FSERVICE User Manual
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1. P 13 re M GmbH Stettiner Str 38 D 33106 Paderborn 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 The latest software updates can be found in the download area of WWW RELAY DE 1 1 Installation FSERVICE_SETUP EXE automatically installs FSERVICE on the harddiscdrive of the computer The user has the choice to create a startmenu program group and a desktop icon After installation an English and a German language version is available 1 2 Usage At program execution the operator can use mouse and keyboard or a keyboard only Hints are shown when 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 T2. OY Q GmbH Stettiner Str 38 D 33106 Paderborn Write complete configuration Modem additional Timeout s 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 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 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 window is reached logging is stopped and can only proceed after erasing the log window The following buttons are allways visible Erase log Exit clears all lines of the log window terminates the program and stores current program settings Com port baud rate modem strings to the ini file FSERVICE User Manual 26 04 2005 Version 1 7 5 3p Q GmbH Stettiner Str 38 D 33106 Paderborn 1 4 Login Search sheet Relay M Bus Central Unit M Bus Display Service Software V1 7 Info Login Search List of slaves Remote control
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4. 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 of data memory D 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
5. addresses IDs or both together The selected search FSERVICE User Manual 26 04 2005 Version 1 7 7 5 g GmbH Stettiner Str 38 D 33106 Paderborn 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 26 04 2005 Version 1 7 FSERVICE User Manual Oe g GmbH Stettiner Str 38 D 33106 Paderborn 1 5 List of slaves sheet Relay M Bus Central Unit M Bus Display Service Software V1 7 Info Login Search List of slaves Remote control Datalogger Update Diagnosis Add iD Baud Addressing Jino 05000101 2400 l by ID only oo N Insert m ter 1 10000000 2400 Y by ID only 80 Append meter 1 10000001 2400 M byIDony 80 Erase meter 2 20000000 2400 iv by ID only 80 Erase list of slaves completely 2 iv Export list of slaves CSV 20000001 2400 by ID only 80 Import list of slaves CSV M Bus me
6. as generated in the export above 14 26 04 2005 Version 1 7 FSERVICE User Manual Oe g GmbH Stettiner Str 38 D 33106 Paderborn 1 7 Datalogger sheet Relay M Bus Central Unit M Bus Display Service Software V1 7 Info Login Search List of slaves Remote control Datalogger Update Diagnosis Log interval Selection userdeined y no automatic reading user defined Day of week user defined Ith Ewe elms tan beake nt Meee alkene oil Interval end of month 1st at 0 o clock Me 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 26 04 05 fi 4 57 DD MMAYY HH MM Get pc time Save _Read Start immediate reading Dap 5 i Bo additional COM Port Baud rate Rts Cts Password Device information write complete configuration Timeout hic com1 z 57600 z z ooann 767 fi Read complete configuration Disconnect it MHI 4 57 13 26 04 05 0 Modem Erase log Logger Time Date received Wf Ext 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 for example model MROO4DL offer the following choices no automatic reading The log function is disable
7. 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 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 26 04 2005 Version 1 7 FSERVICE User Manual P g GmbH Stettiner Str 38 D 33106 Paderborn 2 Appendix 2 0 Datalogger configuration example Let s consider the following 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
8. 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 oo 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 1 of next month depending on the actual date The group field Current FSERVICE User Manual 26 04 2005 Version 1 7 21 OY g GmbH Stettiner Str 38 D 33106 Paderborn 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 Now the new configuration must be written back by pressing the button Write complete configuration The setup can be verified with the Read con
9. AB 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 for writing a mail to Relay questions concerning the program improvement proposals bug reports 2 26 04 2005 Version 1 7 FSERVICE User Manual Oe g GmbH Stettiner Str 38 D 33106 Paderborn 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 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 pa Relay M Bus Central Unit M Bus Display Service Software V1 7 Info Login Search List of slaves Remote control Datalogger Update Diagnosis M Bus Central Unit Datal
10. Datalogger Update Diagnosis Access control Search for slaves Passcode A Reader 1 1111111 Lowest baud rate 300 v Passcode B Supervisor 00001 767 Highest baud rate 2400 v Acces mode standard Search made Primary address 1D Primary address ID A Arrange the Primary address only h Special options unsortedlD onl M SND_NKE unterdr cken C bwni dd I LCD Anzeige in MWh m3 sells Seer I Modemnit RTS CTS control C by ID secondary address Site identification Relay Demo COM Port Baud rate Rts Cts Password Device information Write complete configuration see Tl Timeout s com1 z 57600 z x jooon 767 Read complete configuration Disconnect Modem Receiving EEPROM data Erase log Protocol termination status 0 J Ext This sheet has passcode fields and manages the meter search strategy Passcode A Passcode B Access mode use 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 use this field for the 8 digit supervisor passcode The master models DROO1 DRO02 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 is a combobox with three possible choices for the met
11. SERVICE User Manual 26 04 2005 Version 1 7 11 g GmbH Stettiner Str 38 D 33106 Paderborn 1 6 Remote control sheet Relay M Bus Central Unit M Bus Display Service Software V1 7 Info Login Search List of slaves Remote control Datalogger Update Diagnosis Time Addr A ID no Man No A Value Unt Des 15 08 10000000 REL 4 00000111 voly 15 08 10000000 REL 31 12 05 R ma ees m 15 08 10000000 REL 00 Erase babe 15 08 05000101 NZR Import table CSV 15 08 05000101 NZR 26 04 05 13 08 Win Y 15 08 05000101 NZR 31 12 04 mAn AAND Mom o Data records 13 Rae Prim addr 101 Read foo Erase logger data Logger data from file 2400 ID 10000000 Read Status M EXCEL CSY file Read logger data COM Port Baudrate Rts Cts Password Device information Write complete configuration sesin I Timeout s com x 57600 x E ooo01 767 cased Read complete configuration Disconnect z Mosen Status 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Erase log J Est 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 MR004DL DR001 and DR002 Meter data is transferred to the table containing timepoint of reading address medium measured value and other information The table can
12. 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 HTML 12 26 04 2005 Version 1 7 FSERVICE User Manual OY Q GmbH Stettiner Str 38 D 33106 Paderborn Read logger data Logger data from file EXCEL CSV file Erase logger data Read Prim addr Read ID M Bus baud rate Status 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 table 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 PC
13. d 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 26 04 2005 Version 1 7 15 GmbH Stettiner Str 38 D 33106 Paderborn OY a 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 DROO1 and DR002 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 da
14. e 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 26 04 2005 Version 1 7 9 OY a GmbH Stettiner Str 38 D 33106 Paderborn Start search for slaves max PAddr Abort search Print 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 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 stops a running search 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 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 DR001 or DR002 Download list of slaves Upload list of slaves Erase list of slaves reads the list of slaves from the M Bus
15. e 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 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 Write complete configuration button 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 is a combobox for the predefinition of the meter search strategy An M Bus meter search can be performed by scanning primary or secondary
16. elay M Bus Central Unit M Bus Display Service Software V1 7 Info Login Search List of slaves Remote control Datalogger Update Diagnosis Contiguration file M Bus Display Datalogger Firmware update via bootloader Save load configuration file to from disk Upload starts after switching on the device Load config from disk Save config to disk Updatel Diagnosis of the data logger memory Firmware update via application Download of complete flash mmemory into binary file Standard method to upload new program version Flash download Update N COM Port Baud rate Rts Cts Password Device information Write complete configuration se Timeout s com1 z 57600 z x oooo1 767 Read complete configuration Modem Receiving EEPROM data Erase log Protocol termination status 0 Exit flash new application software This sheet has buttons for an easy firmware update and for diagnosis of the data memory Update Update1 Flash Download 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 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
17. er 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 26 04 2005 Version 1 7 FSERVICE User Manual GmbH Stettiner Str 38 D 33106 Paderborn Special options Lowest baud rate Highest baud rate Search mode 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 Changing the access mode is done by Write complete configuration 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 volum
18. figuration button A new supervisor passcode can be testet by disconnecting entering the new code and pressing the Connect button again 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 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 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 After co
19. ily 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 Starting date 16 26 04 2005 Version 1 7 FSERVICE User Manual P g GmbH Stettiner Str 38 D 33106 Paderborn 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 26 04 2005 Version 1 7 17 GmbH Stettiner Str 38 D 33106 Paderborn 1 8 Update Diagnosis sheet R
20. 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 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 deletes the slavelist in the master s memory only for DROO1 DROO2 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 26 04 2005 Version 1 7 FSERVICE User Manual D g GmbH Stettiner Str 38 D 33106 Paderborn modified in the table grid The info field represents some internal flags and cannot be modified Append meter inserts a meter at the 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 F
21. mpleting 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 22 26 04 2005 Version 1 7 FSERVICE User Manual
22. ogger Display ww Relay de mailto info Relay de COM Port Baud rate Rts Cts Password Device information Write complete configuration ses E Timeout s com 7 57600 z a fooo01 767 Read complete configuration Connect Erase log J Exit 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 A pop up window is automatically opened with entry fields for the ip number and the ip port FSERVICE User Manual 26 04 2005 Version 1 7 3 GmbH Stettiner Str 38 D 33106 Paderborn Baud rate Rts Cts Password Connect Device information Read complete configuration 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 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 i
23. s 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 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 is a read only field showing the type of the connected M Bus master Here are some examples 1 2 4 5 FFFF master for 250 120 M Bus meters Hardware V1 2 Firmware V4 5 FA6_1 0_ FFFF display for 60 meters Firmware V1 0 DL6_1 4_FF 2M_ datalogger for 60 meters Firmware V1 4 0 5 megabyte data memory DL6_1 4_FF1M datalogger for 60 meters Firmware V1 4 1 megabyte data memory DL2_1 9 FF1M datalogger for 20 meters Firmware V1 9 1 megabyte data memory downloads the configuration of the M Bus master This function can only be executed if the user is connected to the master With this function the user can verify a previously written configuration Pressing the Connect button automatically invokes the reading of the configuration 4 26 04 2005 Version 1 7 FSERVICE User Manual
24. s 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 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 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 FSERVICE User Manual 26 04 2005 Version 1 7 13 OY a GmbH Stettiner Str 38 D 33106 Paderborn 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 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
25. ters 5 id list of M max P ddr 250 Start search for slaves Print jad lista BS Jsi af slaves Abort search Part 3 T aan additional COM Port Baud rate Rts Cts Password Device information Write complete configuration TOPER ho com1 z 57600 z x jooon 767 3 Read complete configuration Disconnect Hill Modem Receiving EEPROM data Erase log Protocol termination status 0 WL Exit 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 new 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 h
26. to start a bootloader which manages the Y modem upload process 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 26 04 2005 Version 1 7 FSERVICE User Manual GmbH Stettiner Str 38 D 33106 Paderborn OY Q Save config to disk stores the current configuration including the list of slaves of an M Bus display or a datalogger to a 2 kbyte binary file This function is disabled for the master models DROO1 and DROO2 Load config from disk opens a binary configuration file and puts the information into the program sheets FSERVICE User Manual 26 04 2005 Version 1 7 19 1 9 Modem P 13 re y GmbH Stettiner Str 38 D 33106 Paderborn Modem conf string ATZX1 M Pulse dial Phone number 0123456789 Dial N 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
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