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Chapter 5 Integrating the UPS
Powerware provides a software tool named Modbus Profiler that
creates a Modbus register map specifically for your Powerware UPS.
Refer to the Master Modbus Register Map for a complete list of the
Status, Alarm, and Meter data for all Powerware UPS equipment (open
the reg_map.pdf file in the directory where the Modbus Profiler tool is
located).
You need the following system requirements to install the Modbus
Profiler tool:
S Microsoft ® Windows ® 9x, NT, 2000, or XP operating system
S 100 KB of free hard drive space
S 100 KB of free RAM
S An open RS-232 communication port on your computer
S A working Internet connection
Generating Modbus Data
To generate Modbus data that your building management software
needs to poll UPS information:
1. Connect the supplied serial cable from the configuration port on the
Modbus Card to an available RS-232 communication port on your
computer (see Figure 14).
Configuration
Port
Figure 14. Configuration Port
2. Create a directory on your computer for the Modbus Profiler tool,
such as: c:\ModbusProfiler
3. Download the Modbus Profiler tool from the Powerware Web site
at: http://www.powerware.com/software/modbus_profiler.asp
4. Unzip the files to the directory created in Step 2.