1.3.12 New Features since version 2.03

The following changes/updates have been incorporated into version 2.04 of the CXC software:

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The battery log will be closed off when 96 hours has elapsed since the start of the recharge cycle. This is

in addition to the existing functionality that closes off the log when the returned AH reaches 115% of the

rated capacity during the recharge cycle.

Improved response of charge current control when lithium-ion batteries are installed. Lithium-ion batteries

are detected by scanning the battery information and looking for the keyword “lithium” or “li-ion” in the

model comment fields.

The rectifier start delay algorithm now allows a setting of 0 s instead of the former minimum of 1 s.

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1.3.13 Alarm Tone New Features since version 2.04

The following changes/updates have been incorporated into version 2.05 of the CXC software:

Diagnostic Capture – in the event of certain types of CXC crashes or “Improper Shutdowns”, the software will

now capture a diagnostic log of the system as it is shutting down. This log can be downloaded from the CXC

webpages (Under Logs and Files -> Retrieve Diagnostic File) and sent to the Alpha technical support team. See

section 6.10.5 for more information on the diagnostic file.

SNMP Trap – a new feature has been added to allow users to set the value of a Custom Signal over SNMP. This

custom signal can then be used in alarms and equations, and therefore trigger relays to toggle. It should be noted

that the CXC will not maintain the value of a signal that has been set by SNMP during a reset. In order to

accommodate customers who are already using the previously defined 10 Custom Signals, 10 additional Custom

Signals were added, raising the total number of Custom Signals to 20. See section 6.6.2.5 for more information

on Custom Signals.

Updates to SNMP communities names and destination fields – community and destination names can now be 31

characters long. In addition, 10 destination and community strings are allowed instead of 8. See section 10 for

more information on SNMP.

Email address maximum length fixed – previously there was an bug which caused email addresses longer than

31 characters not to work for event notification. The CXC now allows email addresses up to 64 characters (63 + 1

for string termination character) as was intended. See section 10.3.3 for more information about sending

notification emails from the CXC.

Improper Shutdown caused by RS485 buffer – a bug fix. In previous versions of the CXC, a problem with the

RS485 interface caused occasional “Improper Shutdowns” of the unit. This problem has been solved in this

release.

Update from Argus logo to Alpha logo.

A new bootloader, version 2.01, was released with CXC 2.05. Upgrade to this bootloader is recommended as it

contains various bug fixes. The bootloader can be upgraded via the CXC webpages by navigating to the

“Controller -> Upgrade Bootloader” menu and following the instructions there.