PSL PQube - PQube Setup and Configuration; Setting the Date and Time; Setting Language Preferences; Checking Power Configuration

PQube User Manual 2.1
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Setting up your PQube
Your PQube will work right out of the box. Simply follow the Quickstart Guide (page 11) and your
PQube will begin recording data immediately. The default settings will work for most applications,
but if you have special requirements you may need to change a few settings. Don’t worry, it’s an
easy process.
Setting the Date and Time
You can set the time and date via your PQube’s display. For information on how
to use your PQube’s display, see Your PQube’s Display and User Interface (page
39). Go to the configuration menu and scroll to the Date/Time screen. Press the
select button and then use the joystick to set the date and time.
Setting the date and time is important because all of the output files your PQube produces include
a time stamp.
Note that if you have an ETH1 Ethernet module and you are using the SNTP feature (off by default),
your PQube will override any changes you make to the date and time.
Setting Your Languages
In previous firmware versions, you set the language at the Languages screen on
the PQube display.
In Firmware 1.4 and newer, you can specify up to two languages to be used in
the PQube at any time in your setup file. Setting languages remotely is now
possible, and the selected language(s) remain even after a firmware update.
PQube_Primary_Language=English-American
PQube_Secondary_Language=None
Check your Power Configuration
Everytime your PQube resets or starts up, make sure your PQube “locks” onto
the appropriate power configuration, nominal voltage, and nominal frequency.
This is important for proper event detection and data recording. Your PQube
will not begin recording until it has locked onto the power configuration.
If you are using your PQube for DC monitoring only, and do not wish to record AC voltage, you can
set your Power Configuration to “NONE” in your setup file.
Setting Your Potential Transformer Ratio
If you are using Potential Transformers (PT) to monitor voltages above 690Vac Phase-to-Phase
(400Vac Phase-to-Earth) you can tell your PQube about the ratio to use to calculate the measured
voltage. For example, to use your PQube on a 24 kilovolt distribution system, you might use a
100:1 potential transformer to reduce the 24 kilovolts to 240 volts. In your PQube’s Setup.ini file,
you would set
Potential_Transformer_Ratio=24000:240
Or, if you prefer, you could set