Communications

Communications	ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide

The following illustration shows all the possible connections to the communications card.

COM 4 (front panel menu “Network”): Ethernet connection COM 4 provides optional 10Base-T or 10Base-FL Ethernet communications.

The meter internal modem communicates to the server computer over the telephone network.

	COM3	COM2	COM1
COM4		COM2

COM1:

RS-232 or RS-485 serial connection

COM1 is actually two ports: RS-232 for direct connections, and RS-485 for serial connections. Both ports support these protocols: ION, Factory, EtherGate, GPS, ModemGate, Modbus RTU, Modbus Master or DNP 3.00.

Note that you cannot use the RS-232 and RS-485 ports on COM1 simultaneously.

COM 2:

COM 3:

Internal modem or optical port

COM 3 provides an optical port or an optional internal modem. You can configure only one of these media types to use the communications port at any given time.

The optical port (located on the front of the meter) is used for serial communications, and supports these protocols: ION, Factory, Modbus RTU, GPS, Modbus Master, or DNP 3.00.

RS-485 serial connection

COM 2 provides an RS-485 serial port that supports ION, ModemGate, GPS, EtherGate, ModemGate, Modbus RTU, DNP 3.00, Modbus Master, or Factory protocols.

The ION 7500 and ION 7600 meters have numerous communication possibilities depending on your ordering preferences. Both models can have exactly the same communications options.

All of the communications ports can be used concurrently.

COM Port	Available Connections	Standard/Option

1	Selectable RS-232/RS-485 port	Standard

2	Dedicated RS-485 port	Standard

3	IrDA optical port	Standard

3	Internal modem	Option

4	10Base-T (or –FL) Ethernet 1	Option

110Base-FL option will only be available if -FL was specified when the meter was ordered.

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Chapter 5 - Features and Applications

7500, 7600 specifications

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Multi-Tech Systems 7600, 7500 manual Communications, COM Port Available Connections Standard/Option

Models: 7500 7600