HIQUEL-MBUS-MODBUS Configurator software
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1. 19 Status e 21 CONTACT re ee 23 Seite 6 von 23 HIQUEL HIQUEL MBUS MODBUS Configurator tool HIQUEL MBUS MODBUS Introduction The HIQUEL MBUS MODBUS Configurator tool is used to parameter the MBUS to MODBUS converter modules and administer the corresponding configurations Meaning that configurations can be either stored in files or can be read from or written into the converter module Due to a program manager the counters can be easily and fast configured Easy configuration of the HIQUEL MBUS MODBUS Converter Configurations can be saved as CSV files Query of the parameterised data for easy functional tests Configuration manager for quick selection of the meter bus reader data Meter connected to the Configuration manager are automatically actualised via TCP IP runs under Windows Win 2000 Win Type Description Supply Weight HIQUEL MBUS Software to configure and MODBUS parameter HIQUEL MBUS Configurator MODBUS Converter modules Seite 7 von 23 HIQUEL HIQUEL MBUS MODBUS Configurator tool Connection block diagram HIQUEL MBUS Converter Figure 0 1 demonstrates how to wire both converter types GND 24 PC PLC Touch Panel pr M Bus meter M Bus meter 1 5 mA load 1 5 mA load M Bus meter 1 5 mA load Up to 8 separate M Bus meters 1 5 mA each can be connected per HIQUEL MBUS MODBUS Co2. By selecting this command the data sheet of the converter is displayed as PDF file User manual of the converter By selecting this command the user manual of the converter is displayed as PDF file Info Activating this command displays software information such as version number product name etc MBUS MODBUS Configurator Version 2 0 4 0 Copyright 2006 RESI Informatik amp Automation GmbH Programmed by Oliver Reisky Seite 17 von 23 HIQUEL HIQUEL MBUS MODBUS Configurator tool Connection options Modbus Address y Read Configuration on Connect Modbus address From this drop down list the bus number of the converter to which the connection should be established can be chosen The Modbus address can only be selected when no connection is active at the same time As long as any connection is established the list is represented in grey colour After starting the software for the first time the number 255 is preselected for the Modbus address as our converters are delivered with this address by default Read configuration when connecting If the option read configuration on connect is activated the configuration of converter is entirely read and displayed The currently displayed configuration is overwritten To avoid this the option read configuration on connect must be deactivated General Configuration Mora Cargador Mata Ba Cus iga ert Castes b d Dain Cosmas ai Temp
3. Fiona 0 1 7 To b EFE 0 2 2 PM ETT Melia 0 19 23 HIQUEL HIQUEL MBUS MODBUS Configurator tool In this table up to 100 data points that can be read from up to 8 different Meter bus devices and then are available in registers for the Modbus can be configured The columns of this table are described in detail below Nr Consecutive number of the data points fixed column MBus address Here the primary address of the meter bus device from which the value is read is defined This value must be within the range O and 255 Value index Defines the position of the value to be read in the answer of the meter bus device The number O represents the first value 1 represents the second value etc It should be mentioned here that for every MBUS meter the values that are returned could be configured lf some values are not returned from the meter data that are entered with the counter manager must be worked over Exponent With this function a value can be changed in terms of the exponentiation with base 10 For instance if a value represents an energy value such as Wh 0 in the exponent defines that the value is displayed in Wh an exponent of 3 means that the value is displayed in kWh and 3 as exponent means that the value is displayed in mWh Data format Every read value can be dsplayed on the Modbus in four different formats To select one of these formats one of
4. Notwithstanding the above local regulations must be observed in all installations Seite 4 von 23 HIQUEL HIQUEL MBUS MODBUS Configurator tool Safety related advice Danger to life through electrical current Only skilled personal trained in electro engineering should perform the described steps in the following chapters Please observe the country specific rules and standards for the mini module installation Do not perform any electrical work while the device is connected to power Please pay attention to the following rules Activate the automated installation Disable any automatic restart system Electrically isolate the installation zsCover any non isolated areas Seite 5 von 23 HIQUEL HIQUEL MBUS MODBUS Configurator tool Content HISTORY recu 3 CONTENT ncc a id 6 HIQUEL MBUS MODBUS s 7 INTRODUCTION 4 7 CONNECTION BLOCK DIAGRAM 8 HIQUEL MBUS CONVERTER eren 8 sn 10 Quick entrance 11 Menu Overview cessere ener nnne 11 File inscite 11 CONVE atacada aaa 13 Configuration u en an p EE 14 17 Connection 18 General 18 Configuration
5. HIQUEL MBUS MODBUS Configurator software user manual HIQUEL HIQUEL MBUS MODBUS Configurator tool Maurer Helmut Manuel Niederl Herbert Wei HIQUEL MBUS Configurator Software User Manual Version 2 00 Great care has been taken in the creation of the text illustrations and program examples in this manual The editors and publishers accept no responsibility for any inadvertent omission of entries or for typographical or other errors herein Nor can they be held responsible or liable for consequences arising from any errors herein This manual is subject to copyright law All rights are reserved This manual may not be copied in part or whole in any form including electronic media without the written consent of HIQUEL Neither may it be transferred in any other language suitable for machines or data processing facilities Also rights for reproduction through lecture radio or television transmission are reserved This documentation and the accompanying software are copyrighted by HIQUEL Copyright 2005 2007 by HIQUEL GmbH Windows and Microsoft are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation Adobe Acrobat Acrobat Reader and the Adobe Logo are registered trademarks of Adobe System Incorporated All other trademarks mentioned and shown in the text are trademarks of their owners and are patented that way S
6. D Status bar E Seite 10 von 23 HIQUEL HIQUEL MBUS MODBUS Configurator tool Quick entrance This software communicates with an M Bus converter module connected over a serial port Therefore select the menu item Filezinterface settings to choose the right options for the serial port in the appearing screen Now all settings are made to be able to establish a connection to the converter To do so select the desired Modbus address from the connection s options and by selecting the menu item Converter connect the connection will be established If no connection is established check all settings again for correctness If a connection was successfully established the converter can be parametered After all data points were entered these are transferred into the converter by selecting the converter write configuration command activate this configuration the converter must be restarted via the converter restart command Selecting this command disconnects the connection to the converter automatically Now the converter is ready for use Menu Overview File New All values and settings of the current configuration including the data points list are deleted and a new configuration can be entered Open A dialogue is started that enables to read a configuration file in CSV format which has already been saved some time before Both the general configuration and the data points list are loa
7. menu Configuration is only active when the configuration table is edited Counter manager The counter manager offers easy and quick configuration of distinct counter types Every time when starting the counter manager the application tries to connect to the homepage www hiquel com to download and install the newest counter types Seite 14 von 23 HIQUEL HIQUEL MBUS MODBUS Configurator tool Zahtsrmansr r u mem 301 T 1 FE 4 z gt Tene vs A B 85655556 u Tunc ril Dakar des Zed ED aan 24 Mi tou nn Selection of the counter A Here all installed counter types are displayed and ordered by manufacturer By selecting one counter type the value list B with all available values for this counter are displayed Value list B Values which can be read via the meter bus port of the counter selected are displayed here In the first column the index number and a selection box can be found The index number defines the position of the distinct value in the replay massage of the meter The selection box offers the choice if a distinct value is overtaken into the configuration or not The second column contents a description of the value and its physical unit if possible The third column displays the storage number in the Meter Bus device M Bus Address Defines the primary address of the device from which th
8. ded Seite 11 von 23 HIQUEL HIQUEL MBUS MODBUS Configurator tool from the desired saved file If another configuration is displayed at this time opening another configuration will overwrite it Save it first to ensure that this configuration is not lost The file name of the currently opened configuration is displayed in the top line of the screen Save The current configuration is written into the currently opened file If no file is opened a dialogue box for choosing an existing file is displayed This fact offers easy access to several settings for several projects Again the file name of the saved file is displayed in the top line of the screen Save as The current configuration is saved as a file with another name without changing the opened file Com port settings Opens the following dialogue box for the com port settings which build up the connection to the MBUS MODBUS converter Schnittstelleseinstellungen Lars Part Basi Hate gt v 1 Pate ro p ro gt Abbrechen parameter description com port selects the com port that is used to establish the connection to the converter COM1 to COM10 Numbers of data bits send per character fixed ent preset to 8 data bits parity checksum of the send character preset to NO meaning that no checksum is used Communication speed 9600 to 57600 bit per baud rate second stop bits number of send sto
9. e selected values are read Insert Pressing this push button copies the selected values into the configuration table under the selected M Bus address The values are copied beginning with the marked row Existing values will be Seite 15 von 23 HIQUEL HIQUEL MBUS MODBUS Configurator tool replaced in this row The next line under the inserted row will be the new actual line This feature enables the user to insert many counters one after the other very easily Exits the counter manager Delete This command deletes the content of the active cell in the counter manager Delete row The activated row will be deleted from the configuration table all rows below move upwards Copy row The content of the marked row is copied into the cache This data can be pasted again by using the paste row command Paste row A cell that has been copied before can be pasted into the marked cell by using this command Possibly existing values in the marked cell are overwritten Replace With the function replace distinct values in the activated column can be found and overwritten with another value Ersetzen JE Sucheninach 2 Enszennt 4 Ersetzen Abbischen Seite 16 von 23 HIQUEL HIQUEL MBUS MODBUS Configurator tool Help haa So 2 Heb Fi Detach eet of the Converter Userquide of the COnwerbar hip Help Displays the document as PDF file Data sheet of the converter
10. ection to the converter The menu item connect is activated while all other items of this menu are inactivated Further the serial port is closed and now changes of the COM port parameters can be made The current settings are deleted by default To avoid an overwriting the option read configuration on connect must be deactivated Seite 13 von 23 HIQUEL HIQUEL MBUS MODBUS Configurator tool Restart Activating this command restarts the connected converter Newly saved settings if available are assumed After restating the software disconnects the connection to the converter in the same way as described under the menu item connect Read configuration The currently stored settings are read from the converter and the values are displayed The values displayed before are overwritten To avoid this save these values before Write configuration The currently displayed configuration is send to the converter and regularly saved To activate these settings in the converter it must be either restarted or disconnected from the supply voltage for some time Read register To test this function of the converter the set readings of the counter can be read This function is helpful for starting up and maintenance work as well The read values are displayed in the configuration table in the column values Configuration Pie Corrvertar Help Cortemensgr jtrg4M Dedo te Delete Pow strot EN Copy Row shgec The
11. eite 2 von 23 HIQUEL HIQUEL MBUS MODBUS Configurator tool History Descipion 250706 0 Reisky 27 09 06 Reisky Add on of the data sheet to the support chapter and the user manual of the converter Seite 3 von 23 HIQUEL HIQUEL MBUS MODBUS Configurator tool Caution You are handling dangerous electrical current Disconnect the supply voltage before making wiring modifications Ensure that the system cannot be switched on accidentally Ensure that the device and its surroundings are potential free Please refer to the specific installation and mounting instructions Qualified personal only should handle the device The device has to be mounted in such a way that no unintentional operation may occur All control and supply voltage wiring must be routed so that no inductive or capacitive interference or any other severe electrical noise disturbance may interfere with the device Supply voltage variation must not exceed the specifications in the technical details If so proper performance of the device cannot be guaranteed Emergency installations according to EN60204 IEC204 VDE0113 must remain active in all modes of the automated installation Activation of the emergency installation must not cause an uncontrolled or undefined start cycle The software engineer has to make sure that no failure functions of the automated installation may occur when line faults or core faults arise
12. nverter Seite 8 von 23 HIQUEL HIQUEL MBUS MODBUS Configurator tool GND Da RS485 PC BETTEN SINN TN NTN PLC Touch Panel etc an NIS NSO 4 M Bus meter M Bus meter M Bus meter o 1 5 mA load 1 5 mA load 1 5 mA load 1 1 M I I l O AIN A A ss id 7 Up to 8 separate meters 1 5 mA each can be connected HIQUEL MBUS MODBUS Converter Figure 0 1 Connection block diagram of the Converter modules Seite 9 von 23 HIQUEL HIQUEL MBUS MODBUS Configurator tool User interface After starting the HIQUEL MBUS MODBUS Configurator tool software the following screen is displayed A t mE B aig rever Combo mn C gt E Basta Pref r Damp tee m Vente iwas pe Tab heute gt Savetem The software consists of the following parts Area Description Menu bar A Accesses all functions Options for the Settings for the connection to connection B the Converter General Configuration General settings of the C Converter module Representation of the list of data points in table form Messages and system states of the Converter are displayed Configuration table
13. ny wrong entries or values system error A substantial mistake in the converter occurred no error no configuration Seite 21 von 23 HIQUEL HIQUEL MBUS MODBUS Configurator tool States of the slaves As every device connected to the meter bus slave must be initialised there are different states that a slave can take up This status is for every single of the maximal 8 slaves displayed in the status bar The number in the box represents the primary address of the slave over that the converter communicates with the device Values those are bigger than 250 define that no device is defined for that position The colour of the box represents the current status of the slave status description There is no connection to a converter No participant is configured fort hat position This device is configured but could not be initialised yet This slave has been initialised successfully and values are read i m Seite 22 von 23 Contact HIQUEL GmbH Bairisch Koelldorf Gewerbepark 266 A 8344 Bad Gleichenberg Tel 43 0 3159 3001 Fax 43 0 3159 3001 4 www hiquel com e mail hiquel hiquel com
14. p bits fixed preset to 1 Handshake type of the data flow control fixed to NO meaning that no data flow control is used Seite 12 von 23 HIQUEL HIQUEL MBUS MODBUS Configurator tool If currently an active connection to a converter exists this menu item cannot be selected Exit Exits the HIQUEL MBUS MODBUS Configurator software and disconnects an existing connection to the converter Converter Fis Correct Strg 6 Connect Initialises the establishment of connection to the Converter with the Modbus address defined in the connection options via the serial port defined in the com port settings As long as no connection is established all other menu items are inactive While building up connection to the converter the software reads the information about the software version in the background If this task fails the connection establishment is interrupted soon as connection is built up all other menu items turn active but the item Connect turns inactive The failure code and the current status of the meter bus devices are read Additionally the configuration and the data from the meter bus are read To avoid an overwriting of the current settings the option read configuration on connect must be deactivated Another advantage is that the speed of the connection establishment is increased especially when low transfer speeds are available Disconnect This command disconnects the current conn
15. the four numbers 0 1 2 or 3 that are described in the table below must be entered to generate automatically the data format when exiting the cell Entry Data format 0 16 bit binary number presigned 1 32 bit binary number presigned Seite 20 von 23 HIQUEL HIQUEL MBUS MODBUS Configurator tool 2 32 bit IEEE real number 3 32 bit IEEE real number inverted number representation Holding Register Here the start address of the value on the Modbus is displayed A 16 bit data type needs 1 and a 23 bit data type 2 register Value With the command read Converter Register the current data of the MBUS devices are read and entered in this column of the table Status bar AA I ds BOEEESEE B A D Messages A Different messages which inform the user about success or failure of the lastly performed action Software version B When establishing a connection first the software version of the converter is read and displayed here Status indication C The current status of the converter is displayed here The following table gives an overview of the states that a converter can take up status description Normal operating condition the converter is configured and the values are read from the meters This status occurs if the converter is not configured when started A false value is present in the data points list Please configuration error check that list for a
16. twee it Modbus Configuration These settings effect the communication of the Modbus interface Baud rate This parameter defines the communication speed of the Modbus interface Communication speeds from 9600 to 57600 bit per second can be chosen Seite 18 von 23 HIQUEL HIQUEL MBUS MODBUS Configurator tool Bus address The bus address of the converter is defined with this parameter If several converters are connected via RS485 bus every single converter must have its own bus address Only addresses in the range 1 and 255 are accepted Meter Bus Configuration These settings effect the communication of the meter bus interface Baud rate This parameter defines the communication speed of the meter bus interface Communication speeds from 300 to 38400 bits per second can be chosen Query pause This parameter defines the duration of the pause time in seconds between two duty cycles Values in the range of O to 65535 are valid Configuration table genios stes Rogen uot J 2 1214 EEE 0 3 gt X I4 EEE m 0 2 gt Y h wre 0 1 7 1 bl EEE AI 0 2 2 Dis ELT 0 2 2 DU ELE WIEN 9 3 2 LOD EEE 3 2 EEE Finfibcomazohi SSS 0 0 2 EEE 1900557 0 3 2 EEE Feld cma sd ae 0 x EE RN 0 I gt Y
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