Commissioning
Mounting
Mount the main controller MC-230, IOT-L2-2 linker, PM1-E-D, PM3-E-D and PM3-I-D power sensors, fuses, power relays, and push-buttons to a suitable location.
Wiring
Wire all elements except communication with PM1-E-D and PM3-E-D sensors.
Connect the MC-230 and IOT-L2-2 to the home LAN or use LTE 4G modem.
Configuration
Install and run HEMS Configurator on your PC.
Go to the “settings” page.
With the “autodetect” button, the application will locate the controller in the local network.
Enter names, select icons for all sources and consumers.
Power-sensor adding
Note: adding is supported one by one.
One-phase sensor PM1-E-D
Connect communication bus (to only one power-sensor)
In HEMS Configurator power-sensor should appear as a “new device”
Press and hold the push-button on the power-sensor until it appears -SEt- on display
In HEMS Configurator click on the “ add” button next to the source or consumer that the sensor is measuring
Connect communication bus to the next power-sensor and repeat procedure
Three-phase sensor PM3-E-D
Connect communication bus (to only one power-sensor)
In HEMS Configurator power-sensor should appear as a “new device”
Click on the “ add” button next to the source or consumer that the sensor is measuring
Connect communication bus to the next power-sensor and repeat procedure
Three-phase sensor PM3-I-D
Communication bus with the power-sensor should already be connected
Press and hold the push-button on the sensor until it appears “COnF Add” on display
In HEMS Configurator counter should appear as a “new device”
Click on the “add” button next to the device that the sensor is measuring
Without grid power sensor
Power-sensor removing
One-phase sensors PM1-E-D
Make sure the “new device” is empty
Press the button on power-sensor until -Set- appears on the display
In HEMS Configurator press “del” button next to the sensor
After a few seconds, the sensor should appear as the “new device”
If desired, the sensor can be removed or it can be assigned to another device
Three-phase power-sensor
Make sure the “new device” is empty
In HEMS Configurator press “del” button next to the sensor
After a few seconds, the sensor should appear as the “new device”
If desired, the sensor can be removed or it can be assigned to another device
Power plant connection
The power plants can be connected to the grid in two ways:
serial with grid power sensor | parallel with grid power sensor |
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When configuring the power plant, select
The power plants are configured as internal by default.
Wireless setting
Enable the wireless setting to add, delete, or set repeater level of wireless modules.
Wireless module adding
Temperature and humidity sensor
Micro smart plug and Smart plug
Launch the pairing by the press on the button for 2 seconds until the LED becomes red. Release the button, the LED will then glow in red
To confirm that the pairing is OK, the LED will blink in green
In the HEMS Configurator module should appear as a “new device”
Click on the “ add” button next to the consumer that is connected to the module
Relay switch-1 channel
Launch the pairing by doing 3 consecutive presses on the relay switch button. The LED blinks red
To confirm that the pairing is OK, the LED will blink green twice
The HEMS Configurator module should appear as a “new device”
Click on the “ add” button next to the consumer that is connected to the module
Relay switch-2 channel
Launch the pairing by doing 3 consecutive presses on the relay switch button. The LED blinks red
To confirm that the pairing is OK, the LED will blink green twice
In the HEMS Configurator the module first channel should appear as a “new device”
Click on the “ add” button next to the consumer that is connected to the modules first channel
In the HEMS Configurator the module second channel should appear as a “new device”
Click on the “ add” button next to the consumer that is connected to the modules second channel
Before you pair a new device both channels must be added to the consumers
Wireless module removing
Micro smart plug, smart plug and relay switch-1 channel
Relay switch-2 channel
In the HEMS Configurator press “del” button next to the consumer connected to the channel module you want to remove
After a few seconds, deleted channel of a module should appear as a “new device”
We can remove the module by deleting the second channel or the deleted channel can be assigned to another consumer
Setting repeater level
When enabling repeater mode, the wireless module can repeat a message not addressed to him, and increase range by creating network between all wireless devices.
The repeater can be configured to level 0 (off), level 1 (one hop), or level 2 (two hops):
Level 0: gateway — module.
Level 1: gateway — repeater — module.
Level 2: gateway — repeater — repeater — module¹.
By default, the repeater mode is disabled (level 0). If you want to change the repeater mode press icon «» in the output in Consumers settings table.
¹ Both repeaters must be set to level 2.
Setting device management features
For each consumer we can set:
sub: mark device as a submeter if device is not part of internal network and/or is not connected as intended by default. Energy division for this device will be ignored.
man. time: the time is in minutes for the manual override. It serves to ensure that the user can ensure a minimum validity of the manual switchover.
timetable checkbox: enable or disable the timetable for each device.
Enable power-sensor from compatible systems
HEMS will automatically detect compatible
which are in the same local network.
Only the first system is detected, if there is more than one it is necessary to enter the NAD number of the desired system manually.
if eStore is enabled, HEMS will read:
From the enabled HIQ Home system, HEMS will automatically read the grid power-sensor.
Internet access
HEMS is connected to the internet via IOT-L2-2 linker.
Digital output
HEMS is supporting up to 8 digital outputs on MC controller (QX0,QX1,QX2,QX3,IO12,IO13,IO14 and IO15). How to set?
Note: if it is set digital for consumer without assigned power sensor, it is possible to define P nominal power instead. It represents fixed power of consumer and while in operating mode HEMS calculates consumed energy.
Analog output
On port IO14 is supported analog output 0-10V, while on IO15 is PWM signal with frequency of 1kHz. Using analog load is possible for consumer 1 only! How to set (HEMS wiring)?
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on IO MUX page define IO14 and/or IO15 port for Analog/PWM output,
on home screen define analog value 0-100% (long-press) for consumer1 and turn it ON/OFF with short-press.
Note: if it is set analog for consumer without assigned power sensor, it is possible to define P nominal power instead. It represents fixed power of consumer and while in operating mode HEMS calculates consumed energy.
IO mux
IO mux page within HEMS configurator allows setting of input/output types for ports on controller:
e.g. if it is set QX2 → Router reset, it means that when conditions are met (for reset), QX2 port will change state to turn OFF router,
or if it is set QX2 → Digital-2, it means that digital2 (consumer 2) is assigned to QX2 and enables switching ON/OFF on it,
for input ports IX0,IX1 and IX2 it is possible to set toggle and enable functionality (
HEMS wiring). it means that dedicated consumer will be directly managed (ON/OFF) by input signal on IX0,IX1 or IX2.
Permanent memory
Saving parameters to the permanent memory, after changing the settings, is necessary since at startup HEMS always reads parameters from the permanent memory.
Backup / restore to PC
HEMS Configurator allows you to backup and restores all parameters to PC.
Phase alignment and limiter settings
Under limiter page set correct phase order to align phases of each device. Set correct main fuse limit [A] to protect the main grid fuse from over current. Check devices that can be managed by limiter and set correct limiter priority. Choose from no limiter, limit last, limit second, limit first. Max expected device current consumption is dynamically calculated and does not need to be set. In case device is an EV charging station, manually set max current for this device.