UsersManual
ManagementSoftwareforInverter
TableofContents
1. WatchPowerOverview ..................................................................................................................... 2
1.1. Introduction................................................................................................................................... 2
2. WatchPowerInstallandUninstall .............................................................................................. 2
3. TrayApplication ................................................................................................................................... 8
3.1. Startup.............................................................................................................................................. 8
3.2. Configuration............................................................................................................................... 10
3.2.1. SoftwareUpgrades ........................................................................................................... 10
3.2.2. ConfigurationSaved......................................................................................................... 11
3.4. IconandSoftwareStatus...................................................................................................... 12
3.5. MessageBoard............................................................................................................................ 12
3.6. Exit.................................................................................................................................................... 13
4. GUIInterface ...................................................................................................................................... 13
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1.WatchPowerOverview
1.1. Introduction
WatchPowerisaninvertermonitoringsoftwarewhichcanmonitormultipledevicesvia
serialportatthesametime.ThemajorfunctionsofWatchPowermonitoringsoftware
includedatalogfordevices,alarmmessages,faultmessages,andparametersetting
fordevices.
1.2. Features
l Automaticandrealtimedataacquisitionofdevicesandsecureddatalogsaving
l Graphicdisplayofdevicedataforquickandeasyreading
l Warningnotificationsorfaultalarmsviamobilemessenger,traymessageand
l Easydiagnosisfromeventstatistics
l Supportsonlineupgradeandmanuallyupgrade
2.WatchPowerInstallandUninstall
2.1. SystemRequirement
l 512MBphysicalmemoryatleast(1GBisrecommended)
l 2GBharddiskspaceatleast
l Administratorauthorityisrequired
l More than 32bit colors and 1280 x 800 or above resolution display is
recommended
l Anavailablecommunicationportisneeded
l Platformssupportedbysoftwarearelistedbelow:
WindowsXP/2000/2003/Vista/2008(32bit&64bit)
Windows7/8(32bit&64bit)
WindowsSBS2011
LinuxRedHat8,9
LinuxRedHatEnterpriseAS3,AS5,AS6(32bit)
LinuxRedHatEnterpriseAS6(64bit)
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LinuxRedHatEnterprise5.2(32bit&64bit)
LinuxSUSE10(32bit&64bit)
LinuxCentOS5.4(32bit)
LinuxUbuntu8.X,9.X,10.X(32bit)
LinuxUbuntu10.X(64bit)
LinuxUbuntu12.04(32bit&64bit)
LinuxFedora5
LinuxOpenSUSE11.2(32bit&64bit)
LinuxDebian5.x,6.x(32bit)
LinuxDebian6.x(64bit)
2.2. SoftwareInstall
Step1 Afterclickinginstall,itwilldisplaytheinstallationinprocess.Refertothe
diagram21.
Diagram21
Step2 ChoosewantedlanguageandclickOKasdiagram22.
Diagram22
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Step3 ClickNexttoproceedtothenextscreenasDiagram23.
Diagram23
Step4 ClickChoosebuttontochangethedefaultfolder.Afterchoosingtheinstalled
folder,clickNextbutton.Refertothefollowingdiagram24.
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Diagram24
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Step5 ChoosetheshortcutfolderandclickNextbutton.Refertothefollowing
diagram25.
Diagram25
Step6 Itwilldisplaythesoftwaresummarybeforeinstallation.ClickInstallbutton
tostarttheinstallationandrefertoDiagram26.
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Diagram26
Step7 Installationisprocessing.RefertoDiagram27.
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Diagram27
Step8 ClickDonebuttontoconfirmtheinstallationcompletely.RefertoDiagram
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Diagram28
Note:Pleaseuninstallthepreviousversionbeforeinstallingthenewversionsoftware.
2.3. SoftwareUninstall
PleasechooseStart>>AllPrograms>>WatchPower>>Uninstall.Then,followthe
onscreeninstructiontouninstallthesoftware.
Note:Beforeuninstallingsoftware,youmuststopallsoftwareprogramsfirstandlogin
asAdministrator!Otherwise,itcan'tbeuninstalledcompletely.
3.TrayApplication
3.1. Startup
TheInstallerwillleaveashortcuticoncalledWatchPoweronyourdesktop.Referto
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Diagram31.Simplydoubleclicktheshortcuticon.Then,itwillstartthesoftwareand
display a service icon located in tray. It will pop up function menu by clicking right
buttonofthemouse.Refertobelowdiagram32.
Diagram31
Diagram32
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3.2. Configuration
3.2.1.SoftwareUpgrades
RefertoDiagram33forthedetailedconfigurationforonlineupgrade:
l Specify the URL for update files: This is the directory to online update
manufacturer.
l Savefilesto:Thedirectorytosavefilesinyourharddrive.
l Onlineautoupdate:Ifselected,itwillautomaticallycheckifthere isany
newversionlaunchedonlineevery1hour.
l Ifapplyingonlineupgrade,pleasefollowbelowforconfiguration:
1. SelectApplytheproxyconfiguration.
2. EnterIPaddressandportofserver.
3. IfIDidentificationisrequested,selectEnableauthenticationandenter
UserNameandPassword.
l Connectiontest:Clickthisbuttontotestifallconfigurationsaresetupwell.
Diagram33
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3.2.2.ConfigurationSaved
ClickApplybuttontosaveallchangesinConfigurationpage.ClickCanceltostopthe
change.
3.3. SoftwareUpgrade
Softwareupgradesincludesonlineupgradeandmanuallyupgrade.
l OnlineUpgrade:
Click Online Upgrade to search the latest software version. If there is new
version,itwillautomaticallydownloadandupgrade.RefertoDiagram34.
Diagram34
l ManuallyUpgrade:
Userscanmanuallyupgradethesoftware.Followbelowsteps:
1ClickManuallyUpgradefromfunctionmenu.RefertoDiagram35.
Diagram35
software.RefertoDiagram36.
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Diagram36
3.4. IconandSoftwareStatus
l Connectingdevices: and willrotateasananimation
l When receiving event message with devices connected: will flash for
reminder
l When receiving event message without devices connected: will flash for
reminder
3.5. MessageBoard
Userscancheckmessageboardforeventlist.RefertoDiagram37
Diagram37
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3.6. Exit
ClickExittoexistserviceapplication.
4.GUIInterface
TherearefivesectionsinGUIinterfaceasmarkedintheillustrationbelow:
Diagram41
A.FunctionMenuofferscompletetoolsetfornavigatingandsettingtheGUI.
B.ShortcutMenuprovidesshortcutstomorecommonlyusedfunctions.
C.InverterNavigationindicatesalldevices.
D.CurrentMonitoringInformationdisplaysUserID,monitoredinverterID.
E.MainWindow displayspowerflow,operationinformation,deviceinformation
andratedinformationofcurrentmonitoredinverter.RefertoDiagram42.
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Diagram42
1Powerflow:
Therearefivedeviceicons:solarpanel,battery,inverter,loadandtheutility.It
displaysdynamicpowerflowwiththesefivedeviceicons.
PoweronandStandbymode:InverterwontpowertheloaduntilONswitchis
pressed.QualifiedutilityorPVsourcecanchargebatteryinstandbymode.
PoweronMode
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StandbyMode
canchargebattery.
LineMode
Batterymode:InverterwillpowertheloadfrombatteryorPVpanel.OnlyPV
sourcecanchargebattery.
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BatteryMode
Faultmode:Somefaultsoccurredininverterandnopoweroutputfrominverter.
QualifiedutilityorPVsourcestillcanchargebattery.
FaultMode
2BasicInformation:
Outputapparentpower,Outputactivepower,andLoadpercent.
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3Productinformation:
CPUversion.
4Ratedinformation:
RatedinformationdisplaysinformationofNominalACvoltage,NominalACcurrent,
Ratedbatteryvoltage,Nominaloutputvoltage,Nominaloutputfrequency,Nominal
outputcurrent,NominaloutputapparentpowerandNominaloutputactivepower.
4.1. WatchPowerConfiguration
4.1.1.Basic
Itistosetupparametersfordisplay.SelectWatchPowerConfiguration>>Basic.Refer
toDiagram43.
Diagram43
1. Pagerefreshinterval:Thisintervaltimewilldeterminehowlongthewebpageis
seconds.
2. Devices scan interval: This interval time will determine how long to scan
connecteddevices.Thesettingrangeisfrom5to600seconds.Thedefaultsetting
is5seconds.
3. Recordinterval:Thisintervaltimewilldeterminehowlongtorecordmonitoring
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dataofinvertersintodatabase. Thesettingrangeisfrom30to600seconds.The
differencebetweeneachoptionis30seconds.Thedefaultsettingis60seconds.
YYYYMMDD.
Ifanychangeismade,simplyclickApplybutton.Then,thesettingwillbesaved.
4.1.2.Password
Itspasswordconfigurationforadministratoronly.Beforeoperatingandconfiguringthe
software, please login first and modify the password. The default password is
administratoratfirstlogin.Userscanonlybrowseinverterstatusandinformation
as Guest without login as an Administrator. A guest can not control or execute any
setting.
Step1 SelectWatchPowerConfiguration>>Password.RefertoDiagram44.
Diagram44
Step2 Enteroldpassword,newpassword,andretypenewpasswordinconfirm
passwordcolumntomodifypasswordforadministrator.Thepasswordshould
beatleast6digits.Then,clickApplybuttontosuccessfullymodifypassword
foradministrator.
NOTE1:SimplyclickLoginbuttononthetoprightcornertologinthesoftware.
NOTE2:Ifpasswordisforgotten,itsnecessarytoreinstallthesoftware.
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4.1.3.SMSSetting
ItstoenterSMSreceiverlist.Intheeventofanalarmconditionoccurring,amessage
aboutinverterstatuswillbesenttothespecifiedusersviamobilephone.Fortheevent
receivinglist,pleaseconfigureinEventActioncolumn(refertosection4.1.5).
Step1 ChooseWatchPowerConfiguration>>SMSSetting.RefertoDiagram45.
Diagram45
Step2 Selectcommunicationportandbaudrate.
Step3 EntermobilephonenumbersinPhoneno.columnandclickAddbuttonto
addphoneno.inReceiversList.Todeletenumbers,simplyselectphoneno.
fromReceiverslistandclickDelete.
Step4 ClickApplybuttontosaveallchanges.TheTestbuttoncanbeusedtosend
atestSMStomakesurethesettingiscorrect.Ifallparametersaresetup
correctly,systemwillsendatestmessagetoallreceiversandpopupa
successfulmessage.(RefertoDiagram46)Otherwise,itwillpopupafailure
dialogtoindicatethereisanerrorforparametersetting.(RefertoDiagram
47)
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Diagram46
Diagram47
NOTE:ItsrequiredtopluginaGSMmodemifsendingaSMStomobilephone.
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4.1.4.Email
ThisconfigurationisallowedtosendanalarmmailfromSMTPserver.Fortheevent
receivinglist,pleaseconfigureinEventActioncolumn(refertosection4.1.5).
Tousethisfunction,theemailservicemustbecorrectlyconfiguredinthecomputer.All
valuesinthisfunctionpagearedefaultempty.Thisactioncantbeexecutedwithoutthe
SMTPinformation,emailaccount,andpassword.Besides,thesenderaccountshould
beallowedforSMTP/POP3forwarding.
Step1 SelectWatchPowerConfiguration>>Email.RefertoDiagram48.
Diagram48
Step2 EnterSMTPserver,Port,SendfromEmailaddress,Usernameandpassword.
Clickcheckboxifpasswordauthenticationisneededtoverifypassword.
NOTE:IfusingExchangeServerformailboxsystem,itsrequiredtoconfigure
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ExchangeserverdomainnameinSMTPserver.Beside,pleaseclick
checkboxofExchangeserver"andclick"Apply"button.
Step3 Enterreceivers'emailaccountsinEmailcolumn.Then,clickAddtoaddinto
Receiverslist.Todeleteemailaccount,simplyselectaccountsfromReceivers
listandclickDeletebutton.
Step4 ClickApplytosaveallchanges.TheTestbuttoncanbeusedtosendatest
emailtoallreceiverstoconfirmcorrectoperation.Whenthetestemailsare
successfullysenttospecificrecipients,itwillpopupasuccessfulmessageon
operatedpersonalcomputer.Otherwise,itwillpopupafailuredialogto
indicatethereisanerrorforparametersetting.
4.1.5.Eventaction
Its to configure response actions for events. It provides six response actions after
eventsoccur.
1.Eventrecord:Itwillrecordeventtodataloginsoftwareaftereventsoccur.
Thisfunctionisdefaultselected.
2.Warningmessage(s):Itwillsendeventmessagetotray.
3.SMS:Itwillsendtheeventmessagetospecificmobilephonenumbersafter
eventsoccur.
4.Email:Itwillsendtheeventemailtoassignedemailaccountsafterevents
occur.
Step1 SelectWatchPowerConfiguration>>Eventactions.RefertoDiagram49.
Step2 Selectactionmethodsbyclickingcheckbox.
Step3 ClickApplybuttontosaveallconfigurations.
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Diagram49
NOTE1: When modifying receiver list in SMS or email columns, its necessary to
refreshtheeventactionpagetoreloadtheupdatedreceiverlist.
4.1.6.Com.portPlugAndPlaySetting
Torealtimemonitorinverterdevice,itwillscaneachcom.portanytime.Inthis
way, it will occupy communication ports. This function will release some
communicationportswhicharenotconnectedwithdevices.Toavoidanyimproper
communicationportsbasedontheirrequirements.
Step1:SelectWatchPowerconfiguration>>Com.portplugandplaysetting.Refer
toDiagram410.
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Diagram410
Step2:ClickRefreshtoreloadthestatusofcom.ports.
Step 3: Click Forbid scanned to stop scanning on this com. port. Click Allow
scannedtostartscanningonthiscom.port.
4.2. Devicecontrol
4.2.1.ParameterSetting
SelectDeviceControl>>ParameterSettingorselectshortcuticon .Referto
Diagram411.
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Diagram411
Step1 ConfigurethefunctionsbyclickingEnableorDisablebutton.It'salso
allowedtochangethenumbersbyclickingupdownarrowsormodifythe
numbersdirectlyinthenumbercolumn.
Step2 ClickApplybuttontosavethesettings.Eachfunctionsettingissavedby
clickingeachApplybutton.
l Buzzeralarm:Ifdisabled,buzzerwontbeonwhenalarm/faultoccurred.Atthe
sametime,thebuttontonewillbedisabled.Viceversa.
l Powersavingmode:Ifdisabled,outputwillbeoncontinuouslywhendeviceis
operatedinbatterymode.Ifenable,outputwillbeonintermittentlytodetectif
thereisloadconnected.Iftheloadisdetected,theinverterwillprovideoutput
power.Onthecontrary,iftheloadisnotdetected,theoutputofinverterwillbeoff
untilloadreachesacertainlevel.Checkproductmanualformoredetails.
l Backlight:Ifdisabled,LCDbacklightwillbeoffwhenpanelbuttonisnotoperated
for1minute.Viceversa.
l Overloadautorestart:Ifdisabled,theunitwontberestartedafteroverloadoccurs.
Viceversa.
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l Overtemperatureautorestart:Ifdisabled,theunitwon'tberestartedafter
overtemperaturefaultissolved.Viceversa.
l Beepswhileprimarysourceinterrupt:Ifenabled,buzzerwillalarmwhenprimary
sourceisabnormal.Viceversa.
l Overloadbypass:Ifenable,unitwilltransfertolinemodewhenoverloadhappened
inbatterymode.Viceversa.
l Chargersourcepriority:Clickupdownarrowstosetupchargersourcepriority.
Thereare3options:utilityfirst,solarfirstandsolarandutility.Seeproductmanual
forworkingdiagramoftheseoptions.
l Outputsourcepriority:Clickupdownarrowstosetupoutputsourcepriority.There
are3options:utilityfirst,solarfirstandSBU.Seeproductmanualforworking
diagramoftheseoptions.
l ACinputrange:Clickupdownarrowstosetupsuitableinputrangeforconnected
devices. Whenselecting"Appliance",it'sallowedtoconnecthomeappliances.
Whenselecting"UPS",it'sallowedtoconnectpersonalcomputer.Forthedetailed
inputrangeforconnecteddevices,pleasecheckproductmanual.
l Batterytype:Selectconnectedbatterytype.Therearetwooptions,AGMand
Flooded.Pleaserefertoproductmanualforchargingparameterofthesetwo
batterytypes.
l Outputfrequency:Nominaloutputfrequency,50Hzand60Hzselectable.
l BacktogridvoltageforSBUpriority:IfuserselectSBUoutputpriority.Unitwill
transfertheoutputsourcetogridwhenbatteryvoltagedroptothepoint.
l Max.chargercurrent:Clickupdownarrowtosetupmaximumchargingcurrentfor
thisdevice.Maximumchargingcurrentineachmodelmaybedifferent.Pleaserefer
toproductmanualfortheinformation.
4.2.2.Restoretothedefaults
Thisfunctionisallowedtorestoreallsettingsbacktodefaultvalueandclearalldatain
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database.
SelectDevicecontrol>>Restoretothedefaults.ReferstoDiagram412
Diagram412
4.3. View
4.3.1.Data
Thisfunctionistobrowsetheworkingdataofinvertersavedindatasheets.
l Datasheets
SelectView>>Data>>Datasheetsorclickshortcuticon .RefertoDiagram417.
Selectbrowseddeviceandperiodtodisplayinthescreen.ClickBrowsetogetresult.
Print:Printthelisteddatatable.
Delete:SelectspecificdataandclickDeletebuttontodeletetherecord.
Deleteall:ClickDeleteAllbuttontodeleteallrecordsinthelistedtable.
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Export:ClickExportbuttontosavelistedtabletolocalPCin.PDFfile.
Diagram417
l Charts
SelectView>>Data>>Charts.RefertoDiagram418.
Selectbrowseddeviceandperiod.Then,click"Browse"togettheresult.
Diagram418
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4.3.2.Eventlog
SelectView>>Eventlogorclickshortcuticon toentereventlog.
It'stobrowsehistoryeventsaccordingtotimedurationselected. It listsalldetailed
informationandstatisticsforhistoryevents. RefertoDiagram420.
Delete:SelectspecificdataandclickDeletebuttontodeletetherecord.
Deleteall:ClickDeleteAllbuttontodeleteallrecordsinthelistedtable.
Export:ClickExportbuttontosavelistedtabletolocalPCin.PDFfile.
Diagram420
4.4. LoginandLogout
means user status is guest. When icon is displayed, it means user logins as
administrator.
Click icon and enter password to login the software. The default password is
administrator.RefertoDiagram422.
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Diagram422
Clickicon tologout.Then,thestatuswillbecometo"guest".RefertoDiagram
423.
Diagram423
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4.5. Help
l About:ClickHelpmenuandselectAboutitem.Itrepresentsthecopyright
informationaboutsoftware
l Help: Click Help menu and select Online help item. It will open the help
manual.Beforeoperatingsoftware,pleasereadmanualcarefully.
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