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TM
POWER LEADER
PMCS 6.9
Read-This-Book-First
Installation Guide
DEH-211
GE Power Management Control System 6.9
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Back to Main Page Contents Introduction 3 Welcome ....................................................................................................................................3 How to Use this Book ................................................................................................................3 About CIMPLICITY PMCS Version 6.9...................................................................................4 Performance....................................................
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Configuring the Software 45 Organize Your Information....................................................................................... 45 Configuration Procedure ........................................................................................... 47 EPM Device- Special Considerations 49 Introduction............................................................................................................................. 49 EPM Software Components ..................................
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Introduction Welcome Hello and welcome to the POWER LEADER Power Management Control System ® for CIMPLICITY HMI. You are about to begin using your computer in an exciting new way—as a tool to help you increase productivity while reducing downtime and energy costs. This book is for anyone getting started with CIMPLICITY PMCS. It contains the information you need to install and begin using PMCS effectively. • Chapter 2, Getting Started, explains the terminology of power- management systems, descri
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About CIMPLICITY PMCS Version 6.9 CIMPLICITY PMCS Version 6.9 is the latest Power Management Control System in the robust line of POWER LEADER power-management products from GE Industrial Systems. CIMPLICITY PMCS seamlessly integrates the comprehensive line of POWER LEADER devices, as well as many new Modbus RTU devices and systems. PMCS comes with built-in Ethernet compatibility and is optimized for the Windows NT 4.0 operating system. All of this adds up to the most flexible, high- performance
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• CIMPLICITY PMCS Interface Toolkit with tools to quickly create accurate, intelligent floorplans, one-line diagrams, and elevation views. • System Test Simulator to design and test PMCS systems without connection to real networks or devices. CIMPLICITY PMCS Read-This-Book-First Introduction • • 5 • •
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Supported Devices CIMPLICITY PMCS 6.9 supports the following devices. Firmware revisions other than those listed may not be compatible with PMCS. Contact your GE Sales Representative or the GE Resolution Center, at 1-888-GE-RESOLV for more information. Device Firmware Revision Supported POWER LEADER EPM (commnet communications option) 1.06 (Modbus communications option) 3.4 POWER LEADER Meter 2.00 EPM 3710 Electronic Power Meter 3.0.1.1.b EPM 3720 Electronic Power Meter 1.5.1.0 Power Quality Met
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Device Firmware Revision Supported Motor Manager II 4.02 CIMPLICITY PMCS Read-This-Book-First Introduction • • 7 • •
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Getting Started First Steps If you are already familiar with PMCS, simply review the system requirements and skip ahead to Chapter 3. Getting started with PMCS is easy. This chapter explains power management and leads you through the steps to take prior to installing your PMCS software. If you need help with your PMCS system, the GE Technical Support telephone number is given at the end of this chapter. Understanding Terminology Power-management system terminology can be intimidating to new PMCS
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cable requirements. RS485 and Ethernet are examples of communication-network standards. Communication protocol: A language or convention used for reliable transmission and reception of binary data. A communication protocol is often independent of the physical method or network used for transmission. Modbus RTU and TCP/IP are examples of communication protocol standards. DDE Server: A software application that typically runs in the background, gathering information from the network and providing
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Server when operating as a Windows NT Service will not shut down when a user logs off. ODBC: Open Database Connectivity. An inter-application communication protocol required for certain PMCS client applications to share data. Automatically installed and configured as part of the PMCS installation routine. PMCS: Power Management Control System. GE’s high-performance power- management system for Windows NT, including open network protocols, waveform capture and analysis, event logging, and several
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System Requirements The following table shows the minimum and recommended PC system configuration for running PMCS Version 6.9. Note that regardless of configuration, the PC system must be Windows NT-certified according to the Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Hardware Compatibility List, available from Microsoft (www.microsoft.com). In addition to the requirements described below, setting up PMCS and EPM 7700 workstations will require Windows NT Administrator-level authority privileges. Minimum Recommen
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What’s next? The following chapters discuss the details of installing and getting quick results from your new PMCS software. Set aside at least an hour and be sure to follow the procedures carefully to guarantee correct installation of your PMCS software. 12 • • Getting Started CIMPLICITY PMCS Read-This-Book-First • •
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(This page left blank intentionally.) CIMPLICITY PMCS Read-This-Book-First Getting Started • • 13 • •
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Installing the Software Computer Preparation PMCS must be installed on a PC running Windows NT Workstation 4.0. This host PC must be dedicated to the PMCS system. Performance and data integrity cannot be predicted unless the PC is configured solely for the purpose of running PMCS. The Windows NT System control panel offers a Performance tab that allows you to boost performance for the foreground application. For PMCS, must be changed to No Performance Boost for Foreground Application (default is
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• CIMPLICITY HMI for Windows NT (Intel) Version 4.01 with HMI Service Pack 9 or CIMPLICITY HMI for Windows NT (Intel) Version 5.00 with HMI Service Pack 1is required. Other versions of CIMPLICITY may not be compatible with PMCS. If you are installing CIMPLICITY HMI, follow the directions provided with the software (inside the CD jewel case). Choose CIMPLICITY HMI as the product to install, then select either the HMI Server or Viewer as the product option to install, and C:\CIMPLICITY\HMI as the
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Select the appropriate network adapter from the list and click Have Disk…. Follow the instructions provided on the screen to complete the network card installation. For PMCS systems using one or more GE Multilin RS232 to RS485 converters (or equivalent), no additional drivers are required. Ethernet PMCS Network Interfaces If you are using an Ethernet interface card to connect to the PMCS network through one or more Ethernet Gateways or directly to a network of Universal Relays (Modbus TCP/IP), f
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Ethernet users: Check the Protocols tab of the Network control panel for TCP/IP Protocol. Local Area Network (LAN) Interfaces PMCS supports multiple Viewer Workstations through links over a local area network. Thus, in addition to the PMCS network interface, the Host PC may also have a LAN interface. A Host PC with an Ethernet PMCS network interface may use either the same Ethernet card as the LAN interface or a separate LAN interface card. A Host PC with an RS485 PMCS network interface requires
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Installing Additional Software Install any additional software, such as Microsoft Excel or COMTRADE file browsers for analyzing waveform files, at this point in the procedure. Follow the instruction procedures provided by the manufacturer. Installing the EPM Software Components The EPM 7700, EPM 7600 and EPM 7500 Meters require additional software to operate with PMCS client software such as the Event Logger, Waveform Capture Module, or CIMPLICITY Wizards. This is because the EPM 7700, EPM 7600
