Multi-Tech Systems 7600, 7500 manual Configuring the Comm 3 Module through the Front Panel

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Internal Modem Connections

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide

 

 

Configuring the Comm 3 Module through the Front Panel

1.Select COM 3 Setup > COM 3 Hardware > Mode > Modem from the meter’s setup menu. Press ESC to go back to the COM 3 Setup menu.

2.Select COM 3 Protocol to configure the Comm 3 communications module Baud Rate, Unit ID, and Protocol setup registers to match your communications system.

Configuring the Comm 3 Module via Designer

Before you can configure the Comm 3 module in Designer you must add the meter (with the internal modem) and a modem site to your ION Enterprise network.

Adding a Meter and a Modem Site to your ION Enterprise Network

In the Management Console, add the meter with the internal modem, and a modem site to your ION Enterprise network. Describe how your remote modem is wired and other communications information on the options screens.

Either before or after adding the Modem Site, you must add a dialout modem to the server computer. The server computer dialout modem communicates to the modem at the modem site. Refer to the online ION Enterprise Help to learn how to add a dialout modem.

On the Modem Site Options screen, be sure to include:

the server computer that will communicate with the remote modem

the remote modem telephone number

Remote modem telephone number

To avoid excessive communication errors, the baud rate of the modem site should match the baud rate of the COM 3 port of the meter.

Server computer that communicates with the remote modem. Ensure that the server computer dialout modem is configured.

Pick a local modem type from the drop-down box.

Configuring the Comm 3 Communications Module in Designer

Launch Designer, and configure the Comm 3 Communications module Baud Rate, Unit ID, and Protocol setup registers to match your communications system. Configure the initialization string for the internal modem using the ModemInit register. Refer to “ModemInit Setup Register” on page 132.

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Chapter 5 - Features and Applications

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Multi-Tech Systems 7600 Configuring the Comm 3 Module through the Front Panel, Configuring the Comm 3 Module via Designer

7500, 7600 specifications

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