Mastervolt ChargeMaster Plus 12/35-3

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ChargeMaster Plus 12/35-3, 12/50-3, 24/20-3, 24/30-3 – User and Installation Manual
4 SETTINGS
Adjustment of the settings of the ChargeMaster
Plus can be made in two different ways:
• By means of DIP switches.
• From a laptop or notebook connected to the
ChargeMaster Plus via a USB Interface. Some
settings can only be changed in this way.
CAUTION!
Invalid settings of the
ChargeMaster Plus can cause
serious damage to your batteries
and/or the connected load! Only
authorized personnel may adjust
settings.
When required, the ChargeMaster Plus can be
restored to factory settings (see section 4.2).
4.1 DIP switch settings
Use a small screwdriver to carefully set the
required settings.
Figure 4: DIP switches (factory settings)
In a CZone network:
Set DIP switches 1 and 2 to OFF.
DIP switches 3 to 10 must match the unique
address used in the CZone network; the
dipswitch. At least one of DIP switches 3 to 10
must be ON. See the CZone Configuration Tool
Instructions manual for more information.
In a MasterBus network:
Set DIP switch 1 to ON.
DIP switch 2 is MasterBus Powering ON (1) or OFF
(0).
DIP switches 3 to 5 are used for battery type
selection:
DIP switch
3
4
5
MasterBus settings (Flooded)
1
0
0
0
Flooded (fixed settings)
0
0
1
AGM (fixed settings)
0
1
0
Gel (fixed settings)
0
1
1
Lithium-ion (fixed settings)
1
0
0
Constant voltage (13.25/26.50V)
2
1
1
1
1
If all DIP switches are in the OFF position (0 ), the
settings suit a Flooded battery but can be changed
in MasterAdjust.
2
Constant voltage has no temperature compensation
See section 5.4 for more information on charge
voltage settings and section 5.5 for DC OUT.
DIP switches 6 to 10 are not used in MasterBus.
4.2 MasterBus configuration
MasterBus is a CAN based data network for communication between Mastervolt devices. When the
ChargeMaster Plus is connected, open MasterAdjust on a Windows laptop or notebook connected to the
MasterBus network via a MasterBus USB interface. MasterAdjust software is available as free to download
software on the Mastervolt website: www.mastervolt.com. This tool runs on a Windows laptop or
notebook.
4.2.1 Monitoring
A remote panel, like the SmartRemote, Touch 5 (CZone) or EasyView 5 (MasterBus), can be used for
reading battery information. See applicable user manuals for details. The following table lists the
parameters as shown in MasterAdjust.
Parameter
Meaning
Value range
General
Device state
Shows charger state (On / Stand-by / Alarm / Off)
(read only)
Charger state
Actual state of charge process: Off/bulk/absorption/float/suspended
(read only)