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3.3.8.5. Settings / Peripherals - AC Current Probe 
 
 
 
Up to 16 AC Current probes can be attached to the ePowerSwitch*8XM to monitor the current 
consumption of an electrical device (PC, server, light, printer…) and trigger actions if predefined limits are 
exceeded.  
 
You can connect an AC Current probe to each of the RJ45 connector on the ePowerSwitch*8XM or 
behind an xBus peripheral already connected to the ePowerSwitch*8XM (Daisy Chain connection). 
 
To connect an AC Current probe to the ePowerSwitch 8XM, use following procedure:
 
 
1.  Set the dip switches of the AC Current probe so that the selected I/O address does not conflict with 
another AC Current probe already installed (see users guide of the AC Current probe) 
 
    - Do NOT connect the xBus cable and the power cable before setting its DIP switches 
    - Do NOT use the same address for two different AC Current probes 
 
2.  Using a standard RJ45 network cable, connect the AC Current probe to the RJ45 xBus connector on 
the ePowerSwitch 8XM or behind another AC Current probe already connected to the 
ePowerSwitch*8XM. 
 
3.  Connect the power cable to your device 
 
 
To configure the Current Probe, use following Log in procedure:
 
 
1.  Open you browser and log in to the Administrators Configuration Page, 
(ex. http://192.168.100.200/sysadmin.htm
). 
 
2.  Enter the administrator name and password (default for both = admin). The home page appears. 
 
3.  Click on the Settings and then on the Peripherals Tab 
 
If the AC Current probe is properly connected to the ePowerSwitch 8XM it will be automatically recognized 
and displayed on this page after a delay of 1 to 60 seconds. In this case, the colour of the corresponding 
Edit and Info symbol is red. 
 
The Peripheral page is not automatically refreshed, so you need to refresh it by clicking the 
peripheral TAB again (or push [F5] or press  on your keyboard if you use Internet 
Explorer or Mozilla Firefox). 
 
Problem / Troubleshooting 
y If you choose any setting that is already in use by another AC Current probe connected to the 
ePowerSwitch 8XM, a conflict occurs and the corresponding Edit and Info symbol of the previous 
connected AC Current probe will be changed to black. In that case, disconnect your last connected 
AC Current probe, remove its power cable, change the DIP switch settings to solve the address 
conflict and reconnect the AC Current probe again. If the conflict is solved, all connected AC Current 
probes will now appear on the Peripherals page and their Edit and Info Symbol will be red. 
y The Peripheral page is not automatically refreshed, so you need to refresh it by clicking the peripheral 
TAB again (or push [F5] or press  on your keyboard if you use Internet Explorer or Mozilla 
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3.3.8.6. Settings / Peripherals - Energy Meter 
 
 
 
Up to 16 EnergyMeters can be attached to the ePowerSwitch 8XM to monitor the energy consumption 
(kWh) and the current consumption (Amp RMS) of eight electrical devices (PC, server, light, printer…) and 
trigger actions if predefined limits are exceeded. The EnergyMeter is also able to monitor the Input voltage 
of both 16 Amps power inputs.  
 
You can connect an EnergyMeter to the RJ45 connector located on the ePowerSwitch 8XM or behind an 
xBus peripheral already connected to the ePowerSwitch 8XM (Daisy Chain connection). 
 
To connect an EnergyMeter to the ePowerSwitch 8XM, use following procedure:
 
 
1.  Set the dip switches of the EnergyMeter so that the selected I/O address does not conflict with another 
EnergyMeter already installed (see users guide of the EnergyMeter). 
 
    - Do NOT connect the xBus cable and the Power cable(s) before setting its DIP switches. 
    - Do NOT use the same address for two different AC Current probes. 
 
2.  Using a standard RJ45 Network cable, connect the EnergyMeter to the RJ45 xBus connector on the 
ePowerSwitch*8XM or behind another xBus peripheral already connected to the ePowerSwitch 8XM. 
 
3.  Connect the power cable(s) to your EnergyMeter. 
 
 
To configure the EnergyMeter, use following Log in procedure:
 
 
1.  Open you browser and log in to the Administrators Configuration Page, 
(ex. http://192.168.100.200/sysadmin.htm
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2.  Enter the administrator name and password (default for both = admin). The home page appears. 
 
3.  Click on the Settings and then on the Peripherals Tab. 
 
If the EnergyMeter is properly connected to the ePowerSwitch 8XM it will be automatically recognized and 
displayed on this page after a delay of 1 to 60 seconds. In this case, the colour of the corresponding Edit 
and Info symbol is red. 
 
The Peripheral page is not automatically refreshed, so you need to refresh it by clicking the 
peripheral TAB again (or push [F5] or press  on your keyboard if you use Internet 
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Problem / Troubleshooting 
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ePowerSwitch 8XM, a conflict occurs and the corresponding Edit and Info symbol of the previous 
connected EnergyMeter will be changed to black. In that case, disconnect your last connected 
EnergyMeter, remove its power cable(s), change the DIP switch settings to solve the address conflict 
and reconnect the EnergyMeter again. If the conflict is solved, all connected EnergyMeter will now 
appear on the Peripherals page and their Edit and Info Symbol will be red. 
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							45  A total of 255 rules can be created and there are 6 different types of rules: 
 
1. Schedule Rule: 
This rule can be used to trigger user-specified actions according to a defined time table.  
 
2. Ping Monitoring Rule: 
This rule is used to control actions according to the response to a Ping command. 
 
3. Scan Monitoring Rule: 
This rule is used to control actions according to the response to a Scan command. 
 
4. Power Supply Monitoring Rule: 
This rule is used to control actions according to the state of the power supplies of the ePowerSwitch 8XM 
and its peripherals like the ePowerSwitch 8XS and the Digital Input Module. 
 
5. Digital Input Monitoring Rule: 
This rule is used to control actions according to the state of a dry contact from the I/O Extension Module 
connected to the ePowerSwitch*8XM, to a Digital Input Module, Proximity Sensor or a Push Button 
connected over the xBus to the ePowerSwitch 8XM. 
 
6. Analog Input Monitoring Rule: 
This rule is used to control actions when an analog input (temperature, humidity, ambient light, current...) 
exceeds a predefined value. 
 
   
						

							 
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							47  Stop Time 
Defines what time the rule ends. 
- End Time must be greater than or equal to Start Time. 
- If the rule has to be executed only once at the selected weekday, enter the same value for Start 
Time and End Time. 
- If the rule has to be executed 24 hours at the selected weekday, Start Time must be 1 minute 
later than EndTime. 
Applicable weekday 
Defines which day(s) the rule has to be executed. 
 
Type of Action 
 
For the Event defined above, you can choose and configure following actions: 
 
Set Group: 
This type of action appears and can be configured only if you have already created at least one 
group (Settings/Groups Tab). 
Check this box and in the corresponding drop-down list choose the power outlet group the rule will apply 
to. In the next corresponding drop-down list, choose the action to execute.  
Each power outlet group can be switched On/Off and restarted. If you choose restart you will also be 
able to define a restart delay between 0 and 65535 seconds. 
-  If you choose 0 second, the delay will be the delay defined in the ePowerSwitch power outlets settings. 
-  If you choose a delay different from 0, the delay will replace the delay defined in the ePowerSwitch 
power outlets settings. 
Set Power Outlet: 
Check this box and in the corresponding drop-down list, choose the power outlet the rule will apply to. In 
the next corresponding drop-down list, choose the action to execute. Each power outlet can be switched 
On/Off and restarted. If you choose restart you will also be able to define a restart delay between 0 and 
65535 seconds. 
- If you choose 0 second, the delay will be the delay defined in the ePowerSwitch power outlets settings. 
- If you choose a delay different from 0, the delay will replace the delay defined in the ePowerSwitch  
  power outlets settings. 
Set Digital Output: 
Check this box and in the first corresponding drop-down list, choose the device from which one you want 
to switch a digital output. In the second drop-down list, choose the digital output the rule will apply to. In 
the next corresponding drop-down list, choose the action to execute. Each digital output can be open, 
close, pulse open or pulse close. If you choose pulse..., you will also be able to define a pulse delay 
between 0 and 65535 seconds.  
- If you choose 0 second, the delay will be the delay defined in the ePowerSwitch digital output settings. 
- If you choose a delay different from 0, the delay will replace the delay defined in the ePowerSwitch  
  digital output settings. 
Send Syslog Message: 
This type of action appears and can be configured only if you have already created at least one 
destination Syslog Server (Misc/Log Settings Tab). 
Check this box if you want to send a message to a Syslog server. In the following drop-down lists choose 
the facility and the severity of the message to send. The address of the Syslog server has to be defined in 
the Log Settings Page. 
Send Trap Message: 
This type of action appears and can be configured only if you have already specified at least a 
destination SNMP Server (General/SNMP Tab). 
Check this/these box(es) and specify one or two SNMP addresses in the corresponding field if you want to 
send SNMP messages to one or two SNMP Servers.  
Mail to: 
This type of action appears and can be configured only if you have already created a destination 
SMTP Server (General/SMTP Tab). 
Check this/these box(es) and specify one or two e-mail address(es) in the corresponding field if you want 
to send an e-mail to one or two specific user(s). To send e-mails, you will need a SMTP server on the 
network and you will have to configure its parameters in the SMTP Page.  
 
 
   
 
 
 
  
						

							 
48 Syslog / Trap / Mail Message: 
This field appears only if you have already specified at least one destination Syslog Server 
(Misc/Log Settings Page), one destination SNMP Server (General/SNMP Page) or a destination 
SMTP Server (General/SMTP Page). 
Up to 255 characters may be entered in this free text field. The text will appear in the Syslog, the Trap and 
the e-mails.  
The message can be completed with the status of an input (a power supply or door contact for example) 
or the value of a sensor (a temperature sensor for example). For this, simply enter, between two percent 
characters, the ID of the corresponding input device (for details see § 5.1 Sending status and values using 
rules). 
 
 
LOGOUT: 
Click Logout at the bottom of the page to exit the session without saving changes. 
DISCARD CHANGES: 
Click Discard Changes at the bottom of the page to discard all the changes you have made on this page. 
APPLY CHANGES: 
Click Apply Changes at the bottom of the page to save changes. 
     
						

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