Section 5: Startup and meter configuration

Reference, Installation, and Operations Manual

June 2013

3-9000-743 Rev S

 

 

c.To configure Port B for RS-485 Full Duplex operation, set the switches as indicated in the table below (see Figure 3-24for switch bank locations):

Table 5-8 Serial Port B RS-485 full duplex configuration switch settings

Board

Switch

Position

 

 

 

 

 

CPU

S4-1

RS485

 

 

 

 

 

 

S4-2

RS485

 

 

 

 

 

 

S5-2

FULL

 

 

 

 

 

 

S7-1

RS485

 

 

 

 

 

 

S7-2

RS485

 

 

 

 

 

Field Connection

 

Termination On

Termination Off

 

 

 

 

 

S1-5

TERM ON (RX)

TERM OFF (RX)

 

 

 

 

 

S1-6

TERM ON (TX)

TERM OFF (TX)

 

 

 

 

 

S1-7

FULL DUPLX

NA

 

 

 

 

 

S1-8

FULL DUPLX

NA

 

 

 

 

d.To configure Port B for RS-485 Half Duplex operation, set the CPU board and Field Connection board switches as indicated in the table below (see Figure 3-24for switch bank locations):

Table 5-9 Serial Port B RS-485 half duplex configuration switch settings

Board

Switch

Position

 

 

 

 

 

CPU

S4-1

RS485

 

 

 

 

 

 

S4-2

RS485

 

 

 

 

 

 

S5-2

HALF

 

 

 

 

 

 

S7-1

RS485

 

 

 

 

 

 

S7-2

RS485

 

 

 

 

 

Field Connection

 

Termination On

Termination Off

 

 

 

 

 

S1-5

TERM ON

TERM OFF

 

 

 

 

 

S1-6

TERM OFF

TERM OFF

 

 

 

 

 

S1-7

HALF DUPLX

 

 

 

 

 

 

S1-8

HALF DUPLX

 

 

 

 

 

Termination should only be enabled if the meter is the last drop in a multi-drop configuration or the only meter in a single-drop configuration.

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RS-485 serial connection setup