Chapter 4—Front panel display and meter setup

PowerLogic™ PM5100 series user guide

 

 

Related topics

See “Configuring the basic setup parameters” on page 32 for meter basic setup instructions.

Communications setup

After wiring the meter’s serial communications port, you can configure these ports so you can connect to the meter remotely and use device configuration software such as ION Setup to configure the meter.

Based on the reference model, the meter is equipped with the following communication ports:

Communication ports

Reference Models

Communication

 

 

PM5100

-

 

 

PM5110

RS-485

 

 

PM5111

RS-485

 

 

Setting up serial communications

The Serial Port setup screen allows you to configure the meter’s RS-485 communications port so you can use software to access the meter’s data or configure the meter remotely.

Serial communications setup menu tree

Maint

Reset

Setup

Meter

Comm

1.Navigate to Maint > Setup.

2.Enter the setup password (default is “0000”), then press OK.

3.Press Comm.

4.Move the cursor to point to the parameter you want to modify, then press Edit.

5.Modify the parameter as required, then press OK.

6.Move the cursor to point to the next parameter you want to modify, press Edit, make your changes, then press OK.

Communications setup parameters

Parameter

Values

Description

 

 

 

 

 

The communications format used to transmit data. The

Protocol

Modbus

protocol must be the same for all devices in a

 

 

communications loop.

 

 

Set the address for this device. The address must be

Address

1 to 247

unique for each device in a communications loop. For

 

 

Jbus protocol, set the device ID to 255.

 

 

Select the speed for data transmission. The baud rate

Baud Rate

9600, 19200, 38400

must be the same for all devices in a communications

 

 

loop.

 

 

Select None if the parity bit is not used. The parity

Parity

Even, Odd, None

setting must be the same for all devices in a

 

 

communications loop.

7. Press to exit. Press Yes to save your changes.

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Schneider Electric PM5100 manual Communications setup, Setting up serial communications, Communication ports