ERL tesla lite User manual

Quick Start Guide for
TESLA Lite Power System Recorder
In our ongoing efforts to run our business in an environmentally sensitive way, we are encouraging
the use of PDF manuals and software downloads, available from our website. For your convenience,
links are provided below to all software files to be downloaded.
If you do wish to have a hard copy manual or software on CD, you may request those from our
Customer Support team (contact info below).
If you are reading a hard copy of this document, download the soft copy (includes links) from
our website’s Support/Documents page, in the Quick Start Guide column.
http://www.erlphase.com/support.php?ID=documents
1. Downloading the required software and manual
a. TESLA Lite comes loaded with the requested firmware version. All required software, as
well as the release description of the latest firmware version, is available on the Software
page of our website. Contact our Customer Support team for release descriptions of any
other firmware version.
b. Download the following software on your computer:
TESLA Control Panel
USB Driver
c. Install TESLA Control Panel
d. Install the USB driver
e. Install Null Modem (refer to Section 3 in the User Manual)
Download the TESLA Lite User Manual. Other documents such as Drawings are also available
on the Documents page of our website.
2. Hardware and operating system requirements
Minimum hardware requirements:
•1 GHz processor
•2 GB RAM
•20 GB available hard disk space
•USB port
•Serial communication port
3. Unpacking and connecting the recorder
The following items are included in the TESLA Lite carton pack:
•USB cable
•Letter of Compliance to ISO 9001:2015 standard

•Letter of Compliance to CE requirements (if requested)
There are no power switches on the recorder. When the power supply is connected, the recorder
starts its initialization process.
1. Connect the power supply to port 536-537, as shown in Figure 2. The wire used to connect to
the power supply shall be at least 18 AWG (1.02 mm2), 600 V.
2. Ground the TESLA Lite at port 538, as shown in Figure 2
4. TESLA Lite front and rear panel layout
Figure 1 - TESLA Lite Front Panel

Figure 2 –TESLA Lite Rear Panel
5. Application notes
Refer to the following application notes for help in connecting, configuring and calibrating your
TESLA recorder. They may be downloaded from the Support section of our website on the
Application Notes page (scroll to the TESLA Instructions section).
•Basic Instructions to Communicate with TESLA
The Application Notes page also contains a range of other valuable TESLA instructions and
descriptions of specific applications.
For further information and contact Customer Support at:
[email protected]
[phone] ext 1
The specifications and product information contained in this document are subject to change without notice. In case of inconsistencies between
documents, the version at www.erlphase.com will be considered correct. (D04486R00.00)
In case of inconsistencies between documents, the version at www.erlphase.com will be considered correct. (D00___R0_)