Blue Sea Systems M2 Vessel Systems Monitor Operating instructions

Brand: Blue Sea Systems

Model: M2 Vessel Systems Monitor

Category: Measuring, testing & control

Type: Operating instructions

This manual is also suitable for

1850

M2 Vessel Systems Monitor (M2-VSM)

PN 1850

Installation Checklist

Check for components included

Read Warning and Cautions

Read QuickStart Installation Guide for mounting instructions

Read System Overview, Mounting Considerations, Detailed Wiring,

and Sensing Description

Read QuickStart Installation Guide for installation notes

Follow Initial System Setup instructions

 CongureDisplays

 CongureAlarms

Specications

Display Size 55mm x 28mm

Power Supply 7V–70V DC

Power Consumption 0.3W–1.0W*

NMEA2000LoadEquivalency 1

DC Voltage

Voltages 12V, 24V, 36V, 48V

Range 7V–70V DC

Resolution 0.01V DC

VoltageAccuracy +/-1%

DC Current

ShuntIncluded 1×PN8255(500A/50mV)

Range  −500Ato500A

CurrentAccuracy +/-1%

Resolution(100to500) 1A

Resolution(0.0to99.9) 0.1A

AlarmActivation HighandLowVoltage,

    HighCurrent,andLowBattery

AC Voltage

Range  50V–250VAC(RMS)

Resolution  1VAC

AC Current

Range  0Ato150A(300Aoptional)

Resolution(100to150) 1A

Resolution(0.0to99.9) 0.1A

CurrentTransformer 1×PN8256(150A/50mA)

AlarmActivation HighandLowVoltage,Current,

    andFrequency

Frequency

Range  40Hz–90Hz

Resolution  1Hz

Power

Range 0W–45kW

Resolution(0W–9990W) 10W

Resolution(10kW–45kW) 0.1kW

Tanks

†

Alarm  High/LowLevels

Senders  NorthAmerican240Ω–33Ω

European 10Ω–180Ω

    BlueSeaSystemsUltrasonic

Custom

SenderResolution 1%

CustomTankShapes AutoCalibration

AlarmNotication Runtimeperhour

    Cyclesper24-hour

Cycle Counter

Regulatory

Monitor face is IP66 – protected against powerful water jets

when installed according to instructions

* Variablewithvoltage,displayintensity,andsleepmode

 Willachieve300AwithanoptionalcurrenttransformerPN1829

†

 Compatiblewithbilgemonitorswithexternaloatswitchesorwithautomatic

 bilgeswitchesthatindicateonstatusviaa12Voutput.

Components Included

M2 Head Unit Surface Mount Gasket

Mounting Ring

Surface Mount Bezel

and Seal

Mounting Nut

Flat Mount Bezel

Screwdriver

Retail Package Only

Connectors

Bezel

Mount

Footer

Header

Carrier

Mount

#6-32 x 1/4"

Flat Head

Machine Screws

(4X)

#6-32 x 3/8"

Flat Head

Machine Screws

(4X)

Surface Mount Cover

Flat Mount Clamp

Panel

Frame

PN 8255 Shunt (1X)

AC Current Transformer

8256

360 Panel Mounting Kit PN 1525 (sold separately)

Instructions

Resource Information

State-of-Charge(SOC)http://bluesea.com/viewresource/1324

ACCurrentMeasurementhttp://bluesea.com/viewresource/86

Warning and Caution Symbols

WARNING: The symbolreferstopossibleinjurytotheuserorsignicantdamagetothemeteriftheuserdoesnotfollowtheprocedures.

CAUTION: The symbolreferstorestrictionsandruleswithregardtopreventingdamagetothemeter.

WARNING

•VerifythatallACsourcesaredisconnectedbeforeconnectingordisconnectingthecurrenttransformer.Failuretodosowillgeneratelethalvoltages 

on the current transformer.

•Ifyouarenotknowledgeableaboutelectricalsystems,haveanelectricalprofessionalinstallthisunit.Thediagramsintheseinstructionspertainto 

the installation of M2 Digital Meters and not to the overall wiring of the vessel.

•Ifaninverterisinstalledonthevessel,itspowerleadsmustbedisconnectedatthebatterybeforethemeterisinstalled.

•IfanACgeneratorisinstalledonthevessel,itmustbestoppedandrenderedinoperablebeforethemeterisinstalled.

•VerifythatnootherDCorACsourcesareconnectedtothevessel’swiringbeforeinstallingthemeter.

CAUTION

• Thebackoftheunitisnotwaterproof.Donotinstallwherethebackofthemeterisexposedtowater.

Installation

1. TheM2VSMmustbeconnectedtoanon-switchedcircuittoensureaccurateandconsistentState-of-Chargemonitoring.

2.Makeallconnectionstothemeter’sterminalblockbeforeconnectingtheterminalblocktotheunit.

 Keephandsawayfromtheterminalblockwhenapplyingpowertothemeter.

3.AsthenalDCconnection,insertafuseintothein-linefuseholderonthewiretothepositive(+)batteryterminal.

Mounting Templates

Flat Mount

3.34" (84.8mm)

3.00" (76.2mm)

3.34" (84.8mm)

Surface Mount

3.40" (86.5mm)

3.46" (87.9mm)

Ø2.125"

(54mm)

STEP 1

Panel

Frame

360 Panel

Mount

Carrier

Use 1/4"

Mounting

Screws

STEP 2

Footer

Panel

Frame

Bezel

Header

Snap header

and footer

into mounting

clips and post.

Snap the

mounting bezel

into place

with the ﬂat

edge up.

STEP 3

Panel

Frame

BezelFooter

Header

Head

Unit

Mounting

Ring and Nut

Mounting

Substrate

Clamp

Flat

Mount

Bezel

Head

Unit

Mounting

Ring and Nut

Mounting

Substrate

Head

Unit

Surface

Mount

Bezel

and Seal

Mounting

Ring and Nut

Surface

Mount

Gasket

Surface

Mount

Cover

NOTE: During

installation use cover

to align the bezel

and gasket

Flat Mount

Surface Mount

360 Panel Mount PN 1525

Mounting Considerations

M2DigitalMetershavethreemountingmethods:Surfacemount,Flatpanelmount,and360panelmount.Whensurfacemountedperinstructionsthe

unitfaceiswaterprooftoIP66.Flatpaneland360mountingsystemsarenotwaterproof.Theunitshouldnotbeatpanelor360mountedifusedinan

exposedlocation.Forallmountings,thebackoftheunitisnotwaterproofandmustbekeptdry.

Functions

DC Functions

• Monitorthevoltagesofuptotwobatterybanksandcurrentdrawononebatterybank.

• ProvidesbatteryState-of-Charge(SoC),capacity,amphours(Ah)remaining,andchargecycles.

AC Functions

• Monitorsthevoltages,currentdraws,frequency,andpowerofoneACsource.

Tank/Bilge Functions

• Monitoruptotwotanksorbilges

• ProvidesHigh/Lowlevelalarmsforeachtank

• Keepstrackoftotalbilgeruntimeinthelasthour

• Keepstrackofthetotalnumberofbilgecyclesinthelast24hours.

• Keepstrackoftheaveragenumberof24-hrbilgecyclesinthelastweek

• Keepstrackofthetotalnumberofbilgecycles

Connections

IMPORTANT! TheSensingDescriptionsectionofthismanualgivesimportantdetailstothelocationofsensorsintheACandDCelectrical

systemsoftheboat.Improperlocationandcongurationofsensorscanresultinerroneousreadingsandpossibledamagetocomponents.

Pin-out Table

Meter Power Supply Connections

Allmetersmusthavepins1(DCNeg.)and2(DCPos.)connected.Thesepinsareusedtoprovidepowertothemeter.Connectpin1togroundand

pin2toa12Vto48Vpowersource.Pin2isalsousedtomonitorthevoltagesonbank2.Thecurrentdrawfromthemeterislessthan50mA(typically

around20mAiftheback-lightisoff).Itwouldtakemorethan2monthstodraina100Ahbatteryto50%.Ifabatteryisgoingtobeleftunattendedfor

morethantwomonths,itisrecommendedtodisconnectthebatteryfromthemeter.

Detailed Wiring

Connector Pin Assignment Table

A. 2 Pin Connector* 3.5mm

Function

Battery 1-

Battery 1+

AC Voltage - Neutral

AC Voltage - Hot

DC Negative

required connection

DC Supply / Battery 2+ required connection

Tank / Bilge 1

B. 2 Pin Connector** 5mm

C. 8 Pin Connector* 3.5mm

USB

Tank / Bilge 2

DC Shunt 1–

DC Shunt 1+

AC Current Transformer –

***

AC Current Transformer +

***

USB Slave

NMEA 2000

* Supports wire sizes from 16-26 AWG

** Supports wire sizes from 12-24 AWG

*** Caution - Incorrect connections may damage the monitor

A B

AC NEUTRAL

AC HOT

Battery 1

Battery 2

Bilge

Tank

NMEA

2000

To loads From Supply

Shunt

USB

2 Bilges or

2 Tanks or

1 Bilge &

1 Tank

12345678

1212

Fuse

(5 Amp)

Fuse

(0.5 Amp)

Fuse

(5 Amp)

DC Connections

DC Current

TheM2VSMMetersrequiretheuseofashunt.ShuntsmustbeconnectedbetweenthenegativeterminalonBattery1andthemainnegativebus.Allloads

andchargesourcesshouldhavetheirnegativeterminalsonthemainnegativebus,withtheexceptionoftheM2negativesourcewhichmustbeconnected

directlytothebatterysideoftheshunt.ShuntsensewiresmustbeatwistedpairfromtheshunttotheM2MeterforpropercalculationofState-of-Charge

(SoC).Twistedpairwirecanbepurchasedfromelectricalsupplycompaniesormadebytwistingbyhandorwithanelectricdrillmotor.Thecurrent(Amper-

age)readingforBattery1shouldbenegativewhenitisnotbeingchargedandDCpowerisbeingused(loadsareactive).Ifnot,reversethetwistedpair

DC shunt sense leads.

ItispossibletoconnecttheDCshuntonthepositivesideofthecircuitwithaShuntShifter(8242),(forexampleontheoutputsideofanalternator)

howeverthemeasurementswillonlybeaccurateto+/-4%,asopposedto+/-1%onthenegativeside.

DC Voltage

DCpositive(+)voltagesupplywiresforM2Metersshouldbedirectlyconnectedtothepositivebatteryterminalwithadedicatedwirebeforeanyother

connections.ThiswillensurecorrectvoltageandSoCmonitoring.Useanappropriatein-linefuse(5Asuggested)onthepositivewire.Atwistedpairshould

beusedforV1.

AC Connections

AC Current

Inmostcases,theACCurrentTransformershouldbelocatedonthemainAClinewirebeforeanyotherdevices.Seehttp://bluesea.com/viewresource/86

formoreinformationonACCurrentTransformerlocation.

TheCurrentTransformerdoesnotindicatepolarity.Theleadsshouldbetwistedtoreducetheeffectsofinterferencefromotherelectricalcircuits.

AC Voltage

TheACsupplyHOT(Line,or“UngroundedConductor”)connectionshouldbeprotectedwithafast-actingfuseof0.25Ato0.5Atoprotectagainstshorts.

Bilge Sensor

Connect“switchon”leadofbilgepumptotheM2VSMunit.Thiswireshouldread+12/24Vwhenrunningand0Vwhenoff.

Tank Sender

TheM2VSMiscompatiblewiththreesenderprotocols.

Resistive2WireSenders:

• 10–180ΩVDO—TypicalofEurope

• 240–33ΩTeleex—NorthAmerica

Ultrasonic3WireSenders:

• BlueSeaSystemsPN1810andPN1811.

BlueSeaSystemsultrasonicsenderPN1810isusedforwater,waste,anddieselfueltanksupto32"(812mm)indepth.BlueSeaSystemsultrasonic

sender PN 1811 is used for gasoline tanks up to 24"(609mm)indepth.Whenconnectingthetanksendertogrounditisimportanttoconnectthemas

directlyaspossibletothemainnegativebustopreventhighloadssuchasbatterychargersfromaffectingthetankreadings.TheM2VSMwillnotproduce

accurate readings if a second gauge is connected to the same tank sender. Install a sender for each gauge if you wish to read a tank level from more than

onelocation.TheBlueSeaSystemsultrasonicsenderrequiresanexternalpowersource.Whenpowertothesenderislost,theM2VSMwillreadthetank

asfull,andmaytriggerthetank’shighlevelalarm.Foreachtankthesendermustbespecied,andtheshapeofthetanksetasrectangularor

auto-calibratedbeforeaccuratereadingsaredisplayed.

Resistive 2 Wire SenderBlue Sea Systems Ultrasonic Sender 1810, 1811

BLACK WIRE

12345678

USB

PIN 3 OR 4

OPTIONAL

SWITCH

SPDT

ON-OFF-ON

OPTIONAL SECOND TANK

WORKS BEST IF BOTH

TANKS ARE THE SAME

SIZE AND SHAPE

8283

PINK WIRE

TANK 1

SENDER

OPTIONAL

TANK 2

SENDER

12345678

BLACK WIRE

PINK WIRE

PURPLE WIRE

PIN 3 OR 4

FUSE (5 AMP)

USB

TANK ONE EXAMPLE

Getting Started

Example Screens

WhenanM2Meterisinitiallypoweredup,itwilldisplaytheBlueSeaSystemsLogoandtheserialnumberofthemeter.

Afteracoupleofseconds,theunitwilldisplayahigh-levelSystemSummaryscreen.

Pressinganybuttonwilldisplayatemporarypop-upmenu.Selectanoptionbypressingthebuttonbeneathit.Thepop-upmenuwilldisappearafterthe

rstbuttonispressed.

The menu system is a two dimensional matrix. Pressing the UP or DOWN arrowbuttonswilltransitionthedisplaybetweentheSystem

Summary,screenwhichdisplayssummaryinformationforeachofthe“voltage”,“current”,or“sensor”channels.

Press the Nextbuttontodisplaymoredetailedinformationaboutaninputchannel,ortoshowasingleparametersuchas“voltage”inthedisplay

(seeexamplebelow).

This Screen OR This Screen

With AC Without AC

Main Screens

Summary Screen

ThemainsummaryscreendisplayshowsthestateoftheM2-VSMataglance.Ontheleftitdisplaysthevoltage,current,andstate-of-chargeforBattery

1,andthevoltageforBattery2.Thearrowtotheleftofthebatterydisplayindicatesifthatbatteryisbeingcharged or discharged .

IfACispresent,thedisplaywilldisplayvoltageandcurrentaswellasagraphicalrepresentationofthetanklevel,and/orthebilgeruntimeoverthelast

hour.Intheaboveexamples,thebilgeran15minutesoverthelasthour.

IfACisnotpresent,theACdisplayshutsoff.Dependingonthetanksetup,thetanklevelsarenowdisplayedinpercentorvolume.TheBilgehastwo

additionalelds.Thetopnumberisthetotalnumberofcyclesinthelast24-hours.Thebottomnumberdisplaysthenumberofcyclesoverthelastseven

daysdividedby7.Thisisthedailyaverage.Comparethiscountwiththe24-hourcounttoseeifthebilgeisrunningmoreorlessoften.

Forexample,inB2the24-hourcountis42,whiletheAvgis15.Thistellsyouthatthebilgeisrunningmoreoftenthannormal.

SOC Summary Screens

The1850providessummaryinformationaboutthestate-of-charge(SOC)ofthemainbattery(DC1).

• Time to Alarm-IfanSOCalarmisset,thisdisplaystheestimatedtimebeforethealarmgoesoff(exclusiveofdelays).Ifnoalarmisset,this

 istheestimatedtimeuntilthebatteryiscompletelyempty.

• Ah Remain-Estimatedremainingcapacityofthebattery.

• Ah Used -ThisistheactualAhremovedfromthebatterysincethelastfullchargeincludingalldischargeandchargecycles. 

Note that Ah Used and Ah Remainwilladduptobelessthanthecapacityofthebatterysincetheefciencyofremovingenergyfromabatteryvaries

depending on the rate of discharge.

• Wh Used-Watthoursused.

• SOC Cycles -Thenumberoftimesthatabatteryhasbeenchargedanddischarged.Adischargeto50%onlycountsas0.5cycles.

• Est. Capacity-Ifabatteryisdischargebelow80%andallowedtorest(current<0.1Afor3hours),theM2canestimatethecapacityofthe

 battery.Thisfeatureisstillexperimentalandworkswellforsomeinstallations.Forbestresults,setthetemperaturetotheactualbatterytemperature.

 Note:TheM2willnotautomaticallyupdatetheuser’scapacitysetting.

Bilge Display

Thebilgefunctiondisplaysthefollowinginformation:

1. Thetotalnumberofcyclesinthelast24hours.

2. The24-houraverageoverthelast7days.

3. Thetotalnumberofcyclessincethecyclecounterwasreset.

Shortcut Menu

PresstheMenubuttontobringupashortcutmenuforadditionalsummaryscreensaswellasaccesstotheSetupmenus.PresstheUP and DOWN

arrowbuttonstomovethecursorovertheoptionsandpresstheSelect buttontoseeaselecteddisplay.Toreturntothepreviousdisplay,pressthe

Backbutton.

Alarm Setup

The meter supports two types of alarms, local alarms that are only displayed on the meter and CZone alarms that are displayed on CZone displays and

canbeusedtocongureCZoneswitching.CZonealarmsareconguredintheCZonecongurationtoolwhilelocalalarmsareconguredonthemeter.

Themeter’salarmcanbesettotriggerundercertainconditionsofbatteryvoltage,current,state-of-charge,tanklevel,orbilgeactivity.Inaddition,each

alarmcanbeputonadelaytopreventfalsetriggers.AlarmscanbesetfromtheAlarmSetupmenu.Togetthere,rstnavigatetotheSetupmenu.Then

scrolltoAlarmSetupandpresstheSelectbutton.

Setting Alarms

TheM2Meterfamilyprovidesmonitoringcapabilityofinputchannels.ThemetercanmonitorVoltage,Current,Frequency,Tanks,andBilge.Alarmsare

triggeredifachannelisaboveorbelowacertainuserselectedthresholdvalue.ThefollowingexampleindicateshowtosetupanovervoltageAlarm.

1.GototheAlarmSetupmenu.

2.Scrolltothedesiredinputchannel(i.e,DC1VoltsHi).

3.Press the Selectbuttonandthecursorshouldstartblinking.

4.Set the voltage threshold using the and buttons.(Holdingdownthebuttonsallowsfasterselection.)

5.Press the EnterbuttontosavethechangeortheCancelbuttontocancelanychange.

NOTE:Alowvoltagethresholdcannotbesetaboveahighvoltagethreshold.Likewise,ahighvoltagethresholdcannotbesetbelowthelowvoltage

threshold. The meter will automatically increase or decrease the voltage thresholds to enforce this.

Intheaboveexample,analarmwillsoundanytimeDC1voltageisgreaterthanorequalto17V.

Conguration

Setup Menu

MetersettingscanbeconguredfromtheSetupmenu.ThismenucanbeaccessedbypressingtheMenubuttonandthenscrollingtoandselecting

Setup. Press the UP and DOWN arrowbuttonstomovethecursor.Thedifferentsetupoptionsaredescribedbelow.

NMEA Setup

CZone Conguration

TouseCZone,rstconguretheDIPSWITCHsettingtomatchthesettingthatwasdenedintheCZonecongurationtool.ThenturntheCZonemenu

to ON.Themeterwillrebootandpullthecongurationinformationfromthenetwork.NotethattheNMEAcablemustbeconnectedtoaliveCZone

networkwithpropercongurationdata.TheCZonecongurationlewillautomaticallypopulatemostcongurationdatafortheM2VSMincluding:

NMEA2000instances,batteryvoltage,batterytype,batterycapacity,fullchargevolts,fullchargeamps,andtank/bilgeconguration.

NMEA 2000 Conguration

Fornon-CZonesystems,theuserwillhavetoenterNMEA2000instanceinformationforDC1,DC2,AC1,andtheTanks(ifused).

TheusershouldconguretheinstanceinformationbeforeconnectingtotheN2Knetworktopreventconicts.

Silent Alarm

Thisturnsoffthealarmbuzzer.Alarmswillonlyshowonthemainscreen.

Voltage Alarm

Voltagealarmscanbesettodetecthigh(Hi)orlow(Lo)voltageconditions.

Current Alarm

Thecurrentalarmcanbesettodetectovercurrentconditions.

State-of-Charge (SoC) Alarm

TheState-of-ChargealarmcanbesettodetectlowState-of-Chargeconditions.

Tank Alarm

Alarmscanbesettodetecttanklevels.

Bilge Alarm

Bilgealarmscanbesettodetectiftherun-timeexceedsacertainvalueinat60-minuteperiod(BilgeTimeHi)orifthenumberofcyclesina24-hour

period exceedsathreshold(BilgeCycleHi).

Alarm Delay

Analarmdelaycanbespeciedsothatalarmsdon’timmediatelytrigger.Thiscanbeusefulwhenmonitoringastartingbattery,sothatthealarmdoesn’t

trigger every time an engine is started.

Theholdofftimeroperatesasacount-up/count-downtimer.Whentheinputexceedsthealarmvalue,thetimerwillstartcountingupuntilitreachesthe

delaytime.Whenitreachesthedelaytimer,analarmwillsound.Ifthealarmconditiongoesawaybeforethedelaytimerhasbeenmet,thetimerwill

countdownuntilthetimeriszeroagain.Forexample;iftheAlarmDelayissetfor5minutesandanalarmconditionisactivefor4minutestheninactive

for1minute,ifthealarmconditionisactiveagain,thealarmwillsoundin2minutes(5minutes-4minutes+1minute).Notethatthereisonlyonedelay

per channel.

Clearing Alarms

Whenanalarmoccurs,thebuzzerwillsound,theredALARM LED will light. The screen will display which alarm was triggered, the alarm set point and

thecurrentvalue.Pressinganybuttonsilencesthebuzzerandanotherbuttonpressreturnstothepreviousdisplay.

Untilthecauseofthealarmisresolved,theALARM LED will remain ON and the channel that triggered the alarm

(Voltage,Current,State-of-Charge,orFrequency)willblink.

Viewing Alarms Status

Foranyactivealarm,theparameterwillashifitisdisplayed.Toviewacompletelistofactivealarms,pressMenu>Setup>Alarm Setup.Anyactive

alarmwillash.Youmayhavetoscrollthroughthemenutoseeallofthealarms.

Display Setup

ThemeterdisplaysettingscanbeaccessedfromtheDisplaySetupmenu.Fromthesetupscreen,scrolltoDisplaySetupandpresstheSelectbutton.

Thedifferentdisplaysettingsaredescribedbelow.Tochangeasetting,pressEnter and press the LEFT or RIGHT arrowbuttonstoviewthe

availablesettingoptions.PressEnter to save the setting. Press Cancel to cancel a change.

NoneofthesesettingsaremodiedbyCZone.

Brightness

Thissettingisforadjustingthebrightnessofthedisplay.Thevalueisapercentagewhere0%isdimmestand100%isbrightest.

Sleep Timer

Followingacertainperiodofinactivity,themeterwillenterasleepmodeandwillturnoffthedisplay.Anybuttonmaybepressedtoexitthesleepmode

and restore the display. The Sleep Timersetsthenumberofminutesfrom0to600beforeenteringsleepmode.Thisfeaturewillbedisabledbychang-

ing the setting to OFF.

Dim Timer

Inadditiontosleepmode,themetercanalsodimitsdisplayafteraperiodofinactivity.Thedurationofdelayinminutesfrom0to600canbeadjusted

withthissetting.ThisfeaturewillbedisabledbychangingthesettingtoOFF.BycontinuouslypressingtheLEFT buttonthemetercanbeplacedin

AUTOdimmode.Inthismodethemeterwillautomaticallydimaftertwominuteswhentheambientlightislow(nightmode).Whenthelightincreases,

themeterwillreverttoitsnormalbrightness.

Units

Select either Imprl(imperial)orMtrc(metric).Thesearetheunitsusedtospecifythebatterytemperatureanduidvolume.

Demo Mode

With Demo Mode ON,themeterdisplaysfactoryprogrammedvaluesfortheBatteryVoltages,Current,andState-of-Charge.Changingthesettingto

OFFreturnsthemetertodisplayactualmeasuredvalues.Thismodeistypicallyusedforcommercialorpromotionalpurposes.Note:Alarmsettingswill

still respond to the actual settings and not the Demo settings. To enter Demo Mode, press Menu>Setup>Display Setup>Demo Mode. Press the LEFT

or RIGHT arrowbuttonstotoggleDemoModeON or OFF.

Changing System Labels

TheM2allowstheusertochangethelabelsthataredisplayedaboveeachchannel.Eachchannelcanhaveamaximumof16characters

howeverinthesummaryscreensonlytherst5charactersofthebilgeandtankaredisplayed.IfCZoneiscongured,thenthelabelswillbe

overwrittenbyCZone.

Changing Label Names

Tochangethenameofabattery,followtheinstructionsbelow:

1.Navigatetothesetupmenuforthedesiredbattery(suchasDC1Setup).Menu->Setup->DC1 Setup

2.Inthebatterysetupmenu,movethecursortobatterynametobechanged(indicatedbythe >> symbol)

3. Press Select to enter the name editing mode.

4.UsetheLEFT and RIGHT arrowbuttonstomovethecursoroverthecharacters.

5. When the cursor is over a character, press Entertoeditthatcharacter.Thecursorwillstartblinking.

6.UsetheUP and DOWN arrowbuttonstoselectanewcharacterandpressOk to set that character.

7.Oncealldesiredcharactershavebeenchanged,presstheCancel buttontoexitthenameeditingmode.

DC1 Setup

Themeterprovidessetupsettingsforeachbattery.Toaccessthesesettings,rstgototheSetupmenu.Scrolltothedesiredbatterylabelfollowedby

Setup(suchasDC1Setup),thenpressSelect. NOTE:Somesettingsmaynotbeavailableforallbatteries.

Thebatterysetupsettingsaredescribedbelow.Tomakeachange,scrolltosettingandpressEnter. Press the LEFT or RIGHT arrowbuttonsto

viewtheavailablesettingoptions.PressEnter to save the setting. Press Cancel to cancel a change.

Enable

Todisplaythebatteryanditsmeasurements,changethissettingtoON.IfenableisOFF,thebatteryalongwithitsmeasuredvalueswillnotbedisplayed.

However,anyassociatedalarmsettingsarestillactive.Tode-activatethealarm,disablethemintheAlarmSetupmenu.

Set State-of-Charge (SoC) to FULL

Whenthisoptionisselected,themeterwillconsiderthebattery’spresentState-of-ChargetobeFULL. To do this, scroll to Ok and press Select.

The screen will then return to the meter summary display.

Battery Voltage

Thissettingindicatesthenominalvoltageofthebattery.Theoptionsare12V,24V,36V,&48V.ThisisautomaticallysetbyCZone.

Bat. Type

Thissettingindicatesthebatterytype.Theavailableoptionsarelistedbelow:

•FLStd-StandardFloodedLeadAcidBatteries

•AGM-StandardAbsorbedGlassMat(AGM)Batteries

•TPPL-ThinPlatePureLeadAGMBatteries

•GEL-GelBatteries

•FLRsv-FloodedAcidReserve.PremiumFloodedLeadAcidBatteriessuchasRolls.

•FLLoM-FloodedLowMaintenance.SealedFloodedLeadAcidBatteries

•FFFL-FireyAGMBatteries

Bat. Capacity

Thissettingindicatesthecapacityofthebatteryinamp-hours.Theavailablerangeis0Ato5000A.ThisisautomaticallysetbyCZone.

Full Chrg Volts

Thissettingindicatesthevoltageatwhichthebatteryisconsideredtobefullycharged.Theavailablerangeis0.1Vto70.0V.Thisshouldbesettothe

absorptionvoltageofyourcharger.Ifyoudon’tknowtheabsorptionvoltage,youcanguretheabsorptionvoltageoutbyobservingtheoutputvoltage

ofthechargeronceitenterstheabsorptionphase.Ifyouhavemultiplechargingsources,setittothehigherabsorptionvoltage.Inextremelyhotorcold

temperaturestheabsorptionvoltagewillneedtobesetslightlyhigher(forcold)orslightlylower(forhot).ThisisautomaticallysetbyCZone.

Example 1.InBlueSeasSystems’P12ChargerthisparameteriscalledtheAbsorb Voltage. For lead acid values, the default value is 14.5 V DC. So in

the M2 the Full Chrg Voltssettingwouldbesetslightlysmallerthanthe14.5V(14.4V).

Example 2.Anunknown10Achargerisconnectedtoapartiallydischargedbattery.Initiallythemetershouldreadapproximately10Aofchargingcurrent

withthevoltageincreasingovertime.Atsomepoint(around14.5-14.8VDC)thevoltageshouldstabilizeandthechargingcurrentwillstartdecreasing.

This voltage is the Full Charge Voltage. Set the Full Chrg Volts to0.1Vbelowtheobservedvoltage.

Full Chrg Amps

InadditiontoVoltage,theusercansettheChargingCurrentatwhichthebatteryisconsideredfullycharged.Thevalueisapercentagebetween0.0%

and10.0%ofthebattery’ssetAmp-hourcapacity.Thisvalueshouldbesetto0.2%higherthantheEndofAbsorptionAmps.Thatisthecurrentwhere

thebatterychargerswitchesfromAbsorbtoFloatstage.Valuesaretypically2%forAGMand3%forLeadAcid.Asabatteryages,thispercentagemay

needtobeincreased.ThisisautomaticallysetbyCZone.

Charge Eff.

Thissettingisforindicatingthebattery’spercentchargeefciency.Thevaluemaybesetbetween0%and100%.Theusercanadjustthecharge

efciencyupordowndependingontheageand/ortypeofbatterythattheyareusing.AGMBatteriestendtobemuchmoreefcientthanLeadAcid

Batteries.IftheM2meterindicates100%beforethechargerisdonewithitsbulkchargethentheefciencyislikelytoohigh.Trydecreasingitacouple

percent.IftheM2meterneverindicatesfullchargethenefciencyislikelytoolow.Tryincreasingitacouplepercent.Thisisautomatically

setbyCZone.

Thechargeefciencycanbecalculatedasfollows:

1. Set the Charge Eff.Valueto100%.

2. Dischargethebatterysomewherebetween25%to50%.

3. Check the SoC summary screen and note the Ah Usedvalue(itwillbeanegativenumber).Thisis Discharge Amps.

4. Chargethebatteryusinga3-stagecharger.

5. WhenthechargergoesfromAbsorptiontoBulk,thebatteryisconsideredfullycharged.

6. Check the SoC screen again and note the Ah Used(itwillbeapositivenumber).ThisisCharge Amps.

7. ThenewChargeEfciencyvalueiscalculatedbyDischarge Amps/Charge Amps.

8. Set the Charge Eff.valuetothevalueabove

Forexample,ifwehada100Ahbattery,wewouldremove50AhatroughlyC/20(5Ampsfor10hours).Wewouldthenchargethebatteryandwhenwe

transitiontooat,wemightsee4Ah Used.Sothechargeefciencywouldbe50/(50+4)or92.5%efciency.

Temperature

Specifythelowesttemperaturethatthebatterieswillbeexposedto.Astemperaturedrops,theeffectivecapacityofbatteriesalsodrops.

TheM2calculatesthebatterycapacitybasedonthisworstcasetemperature.Thisnumbercouldbeadjustedseasonallytoprovidebetteraccuracy

SoC Volt. Sync

ThissettingallowtheM2toestimatethecurrentState-of-Chargeafterthebatteryhasrestedforaperiodoftime.Incertainsituationswheresmall

chargesareaffectingthevoltagereading(somesolarinstallationswoulddothis),thesynchronizationwillestimatetheSOCincorrectly.Inthatcase,turn

this feature off.

Shunt Value

TheM2isshippedwithasingle500A/50mVshunt(theratiois10000:1).Theshuntvalueassumesthatthefullscaleshuntoutputvoltageis50mV.To

useashuntwithasmalleroutputvoltageusethefollowingformula:ShuntValue=(NewShuntRatio)/20.Forexampletousea400A/20mVshunt

(Note:20mV=0.02V),youwouldsetShuntValueto(400A/0.02)/20=1000A.

Zero Shunt

Menu->Setup->DC1 Setup->Zero Shunt.Tozeroouttheshunt,connectbothofthecurrentsensewirestothenegativebusbarsideoftheshunt.

Then press the ResetbuttonontheM2Metertoconrmtheaction.

State-of-Charge (SoC) Cycles

Menu->Setup->DC1 Setup->SoC Cycles.TheSoCCyclesoptionallowstheusertoresetthebattery’srecordedSoCcyclesto0.Todothis,scrollto

and press Select onSoCCycles.Textwillappearaskingtoconrmorcanceltheresetrequest.PressYestoconrmorNo to cancel the action.

State-of-Charge (SoC) Default Settings

Toresetthebattery’sState-of-Chargesettingstothedefaultvalues,pressSelectonSoCDefaults.Textwillthenappearaskingtoconrmorcancelthe

resetrequest.PressYestoconrmor Notocancel.Thefollowingchangeswilloccurafterareset:

1.SoCCycleswillberesetto0

2.SoCisResetto98%

DC2 Setup

Enable

Turnthechannelonoroff.IfEnableissettoOFFthenthechannelwillnotbedisplayedinthemainmenus.Thealarmfunctionsforthatchannelwill

notbedisabled.Todisablethealarmforachannel,setthealarmforeachchannelto OFF.

AC1 Setup

Enable

To display the channel and its measurements, change this setting to ON.IfenableisOFF,thechannelalongwithitsmeasuredvalueswillnotbe

displayed.However,anyassociatedalarmsettingsarestillactive.Tode-activatethealarm,disablethemintheAlarmSetupmenu.

Toggle A/V

SwitchtheCurrentandVoltagedisplayonthechannel’sSummaryScreen.IfthisoptionissettoOFFthenVoltagewillbedisplayedinthecentereld.

If the option is set to ON Currentwillbedisplayedinthecentereld.

Example:ToggleA/VSettoOFF

Full Scale Amps

TheM2isshippedwitha150AAC/50mAACcurrenttransformer(theratiois3000:1).Thefullscaleoutputisbasedontransformerswithamaximum

outputvalueof50mAAC.Adifferentvaluetransformercanbecalculatedwiththefollowingformula:FullScaleAmps=NewRatio/20.Forexampleto

replacethestandardtransformerwitha100A/20mAtransformer(Note:20mA=0.02A):(100A/0.02)/20=250A.

Tank / Bilge Setup

Themeterhastwoinputsthatcanbeconguredaseitherabilgeortank.Toaccessthesesettings,rstgototheSetupmenu.

Scrolltothedesiredinput.Thetanksetupsettingsaredescribedbelow.

To make a change, scroll to setting and press Enter. Press the LEFT or RIGHT buttonstoviewtheavailablesettingoptions.

Press Enter to save the setting. Press Cancel to cancel a change.

Select

Denewhatisconnectedtotheinput:Bilge, Tank, or Off.IfCZoneisenabled,thenCZonewillcongurethiseld.IfselectisOFF, the input along with

itsmeasuredvalueswillnotbedisplayed.However,anyassociatedalarmsettingsarestillactive.Tode-activatethealarm,disablethemintheAlarm

Setup menus.

Bilge Functions

Cycle Reset

Resetthebilgecyclecountertozero.

Tank Functions

Volume

Setthevolume.CZonewillautomaticallycongurethissetting.

Show Percent

If this value is ON, then tank values will displayed as a percentage. If the value is OFFthenitwillbedisplayedineithergallonsorliters.

Sensor Type

ThissettingpresetstheResistanceLoandResistanceHivaluesbasedonthetypeofsenderattachedtothemeter.TheCZonecongurationtoolwill

setthisautomatically.Theavailableoptionsarelistedbelow:

• USA–NorthAmericanStandardtypeofsenderbetweenwitharesistancebetween240and33ohms.

• Euro–EuropeanStandardtypeofsenderwitharesistancebetween10and180ohms

• 1810–BlueSeaSystemsUltrasonicTankSenderforDiesel,Water&Waste.

• 1811–BlueSeaSystemsUltrasonicTankSenderforGasolineOnly

• Cstm–IndicatestheResistanceLoorResistanceHivaluehasbeenmanuallychanged.

Resistance Lo/Resistance Hi

Thetankmeteroperatesbyreadingtheresistanceofthetanksender.Theresistancevalue(inohms)canbeenteredhereforanemptytank

(ResistanceLo)andforafulltank(ResistanceHi).ChangingeitherofthesevalueswhentheSender Type is set to either 1810 or 1811 will give

unpredictableresultswhenanUltrasonicTankSenderisused.

Tank Depth (Only used with 1810 and 1811 Senders)

Thissettingindicatesthedepthofthetankininches.ThissettingisnotaffectedbyswitchingtheunitsinSetup->Display->Units.Alsonotethatthis

setting is only used for ultrasonic senders.

Tank Shape

• Rect – Standard Rectangular Tank

• Tri–TriangularShapedTank.GoodfortanksinBilges.

• Auto–Thissettingonlyshowsupafterthetankhasbeenautocalibrated.ChangingthisvaluebacktoRectorTriwilloverwritetheauto-calvalues.

• Cstm–ThissettingindicatesthattheUserhasmanuallychangedthetanksettings.

Custom Tank Shapes

TheM2TankMetercandenecustomtankshapes.ThiscanbedonetwowaysbyeitherusingtheAutoCalibratefeatureormanuallyenteringthetank

Parameters.ForCZonesystems,customshapesaredenedinthecongurationtool.

Manually Entering Custom Tank Shapes

TheM2TankMeterhasvesetuppointsthatcanhelpdeneoddsizedshapes.Eachofthesetpointsallowstheactualvolumeofthetanktobedened

forvarioussensorreadings.Forexample,settingtheSensor20%valueto10%,indicatesthatwhenthetanksensorreads20%thetankisreallyjust

10%full.Similarsetpointsareavailableat40%,60%,80%,and100%.

Ifatankcanbecompletelyemptied,thentocalculatethesetpointsdothefollowing:

1. Emptythetank.(Ifthetankcannotbecompletelyemptied,theestimationworksbestifthetankisemptiedwiththesensorreadingunder20%.)

2. SetthetanksshapetoRect.(Rectangular)

3. Set the tank to display percentage.

4. Addliquidtothetankuntilthemeterreads20%.

5. Recordtheactualnumberofgallonsaddedtothetank.

6. Keeponaddingliquidandrecordthenumberofgallonsaddedwhenthemeterreads40%,60%,80%and100%.

7. Press Setup->Tank X Setup and scroll down to Sensor 20%.

8. Enterthefollowingvalue:(TankCapacity–TotalGallonsAdded+GallonsAddedat20%)/(TankCapacity)

9. RepeatStep8for40%,60%,80%and100%.

Example: Triangle Tank

Auserhasatrianglefueltankthathasatank

capacityof50gallons.Thetankisn’tcompletelyempty

andthemeterreadingislessthan20%inRectangular

mode.Theuseraddsfueluntilthemeterreads20%.

Theamountoffueladdedwas1gallon,at40%hehas

added7gallons,at60%hehasadded17gallons,at

80%hehasadded31gallonsandat100%hehasadd-

ed 49 gallons. The total gallons added is 49 gallons.

TocalculatetheSensor20%valueweusethe

equationinstep8above:(50g–49g+1g)/50g=4%.

TocalculatetheSensor40%valueweusethe

equationinstep8above:(50g–49g+7g)/50g=16%.

Likewisewecancalculatetherestofthevalues

(60%&80%)asshowninthetable.

100%-Sensor80%

fullValue%-80%

100%-75%

90%-80%

Sensor 100%=Sensor 80%+20%*

=75%+20%*

=125%

Note:Itispossibletohavethetankfullbeforethesensorreads100%byinputtingavalueintotheSensor100%eldthatisgreaterthan100%.For

exampleifthesensorreadingforafulltankis90%andSensor80%iscalculatedtobe75%thenSensor100%canbecalculatedwiththefollowing:

Rectangular

Tank

Reading

100%

Gallons

Added

at X%

49 gallons

Sensor

100%

Custom

Tank

Reading

50 gallons

80% 31 gallons 64% 32 gallons

60% 17 gallons 36% 18 gallons

40% 7 gallons 16% 8 gallons

20% 1 gallon 4% 2 gallons

0% 0 gallons - 0 gallons

Using Auto-Calibrate

TheAuto-Calibratefunctionrequiresthetanktobelledataconstantrateandforthesensorreadingbeinitiallylessthan15%.Forgrey,waste,and

watertanksahosecanbeusedtoprovideaconstantow.Dieselandgastankscanbemoredifcultbecausefoamingmaycausetheusertoslowdown

llingoncethetankisalmostfull.Iffoamingisaproblemthenusethemanualmethoddescribedabove.

1. Select Setup->Tank(1-4)->Auto Calibrate->Ok

2. Ifthesensorreadsmorethan15%anerrormessagewillbedisplayedalongwiththesensorreading.Atthispointthetankcanbeemptiedor

 thebackbuttoncanbepressedtoexittheautocalibrateprocedure.

3. Ifthesensorislessthan15%thenanoptiontostartthecalibrationprocessisgiven.

4. Press the Startbuttonandstartllingthetankataconstantrate.

5. Thetimerwillstartcountingasthetanklls.Inadditionthesenderwillindicatethatthetankisgettinglled.Whenthetankreaches100%

the timer will automatically stop. Press the FinishbuttontoacceptthecalibrationvaluesortheCanceltoabandonthechanges.Ifthetankis

 fullbeforethesenderreaches100%thenpressFinish.

6. AftertheFinishbuttonispressedtheM2willpopulateSensor20%-Sensor100%withthepropercalibrationvalues.Scrolldowntoinspect

the values.

Version Info

TheVersionInfooptionintheSetupmenudisplaystheproductname,serialnumber,andsoftwareversion.Thisinformationwillbedisplayedonascreen

after scrolling to Version Info and pressing Select.PressinganybuttonwillreturntotheSetupmenu.

Factory Reset

TheFactoryResetoptionintheSetupmenuallowstheusertorestorethemeter’sfactorydefaultsettings.FirstscrolltoFactoryResetand

press Select.Textwillappearaskingtoconrmorcanceltheresetrequest.PressYes toconrmorNo to cancel the reset.

PGN’s Used with 1850

PGN Number Description Fields

127506 DC Detailed Status State-of-Charge(Timeremainingwillfollow)

127508 BatteryStatus BatteryVoltage,BatteryCurrent

127503 ACInputStatus Voltage, Current, Real Power

127504 ACOutputStatus Voltage, Current, Real Power

127505 FuidLevel Type,Level,Capacity

PGN Number Description

59392 ISOAcknowledgement

59904 ISORequest

160160 ISO Transport Protocol, Data Transfer

60416 ISO Transport Protocol, Connection Management

60928 ISOAddressClaim

65240 ISOCommandedAddress

126208 RequestGroupFunction

126993 Heartbeat

CZone Proprietary PGN’s

65280 PGN_ZONE_COMMAND_MESSAGE Circuits

65281 PGN_ZONE_FEEDBACK_MESSAGE FeedbackonCircuits

65284 PGN_CZONE_STATUS_MESSAGE Connectionanddeviceinfo(serial/rmware/..)

65288 PGN_ZONE_COMMAND_MESSAGE

65290 PGN_CONFIG_CLAIM Conglerequest

65291 PGN_DATA_BLOCK_FEEDBACK Congle

65293 PGN_SI_RAW_DATA_REQUEST_MESSAGE Not used for MV

65295 PGN_CZ_ALARM_MESSAGE AlarmPGN

65297 PGN_CZONE_ENGINEERING_MSG Congtoolcommunication

130816 PGN_DATA_BLOCK ForCong.Transfer

Software Upgrade

New Method

1. ThisupgrademethodonlyworkswithWindows7PCsandabove,andMACOSX10.8andabove.

2. Downloadthenewrmwarefromhttp://www.bluesea.com/m2rmware.

3. Extractthermware.binlefromziple.

4. Remove all connections from the meter.

5. PlugaUSBmicrocableintothebackofthemeter.

6. Whileholdingthe2ndbuttonfromtheleftconnecttheUSBcabletoaPCoraMAC

 b.OnaMAC...

7. Thecomputerwillcreateanewdriveonthecomputer.Note:IfthePCdoesn’trecognizetheM2-VSM,thentryusingadifferentcable.

 a.OnaPC,thenewdrivewillhavebelabeledasCRP_DISABLD(D:)where“D:”isthedriveletterandmaybeadifferentletter.

While holding the 2nd button from the left connect the USB cable to a PC or a MAC

9. Copythenewrmware.binletotheM2-VSMfolder.

10.UnplugtheUSBcablefromthecomputer.

11. Youcanplugtheusbcablebackintothecomputertoverifythenewrmware.TheM2-VSMshouldpower

up and you can navigate to Setup->Version Info to verify the new SW Revision.

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f 360.734.4195

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bluesea.com

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8. Deletethermware.binlefromtheM2-VSMfolder.

 a.OnaPC,selectthelewithyourmouseandpressthedeletekey.

 b.OnaMac,selectthelewithyourmouseandmovetotrash.

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