Blue-sky UCM User Manual

Universal Communication Module For IPN™ Network compatible charge controllers INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL

Blue Sky Energy – Universal Communication Module 9 USING THE IPN-ProRemote WITH A UCM An IPN-ProRemote display may or may not be present in the

Installation and Operation Manual 10 ADVANCED DISPLAY WEB PAGE Days since last full charge or equalize. Equalize day counter resets up

Blue Sky Energy – Universal Communication Module 11 SETUP WEB PAGE Total battery Amp-Hour rating at 25°C, 20hr rate. Stor

Installation and Operation Manual 12 BATTERY CHARGE PARAMETERS WEB PAGE ¾ CAUTION: Refer to charge controller operators manual for further detail

Blue Sky Energy – Universal Communication Module 13 UCM SETUP WEB PAGE DATALOGING The UCM provides datalogging capability for up 127 comple

Installation and Operation Manual 14 DATALOG FILE CONTENTS The CSV datalog file as viewed in a spreadsheet such as Excel is organized into rows and

Blue Sky Energy – Universal Communication Module 15 FTP COMMUNICATION SETTINGS The following setup information needs to be entered into the FTP D

Installation and Operation Manual 16 MODBUS OVER TCP The UCM communicates on port 502. The Slave Address / Unit Identifier only applies if MODBUS/T

Blue Sky Energy – Universal Communication Module 17 Supported MODBUS Functions 1) Read Coils (0x01), Read Discrete Inputs (0x02) Query Packet:

Installation and Operation Manual 18 PDU ADDRESS LOGICAL REGISTER # FUNCTION CODES DESCRIPTION UNITS SCALING 0x000D 14 3, 4 Total Charge Amp-Hour

Blue Sky Energy – Universal Communication Module 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ...

Blue Sky Energy – Universal Communication Module 19 3) Force Single Coil (0x05) Query Packet: Slave address | Function code 0x05 | MSB coil a

Installation and Operation Manual 20 MOUNTING ¾ CAUTION:. This unit is not watertight and must be protected from rain, snow and excessive moistu

Blue Sky Energy – Universal Communication Module 21 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE SYMPTOM PROBABLE CAUSE ITEMS TO EXAMINE OR CORRECT Power/Heartbeat L

Installation and Operation Manual 22 SPECIFICATIONS SPECIFICATIONS Universal Communication Module Power Power provided by charge controller; ≈1W

Installation and Operation Manual 2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS This manual contains important instructions for Model: UCM SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIO

Blue Sky Energy – Universal Communication Module 3 UCM CONNECTIONS AND INDICATORS FIGURE 1 UCM CONNECTION TO THE IPN N

Installation and Operation Manual 4 CROSSOVER & STRAIGHT-THRU ETHERNET CABLES FIGURE 3 ¾ CAUTION: Do not plug the UCM’s Ethernet connector

Blue Sky Energy – Universal Communication Module 5 2b) Windows 7 ― Configure computer’s TCP/IP settings for direct connection with UCM For Wi

Installation and Operation Manual 6 5) Restore computer TCP/IP settings to their original settings When finished with direct connect communic

Blue Sky Energy – Universal Communication Module 7 This typically requires that you go to the routers DCHP status or setup page to see the IP A

Installation and Operation Manual 8 Enter the password and select Submit. Default password is admin. If the password is accepted you will be prese