Morningstar’s TriStar Meter-2 (TS-M-2) and TriStar Remote Meter-2 (TS-RM-2) are advanced digital meters that may be used with any TriStar solar controller. These two meters are identical except that the TS-M-2 is mounted on the controller and the TS-RM-2 is flush mounted up to 30 meters (98.4 feet) away from the controller.
Easy to Install
Easy to Use
Networking Capability
Specifications
TS-RM-2 mounting plate dimensions | 116 x 116 mm (4.56 x 4.56”) |
Plate material | powder coated steel |
Meter weight | TS-M-2 0.23 kg / 0.5 lb TS-RM-2 0.18 kg / 0.4 lb |
Connector type | RJ-11 (6-pin) |
TS-M-2 cable | 0.13 m / 5 in - 6 conductor |
TS-RM-2 cable | 30 m / 98.4 ft - 6 conductor |
Cable temperature | 60°C rating |
Description
The meter will display a great deal of information about the TriStar controller and the operation of your system. In addition, the meter enables manual functions and controller diagnostics. These capabilities will increase your confidence that the system is working properly and will help you to improve system reliability, battery life, and system performance. It is worth the time getting to know your meter!
The TriStar meters are 2 x 16 character LCD’s that display extensive system and controller information, logged data, bar graph metering as well as alarms and faults for easy troubleshooting. The information may be shown in English, French, German, Portuguese or Spanish languages.
In multi-controller systems the TS-M-2 and TS-RM-2 are networkable using Morningstar’s MeterHub to allow individual controller data and aggregate system data to be displayed together on a single meter.
Connected to a TriStar Controller
Battery voltage, charge/load current, battery temperature, TriStar heatsink temperature, PWM duty cycle, PV/load voltage, and all TriStar alarms or faults.
Used in Systems with other controllers
Battery voltage, Relay Driver temperature, input voltages from other sources.
Cost Effective
The four channels provide up to four high level system control functions at a lower cost compared to other alarm and generator start packages.
High Reliability
Each channel has complete electronic protections for high reliability.
Flexibility
The system designer may choose the exact relay needed for each application including a wide range of current ratings and solid state, mechanical or mercury displacement relays.
Fully Programmable
It is easy to program the Relay Driver with the included PC software via serial RS-232 port connection. Data is stored in non-volatile memory. The Relay Driver is pre-programmed with four commonly used settings.
Advanced Generator Control
Provides flexible parameters to control one, two or three-wire generator schemes and complete control of preheat, crank, ignition and cool-down.
Industrial Design
Each relay driver output may be controlled directly by MODBUS commands via the RS-232 for use with PLC’s and other industrial hardware. Mounts to a DIN rail or a flat surface.
LED Indicators
Displays power and status of each channel as well as faults and data sampling intervals.