Configuration of the CX2100-0904 Integrated 24 V UPS
Under Windows Vista or Windows 7 you can reach the UPS configuration dialog via the link in the Start menu:
Start->All Programs->BECKHOFF->UPS Software Components->UPS Configuration
The UPS configuration settings can be made solely by a user with administrator rights. The corresponding dialogs are disabled for other users.
Language selection: From UPS software version >= 2.0.0.9 the language of the UPS dialogs can be selected at runtime. The language settings are permanently stored for all users if they have been changed by a user with administrator rights. All other users can change the language, but the setting is not permanently saved.
The ‘User Default’ language setting has a special meaning. It is recommended to use this setting on an operating system with a Multilingual User Interface (MUI). The UPS dialog then appears automatically in the language that you have set under Control Panel -> Regional Settings for the UI dialogs.
If a language is not supported by the Beckhoff UPS dialog, the dialog appears in US English.
- 1. Open the BECKHOFF UPS configuration dialog, and then go to Select....
- 2. From the list of the manufacturers select Beckhoff and as the model Beckhoff CX2100-09xx.
- 3. Close the dialog with Finish and confirm with Apply. This will cause the UPS service to adopt the settings and start the UPS service.
- 4. Then, on the BECKHOFF UPS configuration dialog, go to Alarm configuration.
- 5. Activate the following options (not absolutely essential).
Activate all notifications: This option will cause the operating system to send messages to the user whenever the power fails (not available under NT 4.0).
Critical alarm: The alarm is triggered once the battery voltage has fallen to a certain level or once battery operation has exceeded a certain time limit. This parameter must be set to "0" for the CX20x0 system. It can be set to 1 minute in exceptional cases.
Execute the following program at an alarm: This option can be used to execute an application when an alarm is raised (only available under NT 4.0 if the Microsoft Task Scheduler is installed).
Activate the following options:
Minutes remaining for battery operation before critical alarm: This option can be used to specify the battery operation time in minutes until the Critical alarm is triggered. The shutdown of the operating system is only initiated once the alarm has been triggered. This option should be selected in order to protect the battery. Set the “Battery time” to 2 minutes, for example. The permitted values lie between 0 and 720 minutes. The system will be shut down once this time has elapsed after a power failure. This option corresponds to the same option that can be set in the standard UPS dialog, with the difference that the shorter times of 0 and 1 minute can also be set.
Switch off UPS: If this option is selected, the UPS will switch off its own outputs after shutdown in order to save the battery. This option also corresponds to the same option that can be set via the standard UPS dialog. Default: Activated!.
Delay time for switching off the UPS [s]: After this delay the system should have shut down, and the UPS switches its outputs off in order to save the battery. Must be set to "0" for the CX2100-09xx. - 6. Close the dialog with OK, and then click Apply.
- The configuration is thus completed.