MCS301 - 3ph meter Page 42 of 142
MCS301 meter - product Manual 1.25 MetCom Solutions GmbH
9 Meter registration
9.1 Meter identification
All identification numbers of the meter are based on the DLMS/COSEM model. According to
the DLMS/COSEM requirements, each physical device in the system shall be uniquely
identified. Each physical device is identified by following designations in the system:
• System title
The 8 Bytes System Title is assigned to each physical device (meter, data, concentrator
and head-end system) during manufacturing stage and based on manufacturer FLAG
code, device type and product serial number.
• Logical Device name
The 16 bytes Logical Device Name is another format of the system title. The Logical
Device Name will be stored in “COSEM Logical DeviceName” COSEM object (0-
0:42.0.0.255) during manufacturing stage.
• Utility Device ID
Utility Device ID is specified during production. Utility Device ID has be at least 14 digits.
The 8 rightmost for each type of device are unique (as product serial number). The
leading (the 6 leftmost) is extra information including manufacturer ID (Defined by
customer), device type and year of production respectively. The Utility Device ID will be
printed on device body and will be stored in “Device ID7” COSEM object (1-0:0.0.0.255)
during manufacturing stage.
9.1.1 System title
Each physical device in the system (meter, data concentrator and the Head-end system) can
be uniquely identified by its “System Title”. The “System Title” is defined as:
• length of 8 octets;
• the leading 3 octets are showing the three-letter manufacturer ID
• the 5 rightmost octets specifies device type and its serial number;
MC MC MC DT FT SN SN SN SN
Table 12: System title structure
MC: Manufacturer ID
3 letters (for MCS301 meter: “MCS”)
DT: Device type
001 1ph meter, BS type
003 3ph meter, direct connection
004 3ph meter, CT connection
005 3ph meter, CT/VT connection
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