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MASTERBUS
5 MASTERBUS
5.1 WHAT IS MASTERBUS?
All devices that are suitable for MasterBus are
marked by the MasterBus symbol.
MasterBus is a fully decentralized data network for
communication between the different Mastervolt
system devices. This CAN-bus based communication
network has proven itself as a reliable bus-system in
automotive applications. MasterBus is used as power
management system for all connected devices, such
as the inverter, battery charger, generator and many
more. This gives the possibility for communication
between the connected devices, for instance to start
the generator automatically when the batteries are low.
MasterBus reduces complexity of electrical systems
by using UTP patch cables. All system components
are simply chained together. Therefore each device is
equipped with two MasterBus data ports. When two
or more devices are connected to each other through
these data ports, they form a local data network, called
the MasterBus. The results are a reduction of material
costs as only a few electrical cables are needed and
less installation time.
For central monitoring and control of the connected
devices Mastervolt offers a wide range of panels which
show full status information of your electrical system at
a glance and a push of a button. Three different panels
are available, from the MasterView Easy up to the full
colour MasterView System panel. All monitoring panels
can be used for monitoring, control and configuration of
all connected MasterBus equipment.
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New devices can be added to the existing network in
a very easy way by just extending the network. This
gives the MasterBus network a high degree of flexibility
for extended system configuration, not only today, but
in the future as well!
Mastervolt also offers several interfaces, making even
non-MasterBus devices suitable to operate in the
MasterBus network. For direct communication between
the MasterBus network and a product which is not from
Mastervolt, the Modbus interface is recommended.
CAUTION: Never connect a non-MasterBus
device to the MasterBus network directly!
This will void warranty of all MasterBus
devices connected.
5.2 EVENT BASED COMMANDS
With MasterBus each device can be configured to
initiate an action at another connected device. This is
done by means of event based commands. An event is
a condition to be met at which you want another device
to perform a task. Refer to section 6.4 for explanation.
February 2011 / AC Power Analyser / EN