Acuview Software User Manual

Acuview User’s Guide
July 13, 2012

Accuenergy Corporation
Distributed By MicroDAQ, LLC 603-746-5524 www.MicroDAQ.com

Contents
1.Welcome to Acuview............................................................................................. 2
2.Copyright............................................................................................................ 3
3.Getting Started.................................................................................................... 4
3.1.New Connection.......................................................................................... 4
3.2.Connection Settings.................................................................................... 4
3.3.Add New Device.......................................................................................... 5
3.4.Connection................................................................................................. 6
3.5.Getting Help............................................................................................... 6
4.User Interface..................................................................................................... 7
4.1.Main Window.............................................................................................. 7
4.2.Main Menu................................................................................................. 8
4.3.Toolbar...................................................................................................... 9
5.Functions.......................................................................................................... 11
5.1.Basic Monitoring........................................................................................ 11
5.2.Device Management.................................................................................. 11
5.3.Data Logging............................................................................................ 13
5.4.Import/Export Device Profile....................................................................... 19
5.5.Acuvim-X Series........................................................................................ 20
5.5.1.Readings......................................................................................... 21
5.5.2.Settings.......................................................................................... 29
5.6.Acuvim-L Series........................................................................................ 31
5.6.1.Readings......................................................................................... 31
5.6.2.Settings.......................................................................................... 32
5.7.Acuvim II Series....................................................................................... 35
5.7.1.Readings......................................................................................... 35
5.7.2.Settings.......................................................................................... 40
5.8.Acuvim Series........................................................................................... 45
5.8.1.Readings......................................................................................... 45
5.8.2.Settings.......................................................................................... 46
6.Troubleshooting.................................................................................................. 47
7.Installation........................................................................................................ 48
7.1.Installing................................................................................................. 48
7.2.Uninstalling.............................................................................................. 48
7.3.System Requirements................................................................................ 48

1. Welcome to Acuview
Developed by Accuenergy Corporation, Acuview software is designed for the Acuvim-

X, Acuvim-L, Acuvim II and Acuvim series power meters.
Acuview software provides user-friendly real-time monitoring and data logging

features for energy saving and power quality analysis. The purpose of this software is
to provide a tool for users to monitor multiple parameters continuously and it allows
users to monitor and maintain the meter on a real-time basis.
For technical support or further information, please contact us at
Accuenergy Corporation
North American Toll Free: 1-877-721-8908
Fax: 416-497-4130
Web: www.accuenergy.com
Email: [email protected]

2. Copyright
All rights are reserved to Accuenergy Corp. Any change, translation, reverse
engineering, de-compilation, disassembling or other equivalent methods in order to
get the source code of this software without the written permission from
Accuenergy Corp. are forbidden. Please read the license agreement in the software
package carefully before you install or use it. Proceed should you agree with the
terms of the license agreement. This software is protected by copyright laws in
USA and other countries, and international treaty provisions.

3. Getting Started
3.1. New Connection
A connection is required before communicating with the meter. To add a new

connection, do one of the following:
1) Click Settings > Connection Manager.
or
2) Click the icon .
The Connection Manager is shown as Figure 3.1.
Figure 3.1. Connection Manager

 New: Add a new connection.
 Delete: Delete the selected connection.
 Edit: Edit the selected connection settings.
 Close: Close the window.
 Status: 'Available' means Com Port or Ethernet is active, and 'Not Available'
means Com Port or Ethernet is inactive. If the status is blank, it means that
Com Port or Ethernet has not been established.
3.2. Connection Settings
Set the connection parameters. The New Connection box is shown as Figure 3.2.

Figure 3.2. New Connection
 Name: Give connection a name.
 Type: Select Serial Port for RS485; Select Network for Modbus TCP gateway (for
example, Acuvim II + AXM-NET).
 Com Port: Select the serial port that the RS485 connection is using.
 Baud Rate: Should match the baud rate in the meter settings.
 Scan Interval: Used to adjust the time interval between two messages (500ms or
1000ms is recommended).
3.3. Add New Device
After performing steps 1 and 2, you need to add a device to communicate with. To
add a new device, do one of the following:
1) Click Operation > Add Device.
or
2) Click the icon .
The Add Device box is shown as Figure 3.3.
Figure 3.3. Add Device

 Device Type: The model of the device you are going to communicate with.
 Connection: Select a connection for the communication.
 Device Address: Should match the address in the meter settings.
 Description: Device description such as where the device is used, for example,
“Building 1”.

3.4. Connection
You can read all the measurement data after you successfully complete Step 3. To
connect, do one of the following:
1) Click Operation > Connect.
or
2) Click the icon .
or
3) Press F9 on keyboard.
Notice: If you cannot start communication normally, please make sure the physical
connection of the device is correct and the communication setting parameters are
properly configured.
3.5. Getting Help
For more information, do one of the following:

1) Click Help > Help.
or
2) Click the icon .

4. User Interface
4.1. Main Window
Figure 4.1. Main Window

The main window includes a menu bar, a toolbar, a workspace and a status bar.
The workspace displays meter windows. The status bar displays messages. As shown
in Figure 4.1, the following includes a description of all items:
A -- Menu bar
B -- Toolbar
C -- Window title: Displays connection, device address, device description,
connection status, etc
D -- Explorer bar: Allows for quick browsing of the meter functions.
E -- Data area: Displays data related to meter functions or available operations for
user to perform.
F -- Communication: Displays sent/received messages and indicates
communication errors (which means the number of faulty devices) in the monitoring
state.

4.2. Main Menu
The Main menu includes Operation, Settings, Tools, Window and Help.
4.2.1. Operation
Connect: Connect to the device, read data and allow write command.
Disconnect: Disconnect the device, stop data reading and disallow write
command.
Start Data Logging: Record data at the set logging interval.
Stop Data Logging: Stop recording.
Add Device: Add a new device that is going to be connected.
Delete Current Device: Delete current active device. If multiple windows are
tiled, it deletes the device of the top window.
Exit: Quit the application.
4.2.2. Settings
Connection Manager: Manage connections and edit connection parameters.
Data Log Settings: Check and set data logging parameters of each device that is
going to be monitored.
Options: Check and set some of the advanced options.
Device Manager: Show the detailed communication status.
Device Properties: Modify device description while connected; modify device
address while disconnected.
Explorer Bar: Show or hide the explorer bar.
Text Size: Set text size of the data area.
4.2.3. Tools
Import Device Profile: Load the settings into the current active device window
from an existing device profile.
Export Device Profile: The device profile of the current active device window can be
saved as a file.
Import and Update Device: Load and send all settings in the current active
device window to the meter.
Find Device: Search on-line for meters in LAN.
4.2.4. Window
Tile Horizontally: Rearrange all windows in the tile horizontally.
Tile Vertically: Rearrange all windows in the tile vertically.
Cascade: Rearrange all windows in a cascade.
Minimize All: Minimize all windows.
4.2.5. Help

Help: Display help document.
About: Display the software version and copyright information.
4.3. Toolbar
Connect: Connect device, read data and allow write command.
Disconnect: Disconnect device, stop data reading and disallow write command.
Start Data Logging: Record data at the set logging interval.
Stop Data Logging: Stop recording.
Add Device: Add a new device that is going to be connected.
Delete Current Device: Delete current active device. If multiple windows are
tiled, it deletes the device of the top window.
Connection Manager: Manage connections and edit connection parameters.
Data log Settings: Check and set data logging parameters of each device that is
going to be monitored.
Options: Check and set some of the advanced options.
Device Manager: Show the detailed communication status.
Device Properties: Modify device description while connected; modify device
address while disconnected.
Text Size: Set text size of data area.
Tile Horizontally: Rearrange all windows in the tile horizontally.
Tile Vertically: Rearrange all windows in the tile vertically.
Cascade: Rearrange all windows in a cascade.
Minimize All: Minimize all windows.
Explorer Bar: Show or hide the explorer bar.

Help: Display help document.

5. Functions
5.1. Basic Monitoring
5.1.1. Add new connection. Refer to the New Connection section.

5.1.2. Set connection parameters. Refer to the Connection Settings section.
5.1.3. Add device window. Refer to the Add New Device section.
5.1.4. Connect. Refer to the Connection section.
5.1.5. Click the node in menu tree on the left side to view the measured values. The
content displayed in the device window may be different according to different
device types.
5.1.6. Click Disconnect menu or icon to stop.
5.2. Device Management
5.2.1. Add a new device. Refer to the Add New Device section.
5.2.2. If there is an unused device window, select it and click Device Properties
menu or icon to make the device status ‘available’.
5.2.3. If a window is no longer needed, click Delete Current Device menu or icon.
5.2.4. Device Manager
1) Click Settings > Device Manager.
or
2) Click the icon .
The Device Manager box is shown as Figure 5.3.

Figure 5.3. Device Manager
 Device List: Displays all available devices. Every listed item displays its detailed
communication status.
 Device Total: The total number of devices.
 Com Normal Total: The total number of devices which communicate normally.
 Com Failure Total: The total number of devices which fail the communication.
 Log Enabled Total: The total number of devices whose real-time data logging
state is enabled.
 Log Failure Total: The total number of devices whose real-time data logging
state fail last time.
 Reset Counters: Reset the communication counter for all devices.
 Properties: Modify the properties of selected device in device list. Double-click
the selected item can also modify device properties.
 Select Window: Activate the corresponding window of selected item in device
list.
 Close: Close the dialog.

5.3. Data Logging
5.3.1. Data Logging Settings

You must set data log before you use this function. To set it, do one of the following:
1) Click Settings > Data Log Settings.
or
2) Click the icon .
The Data Log Settings box is shown as Figure 5.4.
Figure 5.4. Data Log Settings

 Device List: Displays all available devices which are working in data logging
mode. It also can enable or disable data logging of any device. Every listed item

displays the monitoring parameters of corresponding device.
 Logging Items of Selection: You can select one or more valid logging items.
 Logging Options: Select a listed item and then set monitoring parameters.
This option includes 5 aspects about the data logging, which are introduced as
the following:
1) Logging Data Interval: Setting the data logging interval indicates how often
the software will store monitoring results. It contains two formats, which are
minutes and seconds.
2) Log data until file full: The maximum row number of data logging per log
file is 64800. When the maximum number of records is reached, a new log
file will be created.
3) Specify log file duration ：Set time for when to create a new log file. When
the time is reached, a new log file will be created.
4) Log file format：Set the format of a log file. It can be .txt or .csv or .xls.
5) Column Display Name ：Set the name of column when monitoring the Pulse
Input and the Analog Input items in the data log file. It can be name or
name(unit).
 Log file name: For users to set name of a log file. If the name of Log file is
blank, the default file name will be used. Click [Default] button to use the
default file name.
 Log file folder location: For users to set the file storage Path. If the file folder
location is blank, the default file folder location will be used. Click [Browse] button
to set a file storage path.
Special Attention:
1) Device List -> Enabled
2) Logging Items of Selection
3) Logging Options
4) Log file name
5) Log file folder location
If there are multiple devices in the list, you must set all of the above monitoring
parameters for each monitoring device in the device list.
5.3.2. Now connect and pause for 5 seconds. Then click menu Operation -> Start
Data Logging or the icon to enable this function.
5.3.3. Click menu Operation -> Stop Data Logging menu or the icon to stop this
function if necessary.
5.3.4. View and analyze data

Find the data log files in the specified folder location. There is a folder named

MonData in the Acuview installation directory where all the data log files are stored
by default. By default, each file name consists of the device description, device type,
port (Serial mode) or IP address (Ethernet mode), device address and data logging
starting time whose format is YYYYMMDD (Year, Month, Day).
Make sure to follow the following rules before you open any Excel file:
Special Attention:
Never double click any EXCEL files (including data log files) on your
computer when data logging is active, otherwise it may cause the software to
become unstable and potentially produce inaccurate results (such as out-of-
order and loss of data etc.).
The correct options to open the excel files are:

1) Click Start > Program > Microsoft Office > Microsoft Office Excel to
open the Excel application. When the main window of Excel is open, click
File > Open and choose the desired files in the dialog box.
or
2) Copy the desired files to another computer and open them on that
computer.
5.3.5. Data Log file

After you open a data log file of excel format, you can see the following items:
Real-Time: Real-Time Metering

Demand: Demand
Energy: Real-Time Energy
Energy(TOU): Current Month TOU
PulseInput: Actual value of Pulse Input
Counter: Digital Input Pulse Counter
AnalogInput: Actual value of Analog Input
THD: THD
VHS: Voltage Spectrum 2nd to 31st order
IHS: Current Spectrum 2nd to 31st order
VHS32: Voltage Spectrum 32nd to 63rd order
IHS32: Current Spectrum 32nd to 63rd order
PhaseAngle: Phase Angles
When the data is saved as .txt and .csv, the file content is the same as the excel file,
but there is a difference. Each sheet of Excel will be saved as a separate text or CSV
document. The parmeters of the PulseInput and the AnalogInput are uncertain,
according to the settings page to display. All parameters in the table are shown as
following:

 Real-Time
FREQ Frequency PA Watt A U_UNBL Unbalance V
UA Volts AN PB Watt B I_UNBL Unbalance I
UB Volts BN PC Watt C
UC Volts CN P Watt Total
ULN Volts LN Average QA VAR A
UAB Volts AB QB VAR B
UBC Volts BC QC VAR C
UCA Volts CA Q VAR Total
ULL Volts LL Average SA VA A
IA IA SB VA B
IB IB SC VA C
IC IC S VA Total
I I Average PFA Pwr Factor A
IN IN PFB Pwr Factor B
PFC Pwr Factor C
PF Pwr Factor Total
 Demand
PA_IMP Delivered Watt A P_IMP Delivered Watt Total
PB_IMP Delivered Watt B P_EXP Received Watt Total
PC_IMP Delivered Watt C Q_IMP Delivered VAR Total
PA_EXP Received Watt A Q_EXP Received VAR Total
PB_EXP Received Watt B S VA Total
PC_EXP Received Watt C IA IA
QA_IMP Delivered VAR A IB IB
QB_IMP Delivered VAR B IC IC
QC_IMP Delivered VAR C I I Average
QA_EXP Received VAR A P_IMP_PRED Pred. Del. Watt Total
QB_EXP Received VAR B P_EXP_PRED Pred. Rec. Watt Total
QC_EXP Received VAR C Q_IMP_PRED Pred. Del. VAR Total
Q_EXP_PRED Pred. Rec. VAR Total
S_PRED Pred. VA Total
 Energy
EP_IMP Ep_imp EP_IMP_A Ep_imp_a EQ_IMP_A EQ_imp_a
EP_EXP Ep_exp EP_IMP_B Ep_imp_b EQ_IMP_B EQ_imp_b
EQ_IMP Eq_imp EP_IMP_C Ep_imp_c EQ_IMP_C EQ_imp_c
EQ_EXP Eq_exp EP_EXP_A Ep_exp_a EQ_EXP_A EQ_exp_a
ES Es EP_EXP_B Ep_exp_b EQ_EXP_B EQ_exp_b
EP_TOTAL Ep_total EP_EXP_C Ep_exp_c EQ_EXP_C EQ_exp_c

EP_net Ep_net ES_A Es_a
EQ_TOTAL Eq_total ES_B Es_b
EQ_net Eq_net ES_C Es_c
 Energy(TOU)
EP_IMP_SHARP Ep_imp Sharp EP_IMP_ PEAK Ep_imp Peak
EP_EXP_SHARP Ep_exp Sharp EP_EXP_ PEAK Ep_exp Peak
EQ_IMP_SHARP Eq_imp Sharp EQ_IMP_ PEAK Eq_imp Peak
EQ_EXP_SHARP Eq_exp Sharp EQ_EXP_ PEAK Eq_exp Peak
ES_SHARP Es Sharp ES_ PEAK Es Peak
EP_IMP_VALLEY Ep_imp Valley EP_IMP_ NORMAL Ep_imp Normal
EP_EXP_VALLEY Ep_exp Valley EP_EXP_ NORMAL Ep_exp Normal
EQ_IMP_VALLY Eq_imp Valley EQ_IMP_ NORMAL Eq_imp Normal
EQ_EXP_VALLY Eq_exp Valley EQ_EXP_ NORMAL Eq_exp Normal
ES_VALLEY Es Valley ES_ NORMAL Es Normal
EP_IMP_TOTAL Ep_imp Total
EP_EXP_ TOTAL Ep_exp Total
EQ_IMP_ TOTAL Eq_imp Total
EQ_EXP_ TOTAL Eq_exp Total
ES_ TOTAL Es Total
 PulseInput
 Counter
DI_111 AXM-IO11 DI1 DI_211 AXM-IO21 DI1 DI_311 AXM-IO31 DI1
DI_115 AXM-IO11 DI5
DI_116 AXM-IO11 DI6
DI_125 AXM-IO12 DI5
DI_126 AXM-IO12DI6
 AnalogInput

 THD
UA_THD THD Volts AN/AB IA_THD THD I A
UB_THD THD Volts BN/CA IB_THD THD I B
UC_THD THD Volts CN/BC IC_THD THD I C
U_THD THD Volts Average I_THD THD I Average
UA_OTHD Odd THD V A IA_OTHD Odd THD I A
UA_ETHD Even THD V A IA_ETHD Even THD I A
UA_CF Crest Factor V A IA_KF K Factor I A
UA_THFF THFF V A IB_OTHD Odd THD I B
UB_OTHD Odd THD V B IB_ETHD Even THD I B
UB_ETHD Even THD V B IB_KF K Factor I B
UB_CF Crest Factor V B IC_OTHD Odd THD I C
UB_THFF THFF V B IC_ETHD Even THD I C
UC_OTHD Odd THD V C IC_KF K Factor I C
UC_ETHD Even THD V C
UC_CF Crest Factor V C
UC_THFF THFF V C
 VHS
UA_H2 UB_H2 UC_H2
2nd~31st 2nd~31st 2nd~31st
UA_H3 UB_H3 UC_H3
Harmonic V A Harmonic V B Harmonic V C
UA_H4 UB_H4 UC_H4
... ... ...
UA_H31 UB_H31 UC_H31
 HIS
IA_H2 IB_H2 IC_H2
2nd~31st 2nd~31st 2nd~31st
IA_H3 IB_H3 IC_H3
Harmonic I A Harmonic I B Harmonic I C
IA_H4 IB_H4 IC_H4
... ... ...
IA_H31 IB_H31 IC_H31
 PhageAngle
UA Ph Angle VAN UB Ph Angle VBN UC Ph Angle VCN
IA_UA Ph Angle IA(VAN) IB_UA Ph Angle IB(VAN) IC_UA Ph Angle IC(VAN)
UAB Ph Angle VAB UBC Ph Angle VBC IA_UAB Ph Angle IA(VAB)
IB_UAB Ph Angle IB(VAB) IC_UAB Ph Angle IC(VAB)
Table 5.3. Data Log Parameters

5.4. Import/Export Device Profile
5.4.1. A device profile can be imported into the current active device window. To
check the content of the imported profile, be sure to disconnect first so that
the meter's current settings will not be updated. To send the imported profile to
device, follow these steps:
1) Connect first.
2) Click Tools > Import and Update Device, select the desired file.
5.4.2. Save the settings of the current window to a file via Export Device Profile.

5.5. Acuvim-X Series
Acuvim-X series includes Acuvim-DX (TOU), Acuvim-EX (PQ), Acuvim-FX (Alarm),

Acuvim-GX (All).
A Comparison of Acuvim-X series is shown in Table 5.5.
Functions DX EX FX GX
Real-Time Metering \/ \/ \/ \/
Digital I/O \/ \/ \/ \/
Demand \/ \/ \/ \/
Harmonics THD Total \/ \/ \/
Phases \/ \/
Voltage Spectrum \/ \/
Current Spectrum \/ \/
Sequence Component \/ \/ \/
Phase Angles \/ \/ \/
Energy Real-Time \/ \/ \/ \/
Current Month TOU \/ \/
Prior Month TOU \/ \/
Cumulative TOU \/ \/
Frozen Real-Time \/ \/
Current Month TOU \/ \/
Cumulative TOU \/ \/
Max and Min Current \/ \/ \/
Prior \/ \/ \/
Voltage Eligibility Ratio Daily \/ \/
Monthly \/ \/
Yearly \/ \/
Cumulative \/ \/
Frozen \/ \/
SOE Log \/ \/
Alarm Log \/ \/ \/
Waveform Log \/ \/
Trending Log \/ \/
System Status Alarm \/ \/ \/
SOE, Waveform, Trending \/ \/
TOU Schedules Settings \/ \/
Device Run-Time \/ \/ \/ \/
Device Information \/ \/ \/ \/
General Settings \/ \/ \/ \/

Digital I/O Settings \/ \/ \/ \/
Demand Settings \/ \/ \/ \/
Energy Settings \/ \/
TOU Schedules Settings \/ \/
Alarm Settings Alarm Settings \/ \/ \/
Waveform Settings \/ \/
Voltage Eligibility Ratio Settings \/ \/
Other Settings Max and Min Recording Mode \/ \/ \/
Trending Settings \/ \/
Table 5.5. Comparison of Acuvim-X series
Acuvim-GX (All) is used as the example to introduce the software functions. In order to
fully understand the abilities of the software, please thoroughly read the Acuvim-X
User's Manual.
5.5.1. Readings
5.5.1.1. Digital I/O

To control the relay, please click the related [Control] button.
5.5.1.2. Demand
If you want to synchronize demand calculation of all the devices on the bus, please
click Synchronize Demand button.
5.5.1.3. Voltage Spectrum, Current Spectrum

Section A in Figure 5.5.1 means there's no display when harmonics are 0%.

Figure 5.5.1. Voltage Spectrum
5.5.1.4. Sequence Component

Φuaia is the angle between I A and V A. The broken-line circle on the outside indicates
100% of full range.
Figure 5.5.2. Positive Sequence

As shown in Figure 5.5.2, the following includes a description of all items:
A -- Full range indicator
B -- Vector expression
C -- Angle between I A and V A
5.5.1.5. Real-Time Energy, Current Month TOU, Cumulative TOU

You can modify the value of energy by clicking underlined figures.

Figure 5.5.3. Real-Time Energy
Figure 5.5.4. Current Month TOU
As shown in Figure 5.5.3 and Figure 5.5.4, the following includes a description of all
items:
A -- Modify energy value by clicking figures.
B -- Check current month TOU of all phases by clicking characters.
5.5.1.6. Prior Month TOU

As shown in Figure 5.5.5, Section A points out the billing time of prior month on the
Prior Month TOU node in the menu tree.

Figure 5.5.5. Prior Month TOU
5.5.1.7. Frozen Energy

As shown in Figure 5.5.6, the time displayed on the Frozen Energy node in the menu
tree is the time of freezing real-time energy, current month TOU and accumulative
TOU.
Figure 5.5.6. Frozen Energy
5.5.1.8. Prior Max and Min

As shown in Figure 5.5.7, the date and time displayed on the Prior node in the menu
tree is the time of recorded Prior Max and Min.

Figure 5.5.7. Prior Max and Min
5.5.1.9. Frozen Voltage Eligibility Ratio

As shown in Figure 5.5.8, the time displayed on the Frozen node in the menu tree is
the time of frozen voltage eligibility ratio.
Figure 5.5.8. Frozen Voltage Eligibility Ratio
5.5.1.10. Waveform Log

There are two functions in waveform log:
1) Click Retrieve Waveform button to read the data corresponding to the
selected item, and the Data column will remain after reading. It will then draw a
waveform graph automatically.

Figure 5.5.9. Waveform Log (1)

A -- Step 1: Select an item to read.
B -- Step 2: Click Retrieve Waveform button.
C -- The Data column will remain after reading.
2) An item whose data field is not empty may be selected. Its waveform will
be displayed as shown in Figure 5.5.10. Section A means to click an item with
data.
Click the Save to File button, then you can save the data of selected items as a
txt/csv/xls file for future analysis.
In typical waveform as is shown in Figure 5.5.11, the following includes a description
of all items:
A -- Capture time and reason

B -- Capture time when capturing condition is satisfied
C -- Values on current time stamp
D -- Movable time label
Figure 5.5.11. Waveform Graph
5.5.1.11. Trending Log

Read current trending data by clicking Retrieve Trending button. It will draw a
trending graph automatically. Then click the Save to File button, and the data will be
saved in a txt/csv/xls file for later analysis.

Figure 5.5.12. Trending Graph
In typical trending as shown in Figure 5.5.12, the following includes a description of all
items:
A -- Logging data interval
B -- Movable time label
5.5.1.12. System Status
Figure 5.5.13. System Status

A -- Important parameters used in reading data automatically

B -- Important feedback information used in TOU settings
5.5.2. Settings
5.5.2.1. Digital I/O

Users need to select the type of RO or DO when it is used as alarm output.
Figure 5.5.14. Digital I/O Settings
5.5.2.2. Energy
Notice: When Reset Real-Time Energy, Start Resetting TOU, Start Freezing
and Restore TOU Schedules to Defaults buttons are clicked, it will take effect at
once without having to click the Update Device button.
5.5.2.3. Alarm
Notice: When setting the Setpoint of alarm limit, there are no units for them. All units
are displayed in Alarm Channel.

Figure 5.5.15. Alarm Settings

A -- Unit of Alarm Channel
B -- Value without unit
5.5.2.4. Voltage Eligibility Ratio

Notice: When clicking Start Resetting TPVER and Start Freezing TPVER button, it
will take effective at once without having to click the Update Device button.

5.6. Acuvim-L Series
This chapter introduces some of the functions of Acuvim-CL and Acuvim-EL. In order
to understand the software abilities, please thoroughly read Acuvim-L User’s Manual.
5.6.1. Readings
5.6.1.1. Voltage Spectrum, Current Spectrum (Acuvim-CL)

The A in Figure 5.6.1 means there is no display when harmonics are 0%.
5.6.1.2. Energy and Harmonics (Acuvim-CL)

You can modify the value of energy by clicking underlined characters .

Figure 5.6.2. Energy and Harmonics
5.6.2. Settings
5.6.2.1. TOU (Acuvim-EL)

As shown in Figure 5.6.3, there are three respective formats.
A: MM-DD ID. MM is Months, DD is Days, ID is the Number of a Schedule.
B: The same as A.
C: HH-MM ID. HH is Hours, MM is minutes, ID is the Number of a Tariff.
Figure 5.6.3. TOU
5.6.2.2. TOU Holiday (Acuvim-EL)

The format of C is MM-DD ID. MM is Months, DD is Days, ID is the Number of a
Schedule.

Part B means ten years beginning and ending point.
When the checkbox of A in Figure 5.6.4 is selected, the button D is available.
Figure 5.6.4. TOU Holiday
5.6.2.3. Pulse Input (Acuvim-EL)

As shown in Figure 5.6.5, when DI Type is state, the options are disabled. When DI
Type is counter, they are enabled. Advanced Option button is used to define the
Category and the Unit. The Advanced Option window is shown in Figure 5.6.6.
Figure 5.6.5. Pulse Input

Figure 5.6.6. Advanced Options

5.7. Acuvim II Series
This chapter introduces some of the functions of Acuvim II/IIR/IIE/IIW. In order to

understand the software abilities, please thoroughly read Acuvim II User’s Manual.
5.7.1. Readings
5.7.1.1. Energy (Acuvim II)

You can modify the value of energy by clicking underlined characters.
Figure 5.7.1. Energy
5.7.1.2. Voltage Spectrum, Current Spectrum (Acuvim II)


5.7.1.3. Sequence Component (Acuvim II)

Φuaia is the angle between I A and V A. The broken-line circle on the outside indicates
100% of full range.
Figure 5.7.3. Positive Sequence

A -- Full range indicator
B -- Vector expression
C -- Angle between I A and V A
5.7.1.4. I/O Modules (Acuvim II)

As shown in Figure 5.7.4, AO parameters are shown as real value, and AI parameters
show as numerical value (range: 0~4095).

Figure 5.7.4. I/O Modules
5.7.1.5. Data Log (Acuvim IIR)

There are three ways of retrieving the logs: "read newest 50 records", "read one
window" and "read 1000 records".
Figure 5.7.5. Data Log

A -- Data Log 1 status
B -- Data Log 2 status
C -- Data Log 3 status
D -- Select types before read logs

E -- Data area
5.7.1.6. Waveform Log (Acuvim IIW)

There are two functions in waveform log:
1) Click Retrieve Waveform button to read the data corresponding to the
selected item, and the Data column will remain after reading. It will then draw a
waveform graph automatically.

A -- Step 1: Select an item to read.
B -- Step 2: Click Retrieve Waveform button.
C -- The Data column will remain after reading.
2) An item whose data field is not empty may be selected. Its waveform will
be displayed as shown in Figure 5.7.7. Section A means to click an item with
data.

Click the Save button, then you can save the data of selected items as a
txt/csv/xls file for future analysis.
In typical waveform as is shown in Figure 5.7.8, the following includes a description of
all items:
A -- Capture time and reason
B -- Capture time when capturing condition is satisfied
D -- Movable time label
Figure 5.7.8. Waveform Graph

5.7.2. Settings
5.7.2.1. General (Acuvim II)
Figure 5.7.6. General Settings (serial connection)
Figure 5.7.7. General Settings (network connection)

Figure 5.7.8. Change Password
A -- As shown in Figure 5.7.6, in the serial connection, Password is visible and

displays with decimal number.
B -- As shown in Figure 5.7.7, in the network connection, Password is not visible.
Instead of decimal numbers, it is displayed as ‘*’. Click Change Password button and
the Change Password window which is shown in Figure 5.7.8 will appear.
Notice: In the network connection, it needs to input device password when data or
parameters related to meter are changed, such as Update Device, Modify Energy
and Clear Demand and so on.
5.7.2.2. Alarm (Acuvim II)

Notice: When you set the Set Point of the alarm limit, there is no unit for it. All units
are displayed in the Alarm Channel.
As shown in Figure 5.7.9, the following is a description of all items:

5.7.2.3. Data Log (Acuvim IIR)

Notice: You can program up to 114 parameters per log. The total size is no more than
63 sectors that has 64k bytes. The Data Log 1 Setting is shown in Figure 5.7.10.
Figure 5.7.10. Data Log 1 Settings
5.7.2.4. TOU (Acuvim IIE)

As shown in Figure 5.7.11, there are three respective formats.
A: MM-DD ID. MM is Months, DD is Days, ID is the Number of a Schedule.
B: The same as A.
C: HH-MM ID. HH is Hours, MM is minutes, ID is the Number of a Tariff.

Figure 5.7.11. TOU
5.7.2.5. TOU Holiday (Acuvim IIE)

The format of C is MM-DD ID. MM is Months, DD is Days, ID is the Number of a
Schedule.
Part B means ten years beginning and ending point.
When the checkbox of A in Figure 5.7.12 is selected, the button D is available.
Figure 5.7.12. TOU Holiday
5.7.2.6. Pulse Input (Acuvim IIE)

As shown in Figure 5.7.13, When DI Type is state, the options are disabled. When DI
Type is counter, they are enabled.
Advanced Option button is used to define the Category and the Unit. The Advanced
Option window is shown in Figure 5.7.14.

Figure 5.7.13. Pulse Input
Figure 5.7.14. Advanced Options
5.7.2.7. Analog Input (Acuvim IIE)

As shown in Figure 5.7.15, Advanced Option button is used to define the Category and
the Unit.
Figure 5.7.15. Analog Input

5.8. Acuvim Series
This chapter introduces some of the functions of the Acuvim+. In order to understand
the software abilities, please thoroughly read Acuvim User’s Manual.
5.8.1. Readings
5.8.1.1. Energy
You can modify the value of energy by clicking underlined characters.
Figure 5.8.1. Energy
5.8.1.2. Voltage Spectrum, Current Spectrum


5.8.2. Settings
5.8.2.1. Alarm
Notice: When you set the Set Point of the alarm limit, there are no units for them.
All units are displayed in the Alarm Channel.


6. Troubleshooting
1) Why is the drop-down list of the Com Port in Connection Settings dialog empty?
Answer: the program has not detected any available serial port, please check if it is any
idle.
2) Why is there no new waveform in the list after I clicked Capture Waveform
button?
Answer: the waveform buffer is full. Make sure that the current 5 waveforms are not
being used and clear them in the System Status page by clicking Reset Waveform Log
button.
3) Why are there inconsistencies between the displaying value and the real value of
voltage and current?
Answer: This may be caused by incorrect settings of the PT and/or CT ratios, please
check the General Settings page.
4) How do I know whether the settings of TOU are right and taking effect?
Answer: firstly, check whether the feedback information of TOU settings in the
System Status page are correct. If correct, then check whether related TOU settings
are enabled. Finally, check whether there is any change in the Current Month TOU
page.
5) Does Start Freezing mean to freeze at once?

Answer: Yes, but if you want to go back to Assign freeze mode after clicking the Start
Freezing button, you have to set it again.
6) Under what conditions, can I use the SmartSum function?

Answer: In the Data Log Settings, you must ensure that each Logging Options and Log
file folder location in the device list are the same.
7) Can I choose some columns by myself and fix their names in the data log file of
Excel?
Answer: Yes, you can set the column names, and also can append some columns. But you
must be careful to avoid confusion in the data log template file of Excel.

7. Installation
7.1. Installing
Double click setup file, follow the guide step by step.

Notice: Software can be installed to a different directory (up to 8).
7.2. Uninstalling
To remove this program from your system:

1) Open the Windows Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Programs.
2) Find the application name in the list and select it.
3) Follow the instructions in the Uninstall Wizard step by step.
7.3. System Requirements
The minimum running requirements of Acuview software:

1) Operating System: Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Windows 7.
2) Memory: 128MB/256MB or more.
3) HDD: 100MB/500MB or more free space.
4) Display Resolution: 1024 * 768 or higher.
5) Software Needed: Microsoft Office Excel 2000/XP/2003/2007.
Notice: If Excel Application is not installed in the system, files cannot be saved as
Excel documents when using the data logging function.

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July 13, 2012

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3.1. New Connection

A connection is required before communicating with the meter. To add a new

2) Click the icon .

The Connection Manager is shown as Figure 3.1.

Figure 3.1. Connection Manager

3.2. Connection Settings

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3.3. Add New Device

2) Click the icon .

The Add Device box is shown as Figure 3.3.

Figure 3.3. Add Device

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2) Click the icon .

3.5. Getting Help

For more information, do one of the following:

2) Click the icon .

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4.1. Main Window

Figure 4.1. Main Window

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Connect: Connect device, read data and allow write command.

Start Data Logging: Record data at the set logging interval.

Stop Data Logging: Stop recording.

Add Device: Add a new device that is going to be connected.

tiled, it deletes the device of the top window.

Connection Manager: Manage connections and edit connection parameters.

Options: Check and set some of the advanced options.

Device Manager: Show the detailed communication status.

Device Properties: Modify device description while connected; modify device

address while disconnected.

Text Size: Set text size of data area.

Tile Horizontally: Rearrange all windows in the tile horizontally.

Tile Vertically: Rearrange all windows in the tile vertically.

Cascade: Rearrange all windows in a cascade.

Minimize All: Minimize all windows.

Explorer Bar: Show or hide the explorer bar.

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5.1. Basic Monitoring

5.1.1. Add new connection. Refer to the New Connection section.

5.2. Device Management

2) Click the icon .

The Device Manager box is shown as Figure 5.3.

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5.3.1. Data Logging Settings

2) Click the icon .

The Data Log Settings box is shown as Figure 5.4.

Figure 5.4. Data Log Settings