Badger Meter M-Series M2000 - Manual (Page 42)

Communication: Diagnostics
Port Counters
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Port counters are used for diagnostics when configured for MODBUS RTU These counters are only cleared
on power up
Counter Description
Pkts Processed Number of packets processed by meter
Broadcast Pkts Number of broadcast packets (address = 0) processed by meter
CRC Errors
Number of received packets with CRC error; packet is discarded
Pkts Rcvd Number of packets received with an address of the configured port address
Pkts Sent Number of packets transmitted in response to a received packet
Parity Errors Number of characters with parity errors (i.e., received character has a mismatch
between the number of 1s and its parity bit); packet is discarded
Framing Errors Number of characters with framing errors (i.e. missing stop bit is not found –
indicates that synchronization with the start bit has been lost and that the character
is improperly framed); packet is discarded
Overrun Errors Number of characters received that were not processed due to degradation of
system performance
Break Detects Number of detections that transmission line is locked (i.e., receive line is low for
10-bit transmissions following a missing stop bit)
M-Series® M2000 Electromagnetic Flow Meter
Page 42 August 2012