Reference, Installation, and Operations Manual

Section 5: Startup and meter configuration

3-9000-743 Rev S

June 2013

 

 

 

This Register Reference help file provides a description of all of the registers in the ultrasonic meter. Table 5-10gives a description of each topic that can be found for each register.

Table 5-10 Register reference help file
Register Topic

Description

 

 

Register Number

This is the internal data point number for the register. This is not the same number as the Modbus

 

register number.

 

 

Data Type

This is data type in which the register is stored inside the meter. Examples are UNIT32 is a Unsigned

 

32-bit Integer and FLOAT32 is a 32-bit floating point register.

 

 

Internal Units

This is the units in which the databank is stored internally in the meter. This is not the units read back

 

necessarily with Daniel MeterLink or using Modbus.

 

 

Access

Shows if the point is read-only or readable and writable.

 

 

Write Protected

Indicates if this writable register is protected by the write-protect switch inside the meter. Switch S2

by Switch

position 4 on the CPU board must be closed or down towards the board in order to write to these reg-

 

isters.

 

 

Warm Start

Indicates if this writable register requires the meter to be restarted before a change to the register

After Change

will take effect.

 

 

Configuration

Indicates if this register is collected when using Daniel MeterLink to collect a configuration.

Register

 

 

 

Minimum Value

This is the minimum value that can be written to this register. The value is in the Internal Units.

 

 

Maximum Value

This is the maximum value that can be written to this register. The value is in the Internal Units.

 

 

Default Value

This the initial value the register is set to when the meter is first cold started. The value is in the

 

Internal Units. Any value in parentheses indicates the numerical equivalent read or written using

 

Modbus.

 

 

Available Selections

These are available selections to which this register can be set. Any values in parentheses indicates

 

the numerical equivalent read or written using Modbus.

 

 

Modbus Register

The Modbus register number for this databank.

Number

 

 

 

Modbus Register

This is the data type in which the register will be returned using Modbus.

Type

 

 

 

Modbus Access

This is the access type for the register. RD_ONLY is for read only registers and RD_WR is for registers

Type

that can be read or written.

 

 

Modbus US Units

This is the units in which the register will be returned using Modbus if the UnitsSystem register is set

 

to U.S. Customary.

 

 

Modbus Metric Units

This is the units in which the register will be returned using Modbus if the UnitsSystem register is set

 

to metric.

 

 

Following completion of the meter setup, see Section 7 Maintenance and Troubleshooting for information on recording initial meter data.

Daniel MeterLink meter configuration overview

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