Installation Guide

Battery Monitor

CAN Bus Node

Smartpack based DC Power Supply Systems
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351507.033
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Published 2010-04-09
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ................................................................................. 4
About this Guide................................................................................................ 4
System Diagram CAN Bus Nodes ................................................................ 4
2. Battery Monitor, CAN Bus Node ................................................ 5
Key Features ..................................................................................................... 5
Typical Applications .......................................................................................... 5
3. Installation of Battery Monitors.................................................. 6
Safety Precautions ............................................................................................ 6
Basis Installation Steps ................................................................................... 6
Fastening the Battery Monitors ......................................................................... 7
Location of Connectors, Ports, LEDs ................................................................ 7
Connection Drawing .......................................................................................... 8
Battery Symmetry Connections ......................................................................... 9
Block Measurements ................................................................................................ 9
Mid-point Measurements ........................................................................................ 10
Battery Terminology ........................................................................................ 10
CAN Bus Termination ..................................................................................... 11
Removing the Smartpack Controller....................................................................... 11
Configuration................................................................................................. 12
CAN Bus Addressing ...................................................................................... 12
About PowerSuite Configuration ..................................................................... 13
4. Technical Specifications........................................................... 14

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1. Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of the Battery Monitor, CAN Bus Node, an intelligent
plug-and-play module to decentralize and expand the functionality of your Smartpack
based DC power supply system.

About this Guide

This booklet provides you with the required information for installing the Battery Monitor,
CAN Bus Node in your Smartpack based DC power supply system. The booklet also
presents the Battery Monitors technical specifications.
For more detailed description of the Battery Monitor, CAN Bus Node, read the Users
Guide Smartpack Monitoring and Control Unit, Art. 350003.013.
For description of how to activate and configure the Battery Monitor, CAN Bus Node using
the PowerSuite PC program, refer to the PowerSuite online Help system.
Refer also to Installation Guide Battery Monitor Symmetry Kit, document number
351497.033, which is included with the kit.

System Diagram CAN Bus Nodes

The Battery Monitor, CAN Bus Node is used as a building block in Smartpack based power
supply systems, see Figure 1. Other CAN bus nodes, like the Load Monitor and the
I/O Monitor, may also be connected to the bus. The nodes are powered directly from the
CAN bus, and have dedicated inputs and outputs that expand the system monitoring and
control capability.
The Smartpack controller monitors and controls the whole system, and serves as the local
user interface between you and the system. The PowerSuite application enables you to
configure and operate the system from a personal computer.

USB A-B cable

(standard)

1
Smartpack Controller 120
End-of-Line
CAN bus Resistor
(twisted-pair CAT5 cable) Flatpack2 Rectifiers Load Monitor
ID Number 01 02 n
120
33 81 49
End-of-Line
Battery Resistor
Monitor
Shunts
I/O Monitor
Current Monitoring
Sense Inputs
Battery string #1 Temp, Fan Speed Mon & Ctrl Fuses
Alarm Outputs NC-C-NO Fuse Monitoring
Flatpack2 Config. Inputs Configurable Inputs
DC Power System

Figure 1 Example of three CAN bus nodes connected in a Flatpack2 DC Power Supply System

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2. Battery Monitor, CAN Bus Node
The Battery Monitor CAN Bus Node enables you to decentralize and increase the number
of battery symmetry measurements in your Smartpack based DC power supply system.
Also, it monitors the battery compartment temperature using the built-in sensor the
battery fuse with a fuse monitoring input and the battery current via a current sense
input.

Key Features
A wide range of features are implemented in the Battery Monitor CAN Bus Node, as
mentioned below:
Powered via the CAN bus; no external power supply required
Firmware upgrade via the CAN bus (see required SW Upload tools on page 14)
4 battery symmetry inputs
for battery strings symmetry measurements
1 fuse monitoring input
user configurable for fuse monitoring and other site equipment monitoring
1 battery current sense input
for bi-directional current monitoring through external current shunts
1 battery temperature sense input
via the built-in temperature sensor
Storage of calibration data and real time event log
Windows-based setup, configuration and calibration via PowerSuite
Flexible mounting using Velcroue adhesive tape on the bottom of the unit
Up to 14 the Battery Monitor modules may be connected the CAN bus
CAN bus addressing via DIP switches

Read also chapter Technical Specifications, page 14, for more details.

Typical Applications
The Battery Monitor CAN Bus Node is employd in Smartpack-based DC power systems, to
implement flexible expansion and distribution of system functionality.
The Battery Monitor CAN Bus Node is suitable for distributed monitoring of battery
symmetry, fuse, current and temperature of local and remote located battery banks.

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 3. Installation of Battery Monitors
You can install the Battery Monitor CAN Bus Node if your DC power system meets the
following requirements:
1. The systems Smartpack controller has firmware version 2.03 or higher installed
Version
Sensitive
2. You have a PC with PowerSuite application version 2.3 or higher installed
You need standard installation tools and equipment used by an authorized electrician.
NOTE: All tools must be insulated.

Safety Precautions
Follow these precautions during installation, commissioning and general handling of the
Smartpack-based power supply system.

CAUTION: For safety reasons, the commissioning and configuration of the equipment is
only to be performed by Eltek s personnel or by authorized and qualified persons;
otherwise the warranty may be invalidated.
Qualified
personnel Please, read the user documentation carefully before installing and using the equipment,
as installation and operation is to be performed as described in it.

WARNING: The batteries represent a major energy hazard. To avoid short-circuit of

battery poles, you must always remove metallic objects uninsulated tools, rings,
Electric
shock watches, etc. from the vicinity of the batteries.

Basis Installation Steps

Carry out these steps to install the Battery Monitor CAN Bus Node in your DC power
system.
Refer also to Installation Guide Battery Monitor Symmetry Kit, document number
351497.033, which is included with the kit.
Power is ON!
1. Assign the Battery Monitors CAN bus address, by
setting the Battery Monitors DIP switches. Read to chapter CAN Bus
Addressing, page 12
2. Terminate the CAN bus, by
e.g. removing the CAN bus termination plug from the controller and plugging it on
the last connected Battery Monitor or node. Read CAN Bus Termination, page 11
3. Attach the Battery Monitor to a battery block;
Read chapter Fastening the Battery Monitors, page 7
4. Connect the required input cabling to the terminals;
Read chapter Connection Drawing, page 8
5. Configure the Battery Monitor nodes operation,
using the PowerSuite application, read chapter About PowerSuite Configuration,
page 13

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 Fastening the Battery Monitors
You mount the Battery Monitor CAN Bus Node on a battery block, using the Velcroue
adhesive tape on the bottom of the module. Thus, the built-in temperature sensor will
monitor the battery temperature accurately.
For more exact measurements, attach the monitor on the front of a battery block. If not
possible, you can fix it on the side of the outer battery block, or on top, or on the cabinets
inner side wall

Location of Connectors, Ports, LEDs

Warning
Alarm LED Lamp (yellow)
LED Lamp (red)
CAN port 1&2
Electrically identical Pin 8 Power
LED Lamp (green)
Pin 1

Battery Monitor
Battery Monitor
DIP switches
CAN ID address Monitor Inputs
Terminal Block
DIP switch #1

Figure 2 Location of terminals, DIP switches, CAN ports and LED indicators in the Battery Monitor

CAN port 1 and 2 are electrically identical, and are used to enable connection of the CAN
bus incoming and outgoing CAT5 cables, or the RJ45 CAN bus termination plug.

LED Illumination Description

Indicator Status
OFF The monitor has NO supply
Power
ON green The monitor has supply
OFF No Warning
Warning
ON yellow Warning (Non-critical alarm)
OFF No Alarm
Alarm
ON red Alarm (Critical Alarm)
Green ON & Red Flashing Supply voltage too low
Other
Green OFF & Red Flashing Firmware boot-loading

Table 1 Description of the Battery Monitors LED illumination status

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 Connection Drawing
Use this drawing as a connection reference for all cabling. You find the exact location of
connection terminals, plugs and DIP switches, by referring to chapter Location of
Connectors, Ports, LEDs, page 7.

To next CAN bus Battery Monitor Connections

Part 242100.300
Battery FUNCTION SIGNAL PIN-OUT
Monitor
X:*
node

Batt. Symmetry 1 + 1
Batt. Symmetry 2 + 2
Batt. Symmetry 3 + 3
Batt. Symmetry 4 + 4
Batt. Fuse + 5

batteries)
(From the
6
Or Batt. Current + 7
RJ45 CAN bus 8
termination plug,
if the Battery 2

(From the battery fuse)

Monitor is the 1.5 mm , max.
last node in the wire section

(From the current shunt)

CAN bus CAN port 1&2
RJ45, 8 pins
From previous CAN
bus node

Built-in Battery
Temperature Sensor

Figure 3 Connection Drawing Battery Monitor CAN Bus node

WARNING: Switch the battery fuses OFF before connecting the symmetry wires!
1st Fasten the wires to the battery monitor. 2nd Fasten cable lugs to the other cable ends.
Electric
shock 3rd Connect the cable lugs to the battery terminals.

Read chapter Battery Symmetry Connections on page 9.

Refer also to Installation Guide Battery Monitor Symmetry Kit, document number
351497.033, which is included with the kit. The Battery Fuse and Battery Current cables
are not shipped with the Battery Monitor ~ Symmetry Kit.
You find more information on chapter Technical Specifications, page 14.

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 Battery Symmetry Connections
Block Measurements
Block Measurement

Four measurements per string Four measurements per string

Battery Monitor Battery Monitor

Part 242100.300 Part 242100.300
ID# <33> ID# <34>

Set all 4 1234 Set DIP switch 1 2 3 4

DIP 1 ON (down),
switches the rest OFF
OFF (up) Symmetry 1.1 (up)

Symmetry 1.2

Symmetry 1.3

Symmetry 1.4

Symmetry 2.1

Symmetry 2.2

Symmetry 2.3

Symmetry 2.4
+ + + + + + + +

Battery Battery
String 1 String 2
- + - + - + - + - + - + - + - +
Figure 4 Example of
battery symmetry (-48V) Outer (-48V) Outer
Terminal Block1 Block3 Block4 Terminal Block1 Block3 Block4
connections. Block
measurements 48VDC + +
Intercell Links 0V Outer Intercell Links 0V Outer
power systems Terminal Terminal

Four measurements per string Four measurements per string

Battery Monitor Battery Monitor

Part 242100.300 Part 242100.300
ID# <35> ID# <36>

Set DIP switch 1 2 3 4 Set DIP switch 1 2 3 4

2 ON (down), 1&2 ON (down),
the rest OFF the rest OFF
(up) (up)
Symmetry 3.2

Symmetry 3.3

Symmetry 3.4

Symmetry 4.1

Symmetry 4.2

Symmetry 4.3

Symmetry 4.4
Symmetry 3.1

+ + + + + + + +

Battery Battery
String 3 String 4
- + - + - + - + - + - + - + - +

(-48V) Outer (-48V) Outer
Terminal Block1 Block3 Block4 Terminal Block1 Block3 Block4

+ +
Intercell Links 0V Outer Intercell Links 0V Outer
Terminal Terminal

Notice:
Always connect Battery Monitor with ID#<33> to battery string 1 (lowest), with
ID#<34> to string 2, and so on. PowerSuite will then refer to the correct battery
string.

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 Mid-point Measurements
Battery Symmetry String 1 to 4
Mid-point Measurement
One measurement per string, four strings

Battery Monitor
Part 242100.300
ID# <33>

DIP 1234
switches
for CAN
bus addr.

+ + + +
Battery String 4
Symmetry 1.4

Symmetry 1.3
Battery String 3

Symmetry 1.2
Battery String 2

Symmetry 1.1
Battery String 1
- + - + - + - +

(-48V) Outer
Terminal Block1 Block3 Block4

+
Intercell Links 0V Outer
Terminal

Notice:
Always connect Battery Monitor with ID#<33> to battery strings 1 (lowest),
2, 3 and 4. Then Battery Monitor with ID#<34> to string 5, 6, 7 and 8. And
so on. PowerSuite will then refer to the correct battery string.

Figure 5 Example of battery symmetry connections. Mid-point measurements 48VDC power systems

Battery Terminology
Battery Terminology

Battery Block, Battery String and Battery Bank

Battery
Block (12V)

Battery
String #2
(48V)Batt.
Symmetry
7
Battery
Batt.
String #1
48V Battery Bank Symmetry
(48V)
6

Figure 6 Battery block, battery string and battery bank definitions

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 CAN Bus Termination
To ensure a correct bus communication and avoid data reflection, you must always
terminate the CAN bus with two 120 resistors, one at each end of the line (60 bus
impedance).
Smartpack based systems are shipped from factory with the CAN bus already terminated
with 120 resistors. The CAN bus termination is implemented with a special RJ45 plug
with built-in 120 end-of-line resistor.

USB A-B cable

(standard)

1
120
CAN bus End-of-Line
(twisted-pair CAT5 cable) Resistor

ID 01 02 n
Number
33 34 120
Battery End-of-Line
Resistor
Monitor

Battery string #1 Battery string #2

Flatpack2
DC Power System

Figure 7 Example of CAN bus addressing and termination in a Flatpack2 system with two
Battery Monitors connected the CAN bus

When connecting Battery Monitor nodes (max. 14 nodes) to the CAN bus, you have to
remove the CAN bus termination plug from the Smartpack controllers rear CAN port, and
plug it on one of the CAN ports on the last connected Battery Monitor node. See chapter
Removing the Smartpack Controller, page 11.

Removing the Smartpack Controller

To access the CAN bus termination plug from the Smartpack controllers rear CAN port,
release (1) both handle springs see Figure 8, page 11 and use both handles to
cautiously pull out the module. Be careful, as cables are connected to its rear.

Hole to release the

Smartpack
handles spring
controller mechanism

Handle in locked position

Figure 8 Removing the Smartpack controller

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 Configuration
When connecting Battery Monitor nodes to the CAN bus of the Smartpack based DC
power system, you have to configure each of the Battery Monitors by:
1. Setting the DIP switches with the correct CAN bus address,
to assign a unique ID number to the Battery Monitor, read chapter CAN Bus
Addressing, on page 12
2. Configuring the Battery Monitor nodes operation,
using the PowerSuite application, read chapter About PowerSuite Configuration,
page 13

CAN Bus Addressing

The Smartpack controller dynamically software-assigns ID numbers to rectifiers. The
controller registers the rectifiers ID numbers or CAN bus address (01, 02)
together with their Serial Numbers.
The ID numbers (1, 230) on Smartpack controllers and Smartnode units and
Battery Monitors ID numbers (33, 3446) are assigned by DIP switches on the nodes
side.
A maximum of 14 Battery Monitors and or 28 controllers and Smartnode units may be
connected to the CAN bus. Note that if only one Battery Monitor is connected, you have to
assign it with ID# 33.
Battery Monitor
DIP switch configuration Smartpack controller
DIP switch configuration

ID <33> Smartpack ID DIP Switch Position ID <1>

Battery ID DIP Switch Position (All switches OFF)
Monitor # 1 2 3 4
(All switches OFF)
Controller # 1 2 3 4
1st Monitor 33 Master 1 OFFOFFOFFOFF
OFFOFFOFFOFF
Slave 1 2 ONOFFOFFOFF
2nd Monitor 34 ON OFFOFFOFF
3rd Monitor 35 Slave 2 3 OFF ONOFFOFF
OFF ONOFFOFF
Slave 3 4 ON ONOFFOFF
4th Monitor 36 ON ONOFFOFF Note:
5th Monitor 37 OFFOFFON OFF The Note that the controllers ID # corresponds to
the DIP switchs binary value plus one.
6th Monitor 38 ON OFF ONOFF monitors
7th Monitor 39 OFFON ON OFF ID #
corresponds
8th Monitor 40 ON ON ONOFF to the DIP
9th Monitor 41 OFFOFFOFFON switchs Table 2 Smartpack DIP switch addressing
10th Monitor 42 ON OFFOFFON binary value
11th Monitor 43 OFFON OFFON plus 33
12th Monitor 44 ON ON OFFON
13th Monitor 45 OFFOFFON ON
14th Monitor 46 ON OFF ON ON

Table 3 Battery Monitor DIP switch addressing

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 About PowerSuite Configuration

You have to connect a PC to the systems

Smartpack controller and start the PowerSuite
application, version 2.3 or higher, to activate
and configure the Battery Monitor nodes.
Read the PowerSuite applications Online
Help for information on how to configure the
CAN Bus nodes.
In general, the connected Battery Monitor
node(s) are displayed in the PowerSuites
Power Explorer pane, under the Control
System node and under the Battery node.
For configuring the Battery Monitor specific
settings such as its software alarm monitors Battery Monitor icon
displayed in the Power
for fuse monitoring and current sense inputs, Explorer pane, under the
symmetry measurementes inputs, etc open Battery node

the Battery Monitors icon under the Battery

node.
Open the Battery Monitors icon under the Battery Monitor icon
Control System node to reas the status of the displayed in the Power
Explorer pane, under the
Battery Monitor. Control System node

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