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48<strong>MiniCom</strong> 3BaudrateYou can set the communication baudrate in bites per sec as 300 or 2400.Supported baudrates:Not all meter types support both baudrates! Please check under the topicMeter types to see whether the meter types you intend to read support theselected baudrate.Use primary addressYou will communicate with the meter using the primary MBus address.Use this method when:- Only one meter is connected, and you can communicate with the meter via the common address254.- More meters are connected, and you know the primary addresses of all connected meters and theseaddresses are all different.In all other cases we recommend using the secondary address or doing a meter scan.Bus addressSet the primary meter address. You can use values from 0 to 250, or the common addresses 254 or255. You should only use the common addresses if there is just one meter connected.Use SND_NKEBy using this option you select the command SND_NKE before doing a readout.This commandactivates the meter. You must use it for the meter types PolluTherm, PolluStat E and PolluCom E, andwe recommend using it for PolluMuk as well.Use secondary addressYou will communicate with the meter using the secondary MBus address.Use this method when you have more than one meter connected to one MBus line or when you do notknow the primary addresses of the connected meters or when their addresses are the same.© 2006 Sensus Metering System
<strong>User</strong> Interface 49Support of secondary addressing:Not all meter types support secondary addressing! The meter Calmex cannotbe read using the secondary address. Please check under the topic Metertypes to see whether the meter type you intend to read supports secondaryaddressing.Meter IDMeter identification number (ID), it is a part of the secondary MBus address. Eight-position decimalvalue.Manufacturer (H)The manufacturer can be set in one of two forms: as a hexadecimal value in the range of 0-FFFF or asa string of 3 types.Medium (H)Set a medium. It is a hexadecimal value in the range of 0-FF.Version (H)Set the version number. It is a hexadecimal value in the range of 0-FF.The parameters can also be changed by double clicking on the meter in the Meters window, or byclicking the button on the right on your mouse and selecting the command "Meter Parameters", or bythe icon in the tool bar.4.3.3.2 COM NumberSet the communication port number (COM Number) in the range from 1 to 255.If you choose an invalid or unavailable communication port number, an error dialog will appear and youwill have to choose a valid number in order to continue.Port cannot be opened:COM cannot be opened when you set an invalid COM port number or whenthe port is being used by another application. If you don't know thecommunication port number, a complete list of active ports can be found byclicking on "Start" | "Control Panel" | "System" | "Hardware" | "DeviceManager" | "Ports (COM and LPT)."4.3.3.3 OptionsThis allows you to select the options for meter scan.Meter's scanHere you can select the type of meter scan:© 2006 Sensus Metering System
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