Ampetronic C Series Quick Start Guide Page 3
6. NETWORK CONNECTION (OPTION)
WherettedCSeriesdriversfeatureawebinterfacethatcanbeviewedinawebbrowser.Although
optimisedfortheChromebrowser,anybrowsercanbeusedtoviewtheinterface.Thewebinterfaceis
usedtomonitorandadjustthedriver.YouwillbeaskedfortheUserNameandPasswordforthedriverasa
deterrenttounauthorisedparties.Thesevaluesarecasesensitiveandneedtobeenteredoncepersession
toaccessthedriver.
7. TROUBLESHOOTING
OUTPUT A / B OPEN CIRCUIT: ThedriverhasdetectedthattheloopconnectedtoA/B
outistoohighimpedance.
HEATSINK TOO HOT PLS SWITCH OFF: Thedriverheatsinkhasreachedacriticaltemperatureand
thedrivermustbeswitchedo.
Thefollowingerrormessagesallindicateanerrorintheinternalcircuitryofthedriver.Please
contactAmpetronictechnicalsupportifanyoftheseerrorsareseen,quotingtheerrormessagetext.
OUT A / B IDLE OVERCURRENT
OUT A / B FUNC TEST HIGH OVERCURRENT
OUT A / B FUNC TEST LOOPS CROSSWIRED
Theseerrormessagesindicateapossibleerrorwiththelooportheconnectionstotheloop:
LOOP A / B R < 200mR FIX AND RESTART: Thedrivermeasured<200mRfortheloopimpedance.
Thisistoolowforthedriverandmustbexedbeforethedriverwillnishthestart-updiagnostics.
Switcho,xthefaultandswitchonagain.
LOOP A / B > 10R LOOP COULD CLIP:Theloopisnotopencircuitbuthasaresistanceof>10R.
Thisistoohighandthedriverwillcliponoutputpeaks.Thisisawarningandthedriverwillcontinue
after5seconds.
CHANNEL A / B OPEN CIRCUIT: Thismessageisdisplayediftheloopisdisconnectedwhilstthe
driverisoperating(e.g.ifacarpetttercutstheloop).Themessageisdisplayedonthefrontpanelfor
5secondsandonthewebinterface.
Theseareinformationmessagesanddonotindicateanerror:
DIAGNOSTICS IN PROGRESS: Thismessageisdisplayedonthefrontpanelwhilstthestart-uptests
arebeingperformed.
New IP Address XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX AnewEthernetaddresshasbeenassignedtothedriver.This
canoccurwhenanEthernetcableispluggedintothedriverortheDHCPsystemre-assignsanewIP
address.
Thesemessagesappearinthestatusmenuwhentheassociatederrorispresent:
Power Limit - derated: Thedriverisoverloadedandthedrivecurrenthasbeenreduced
Loop A open circuit: ThedriverhasdetectedanopencircuitonloopA.
Loop B open circuit: ThedriverhasdetectedanopencircuitonloopB.
Temp Limit - derated: Theinternalheatsinkistoohotandthedrivercurrentonboth
channelshasbeenreduced.
Temp Limit - muted: Theinternalheatsinkhasreachedanunacceptableleveland
outputshavebeenturnedo.
User Name = superadmin, netadmin, audioadmin
Passwords = ampetronic (default)
Fourlevelsofaccessareavailable:
1. superadmin-allowsaccesstoallsettings
2. netadmin-accessthenetworksettingspage
only
3. audioadmin-accesstheaudiosettingspages
only
4. nologin-allowsaccesstostatuspage