Communications 9810 series - User manual
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Parameter Values Description
RTS Delay 0–1
The delay in seconds before the
transmission of the packet.
Rx Timeout
1
0.1–15
Sets the transmit delay (timeout for
receiving an entire message from a device)
in seconds.
Serial Port
8N1, 8N2, 8E1, 8E2,
8O1, 8O2
Sets the parity and stop bits for the port
RS485 Bias OFF, ON
Turns on biasing on the client device over
the RS-485 port
Advanced serial communications settings available using the webpages
1
Only applies to a subset of protocols.
Configuring serial communications using the display
You can configure your meter’s basic serial communications settings using the display.
Before configuring serial parameters, 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 the display:
1. Press the Home button.
2. Press Setup Menu > Communications Setup.
3. Press the up and down icons to scroll and select COM1 Setup or COM4 Setup.
4. Configure your meter’s serial settings as required.
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.
Baud Rate
2400, 4800, 9600, 19200,
38400, 57600, 115200
Sets the data rate, in bits per second
Rx Timeout 0.1–15 Sets the transmit delay in seconds
Unit ID 1–9999
Sets the meter’s unique ID on the RS-485
network
NOTE: Modbus serial device range 1 to 247
Serial communications settings