REDARC SRPA-RM Remote Monitor for Solar Regulator Instruction Manual

THE POWER OF

Remote Monitor for
Solar Regulator
SRPA-RM

To suit SRPA0120, SRPA0240 & SRPA0360
Solar Regulators

THE SOLAR REGULATOR REMOTE MONITOR

The REDARC Solar Regulator Remote Monitor allows users to monitor how their solar panels are performing and keep track of the charge state of the battery/s being used.
The unit is simple to setup and control and provides an easy-to-read graphical interface, which can be modified to suit the user’s preferences.

**WARNING & SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

**

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS — This manual contains IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS for the REDARC Remote Monitor for REDARC Solar
Regulators.
DO NOT OPERATE THE SOLAR REGULATOR UNLESS YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD THIS MANUAL AND THE SYSTEM IS SET UP AS PER THESE INSTRUCTIONS. REDARC RECOMMENDS THAT ANY REGULATOR/CHARGER BE INSTALLED BY A SUITABLY QUALIFIED PERSON.

WARNING
RISK OF EXPLOSIVE GASES:
Working in the vicinity of a lead-acid battery is dangerous. Batteries generate explosive gases during normal operation. For this reason, it is of utmost importance that you follow the instructions each time you use the Regulator.

CAUTION

1. Solar Regulators should not be used by persons (including children) with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and knowledge unless they are supervised or have been instructed on how to use the appliance by a person responsible for their safety. Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the Solar Regulator.
2. Do NOT use the Solar Regulator to charge non-rechargeable batteries. Doing so may result in harm to the user and/or damage to the regulator and/or solar blanket.  Only use the Solar Regulator for charging standard lead-acid, calcium content, Gel & AGM type 12 V batteries.
3.  Check the battery manufacturer’s data for your battery and ensure that the voltage of the charging profile you select does not exceed the manufacturer’s recommended maximum charging voltage. If the absorption and boost voltage for your battery type is too high, please select another charging profile. Do not change the original settings without confirming the battery manufacturer’s recommendations or consulting the battery manufacturer.
4. The Solar Regulator is not intended to supply power to a low voltage electrical system other than to charge a battery.
5. NEVER smoke or allow a spark or flame in the vicinity of the battery or engine. This may cause the battery to explode.
6. The remote monitor is not waterproof or designed for installation under a bonnet or outdoors. Ensure the monitor is installed in a cool and dry environment.
7. PERSONAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
   To assist with the safe operation and use of the Solar Regulator:
   a) Wear complete eye protection and clothing protection. Avoid touching eyes while working near a battery.
   b) If Battery acid contacts your skin or clothing, remove the affected clothing and wash the affected area of your skin immediately with soap and water. If battery acid  enters your eye, immediately flood the eye with running cold water for at least 10 minutes and seek medical assistance immediately.

WARNING & SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
c) If Battery acid contacts your skin or clothing, remove the affected clothing and wash the affected area of your skin immediately with soap and water. If battery acid enters your eye, immediately flood the eye with running cold water for at least 10 minutes and seek medical assistance immediately.

NOTICE

1. Designed for use with the REDARC SRPA solar regulator only.
2.  The screen backlight will increase the current draw. Timing and duration of the backlight can be adjusted to suit individual needs.
3.  The communication data cable is an 8-Pin RJ45 type Ethernet cable. If a cable of a different length is required. REDARC recommends buying a cable of the required length rather than shortening the supplied cable.
4. Do not forget your password. The factory default password is ‘000000’.
5. This user manual is to be read in conjunction with the REDARC SRPA Solar Regulator user manual.

INTRODUCTION

1.1 Dimensions
1.2 Mounting
CAUTION
The remote monitor is not waterproof or designed for installation under bonnet or outdoors. Ensure the monitor is installed in a cool and dry environment.

 MONITOR OPERATION

MONITOR INFORMATION

3.1 Monitoring
System Status
This screen shows the essential voltage and charging status of your system:

System Status

Volts S-Pnl| 16.2
Amps Charge| 0.9
Volts Batt| 14.6

Date and Time
This screen shows the date and time:

Note: The date and clock can be set in the Device Parameter menu

01 01 2013 09:39:54
Charging Logs
This screen shows the charging performance of the system since it was connected:

Charging Logs

Month:| 0.0kWh
Total:| 0.0kWh
Day:| 0.0kWh

Battery Information (3 screens)
These screens show detailed battery information:

Mode| The current charging stage/mode:
No charge, Boost, Absorb or Float
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Status| The battery status: Normal etc.
Fault| Fault diagnostics, if a fault has occurred

Battery Info 1/3

 MONITOR INFORMATION

Solar Panel Information (2 Screens)
These screens show detailed solar panel information:

S-Panel  Info 1/2

Amps:| 0.9
Power:| 16.8W
Volts:| 16.2
Status| The solar panels charging status (Normal, No Charge)
Normal — Charging without error or fault
---|---
No Charge — No solar panel or battery connected,
check wiring or system

Regulator Information
This screen shows you detailed regulator information:

Regulator  Info

Temp :| 26.2°C
Status:| OK

Pressing the ‘ESC’ from any screen will take you to the ‘MENU’ list.
3.2 Menu
These screens show detailed battery information:

1. Monitoring| Performance indicators, scroll during normal
operation
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2. Device Info| Information about the manufacture of the unit
3. Control
Parameters| Installation settings including battery type and size
4. Device
Parameters| Allows backlight and date/time changes

1.  Monitoring
2.  Device Info.
3. Control Para.
4. Device Para.
5. Device PSW.
6. Failure Info.
7. Meter Para.

5. Device
Password| Set the device password, needed to change the battery
type
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6. Failure
Information| If faults occur they will be logged here
7. Meter
parameters| Information on the unit

MONITOR INFORMATION

3.3 Device Information
Device Information (2 Screens)
These screens show the regulators default ratings and serial number:

Char.cur:24V
Rate.Vol: 20A

Control Parameters
**OK**To change settings, press the ‘OK’ button, enter the device password and press ‘OK’ again. Change the setting to the desired value and press ‘OK’ once more to save the setting.

CAUTION
Check the manufacturer’s data for your battery and ensure that the ‘Absorption’ voltage of the profile selected does not exceed the manufacturer’s recommended maximum charging voltage. If  the ‘Absorption’ voltage for your battery type is too high, please select another charging profile. Donot change the original settings without confirming the battery manufacturer’s recommendations or consulting the battery manufacturer.

Batt. Type
This screen shows and allows changes to the Battery Type & Battery size setting:

Batt. Type
AGM
Batt. AH
100AH

The Battery type can be selected from AGM, Standard, and Calcium types:

AGM| Is the low setting, with a maximum charge rate of 14.4 V, AGM batteries are sealed deep cycle battery, similar to a Gel battery.
Standard| Is the medium setting, with a maximum charge rate of 14.6 V, Standard batteries are not sealed and have vents/caps to allow maintenance of the water levels in the cells
Calcium| Is the High setting, with a maximum charge rate of 14.8 V, Calcium batteries can be sealed or vented, they are constructed of a calcium/lead mix to improve its strength, heat and corrosion resistance, generally used for marine or 4wd starting batteries.

MONITOR INFORMATION

Absorb. Rec.
This screen shows the Absorption Recover voltage setting and the Low Voltage Reconnect setting:

Absorb. Rec| The voltage level will re-trigger the charger back into the Absorption stage of charge.
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Low Volt. Rect.| Not applicable.

Absorb. Rec.
13.2V
Low Volt. Rect.
11.5V

Temp Comp.| The temperature coefficient is the reduction in voltage (millivolt) per degree Celsius rise in temperature. (displayed in °C)
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Rated Voltage| The battery nominal voltage (12 V, 24 V or Auto)

Temp Comp. Coeff
−30mV/°C/12V
Rated Voltage
Auto
Over Volt Disc.
This screen shows the Over Voltage Disconnect and Charge voltage limit settinc

Over Volt. Disc| The battery voltage level that will disconnect the solar panel and stop charging the battery
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Charge limit| The highest charging voltage allowed to be set.

Over Volt. Disc.
16.5V
Charge Limit
16.0V

Over Volt Rec.
This screen shows the Over Voltage Reconnect voltage setting and the Equalisation charge state:

Over Volt. Rec| The battery voltage level that will reconnect the solar panel to the battery and resume charging after a previous high voltage disconnection
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Charge limit| The Equalisation charging stage voltage setting.

Over Volt. Rec.
15.8V
Equal. Charge
—-V
Note: this will be zero for AGM battery setting and two 2 hours for Calcium and Standard battery types)

Absorb. Charge
This screen shows the Absorb & Float charging stage voltage levels:
This screen shows the Over Voltage Disconnect and Charge voltage limit setting

Absorb.
Change| The battery voltage limit for the Absorb Stage of charging,
Absorb stage is when the battery is approaching full and the regulator is maintaining a constant output voltage.
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Charge limit| The battery voltage limit for the Float stage of charging,
Float stage is when the battery is full and will be trickle-charged from the solar panel.

Absorb. Charge
14.4V
Float Charge
13.6V

Absorb. Rec.
This screen shows the Absorption Recover voltage setting and the Low Voltage Reconnect setting:

Absorb. Rec| The voltage level that will re-trigger the charger

back into the Absorption stage of charge.

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Low Volt. Rect.| Not applicable.

Absorb. Rec.
13.2V
Low Volt. Rect.
11.5V

Under Volt. Rect
This screen shows the Under Voltage Reconnect and Under Voltage Warning voltage levels:

Under Volt. Rect| The battery voltage level that will reconnect the solar panel to the battery and resume charging

after a previous low voltage disconnection

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Under Volt. Warn| The voltage level that will trigger the LED to turn yellow, warning you that the battery voltage is low. At this point you should manage your loads and disconnect or turn off non-essential loads to save battery power.

.Under Volt. Rect
11.8V
Under Volt. Warn
11.5V
Low Volt. Disc
This screen shows the Low Voltage Disconnect and Discharge voltage limit for the battery:

Equalize Time
This screen shows the Equalize and Absorption charging stage time limits:

Low Volt. Disc| The time duration for the equalization charging
stage, this stage is required for battery
maintenance of permanent installations and will
trigger every 28 days
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Discharge Limit| This is the Absorb charging stage time duration,
this setting is defaulted to 180 minutes, and can
be adjusted from 10 – 180 minutes.

Equalize Time
—min
Absorb Time
10min
Note: REDARC does not recommend changing this or any of the default settings.

3.5 Device Parameters
Device Parameter (Version)
This screen shows the Remote Monitors software version and ID number:

Device Parameter
Ver: V02.32+V7.18
ID: 001
Device Parameter (Backlight)
This screen shows and allows you to set the backlight illumination timing and date/time settings:
The screen backlight will increase the current draw. The timing and duration of the backlight can be adjusted to suit individual needs.

Backlight| The led backlight illumination time duration,
adjustable from 1 – 999 seconds.
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Date| MM – DD – YYYY format
Time| 24hr HH: MM: SS format

Device Parameter
Backlight: 100S
01 – 01 – 2013
19:10:503.6 Device Password
This screen shows and allows you to set the password for Parameter changes:

Device PSW
NewPsw:xxxxxx
OriPsw:  xxxxxx
Do not forget your password. The factory default password is ‘000000’.
If changed, REDARC recommends recording your new password in the box provided.

3.7 Failure Information
Failure Info
This screen shows any fault information that has occurred with the solar panel or battery connection and voltage limits:Failure Info.
3.8 Meter Parameters
Meter Parameters (Screen 1)
This screen shows the SRPA remote monitors model number, software version and serial number:

Meter Para.
Bklight:020S
Sw-Pages:000S
ICES Declaration: CAN ICES-003 (B) / NMB-003(B)
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference.
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio  requency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause  harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning  the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver
• Connect the equipment intro an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help
  Changes or modifications not expressly approved by (the party responsible for compliance) could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment

REMOTE MONITOR CABLE (8-PIN RJ45 10 M / 32.8 FT)

The Remote monitor cable is equipped with 2 different styles of plug (as shown above). In order to fit within the remote monitor’s mounting bracket — Plug A should be connected to the remote monitor and Plug B to the regulator.
The communication data cable is an 8-Pin RJ45 type Ethernet cable. If a cable of a different length is required, REDARC recommends buying a cable of the required length rather than shortening the supplied cable.

 WARRANTY

Limited Warranty
For full warranty terms and conditions, visit the link below or refer to the contact details applicable to your region.

Australia and New Zealand
www.redarc.com.au/warranty
REDARC Electronics Pty Ltd
23 Brodie Road (North),
Lonsdale SA 5160
Australia
Australia +61 8 8322 4848
New Zealand +64 9 222 1024
UK/Europe +44 (0)20 3930 8109

North America
www.redarcelectronics.com/warranty
REDARC Corporation
c/o Shallco, Inc.
308 Component Dr.
Smithfield, NC 27577
USA
USA +1 (704) 247 5150
Canada +1 (604) 260 5512
Mexico +52 (558) 526 2898

Design and specifications are subject to change without notice. | Copyright © 2021 REDARC Electronics Pty Ltd. All rights reserved.
REDARC® and THE POWER OF REDARC® are trademarks of REDARC Electronics Pty Ltd.

NOTE……………………

Australia
[email protected]
www.redarc.com.au
+61 8 8322 4848
New Zealand
[email protected]
www.redarcelectronics.co.nz
+64 9 222 1024
North America
[email protected]
www.redarcelectronics.com
United States
+1 (704) 247 5150
Canada
+1 (604) 260 5512
Mexico
+52 (558) 526 2898
UK/Europe
[email protected]
www.radarelectronics.eu
+44 (0)20 3930 8109
www.redarc.com.au
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