ERL TESLA 4000 Power System Recorder User Guide

: June 5, 2024
: ERL

Table of Contents

ERL TESLA 4000 Power System Recorder
Unpacking and Connecting the Recorder
Application Guides
Video Tutorials
References
Read User Manual Online (PDF format)
Download This Manual (PDF format)

ERL TESLA 4000 Power System Recorder

Quick Start Guide for
TESLA 4000 Power System Recorder the use of PDE manuals and eoftaro do d e nouragng the use of PDF manuals and software donloads, available from our website. For your convenience, links are provided below to all software files to be downloaded.if you do wish to have a hard copy manual or software on CD, you may request those from our
Customer Support team (contact info below).if you are reading a hard copy of this document, download the soft copy (includes links) from our website’s Support/Documents page, in the Quick Start Guide column.
http:www.eriphase.com/support.php?ID=documents

Downloading the Required Software and Manual
a. The TESLA 4000 comes loaded with the requested firmware version. All required software, as well as the release description of the latest firmware version, is available on the Software page of our website. Contact Customer Support team for release descriptions of any other firmware version.
Download the following software on your computer:
TESLA Control Panel
USB Driver
ERL 61850 IED Configurator (if needed)
HyperTerminal (or equivalent Terminal Emulation Application)
Install TESLA Control Panel
Install the USB driver (refer to Section 5 in this guide)
Install Null Modem (refer to Section 3 in the User Manual)

The TESLA 4000 user manual and other documents such as drawings are also available on the Documents page of our website.

PC Hardware and Operating System Requirements
Minimum hardware requirements

1 GHz processor
2 GB RAM
20 GB available hard disk space
USB port
Serial communication port (Optional)
Windows 7 Professional or Windows 10 Professional

Unpacking and Connecting the Recorder

The following items are included in the TESLA 4000 shipping box:

USB cable
.Letter of Compliance to ISO 9001:2015 standard
Letter of Compliance to CE requirements (if requested)

There are no power switches on the recorder. When the power supply is connected, the recorder starts its initialization process.

Connect Ground at terminal 408 shown as # 10 in Figure 2, and shown as #8 in Figure 3 respectively.
Connect power supply to terminals 406 407 shown as #9 in Figure 2, and shown as # 7 inb.
Figure 3 respectively. The wire used for the power supply wiring shall be at least 18 AWG (1.02 mm?), 600 V.
Analog connections to the TESLA 4000 include AC input current/voltage modules, AC/DC input modules and split core CTs. More information is available in Appendix G and Appendix Lof tho TESLA Annn LlearManua

Analog inputs should only be connected to ERLPhase input modules or voltages within the specified range. Applying direct voltages or currents will result in permanent damage to the TESLA.

Status LEDs
Port 401: Ethernet
Port 450: USB
Port 400: internal modem (option)
Port 401-402 100 BASE-T Ethernet network
Port 403: IRIG B external clock, modulated or unmodulated
Port 404: EIA 232 SCADA communication (DNP3 and Modbus)
Port 405: EIA 232 serial connection for PC or an external modem
Port 300-347 (18), Ports 300-371 (36): analog input channels, non-isola ted
Port 100 163 (18), Ports 100 163, 200 263 (36): external inputs channels
Port 164 171 (18), 164 171, 264 271 (36): output contact channels
Port 406-407: power supply (48 to 250 Vac, 100 to 240 Vac)
Port 408: chassis around
Port 401A/401B, 402, 410, 411A/411B: 100 Ethernet network
Port 404: EIA 232 SCADA communication (DNP3 and Modbus)
Port 403: IRIG B external clock, modulated or unmodulated
Port 300 335 (18), Ports 300 371 (36): analog input channels, non-isolate
Port 100 163 (18), Ports 100 163, 200-263 (36): external input channels
Port 164 171 (18), 164 171, 264-271 (36): output contact channels
Port 406-407: power supply (48 to 250 Vac, 100 to 240 Vac)
Port 408: chassis ground

Not all possible ordering configurations are shown in the diagrams above.

Application Guides

Refer to the following application notes for help in connecting, configuring and calibration of
TESLA. They may be downloaded from the Support section of our website on the Application
Guides page (scroll to the Configuration section).
Role of Input Modules for TESLA DER
Basic Instructions to Communicate with TESLA
Setting the TESLA Digital Fault Recorder
TESLA Analog Input Calibration: When and How to Do t

Video Tutorials

Watch the following video tutorials to guide software installation and basic communication setup.
The videos can be accessed from the Support section of our website on the Videos page (scroll to the TESLA 4000 video section).
Connecting to a TESLA 4000 Using TCP Serial USB
TESLA Cybersecurity: Management and Confiquration of Role Based Access Control
TESLA 4000 Ethernet Connection
The Application Guides and Video pages also contains a range of other valuable TESLA instructions and descriptions of specific applications.

For further information contact Customer Support at: Support@erlphase.com
+1 204 477 0591 Ext 1