LED Display and Indicators

Packet Power has different power meter families with different displays:

MP277, BGPXX, BGSXX, plus RGXX and SGXX cables shipped September 2021 or later
MP480-3MV, PGxxx, MGxxx, BGXX, BGSXXH, plus RGXX and SGXX cables shipped before September 2021
Current-only MC240, CGxx and BGxx, BGPxx, BGSxx monitors with at least one round current-only meter

MP277, BGPXX and BGSXX monitors plus RGXX and SGXX cables shipped September 2021 or later

The P5T8 power meter features a high-quality graphical display that presents various information including device configuration, device status and electrical readings.

Status lights

1 🟩 Green Light (Power Status)

ON: Power correctly connected and supplied
OFF: Power not supplied or incorrectly connected

2 🟦 Blue Light (Mesh Status)

SOLID ON: PMM connected to a mesh network
SLOW FLASHING: PMM actively searching for a mesh network
OFF: PMM not connected to a mesh network

3 🟥 Red Light (Non Mesh Status)

SLOW FLASHING: PMM actively searching for a mesh network
RAPID FLASHING: Test/configuration mode
ALTERNATING FLASHING/OFF: receiving a firmware/config update
10 SECOND FLASHING: PMM has received a FINDME signal
OFF: No mesh issues

4 🟧 Amber Light (Power Status)

ON: Power correctly connected and supplied
OFF: Power not supplied or incorrectly connected

Graphical display

The P5T8 power meter graphical display shows device configuration and electrical readings. This information is collected into a series of pages, displayed in sequence with a configurable period of off-time between each displayed page. Tapping the side of the display advances to the next page in the sequence, temporarily overriding the normal page rotation timing. After 10 seconds, with no further tap, the auto-sequence resumes.

There are a few different display sequences that can be selected, based on the desired information to be displayed, using the tap interface. These sequences are detailed in the following table.

Startup sequence	The Packet Power logo and name are displayed when the device first powers up, followed by a sequence of power on self-test (POST) display pages.
Boot sequence	The boot sequence is displayed once at startup (following the logo), but is not normally shown as part of any display sequence. However, if the page is manually advanced by a button tap from the user, the boot sequence pages will be displayed after the end of the normal page sequence. Firmware and checksum Version number consists of two parts: image.version (35.X) Checksum is a sequence of 8 hexadecimal digits (0-9, A-F) System and meter status For both the system and metrology subsystem, displays either "OK" or an error code
Display sequence: Standard	The standard display sequence provides input-level readings for the configured input lines (L1, L2, and/or L3). Input voltage [V] Input current [A] Input power [W] Input energy [Wh] Input energy, total [Wh]
Display sequence: Full	The full display sequence provides input-level readings for the configured input lines (L1, L2, and/or L3) as well as the infrared output pulse count, and details of the load-side circuits. Input voltage [V] Input current [A] Input power [W] Input energy [Wh] Input energy, total [Wh] Pulses - the count of the IR output pulses Load details One page per load circuit depending on meter configuration May show current [A], power [W], and/or energy [Wh], depending on meter configuration
Display sequence: Blank	This sequence does not display any information, to be used if the user desires a completely blank display. A button tap will still be able to display the Boot Sequence pages when desired.

MP480-3MV, PGxxx, MGxxx, BGXX and BGSXXH monitors plus RGXX and SGXX cables shipped before September 2021

The P5T3 and P5T3X-generation power meters have 3 large alpha-numeric LEDs that provide local display of monitoring data and 3 small lights adjacent to the LEDs that provide operating status information.

Status lights

1 🟩 Top Green Light

OFF: Disabled
SOLID ON: MP480 active, not connected to the mesh network
SLOW FLASHING: MP480 active, connected to the mesh network
RAPID FLASHING: Test/configuration mode

2 🟥 Red Light

OFF: Disabled

SOLID ON: MP480 active, not connected to the mesh network
SLOW FLASHING: MP480 active, connected to the mesh network
RAPID FLASHING: Near Communication Mode
VERY RAPID FLASHING: MP480 active, connected to the mesh network

3 🟩 Bottom Green Light

OFF: MP480 disabled or not functional
SLOW FLASHING: MP480 active, monitoring power
VERY RAPID FLASHING: Test/configuration mode

Numerical display

The P5T3 and P5T3X meters can be configured to display all or some of the following data via the numeric LEDs. The order of display can also be customized. The data type indicator is shown followed by the corresponding value, e.g. to show a reading of 10.1 amps on channel A, the PMM displays "A1" followed by "10.1".

Power on sequence

P5= XXX firmware version

Normal operation

Cycles through repeatedly

Id = ABC last 3 digits of the node ID

A1 = ### current on channel A [A]

U1 = ### voltage on channel A [V]

A2 = ### current on channel B [A]

U2 = ### voltage on channel B [V]

A3 = ### current on channel C [A]

U3 = ### voltage on channel C [V]

Available but not enabled in standard configuration

P1 = ### power on channel A [kW]

F1 = ### power factor on channel A [n]

P2 = ### power on channel B [kW]

F2 = ### power factor on channel B [n]

P3 = ### power on channel C [kW]

F3 = ### power factor on channel C [n]

Fr = ### frequency [Hz]

Current-only MC240, BGxx, BGPxx, BGSxx monitors with at least one round current-only meter

The P5J6 round current-only meter has four large alpha-numeric LEDs that provide local display of monitoring data. It can be configured to display some or all of the following data. The order of display can also be customized.

The data type indicator is shown followed by the corresponding value. For example: To show a reading of 10.1 amps on channel A, the meter displays A1 followed by 10.1.

P5 = XXX firmware version
Id = ABC (last 3 digits of the meter node ID)
C1 ... C6 = Current on channel 1-6 in amps
A1 ... A6 = Current utilization hours on channel 1-6 in amp hours
T = Internal temperature in °C