �� Designer

NOTE: You can also start Designer by opening the ION Enterprise Tools folder located on the Desktop, or

from the Windows Start menu

4. Login to Designer using a superviser level acount

5. Click File �� Open to open the VIP software node. The name will be VIP.<computer_name>.

NOTE: The default VIP instance is integrated with the ION Enterprise server’s computer name and thus

the node name will not be the same for every workstation. i.e. VIP.VMServer01

6. You should now have the VIP node open in the Designer interface. Take note that the VIP node is

empty and un‐configured by default.



Aggregate Data from Multiple ION Devices This exercise you will guide you through creating a basic framework that will aggregate data from

multiple devices in the ION Enterprise system.

7. In order to make any modifications to the frameworks of any device the ION Module toolox will

need to be opened:

Click Options �� Show Toolbox to display the toolbox.

8. Add a new Arithmetic module to the VIP. Drag and drop (left click, hold and drag) the

Arithmetic module to create the new module.

NOTE: The module is in a pending state (grayed out with a dashed boarder). This indicates that the

module has not been saved and activated into the VIP yet

9. Use the button in the toolbar to link an ION register from a device to the VIP

10. A Create Link window will appear. This window will allow you to create links from any physical

or software node connected to the ION Enterprise system.

10.1. Double click the PM7 device in the Nodes section to display a list of Managers in the

device.

10.2. Double click the Power Meter Modules to display a list of the Modules.

10.3. Double click the Power Meter to display the available Output Registers

10.4. Select kW tot and click OK

11. The Create Link window will disappear. You should now see the mouse cursor with 3 dots

connected at the lower‐right hand side.

12. There is an arrow on the left‐hand side of the Arithmetic module. This arrow will link an output

register from a module to an input register of the Arithmetic module.

Click this triangle and select NEW Source:



13. A link should now have been made to the input of the Arithmetic module. To see if the link has

actually been made, click on the input triangle again. A pop‐up window will appear, listing all of

the links made to the module.

14. Repeat the above steps to link kW tot from the two ION7650s.

15. There should now be 3 Sources made to the input of the Arithmetic module as shown below.

16. Right click the middle of the Arithmetic module to display the ION Module Setup window.

By default, the arithmetic module is configured to act as a simple buffer (it will pass the input value to the

output without any modification).

17. Click ART1 Formula 4 S4 and click Modify…



18. Change the formula to S1+S2+S3.

Click OK

Are there other ways of writing the same mathematical function in the Arithmetic Module?

YES / NO

HINT: Refer to the ION Reference Guide

Write down two alternative ways of writing the same equation (S1+S2+S3)

1.

2.

What does ART1 mean?

This formula is simply a mathematical function to add the values of Source1, Source2, and Source3 and

send the result to the output register ART1 Result 4.

ION modules and their output registers can be provided with custom labels in order to help identify that

module’s/register’s specific function (it is considered good ION programming practice to do this).

19. At the bottom of the ION Module Setup window, click the Use Custom Label radio button.

Rename the default label to “SYS KW TOT”.

20. Now, rename the output registers for this module. To rename the label for an output register click

on the output register (i.e. ART1 Result 4) then click Modify…

Once the Modify Label window appears select Use Custom Label.

Rename the output registers as follows:

o ART1 Result 1 � SUBB.FEEDER1A KW TOT

o ART1 Result 2 � SUBA.MAIN KW TOT

o ART1 Result 3 � SUBB.MAIN KW TOT

o ART1 Result 4 � KW SYS TOT



21. Now that all of the output registers on the Arithmetic Modules have been renamed, create six new

modules in the VIP:

4 x Sliding Window Demand

1 x Periodic Timer

1 x Data Recorder

NOTE: The Periodic Timer is used to trigger the Data Recorder according to a specified interval.

Changing the trigger period has a direct affect on the logging frequency of the node.

The Sliding Window Demand module is used to calculate average values.

22. Right click on the center of the Periodic Timer to open the ION Module Setup window.

Data Recorder

Sliding

Window

Demand

Periodic Timer



23. Click on PT1 Period and then click Modify…. Configure the Period Timer to have a period of 1

minute. Typically, you would use 900 seconds (for 15 minute records), but a 60 second log will get

data into the database faster. Change the value of the period from 900 to 60.

24. Rename the output register to SYS KW TOT Log

25. Click the Use Custom Label radio button and change the name of the module to 1 MINUTE TRG

26. Click OK

27. Configure the Data Recorder module that was dragged out earlier as follows:

28. Set the RE2 Depth to 60

NOTE: Click OK to the warning message. There isn’t any data in the module yet, so resetting it will have

no affect. You can disable the warning messages if desired.

29. Rename the output register from RE1 Data Log to SYS KW TOT Log

30. Rename the module’s label to SYS KW TOT

31. Configure the first Sliding Window Demand module as follows

32. Set the Sub Intvl to 60

33. Rename the output register from SD1 SWinDemand to SUBB.FEEDER1A KW TOT

34. Rename the module’s label to SUBB.FEEDER1A KW TOT



35. Configure the next three Sliding Window Demand modules with the same settings for:

SUBA.MAIN KW TOT, SUBB.MAIN KW TOT, and KW SYS TOT

Your configuration should look like the following:

36. Link the four output registers from the Arithmetic module to the Source inputs of the four Sliding

Window Demand modules. This will create 60 second average kW values for the three sources

and the virtual system total.

It’s important that the Sub Intvl

value is the same as the Periodic

Timer Trigger for accurate

calculations



37. Link the KW TOT output registers from the four Sliding Window Demand modules to the New

Source input of the Data Recorder. This will add four sources to the Data Recorder.

38. Link the 1 MINUTE TRG output from the Periodic Timer module to the Record input of the Data

Recorder

39. Right click on the input of the Data Recorder module to verify that the links have been created



40. Click Cancel to close the window

41. Click File �� Send & Save to save the VIP framework.

42. Click File �� Exit to exit Designer

According to the current configurations of the Periodic Timer and the Data Recorder modules:

How many records will the data recorder module hold until the first record is over‐written?

If the ION Log Inserter service is STOPPED(which means no records will be inserted into the ION_Data

database), how many HOURS will the Data Recorder hold until the first record is over written?

How can this value be increased?



If the Periodic Timer’s Period was changed from 60 to 900, what would happen the logging framework?

Check data in Vista 43. Open Vista from the ION Enterprise Taskpad or the Windows Start menu.

44. Login to Vista using a superviser level acount.

45. A network diagram should already exist from a previous lab. Click File �� Open to open the

network.dgm.

If this diagram does not already exist, click File �� Generate Network Diagram to generate a

Vista diagram with a filename of network.dgm

46. There should be two grouping objects: one for your devices and one for your neighbour’s device

47. If not already done so, enable the Toolbox by clicking Options �� Show Toolbox

48. Create 4 Numeric Objects in the same way that modules are created in Designer; drag and

drop.

49. Create a link from each Numeric Object to the following output registers of the Arithmetic

module, SYS KW TOT, created in the VIP:



SUBB.FEEDER1A KW TOT

SUBA.MAIN.KW TOT

SUBB.MAIN.KW TOT

KW SYS TOT

50. To create the link, right‐click the Numeric Object to open the Numeric Object Configuration

window. Select the Custom radio button, then click Edit Link…

51. A Create Link window will appear. Configure it as follows:

Node: VIP.<computer_name>

Managers: Arithmetic Modules

Modules: SYS KW TOT

Output Registers: SUBB.FEEDER1A KW TOT

52. Click OK and click OK again to close the Numeric Object Configuration window.

53. Repeat the above process until each of the Numeric Objects is linked to a register from the

Arithmetic module

54. Real time data should appear within seconds, indicating that the links are working properly

By default, the Numeric Objects will only display one unit of resolution (one decimal place). How can you

increase the resolution to 2 decimal places?



55. Add a Data Log Viewer to the Vista diagram. This will query the Data Recorder that was created

in the VIP.

NOTE: Close the VIP node in Designer before proceeding any further. If the node is still open, the

Loginserter will not be able to connect to the new Data Recorder to download the records into the

database.

56. Right‐click the new Data Log Viewer to open the Data Log Viewer Configuration window.

57. Select the Query tab and click Edit Query… to open the Query Wizard

58. Select the node VIP.<computer_name>, then click Next

59. Select the Data Recorder SYS KW TOT, then click Next

60. This section display all the columns available to query from this particular Data Recorder. Select

the following columns under the Available section and click Add.

Timestamp

SUBB.FEEDER1A KW TOT

SUBA.MAIN.KW TOT

SUBB.MAIN.KW TOT

KW SYS TOT

61. Click Next

62. Double‐click timestamp to sort the logs based on the timestamp values. Timestamp decending

will display the newest values at the top of the table

63. Click Finish

64. Click OK to close the Data Log Viewer Configuration window.

65. Double‐click the Data Log Viewer to display the newly logged data

NOTE: If you are not seeing any data then review the procedures in this lab exercise carefully to help

determine if there are any configuration problems.

Documents

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