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7 Third Party Protocols
This chapter explains how Modbus and DNP 3.0 protocols are implemented on the
ION 8000 series meter.
In this chapter
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Communications Protocol Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
The Meter as Modbus Slave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Using the Modbus RTU Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
The Factory Modbus Slave Configuration ......................................................... 97
Changing the Modbus Configuration ................................................................ 98
Modbus Slave Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Amp/Freq/Unbal ...................................................................................................99
Volts .......................................................................................................................100
kW/kVAr/kVA ..................................................................................................... 101
kWh/kVArh .......................................................................................................... 102
PF/THD/Kfactor ...................................................................................................103
Importing Data using Modbus RTU .................................................................103
Using the Modbus/TCP Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Modbus TCP Communications .........................................................................104
The Meter as Modbus Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
The Factory Modbus Master Configuration .................................................... 105
Configuring Modbus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Using the Front Panel .........................................................................................106
Using ION Setup .................................................................................................106
Using the DNP 3.0 Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
The Factory DNP 3.0 Configuration .................................................................108
Configuring DNP 3.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Using the Front Panel .........................................................................................109
Using ION Setup .................................................................................................109