WhisperPower WhisperTouch WP 5.0 inch User manual

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Table of contents
1. Introduction 4
1.2 Firmware Revision 4
1.3 WPCI2000 Features (Touch display) 4
1.4 Quick Install 5
2. Installation 5
2.3 Mounting the WP Touch Display 5
2.4 Connecting the WP Touch Display 6
2.5 Checking Connections 8
3 ConguringtheWhisperPowerTouchDisplay   8
3.2 WhisperPower Touch Display screens 8
3.2.3 GENERATOR screen 9
3.2.4 SETTINGS screen 10
3.2.6 Settings screen in Installer mode 11
3.2.7 Authorization screen 12
 3.2.8 EnergyCongurationscreen   12
 3.2.9 GeneratorCongurationscreen   13
3.2.10 Display screen 14
4. Autostartingthegenerator   15
5. Troubleshooting   16
6. Dimensions   17
7. TechnicalSpecications   18
8. Appendix   18
9. TechnicalSupport   19

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1. Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of the WhisperPower Touch Display, displaying WPC in-
verter/ battery charger information, precise battery monitoring and/or WhisperPower Genera-
tor information. The WhisperPower Touch Display is available in 3 sizes: a 5 inch WP 5.0 Touch
(order number 40280100), the 7 inch WP 7.0 Touch (order number 40280101). WhisperPower
has designed and built this Touch Display to the highest standards for years of dependable
and accurate service. Inside the Touch panel, a WPCI 2000 interface has been integrated.
This WhisperPower Touch Display will only operate with a RS232-i interface (order number
60201084) which is connected to a WPC WhisperPower Centre inverter/charger, or con-
nected to a DDC connection of a WhisperPower Generator. Please read this manual carefully
and follow these instructions for installation, conguration, and usage of the WhisperPower
Touch panel in order to ensure optimal performance.
Functionallity:
1.2 Firmware Revision
 ThismanualcorrespondstoycXXarmrmwarerevision1.0.
1.3 WPCI2000 Features (WhisperPower Touch display)
The WhisperPower Touch 5.0 and Touch 7.0 have the following features.
•Showing of WPC inverter/ battery charger information
•Showing of key Generator information
• Setting of WPC (On/O/Charge only and Current limit) by user
•Setting of Generator (Start/Stop) by user
• Setting of WPC parameters by qualied installer
• Setting of BSP parameters by qualied installer
• Setting of Generator parameters by qualied installer
PART NUMBER DESCRIPTON WPC SQ SERIE SC SERIE GV SERIE
40280100 TOUCH PANEL 5” Full Limited functionality, no Voltage,
Current and frequency setting. Only in
combination with WPC
40280101 TOUCH PANEL 7” Full

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1.4 Quick Install
Installing the WhisperPower wpXXarm Touch Display involves the following steps. Please refer
to the individual sections for additional details.
1. Unpack the Box (Section 2.2)
3. Mount the Touch Panel (Section 2.3)
4. Connect the Touch panel (Section 2.5)
2. Installation
2.2 Unpacking the Box
When unpacking the box containing the WhisperPower Touch Display,
you should nd the following items:
1- The type of WhisperPower Touch Display you have ordered
1- A User’s Manual
1 - A RS232 Cable 1:1 connection to the WPC-RS232-I
1- RJ45 Converter cable/connector for generator cable
4- Screws with clip
If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact WhisperPower.
2.3 Mounting the WhisperPower Touch Display
Install the Touch panel in vessel, vehicle or land based object. Take special care of the micro-
SD card on the side of the display. If the mounting hole is too narrow you could damage the
micro-SD card. Fix the panel with the 4 screws and clips.
2.4 Connecting the WhisperPower Touch Display
1. Remove the green 3 pole connector from rear side of the panel.
2. Connect the DC (plus and minus) and earth connection as shown on the rear side of the
panel.
3. Plug in again the 3 pole connector
4. Based on your situation connect the panel with the RS232 cable to the RS232-i serial inter-
face and connect the RS232-i serial interface to the WPC and/or connect the panel with
the RS485 cable to the generator as per schematic below

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The WhisperPower Touch Displays provide a connection to a WPC-RS232-i
serial interface and a RS485 connection for the generator; these connections
can be found on the back of the device. The device is powered by an external
power source ranging from 6-42V DC.
Warning!
Do not use the starter battery of the generator
as power source for the Touch Display.
➜RS485
➜RS232
➜
+
➜  -
➜

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not
used
not
used
Generator
Generator
RS232-i
RS232-i
WhisperPower Centre
WhisperPower Centre
➜
➜-
➜+
➜
➜-
➜+
➜
➜
+➜
- ➜
➜
➜
➜
➜
+
not
used
Generator
➜
➜
-
➜
+
➜
+
➜
-
➜
➜
WhisperPower Touch Display WP 5.0 inch Rear-side
WhisperPower Touch Display WP 7.0 inch Rear-side
WhisperPower Centre
RS232-i
RS232-i

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2.5 Checking Connections
Once the connection to the WPC-RS232-i interface and the connection to the generator have
been completed, power can be supplied to the WhisperPower Touch Display. Check to see
that information is being properly transmitted by observing the ENERGY screen and/or the
GENERATOR screen. Refer to Section 4, “Troubleshooting”, if no information appears.
3 ConguringtheWhisperPowerTouchDisplay
As shipped from the factory, the WhisperPower Touch Displays don’t require any special
conguration and will work with all WhisperPower generators in combination with one or
more WPC’s. Congurations with more than one WhisperPower display is possible, for these
special congurations please contact WhisperPower.
3.2 WhisperPower Touch Display screens
3.2.1 Main screen
On the Main screen buttons are provided to enter the Energy, Generator and
Settings screens.

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3.2.2 ENERGY screen
On the Energy screen the WPC status is shown. Input and output voltage and current, battery
voltage and current of the shunt and WPC (optional), charge state and remaining time of the
battery. The WPC can be turned on and o and also set in charge only mode. The current limit
can also be set.
3.2.3 GENERATOR screen
On the Generator screen the generator status is shown. The generator can be turned on and
o. The output voltage, current, power and frequency is shown together with the historical
and maintenance runtimes. Further the starter battery voltage is shown.
Charger
only
O
Charger
+ inverter
(combi
mode)
To set the current limit
➜

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3.2.4 SETTINGS screen
On the Settings screen the in user mode buttons are shown to access the Maintenance,
Authorization, Display and System screens. After entering the appropriate Maintenance pass-
word the buttons Start Screen, Lock Brand, Energy Cong, Generator Cong, WPC Settings,
BSP Settings and WP Genset Settings are unlocked. These screens are meant for setting the
WhisperPower devices at installation time and are not meant for end users to avoid damage to
the equipment.
 3.2.5Maintenancescreen(=passwordsettingscreen)
On the Maintenance screen the User Level of the WPC can be set from User to Basic, Expert,
Installer and Developer. These User Levels are protected by password to ensure proper set-
ting of the WPC installation. The WPC, battery pack and/or shunt can be damaged due to
improper settings.

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Extra Warning: Improper settings can make the installation
inoperable and/or damage the installation.
To go back to User Level ‘User’ : enter nothing in the text box and press ‘Verify’.
Once user level is set, you need to go back to the main menu for further actions
 3.2.6SettingsscreeninInstallermode
On the Settings screen in Installer mode all additional buttons are unlocked. For proper adjust-
ment of the various parameters of the Energy Cong, Generator Cong, WPC Settings, BSP
Settings and WP Genset Settings please refer to the appropriate manuals of the WPC and/or
the Generator. Setting wrong values can make the installation inoperable and/or can severely
damage the installation.
USER LEVEL PASSWORD
User
Basic 0000
Expert 1234
Installer level 1 8051

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3.2.7 Authorization screen
On the Authorization screen a password can be set to access the WhisperPower Touch
Display’s webserver. After entering the IP address of the display a authorization display pops
up, the default user is admin and the default password is also admin. With this setting the
password can be changed.
 3.2.8EnergyCongscreen

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On the Energy Cong screen settings are provided for the WPC and WPC-BSI (shunt) con-
nections. For direct connection the option Interface has to be set to RS232, the connection
to the WPC and WPC-BSI is made through the WPC-RS232-I interface which is not included
(Order Number 60201084). For more complex congurations with more than one display and
for maritime settings, contact WhisperPower for more information. The System Setup option
is provided for the WPC conguration, SINGLE for one WPC, PARALLEL for more than one
WPC’s in a parallel conguration and 3-PHASE for 3 WPC’s in a 3-phase conguration.
 3.2.9GeneratorCongscreen
On the generator cong screen settings are provided for the generator connection. For the
WhisperPower Touch Display the only setting for system is WhisperPower. For a direct con-
nection to the generator DDC interface has to be set to RS485. A second option NMEA2000
is provided for more complex congurations with more than one display and for maritime
settings, contact WhisperPower for more information. The Energy Button option is provided
to change the text on the Energy Button. The option ‘AC from WPC’ is provided for generators
without a voltage measuring coil, the output voltage/current/power and frequency are meas-
ured by the WPC in this case.

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3.2.10Displayscreen
On the Display screen settings are provided for the screensaver and the dimming of the
screen. The screensaver can be turned on and o and a screensaver time out can be set. The
dimming can be set on and o and a dimming level can be set for day and night conditions.
3.2.11 Security screen
On the Security screen settings are provided to set security active or inactive. A timeout can

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be set when the display is entering the secure mode. If the option Use PIN code is turned on a
password has to be entered to return from security mode.
3.2.12 System screen
On the system screen a button is provided to reboot the WhisperPower Touch Display.
4. Autostartingthegenerator
The WhisperPower Touch Display reads the status of the AUX1 relay of the WPC to automatically
start and stop the generator. No physical connection is needed to use this function. Set the WPC
settings for the generator start function in such a way that the AUX1 relay is activated by Battery
Voltage, Inverter Power Level and/or State Of Charge (SOC). Set the WPC settings for the gen-
erator stop function in such a way that the AUX1 relay is deactivated by Battery Voltage, Power
Level, State of Charge or Battery in status Float. Refer to the WPC manual for more information
about these settings. The values can be set in the WPC Settings screen which is available in the
‘Installer’ User Level.

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5. Troubleshooting
SYMPTOM TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURE
Screen doesn’t turn on Check the connections to the WhisperPower Touch Display.
Ensure that power is supplied to the 6-42V DC connection.
No WPC data Check the RS232 connection from the WPC-RS232-I interface to
the WhisperPower Touch Display.
No Generator data Check the RS485 connection from the generator
to the WhisperPower Touch Display.
FAILURE CODE PROBLEM
COMMUNICATION Communication error between the WhisperPower
Touch Display and the generator, check cables.
LOW BAT1 BAT1 Starter battery voltage (BAT1) too low
ALTERNATOR No battery charging voltage
EXHAUST TEMP Exhaust temperature is too high (marine generators only)
WATER TEMP Coolant temperature is too high
OIL PRESSURE Oil pressure failure. Too high is generator is not running.
Too low when generator is running.
AC-1 VOLTAGE
AC-2 VOLTAGE
AC-3 VOLTAGE
Generator AC output voltage is out of range (phase 1, 2 or 3)
( 125V / 253V, depending on the nominal output voltage)
HIGH CURRENT Generator is in overload
FREQUENCY Output frequency of the generator is
55Hz (50Hz models) or 65Hz (60Hz models)

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6. Dimensions
WP 5.0
WP 7.0
WP 7.0
WP 5.0
WP10.0

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7. TechnicalSpecications
As WhisperPower is constantly improving its products, all specications are subject to change
without notice
Electrical
Mechanical
Environmental
8. Appendix
Wrong operation of the WhisperPower wpXXarm Touch Display may lead to hazardous situ-
ations. Therefore the availability of certain functions and accessibility to specic options can
be restricted or extended according to the User level which can be set at the Maintenance
screen. Instructions that are stated in this appendix may only be carried out by trained techni-
cal engineers!
PARAMETER VALUE COMMENT
Operating Voltage 6 to 42 Volts
Power Consumption 100 to 240 mA
PARAMETER VALUE COMMENT
Size 8.26” x 3.15” x 1.82”
(210.0mm x 80.0mm x 46.2mm)
Outer
dimensions
Weight 9.87 oz. (280.0 g)
PARAMETER VALUE
Operating Temperature -25°C to 55°C

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9. Technical Support
If you require technical support for WhisperPower products, you can reach us in any of the
following ways:
Telephone: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
World Wide Web: www.whisperpower.com

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