GE iBox Installation And Maintenance Manual

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GE Grid Solutions iBox/iBox KitInstallation and Maintenance GuideGE Information 994-0047-5.10-4 123Configuring the DC Analog ModuleOverview The ADAM ®-4017+ DC Analog Input Module has been pre-configured based onyour order. Typically, all of the analog inputs will be configured the same way; forexample, they may all be configured to have a voltage range of +1 V.In most cases, you will not have to reconfigure the DC Analog Input Module. Youmay, however, want to change the following:• Input type (voltage or current)• Input range• Point descriptorsThe following procedure is intended as a high-level overview. For detailedinstructions and settings, refer to the following documents:• ADAM 4000 Data Acquisition Modules User’s Manual – Available from theAdvantech CD that shipped with your iBox Kit (accessible through Manual >ADAM 4000 > ADAM-4000.pdf)• Modbus® DCA Configuration Guide (A059-0CG) – Available from the GEDigital Energy CD that shipped with your iBox Kit• Calculator DTA Configuration Guide (A083-0CG) – Available from the GEDigital Energy CD that shipped with your iBox KitBefore youStartYou need the following to configure the ADAM-4017+:• RS-485/RS-232 converter• Cables to connect the RS-232 side of the converter to your PC COM port, andthe RS-485 side of the converter to your ADAM-4017+ DATA+ and DATA-terminals.• Phillips screwdriver, to disconnect field and communications wires to theADAM-4017+.• Needle-nose pliers to make jumpering changes, in the event that you want tochange the input types from voltage to current, or vice versa.• PC equipped with:− ADAM-4000 Utility, available from the Advantech CD that shipped withyour iBox Kit− SGConfig, available from the GE Digital Energy CD that shipped with youriBox Kit.