Mastervolt USB Interface for Solar ChargeMaster User manual

USERS MANUAL / GEBRUIKERSHANDLEIDING / BETRIEBSANLEITING
MANUEL D’UTILISATION / MANUAL DE UTILIZACION
USB Interface and
DataControl software for
Solar ChargeMaster
Communication between your PC and the Solar ChargeMaster
MASTERVOLT
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CONTENTS
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CONTENTS: v 1.0 December 2008
1GENERAL INFORMATION............................................................................................................................. 3
1.1 Use of this manual.............................................................................................................................. 3
1.2 Important to know ............................................................................................................................... 3
1.3 Guarantee specifications .................................................................................................................... 3
1.4 Liability................................................................................................................................................ 3
1.5 System requirements.......................................................................................................................... 3
1.6 Warnings and symbols ....................................................................................................................... 3
1.7 Use for intended purpose ................................................................................................................... 3
2INSTALLATION OF THE INTERFACE .......................................................................................................... 4
2.1 Connections........................................................................................................................................ 4
2.2 Solar ChargeMaster Communication setup ....................................................................................... 4
3INSTALLATION OF THE DRIVER ................................................................................................................. 5
3.1 Installing a Driver for the Solar ChargeMaster Interface .................................................................... 5
3.2 Installing for Windows 2000................................................................................................................ 5
3.3 Installing for Windows XP................................................................................................................... 6
3.4 Installing for Windows Vista................................................................................................................ 7
3.5 Uninstalling for. Windows 2000 .......................................................................................................... 7
3.6 Uninstalling for Windows XP and Vista .............................................................................................. 8
3.7 Utilities ................................................................................................................................................ 8
3.8 Driver installation trouble shooting table............................................................................................. 8
4INSTALLATION OF DATACONTROL SOFTWARE FOR SCM.................................................................... 9
4.1 Installing the DataControl software for Solar ChargeMaster.............................................................. 9
4.2 Removing the DataControl software for Solar ChargeMaster............................................................ 9
5OPERATION OF DATACONTROL .............................................................................................................. 10
5.1 Connecting the Solar ChargeMaster to your computer.................................................................... 10
5.2 Starting up the software.................................................................................................................... 10
5.3 Solar ChargeMaster monitoring........................................................................................................ 11
5.4 Datalogger ........................................................................................................................................ 13
5.5 System Performance ........................................................................................................................ 15
6LOADING AND SAVING DATA ................................................................................................................... 16
7CONFIGURATION OF THE SOLAR CHARGEMASTER ............................................................................ 17
7.1 Configuration of the Nightlight Functions.......................................................................................... 17
8TROUBLE SHOOTING DATA CONTROL ...................................................................................................19
9SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................................................................................ 19
10 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...................................................................................................................... 19
11 EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY ....................................................................................................... 20

GENERAL INFORMATION
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1 GENERAL INFORMATION
1.1 USE OF THIS MANUAL
Copyright © 2008 Mastervolt. All rights reserved.
Reproduction, transfer, distribution or storage of part
or all of the contents in this document in any form
without the prior written permission of Mastervolt is
prohibited.
This manual serves as a guideline for the effective
operation and possible correction of minor
malfunctions of the USB Interface for Solar
ChargeMaster.
This manual is valid for the USB Interface for Solar
ChargeMaster, partnr. 21730400. Keep this manual
at a secure place!
The English version contains 20 pages.
1.2 IMPORTANT TO KNOW
Incorrect installation may lead to damage to the
Solar ChargeMaster and its interface, the connected
devices and/or the connected PC.
1.3 GUARANTEE SPECIFICATIONS
Mastervolt guarantees that this product was built
according to the legally applicable standards and
stipulations. If you fail to act in accordance with the
regulations, instructions and stipulations in this
user’s manual, damage can occur and/or the product
will not fulfil the specifications. This may mean that
the guarantee will become null and void.
IMPORTANT: Additional warranty agreements, like
“Mastervolt system warranty” may contain
restrictions which forbid resetting of historical data.
1.4 LIABILITY
Mastervolt can accept no liability for:
•Consequential damage resulting from the use of
the USB Interface for Solar ChargeMaster
and/or the MasterAdjust software;
•Possible errors in the included manuals and the
consequences of these.
•Use that is inconsistent with the purpose of the
product.
1.5 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
1.5.1 Windows XP
This software runs with Windows XP.
You need 6 MB of free memory
1.5.2 Windows 98, 2000 and Me
If you are using Windows98, Windows2000 or
Windows Me, you must download and install the
Microsoft.Net Framework.
Your system may at least require Microsoft Internet
Explorer 6.0 in order to download the .Net
Framework.
1.6 WARNINGS AND SYMBOLS
Safety instructions and warnings are marked in this
manual by the following pictograms:
A procedure, circumstance, etc which
deserves extra attention.
CAUTION!
Special data, restrictions and rules with
regard to preventing damage.
WARNING
A WARNING refers to possible injury to
the user or significant material damage to
the charger if the user does not (carefully)
follow the procedures.
1.7 USE FOR INTENDED PURPOSE
1 The USB Interface for Solar ChargeMaster is
constructed as per the applicable safety-technical
guidelines.
2 Use the USB Interface for Solar ChargeMaster
only:
•for the connection between your Solar
ChargeMaster and your pc;
•in undamaged condition;
•in a closed, well-ventilated room, protected
against rain, moist, dust and condensation;
•observing the instructions in this users manual.
3 Use of the USB Interface for Solar
ChargeMaster other than mentioned in point 2 is not
considered to be consistent with the intended
purpose. This product or any variant of it is not
intended for use in any medical appliance, device or
system in which the failure of the product might
reasonably be expected to result in personal injury.
Mastervolt is not liable for any damage resulting
from the above.

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2 INSTALLATION OF THE INTERFACE
2.1 CONNECTIONS
What you need:
;USB Interface for Solar ChargeMaster with
connection cables (included)
A PC or notebook with Internet connection and a
free USB 2.0 port (not included)
See figure 2-1
•Insert the white connector into the data port (left
port) of the Solar ChargeMaster.
•Connect the USB connection cable to the USB-
port of the PC or notebook.
Fig 2-2: Solar ChargeMaster Dataport
2.2 SOLAR CHARGEMASTER
COMMUNICATION SETUP
Program the Solar ChargeMaster using next steps.
1. Push and hold the button on the Solar
ChargeMaster until you see figure 2.3a.
2. Push the button 7 times until you see figure 2.3b.
Figure 2-3 a,b
3. If you see this figure push and hold the button
until you see figure 4a, 4b or 4c.
Figure 2-4 a,b,c
4. Push and hold the button until you see the display
flashing.
5. Push the button repeatedly until you see figure
2-4c. Now push and hold the button to save the
setting.
Push the button twice to see figure 2-5a.
Figure 2-5 a,b
6. Push the button once more to return to figure 5b.
You now have entered the Solar ChargeMaster
programming menu and the Solar ChargeMaster is
ready for communication with the USB Interface for
Solar ChargeMaster.
Please note that the data port pins are
in the under part of the connector. Hold
the white plug with the side up like
shown (1) and push it gently into the
data port (2).
Connect the other cable with any USB
Port on your computer.
2 1
USB interface for Solar ChargeMaster
USB connection cable
PC or
notebook
Solar ChargeMaster
Figure 2-1: Connection of USB Interface for Solar ChargeMaster

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3 INSTALLATION OF THE DRIVER
Mastervolt SCM Datacontrol USB Interface Driver
software is available as free to download software
on the Mastervolt website (www.mastervolt.com).
Install the software on the desktop of your PC or
notebook.
Installation of the software depends on the operating
systems used:
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Vista.
3.1 INSTALLING A DRIVER FOR THE SOLAR
CHARGEMASTER INTERFACE
3.1.1 Connection
In order to install drivers, you must connect the Solar
ChargeMaster Interface to a USB port of your
computer. To install the interface driver it is not
necessary to connect the Solar ChargeMaster to the
interface.
You only need to connect the interface cable with
the USB port of your computer.
For installing the drivers for the Solar ChargeMaster,
use the installation guide on the CD-Rom.
3.1.2 Operating systems
This chapter provides users of the Solar
ChargeMaster with a simple procedure for installing
the driver for their Solar ChargeMaster on USB-
capable Windows based PC systems. Use the
Subdirectory Windows 2000 if your PC is based on
Windows 2000 Use the Subdirectory Windows XP if
your PC is based on Windows XP. Please ensure
that older installations of the driver have to be
removed from the PC before the new driver is
installed otherwise you will get a corrupt driver.
3.1.3 Driver type
The driver type is the virtual COM port (VCP) driver.
The VCP drivers emulate a standard PC COM port.
These can be communicated with in the same
manner as any other COM port on the PC.
3.2 INSTALLING FOR WINDOWS 2000
Under Windows 2000, the Found New Hardware
Wizard should be used to install devices when they
are connected to the PC for the first time. Attempting
other methods for installing VCP drivers may corrupt
driver installation and result in the device becoming
unusable with the installation PC.
If a device of the same type has been installed on
your machine before and the drivers that are about
to be installed are different from those installed
already, the original drivers need to be uninstalled.
Please refer to the Uninstalling Solar ChargeMaster
Device section of this document for further details of
this procedure.
• Download the latest available “Windows 2000”
Solar ChargeMaster driver from the Mastervolt web
site or from your Mastervolt CD and unzip them to a
location on your PC (e.g. C:/MastervoltDriver).
• Connect the device to a spare USB port on your
PC. This will launch the Windows Found New
Hardware Wizard. To proceed with the installation
click “Next”.
Select “Install from a list or specific location
(Advanced)” and then click “Next”.
Check the box next to “Specify a location” and
uncheck all others.
• Clicking “Next” displays a dialog box for you to
enter the location of the drivers.
• Click “Browse” to display an open file dialog box.
Locate the folder containing the latest drivers
downloaded from the Solar ChargeMaster website or
the Mastervolt CD above and click “Open”, then click
“OK”. Once Windows has found the required driver
.INF file, click “Next” to proceed.
• Windows should then display a message indicating
that the installation was successful. Click “Finish” to
complete the installation. You now have installed the
serial converter. The COM port emulation driver
must be installed after this installation.
• After clicking “Finish”, the Found New Hardware
Wizard will continue by installing the COM port
emulation driver. The procedure is the same as that
above for installing the serial converter driver.
• Open the Device Manager (located in “Control
Panel\System” then select the “Hardware” tab and
click “Device Manger…”), the device appears as an
additional COM port with the label “Solar
ChargeMaster Port”.

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3.3 INSTALLING FOR WINDOWS XP
Under Windows XP, the Found New Hardware
Wizard should be used to install devices when they
are connected to the PC for the first time.
Attempting other methods for installing VCP drivers
may corrupt driver installation and result in the
device becoming unusable with the PC the driver
was installed on.
If a device of the same type has been installed on
your machine before and the drivers that are about
to be installed are different from those installed
already, the original drivers need to be uninstalled.
Please refer to the Uninstalling Solar ChargeMaster
Device section of this document for further details of
this procedure.
Download the latest available “Windows XP” Solar
ChargeMaster driver from the Mastervolt web site or
from your Mastervolt CD and unzip them to a
location on your PC (e.g.:/MastervoltDriver).
• Connect the device to a spare USB port on your
PC. This will launch the Windows Found New
Hardware Wizard. If there is no available Internet
connection, the screen below is shown.
Figure 3-1
• Select “No, not this time” from the options available
and then click “Next” to proceed with the installation.
• Select “Install from a list or specific location
(Advanced)” and then click “Next”. Or select
“Search for the best driver in these locations” and
enter the file path in the combo-box
(“C:\MastervoltDriver” in the example below) or
browse to it by clicking the browse button. Once the
file path has been entered in the box, click next to
proceed.
Figure 3-2
If Windows XP is configured to warn when unsigned
(non-WHQL certified) drivers are about to be
installed, the following screen will be displayed.
Figure 3-3
• Click on “Continue Anyway” to continue with the
installation. If Windows XP is configured to ignore
file signature warnings, no message will appear.
After copying the files, Windows should then display
a message indicating that the installation was
successful.
• Click “Finish” to complete the serial converter driver
installation.
• After clicking “Finish”, the Found New Hardware
Wizard will continue by installing the COM port
emulation driver. The procedure is the same as that
above for installing the serial converter driver.
• Open the Device Manager (located in “Control
Panel\System” then select the “Hardware” tab and
click “Device Manger”), the device appears as an
additional COM port with the label “Solar
ChargeMaster Port.

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3.4 INSTALLING FOR WINDOWS VISTA
Under Windows VISTA, the Found New Hardware
Wizard should be used to install devices when they
are connected to the PC for the first time.
Attempting other methods for installing VCP drivers
may corrupt driver installation and result in the
device becoming unusable with the PC the driver
was installed on.
If a device of the same type has been installed on
your machine before and the drivers that are about
to be installed are different from those installed
already, the original drivers need to be uninstalled.
Please refer to the Uninstalling Solar ChargeMaster
Device section of this document for further details of
this procedure.
Download the latest available “Windows VISTA”
Solar ChargeMaster driver from the Mastervolt web
site or from your Mastervolt CD and unzip them to a
location on your PC (e.g.:/MastervoltDriver).
• Connect the device to a spare USB port on your
PC. This will launch the Windows Found New
Hardware Wizard. If there is no available Internet
connection, the screen below is shown.
Figure 3-4
• Select “Locate and install driver software” from the
options available and then click “Next” to see figure
3-5 appearing.
Figure 3-5
Insert the CD with the driver software and click
“Next”.
If Windows VISTA is configured to warn when
unsigned (non-WHQL certified) drivers are about to
be installed, the following screen will be displayed.
Figure 3-6
• Click on “Install this driver software Anyway” to
continue with the installation. If Windows VISTA is
configured to ignore file signature warnings, no
message will appear. After copying the files,
Windows should then display a message indicating
that the installation was successful.
• Click “Finish” to complete the serial converter driver
installation.
• After clicking “Finish”, the Found New Hardware
Wizard will continue by installing the COM port
emulation driver. The procedure is the same as that
above for installing the serial converter driver.
• Open the Device Manager (located in “Control
Panel\System” then select the “Hardware” tab and
click “Device Manger”), the device appears as an
additional COM port with the label “Solar
ChargeMaster Port.
3.5 UNINSTALLING FOR. WINDOWS 2000
When uninstalling devices from Windows 2000, this
should always be done through the Add/Remove
Programs utility as this uses the Solar ChargeMaster
V1.0 driver uninstaller program to remove files and
registry entries to leave a clean system. Other
methods may leave fragments of the driver that may
interfere with future installations.
• Disconnect any FTDI devices attached to the PC.
• Open the Add/Remove Programs utility located in
“Control Panel\Add/Remove Programs”. Select
“Solar ChargeMaster V1.0 Driver Drivers” from the
list of installed programs.
• Click the “Change/Remove” button. This will run
the Solar ChargeMaster V1.0 uninstaller program.
• Click “Continue” to run the uninstaller or “Cancel” to
exit. When the uninstaller has finished removing the
device from the system, the caption on the “Cancel”
button will change to “Finish”. Click “Finish” to
complete the process.

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3.6 UNINSTALLING FOR WINDOWS XP AND
VISTA
Uninstalling FTDI device drivers from Windows XP
should always be done through the Add/Remove
Programs utility as this uses the Solar ChargeMaster
V1.0 driver uninstaller program to remove files and
registry entries to leave a clean system. Other
methods may leave fragments of the driver that may
interfere with future installations
• Disconnect any FTDI devices attached to the PC.
• Open the Add/Remove Programs utility located in
“Control Panel\Add/Remove Programs”. Select
“Mastervolt SCM Datacontrol USB Interface Driver”
from the list of installed programs.
• Click the “Change/Remove” button. This will run
the Solar ChargeMaster V1.0 uninstaller program.
• Click “Continue” to run the uninstaller or “Cancel” to
exit. When the uninstaller has finished removing the
device from the system, the caption on the “Cancel”
button will change to “Finish”. Click “Finish” to
complete the process.
3.7 UTILITIES
A program has been written to remove registry
entries and files relating to Mastervolt device drivers.
The FT_Clean program generates INI files for the
uninstaller appropriate to the version of Windows
installed and runs the uninstaller for each INI file
generated. No user input is required for the
uninstaller to run. The program can be used to
remove a single device, a consecutive range of
devices or all devices with the same VID (Vendor
ID). A message box will appear to confirm which VID
and PIDs (Product ID) combinations are going to be
removed. A second message box will provide a final
chance to cancel the uninstallation. The mouse and
keyboard will be disabled for a few seconds while
the uninstaller is running. The example below shows
the FT_Clean program configured to remove all
devices with a FTDI VID and PIDs beginning with 60
i.e. all PIDs from 6000 to 60FF inclusive. A four digit
PID will remove a single specific device while
leaving the PID box blank will remove all devices
with the same VID. The Mastervolt PID is D360. In
case of problems installing the Mastervolt SCM
Datacontrol USB Interface Driver twice, run this
program and do not enter a PID. The Program then
cleans your PC. After this, start again with the
chapter “Installing the Solar ChargeMaster driver”.
3.8 DRIVER INSTALLATION TROUBLE
SHOOTING TABLE
Issue What to do
Windows forces
a reboot after
installing a
device.
This problem can occur if an application is accessing a file while the New Hardware Wizard is
trying to copy it. If installing a device, selecting not to restart the computer then unplugging and
re-plugging the device may allow the device to function properly without restarting. Restarting
the machine will allow the device to work correctly.
Windows
cannot find
drivers for my
device.
This error may occur if the VID and PID programmed into the device EEPROM do not match
those listed in the driver files. Or when an old driver has already been installed.
In this case remove the old driver by as described in the Chapter ‘Uninstalling Mastervolt Solar
ChargeMaster Interface” If the problem still exists after the uninstall Program then run the
FT_Clean Program and remove all old drivers. After a reboot you will be able to install the
Solar ChargeMaster driver as described in Chapter 2.
Windows XP
displays an
error and then
terminates
installation.
If the following screen is displayed with this message, Windows XP has been configured to
block the installation of any drivers that are not WHQL certified.
Two options are available to successfully install the device. Either a certified version of the
driver can be installed (if available) or the driver signing options can be changed to either warn
or ignore to allow the installation to complete. To change the current driver signing setting, go
to “Control Panel\System”, click on the “Hardware” tab and then click “Driver Signing”. The
desired signing option may then be selected.
Problems
remain after
trouble shooting
Please contact your Mastervolt supplier or mail to [email protected].

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4 INSTALLATION OF DATACONTROL SOFTWARE FOR SCM
4.1 INSTALLING THE DATACONTROL
SOFTWARE FOR SOLAR
CHARGEMASTER
Start setup.exe on the CD-Rom to install the
DataControl software. If Microsoft.NET Framework is
not currently installed on your computer, proceed
with Step 1. If Microsoft.Net Framework has already
been installed, proceed with step 2.
Step 1: Click “Yes” on the screen and the window
will appear, mentioning Microsoft.NET Framework
installation is executing now. Click “I agree” if you
agree with license terms of Microsoft.NET
Framework. Then, click “Install” to continue software
installation. A message appears when the
installation was successful. After installing
Microsoft.NET Framework. you must start the
setup.exe again to install the DataControl software.
Step 2: Start setup and you will see the figure below.
Figure 4-1
Click “Next” to see a window like below.
Figure 4-2
In this window you can choose the folder where the
software should be installed on your computer.
Choose “Everyone” at the bottom of the window so
that all users can start the software.
The window below shows to you that the installation
is ready to begin. Click “Next”.
Figure 4-3
DataControl software for Solar ChargeMaster is
being installed now. After successful installation of
the DataControl software for Solar ChargeMaster
next screen shows.
Figure 4-4
The software has now been installed on your
computer. A shortcut icon will be added to the
desktop and the Windows start menu.
Double click the “DataControl software for SCM"
icon on the desktop and the software will run.
4.2 REMOVING THE DATACONTROL
SOFTWARE FOR SOLAR
CHARGEMASTER
To remove the software from your computer, go to
“Start” menu – “setting” – “Control Panel” – “Add or
remove programs”, select “DataControl software for
Solar ChargeMaster ” then click the “Remove”
button.
Click “Yes”, then wait for about 1 minute, the
DataControl software for Solar ChargeMaster will be
removed from your system.

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5 OPERATION OF DATACONTROL
5.1 CONNECTING THE SOLAR
CHARGEMASTER TO YOUR COMPUTER
Choose the com port and connect the Solar
ChargeMaster.
Fig 5-1: Solar ChargeMaster Dataport
Please note that the dataport pins are in the under
part of the connector. Hold the white plug with the
side up like shown in figure 5.1 and push it gently
into the data port. Connect the other cable with any
USB Port on your computer.
5.2 STARTING UP THE SOFTWARE
Now, open the “Start” menu on your desktop. Select
“Control Panel”, then “System”, “Hardware”, then
“Device Manager.” You will find a window, as
depicted in fig 5-2. There, you will see the Comport
connector which is now installed on your computer.
Please set this Comport connector in the software as
shown in the next step (Figure 5-4).
Figure 5-2: Check the ComPort at the Device
manager
Double click the DataControl software for Solar
ChargeMaster icon on your computer desktop to
start the Datacontrol software. You will see the
opening screen like shown.
Figure 5-3
Click “Comport” on the menu bar at the top and set
the correct port number.
Figure 5-4: Com port setting
5.2.1 Help function
If you have any problems, use the help function on
the menu bar.
Select the com port by clicking
an option in the pull down menu.
Or select Automatic:
“Automatic” has the software
search for the right comport
automatically
Or select Manual:
“Manual”, recommended when
the com port number exceeds
15, lets you enter the com port
number yourself.