MASTERBUS
16 August 2009 / Chargemaster1 12/35-3, 12/50-3, 24/20-3 & 24/30-3 / EN
6 MASTERBUS
6.1 WHAT IS MASTERBUS?
All devices that are suitable for MasterBus are
marked by the MasterBus symbol.
MasterBus is a fully decentralized data network for
communication between the different Mastervolt system
devices. It is a CAN-bus based communication network
which has proven a reliable bus-system in automotive
applications. MasterBus is used as power management
system for all connected devices, such as the inverter,
battery charger, generator and many more. This enables
communication between the connected devices, for
instance to start the generator when the batteries are low.
MasterBus reduces complexity of electrical systems by
using UTP patch cables. All system components are
simply chained together. The results are a reduction of
material costs as only a few electrical cables are needed
and less installation time.
For central monitoring and control of the connected
devices Mastervolt offers a wide range of panels which
show full status information of your electrical system at a
glance and a push of a button. All monitoring panels can
be used for monitoring, control and configuration of all
connected MasterBus devices.
New devices can be added to the existing network in a
very easy way by just extending the network. With this the
MasterBus network offers a high degree of flexibility for
extended system configuration, not only today, but in the
future as well!
Mastervolt also offers several interfaces, making even
non-MasterBus devices suitable to operate in the
MasterBus network.
For direct communication between the MasterBus network
and a product which is not from Mastervolt, the Modbus
interface is recommended.
CAUTION: Never connect a non-MasterBus
device to the MasterBus network directly! This
will void warranty of all MasterBus devices
connected.
The event configuration of the ChargeMaster as target and
as source is described in chapter 6 of this manual.
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