MultiSite Monitor Help
MultiSite Monitor Help
The MultiSite Monitor server-based software enables you to “travel” virtually to any of
your Eltek’s power supply sites around the world, to check their status and green-energy
performances. Also, the MultiSite Monitor software facilitates the comparison of
performances among two or several power sites in the network.
MultiSite Monitor Online Help is designed to help you get started using the MultiSite
Monitor web-based user interface (GUI).
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•Getting Started
Provides introductory information about MultiSite Monitor. It also includes
explanation of important concepts, system requirements, about the controllers, how
to log in, the program’s access levels, etc.
•Functionality Description
Offers an overview of topics with more detailed descriptions of the functionality
implemented in Eltek’s power systems.
•FAQs
where you can find answers to some of the most Frequently Asked Questions about
Eltek’s power systems
•Glossary of Terms
Clarifies expressions, technical terms, functions, etc. used in Eltek’s power systems.
The diagram above shows an example of the infrastructure required to implement the
MultiSite Monitor application.
The customer or owner of the Ethernet network must implement the Ethernet links between
the Eltek’s controllers and the MultiSite Monitor database server (a static IP address for
each site).
All communication between the Eltek’s controllers around the world and the
MultiSite Monitor server may be protected behind a firewall.
Notice:
The MultiSite Monitor software is tested and approved for MS Windows with the latest
versions of the following Web browsers: Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox.
Other browsers and operating systems may also be used, though faultless behaviour cannot
be guaranteed.
The MultiSite Monitor graphical user interface (GUI) is run on a standard browser, and
consists mainly of 4 user-friendly parts or types of views:
The Map View provides an instant status overview of all networked power sites, and
shows their exact geographical location in a realistic world map.
Each site icon on the map shows graphically whether the power supply system is in
normal, alarm or offline modus. Clicking on the icon, displays the system’s most
important parameters (battery voltage and temperature, load current, solar current, etc.).
Also, you can “open the site” directly on your browser and reconfigure the power system,
as easily as if you were personally at the site yourself.
You can zoom in on the locations to see an Aerial View of the actual site, or a Road View
with the names of the roads and streets that lead to the site.
While using the Map Views, you can also display, at the bottom of the screen, the Alarm
Traps pane to display in real time the alarms (SNMP traps, v2 & v3) that the controllers in
the monitored sites continuously send to MultiSite Monitor. Refer to the “View” button on
the Toolbar ~ Left Side Section (1A).
The Inspect Views
The Inspect Views enable you to graphically inspect each site’s performance and
statistical data using pie charts, line charts, tables, etc.
The Inspect Views are suitable for personnel with network operation responsibilities,
who want to examine the sites’ performance by inspecting following type of data:
F. A log of events
(Inspect > Events)
While using the Inspect Views, you can also display, at the bottom of the screen, the
Alarm Traps pane to display in real time the alarms (SNMP traps, v2 & v3) that the
controllers in the monitored sites continuously send to MultiSite Monitor. Refer to the
“View” button on the Toolbar ~ Left Side Section (1A).
The Analyse Views
The Analyse Views enable you to graphically compare the statistical data of two or
more power sites or group of sites.
(Example of an Analyse View comparing the energy consumption – solar, gen-set and grid
– of 3 power sites)
The Analyse Views are suitable for network managers who need to compare several
sites’ performances, thus being able to plan strategical changes to improve performances of
sites with underperforming statistical data. The comparisons are based on the analyses of
following type of data:
C. The comparison of the gen-set’s run time, fuel consumption and efficiency,
(Analyse > Compare > Generator)
D. The comparison of the grid availability,
(Analyse > Compare > Grid Availability)
(Example of the KPI Analyse View presenting the total energy consumption and
performance against the targets for all power sites)
While using the Analyse Views, you can also display, at the bottom of the screen, the
Alarm Traps pane to display in real time the alarms (SNMP traps, v2 & v3) that the
controllers in the monitored sites continuously send to MultiSite Monitor. Refer to the
“View” button on the Toolbar ~ Left Side Section (1A).
The System Configuration Views
The System Configuration Views enable you to configure the MultiSite Monitor
application.
NOTICE:
The “System Conf.” icon on the toolbar is only visible if you are logged in to
MultiSite Monitor with an account configured with the Admin role.
(Example of the System Configuration View to configure power sites in the MultiSite
Monitor network)
While using the System Configuration Views, you can also display, at the bottom of the
screen, the Alarm Traps pane to display in real time the alarms (SNMP traps, v2 & v3)
that the controllers in the monitored sites continuously send to MultiSite Monitor. Refer to
the “View” button on the Toolbar ~ Left Side Section (1A).
The MultiSite Monitor application is not only a useful tool for inspecting each of the
networked power supply sites, but it is also an effective planning tool for Eltek’s power
supply sites.
The application enables you to analyse the behaviour and performance of a group of sites or
of all sites in the network, and compare them with each other and with configured targets.
Thus, you can take proactive decisions to e.g. reduce the number of site visits required.
Also, the MultiSite Monitor application simplifies the collection of massive amount of data
necessary to create reports, etc.
•Use of templates
to define and organize power system sites
•Alarms analyses
both active and historical data, enabling ranking of sites according to their
performance
•KPI overview
where Key Performance Indicators are compared with entered target values.
Also, KPI’s for underperforming sites based on their use of battery, energy, gen-set
and network connectivity
•Event Log
where the time and date of each event (alarm, reset, disconnection, etc.) is stored
•E-mail Service
enabling the sites to automatically send an e-mail with a selected alarm report to the
designated e-mail addresses
•Dynamic IP addressing
Supports hostnames (FQDN) and dynamic DNS, which enables dynamic IP
addressing at the power system site (a router with DNS functionality is required at
the site)
Eltek has power supply installation sites all over the world. They are mainly power
solutions for telecom infrastructure, as well as for industrial and solar applications.
Read more in topics Industrial Power Systems, About Hybrid Systems, in the Functionality
Description part.
The controllers in Eltek power supply systems, installed in sites all over the world, are easy
to connect to existing Ethernet networks. You only need to plug a standard Ethernet cable
to the controller’s RJ-45 socket and to any available Ethernet socket on the network.
You need to ask your MultiSite Monitor network administrator to create a user account
in the MultiSite Monitor server, so that you can use the MultiSite Monitor’s webserver-
based GUI.
When you then enter your MultiSite Monitor web address in the computer’s Internet
browser, you can log in with the provided user name and password.
WARNING:
The user account may be automatically locked, if you try to log in 3 times in a row with
incorrect password.
Your administrator will have assigned you (your account) to one specific role: Admin or
User or to another role.
Depending on the role your account is assigned to, you will be able to access more or less
MultiSite Monitor functionality.
NOTICE:
If not already done, ask your MultiSite Monitor network administrator to configure your
account with a “Friendly Name” with following format:
Then you will be able to see the role you have assigned, when you are logged in, as shown
in the figure below
For more information about the user’s roles, read topic Users’ Roles.
For security reasons, it is advisable to change your password with one of your choice.
Find detailed information on how to change your password in topic How to Change Your
MultiSite Monitor’s Log in Password in the FAQs part.
When you open MultiSite Monitor in the web browser, the Map View or home page
window appears. This window contains all the commands and tools you need to use the
MultiSite Monitor application.
The components and main areas in the MultiSite Monitor web-based interface are:
The web browser address line (4) shows the web address of the MSM web pages.
•On the left side (1A), the toolbar presents menu buttons to display the MSM menu
options
•In the middle (1B), the toolbar displays the status of 4 key parameters
•On the right side (1C), the toolbar shows the login status and welcome message
For a description of the toolbar buttons, read the “More:” topics below.
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•Sites Offline
The number of power sites that are switched OFF or that the MSM application
cannot contact for any reason (offline)
•Sites in Alarm
The number of power sites that are in alarm mode (displayed in red)
•A welcome message
to the user who is logged in to MultiSite Monitor.
The text after the word “Welcome” is the “Friendly name” (name and role) entered
in MSM by the administrator.
Refer to topic Creating a New User Account
•“MULTISITE”
The application brand name
The “My Network” Explorer pane (2) displays a hierarchical tree structure (Windows
Explorer style) with coloured icons and expandable branches. The tree represents the sites
of your network of Eltek power supply systems around the world.
The power system sites can be grouped as suitable, e.g. by location on continents and
countries, or by geographical region or appropriate function, etc.
To expand and collapse the branches of groups and sub-groups, you can click on the “►”
and “▼“ symbols on the sites’ left side. Thus, the branches will be displayed or hidden.
TIP:
To collapse or expand a whole branch, click on the branch in the Explorer pane to select
it, then right-click and select from the menu the command “Expand” or “Collapse”.
E.g. Click the “My Network” branch at the top, then right-click and select “Collapse”; the
whole tree of sites and groups will collapse.
The coloured icons, on the sites’ and groups’ left side, represent the status of power system
sites and groups:
At the top of the “My Network” Explorer pane, there is a “Filter” drop-down list (A),
used to filter or display only the sites that match the option you select from the list.
At the top of the “My Network” Explorer pane -- under the “Filter” drop-down list -- there
is a “Search” field (B), used to search for the name of sites, and display only the sites that
match your searching criteria.
The Working Area pane (3) always displays the results of what you select, whether they are
maps, pie and column charts, statistical data tables, etc. etc.
(Example of the working area pane in Map View)
The Working Area pane may display one of the following views at a time:
•In the Map View, geographical location and main status of selected sites
•In the Inspect Views, suitable for daily network operation, when examining the sites’
performances.
The views use charts with the sites’ energy consumption and trend, gen-set run-time
data, tables of alarms to rank the sites according to performance, log of events and
many other graphical ways to inspect the sites’ statistical data
•In the Analyse Views, suitable for managers who need to compare several sites’
performances, and plan strategical changes to improve the sites’ performances.
The views use many different charts and tables to analyse and compare a site versus
another site or group of sites, or a group of sites versus another group, or all sites’
KPIs against the predefined target values
•In the System Configuration Views, for configuration of the MultiSite Monitor
network’s parameters for the power sites, the site templates, the network’s users, the
e-mails with alarm reports, the KPI targets, other generic options, etc.
For more detailed description of these views, read the “More:” topics below.
Also, the Working Area pane (3) may display – together with one of the mentioned
views -- the Alarm Traps pane (3A), which displays in real time the alarms (SNMP
traps, v2 & v3) received from the sites’ controllers.
(Example of the working area pane in Map View with the Alarm Traps pane activated)
You can show the Alarm Traps pane by clicking on the “View” button in the
toolbar, and selecting “Traps” (checked)
To hide the Alarm Traps pane, click on the “View” button and then click on the “Traps”
option (to uncheck it).
Or you can also hide the Alarm Traps pane by clicking on the pane’s toolbar icon
As outlined above, the Working Area pane (3) displays many types of data, and uses
following types of views:
For more detailed description of these views, read the “More:” topics below.
Map View
The Map View provides an instant status overview of all networked power sites, and
shows their exact geographical location in a realistic world map.
Clicking on the home icon (E) will always display the Map View.
Each site icon on the map shows graphically – with coloured icons -- whether the power
supply system is in normal, alarm or offline modus.
Read more about the coloured icons in topic “My Network” Explorer pane (2).
When a map location is cluttered with sites or two or more site locations are too close to
each other in the world map — e.g. they have almost the same latitude and longitude —
then, the location of the sites are indicated by a cluttered site icon (F), which also shows
whether one or several sites in the group are in alarm mode.
When you zoom in on the area, the cluttered site icon is automatically expanded (G), to
indicate the exact location of the sites.
WARNING:
In MultiSite Monitor, every power site location must be unique or distinct from each
other. When two nearby sites are created in MultiSite Monitor, configure their longitude
and latitude so that they differ more than 0.001.
Clicking on a cluttered site icon (G), will display the icon’s Site Collection list (H), with
the names of all the sites in the cluster.
You can use the mouse to drag the list on the map.
Click on a site’s name on the list to “open the site” directly on your browser and
reconfigure the power system.
Click on the ”X” by the list’s title to hide the Site Collection list.
Aerial View
Zooming in on the area even more — e.g. with the Map Navigation Toolbar (I) — you can
get a realistic aerial view of where the site (J) is located.
Clicking on a site icon, displays the Site Parameter list (K) the power system’s most
important parameters (battery voltage and temperature, load current, solar current, etc.), as
configured in the site’s template.
You can use the mouse to drag the list on the map.
Also, by clicking on the “Open Site” link (K), you can “open the site” directly on your
browser and reconfigure the power system, as easily as if you were personally at the site
yourself.
Click on the ”X” by the list’s title to hide the Site Parameter list.
While viewing a site — e.g. located in Robben Island (M) — in aerial view, you can click
on the Labels button (L) on the Map Navigation toolbar, to display the aerial map with
road names, city names, mountain heights, etc. thus helping you with the names of the
roads and streets that lead to the site (M).
Road View
Also, you can click on the Road button (N) on the Map Navigation toolbar, to display the
map in Road View with road names, city names, mountain heights, etc. thus helping you
with the names of the roads and streets that lead to the site (M).
Click on the Aerial button, to display the map in the Aerial View again.
While you are in the Map View, you can navigate the world map either using your
computer mouse or using the Map Navigation Toolbar.
You can hide the Map Navigation toolbar by clicking on the arrow button (T), and
show the toolbar again by clicking on the arrow button .
Navigating the Map
You can use the Pan Wheel (O) to navigate along the world map. Click the ►-key to
move eastward, the ◄-key to move westward, the ▼-key to navigate southwards and the
▲-key to navigate northward.
Using the mouse, you can just click and drag the map in the direction you want to
navigate.
You can click on the zooming slider’s “Zoom In” button (P) to zoom in the map (lower
down) and dive down into a site’s location.
Click on the “Zoom Out” button (Q) to zoom out the map (higher up).
The zooming slider’s handle (R) indicates the actual zooming degree. You can also
drag the handle (R) along the slider to zoon closer or farther away the map.
Using the mouse, you can point to a location on the map and roll the mouse’s wheel to
zoom closer or farther away the location.
Selecting Aerial or Road Maps
You can click on the Road or Aerial buttons (S) to navigate using the Aerial Map
(realistic satellite view) or the Road Map.
While in Aerial View, select the Labels button to display the aerial map with road names,
city names, mountain heights, etc. thus helping you with the names of the roads and streets
that lead to the site
Inspect Views
The Inspect Views enable you to graphically inspect each site’s performance and
statistical data using pie charts, line charts, tables, etc.
The Inspect Views are suitable for personnel with network operation responsibilities,
who want to examine the sites’ performance by inspecting following type of data:
A. The Alarms reported by power sites and their ranking,
by displaying a list of active alarms and historical alarms, as well as the total time in
alarm condition and the site’s ranking number compared to all sites.
This enables you to analyse in detail all the alarms generated in the monitored
power supply sites around the world
(Inspect > Alarms > Details)
F. A log of events,
for the selected site(s) or for all the sites, showing when a site has changed status
from normal mode of operation to alarm mode and vice versa, or when a site has
sent an e-mail with a report of alarms
(Inspect > Events)
While using the Inspect Views, you can also display, at the bottom of the screen, the
Alarm Traps pane to display in real time the alarms (SNMP traps, v2 & v3) that the
controllers in the monitored sites continuously send to MultiSite Monitor. Refer to the
“View” button on the Toolbar ~ Left Side Section (1A), or to the topic Alarms ~ Traps.
Power supply systems for telecom and industrial equipment are usually fed from several
energy sources, and typically use a battery bank as a backup to avoid power outages to the
load.
The conventional energy source is the AC mains grid, but AC generators or gen-sets are
also used in areas with unstable AC grid supply.
But the increasing use of alternative energy sources — such as solar PV panels and wind
turbines — contribute greatly to implement more effective, “green” Power sites.
Power Sites supplied from several energy sources are called hybrid power systems.
Usually, hybrid sites are fed from several energy sources in a cyclic manner. Sites fed
from the AC grid may also use other energy sources (gen-set, solar panels, wind turbines,
etc.) as additional supplies, but not in a cyclic manner.
This Inspect > Alarms > Details menu option presents, at the top of the working area (1), a
detailed statistical alarms overview (how long time sites have being in alarm or
disconnected) (7), as well as the site’s ranking number (8) compared to all sites. Refer to
topic Inspect ~ Alarms ~ Ranking.
This menu option also displays an Active Alarm list and Historical Alarm list (2) for the
selected sites or groups of sites.
Notice that the alarms in the Active Alarms list are still active, not yet reset.
Click on the tabs “Active Alarms” or “Historical Alarms” (2) to select the type of alarms
to display.
The Active Alarm list shows all the alarms that are active for the selected sites or group of
sites, indicating the alarm monitor (Alarm Description), its status, the site’s name, the date
& time when the alarm was reported the first time and the last time.
The Historical Alarm list shows all the logged alarms for the selected sites or group of
sites, indicating the same as the Active Alarm list, but also the date & time when the alarms
were reset.
You can click on the active alarm’s “Ack” buttons (9) -- in the “Acknowledge Alarm”
column -- if you are sure that an active alarm is no longer active (it has been reset). Then,
the alarm is moved from the Active Alarm list to the Historical Alarm list.
NOTICE:
A reset alarm (not active alarm) can be displayed in the Active Alarm list -- instead of in
the Historical Alarm list – if e.g. the controller is configured not to send OFF traps or the
controller was offline when it sent the OFF trap.
Clicking on the alarm’s “Ack” button will update the Active and the Historical Alarm lists.
Filtering
Sorting
You can analyse the power sites’ active and historical alarms easily just by sorting the
columns, e.g. to display alarms of the same type together, or to sort the alarms
chronologically.
Click on the column titles to sort the alarms in ascending or descending order.
NOTICE:
A site’s alarm status information on the Active Alarms list may differ from the site’s alarm
status (coloured icons) on the My Network Explorer pane on the left hand side. This may
occur if the site’s controller does not send an SNMP trap for an alarm.
If the data differs, click on a site’s name on the left pane to “open the site” directly on your
browser and check the alarm status.
The Active Alarm list is based on received SNMP traps, v2 & v3 from the sites’
controllers, while the site’s alarm status (coloured icons) on the My Network Explorer pane
is based on the controllers’ status messages. While the events in the controller generate a
warning or alarm status change, not all events are sent out as SNMP traps.
Inspect ~ Alarms ~ Ranking
This Inspect > Alarms > Rankings menu option presents a ranking of EVERY site (1)
according to how long they have being in alarm and offline (disconnected from the
Ethernet network) in comparison to the rest of the connected sites.
The Active list (2) shows statistical alarm information ranking ALL sites after the
number of hours they have being in Major Alarm (3), Minor Alarm and Offline (not
connected to the Ethernet network). Also, it shows the date & time for when such situation
was last detected (4).
Notice that the alarms in this list are still active, not yet reset.
At the right hand side, it displays a Historical list (5) showing statistical alarm information
ranking ALL sites after the percentage they have being in Major alarm (6), Minor
alarm and Offline, as well as the total number of hours in such situations (7). Also, it
shows the date & time for when the sites were first created/defined (8) in
MultiSite Monitor.
Click on the tabs (3) “Major Alarm” or “Minor Alarm” or “Offline” to display the
ranking list for the type of alarm you want to analyse.
If required, click on the Refresh button (9) to update the statistical data from the server.
If lists are longer than displayed, you can use the navigation arrows (11) to browse
through the pages.
Best and Worst Performing Sites
You can analyse the power sites’ alarms in the ranking list to easily discover the sites
performing best (less hours in alarm or offline, highest ranking number “#”) and worst
(longer time in alarm or offline, lowest ranking number “#”), just by sorting the columns.
Click on the column title, ranking “#” or “Hours in…” (10), to sort the alarms in ascending
or descending order.
The description for the corresponding columns -- when selecting the tabs “Minor Alarms”
and “Offline” – is the same.
This Inspect > Battery > Backup Time menu option displays how many hours (1) are left
of the battery bank’s capacity in the selected site, provided the load remains the same.
The data is applicable for selected sites, but not for groups of sites.
The system battery’s remaining capacity is monitored / measured in the sites’ controllers by
alarm monitors “BatteryRemCap” and “BatteryTimeLeft”. These alarm monitors are used
when battery testing against the “Current Ref 2” parameters in the battery definition tables.
Read also the topic Battery Tables, in the Functionality Description part.
This Inspect > Battery > Charge/Discharge menu option displays a column chart that
shows the battery bank’s capacity (1) for the site (2) that you select.
The data is applicable for selected sites, but not for groups of sites.
The chart shows the capacity (Ah) or amount of electrical energy delivered to the battery
bank during charging (3), in comparison to the amount of electrical energy delivered by
the battery bank during discharging (4).
If required, click on the Refresh button (5) to update the statistical data from the server.
You can point at the chart’s columns to display a tooltip with the column’s parameters.
Charts Export
To save the charts to a file (JPG), click on the Save button (6).
This Inspect > Energy Trend menu option presents statistical data for the energy
consumption of the site, or group of sites or for the whole “My Network” (1), depending
on which sites or groups you have selected on the My network Explorer pane on the left
side.
The data is applicable for selected sites and groups of sites.
If required, click on the Refresh button (6) to update the statistical data from the server.
TIP:
You can get a better overview on the My Network Explorer pane on the left, if you search
or filter out sites to only display the type of sites you analyse, e.g. only show the sites
configured as hybrid with gen-set.
Usually, hybrid sites are fed from several energy sources in a cyclic manner. Sites fed
from the AC grid may also use other energy sources (gen-set, solar panels, wind turbines,
etc.) as additional supplies, but not in a cyclic manner.
The data is displayed in pie charts showing the energy supplied by the site’s energy
sources (2) (grid, gen-set, solar panels, wind turbines, etc.) proportional to the total energy
supplied by all the energy sources.
The pie charts show the energy supplied by the energy sources during the last 24 hours, last
30 days and last 50 weeks.
Click on the energy sources’ check boxes (2) to display or hide the energy source in the
pie and line charts.
You can point at the pie charts’ sectors to display a tooltip with sector’s parameters.
The total Energy Trend line chart represents the amount of energy supplied by the site’s
energy sources (3) (grid, gen-set, solar panels, wind turbines, etc.) over a period of time,
and at equal intervals (hours, days, weeks).
Select the time frame you want to show in the Energy Trend line chart by clicking on the
radio buttons (4) for the last 30 hours, last 30 days and last 30 weeks.
Drag in the Zoom slider (5) to expand or contract the Trend line chart within the same
time frame, e.g. for the 30 weeks’ time frame.
You can point at the line charts’ dots to display a tooltip with the data point’s
parameters.
Charts Export
To save the charts to a file (JPG), click on the Save button (7).
Clicking on the “Table” tab -- over the line chart – will display a table with the site’s
Energy log representing the amount of energy supplied by the site’s energy sources (3)
(grid, gen-set, solar panels, wind turbines, etc.) for each hour, day or week.
Also, a list of the e-mail addresses that MSM has sent an Energy Log report.
Inspect ~ Events
This Inspect > Events menu option presents on the working area, a log of events (1) for the
selected sites or groups of sites, showing when a site has changed status from normal
mode of operation to alarm mode and vice versa, or when a site has sent an e-mail with a
report of alarms.
The Event Log is updated and stored on the MultiSite Monitor server, not in the sites’
controllers.
Click on a site or on a group of sites, in the Explorer pane on the left (2), to display the
Event Log for the selected site or group.
All the change status events will be displayed, or you can filter out the list with following
options:
(9) Sorting
You can analyse the Event Logs list easily just by sorting the columns, e.g. to display
events of the same type together, or all the events of a site together or to sort the events
chronologically.
Click on the column titles (9) to sort the events in ascending or descending order.
•“Time”
This column shows the date and time when the alarm trap was received by
MultiSite Monitor
•“Site Name”
The name of the site that reported the alarm trap
•“Event”
The name of the event in the site’s controller that reported the alarm trap
•“Description”
A name or label that describes the alarm trap
Inspect ~ Generator
This Inspect > Generator menu option presents the gen-set’s statistical data in zoomable
line charts for the generator’s run time (1), fuel consumption (2) and gen-set’s
efficiency (3) for a site or a group of sites. These line charts are compared to a target run
time (4) and a maximum fuel volume (4).
The My Network Explorer pane on the left will only show the sites configured with gen-set
and not On Grid (The “Hybrid – Generator Installed” filter).
The data is applicable for selected sites and groups of sites.
Read more in topic Filter List Description.
If required, click on the Refresh button (8) to update the statistical data from the server.
The gen-set’s efficiency is calculated as the energy (kWh) supplied by the gen-set, divided
by the consumed fuel level in litre. You can point at the Efficiency title (3) to display a
tooltip with the calculation.
Select the time frame you want to show in the line charts by clicking on the radio buttons
(5) for the last 30 hours, last 30 days and last 30 weeks.
Drag in the Zoom slider (6) to expand or contract the line charts within the same time
frame, e.g. for the 30 weeks’ time frame.
Select the type of comparison you want to show in the line charts by clicking on the radio
buttons (7) for Group Summary (totals for the group of sites) or Group Average (the
group’s average values).
You can point at the line charts’ dots to display a tooltip with the data point’s
parameters.
Charts Export
To save the charts to a file (JPG), click on the Save button (9).
Inspect ~ Camera
The Analyse Views enable you to graphically compare the statistical data of two or
more power sites or group of sites.
(Example of an Analyse View comparing the energy consumption – solar, gen-set and grid
– of 3 power sites)
The Analyse Views are suitable for network managers who need to compare several
sites’ performances, thus being able to plan strategical changes to improve performances of
sites with underperforming statistical data.
C. The comparison of the gen-set’s run time, fuel consumption and efficiency,
for two or more sites, either as a summary or average for the group of sites
(Analyse > Compare > Generator)
While using the Analyse Views, you can also display, at the bottom of the screen, the
Alarm Traps pane to display in real time the alarms (SNMP traps, v2 & v3) that the
controllers in the monitored sites continuously send to MultiSite Monitor. Refer to the
“View” button on the Toolbar ~ Left Side Section (1A), or to the topic Alarms ~ Traps
This menu option presents the “Average Temperature versus group” column chart (1)
where you can drag two or several sites from the My Network pane (2) into the chart, to
compare the average battery bank temperature of the selected sites (3).
The data is applicable for selected sites and for groups of sites.
The chart also shows the average battery bank temperature (4) for all the selected sites.
If required, click on the Refresh button (7) to update the statistical data from the server.
Select the temperature scale you want to show in the column chart by clicking on the radio
buttons (5) for Celsius or Fahrenheit.
You can remove one or several selected sites from the column chart by clicking on the
site’s check boxes to uncheck them.
Also, you can point at the chart’s columns to display a tooltip with the column’s
parameters (the site’s average battery temperature).
Charts Export
To save the charts to a file (JPG), click on the Save button (8).
This menu option presents a column chart (1) where you can drag two or several sites (3)
from the My Network pane (2) into the chart, to compare e.g. the total solar energy
delivered to the sites during the last 30 hours, last 30 days and last 30 weeks (4).
You can drag and compare sites and groups of sites.
Sites dragged to the chart can be removed from the chart by clicking on the “Remove”
link (3) to the right of the site’s check box.
Or you can easily remove all the dragged sites from the chart by clicking on the “Remove
All” link over the Zoom slider (6).
TIP:
You can get a better overview on the My Network Explorer pane on the left, if you search
or filter out sites to only display the type of sites you analyse, e.g. only show the sites
configured as hybrid with gen-set.
Usually, hybrid sites are fed from several energy sources in a cyclic manner. Sites fed
from the AC grid may also use other energy sources (gen-set, solar panels, wind turbines,
etc.) as additional supplies, but not in a cyclic manner.
If required, click on the Refresh button (5) to update the statistical data from the server.
Drag in the Zoom slider (6) to expand or contract the column chart within the same time
frame, e.g. for the 30 weeks’ time frame.
Click on the energy sources’ radio buttons (7) to do a similar comparison with another
energy source, e.g. with the total wind generated energy.
Select the type of comparison you want to show in the column chart by clicking on the
radio buttons (8) for Group Summary (totals for the group of sites) or Group Average
(the group’s average values).
You can point at the charts’ columns to display a tooltip with column’s parameters (kWh
and date).
Charts Export
To save the charts to a file (JPG), click on the Save button (9).
Notice:
that if you drag to compare sites that are not of the same type (11) -- e.g. hybrid sites and
sites supplied from the AC grid – then, the results are not comparable and a yellow warning
(12) will be displayed in the diagram
Analyse ~ Compare ~ Generator
This menu option presents zoomable line charts where you can drag two or several sites
(4) from the My Network pane (13) into the charts, to compare the gen-set’s Run Time
Deviation (1), fuel consumption (2) and efficiency (3).
The My Network Explorer pane on the left will only show the sites configured with gen-set
and not On Grid (The “Hybrid – Generator Installed” filter).
The data is applicable for selected sites and groups of sites.
If required, click on the Refresh button (9) to update the statistical data from the server.
The gen-set’s Run Time Deviation is calculated by subtracting the target from the run
time hours. You can point at the Run Time Deviation title (1) to display a tooltip with the
calculation.
The gen-set’s efficiency is calculated as the energy (kWh) supplied by the gen-set, divided
by the consumed fuel level in litre. You can point at the Efficiency title (3) to display a
tooltip with the calculation.
In the line charts for Fuel Level (2) and Efficiency (3), you can — in addition to the sites’
lines — click on the “Average” check boxes (5) to add new lines showing the average
value for all the selected sites’ lines.
Also, you can display the Fuel Level line chart (2) showing the consumption in litres of
fuel or in percentage of the tank’s volume, by clicking on the radio buttons on the chart’s
title bar (8).
Select the time frame you want to show in the line charts by clicking on the radio buttons
(6) for the last 30 hours, last 30 days and last 30 weeks.
Drag in the Zoom slider (12) to expand or contract the line charts within the same time
frame, e.g. for the 30 days’ time frame.
Select the type of comparison you want to show in the line charts by clicking on the radio
buttons (7) for Group Summary (totals for the group of sites) or Group Average (the
group’s average values).
You can point at the line charts’ dots to display a tooltip with the data point’s
parameters.
Charts Export
To save the charts to a file (JPG), click on the Save button (10).
This menu option presents the key performance indicators for energy consumption (1A)
and for the sites’ performance (1B).
They enable you to analyse the total performance of all the power supply system sites,
and compare it with the KPI target values that the network administrator has specified.
The energy sources of the power supply system sites are indicated in the first column (2), as
the energy supplied to the sites by solar panels (Solar), wind turbines (Wind) and AC
gen-sets (Diesel).
The “Totals” column (3) shows — for solar and wind generated energy — the percentage
of the total supplied energy. It also shows the number of “kWh” per liter of gen-set
generated energy.
The “Last 30 days” column (4) shows the same as the “Totals” column (3), but as energy
supplied during the last 30 days.
The “Target” column (5) shows the KPI target values that the network administrator has
specified, for comparison with the actual values.
The MSM administrator may register KPI targets in the sites’ templates. Refer to topic
Templates.
To be described soon…
Alarms ~ Traps
The “Statistics > Alarms > Traps” menu command displays the Alarm Traps pane (1) in a
reduced view. You can have this “rolling alarms” pane open to display in real time the
alarms (SNMP traps, v2 & v3) that the controllers in the monitored sites continuously
send to MultiSite Monitor.
Notice that MultiSite Monitor does not support/receive SNMP traps version 1
As standard, the Working Area displays the results of what you select, using the Map View,
the Statistics View, etc.
But the Working Area can also display at the same time the Alarm Traps pane at the
bottom of the area in a Reduced View, together with the Map View (2), or with the Site
Statistics (3), or with the Alarm Details (4) or with any other view.
On the pane’s toolbar (8), you can click on , the Expand icon (5), to enlarge the Alarm
Traps pane to be displayed in a Maximized View (6), then using the whole working area.
To close the Alarm Traps pane at any time, click on , the Close icon (7) in the pane’s
toolbar. If the Alarm Traps pane is in the Maximized View when you close it, the Working
Area will display the view you had before enlarging the Alarm Traps pane.
(Example of the Alarm Traps pane in Reduced View and in Maximized View)
Notice:
When the Alarm Traps pane is in Reduced View (1), it continuously displays in a “rolling
manner” ALL the alarm traps received from ALL the sites, regardless of which site(s)
you have selected in the Explorer pane.
When the Alarm Traps pane is in Maximized View (6), it continuously displays all the
alarm traps received ONLY from the site or group of sites that you have selected in the
Explorer pane (9).
•“Description”
A name or label that describes the alarm trap
•“Status”
The name of the event in the site’s controller that reported the alarm trap
•“Site”
The name of the site that reported the alarm trap
•“On/Off”
An indication of whether the alarm trap refers to an alarm being reported (On) or an
alarm being reset (Off)
•“Repeat Count”
The number of times a specific trap has been sent from the site’s controller, since
the alarm was activated
Using the pane’s toolbar (1) you control and filter the list of alarm traps.
Notice that the “Filter” drop-down list (4) is not active, when the Alarm Traps pane is
maximized, as you can do the filtering in the Explorer pane.
To be described soon…
To be described soon…
The System Configuration View enables you to configure the MultiSite Monitor
application by:
NOTICE:
The “System Conf.” icon (1) is only visible if you are logged in to MultiSite Monitor with
an account configured with the Admin role.
To display the System Configuration View, click on the System Conf. icon (1) and
select the menu option (2) for the kind of configuration you want to perform, e.g.
Templates
System Configuration — Menu Options
•Sites…
You select this menu option to be able to define your existing Eltek power sites around
the world in the “Site/Group Configuration” table.
You define the sites by entering a site name, IP address, geographical position, type of
template that best defines the energy sources feeding the site, technical specification about
the site, etc.
•Templates…
You select this menu option to create and edit templates, which help you defining the
power sites more effectively.
You create a specific template for each type of site, specifying whether the site is supplied
from the AC grid, from solar panels, wind turbines, AC generators, or a combination of
sources. You also specify the type of system controller, battery bank, type of load, etc. etc.
Afterwards, when you define your Eltek power sites in MSM, you assign all the sites with
similar parameters to the same specific template that you created previously.
Read more below in topic Templates.
•Users…
You select this menu option to administer the MSM logging accounts: who can use the
MSM application and what can they do in the application (roles).
Also, you can change the accounts’ passwords, lock accounts, as well as view a log of the
users’ activity, when they were last logged in or changed their passwords.
•Reports…
You select this menu option to configure the name of the alarm reports and how long to
wait before MultiSite Monitor sends the e-mail reports.
•Options…
This menu option gives you an overview of your MultiSite Monitor licence: server name
and operating system, MAC address, MSM version number, etc.
You can enter the MSM serial number that you received from Eltek when you bought the
application, change the web address for the MultiSite Monitor Online Help (this guide), etc.
Also, you must enter access data for an external SMTP server that can be used by
MultiSite Monitor to send e-mails with alarm reports.
Sites ~ Configuration
You select menu option “Sites…” to be able to define your existing Eltek power sites
around the world in the “Site/Group Configuration” table (1).
(Example of the “Site/Group Configuration” table)
The “Site/Group Configuration” table (1) displays an overview of all the power sites
and group of sites that are defined in the MultiSite Monitor application, in the “My
Network” structure (18).
For detailed description of how to configure the power sites, read the “More:” topics
below.
Read about the difference between sites and groups in topics About MSM Sites and About
MSM Groups.
You select menu option “Templates…” to display the Site Template Configuration table
(1), where you find all the templates you have created to easily describe how the power
sites are implemented.
(Example of the Site Template Configuration table)
You create and edit templates to help you defining the power sites more effectively.
You create a specific template for each type of site, specifying whether the site is supplied
from the AC grid, from solar panels, wind turbines, AC generators, or a combination of
sources. You also specify the type of system controller, battery bank, type of load, KPI
targets for the site, etc. etc. as described below.
Afterwards, when you define your Eltek power sites in MSM, you assign all the sites with
similar parameters to the same specific template that you created previously.
The “Site Template Configuration” table (1) displays an overview of all the templates
that are defined in the MultiSite Monitor application.
You select menu option “Users…” to display the MSM User Accounts table (U), where
you find all the User Log In Accounts you have created, to enable the users to log in and
operate the MultiSite Monitor application.
Refer also to topic Log In to MultiSite Monitor.
To be able to use the MultiSite Monitor application, the MSM network administrator must
create user accounts in the MSM server, so that you can use the MSM webserver-based
GUI
The “MSM User Accounts” table (U) displays an overview of all the user accounts that
are defined in the MultiSite Monitor application.
Notice:
that when the table of user accounts is longer than the screen can show, you can browse up
and down the table with the ▲ and ▼ buttons on the vertical scroll bar.
For detailed description of how to configure the user accounts, read the “More:” topics
below.
Overview ~ MSM User Accounts Table
•Check the “Show more” check box (6), to display additional information (7) about the
accounts, such as a friendly name (8) and a log (9)
Then, they will be able to see the role they have assigned, when they are logged in
•The “Created”, “Last Login” and “Last Password Change” columns (9)
display a log of the user accounts that indicates when the account was created
(Created), when was the last time the user logged in to MSM (Last Login) and last
time the user changed the password (Last Password Change)
•Browsing up and down the table
When the table of user accounts is longer than the screen can show, you can browse
up and down the table with the ▲ and ▼ buttons.
Also, use the navigation buttons ◄ and ► (10) to jump to previous or next pages
You can easily sort the table by clicking on the columns’ headings. By default, the table is
unsorted.
When the table is sorted, a small arrow icon ▲ or ▼will be displayed beside the column’s
name. Clicking this icon will sort the opposite way: descending or ascending.
You can create a new user login account, to enable the user to log in and operate the
MultiSite Monitor application.
NOTICE:
Point at the “i” icons (T) on the right side of fields, to display a tip about the expected field
content.
Also, entering incorrect values in the fields will generate an error, marked with a red border
around the field and an error message (E).
Then, the user will be able to see the role he has assigned, when he is logged in
7. Click on the “OK” or “Cancel” buttons (6) to save the user account in the MSM
server or to discard the changes, respectively
Deleting User Accounts
To delete user accounts from the “MSM User Accounts” table, do following:
Resetting Passwords
You can reset or changes any user account’s password for security reasons or otherwise.
In addition, the user may also change his password during the log in stage. Find detailed
information on how to change your password in topic How to Change Your MultiSite
Monitor’s Log in Password in the FAQs part.
4. Click on the “OK” or “Cancel” buttons (3) to save the user account’s new password
in the MSM server or to discard the changes, respectively
User accounts are automatically locked, if the user tries to log in erroneously 3 times in a
row with incorrect password. Locked accounts are displayed in the MSM User Accounts
table with a checked box in the “Locked” column.
To unlock user accounts displayed the “MSM User Accounts” table, do following:
Reports
You select menu option “Reports…” to display the Report Configuration table (1),
where you find all the types of alarm reports you have created.
(Example of the Report Configuration table)
You create and edit types of alarm reports to help you later easily assign the suitable type
of alarm report for each power site.
When you configure a site, and you activate the “Report Enabled” check box (checked) in
the “Site/Group Configuration” table, then you can select from the list of types of alarm
reports that you have created in the “Report Configuration” table above.
Read more in topic Editing a Site or Group
The “Report Configuration” table (1) displays an overview of all the types of reports
that are defined in the MultiSite Monitor application.
For detailed description of how to configure the alarm reports, read the “More:” topics
below.
When the alarm report functionality for a site or group of sites is enabled, then
MultiSite Monitor does the following:
•When the site reports an alarm (system in alarm mode or with active alarms), then
MultiSite Monitor creates an alarm report log,
If the site is assigned with a type of report configured with 0 minutes delay, then
MultiSite Monitor sends an e-mail with the alarm report to the e-mail address(es)
assigned to the site
•If the site is assigned with a type of report configured with a delay, e.g. 1 hour, then
MultiSite Monitor continues for 1 hour adding to the alarm report log with all the
new alarms that the site reports, as well as when alarms are eventually reset.
After the delay (e.g. 1 hour), MultiSite Monitor sends an e-mail with the alarm
report to the e-mail address(es) assigned to the site
Notice that the MultiSite Monitor Report Service can only send e-mails with reports using a
valid, external third party SMTP server (Not included in MSM), e.g. your company’s e-
mail SMTP server.
WARNING:
To be able to send e-mails, MultiSite Monitor must be configured with the access data for
an external SMTP server, read topic Options.
It is advisable to use your local company e-mail server, or the e-mail server of the company
that provides you with Internet access.
TIPS:
— It is quite user-friendly to include in the report type name (in the Description column
(2)) the delay the report type is configured with, e.g. “Alarm Report – Delay 1 hour”
— It can be useful to configure a site group to send an e-mail with an alarm report when
any of the sites in the group have active alarms, instead of configuring each site with the
alarm report e-mail service
Options
•The installed MultiSite Monitor server hardware, software and MSM License status
(1)
•Where to access the MultiSite Monitor Online Help (4) (this guide)
•The external SMTP server configuration data used by MultiSite Monitor to send e-
mails with alarm reports (6)
In addition to display the mentioned information, you can do the following:
“License” Section
You can also change the web address where the MultiSite Monitor Online Help (this guide)
is located, e.g. if Eltek should change the web address for some reason.
Enter and edit the required fields (8) about an external SMTP server that MultiSite Monitor
can use to send e-mails with alarm reports to the e-mail addresses configured in the
MultiSite Monitor sites.
Notice that the MultiSite Monitor Report Service can only send e-mails with reports using a
valid, external third party SMTP server (Not included in MSM), e.g. your company’s e-
mail SMTP server.
WARNING:
To be able to send e-mails with alarm reports – read topic, Reports -- MultiSite Monitor
must be configured with the access data for an external SMTP server.
It is advisable to use your local company e-mail server, or the e-mail server of the company
that provides you with Internet access.
Users’ Roles
To be able to use the MultiSite Monitor application, the MSM network administrator must
create user accounts in the MSM server, so that you can use the MSM webserver-based
GUI.
The administrator must assign specific roles to the user accounts, as shown below.
Depending on the account’s role, the user logging in with the account will be able to access
more or less MultiSite Monitor functionality.
When a user’s account is assigned with the E-Mail role, the user will only be able to:
Notice:
When creating new sites, if you select to send an alarm report to a non-registered e-mail
address, then a new user account with the E-mail role is automatically created.
The User Role
When a user’s account is assigned with the User role, the user will be able to:
When a user’s account is assigned with the Admin role, the user will be able to:
Read also Log in Roles, Log in Accounts and Access Levels, in the FAQs part.
Frequently Asked Questions, FAQs
In this section you find answers to some of the most Frequently Asked Questions about
Eltek’s power systems.
More:
Generic FAQs
WebPower FAQs
PowerSuite FAQs
More:
Functionality Overview
Functionality Description Online Help System, 350020.073, 1v9, 2015-05-11
Copyright
This section offers a more detailed description of the functionality that Eltek has
implemented in Smartpack2-, Smartpack-, Smartpack S- and Compack-based power supply
systems.
•Mains Functions
Describes functions related to the power system’s AC Mains input
•Generator Functions
Describes functions related to the power system’s AC Mains input, when supplied
by a generator or gen-set (engine-generator set)
•Rectifier Functions
Clarifies functionality related to the power system’s rectifiers
•Load Functions
Describes the functionality associated to the power system’s load
•Battery Functions
Gives explanation to topics associated to the power system’s battery bank
•Tutorials
A few How-to, step-by-step descriptions about commonly used procedures
The Eltek power supply system’s functionality represents a vast set of functions,
characteristics or capabilities implemented in the hardware and software of the
controllers, control units and nodes connected to the system’s CAN bus.
You can customize your power system by configuring all these functions and
characteristics, either one by one or in a more automated manner, read topic
Configuration Files.
You can use following types of user interfaces to access the functions and parameters:
•The controllers’ front panel keypad
using software menus and submenu options
All the mentioned functions, characteristics and parameters are fully configurable, and are
organized in following system-oriented logical groups:
•Power System
•Mains
•Generator
•Rectifiers
•Battery
•Load
•Control System
Also, these functions, characteristics and parameters are presented in following task-
oriented logical groups:
1. System Status
2. System Configuration
3. Alarm Configuration
4. Commands
5. Logs and Reports
6. Statistics
7. Commissioning
8. Up/Download
The Smartpack S (SP S) and Smartpack2 Master (SP2M) controller’s menu options are
grouped in these task-oriented logical groups, as described in the topics below.
Configuration changes are not allowed at System Status level. To make changes you have
to access the System Configuration options, the Alarm Configuration options or similar.
This logical group presents the important system parameters, which indicate the status of
the power system, such as number of battery banks, voltage, current, temperatures, fuse
status, inputs and outputs status, and many similar parameters.
The presented parameters are organized in system-oriented groups: Power System, Mains,
Generator, Rectifier, etc.
Refer to these topics (Mains, Rectifiers, etc.) for more information about the System Status
parameters.
You can display the system status parameters using any available computer based GUI, or
from the controllers’ displays.
You can display the following parameters, via the Smartpack S and Smartpack2 Master
controller’s front keys:
Available options in the controller’s submenu:
RectifierError 1 Units
Rect Capacity 0 %
RectCurrent ShareErr 0 %
Err
0,0
0,0
0,0
Norm
LVBD
Fuse Norm
Battery Quality -- %
Battery Monit 1
Err
0,0
deltaV 0,00
deltaV 0,00
Event
OutpBlocked Activated --
LVBD Normal --
LVLD1 Normal --
The display is divided in 2 areas, the upper one U is fast, the lower one L can be browsed.
# Description Value Unit Note
NoOfCtrlUnits 5
(lower area L)
Solar Capacity 0 %