Siemens 9700 Using this Guide

1-4 9700 POWER METER USERS GUIDE

Depending on the hardware options purchased, separat e ports can

communicate simultaneously. Siemens Energy & Automation’s SEAbus

Protocol, Modbus RTU, DNP 3.0 are supported, depending on the

communications port used. Refer to the section “Using Onboard and

Expansion I/O” in Chapter 4 for details.

The standard 9700 Power Meter has eight status inputs. F our optional

analog inputs are available on the meter to monitor AC or DC si gnals.

Additional I/O is available using one or two expans ion boards – up to 15

input or output modules can be added (digital or analo g inputs or outputs

are available.) Some restrictions apply to number of analog mo dules you

can use, due to the power they require. Refer to th e section “Using

Onboard and Expansion I/O” in Chapter 4 for details.

Using this Guide

This User’s Guide is directed at three types of users: the typical user or

operator, the system administrator, and the advanced us er. You might not

fit into any of these groups directly, or perhaps you are both an operator

and an administrator. These user classifications are intended to make th is

guide easier to navigate.

♦ Typical User or Operator

Most users will simply want to display the data provided by the factory-

configured 9700 Power Meter. These users want fast access to data

through the front panel, WinPM, or a third-party protoc ol.

Chapter 2 addresses the needs of the typical user who want s to get data

out of the 9700 Power Meter. This chapter assumes that the reader is

not concerned with how the device functions; instead the f ocus is on

accessing and interpreting the data provided.

♦ System Administrator or Manager

Some users will need to make minor adjustments so that their meters

“fit” their power systems: data recording intervals, demand su b-

intervals and other parameters may need to be set before th e 9700

Power meter’s setup is complete. These users will use the front panel,

or WinPM to change settings in the devices’ operating system.

Chapter 3 is directed at the users who wants to get more out of the 9700

Power Meter by making adjustments to its factory-configured

functionality. This chapter focuses on the different configura tion

changes that can be made with minimal effort, and what effects each

type of setting will have. Very few details about the devices’ internal

operation are provided.