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Lower Menu Bar (DECS-250 Plugin)
Lower menu bar functions are listed and described in Table 20-3.
Table 20-3. Lower Menu Bar (DECS-250 Plugin)
Menu Button Description
View
Enables you to view the Metering Panel, Settings Panel, or Show
Settings Information. Opens and saves workspaces. Customized
workspaces make switching between tasks easier and more efficient.
Open File
Opens a saved settings file.
Connect/Disconnect
Opens the DECS-250 Connection screen which enables you to connect
to the DECS-250 via USB or Ethernet. Also used to disconnect a
connected DECS-250.
Preview Metering Displays the Print Preview screen where a preview of the Metering
printout is shown. Click on the printer button to send to a printer.
Export Metering
Enables all metering values to be exported into a *.csv file.
Options
Displays a drop-down list entitled Live Mode Settings which enables
Live mode where settings are automatically sent to the device in real
time as they are changed.
Send Settings
Sends settings to the DECS-250 when BESTCOMSPlus is not operating
in Live Mode. Click on this button after making a setting change to send
the modified setting to the DECS-250.
Settings Explorer
The Settings Explorer is a convenient tool within BESTCOMSPlus
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used to navigate through the various
settings screens of the DECS-250 plugin. Descriptions of these configuration settings are organized as
follows:
• General Settings
• Communications
• System Parameters
• Report Configuration
• Operating Settings
• PSS
• Synchronizer/Voltage Matching
• Grid Code Settings
• Protection
• Programmable Inputs
• Programmable Outputs
• Alarm Configuration
• BESTlogicPlus Programmable Logic