The DSE7400 Configuration Suite Software is a comprehensive tool designed for configuring, monitoring, and diagnosing DSE7400 series modules. It connects to a PC via a USB 'A – USB B' cable, allowing engineers to view and edit various operating parameters, and provides diagnostic monitoring facilities. This software is intended for use by competent, qualified personnel, as changes to module operation can have safety implications.
Function Description
The DSE7400 Configuration Suite allows for extensive customization of the module's operation. The "Edit Config" section enables changes to input, output, and LED functions, system timers, and level settings to suit specific applications.
Module Options:
- Description: Free entry boxes allow users to add a description to the configuration file, such as job number, customer name, or engineer's name.
- LED Indicators: User-configurable LED indicators can be assigned various functions.
- Miscellaneous Options:
- Enable fast loading feature: When enabled, the safety on timer terminates once all monitored parameters reach normal settings, allowing the generator to go on load faster. This is useful for standby controllers or small engines prone to overspeed alarms on startup.
- Audible alarm prior to starting: Provides an audible warning during the pre-heat timer in AUTO mode.
- All Warnings Are Latched: Warnings and pre-alarms can be configured to latch when triggered, requiring a manual reset.
- Enable Alternative Breaker Button Control: Allows alternative control of breaker buttons (e.g., Open Mains breaker / Close mains breaker).
- Enable sleep mode: The module can enter "sleep mode" if left in manual mode for a prolonged time without button presses.
- Enable manual fuel pump control: Allows manual fuel pump control when viewing the "fuel level" instrument page.
- Support right-left languages in module strings: Determines text input direction for configurable text.
- Configurable Status Screens: Users can design custom status screens to display specific instruments or a summary screen, cycling automatically without user intervention.
- Event Log: Configurable to store various events, including Power up, Mains fail, Mains return, ECU shutdown alarms, Shutdown alarms, Electrical trip alarms, Latched warnings, Unlatched warnings, Log Fuel Level, and Log When At Rest. Logged events can also trigger modem 'dial outs' and SMS messages if configured.
- Data Logging: Supports logging to internal and external memory. Users can select the logging interval and up to twenty instruments/items to be logged. Options include logging only when the engine is running, logging to a USB drive, and overwriting the oldest data when memory is full or stopping recording.
Application Settings:
- Engine Type: Selection for Conventional Diesel, Gas, or Electronic (CAN/Modbus) engines.
- ECU (ECM) Options:
- Enhanced J1939: Enables reading and displaying basic or enhanced instrumentation lists from the engine ECU.
- Alternative Engine Speed: Allows the engine to run at a nominal or alternative speed.
- Modbus Engine Comms Port: Configures the RS485 or DSENet port for engine communication.
- Disable Protections: Allows disabling engine shutdown protections, with options for "Never," "Always," or "On Input." An alarm can be configured to indicate when protections are disabled.
- Auto Voltage Sensing (DSE 7410 only): Automatically detects nominal voltage, frequency, and alternator topology during the safety delay timer, selecting the most appropriate alternative configuration. An "Over Voltage During Auto Sensing Trip" setting provides protection during this period.
- Oil Pressure, Coolant Temperature, Fuel Level, Flexible Sensor: Each input type has configurable alarm trip points (pre-alarm, electrical trip, shutdown), return settings, and activation delays. Sensor curves can be edited for non-listed sensors.
- Digital Inputs: Configurable functions (e.g., Remote Start on Load, Alarm Mute), polarity (close or open to activate), arming conditions (Never, Always, Active from Starting, Active from End of Safety Timer), and activation delays. A text display can be configured for when the alarm is triggered.
Output Configuration:
- Digital Outputs and Virtual LEDs: Outputs can be assigned various sources (e.g., Fuel Relay, Air Flap Alarm, Auto Mode, Battery High Voltage) and polarity (energise or de-energise). Virtual LEDs are for SCADA monitoring or third-party systems.
Timer Settings:
- Start Timers: Includes Remote Start Off Load, Remote Start On Load, Mains fail, Telemetry Start, Mains Transient Delay, Pre-heat, Pre-heat bypass, Cranking time, Crank rest time, Engage Attempt time, Engage Rest Time, Delay Crank, Smoke limit, Smoke limit off, Safety on delay, Warming up time, and Sensor fail delay.
- Load / Stopping Timers: Includes Transfer time/Load Delay, Breaker close pulse, Breaker Trip pulse, Return delay, Cooling time, ETS Solenoid hold, Fail to stop delay, and Generator transient delay.
- Module Timers: LCD Page timer and LCD Scroll Timer.
Generator Settings:
- Generator Options: Alternator fitted, Poles, VT Fitted, Generator Breaker Control (alarm for fail to open/close), Generator Phase Rotation (alarm for incorrect rotation), and Generator Rating (kW and kVAr).
- Generator Voltage Alarms: Under Voltage and Over Voltage alarms with configurable trip points, return settings, and actions.
- Generator Frequency Alarms: Under Frequency and Over Frequency alarms with configurable trip points, return settings, and actions.
- Generator Current: CT Primary/Secondary, CT Location (Gen/Load), Full Load Rating, Earth CT Primary.
- Generator Current Alarms: Overcurrent (Immediate Warning, IDMT Alarm), Short Circuit, Negative Phase Sequence, and Earth Fault alarms with configurable trip points, time multipliers, and actions.
- Generator Power: Overload Protection (Warning, Indication, Electrical Trip, Shutdown), Load Control (Dummy Load Control, Load Shedding Control), and Reverse Power (Warning, Shutdown, Electrical Trip).
Mains Settings:
- Mains Options: Mains Failure Detection, Immediate Mains Dropout, AC System, Mains Phase Rotation, Breaker Control (Fail to Open/Close Delay).
- Mains Voltage Alarms: Under Voltage and Over Voltage alarms.
- Mains Frequency Alarms: Under Frequency and Over Frequency alarms.
- Mains Current (DSE7420 modules V1.3+ only): Overcurrent (Immediate Warning, IDMT Alarm), Short Circuit, and Earth Fault alarms.
Engine Settings:
- Engine Options: Disable ECM Speed Sensing, Magnetic pickup fitted, Flywheel teeth, Enable Multiple Engage Attempts, Start Attempts, Loss of sensing signal, Magnetic Pickup Open Circuit, Overspeed overshoot %, Overspeed overshoot delay, and Droop %.
- CAN Options: Engine Hours (module or ECU counts), DPF Regeneration Control, Speed Switch, ECU Wakeup.
- CAN Alarms: DM1 Signals (Amber Warning, Red Shutdown, Malfunction, Protect) and Advanced (Other Specific Signals like Water in Fuel, After Treatment).
- Gas Engine Options: Choke Timer, Gas On Delay, Ignition Off Delay.
- Cranking: Crank disconnect settings (Generator Frequency, Engine Speed, Oil Pressure, Charge Alternator, Generator Voltage), Check oil pressure prior to starting, Manual Crank (Hold Start Button To Crank, Manual Crank Limit).
- Speed Settings: Under Speed and Over Speed alarms.
- Plant Battery: Undervolts and Overvolts alarms, Charge Alternator Alarm.
- Inlet Temperature: Inlet Temperature alarms.
Communications:
- Communication Options: Site identity and Genset identity.
- RS232 Port: Modbus Slave ID, Baud Rate, Port Usage (No Modem, Incoming modem calls, Incoming and outgoing modem, Outgoing modem alarms). Advanced settings for initialisation strings and connection settings.
- RS485 Port: Modbus Slave ID, Baud Rate, Master inactivity timeout.
- Ethernet Port: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, Names (Domain Name, Host Name, Vendor Name), IP Addresses (IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway Address, DNS Address, Modbus Engine Connection Address), Modbus Port Number. Firewall configuration for internet access.
Scheduler:
- Exercise Scheduler: Configurable for up to 16 scheduled runs (weekly or monthly), either on load or off load.
Maintenance Alarm:
- Three maintenance alarms can be configured based on engine run hours or date interval. Reset options are available via a digital input or the SCADA section.
Alternative Configurations:
- Allows for up to three alternative configurations in addition to the main one, useful for different AC requirements (e.g., 50Hz/60Hz, 120V/240V). Selection can be via software, fascia editor, external signal, or auto voltage sensing.
Expansion Modules:
- DSE2130 Input Modules: Digital Inputs (A-D) and Analogue Inputs (E-H) with configurable functions, alarm types, and delays.
- DSE2131 Ratiometric Expansion Input Module: Analogue Inputs (A-J) with configurable sensor types (Percentage, Pressure, Temperature, Digital Input), input types (Voltage, Current, Resistive), and sensor curves.
- DSE2133 RTD / Thermocouple Input Module: Analogue Inputs (A-H) with configurable sensor types (Temperature Sensor), wide range, and alarm trip points.
- DSE2152 Analogue Output Module: Analogue Outputs (A-F) with configurable channel descriptions (0-10V or 4-20mA), output curves, and measured parameters.
- DSE2157 Relay Modules: Relay Outputs (Normally Open and Changeover) with configurable sources and polarity.
- DSE2548 LED Expansion: LED Indicators (A-H) with configurable sources and unit settings, and sounder configuration.
Advanced Settings:
- Advanced Options: Protections (Disable, Protections are disabled, Protections Disabled Alarm Action), Other Timers (Interlock Delay).
- PLC Logic: Comprehensive ladder logic functionality with conditions (Test flag, instrumentation value, counter, timer, time period, day, week, month, module button press) and actions (Set/Reset/Toggle PLC flag, Drive flag, Increment/Decrement/Set counter, Start timer, Drive PLC function, Write value to Gencomm register, Reset alarm).
- Configurable Gencomm Pages: Allows creating custom Modbus data collections for faster data retrieval.
SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition):
- Generator Identity: Displays Site ID and Genset ID.
- Mimic: Provides a visual representation of the control module, allowing mode control and load switch operations.
- Languages: Allows selecting and uploading new languages to the module.
- Digital Inputs/Outputs, Virtual LEDs: Shows the active state of inputs, outputs, and virtual LEDs.
- Mains/Generator: Displays measurements for frequency, voltages, current, watts, VA, VAr, power factor, and accumulated power.
- Engine: Displays engine parameters like coolant temperature, oil pressure, speed, fuel level, plant battery, charge alternator, hours run, and number of starts.
- Flexible Sensor: Shows measurements from configured flexible sensors.
- Alarms: Displays any present alarm conditions.
- Status: Shows the module's current status (Supervisor State, Engine/Generator State, Load Switching State, Protections, Software Version, Module ID, Mode).
- Event Log: Displays the module's event log, with options to export to Excel/CSV, PDF, or print.
- Enhanced CANbus: Displays additional engine information from compatible electronic engines (Engine Oil Temperature, Inlet Manifold Temperature, Exhaust Temperature, Coolant Pressure, Fuel Pressure, Turbo Pressure, Total Fuel Used, Fuel Consumption).
- Remote Control: Monitors and controls module 'remote control' sources.
- Maintenance:
- Recalibrate Transducers: Calibrates analogue sensor inputs.
- Expansion Calibration: Calibrates analogue sensor inputs of DSE2130 expansion modules.
- Hours Run and Number of Starts: Customizes these values.
- Time: Sets module date and time.
- Accumulated Instrumentation: Views and changes accumulated instrumentation values.
- Maintenance Alarm Reset: Resets maintenance alarms.
- Module PIN: Sets a Personal Identification Number for module access.
Important Technical Specifications:
- Document Number: 057-160
- Minimum Module Version Required: V1.0.0 (for initial release), V1.3 (for CT Location feature).
- Minimum Configuration Suite Version Required: 2011.10v1.07 (for initial release), 205.16v1.242.6 (for CT Location feature).
- IDMT Alarm Formula (Overcurrent/Earth Fault): T = t / ((IA / IT) – 1)² (Generator) and T = K x 0.14 / ((I / Is)⁰·⁰² - 1) (Short Circuit/Earth Fault).
- Modbus TCP Communications Port: Configurable.
- RS232/RS485 Baud Rate: Adjustable from 1200-57600.
- PLC Logic Processing: Rungs are processed sequentially every 100mS.
- PLC Timers/Counters: 20 user timers and 20 user counters available.
- Expansion Modules: Supports DSE2130, DSE2131, DSE2133, DSE2152, DSE2157, DSE2548.
Usage Features:
- Graphical Interface: Intuitive drag-and-drop functionality for changing settings and visual representation of sensor curves and PLC logic.
- Real-time Monitoring: SCADA section provides live data from the module.
- Security: PIN protection for configuration access.
- Troubleshooting: Modem communication speed settings and GSM modem connection status.
- Multi-language Support: Configurable module language.
Maintenance Features:
- Recalibration: Allows recalibration of analogue sensor inputs to remove inaccuracies.
- Hours Run and Number of Starts Customization: Useful for new controller installations on older generators.
- Maintenance Alarm Reset: Facilitates resetting maintenance alarms after service.
- Event Log: Provides a historical record of events for diagnostic purposes.
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