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MCS301 meter - product Manual 1.25 MetCom Solutions GmbH
19.1.5 Ethernet interface
The MCS301 meter provides, as an option, a network interface as standard Ethernet 10/100
Mbps (RJ-45 socket), enabling the use of TCP / IP version 4 or IPv6.
The characteristic of the Ethernet interface are listed below:
• Mechanical RJ45 connector
• Electrical characteristic: IPV4, future IPV6
Fixed IP support
• Protocol: DLMS/COSEM, half-duplex
Remark: By using the Ethernet interface the M-Bus interace can’t be use anymore.
Additionally a RS485 interface is supported to connect other meters to the Ethernet interface of
the meter.
19.1.6 Communication module interface
The characteristic of the interface between the meter and communication module are listed
below:
• Electrical characteristics: SPI interface
• Protocol: MCS specific
• Baud rate: up to 0,2MBit
19.1.7 Simultaneous communication
Below communication interfaces are able to communicate simultaneously:
• Optical interface
• RS485 interface
• Wired M-Bus interface
• Communication module interface or Ethernet interface