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一、Introduction upsSmartView is a set of single-machine and multi-machine monitoring software for
intelligent UPS applicable to RS-232, RS-485, SNMP and USB interfaces. It can realize real-time
monitoring of single-phase, three-phase UPS and specific modbus protocol. It can run on both
windows and linux systems at the same time.When the mains power is normal, upsSmartView can
clearly display the real-time status of the UPS output and input voltage, frequency, load,
temperature and battery capacity with data and graphs, as well as real-time data curves, helping
users monitor the quality of power supply;When the utility power is interrupted or the UPS battery
is low, upsSmartView can give full play to its unmanned monitoring function. In addition to the
functions of automatic safety archiving and system safety shutdown, it also increases
multi-directional automatic Alarm transmission function, including e-mail transmission alarm,
SMS prompt alarm (need to have SMS alarm module) and so on. Users not only do not have to
worry about the loss of any system or files caused by the sudden interruption of the mains, but
also can carry out necessary emergency treatment in the first time.
Function introduction
(1) Real-time data monitoring of single-phase UPS and three-phase and specific modbus
UPS.
(2) Chinese and English language switching.
(3) Automatically send alarm information by e-mail.
(4) Automatically send SMS alarm information (requires SMS module support).
(5) Automatically detect mains interruption and UPS battery low potential.
(6) Flexible setting of automatic switch time.
(7) Support weekly or longer timed scheduling or special scheduling settings (Note:
Scheduling means that the UPS can be flexibly set the time to switch on and off).
(8) Instant graphical display of UPS status such as temperature, voltage, load, frequency,
etc.
(9) Can set shutdown to run custom programs and delay shutdown time.
(10) Configurable UPS diagnostic self-test time.
(11) Automatically close and save applications before shutting down the system.
(12) Record and analyze power status.
(13) Support RS232 to USB interface or network cable interface communication.
(14) Support SNMP agent function.
(15) Real-time data monitoring of multiple UPSs at the same time.
(16) When there are many UPSs to be monitored, the UPSs can be divided into different
areas to monitor the current communication UPS more intuitively.
二、System Support 1. Hardware requirements (1) Computer: Support RS232 communication or USB interface communication.
(2) Connecting cable: 9PIN serial cable or USB cable for UPS dedicated RS232. For
customers who use RS-232 serial communication, connect one end of the female head to the
RS-232 communication port of the UPS system, and connect the male head to the serial port of the
computer (if The USB-to-serial cable can be directly connected to the USB port of the computer);
If the system only has a 25PIN communication port, it can be connected with a 9PIN to 25PIN
adapter; for customers who use USB communication, just use a dedicated USB data
communication cable to connect the computer to the UPS. The three connection lines are shown in
the figure. Serial to USB cable
Serial cable
USB cable
(3) UPS：Support most of the company's single-phase UPS and three-phase UPS and some
Modbus protocol UPS.
2. Applicable operating system
(1) Microsoft Windows 7（32/64）
(2) Microsoft Windows 10（32/64）
(3) Microsoft Windows 11
(4) Linux operating system :Ubuntu20 (64)
Note: The software supports but is not limited to the above systems.
三、Install and Uninstall
1. Install upsSmartView
Click to install the program upsSmartView_setup.exe,Select the installation path to
complete the installation. The installation process is as follows:
(1) Click the installation program, the installation wizard will pop up.
(2) Click Next by default.
(3) Follow the installation wizard and click Next to set the installation path:By default it is
installed in C:\Program Files（x86）\IDBK\upsSmartView.
(4) Create a shortcut to the program under the Start menu folder during installation,By default, it
is placed in the IDBK\upsSmartView folder.
(5) During the installation process, you can choose to create desktop icons and quick start, which
are selected by default. (It is recommended not to modify the default so that the running icon
can be quickly found on the desktop).
(6) This is the final confirmation after the setting is completed. After confirmation, click to start
the installation until the installation is complete.
(7) After the installation is complete, click the Finish button below to run the software.
2. Uninstall upsSmartView
To uninstall upsSmartView，First of all, make sure that the upsSmartServer service is
stopped, otherwise the uninstallation is incomplete. As shown in the figure, you can check
whether the upsSmartServer is stopped from the service in the task manager. If not, stop the service manually. There are two uninstallation methods:
The first type:
After the upsSmartServer is stopped, locate the IDBK program group on the Start menu and
right-click upsSmartView to uninstall it.
The second type:
To uninstall the software, locate unins000.exe in the software installation path and
double-click the change program.
四、Main interface description
After opening upsSmartView, the following main interface will appear:
Device configuration area
UPS device display
Function setting area
Communication information area
1. Communication information area Pay attention to whether it is "Service running" displayed in green or "Service stopped" in red.
Real-time monitoring of USB can only be performed when "Service is running". If "Service is
stopped", you can start the service in the tray icon, such as picture:
2. UPS device configuration area
(1) Adding or configuring a new UPS is performed here. You can only operate after logging in.
You need to click "Not logged in" to log in. The default account passwords are:
username：admin password：123456
as the picture shows：
If "Automatic login next time" is checked, click here to log in next time without a password.
To change the password, click the same place and select Change Password, as shown in the figure:
(2) "System(S)" can configure UPS port and event selection, as shown in the figure Click to open "Port Configuration", as shown in the figure below, add configuration for the
corresponding port, when the corresponding port is selected later, it will communicate according
to the current configuration.
(3) "Area (R)" can establish different areas, and the area can be understood as its own grouping
of UPS, such as establishing two areas of "computer room" and "laboratory", and then
multiple UPS can be classified into this area, which is convenient for concentration Manage
and view. (4) Device (D)" can add and delete devices, "Import Device" can import other upsSmartView
device configuration files, and "Export Device" can export the current device configuration file, as shown in the figure:
When adding a device, the "device name" can be customized; the area can be selected in the
newly created area; in the protocol type, select the protocol we correspond to the UPS, such as EA
single-phase device, here select EA1phase; communication methods include network port and
There are two options for serial port. If you choose serial port, "Serial port" selects the serial port
number of UPS communication. If you choose network port, "IP address" enters the ip of the UPS.
As shown in the figure, the serial port connection and the snmp card connection are respectively： (5) When there is a new event, the number on the bell will increase, and you can click on the bell
to jump to the latest event interface.
3. UPS device display area
After a device is added, you can view all devices, their areas, communication ports, and
communication status on the overview page.
Double-click the corresponding line in the upper area to display only the devices in the
corresponding area.
Right-click the corresponding line to modify the region.
Double-click the corresponding device in the lower part of the device to display its single
machine monitoring interface area. You can also right-click the device to modify it.
The single machine monitoring interface will be displayed in the form of energy flow
diagram, data view and other ways, the display content includes input voltage, output voltage,
frequency, load, temperature, battery and other related information, please see the real-time data interface for details, but also real-time monitoring whether the alarm and related control command
delivery. The following figure is displayed:
area
equipment
Select the UPS corresponding to monitoring from the probability column, which is the power
flow diagram of the corresponding UPS. You can see the current UPS status changes more
intuitively. Click each box and battery in the overview power flow diagram interface to
display/hide the corresponding UPS. Information display box. As shown below:
The alarm interface records the part of the current real-time alarm, which appears at the same
time as the latest event in the "Event" column.
The real-time data interface records all the information of the current status of the UPS, and
separates several lists such as equipment list, output, input, bypass, battery and rectifier inverter to
distinguish the information, so that users can find what they want faster and more conveniently.
information, as shown in the figure below:
There are several common control commands on the control interface:
Buzzer: Controls the buzzer sound when the UPS alarms.
Startup&Shutdown: In the mains state, if you click Power Off, the UPS switches from mains
mode to bypass mode. In the bypass mode, click Power On to switch from bypass mode to mains
mode.
Battery: "Battery test 60s" controls the UPS for battery discharge test 60s. The Battery
Maintenance control UPS will discharge until the battery voltage is low.
Note: The UPS must have this function in order to issue related control commands. If the
battery test of some UPS is only 10s, when the command "Battery test 60s" is issued, the UPS will
only test the battery for 10s.
4. Function setting area Overview : enter the UPS device display area and see all monitored UPS devices.
Event : view related records of communication status, records of UPS monitoring data, and
related records of SMS sending.
Schedule: set the timed power on/off of the UPS. You can set the automatic power on/off of
the UPS on a daily, weekly and monthly basis, and you can also perform battery tests, etc.
Mail/SMS :set email alarm and SMS alarm, etc.
Shutdown : set the parameters when the UPS shuts down.
SNMP: connect with SNMP card and set parameters such as community.
System: set public parameters, switch languages, input and output configuration files, etc.
Searvh: Search for the SNMP card ip address and add SNMP monitoring devices with one
click.
The detailed settings of each parameter are introduced in the subsequent chapters.
五、Instructions 1. "Event" column 1）Latest
The latest events are recorded here, you can click "Confirm Event" in "New Event (N)" to
clear this interface, and the latest events to be cleared can be found in the event record. 2）Data
Find current data precisely by device and date. The data currently saved by EA
Save all events that happened and search by device and date. Local events are mainly records
of software operations and device status changes. The content of specific equipment mainly
includes the appearance and disappearance of alarms, and the issuance of control commands to the equipment.
2. "Schedule" column The UPS timing switch is mainly set here. There is no need to manually perform the UPS
shutdown settings. The software can set the UPS to automatically switch on and off the UPS
without being guarded. Here, the enable scheduling must be turned on first before scheduling tasks
can be performed. (1) Scheduled Tasks
The UPS can be set to be switched on and off at any time within a week, and the most recent
on-off time from the current time will be displayed in the columns of "Next time to turn off the
UPS" and "Next time to start the UPS".
(2) Special Task
If there is no scheduled power on/off task, you can set the power on/off time in the special
task. The interface is as shown below. You can set the power on/off time by adding tasks. The
setting interface is shown in the figure below. The frequency can be once, daily, weekly, monthly,
and the task can be selected by yourself.
Note: After selecting the timed power on/off, you must select the option "Shut down
UPS output" in the "Shutdown" tab of the "Settings" toolbar. If you want to shut down the
system, you must also select "Shut down the system", so as to ensure the setting function.
normal work.
If you need to schedule special tasks for the UPS, the following controls can be performed on
the UPS according to the options:
(1) Shutdown OS and UPS
(2) Startup UPS
(3) Battery low voltage test
(4) Battery test 10 second
(5) Battery test N minutes
Note 1: Whether the control command can be executed is related to whether the UPS responds
to the command.
Note 2: Whether to shut down the operating system is related to whether the shutdown system
of the setting option is checked.
3. "Email/SMS" column Email alert interface
This option in this column is mainly to set the email alarm function. The setting area is
divided into the sender setting area and the recipient setting area. After selecting the Enable Email
Alert function, the sender and recipient should be set accordingly.
(1) Sender Setting
First make sure that the mail function is enabled, otherwise this function cannot be used.
Sender name customization;
Sender's email address: Fill in the email account;
SMTP server address and port number: Specifies the SMTP server address and port number
of the mailbox. You can search for the SMTP server address and port number on the Internet
(common port number: 25 or 465).
The server requires password authentication:
The account name is the same as the email address. The password refers to the authorization
code or email account password generated by the corresponding email address. For details, see the
yahoo Email Authorization Process for logging in to third-party applications.
(2) Recipient setting
You can add multiple recipients, click the Add button to add the recipient's email address,
and you can add, delete, or modify the recipient's email address. In this area, you can also set the
alarm events to be sent as shown in the figure below. By default, the emails send UPS monitoring
data reports. You need to add corresponding events for the corresponding devices.
(3) Email test
After the Sender Settings and Recipient Settings are set, you can select Email Test to check
whether the configured email information is correct.
4. "Shutdown" column The shutdown tab column mainly includes: shutdown operating system and shutdown UPS
settings, as well as remote shutdown settings. As shown below:
（1） Close parameters
When mains fails, shutdown OS in: When the mains fails, the UPS switches to battery power
and shuts down the computer system after the specified time (check "Shut down System" below).
When battery low, shutdown OS in: When the battery voltage alarm is generated, shut down
the computer system after the set time (you need to check "shut down System" below)
Shutdown UPS output: When a mains failure or battery low voltage alarm occurs, the
software sends the UPS shutdown command to ensure the safe shutdown of the computer
operating system when the time for shutting down the computer operating system is set, and then
delays shutting down the UPS for XX minutes. (Note: The delayed shutdown time of UPS depends on the UPS model. Some UPS models do not have the delayed shutdown function and
will shut down the UPS immediately after shutting down the computer operating system.)
Before shutdown execute external program: This function allows external programs to be
called before shutting down the computer's operating system when the mains fails or the battery is
low.
Max running time: indicates the maximum running time of the invoked external program.
The maximum running time must be less than the operating system shutdown time set above..
（2）Remote shutdown parameters
Controlled terminal: You need to check "Accept remote shutdown signal" first, the shutdown
password can be customized, and then add the ip address of the controlled terminal.
Control terminal: Enter the IP of the controlled terminal in "Remote IP", and enter its
shutdown password in "Remote Password", and then add.
At this point, you also need to make sure that "shut down the system" is checked on both
sides, otherwise it cannot be shut down. After both sides are set, when the control terminal shuts
down the operating system due to low battery voltage or mains failure, the controlled terminal will
also shut down the operating system.
5. "Settings" column The setting interface is as shown in the figure: （1） Public parameters
In the previous login interface, we can see that if you want to cancel the automatic
login after checking "Automatic login next time", you can check "Cancel user automatic
login" to cancel.
If "Enable Autorun" is checked, the service will start automatically when it is turned
on.
If the time is wrong, you can check "Sync server time" to synchronize.
（2） Parameter handling
After selecting the interface language switch, you can select the corresponding language in
the drop-down box on the right. The software only supports two language modes: English and
Simplified Chinese.
Input configuration file, if the user has previously configured the software in detail and saved
and output the configuration file, the last configured file can be directly imported in the next
configuration, and there is no need to manually configure each option one by one. Output configuration file, if all configurations have been set, you can save this configuration
file to facilitate the direct import of the configuration file in the next configuration.
After clicking restore default settings, the software will return to the initial configuration
state.
The data storage interval is the time to set the data collection interval, the default is 5
minutes.
The data storage directory is placed under C:/Program Files
(x86)/IDBK/upsSmartView/IDBK/upsSmartView/db/data by default. If necessary, please modify
it yourself.
Note: Most parameter processing needs to restart the service to take effect.
