Communications 9810 series - User manual
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Serial protocols and ports
Your meter supports serial communications protocols on the RS-485 ports.
•
ION
•
Modbus RTU
•
Modbus Master
•
DNP 3.0
•
DLMS
•
EtherGate
1
•
Secure EtherGate
1
•
GPS: Truetime/Datum
2
•
GPS: Arbiter
2
•
GPS: Arbiter-Vorne
2
•
None
3
1 – These are serial port protocol settings that allow protocols to work with other connected RS-
485 devices.
2 – These protocol settings are used for connecting to a GPS receiver communicating in serial
ASCII format.
3 – This protocol setting stops communications using this port.
Configuring serial communications settings using ION Setup
Use ION Setup to configure the meter’s serial communications settings.
Prerequisites:
Make sure you have a unique unit ID for your meter and know the serial network settings
(protocol, baud rate, parity and stop bits).
To configure the meter’s serial communications settings using ION Setup:
1. Start ION Setup.
2. Open the Setup Assistant for your device.
3. Click Communications > Serial Settings.
4. Select Com1 or Com4 tab, depending on which hardware serial port you are configuring.
5. Select a setting, and then click Edit to configure the setting to match your communications
system.
Parameter Values Description
Protocol
ION, Modbus RTU, Modbus
Master, DNP v3.00, DLMS,
EtherGate, GPS:
Truetime/Datum, GPS:
Arbiter, GPS: Arbiter-Vorne,
Factory, None
Sets the communications protocol for your
meter’s RS-485 port
The NONE setting stops communications
using this port.
Serial communications settings available using ION Setup