Multi-Tech Systems 7500, 7600 manual Using ION Software

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4 Using ION Software

ION software encompasses a variety of programs that enhance the functionality and usability of your ION devices. ION software can collect data via serial, wireless, modem, or Ethernet links, so you can manage a single site or global network of devices. ION Enterprise is a software suite with applications for displaying data, configuring ION meters, performing system control, and much more. ION Setup is a stand-alone program that greatly simplifies meter configuration.

This chapter recognizes the various ION software programs available to you, and provides instructions on each program’s use. Details on where to find more information on a program’s operation are included in that program’s introduction.

In This Chapter

◆ ION Enterprise Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 ◆ ION Enterprise: ION Management Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Configuring Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

◆ ION Enterprise: Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Displaying Data with Vista	. 93
Customizing the Vista Interface	101

◆ ION Enterprise: Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Basics of ION Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Designer’s Main Configuration Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Viewing Real-time Data in Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Changing Setup Registers with Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Customizing Frameworks in Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

◆ ION Enterprise: Reporter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Pre-configured Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Report Creation and Generation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

◆ ION Setup Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Configuring Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Basic Meter Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Displaying Data with ION Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

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