FSERVICE User Manual
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1. Sensus GmbH Ludwigshafen Ss peee Le Industriestra e 16 67063 Ludwigshafen 1 5 List of slaves sheet Relay M Bus Central Logger Display Service Software V1 9 Info Login Search List of slaves Remote control Datalogger Update Diagnosis Addr IB Baud Addressing Info 39999901 2400 dT byIDony 00 N Theatre 99999902 2400 by ID only oo Append meter Erase meter Erase list of slaves completely Export list of slaves CS Import list of slaves CSV M Bus meters 2 M max P ddr 250 Start search for slaves Abort search Part ois TO additional COM Pott Baudrate Rts Cts Password Device information Write complete configuration Timeout tle com1 z 57600 z 5 00001767 Read complete configuration Disconnect amp Modem Erase log J Exit Protocol termination status 0 The List of slaves sheet offers a table view of all meters in an installation When connected to a master by pressing the Connect button the list of slaves is automatically downloaded from the master With the Start search for slaves button the user can initiate a new meter search on the M Bus The search strategy is defined in the Login Search sheet Any changes in the strategy must be written back to the master before starting a new search During the search status messages are written to the log window A pop up window signals the termination of the search Finally the ne2. a IndustriestraBe 16 67063 Ludwigshafen additionally displayed in the window above the Status button The following result codes are currently defined 00 no error 01 M Bus warning current reached 02 M Bus short circuit The remaining 8 bytes shown in the log window represent an error history for manufacturer diagnostic purposes The right mouse button opens a context menu with the following choices Export table CSV writes the table content in an EXCEL CSV file The file can be imported into MS EXCEL Export table XML converts the table with M Bus meter data to a XML file Export table HTML converts the table with M Bus meter data to a HTML file which can be opened with a web browser Erase table clears the whole meter data table The logger data in the memory of the master is not affected Import table CSV opens an EXCEL CSV file and transfers data to the table on the sheet The format must be the same as generated in the export above 14 19 05 2009 Version 1 9 FSERVICE User Manual Sensus GmbH Ludwigshafen IndustriestraBe 16 67063 Ludwigshafen 1 7 Datalogger sheet pa Relay M Bus Central Logger Display Service Software V1 9 Info Login Search List of slaves Remote control Datalogger Update Diagnosis Log interval Selection middle and end of month 16th and 1st at 0 o clock v no automatic reading user defined Day of week user defined EEE EE
3. EEn Interval end of month 1st at 0 o clock four times a year 01 01 04 01 07 01 10 01 at 0 o clock twice a year 01 01 and 07 01 at 0 o clock Current logge Date 19 05 09 15 47 DD MMAYY HH MM Get pc time __Save__ _ Read Start immediate reading Part sit Hees additional COM Port Baud rate Rts Cts Password Device information Write complete configuration Timeout hie com1 z 57600 x T 00001767 f 3 2 Read complete configuration Disconnect it A W 15 47 10419 05 09 0 Modem Erase log Logger Time Date received OL Exit The Datalogger sheet contains the settings for the log strategy The group field Log interval provides a setup of the M Bus read out time Predefined or user defined time intervals from a few minutes to a whole year are possible Dataloggers for up to 60 M Bus slaves e g model MROO4DL offer the following choices no automatic reading The log function is disabled There is no automatic read out of the M Bus slaves user defined When this option is selected the user can directly enter a log interval of up to 44 days with a resolution of one minute Used entry fields are days hours and minutes middle and end of month 16 and 1 of month at 0 o clock This setting defines two M Bus read outs per month at the 1 and 16 at 0 o clock FSERVICE User Manual 19 05 2009 Version 1 9 15 Sa Sensus GmbH Ludwigshafen a Ind
4. for slaves on the master This may take some seconds Allready retrieved slaves are written to the list of slaves The list will automatically be updated on the sheet Print sends the list of slaves to a printer The following buttons are only enabled if the program detects a master for 250 or 120 slaves model DROO1 or DROO2 Download list of slaves reads the list of slaves from the M Bus master and puts it into the sheet table At a successfull login after pressing the Connect button the list of slaves is automatically downloaded together with other configuration data Upload list of slaves writes back the list of slaves to the master When configuring the master models DR001 DR002 it is absolutely necessary to use this button in order to update a modified list Erase list of slaves deletes the slavelist in the master s memory only for DROO1 DR002 The user can open a context menu with the following functions by pressing the right mouse button Insert meter creates a new meter entry in the table The insert position is above the selected row The new meter gets the primary address 0 ID 00000000 and 2400 baud as baudrate These values can be 10 19 05 2009 Version 1 9 FSERVICE User Manual Sa Sensus GmbH Ludwigshafen js IndustriestraBe 16 67063 Ludwigshafen modified in the table grid The info field represents some internal flags and cannot be modified Append meter inserts a meter at t
5. of slaves of an M Bus display or a datalogger to a 2 kbyte binary file This function is disabled for the master models DR001 and DR002 Load config from disk opens a binary configuration file and puts the information into the program sheets FSERVICE User Manual 19 05 2009 Version 1 9 19 Sensus GmbH Ludwigshafen IndustriestraBe 16 67063 Ludwigshafen 1 9 Modem Modem conf string ATZ 1 M Phone number Status offline Close FSERVICE has the feature to communicate with a master using a modem connection The Modem button opens a dial window The user can enter a modem configuration string and a telephone number Dialing is started by pressing the Dial button If successfully connected to the master the dial window can be closed Now the login sequence can be started as usual After all configuration changes are done the user has to press the Modem button again and then the Hangup button in order to terminate the modem connection Modem conf string Phone number Pulse dial Dial Close is an entry field for the configuration string of the PC modem This string will be sent to the modem before dialing Example ATZ M invokes a reinitialization of the modem with the setting saved by the AT amp W command M is the symbol for a carriage return is an entry field for the telephone number Pre dial numbers of privat branch exchange have to be inserted is a checkbox for
6. pulse dialing sends the configuration string to the modem and starts dialing the phone number The label on the Dial button changes from Dial to Hangup The state of the modem connection is displayed in the status window closes the dial window 20 19 05 2009 Version 1 9 FSERVICE User Manual Sensus GmbH Ludwigshafen Ss peee pea Industriestra e 16 67063 Ludwigshafen 2 Remote program call 2 0 Command line parameters Since FService V1 9 it is possible to start the program with command line parameters It runs automatically and generates an EXCEL CSV file from logged data E g the Windows task scheduler can execute the program at predefined timepoints Program parameters like COM Port number baudrate passcode and local data filename are parsed by the command line Program call FService parameter1 parameter2 parameterN Command line parameters are optional except the passcode and the destination filename and can be placed in any order separated by a space character Missing parameters are fetched from the last valid configuration stored in the file fserv ini Parameters with variable length C COM port of the PC Sets the COM port number of the PC E g FService C 2 using FService exe on COM2 B Baudrate of the PC Sets the baudrate of the PC Older central units DRO01 DR002 MROO4FA MROO4DL are configured with 9600 baud M Bus displays and dataloggers C3 C20
7. window is reached logging is stopped and can only proceed after erasing the log window The following buttons are allways visible Erase log clears all lines of the log window Exit terminates the program and stores current program settings Com port baud rate modem strings to the ini file FSERVICE User Manual 19 05 2009 Version 1 9 5 SS Sensus GmbH Ludwigshafen IndustriestraBe 16 67063 Ludwigshafen 1 4 Login Search sheet Relay M Bus Central Logger Display Service Software V1 9 Login Search List of slaves Remote control Datalogger Update Diagnosis Access control Search for slaves Passcode A Reader f 1111111 Lowest baud rate 300 Passcode B Supervisor 00001 767 Highest baud rate 2400 Acces mode standard 7 Search made Primary address ID Primary address ID Arrange the Primary address only Ae Special options G ID onl ae unsorted M SND_NKE unterdr cken me I LCD Anzeige in MWh m23 2 by primary address Modem Init RTS CTS Kontrolle by ID secondary address Site identification Relay demo facility COM Port Baud rate Rts Cts Password Device information Write complete configuration seo Timeout s com1 x 57600 x a 00001767 Read complete configuration Disconnect Modem Erase log Protocol termination status 0 This sheet has passcode fields and manages the meter search strategy Passcode A us
8. 60 meters Firmware V2 9 0 5 megabyte data memory DL6_2 9 FF1M datalogger for 60 meters Firmware V2 9 1 megabyte data memory DL2_3 2_FF1M datalogger for 20 meters Firmware V3 2 1 megabyte data memory Read complete configuration downloads the configuration of the M Bus master This function can only be executed if the user is connected to the master With this 4 19 05 2009 Version 1 9 FSERVICE User Manual Sa Sensus GmbH Ludwigshafen IndustriestraBe 16 n 67063 Ludwigshafen 5 LJ 5 function the user can verify a previously written configuration Pressing the Connect button automatically invokes the reading of the configuration Write complete configuration uploads the current configuration represented by the program sheets to the master Whenever the configuration is changed in the sheets it s necessary to upload the new configuration This must be done before starting a meter search or terminating the program Modem opens a modem dial window If the connection to the modem at the master side is established the program has the same features as in a local connection see chapter Modem additional Timeout s is an entry field for an additional timeout in seconds at the connecting and the data transmission phase This may be helpful for slow TCP IP connections The program log window shows state messages and details of communication between the PC and the master When the maximum capacity of the
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10. able Please notice that the PC or laptop must have enough memory for the table operations A working memory of 256 Mbytes or more and a cpu speed of more than 200 MHz is recommended reads the logger data from a binary file is a checkbox which enables a direct write of an EXCEL CSV file The functions Read logger data and Logger data from file check this field The user can decide if decoded data has additionally to be transferred into the table on the sheet A direct write of an EXCEL CSV file reduces the time need for downloading huge logger files and for PCs with a small performance deletes all meter data in the memory of the connected master invokes a remote readout of the M Bus meter with the requested primary address address area 0 254 invokes a remote readout of the M Bus meter with the requested secondary address ID invokes a remote readout of all M Bus meters contained in the list of slaves Meters which cannot be read out are represented by an error line the data table This function is ideally suited for the read out of meters connected to an M Bus display like the MROO4FA MROO5FA or MROOG6FA is a combobox for the remote M Bus baud rate used with the Read buttons reads the error status of the connected M Bus master The result is a sequence of 9 bytes shown in the log window The first byte is FSERVICE User Manual 19 05 2009 Version 1 9 13 Sensus GmbH Ludwigshafen Sa
11. and fills it into the sheets Now the user can change and write back the configuration The log window shows details of communication on the serial line 1 3 Basic entry fields and buttons Relay M Bus Central Logger Display Service Software V1 9 Info Login Search List of slaves Remote control Datalogger Update Diagnosis M Bus Central Unit Datalogger Display Www RELAY DE mailto info RELAY DE COM Port Baud rate Rts Cts Password Device information Write complete configuration serro E Timeout s com1 z 57600 z z 000017867 Read complete configuration Connect Erase log Ext Establishes a connection login to the central unit The following entry fields and buttons are allways visible independent of the selected sheet COM Port predefines the serial port of the PC or laptop On program exit the selected port is automatically written to the ini file When using a TCP IP converter TCP001 at the central unit a direct TCP IP connection can be selected first entry in the combo box A pop up FSERVICE User Manual 19 05 2009 Version 1 9 3 Sa Sensus GmbH Ludwigshafen IndustriestraBe 16 n 5 t 67063 Ludwigshafen window is automatically opened with entry fields for the ip number and the ip port The RS232 port of the TCP IP converter must be preconfigured 57600 or 9600 baud 8 data bits no parity when using a fixed ip address instead of the virtual co
12. are configured with 57600 baud E g FService B 57600 switches the COM port 57600 Baud LE TCP IP address Instead of a COM port a fixed TCP IP address is used for the communication with the central unit e g Relay TCP IP to RS232 adapter E g FService l 192 168 1 100 connect to IP address 192 168 1 100 K Modem configuration string Before dialing the modem configuration string is sent to the modem The user has to consider that characters like amp and in the configuration string are control characters under Windows XP and Vista To avoid this interpretation the user has to put in front of the control character a E g FService K ATZX1 M oder K ATZX144M ATZX14M is sent to the modem M represents a carriage return IP Passcode of M Bus central unit This switch leads in the access passcode for the central unit E g FService P 00001 767 login trial with 00001767 O TCP IP port number Sets the number of the IP port E g FService O 1001 connect to IP Port 1001 FSERVICE User Manual 19 05 2009 Version 1 9 21 Sensus GmbH Ludwigshafen Sa a IndustriestraBe 16 67063 Ludwigshafen T Phone number for dialing E g FService T 0123456789 dials 0123456789 Z Destination file with drive and path information E g FService Z C Data Test csv The read out file will be stored on drive C in the subdirectory Data with the name Test cs
13. e complete configuration button Highest baud rate is a combobox for the choice of the highest used baudrate for meter search Possible values are 300 and 2400 baud as standard rates and additionally 9600 baud The choosen value has to be higher than the lowest baud rate Limited baud rates can reduce the time need for meter search Any changes are only written to the master by pressing the Write complete configuration button Search mode is a combobox for the predefinition of the meter search strategy An M Bus meter search can be performed by scanning primary or secondary addresses IDs or both together The selected search FSERVICE User Manual 19 05 2009 Version 1 9 7 Sa Sensus GmbH Ludwigshafen IndustriestraBe 16 M t J 67063 Ludwigshafen mode will be activated when the configuration data is written by pressing the Write complete configuration button The Search mode combobox is disabled for the setup of the models DR001 DR002 for 120 250 meters because these masters have a predefined search strategy Arrange the list of slaves is a group field which determines the sorting of meters in the memory of the master Possible choices are unsorted sorted by primary address or sorted by secondary address ID Site identification is an entry field for a short description of the installation The text can be up to 32 characters long 8 19 05 2009 Version 1 9 FSERVICE User Manual
14. e this field for the 8 digit readers passcode The master models DR001 DR002 for 250 120 meters support only passcode lengths up to 4 digits A modified passcode can only be activated by pressing the Write complete configuration button Passcode B use this field for the 8 digit supervisor passcode The master models DR001 DR002 for 250 120 meters support only passcode lengths up to 6 digits A modified passcode can only be activated by pressing the Write complete configuration button Access mode is a combobox with three possible choices for the meter access by the keyboard of the M Bus display datalogger standard allows meter access only by entering the readers passcode or the supervisor passcode When via ID is activated the master prompts for a meter identification number every time the user makes a first 6 19 05 2009 Version 1 9 FSERVICE User Manual Sa Sensus GmbH Ludwigshafen IndustriestraBe 16 S n 67063 Ludwigshafen local keystroke The lessee who knows the id numbers of his own meters can check his consumption data via addr enables meter access by entering the primary address of the meter 1 250 or 254 if only one meter is connected to the bus Entering the ID can be bypassed on the keyboard with the Enter key at ID 00000000 or by pressing the right arrow 3 times in case of the primary address Then the user is prompted for the readers passcode or the supervisor passcode Chan
15. er configuration example ssisisceiscsieccisseiasstecetecedeeeinseisceteceiosetneeipeeiucenceeide 24 FSERVICE User Manual 19 05 2009 Version 1 9 1 Sensus GmbH Ludwigshafen Sa a IndustriestraBe 16 67063 Ludwigshafen 1 Configuring M Bus masters with FSERVICE 1 0 What is FSERVICE FSERVICE is a Windows software utility for an easy master setup in an M Bus network FSERVICE supports all Relay masters dataloggers and displays FSERVICE uses a simple RS232 connection Here is a short feature list passcode configuration network meter search manual editing of the meter list readout of meters with table view setup of datalogging strategy download and table view of logged meter data export of meter data in EXCEL CSV format firmware update management modem support program execution via command line parameters e g as a scheduled task The actual software version can be found in the download area of WWW RELAY DE 1 1 Installation FSERVICE_SETUP EXE automatically installs the desired language version of FSERVICE on the harddisc drive of the computer The user has the choice to create a startmenu program group and a desktop icon After installation the choosen language versions can be started by the start menu or desktop shortcuts or directly from the created program folder 1 2 Usage At program execution the operator can use mouse and keyboard or a keyboard only Hints are shown w
16. g date 16 19 05 2009 Version 1 9 FSERVICE User Manual Sa Sensus GmbH Ludwigshafen IndustriestraBe 16 Mm 67063 Ludwigshafen 5 LJ 5 every 15 minutes There are four M Bus read outs per hour The log beginning must be defined in the field Starting time The group field Current logger time has entry fields and buttons for the read out and setting of the loggers real time clock Read reads the current date and time from the real time clock of the logger Get PC time reads the actual date and time from the real time clock of the PC and puts it in the entry fields Save sets the real time clock of the logger to the date and time entered in the fields M Bus Displays don t have a real time clock For this type of masters the entry fields and buttons of these sheets are disabled FSERVICE User Manual 19 05 2009 Version 1 9 17 SS Sensus GmbH Ludwigshafen IndustriestraBe 16 67063 Ludwigshafen 1 8 Update Diagnosis sheet Relay M Bus Central Logger Display Service Software V1 9 Info Login Search List of slaves Remote control Datalogger Update Diagnosis Configuration file M Bus Display Datalogger Firrnware update via bootloader Upload starts after Save load configuration file to from disk Saichna dn tho device Load config from disk Save config to disk Updatel Diagnosis of the data logger memory Firmware update via application Standa
17. ging the access mode is done by Write complete configuration Special options this group field contains additional setup options for M Bus displays and dataloggers for up to 60 meters A marked suppress SND_NKE checkbox informs the central not to send a normalization command to the meter directly before reading data from it This option is useful for meters which have a communication dead time when receiving a normalization command SND_NKE A marked LC display in MWh m43 forces the central to convert all energy and volume flow data to values with MWh m units The next two checkboxes are only relevant for a connected modem A marked Modem Init checkbox announces that the central sends a modem initialization string to the serial port after a reset condition i e at a voltage break The modem detects the serial baud rate by the AT substring and performs a reinitialization A marked RTS CTS control checkbox enables the hardware flow control for the serial port This option may be useful to eliminate modem communication errors i e block retransmissions The setting of the special options is done by Write complete configuration Lowest baud rate is a combobox to choose the lowest used baudrate for meter search Possible values are 300 and 2400 baud as standard rates and additionally 9600 baud The choosen value has to be lower than the highest baud rate Any modifications are only written to the master by pressing the Writ
18. he end of the table Erase meter deletes the selected meter entry in the table Erase list of slaves completely deletes all meter entries in the local table but not in the master s memory Export list of slaves CSV generates an EXCEL CSV file with all meter entries This file can be opened with MS EXCEL Import list of slaves CSV reads an EXCEL CSV file with meter entries The format must be the same as generated in the export above FSERVICE User Manual 19 05 2009 Version 1 9 11 ea Sensus GmbH Ludwigshafen IndustriestraBe 16 67063 Ludwigshafen 1 6 Remote control sheet pa Relay M Bus Central Logger Display Service Software V1 9 Info Login Search List of slaves Remote control Datalogger Update Diagnosis Time Add ID no MAN Vale Unt DA 15 23 99999901 NZR 00020000 mwh er 15 23 99999901 NZR 25 10 02 21 420 Export table CSV 15 23 99999901 NZR 21 08 02 Export table XML 15 23 99999901 NZR 00000000 Export table HTML Erase table 15 23 99999901 NZR 31 12 02 ined table SVS 15 23 99999901 NZR 00 Read by list of slaves Datarecode 24 ai Prim addr Read foo Erase logger data Logger data from file 2400 E ID 99999901 Read Status EXCEL CSY file Read logger data Part s ei PERS additional COM Port Baudrate Rts Cts Password Device information Write complete configuration Timeout ho comi 57600 z F fooom7e7 PL2 32 Fri Read complete conf
19. hen moving the mouse pointer on a program entry field or button Grayed fields or buttons are disabled Most labels of entry fields and buttons have an underlined character Typing this character in combination with the keyboard ALT button sets the input cursor into the entry field or invokes the function of the program button With TAB and Shift TAB the operator can walk forward or backward through the control elements of the program Check boxes can be marked unmarked with the space bar Pressing the ENTER button activates the control element with the current focus The main program window of FSERVICE has an Info sheet and several Setup sheets The Info sheet shows a picture of Relay M Bus masters and has a direct link to the internet page with program updates The email link opens the default email client 2 19 05 2009 Version 1 9 FSERVICE User Manual Sa Sensus GmbH Ludwigshafen IndustriestraBe 16 67063 Ludwigshafen S LJ for writing a mail to Relay questions concerning the program improvement proposals bug reports The lower half of the program window contains some important entry fields and buttons in order to establish a setup session with the M Bus master The user can change the COM port and baud rate of the PC if necessary Then he has to enter the numerical password and press the Connect button At a successful login the program reads the actual configuration of the M Bus master
20. iguration Disconnect First sector 0 amp Modem m Erase log J Est Il Status 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Sorts with click on the heading column Further criteria hold down shift The Remote control sheet is the central sheet for remote reading of M Bus meters with known addresses and for downloading logger data from the master models MROO04DL DROO1 and DROO2 Meter data is transferred to the table containing timepoint of reading address medium measured value and other information The table can be sorted by clicking on the desired column header Hold down lt shift gt for further sorting criteria The right mouse button opens a context menu for data export and import EXCEL CSV XML or HTML 12 19 05 2009 Version 1 9 FSERVICE User Manual Sensus GmbH Ludwigshafen IndustriestraBe 16 67063 Ludwigshafen Read logger data Logger data from file EXCEL CSV file Erase logger data Read Prim addr Read ID Read by list of slaves M Bus baud rate Status SEnsuUS starts the download of metering data from the master s non volatile memory The Y Modem protocol guarantees an error free data transfer into a binary file on the PC ZENTRALE BIN is the file name for DR001 DR002 logger files and MROO4DL BIN for all other Relay masters The files will be stored in the root directory of FSERVICE After a successful download the program decodes the file data and puts it into the t
21. m port Baud rate determines the fixed serial connection speed Masters and dataloggers with less than one megabyte of data memory have to be connected with 9600 Baud All other types use 57600 Baud to reduce the data download time On program exit the selected baud rate is automatically stored to the ini file Rts Cts activates Rts Cts Hardware Flowcontrol on the serial PC port The connected central unit or modem must have the option enabled ditto This option may be helpful at modem transmission problems Password is an entry field for the supervisor login password The M Bus displays and dataloggers have a fixed password length of 8 numerical characters At delivery the default password is 00001767 The masters for 250 120 meters require a 1 6 digit numerical supervisor passcode default 1767 Connect starts a login attempt into the master connected by the serial line Com port baud rate and supervisor password have to be entered correctly before pressing the button When successfully logged in current meter configuration is downloaded from the master and passed to the program sheets The type of the connected M Bus master is shown under Device information Device information is a read only field showing the type of the connected M Bus master Here are some examples 1 2_4 9_FFFF master for 250 120 M Bus meters Hardware V1 2 Firmware V4 9 FA6_3 0 FFFF display for 60 meters Firmware V3 0 DL6_2 9 FF 2M datalogger for
22. n with 57600 baud and the passcode 00001 767 the data of the connected meters will be read out directly using the command Read by list of slaves Data is stored in the file C Data Test_20090519 180000 csv storage time point 19 05 2009 18 00 00 22 19 05 2009 Version 1 9 FSERVICE User Manual Sensus GmbH Ludwigshafen Ss peee pea Industriestra e 16 67063 Ludwigshafen 3 FService C 1 B 9600 P 1767 Z C Data Test csv A PC communicates with an M Bus central unit DRO01 or DROO2 connected to serial port COM1 with 9600 baud and the passcode 1767 Logged meter data will be transferred from the flash memory of the central unit to the local PC file C Data Test csv FService C 2 B 57600 P 00001 767 M A E Z C Data Test csv A PC communicates with an M Bus data logger over a modem connection The local modem is connected to serial port COM2 baudrate 57600 baud The phone number of the remote modem is 0123456789 Used passcode is 00001767 Meter data will be transferred from the flash memory of the data logger to the local PC file C Data Test_20090519_194500 csv read out timepoint 19 05 2009 19 45 00 When data is transferred successfully the flash memory will be erased FSERVICE User Manual 19 05 2009 Version 1 9 23 Sensus GmbH Ludwigshafen Sa a IndustriestraBe 16 67063 Ludwigshafen 3 Appendix 3 0 Datalogger configuration example Let s consider the foll
23. of data memory w The configuration data in the sheets has now to be customized This has to be done without a greater break because the datalogger automatically terminates the setup mode after a communication timeout of about 10 minutes The Login Search sheet has entry fields for a new reader and supervisor passcode Both passcodes enable the local keybord operation of the datalogger In addition the supervisor can enter the configuration mode with the keyboard or with commands over the serial connection Access by ID enables the read out of a meter by entering it s ID Without knowledge about the baud rates of the meters minimum baudrate has to be set to 300 baud and maximum baudrate to 2400 baud The group field Arrange the list of slaves determines the order of slaves as they appear on the display of the datalogger The site identification field may contain a short description of the M Bus installation i e name and location with up to 32 characters 3 Next we select the Datalogger sheet in order to setup the logging strategy Remember that all M bus meters should be read out twice a month Therefore we select Middle and end of month 16 and 1 at 0 o clock in the Log Interval group The fields Starting date and Starting time determines the begin of logging Actual date and time is a good choice for it The next meter read out takes place at 16 or 18 of next month depending on the actual date The group field Curren
24. owing situation An M Bus installation with 60 meters has to be read out twice a month and the consumption data has to be stored for later evaluation The datalogger MROO4DL with 512 kilobyte storage capacity from Relay is ideally suited for this task Assuming that a data record of each meter has less than 100 bytes the storage is great enough for more than 80 read outs of all 60 meters in the network More than 3 years historical data can be held in the memory when logging twice a month It s very helpful to create a site plan of all meters with it s IDs during the installation We need it later for the revisal of the list of slaves after searching Now let s begin the final setup of the MROO4DL datalogger using a laptop and a serial RS232 data cable After starting FSERVICE the following configuration steps have to be done 1 The COM port field has to be set to the used serial port number i e COM1 9600 baud is the right baud rate for this type of datalogger The password has to be entered in the specified field delivery default 00001767 Now the login sequence is started by pressing the Connect button The current configuration is automatically passed to the program sheets when the connection is established The datalogger type is shown in the Device information field The current entry should be DL6_X Y_FF 2M DL6 indicates a datalogger for a maximum of 60 meters X Y is the software version and 2M specifies 0 5 mbyte
25. rd method to upload Download of complete flash memory into binary file i new program version Flash download Update COM Pott Baud rate Rts Cts Password Device information Write complete configuration 0 Timeout s com x 57600 z M 00001767 Read complete configuration f Modem Erase log Protocol termination status 0 OL Exit flash new application software This sheet has buttons for an easy firmware update and for diagnosis of the data memory Update starts an upload of a new firmware binary image for the master The upload is done by Y modem protocol with help of the running application on the master The new firmware is written in the non volatile flash memory of the master Update1 is an alternative method for a firmware update of the connected master This function is useful if the current firmware does not run correctly By an interruption of the power supply the microcontroller is forced to start a bootloader which manages the Y modem upload process Flash Download downloads the complete external data flash of the logger and stores it to a binary file on the PC In case of logging problems the file can be sent to the manufacturer for diagnostic purposes 18 19 05 2009 Version 1 9 FSERVICE User Manual Sensus GmbH Ludwigshafen Ss peee pea Industriestra e 16 67063 Ludwigshafen Save config to disk stores the current configuration including the list
26. read out limit The primary or secondary read out option in the Remote control sheet may be useful to resolve the problem If the missing meter still doesn t answer it must be localized with the help of the site plan A check for broken bus wires in the near of the meter must be done In worst case the meter has to be replaced by a new one In order to complete the installation the new meter can manually be inserted in the list of slaves with the right mouse button or a new meter search can be invoked 7 After completing the list of slaves a first read out of all meters can be initiated by pressing the Start immediate reading button in the Datalogger sheet When the job is finished after some minutes meter data can be downloaded by pressing the Read logger data button in the Remote control sheet Meter values are decoded and automatically filled into the table on the sheet They can be examined by scrolling through the lines Pressing the Disconnect button and removing the serial cable let the datalogger work autonomically FSERVICE User Manual 19 05 2009 Version 1 9 25
27. t 24 19 05 2009 Version 1 9 FSERVICE User Manual Sa Sensus GmbH Ludwigshafen IndustriestraBe 16 Mm 67063 Ludwigshafen 5 E LJ 5 logger time has a Read button for reading the real time clock of the datalogger Date and time can be synchronized with the PC time by pressing the Get PC time button and then the Write button 4 Now the new configuration must be written back by pressing the button Write complete configuration The setup can be verified with the Read configuration button A new supervisor passcode can be testet by disconnecting entering the new code and pressing the Connect button again 5 The datalogger is ready now for the search of meters connected to the bus We select the List of slaves sheet and press the Start search for slaves button Remember that an already existing list will be overwritten During search messages are written to the log window in the lower half of the program window The progress of search is also shown on dataloggers LCD After some minutes a message box announces that the search for slaves has been completed The new list of slaves will automatically be written into the sheets grid 6 The next important step is to compare the list of slaves with the information about the meters on the site plan created at installation time The reason for a missing meter can be a bus wiring problem an address collision a communication problem during measuring or a daily
28. ustriestraBe 16 67063 Ludwigshafen end of month 1 at 0 o clock There is one M Bus read out per month at the 1 at 0 o clock four times a year 01 01 04 01 07 01 10 01 at 0 o clock This setting defines four M Bus read outs per year at the and octobre at 0 o clock 1 of january april july twice a year 01 01 and 07 01 at 0 o clock There are two M Bus read outs per year at the 1 of january and the 1 of july at 0 o clock annually 01 01 at 0 o clock There is only one M Bus read out per year at the 1 of january at 0 o clock The first time of logging has to be defined in the fields Starting date and Starting time The master models DR001 and DROO2 have the following log interval choices no automatic reading The log function is disabled There is no automatic read out of the M Bus slaves once per hour There is one automatic M Bus read out per hour The log beginning must be defined in the field Starting time daily There is one M Bus read out per day The log beginning must be defined in the field Starting time weekly There is one M Bus read out per week The log beginning must be defined in the fields Starting time and Day of week monthly There is one M Bus read out per month The log beginning must be defined in the fields Starting time and Starting date annually There is one M Bus read out per month The log beginning must be defined in the fields Starting time and Startin
29. v Parameters with fixed length switch with 2 characters A Appends Date time to the filename Assumed that the filename defined with Z is Test csv Then the name of the stored file is Test_yyyymmdd_hhmmss csv e g Test_20090519_ 203000 has been written at 19 05 2009 20 30 00 D Store data from a direct read out The data invoked by the command Read by list of slaves is stored in the file given in Z E Erase data With this switch all meter data in the flash memory of the central unit will be erased when the read out download is successful M Modem usage This switch has to be set for modem communication The pc modem will be configured K and dialing the phone number T will be initiated by the program W Pulse dial usage This switch forces pulse dialing when using a modem M Examples for the program call 1 FService C 1 B 57600 P 00001767 Z C Data Test csv E The program communicates at 57600 baud with a datalogger connected to the serial COM1 port of a PC The program tries a login with the passcode 00001767 After a successful login the data from the flash memory of the logger will be transfered to the PC in the file C Data Test csv The stored meter data in the flash memory will be erased when the transfer was successful 2 FService C 2 B 57600 P 00001 767 Z C Data Test csv D A An M bus datalogger or display is connected to the serial COM2 port of a PC After a successful logi
30. w list of slaves is transfered in the table of the sheet The user can edit the list of slaves For example he can change the M Bus baud rate of a selected meter The list of slaves can be sorted with a mouse click on a column header Further sorting criteria can be added by pressing the lt SHIFT gt key Another context menu appears when clicking the right mouse button in the region of the list The user has the choice to remove or insert meters or he can export the list to an Excel CSV file Any changes must be written back to the master with Write complete configuration FSERVICE User Manual 19 05 2009 Version 1 9 9 Sensus GmbH Ludwigshafen Sa a IndustriestraBe 16 67063 Ludwigshafen Start search for slaves initiates an automatic meter search The old list of slaves on the master will be overwritten During search status messages are displayed in the log window The time need for searching can be upto some minutes depending on the choosen strategy A message window automatically pops up when the search is terminated All retrieved meters will automatically be displayed in the table on the sheet max PAddr is an option to reduce the number of addresses at primary address search For example if the option is marked and the entry field has a value of 20 then only the addresses 1 20 are scanned Be sure to enable the search by primary address in the Login Search sheet Abort search stops a running search
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