2 RECOMMENDED SKILLS AND TOOLS
A. SKILLS FOR INSTALLING AND TROUBLESHOOTING AN ETHERMETER:
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE OWNER OR SYSTEM INTEGRATOR READ THIS
MANUAL THOROUGHLY BEFORE ATTEMPTING INSTALLATION, SETUP, OR
TROUBLESHOOTING.
THE ETHERMETER IS DESIGNED TO BE SET UP AND INSTALLED BY A PROFESSIONAL
ELECTRICIAN OR TECHNICIAN WITH EXPERTISE IN THE FIELD OF SCADA,
TELEMETRY, INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION, AND/OR INSTRUMENTATION.
IF THE SETUP TECHNICIAN LACKS THE REQUIRED EXPERTISE, THEN IT IS
RECOMMENDED THAT A LOCAL INDUSTRIAL TECHNICIAN BE HIRED FOR THIS
PURPOSE. AT A MINIMUM, THE PROFESSIONAL SHOULD BE FAMILIAR WITH THE
FOLLOWING CONCEPTS:
1. BASIC WIRING TECHNIQUES
2. GROUNDING
3. AC/DC POWER SUPPLIES
4. SURGE SUPPRESSION AND ISOLATION TECHNIQUES
5. BASIC FLOW METER TOTALIZATION AND FLOW CONCEPTS
6. USER EXPERIENCE WITH TERMINAL EMULATION SOFTWARE (EG HYPERTERMINAL, PUTTY)
7. USER EXPERIENCE WITH TELNET SOFTWARE
8. USER EXPERIENCE WITH WEB-BROWSER SOFTWARE
9. USING AND TROUBLESHOOTING INDUSTRIAL COMM PROTOCOLS
(MODBUS, DF1, ETHERNET/IP, AS APPLICABLE)
10. RS-232 SERIAL PORTS, CABLING, AND COMMUNICATIONS
11. RS-485 SERIAL PORTS, CABLING, AND COMMUNICATIONS
12. ETHERNET PORTS, CABLING, ADDRESSING, ROUTING, AND COMMUNICATIONS
13. ANALOG INPUTS (EG. 4-20 MILLIAMP) (IF APPLICABLE)
14. DIGITAL I/O AND SOLID-STATE RELAYS (IF APPLICABLE)
15. RADIO INTEGRATION (IF APPLICABLE)
16. CELLULAR GATEWAY INTEGRATION (IF APPLICABLE)
17. RTU AND/OR PLC INTEGRATION (IF APPLICABLE)
B. TOOLS FOR INSTALLING AND TROUBLESHOOTING AN ETHERMETER:
1. NOTEBOOK COMPUTER EQUIPPED WITH SERIAL PORT
Caution: Certain USB-Serial Converters do not support all serial
port parameters, such as 7E1, 7O1, and 7N2.
Typically, 8N1 is well-supported.
2. NULL-MODEM ADAPTER (DB9F-DB9F)
3. “HYPERTERMINAL” OR “TERA TERM” TERMINAL EMULATION SOFTWARE (OR EQUIVALENT)
4. ETHERNET PATCH CABLE
5. VOLTMETER / AMMETER
6. TWO (2) SMALL FLAT-HEAD SCREWDRIVERS
7. ONE (1) SMALL #1 PHILIPS SCREWDRIVER
C. TOOLS FOR ATTACHING DIN-RAIL TO A CONTROL PANEL:
1. DIN-RAIL (35MM RECOMMENDED)
2. DIN-RAIL CUTTER (EG. ATMCO LB-100)
3. POWER OR CORDLESS DRILL
4. THREAD-TAPPING TOOL SET
5. MACHINE SCREWS, WASHERS
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