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1. 014 015 016 017 141110 lt lt lt lt User group Gineers Office Test 1 E o ee Gineers Office Test 2 Gineers Office Test 3 Gineers Office Test 4 Gineers Office Test 5 Gineers Office Test 6 Gineers Office Test Gineers Office Test 33 Gineers Office Test 34 Gineers Office Test 35 Gineers Office Test 36 Gineers Krum Test 1 Gineers Krum T est 2 Test Water Meter 1 Test Water Meter 2 Test Water Meter 3 Test Water Meter 4 LJ Save Exit fig 7 2 Select meters for user group Buildings looks a bit different groups Unit types User groups Buildings r Buildings Address Postal TATA 1000 Building name Address Postal TATA 1000 Ci User groups New building m Save fig 7 3 Buildings MBUS Communicator v 1 3 USER MANUAL 14 26 1756 18 613 as CGINC CT 5 02 975 81 05 I www gineers com office gineers com Here is a table with registered buildings When a building is selected its data is loaded in the fields below the table and ready for change Change the info and click Save If you want to register new building just press button New building The fields will b2. 02 975 81 05 GINECCRS www gineers com office gineers com 4 Working with users in the system The module is started through the menu System gt User control In this module management of users and their rights in the system is done Right after installation the only user who can log in is the root user for the database It is recommended the first thing to do when logged for the first time register at least one user with administrative rights and use this user for additional tasks Users registered within the program gain access only to program specific data and not to entire databases Additionally they cannot log separately in the database with their accounts In the left pane you can see the registered users When click on a user the info for the user is automatically loaded in the right pane If you want to change anything click Save button to end the operation If you want to just change the password for that user type the new password and retype it and save Because only users with administrative rights have access to this option you do not need the old password in order to change someone s password E X User Real name Password Iro xs Retype Access level Configurator Real name Tesue Job title administrator Remarks system Registration date 19 10 2009 04 31 34 Last change by No access i
3. 0 000 0 00000 0 00000 Total 0 00 Registered measures for the period Unt Neti 1 Ti price 11 measure un Tarif 2 T2 4 17 4 1119 249 0 00000 17 4 362 716 0 00000 17 4 0 000 0 00000 17 4 0 000 0 00000 fig 11 1 Making calculation of consumption report for water This module consists of 4 parts report parameters table containing calculation data table containing meter individual measures for the period user actions buttons Report parameters It is mandatory to select the period If you want a report for a specific date just choose the same date as a beginning and end of the period Before you can make a calculation report at least one of the fields should contain information a building is selected and or user group is selected and or service type is selected water MBUS Communicator v 1 3 USER MANUAL 20 26 1756 18 613 n 02 975 81 05 J GINGERS oni wwgineers com office gineers com electricity heat etc When a selection is made the corresponding meters are loaded in Individual measure unit If none is particularly selected a calculation for all of them is started But if a particular measure unit is selected only calculation for the selected meter is m
4. user name Enter your password for every password of it you will see in the field Note user name and password are received by an administrator Note if you receive a message that there is no connection with database contact your administrator Database server might not run 13 2 Common view of the main window System Readings Units Reports Help ype ota a Tariff Tariff Ill Unittypes User groups i A ini x Tariff IV D wi sf Select all Deselect all Read selection Stop reading 48 Clear grid fig 13 2 Common view of the main window MBUS Communicator v 1 3 USER MANUAL 23 26 1756 18 613 02 975 81 05 J GINGERS wwgineers com office gineers com Main window consists of Menu Options in menu are limited to user access level Table of last made measures Shows information about last readings of the meters If a reading is active the last entered data is in focus List of meters Only active meters are listed There a 2 types of grouping units by unit type cold water meter hot water meter etc or by user groups Use the radio buttons above the list to select which type of representation is goo
5. 000 0 000 22 17 0 41308812 0 00000 0 000 23 16 0 3 820 880 0 00000 0 000 24 14 0 1 1 509 585 0 00000 0 000 25 16 0 3 518 529 0 00000 0 000 25 14 0 1 502 673 0 00000 0 000 27 1 0 3 382 595 0 00000 0 000 fig 10 1 Making reports for received meter data This module consists of 3 parts report parameters table containing data user actions buttons Report parameters It is mandatory to select the period If you want a report for a specific date just choose the same date as a beginning and end of the period Additionally report can be restrained to other condition report for a connection point and or unit type Also restriction can be applied to a specific meter only When parameters are selected click Report button Table data If a data according to search criteria 15 found it is populated in the table The table contains received meter data according to tariffs date and time of execution reading type automated type or manual MBUS Communicator v 1 3 USER MANUAL 18 26 1756 18 613 02 975 81 05 GINECCRS www gineers com office gineers com User actions Button Report make
6. ade When parameters are selected click Report button Table data Table contains information about calculation process There are fields showing the old and new measure data price per measure unit without VAT and calculated total If during the period a change in the tariff price is found a new row for that tariff is shown calculating consumption according to the changed price At the bottom of table all totals are summed and VAT is calculated upon all of them Important for the beginning of calculation of consumption for a meter is used the last measure before 17 00 on the start date If there is no measure on that date the first after that is used as a starting one Important for the end of calculation of consumption for a meter is used the last measure before 17 00 on the end date Table containing meter individual measures for the period If a data according to search criteria is found it is populated in the table The table contains received meter data according to tariffs date and time of execution reading type automated type or manual User actions Button Report makes the report according to selected criteria Data is loaded into table Button Print prints the data on the selected printer See Settings for details Button Export When clicked a window to select where to save data and how to name the file shows When location and name are selected the data is exported as CSV file This file can later be o
7. d for you User actions buttons Select all selects all active meters Deselect all unselects all active meters selection start reading of selected meters Selected meters are marked for manual reading If a group name is selected all meters in the group will be read Stop reading selects all active meters Clear grid clears the table Status bar Show information about the process of reading selected meters MBUS Communicator v 1 3 USER MANUAL 24 26 1756 18 613 02 975 81 05 J GINGERS wwgineers com office gineers com 14 Miscellaneous 14 1 Lost connection with database Even a rare case it is possible to lose connection with database server In order not to shut down or restart the application there is a manual option to reestablish connection For that purpose choose menu option System gt Reconnect Important if that action does not help call your system administrator It is possible database server is not running 14 2 User ends work User ends his work selecting menu option System gt Change user The same effect is achieved clicking on the button at the upper right corner of the main window In order to not disconnect accidentally a confirmation window will appear If no mistake is made confirm Main window disappears and the log in window is shown 14 3 Shu
8. e In section Reports user can fine tune the behaviour of the reports In the first part Reports for registered measures are settings which are used when report on the data collected from meters 15 generated MBUS Communicator v 1 3 USER MANUAL 5 26 1756 18 613 02 975 81 05 GINECCRS www gineers com office gineers com Printer choose printer to use for reports Printer should be attached to the system before program is started If the printer is not visible in the list restart the program Paper choose paper size in use for printing A4 A5 Copies number of copies of the report to be printed Orientation paper orientation for printing Data delimiter used for the Export option in reports Exported data is a comma separated text and can be opened in Excel or similar program If proper delimiter of data is used the data will be loaded in separate columns automatically Note Data delimiter is a common setting for both sections in Reports In the second part Consumption reports several additional parameters can be tuned Show table gridlines this option allows user to see the gridlines of the table in the report on screen If not checked gridlines are not shown Print table borders this option allows each section of calculation to be in a table in the printed calculation re
9. e cleared and you can enter building data When done click Save You can assign user groups to a building To do that click button User groups You will see similar to fig 7 2 picture This time on the left you will select the building and on the left check all user groups that will reside in the building MBUS Communicator v 1 3 USER MANUAL 15 26 1756 18 613 GINEERS 02 975 81 05 www gineers com office gineers com 8 Working with tariffs Tariffs can be started through menu Units gt Tariffs FILTER Tariff data Name Units fi 19000 GBP cubic r 1 19000 Update i Remove Name Price Unit type Measure unit 2 fig 8 1 Tariff main window The table shows tariffs according to selected filter type When a tariff is selected its info is loaded on the right side of the table You can change the value and measure unit for that tariff Below the table 15 the section of registering a new tariff Here you specify a name value measure unit and unit type the tariff corresponds to Note tariff name is unique No matter whether a tariff name for the particular meter type presents or not but if a tariff with that name is registered you must choose another name Note tarif
10. e text of up to 40 characters 8 Click button register Register Upon successful registration a confirmation message will show Newly registered user is visible on the left pane 4 2 Changing data for a user On the left pane choose the user In the right pane data for the user will show password field is always empty Change whatever data you want or grant user additional rights or revoke some rights After all is done click button Save Note in case the password field is left empty current password of the user will remain unchanged Note If you do not want to change anything just choose other user from the table or click the button Cancel 4 3 Activate deactivate a user Choose the user from the table Click button access That user cannot log in the system any more Granting back access rights of a user is straight forward Select the user from the table and click on button Activate MBUS Communicator v 1 3 USER MANUAL 8 26 P 1756 18 613 02 975 81 05 I GINEERS www gineers com office gineers com 5 Automated readings The module is access from Readings gt Automated readings This module has 2 sections Events Automated readings x Events New event Urittype Execution Time Active 7 25 10 2003 01 00 fig 5 1 Automated e
11. f Clear fig 4 1 Working with users 4 1 Register a new user If there are registered users the data for the first in the list are automatically loaded So the first step to register a new user is to click on the button Clear Loaded data is removed and the cursor is located to enter user name The registration follows several steps MBUS Communicator v 1 3 USER MANUAL 7 26 1756 18 613 02 975 81 05 J CINEERS www gineers com office gineers com 1 Enter user name This is the name the employee will use to log in the program The user name must contain at least 3 symbols not spaces Examples kiril kirilv kiril_v etc 2 Type a password The password is a combination of symbols Its length should be at least 4 characters symbols 3 Retype the password This is a precaution in case of mistakes during first type 4 Set access level for the user You have 4 choices a operator can only start manual reports b reports additionally to the operator level can also make print and export data for measures already made configuration can also tune the system d administrator has full access to the system The users of this group can access User control module 5 Enter the real name of the employee 6 Enter the job title of the user optional 7 Enter remarks for the employee fre
12. f price is without VAT VAT is calculated when calculation of consumption report is made Important if a tariff price is changed the changed price affects all readings after the change is made MBUS Communicator v 1 3 USER MANUAL 16 26 5 1756 18 613 02 975 81 05 J CGINEERS none www gineers com office gineers com 9 Configure connection points Access connection points through menu Units gt Connection points x GINEERS MBUS 1 0 1 0 19 03 2008 af Add IEC 1107 Protocol 1 0 07 8 2008 IEC 1107 Protocol 1 0 07 8 2008 __ Update EN fi Remove 1 0 X MBLIS Protocol MBUS Krum Home Parameters configuration Connection name mBus Protocol Serial port Baud Rate Data Bits Parity Stop Bits 13200 8 E Connection type Dial number Timeout Modem Y E 234567 3000 fig 9 1 Connection points The table shows registered connection points On selection the data for the point 15 loaded in the fields below the table After doing changes click button Save To add a new connection click button Add A window will appear to select a communication protocol to be used Note that default serial configuration is used After adding the communication protocol you can select the newly added point and fine tune its parameters Note Dial number and Timeout are vis
13. f the maim 23 14 IMESCEM SMC e E E A E E E E 25 14 1 Lost connection with database 25 142 User ends RS 25 14 3 Shutting down the PTO STAs esc o pen Rosen VPE EIE Ya ako 25 nre m 26 MBUS Communicator v 1 3 USER MANUAL 2 26 p 1756 18 613 02 975 81 05 GINECCRS www gineers com office gineers com 1 Program purpose The program MBUS Communicator is designed for remote reading of water electricity and heat meters through MBUS protocol Received data is registered in a database From the stored data reports and calculation of consumption for specified period can be done This program is written by GINEERS Ltd MBUS Communicator v 1 3 USER MANUAL 3 26 1756 18 613 02 975 81 05 GINECCRS www gineers com office gineers com 2 Installation Before installation several conditions should be met System requirements MySQL 4 1 10 or a newer version MyODBC 3 51 drivers for connection with MySQL server Monitor working at 1024x768 resolution Disk space 30MB OS Windows 20005 4 Working on Vista is not granted The program is possible to w
14. ible only if connection type is modem If you want to remove a connection point click the button Remove Because the connection point might be in use it is not removed immediately but instead marked for removal When execution is done a cleanup procedure is started automatically MBUS Communicator v 1 3 USER MANUAL 17 26 p 1756 18 613 02 975 81 05 GINECCRS www gineers com office gineers com 10 Make reports Access this feature through menu Reports gt Measures WM Report for stored unit values Parameters of report From date 15 10 2008 z to date 19 10 2008 S Connection Unit type Limit by address from n 5 to E Limitby unit net ID from n 89 to n S No Unt Type Comection Net ID Tarif 1 Ti price 1 measure ur Tari 2 14 14 0 1 0 000 0 00000 0 000 15 15 0 2 0 000 0 00000 0 000 pm 15 16 0 3 0 000 0 00000 0 000 17 17 0 4 0 000 0 00000 0 000 18 16 0 31 102481 0 00000 0 000 19 15 0 3326288 0 00000 0 000 20 14 0 1 1 487 201 0 00000 0 000 Export 21 15 0 21015773 0 00
15. odule contains 3 parts meter types user groups buildings groups Unit types User groups Buildings Unit types Registered types New type change the name of existing P d Clear 2 Save fig 7 1 Unit types From unit types you can change the name of unit types or register new one If a registered type 15 selected then changing its name is the action to do If no selection is made action register new type will do User groups act the same way If a selection is made then change of name is the case Additionally a button Group units is located When clicked a form to choose units will show fig 7 2 On the left select the user group then check all the meters that will reside in this user group Click button Save Choose another group and repeat those action until you finished Finally click For example user group can combine meters for an office of a company MBUS Communicator v 1 3 USER MANUAL 13 26 GINGERS 1756 18 613 02 975 81 05 www gineers com office gineers com WilSelection of active units x Active units 001 Bogomep 002 Bogomep 003 004 005 006 00 008 009 010 011 012 013
16. ork but Vista is not tested Installation The program setup exe must be started Follow the steps If MySQL and MyODBC are not already installed it is mandatory to install them first MBUS Communicator v 1 3 USER MANUAL 4 26 1756 18 613 02 975 81 05 LI CGINEERS www gineers com office gineers com 3 Settings The user should choose System gt Settings menu option in order to fine tune the application Settings can be changed by a user with rank administrator or configurator Settings has 3 sections Settings General Reports Security Microsoft Office Document Image fig 3 1 Tuning application In section General user can choose several parameters Timeout this is a value in milliseconds which can be used to lower the processor load from the threads Lower value means more load and is adequate only when meters are connected directly to a serial port of the computer In case of large telegrams or modem connection a higher value might be the case Logging type has 2 meanings DEBYG or Normal Normal is the choice DEBUG produces much more details and normally is used to locate a problem Repetition to read data How many times to try to read data from a meter If none of the attempts succeed an error is registered in logs Max log size is the maximum size of the log fil
17. pM 1756 18 613 02 975 81 05 GINECCRS www gineers com office gineers com MBUS COMMUNICATOR version 1 3 USER MANUAL 1756 18 613 02 975 81 05 J GINGERS wwgineers com office gineers com CONTENTS l Prograni PUT OSS Dn ERI SUN GUN A UN E Su UE UR 3 ates MEN MED 4 LN 5 Z Working with users in the 7 4 1 Bester rint gun EN 7 4 2 Changing data Tor a USET amp 4 3 Actrvate desetvate 3 amp 5 Automated FEATS PNE ETT T IE T apne conceals 9 6 Working With m ter Units op 11 7 Working with meter groups 13 WOES With tariffs ES 16 9 Confipure connection TEET 17 EUIS esee tin 18 11 Make calculation of consumption reports esses ener nnne nnne 20 12 rio e T 22 13 Main op rator WINdOW 23 13 1 User entry 23 13 2 Common view o
18. pened by Excel or other program Button Cancel exits calculation report MBUS Communicator v 1 3 USER MANUAL 21 26 1756 18 613 CGINICCTre 02 975 81 05 I www gineers com office gineers com 12 Status Accessed through menu Help gt Status Description Units on connection 1 Units on connection 4 Units on connection 5 Total active units Inactive units Connection 1 GINEERS MBUS 1 0 COM1 2400 87 Connection 2 IEC 1107 Protocol COM1 9600 7 2 0 lnactiv Connection 3 IEC 1107 Protocol COM1 9600 7 2 0 Inactiv Connection 4 MBUS Protocol COM1 19200 87 Connection 5 MBUS Krum 1 19200 87 0 Inact Active automated readings 1 l mph nl omm nc n4 onn AS ATA fig 12 1 Status of the system This is information for the system about number of active and inactive units how many units for connection point exist How many errors registered while reading units MBUS Communicator v 1 3 USER MANUAL 22 26 1756 18 613 as GINEERS 02 975 81 05 I www gineers com office gineers com 13 Main operator s window 13 1 User entry When the program is started a window appears User Password f Enter Exit fig 13 1 User log in window Enter your
19. port If not checked table borders will not be printed Show all tariffs this option shows all 4 tariffs for every meter even if no data is registered for them Normally this option is not checked Show reactive energy this option is used only for industrial electricity meters For all other types this is not needed If you do not want the reactive energy fields to be shown in report uncheck this Decimal separator is comma normally decimal separator is a point If someone wants to change it to a comma this option should be checked If that is checked it is recommended to use another delimiter for data export The last section Security in Settings concerns remote access to database This section is needed if database server is located on another machine Be very careful granting access from a distant computer or network If database and application reside on different machines connection issues can interfere the normal work of the program It is recommended the database server and the program are located on the same machine Note extreme caution is advised when granting root access from other machines When configuration is finished click button Save Changes will be activated permanently If no changes are to be saved user can exit clicking on button Cancel MBUS Communicator v 1 3 USER MANUAL 6 26 1756 18 613
20. s com office gineers com 13 Gineers Krum Test 2 1 Gineers Office Test 1 2 Gineers Office Test 2 3 Gineers Office Test 3 8 Gineers Office Test 33 3 Gineers Office Test 34 10 Gineers Office Test 35 11 Gineers Office Test 36 Filter Type 7 Group hd Reload Remove Register new unit Name Group Manufacturer SN Connection Initial quantity fo Initial quantity loo rz rl Initial quantity Initial quantity on Exit fig 6 1 Working with units In the upper part a table with active meters is located Use filter on the right to see only meters of interest Button Reload refreshes the info in the table Button is used to deactivate the meter Useful when meter is replaced by another one Button Change loads all data for the meter in the lower pane In the lower part the info of the unit is placed Here you can register a new unit or change data for existing one The t
21. s the report according to selected criteria Data is loaded into table Button Preview shows data as it will be printed Button Print prints the data on the selected printer See Settings for details Button Export When clicked a window to select where to save data and how to name the file shows When location and name are selected the data is exported as CSV file This file can later be opened by Excel or other program Button Cancel exits reports MBUS Communicator v 1 3 USER MANUAL 19 26 1756 18 613 02 975 81 05 GINECCRS www gineers com office gineers com 11 Make calculation of consumption reports Access this feature through menu Reports gt Calculation Calculation of consumption x Report parameters Building Calculation for Begin on 0 2009 water group Individual measure unit End on fis 0 2009 Bogomep Test Water Meter 1 5 1 0 000 16 10 2009 0 000 18 10 2009 L 0 00000 0 00000 Export Test Water Meter 2 SN 778898 1 0 000 16 10 2009 0 000 18 10 2009 0 000 0 00000 0 00000 Cancel Test Water Meter 3 SN 778898 1 0 000 15 10 2008 0 000 18 10 2008 0 000 0 00000 0 00000 Bogomep Test Water Meter 4 SN 778898 1 0 000 16 10 2009 0 000 18 10 2009
22. tting down the program On the log in window click button Exit If you wish to shutdown the program while in main operator s window select menu option System gt Exit A confirmation dialog will appear If this is not a mistake confirm to exit the program MBUS Communicator v 1 3 USER MANUAL 25 26 1756 18 613 02 975 81 05 Jy GINGERS office gineers com Contacts GI NEERS LTD Electronics automation and software Sofia 1756 Bulgaria 18 613 tel fax 359 2 975 81 05 office gineers com If you have problems suggestions or questions about the program please write to support gineers com MBUS Communicator v 1 3 USER MANUAL 26 26
23. vents Here all events are listed User can activate or deactivate events In case of activation the next execution date and time is calculated and the event is placed in the queue If the event is one time and the date and time of execution is passed the event is deleted MBUS Communicator v 1 3 USER MANUAL 9 26 1756 18 613 02 975 81 05 GINEERS office gineers com New event Automated readings Events New event Head every week Monday Tuesday Wednesd Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 0 a min C Read every month n every E of the month at o min C time One time reading 13 10 2003 min Choose unit type fig 5 2 Register new event Select type of automated event and the time of execution Choose unit type Finally click the Add button Example for every day reading Check Read every week then check all week days At the selected time the units from the selected type will be read MBUS Communicator v 1 3 USER MANUAL 10 26 3 GINGERS 6 Working with meter units Access the module through Units gt Units units Active units 1756 18 613 02 975 81 05 www gineer
24. ype of operation is shown on the upper part of the lower section If it reads Register new unit all fields are populated and all you need is enter the data Finally click Add and the unit will show in the table above MBUS Communicator v 1 3 USER MANUAL 11 26 5 1756 18 613 02 975 81 05 LI CINECCRS www gineers com office gineers com If it reads Update unit data info of the selected meter from the table is populated after pressing Update button for that meter When finished with changes click button Save If you do not want to save changes just click button Clear All the fields will be emptied and the status become Register new unit Important it is mandatory the connection point for the unit is registered before registering the unit See Configure connection points Note prior of registration of a unit it is recommended to enter tariffs Otherwise you will need to enter more times in order to associate tariff with the meter and do calculation of consumption for it MBUS Communicator v 1 3 USER MANUAL 12 26 1756 18 613 GINEERS 02 975 81 05 www gineers com office gineers com 7 Working with meter groups Accessed through menu Units gt Groups The m
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