Quick reference guide
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1. Use SELECT button go down the table rows For each row push RESET to step back in time up to five earlier periods H2 1 H2 5 Hours since last charge discharge cycle ended H3 1 H3 5 Charge discharge cycle duration hours H4 1 H4 5 Charge efficiency of cycle a hr discharged a hr charged H5 1 H5 5 Lowest battery charge percentage within charge discharge cycle H6 1 H6 5 Lowest battery voltage within charge discharge cycle History data for each of the last five days Use SELECT and RESET similar to above data H7 1 H7 5 Highest battery voltage each day H8 1 H8 5 If the charge set point voltage set in program P1 was reached on a particular day this parameter shows the least charge current during that time If set point was not reached this parameter shows the charge current when the highest voltage was attained that day H9 1 H9 5 Highest percentage of overcharge returned to the batteries for the day 3 Where to find Other Useful Information Programming the parameters for your batteries Bogart Engineering website SC 2030 User s instructions sec 2 2 3 How to turn on or off the audible alarm TM 2030 User s instructions sec 2 2 3 Using TM 2030 history data to analyze your system TM 2030 User s instructions sec 6 3 Activating and using the battery reminders SC 2030 User s instructions sec 2 2 How to observe the filtered volts and filtered amps for determining when batteries are co2. in finish charge mode with the SC 2030 limiting the voltage to P15 value Six flashes battery is between 98 100 charged after having been in float ecodirect
3. 1 Battery B1 must be charged fully at least once before this will display FAH AMP HOURS FROM FULL RESET to 0 Amp hours g G L DAYS SINCE CHARGED RESET to 0 days cS DAYS SINCE EQUALIZED RESET to 0 days FET amPS or i POWER WATTS r FAC REPLACED PERCENTAGE FROM LAST DISCHARGE TO ACCESS SECONDARY LESS OFTEN USED DISPLAYS ITEMS Push and hold SELECT for 3 seconds until AH pops into display Immediately release SELECT Now push SELECT to step through the 5 items shown here Descriptions section 2 1 next page Operating and programming instructions at www bogartengineering com ins TO ACCESS PROGRAM OR HISTORY DATA Hold SELECT down and watch for P Program or H History at left in display then release SELECT See sections 2 2 for details on program The RESET button will reset any of the following Batt full to 100 Amp Hours from full to 0 Ahr Days since charged to 0 days Days since equalized to 0 days To RESET any of these 1 Use SELECT to view it on display 2 Push and hold RESET for 5 seconds data See sections 2 2 3 0n history data NOT SURE WHERE YOU ARE Push SELECT repeatedly until you get back home 1 Primary System Information most important user s information The most important information on your battery system can be selected by pressing the select button on the TriMetric front panel to select these t
4. Bogart Engineering Quick reference guide to TM 2030 Battery Monitor with or without SC 2030 Solar Charger J Dec 3 2014 Battery charge information battery charging rate control Temperature solar current into battery e DE ETER ae ae _ eS ey ae i TM 2030 SC 2030 Battery Monitor Solar Charger TM 2030 controls and display CHARGING LIGHT IMPORTANT DISPLAY NOTE Flashing decimal When lighted shows battery 1 is charging point means multiply the number seen by 1000 amps or watts is positive Flashing lamp means battery is charged O TM 2030 RV OC Bogart Engineering Optional BATTERY REMINDERS CHARGING when flashing meets CHARGED cfiteria See TM 2030 User s manual section 2 2 for details Lamp flashes and display occasionally shows these letters when battery should be fully charged Ch F or battery should be equalized Ch E or battery voltage low b LO REMINDERS LE TIME TO EQUALIZE h l I Batt VOLTS Low spay L_HF TIME TO CHARGE DO YOU PREFER AMPS OR WATTS to show in primary display See User s manual Table 2 Program P4 to change TO ACCESS PRIMARY MOST OFTEN USED DISPLAYS More description section 1 next page Push SELECT quickly to make display toggle through VOLTS first battery B2 then battery B1 iene E AMPS or WATTS charging or discharging battery B1 FULL for battery
5. as removed while AGM batteries need only about 5 8 more While the battery is being discharged the value shown is usually zero While the battery is being charged the value is the amount of charge added so far as a percentage of the amount of charge last removed anywhere from 0 to 115 or even more The following three are not shown on front label The SC 2030 charger must be connected and communicating with the TM 2030 They only display when the sun is supplying power to the charger C The battery temperature in degrees Celsius when temperature sensor is present SOL Solar amperes the amount of current being delivered by the solar panels from the SC 2030 UPr Unused solar power shows if extra power is available from the sun that could be used when battery charging is tapering down in the afternoon Run appliances such as a dishwasher or vacuum when this extra power is available which would otherwise be wasted Displays YES when nearly all solar power is available for extra use if a number is displayed it is showing watts available 2 2 Programmable Settings Two sets of programmable settings are available The basic set is always available The advanced set is only available only when the user level has been set to L3 or higher using program setting P7 2 2 1 Basic Programmable Parameters P1 Charged voltage set point Battery signaled as battery charged when volts exceeds the P1 value and charging amps is le
6. he full is evaluated Discharging amp hours always evaluated at 100 Charging amp hours evaluate at an amps rate determined by this setting This compensates for battery charging inefficiency Default 94 P11 Shunt type H means 500A 50mV L means 100A 100mV Default H P12 Auto Reset On OFF When OFF percent full and amp hours are not automatically reset P13 Low battery voltage alarm setting 10 0 65 0 V Default 10 0 Audible alarm also controlled by P9 P14 Maximum finish charge time in hours until float SC 2030 solar charger only 0 0 5 0 Hr P15 High finish charge voltage SC 2030 solar charger only 10 0 65 0 V P16 Float voltage setting SC 2030 solar charger only 10 0 65 0 V P17 Shows hours before daily history data is recorded for History Data H7 H8 and H9 0 24 P18 Adjust battery calibration voltage P19 Reset TriMetric to factory settings P20 Percentage overcharge compared to last discharge until float SC 2030 solar charger only 1 20 P21 Finish charge current SC 2030 solar charger only enter as a percentage 0 10 of battery capacity P3 P22 Battery charging profiles quickly enter correct settings for SC 2030 charger 2 2 3 History data Details can be found in the TM 2030 User s Instructions section 6 3 Using History Data H1 Cumulative lifetime Amp hours drawn from the battery Acts like an odometer for batteries History data for each of the last five charge discharge cycles
7. hree primary items Multiply volts by 2 or 4 for 24V or 48V systems 1 volts The voltage of your main battery if the B1 lamp is on or the voltage of the secondary battery if the B2 lamp is on Use volts to a Check whether your batteries are charging at the voltage specified by the battery manufacturer b Check whether the batteries are nearing a low state of charge This would be for 12V system when volts are somewhat less than 12 0 volts Between 12 0 and 14 0 volts the display is a poor indicator of state of charge in a working system Use full instead 2 amps or watts This mode shows how rapidly energy is entering or leaving the battery It is positive when the battery is being charged or negative when the battery is being discharged This display mode can be reconfigured using program P4 to show power in Watts instead of showing current in Amps Use amps or watts to a Verify that the charger is charging the batteries at correct rate b Know when to turn a charging generator off As batteries become more charged amps to the batteries will decline Running a generator with a low charge current wastes generator energyl c Learn the power usage of your various appliances by noting the amps or watts difference when they are switched on and off Do this when you are not charging batteries d Check that all your appliances are really turned off before leaving home 3 Full This display tells the state of charge how
8. much energy is left in the battery on a percentage scale Also use this display to a Minimize generator run time when charging batteries by running it when FULL is low and thus charging amps are higher When FULL is high finish charging with solar at lower amps and longer charge times b Observe progress while charging 2 Additional System Information less important The following four displays will repeat as long as SELECT is held Release SELECT when you arrive Programmable settings and History are described below in summary form and described in detail in TM 2030 Users Manual 1 AH Secondary display data See Section 2 1 below The first five items in this category are listed in the lower box on front panel of TM 2030 2 P1 Programmable settings See Section 2 2 below 3 H1 History data See Section 2 3 below 4 number Primary System data described above in Section 1 2 1 Secondary System Information five items three more for when using SC 2030 solar charger with TM 2030 These are shown in lower box on front label Push SELECT to advance to the next one AH Amp hours from full This is another way to indicate percentage full When the battery is full this value is zero When the battery is less than full the value is a negative number which shows how many amp hours should be returned to the battery to fully charge it That number is reset by holding the reset key down for at least five seconds while i
9. n that display mode For best accuracy reset this parameter only when you are certain the battery is fully charged dSC Days since charged This value shows the number of days since the battery was last fully charged lt is important to not leave the battery at a low charge level for long periods of time It is reset automatically when the charged criteria are met however it can be manually reset by holding the reset key down for at least five seconds while in that display mode dSE Days since equalized This provides a reminder for when to perform a manual equalization Shows how many days have elapsed since the last time the battery was equalized This number is not automatically reset it must be reset by holding the reset key down for at least five seconds while in that display mode With SC 2030 charger this can access equilization function Pr or AP Power Pr on display indicating watts or current AP on display indicating amps depending on whether the amps primary display was set using program P4 for amps or power respectively This allows both Watts and Amps information to be available in all cases as one is available as primary information the other is available as secondary information rPC Percent returned from last discharge Because of batteries inherent inefficiency it is necessary to recharge batteries with more energy than was taken out Flooded batteries require at least 10 more charge than w
10. nsidered charged as well as an explanation of how the TM 2030 computes the battery full percentage Charge profile graphs which show function of all eight programmable charge parameters Differences between complexity levels L1 L2 L3 L4 Help fixing meter problems See Bogart Engineering web site Support Troubleshooting Bogart Engineering website www bogartengineering com 4 SC 2030 Solar Charger LED indicators these are two lights on the SC 2030 charge controller The yellow LED marked overcurrent when lighted indicates that at least 0 4 amp solar current is available from solar panels If the current exceeds 31 amps this LED will flash while the SC 2030 limits current to a safe value The green LED marked TM 2030 Connected indicates the charging state of the battery When the green LED is on most of the time this indicates the TM 2030 is connected and solar current is available to charge the batteries When the green LED is off most of the time and blinking this means the TM 2030 is not connected or that no solar current is available The number of flashes indicates the state of battery charging Zero flashes ready to bulk charge but not enough solar input to charge batteries One flash bulk charging Two flashes battery at absorb voltage Three flashes battery in float mode Four flashes battery in finish charge mode with the SC 2030 limiting the current to P21 value Five flashes battery
11. ss than P2 value Also it is the absorb voltage set point for the SC 2030 charger when used Default 14 3 P2 Charged amps set point As indicated in P1 above it is the current threshold below which the charging current must be reduced before signaling battery charged It also signals the SC 2030 to go into finish charge mode The amps value is the percentage in P2 times the value of amp hours in P3 Default 2 0 P3 Battery system capacity in Amp Hours 10 to 9990 A hr Default 220 P4 Choose either amps A or power watts Pr to be in the primary display group Default A P5 Days since charged alarm set point off 0 0 to 250 days Default Off P6 Days since equalized alarm set point off 0 0 to 250 days Default Off P7 User complexity level L1 L2 L3 L4 L3 or L4 is required to access advanced program parameters Default L1 2 2 2 Advanced Programmable Parameters accessible only when Program P7 is set to L3 or L4 Default values shown below are automatically installed when switching from L4 or L3 into L2 or L1 P8 Maximum voltage limit SC 2030 solar charger only this limits the maximum charging voltage P9 Lo battery audible alarm based on full and battery voltage Set low full alarm point with P9 OFF 1 100 Set low threshold volts at P13 below Default OFF P10 Efficiency factor 60 100 This parameter affects how t
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