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3.3.8.6. Settings / Peripherals - Energy Meter
Up to 16 EnergyMeters can be attached to the ePowerSwitch 8XM to monitor the energy consumption
(kWh) and the current consumption (Amp RMS) of eight electrical devices (PC, server, light, printer…) and
trigger actions if predefined limits are exceeded. The EnergyMeter is also able to monitor the Input voltage
of both 16 Amps power inputs.
You can connect an EnergyMeter to the RJ45 connector located on the ePowerSwitch 8XM or behind an
xBus peripheral already connected to the ePowerSwitch 8XM (Daisy Chain connection).
To connect an EnergyMeter to the ePowerSwitch 8XM, use following procedure:
1. Set the dip switches of the EnergyMeter so that the selected I/O address does not conflict with another
EnergyMeter already installed (see user's guide of the EnergyMeter).
- Do NOT connect the xBus cable and the Power cable(s) before setting its DIP switches.
- Do NOT use the same address for two different AC Current probes.
2. Using a standard RJ45 Network cable, connect the EnergyMeter to the RJ45 xBus connector on the
ePowerSwitch*8XM or behind another xBus peripheral already connected to the ePowerSwitch 8XM.
3. Connect the power cable(s) to your EnergyMeter.
To configure the EnergyMeter, use following Log in procedure:
1. Open you browser and log in to the Administrator's Configuration Page,
(ex. http://192.168.100.200/sysadmin.htm
).
2. Enter the administrator name and password (default for both = admin). The home page appears.
3. Click on the Settings and then on the Peripherals Tab.
If the EnergyMeter is properly connected to the ePowerSwitch 8XM it will be automatically recognized and
displayed on this page after a delay of 1 to 60 seconds. In this case, the colour of the corresponding Edit
and Info symbol is red.
The Peripheral page is not automatically refreshed, so you need to refresh it by clicking the
peripheral TAB again (or push [F5] or press <CTRL-R> on your keyboard if you use Internet
Explorer or Mozilla Firefox).
Problem / Troubleshooting
y If you choose any setting that is already in use by another EnergyMeter connected to the
ePowerSwitch 8XM, a conflict occurs and the corresponding Edit and Info symbol of the previous
connected EnergyMeter will be changed to black. In that case, disconnect your last connected
EnergyMeter, remove its power cable(s), change the DIP switch settings to solve the address conflict
and reconnect the EnergyMeter again. If the conflict is solved, all connected EnergyMeter will now
appear on the Peripherals page and their Edit and Info Symbol will be red.
y The Peripheral page is not automatically refreshed, so you need to refresh it by clicking the peripheral
TAB again (or push [F5] or press <CTRL-R> on your keyboard if you use Internet Explorer or Mozilla
Firefox).