Quick Start Guide

PM175 Series
Powermeter

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Introduction
The PM175 is a compact, multi-function, three-phase AC powermeter and power
quality analyzer specially designed to meet the requirements of users ranging
from electrical panel builders to substation operators.
If you are familiar with the PM175 Powermeter, use this quick start guide to
prepare the units for operation. If you are not familiar with the PM175, read the
Installation and Operation Manual carefully before installing and using the unit.
This quick start guide does not contain information on all the features of PM175.
See the Installation and Operation Manual for full operating details and features.
Assembly Instructions

Figure 1: Instrument Dimensions

The PM175 may be mounted in a standard 4-inch round or DIN92 square cutout.

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Figure 3 (DIN 92x92mm square cutout): Mounting the display unit

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Figure 4: Slide and position the meter on locating studs

Figure 5: Affix the meter using the thumb nuts (please do not over-tighten the nuts)

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Electrical Installation

IMPORTANT!

Only qualified personnel can perform setup.

All incoming power sources must be turned off during installation. During operation of the
Powermeter, hazardous voltages are present on the input terminals. Failure to observe precautions
can result in serious or even fatal injury, or damage to equipment.
Refer to the installation and operation manual for further information.

The figure below shows all the connectors and terminals on the rear side of the
PM175.

Analog Inputs/Outputs Relay Outputs AC Current inputs

Digital Inputs

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
1 2 + - + - 1 2
1 2
DIGITAL INPUTS ANALOG INPUTS RELAYS + 1
ANALOG OUTPUTS 1
2 - 3

V1 S/N O 1A CT. 690V

+ 4
POWER SUPPLY P 5A CT. OPT.U
90-264VAC CALIBRATED AT : 2
50/60Hz
T 25 Hz 50 Hz
5 STANDARD - 6
85-290VDC I 60 Hz 400 Hz
10W
V2 (12) 10-16VDC O ANALOG IN/OUT :
(24) 18-36VDC LOW DC N +1mA
- + 7
0-20mA
(48) 36-72VDC S 0-1mA 3
8 COM.1 : 4-20mA - 9
RS-232/422/485 STANDARD
ATTENTION
V3 ETHERNET
MODEM
Static-Sensitive
Devices
Handle Only at N/- 10
PROFIBUS Static-Safe

AC Voltage Inputs
Workstations
POWER SUPPLY
COM.1 COM.2
11 RS-422/RS-485 L/+ 12
5 1 -TX -RX +TX +RX
VN 9 6
13 14 15 16 17

COM1 Port COM2 Port Chassis Ground Power Supply

Figure 6: Connections and Terminals

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The diagrams below show typical installations of the PM175.

Figure 7: Typical Installation 2

The typical installation diagram above shows a 4-Wire Wye 3-element connection
using 3 PTs and 3 CTs. The wiring mode is 4LL3 or 4Ln3.

Figure 8: Typical Installation 2

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The typical installation diagram above shows a 4-Wire Wye 2½-element

connection using 2 PTs and 3 CTs. The wiring mode is 3LL3 or 3Ln3. The voltages
must be balanced for the configuration to provide accurate power measurements.
There are approximately nine different wiring configurations in the PM17X Series.
Refer to the Installation and Operational Manual for additional configurations.
For electrical installation of the display panel follow the following steps:
1. Connect the remote display using the pinout tables below,
either for a self-powered display or a remote powered display.
Refer to the Installation and Operation Manual for the wiring
schematic diagrams.
Pinout for a self-powered remote display
Remote
PM175
Display
D15 Female Signal
D15 Male
Pinout
Pinout
1 +12V 1
5 RS-485 + (plus) 5
7 RS-485 - (minus) 7
8 GND 8
15 Chassis 15

Pinout for a remote display powered from an external 12V DC,

350 mA power source
Remote
PM175
Display
D15 Female Signal
D15 Male
Pinout
Pinout
1 N.C. +12V 1
5 RS-485 + (plus) 5
7 RS-485 - (minus) 7
8 N.C. GND 8
15 Chassis 15

2. Connect the DC or AC power.

3. Connect the chassis ground.
4. Connect the required wiring configuration.
5. Connect the I/O connections as required. For I/O ratings, see
the Technical Specifications section in the Installation and
Operation Manual.
Using the Navigation Buttons

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Figure 9: PM175 Navigation buttons

Setup is performed directly from the display panel or via the communication ports
using PAS communication software.
In Data Display mode, the navigation buttons function as follows.
The MIN/MAX button switches to the Min/Max Maximum Demands display pages.
When briefly pressed again, it switches back to the common measurements
display.
The PQ/ESC button switches between different power quality/harmonic displays:
Total Harmonics, Individual Voltage and Current Harmonics, and Power Quality
parameters – short-term (Pst) and long-term (Plt) flicker, and voltage and current
negative sequence unbalance. When briefly pressed once again, it switches back
to the common measurements display.
The UP and DOWN arrow buttons, labeled by arrowheads, scroll forwards and
backwards through the display pages. Pressed briefly, they move one page
forward or backward. If you hold the button down, the display pages are scrolled
at rate of a twice per second.
Pressing both the UP and DOWN arrow buttons together returns to the first page
within the current display.
The SELECT button operates once it’s released. The button has two functions:
o When pressed briefly, switches to programming mode.
o When pressed together with the ENTER button for more than
5 seconds, it resets Min/Max records, maximum demands, or
energies depending on the currently displayed page. If the
meter is password protected, and a simple reset of data from
the display is not allowed, the action has no effect.
The ENERGY/ENTER button switches to the Energy display. If TOU registers are
configured in the meter, you can repeatedly press this button to scroll through all
available TOU registers. When briefly pressed once again, it switches back to the
common measurements display

Auto Return
If no buttons are pressed for 30 seconds while the display Auto Return option is
enabled, the display automatically returns to the main screen from any other
measurement display.
The Auto Return option is enabled through the Display Setup menu

Auto Scroll
If no buttons are pressed for 30 seconds while in the common measurements
display, and the Auto Scroll option is enabled in the meter, the display
automatically scrolls through all available pages. The scroll interval is adjustable in
the Display Setup menu.
To stop auto scrolling, briefly press the SCROLL button.

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Basic Setup

Entering the Password

The setup change menu is secured by a four-digit user password. The meter is
primarily shipped with the password preset to 0, and password protection
disabled. You can change the password and enable password protection through
the Access Control menu.
If authorization is not required, just press the ENTER button to move to the Main
menu; otherwise enter a correct password to be authorized to access the meter
setup.

PASS PASS

 ENERGY
0000 0201 ENTER

To enter the password:

1. Adjust the first digit with the UP and DOWN arrow buttons.
2. Press the SELECT button to advance to the next digit.
3. Adjust the remaining password digits in the same manner.
4. Press ENTER to confirm the password.
If the password entered is correct, you move to the Main menu, otherwise you
return to the previous menu.

Basic Configuration
Use the navigation buttons to set up the PM175 as required.
The table below shows the available options. The asterisk * shows the default
settings.
The basic menu allows you to configure the basic meter settings that define the
general operating characteristics of the device.
To enter the menu, select the “bASc” entry from the main menu by the UP and
DOWN arrow buttons, and then press the ENTER button.
To select a setup option:
1. Press the SELECT button to activate the middle window.
2. Use the UP and DOWN arrow buttons to scroll to the desired
option.

bASc
ConF
4Ln3

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To change the option:

1. Press the SELECT button to activate the lower window.
2. Use the UP and DOWN arrow buttons to select the desired
option.
3. Press ENTER to confirm your changes and to store your new
setting, or press ESC to discard changes.
4. Press ESC to exit the menu.
The table below lists the available options.
Label Parameter Options Default Description
ConF Wiring connection 3OP2 4Ln3 The wiring connection of the device
(configuration) mode 4LN3
3DIR2
4LL3
3OP3
3LN3
3LL3
3BLN3
3BLL3
Pt PT ratio 1.0-6500.0 1.0 The phase potential transformer’s
primary to secondary ratio
Pt.F PT Ratio multiplier ×1, ×10 ×1 PT Ratio multiplication factor. Used
in extra high voltage networks to
accommodate the PT ratio for 500
kV and higher networks.
U.SEC Nominal secondary 10-690 V 120 V The nominal secondary line-to-
voltage neutral (in configurations with a
neutral wire) or line-to-line voltage
(in 3OP2, 3OP3 and 3DIR modes)
voltage. Used as a reference
voltage for the EN50160 evaluation.
Ct CT primary current 1-20,000 A 5A The primary rating of the phase
current transformer
d.P Power block demand 1, 2, 3, 5, 30 min The length of the demand period for
period 10, 15, 20, power demand calculations. If the
30, 60 min, external synchronization is selected,
E=external a pulse front on the digital input
sync DI1 denotes the start of the
demand interval.
nd.P The number of 1-15 1 The number of blocks to be
blocks in the sliding averaged for sliding window
window demands
Ad.P Ampere, volt and 0-1800 sec 900 sec The length of the demand period for
THD demand period ampere, volt and THD demand
calculations
Freq Nominal frequency 50,60 Hz 60 Hz The nominal line frequency
LoAd Maximum demand 0-10000 A 0 The maximum demand load current
load current (0 = CT primary)

 Always specify the wiring mode and transformer ratings prior to setting up setpoints and analog outputs.
 The maximum value for the product of the phase CT primary current and PT ratio is 57,500,000. If the product is
greater, power readings are zeroed.

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Setting the Communications

You communicate with the meter via a changeable COM1 communication port, or
through a second factory set serial RS-485/RS-422 COM2 port. Depending on
what was ordered, the COM1 port is equipped with an RS-232/RS-422/RS-485
serial interface, with a dial-up modem for communicating through public telephone
lines, or with an Ethernet module for communicating through the Internet.
To configure the PM175 communication via PAS:
1. Select Configuration from the Tools menu. Under the
Communication group of the Instrument Setup tab, select the
type of a connection for your device.
2. Enter the device communication address you assigned to the
PM175.
3. In the Sampling Rate box, select a rate at which PAS updates
data on your screen when you continuously poll the device in
the PAS Data Monitor.
The communication protocol and port settings in PAS must match the settings
made in your device.

COM1 Settings
Code Parameter Options Description
Prot Communications protocol ASCII, rtu*, dnP3 ASCII, Modbus RTU or DNP3.0 protocol
232 = RS-232
485 = RS-485
Port Interface, depends on For non-serial interfaces this is not changeable,
rS 422 = RS-422
order it is automatically detected by the meter
dial = Dial-up Modem
Eth.= Ethernet
Modbus: 1 (default) -247
Addr Device Address
DNP3.0: 0 (default) -255
bAud Baud rate 300 - 115,200 bps (19,200 bps*)
7E, 8E (7/8 bits, even parity), 8N* (8 bits, no parity)
dAtA Data format 7E data format should not be used with the Modbus RTU and DNP3
protocols
H.Sh Handshaking (flow control) nonE*=no flow control
SOFt=software (XON/XOFF)
HArd=hardware (CTS)
rtS RTS mode nonE* = not used
Forc = RTS is permanently asserted
CtrL = RTS is asserted during the transmission

COM2 Settings
Code Parameter Options Description
Rtu* = Modbus RTU
The communications protocol supported by the
Prot Communications protocol ASCII = Modbus ASCII
port
dnP3 = DNP3
485* = RS-485
rS Port Interface
422 = RS-422
Modbus: 1*-247
Addr Address Device network address
DNP3: 0–65532
300-115,200 bps
bAud Baud rate The port baud rate.
(19,200 bps*)
7E data format should not be used with the
dAtA Data format and parity 7E, 8N*, 8E
Modbus RTU and DNP3 protocols

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AC0140

05-12001-3

Figure 10 COM1: Telephone Line Connection

AC0139

RJ45

05-12001-4

Figure 11 COM1: Ethernet Connection

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Communicating via the Internet

If you are communicating through the Ethernet port, define the IP address of your
meter on the network.
To define the IP address:
1. On the Instrument Setup tab, select Internet Site.
2. Click on the Connection tab.
3. Select the IP Address and type in the IP address of your meter.
The default IP address preset at the factory is 192.168.0.203.
4. In the Protocol box, select the communications protocol for the
TCP port. The meter can provide Modbus/TCP connections on
TCP port 502 and DNP3/TCP connections on port 20000. The
host port is set automatically as you select the protocol. Select
Modbus RTU for Modbus/TCP or DNP3 for DNP3/TCP.
5. In the Wait for Answer box, adjust the time that PAS waits for a
connection before announcing an error and the number of
retries PAS uses to receive a response from the device if
communications fail.

Input and Output Ratings

DIRECT INPUT - Nominal: 690V line-to-line voltage,
690 V: (standard) 790V maximum; 400V line-to-neutral, 460V maximum -
Burden: <0.4 VA. INPUT USING PT - Burden: <0.15 VA
3 voltage inputs
INPUT USING PT - Nominal: 120V line-to-line voltage,
120 V: (optional)
144V maximum - Burden: <0.04 VA
Voltage input terminals Maximum wire section: 4 mm2 (10 AWG)
INPUT VIA CT with 5A secondary output - Burden: 2.5 to
4 mm2 (13-11 AWG) wire from CT.
5A: (standard) Operating range: continuous 10A RMS Burden: < 0.1 VA
Overload withstand: 15A RMS continuous, 10A RMS for
3 current inputs 1 second.
(Galvanically
isolated) INPUT VIA CT with 1A secondary output - Burden: 2.5 to
4 mm2 (13-11 AWG) wire from CT.
1A:(optional) Operating range: continuous 2A RMS Burden: < 0.02 VA
Overload withstand: 3A RMS continuous, 80A RMS for 1
second.

Communication EIA RS-485 standard Optically isolated, max. speed 115.2Kb/s

port COM1 COM1 terminals 3 x Maximum wire section: 2.5 mm2 (12 AWG)

Communication Profibus Max. speed 12 Mb/s

port COM1 5 x Maximum wire section: 2.5 mm2 (12 AWG) or using
(Optional) Profibus terminals
terminal to DB9 converter: P/N AC0153 REV.A2

Communication Ethernet 10/100 Base T, auto adaptation speed,

port COM2 Max. speed 100Mb/s
(Optional) ETH connector Shielded RJ45 cable
120/230 V AC/DC
85-265VAC, 88-290VDC; 50/60/400 Hz 9VA
(standard)
Power Supply 12 VDC (optional) 9.5-18 VDC
(Galvanically
isolated) 24/48 VDC (optional) 18.5-72 VDC
Power Supply input 3 x Maximum wire section: 2.5 to 4 mm2
terminals (13-11 AWG)

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