ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide

Communications Setup

 

 

Once basic setup is performed (i.e. the PT/CT and Volts Mode settings), the meter operates properly. Typically there is no need to make further changes to the Power Meter module’s setup registers.

Communications Setup

Communication settings are typically configured when the ION meter is initially put into service. Each communications port on a meter is controlled by a single Communications module. The modules’ setup registers define the parameters used for each port, so parameters do vary according to the type of communications channel selected (i.e. RS-232, RS-485, Modem, Infrared, Ethernet).

The Communications modules control the following channels:

Module Name

Settings

 

 

Comm 1

Selectable RS-232 or RS-485 port on COM1

 

 

Comm 2

High-speed RS-485 port on COM2

 

 

Comm 3

IrDA optical (infrared) RS-485 port or optional internal modem on COM3

 

 

Ethernet

Optional 10Base-T or 10Base-FL Ethernet port

 

 

A communications channel must be configured before you can use ION software (i.e. Vista or Designer). Altering the settings of a channel that is in use causes a loss of communications with the meter.

Communications Port

Setup Register

Function

Default

 

 

 

 

all Serial ports

Protocol

This sets the serial port’s communications protocol

ION

 

 

 

 

all Serial ports

Baud Rate

This sets the communications speed in bits/second

9600 bps

 

 

 

 

all Serial ports

RTS Delay

This sets the RTS Delay for the serial communications port

0.01s (10ms)

 

 

 

 

 

 

This sets the meter’s Unit ID

COM1: Unit ID is based

 

 

on the serial number.1

all Serial ports

Unit ID

(A unique Unit ID is required for each device, including all the

COM2: 101

 

 

devices on a ModemGate or EtherGate serial loop.)

 

 

COM3: 102

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This sets the communications standard the hardware channel

 

COM1

Mode or

employs.

COM1: RS-232

and COM3

Comm Mode

COM1: RS-232 or RS-485

COM3: Modem

 

 

COM3: IRDA optical port or internal modem

 

 

 

 

 

COM1 (RS-232) only

HshakeMode

Specifies the handshake mode the device is using when the

RTS with Delay

Comm Mode is set to RS-232

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Answer

This specifies the number of rings during defined answer

 

 

hours. Valid entries for this register are 0-255 rings; an entry

1

COM3 (internal modem)

Hours Rings

of 0 rings will disable answering.

 

 

 

only2

 

 

 

Non-Answer

This specifies the number of rings during defined non-answer

5

 

 

Hours Rings

hours

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chapter 3 - Default Meter Functionality

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Multi-Tech Systems 7500 Communications Setup, Communications modules control the following channels, Module Name Settings
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7500, 7600 specifications

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