Displaying Data from Other Meters

Displaying Data from Other Meters	ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide

Data can be read at a workstation using ION Enterprise software, but there may be situations which require the data to be read at the source. With just one Power PC meter, such as an ION 8500 or ION 7500, you can view the data collected by numerous TRANs and other devices over a serial network. This is done using the Modicon Modbus protocol. The ION meter with the front panel display acts as the Modbus Master, and the other meters are the Modbus Slaves. Thus, the display meter has its protocol set to MODBUS MASTER, and each TRAN meter is configured to use the MODBUS protocol.

NOTE

TRAN is short for “transducer.” A TRAN meter is a basic meter model without a front panel display; a

TRAN can be used with a remote display.

Refer to the Modbus and ION Technology technical note for more information on how to configure the Modbus Master.

NOTE

An ION 7500 / ION 7600 meter must be configured with the v2.2 or later firmware, and an ION 8000

Series meter must have v218 or later. These particular firmware versions provide the ION meter with

Modbus Master functionality.

Customized Display Framework

The ION 7500 with front panel display is the Modbus Master that is showing data from the other meters (the Modbus Slaves) on the serial connection.

If this were the complete display framework, then there would be a total of four screens showing data on the ION 7500 with front panel display: one screen from each TRAN (the ION 7500 and the ION 7300) and two screens from the ION 6200. Notice how the ION 6200 has had its data displayed on different screens.

To configure your custom display framework:

To aggregate data from multiple devices on a network and display it on an

ION 8000 Series meter or ION 7500 / ION 7600 meter, follow the steps below. The framework changes are made to the meter displaying the data.

1.Launch Designer, ensuring that Options > Show Toolbox is checked.

If you want a blank work space, where you can keep your master configuration, simply drag out a new grouping object from the toolbox, name it appropriately and double-click on your new grouping object.

2.Drag out a Modbus Import module and right-click on the Modbus Import module to access the setup registers.

3.Use the ReadNow input of the Modbus Import module if you want to setup a trigger source that activates a read (i.e. a pulse). If you do not link ReadNow the module polls Modbus devices continuously.

4.Right-click the Modbus Import module to configure register settings.

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Custom Front Panel Displays Technical Note

7500, 7600 specifications

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Multi-Tech Systems 7600, 7500 Displaying Data from Other Meters, Customized Display Framework

Models: 7500 7600

ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide