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Menu 2: Generator Start/Stop

For this the Option Generator must be activated in Menu 8, Parameter 20

See Wiring-Diagram for the electrical connection
Start/Stop of the generator

The generator can be started manually (press “1” in Line 1) and Stopped as well from here (Press “0” in Line 1)

The generator can be started by Timer as well. For that program one Channel in Menu 1 with Output 25 and define the Start and Running-Time.
The generator can also be started by Battery empty. For that program one Channel in Menu 1 with Output 25 and define the Start-voltage of the Battery at Setpoint with Condition “<”. The Hysteresis is the Difference-voltage for to Stop the generator again.
By Menu 8, Parameter 30 you can let the generator start by Voltage or by SOC (State of charge). The Voltage or SOC-value has to be defined in Parameter 31. To enable this start you have to Set in Menu 2 Parameter 5 “Start by U min”. In this way you can Start the generator by voltage using Menu 8 Parameter 30 + 31. Or the universal-Modules.
The generator can be started by SMS as well with the SMS-Text “Meta81”. Then you have to define one Module in Menu 1 with Input 81 (for SMS Start) and Output 25 (for Generator).

Stop the generator with SMS-Text “Meta80“.

A running generator must be stopped by first sending Meta81 (if not done before for to start) and then “Meta80”.
Time running can also be finished by Menu 2 Parameter 4: Max. Time on.
You can also Start and Stop the Generator from external Switches. See Wiring-Diagram for according electrical connection. Stop can also be a Alarm-Signal like no-Oil-Alarm etc.
If you do not have an electrical Start, you can also generate an Alarm. With Menu 8, Parameter 66 you can activate this function.
There are three Start-Trials and then you will have a Alarm-Message. Confirm it with any key.
To protect the Motor the Load is switched on delayed after Start Motor (when the Motor is warm). And the Load is switched off some time before the Motor is shut down (for cooling of the Motor without Load). This increases the Life-time of the engine.
There are three run-Time hours counter for Output of Alarms for Maintenance etc. You can define a limit for this Alarm and the counter can be Reset by Input of “0” at the counter value.

With key “#” you jump to the next fields.

Settings:

You have the following Functions in Menu 2:

Generator on/off:

With Key “1” you can manually Start the Generator. As long as there is no feedback from the Generator “on” will be flashing. With “0” you stop the Generator

Run Time 1/2/3: xx hrs:

You have three Counters for the running time of the Generator and each one generates an Alarm. These could be used for Maintenance-Purpose etc. You can select each Counter if you press key “#” to jump to the according field and then enter 1 or 2 or 3.

If you press “#” again to jump to the next field you can reset the according hrs with “0”.

If you press “#” again you have another Menu (Parameters):

Parameter 1: Limit 1: 100hr: Here you give the Set point for the Alarm 1 after xxx hrs Generator running time

Parameter 2: Limit 2: 1000hr:

Here you give the Set point for the Alarm 2 after xxx hrs Generator running time

Parameter 3: Limit 3: 2000hr:

Here you give the Setpoint for the Alarm 3 after xxx hrs Generator running time

Parameter 4: Max.Time on:

Here you give the Setpoint for the max. Running-Time of the Generator after one Start. If you do not need this function, set this value to “0”

Parameter 5: Start U min?:1/0:

Here you select whether the Generator should Start Automatic when the Battery is empty (”1”). Parameter for Battery empty is Menu 8, Parameter 31

Menu 3a: Alarm-System active/inactive, Zones

To protect the precious Solar-System you can build up a Alarm-System (with Telephone-notification) as well.

The Alarm-channels are defined in Menu 1. The channel-Type has to be 70-79. For Telephone-Notification you define one Output with “16”.

If the charge-controller is located in a box, you can protect the System by wiring a door-switch to the Metamorphosis (see the Appendix for the electrical wiring).

To activate the Alarm-System switch to "On". After a delay of about 90 seconds the Alarm-System is active.

If it is activated, there will be a Alarm-Signal from the Metamorphosis if one of the Sensors detects Alarm. You can connect a loud external horn to the Metamorphosis and it will be activated. If you have a telephone-line connected, the Preset Telephone-Numbers will be dialed. If you have a Mobile-Phone connected, a Alarm-SMS will be send or just a phone-number is dialed up. (see Appendix for how to connect all this devices)
Alarm Zones

Furthermore Alarm-groups can be defined in here, also for to activate groups of Modules in the Universal-modules.

Input 121-140 = Zone 121-140. If in menu 8 parameter 31 a corresponding zone is defined, the corresponding channels are active.

Furthermore, a range of Channels can be defined with value 141-160. “145” means for example that all channels with a zone greater than 140 and less than 145 are active.

Menu 3b: Scan-Time for Data-logging

With the key ”#” you jump to the next Input-field in this Submenu.

Here you can enter the time, how often the desired measurement-values are written in the internal Memory.

If you enter a value from 1-100 then the unit is seconds.

If you enter a value from 101-200 then the unit will be minutes. For example value 102 means 2 minutes.

If you enter a value from 201-224 then the unit will be hours. For example value 203 means 3 hours.
The quantity of values stored in the Metamorphosis is limited to about 4500 (2500 for the M128). According to this value you can calculate the Scan-Time for to have Data for x days.

Example: If you scan the Solar-Voltage and Solar-current every 20 minutes (that’s enough because these values do not change that fast) you can have up to 30 days of data-logging.