DEWESOFT SIRIUSi-XHS-PWR Product manual

SIRIUSi-XHS-PWR
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Table of contents
1. About this document 4
1.1. Legend 4
1.2. Online versions 5
1.2.1. SIRIUS-XHS-PWR technical reference manual 5
1.2.2. DewesoftX® tutorials 5
2. Safety instructions 6
3. Getting started 7
3.1. Software installation 7
3.2. Connecting SIRIUSi-XHS-PWR 8
3.2.1. Network settings 9
3.2.1.1. Troubleshooting 9
3.2.2. DewesoftX® Settings SIRIUSi-XHS-PWR 10
3.2.3. Channel Setup SIRIUSi-XHS-PWR 17
3.3. Simple Measurement 17
3.3.1. Help - Manual 17
3.3.2. Analogue channel setup 18
3.3.3. Sample rate 18
3.3.4. Measurement Mode 19
3.3.5. Analyse Mode 19
3.4. Advanced configuration 20
3.5. Firmware upgrade 21
3.6. Licensing 22
3.7. Troubleshooting 23
4. System overview 24
4.1. Main features 25
4.1.1. Hybrid ADC technology 26
4.1.2. Perfect synchronization 26
4.1.3. Perfect amplifiers for power measurements 27
4.1.4. E-mobility power device 27
4.1.5. Open interface protocols 28
4.1.6. Power analyzer 28
4.1.7. Data Acquisition Software Included for Free 28
5. Specifications 29
5.1. SIRIUS-XHS-PWR specifications 29
5.2. Dimensions 31
6. General product information and instructions 32
6.1. Environmental Considerations 32
6.2. Product End-of-Life Handling 32
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7. Notice 33
7.1. Warranty Information 33
7.2. Calibration 33
7.3. Support 33
7.4. Service/repair 33
7.5. Restricted Rights 33
7.6. Copyright 34
7.7. Trademarks 34
7.8. Documentation version history 35
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1. About this document
This is the Technical Reference Manual for SIRIUSi-XHS-PWR Version V21-1
SIRIUS-XHS-PWR (SIRIUSi-XHS-1xHV-1xDCCT) is a high performance, high speed line of SIRIUS® real
time data acquisition hardware used for the most demanded power measurements, specially designed
for E-mobility applications. Each system also includes a professional license for our award-winning
DewesoftX® data acquisition software.
The manual is divided into several chapters. You will find:
●A detailed description of the SIRIUS-XHS-PWR hardware
●A description of the mechanical connections and variants of current ranges
●A comprehensive introduction to the configuration of the modules using DewesoftX®
●Detailed technical data: Specifications, etc.
1.1. Legend
The following symbols and formats will be used throughout the document.
Important
Gives you important information about a subject.
Please read carefully!
Hint
Gives you a hint or provides additional information about a subject.
Example
Gives you an example to a specific subject.
Safety symbols in the manual:
Warning
Calls attention to a procedure, practice, or condition that could cause the body injury or death
Caution
Calls attention to a procedure, practice, or condition that could possibly cause damage to
equipment or permanent loss of data.
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1.2. Online versions
1.2.1. SIRIUS-XHS-PWR technical reference manual
The most recent version of this manual can be downloaded from our homepage:
https://download.dewesoft.com/list/manuals-brochures/hardware-manuals
In the Hardware Manuals section click the download link for the SIRIUSi-XHS-PWR technical reference
manual.
1.2.2. DewesoftX® tutorials
The DewesoftX® tutorials document, provides basics and additional information and examples for
working with DewesoftX® and certain parts of the program.
The latest version of the DewesoftX® tutorials can be found here:
https://download.dewesoft.com/list/manuals-brochures/software-manuals
In the Software Manuals section click the download link of the DewesoftX® tutorials entry.
Important
Read safety instructions first in chapter 2. Safety instructions.
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2. Safety instructions
Your safety is our primary concern! Please be safe!
Warning
Prior to first usage it is recommended to read Safety Reference Manual in a separate document:
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3. Getting started
This chapter will help you to install the software, connect your SIRIUSi-XHS system to the PC via ethernet
and will show you how to configure DewesoftX®.
To follow these steps, you need the following items:
●your brand new SIRIUSi-XHS-PWR system (included in the shipment)
●your network cable (included in the shipment)
●your PC with Windows 10 (older versions like Windows® 7 may also work)
3.1. Software installation
For optimal working, we recommend that you install the latest version of Dewesoft. If you already have
installed the older version Dewesoft is recommended that you find the newest version on the website
under Support/Downloads/DewesoftX section. You can also check if a newer version is available in
software.
Image 1: Check for update
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3.2. Connecting SIRIUSi-XHS-PWR
In this chapter, you can see the basic instructions for connecting SIRIUSi-XHS-PWR devices. Advanced
connections are described in the following chapters.
3.2.1. Standalone unit connection
Image 2: Connection of SIRIUSi-XHS-PWR standalone device to PC
List of required accessories:
Function
Dewesoft order code
Power supply
PS-120-L1B2f (default), L1B2f-BAN-3m
Ethernet Power Junction
ETH-POWER-JUNCTION
Power + Data
L1B8m-L1B8f-3m
Ethernet Connection to PC
RJ45-CAT7-3m
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3.2.2. Multiple units connection
Image 3: Connection of multiple SIRIUSi-XHS-PWR units to PC using PoE
List of required accessories:
Function
Dewesoft order code
Power supply
PS-120-L1B2f (default), L1B2f-BAN-3m
Switch
DS-PWR-SWITCH4
Power + Data
L1B8m-L1B8f-3m
Ethernet Connection to PC
RJ45-CAT7-3m
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3.2.3. Network settings
SIRIUSi-XHS-PWR is a network device with static IP.
The ethernet port on your SBOX, data logger or PC should be configured in a way to match the IP
address of the SIRIUSi-XHS-PWR unit.
Example
SIRIUSi-XHS-PWR has the default IP address 192.168.10.1
Your network adapter should be set to:
- IP: 192.168.10.x, where x is number from 2-255
- Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
3.2.3.1. Troubleshooting
If Dewesoft doesn’t detect your devices you should try pinging them via command prompt. In
command prompt write: ping IP replace IP with IP that is set on your device.
The result should be something like this:
Image 4: ping IP in Command Prompt
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3.2.4. DewesoftX® Settings SIRIUSi-XHS-PWR
SIRIUSi-XHS-PWR devices have static IP.
When adding a new device open DewesoftX® and go to Options->Settings as shown in Image 5.
Click on the Options button at the top right, and then on the Settings item in the pop-up to open the
DewesoftX® settings dialogue.
Image 5: Settings
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Image 6: DewesoftX® settings
Adding a new XHS device is done by clicking +, this will show the Add device window where you can
find a Real-time controller. Sirius-XHS is an RT device so you should add it by clicking + on RT Device. If
you want to use two devices you should add two.
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Image 7: Adding RT device
Support of RT-devices is still an Experimental feature. If you do not see this option when adding
a device, the option needs to be enabled under Advanced -> Experimental settings.
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Image 8: Enable experimental feature
After that you will see a new Sirius XHS or Dewesoft RT connection in the device tree.
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Image 9: Two RT devices
If the text by the device is disconnected, you should click on the device (Dewesoft RT Connection) , set
the correct IP and refresh.
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Image 10: Setting IP
If everything is set correctly both devices should be detected as Sirius-XHS devices.
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Image 11: Devices overview
Before measurement you need to set synchronization. This is done by selecting Local system and
selecting time source as External, External (Clock provider) as PTP and Dewesoft DAQ Devices (Clock
slave) as PTP.
Image 12: Setting synchronization
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3.2.5. Channel Setup SIRIUSi-XHS-PWR
In the channel setup you can see a preview of the connected devices on the left side.
When you click on a connector in the image the corresponding channel in the Channel setup
grid will automatically be selected. This also works the other way around: when you select a
channel (or multiple channels) in the setup grid, the corresponding connectors in the image
will be highlighted.
The sampling rate will be set for all connected SIRIUSi-XHS-PWR units: of course only up to the max.
sampling rate of the individual units.
In channel setup mode you can set the wanted sample rate, range etc. and select channels you want to
measure.
Image 13: Channel setup
3.3. Simple Measurement
This chapter describes measurement basics, how to configure SIRIUSi-XHS-PWR and gives some details
on the measurement setup.
3.3.1. Help - Manual
Note that this document is just a quick start guide. For detailed information about DewesoftX® consult
the Manual. To open the manual press the F1 button or click on the Options button and then select
Manual from the pop-up menu.
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Image 14: Help - Manual
When DewesoftX® has started up, you will be in Measure mode and see the Setup files list. Click on Ch.
setup (on the right of Setup files) to switch to the Channel setup mode.
Image 15: Setup files
3.3.2. Analogue channel setup
In the analogue channel setup screen you can see all channels of your connected SIRIUSi-XHS-1xHV-HA
units. Per default only the first channel will be set to Used. Unused channels will not show up in
measure mode and can thus not be used for display, calculations or storing: thus, we will also set the
other channels to the used. Then you can click into the selected region to toggle Used/Unused for all
channels at once. The selected channels will also be highlighted in the small preview image of the
device.
When you press the Setup button of a channel (the column at the right edge of the channel table – not
shown in this screen-shot), you can change all the settings of the channel amplifier.
You can also change the sample rate of the SIRIUSi-XHS-1xHV-HA.
3.3.3. Sample rate
One of the most important settings is the sample rate. The sample rate defines how many data points,
SIRIUSi-XHS-PWR will transfer to DewesoftX®. Higher sample rate also means that more data needs to
be transferred via ethernet to your computer.
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The sampling speed mainly depends on your application. To display your signal in a time domain with a
good time resolution, you should sample 10 to 20 times faster than the frequency of the signal that you
want to measure, e.g. 1 kS/s for a 50 Hz sine-wave. If you have a lot of high frequency components, it may
be necessary to sample 100 times faster, e.g. 5 kS/s for the 50 Hz sine-wave, or even more. If you display
only the frequency domain (FFT analysis), a 2.5 times faster sampling would be sufficient (125 S/s for the
50 Hz sine-wave). The higher the sampling rate, the better the time resolution. But also the file size will
increase.
Image 16: Sample rate
3.3.4. Measurement Mode
A click on Measure (at the right side of Ch. setup in Image 11) will take you to the Recorder screen
measure mode where you can already see live data.
Hint
When switching to Measure mode the data will not be stored automatically.
In measure mode you can have several measurement screens. DewesoftX® will create 2 default screens:
Recorder and Custom but you can also create new screens or change the widgets of the existing
screens as you like.
The most important sections of the Measure mode:
Recorder widget displays all your measurement channels. You can use the channel-selector list to
assign measurement channels to the instruments. Each instrument has different settings.
To start storing the data to a file, press the Store button. When you are done, press the Stop button to
stop recording.
Now DewesoftX® has created a datafile with all the data that you have seen during the recording
session. You can now click the Analysis button (on the left-top of the screen to the right of the Measure
button) to go to Analysis mode.
3.3.5. Analyse Mode
When you have just stopped a measurement, DewesoftX® will automatically open the last recorded
data file in Review mode, so that you can start the analysis right away.
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