SATEC BFM136 - Manual (Page 33)

‎Chapter 3 BFM136 Display Operations Menu Operations
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To enter the menu, select the COM1 or COM2 entry from the main menu,
and then press the ENTER button. For instructions on navigating in the
menu, see
Viewing and Changing Setup Items .
The following table lists available port options.
Label Parameter Options Default Description
Protocol Communication
s protocol Modbus RTU,
Modbus ASCII
Modbus
RTU The communications
protocol for the port
Interface Port interface RS485
RS485, RS232,
Modem,
Ethernet, RF
COM1
COM2 Not changeable;
automatically detected
by the device
Address Device address 1-247 1 Device’s base network
address (see
Submeter
Addressing )
Baud rate Baud rate 2.4-115.2 kbps 19.2 kbps The port baud rate
Data/Prty Data format and
parity
7E, 8N, 8E 8N 7E data format should
not be used with the
Modbus RTU protocol
Send Delay Transmission
delay
0-1000 ms 5 ms The minimum time after
the last request
character is received to
start the transmission.
Chr.Tmout Inter-character
timeout 0-1000 ms 4 ms The maximum time the
line is allowed to idle
before closing a
connection in the
Modbus RTU protocol
NOTE
When using the ExpertPower
 client (see Configuring eXpertPower Client ),
submeter address 99 on the Ethernet port COM2 is reserved for the BFM136
router and must not fall inside the range of the submeter addresses for this
port.
Local Network Settings
This menu allows you to configure the Ethernet modem (if present) for direct
communications through the LAN or the Internet.
To enter the menu, select the Net entry from the main menu, and then press
the ENTER button. For instructions on navigating in the menu, see
Viewing
and Changing Setup Items .
The following table lists available Ethernet options.
Label Default Description
IP Address 192.168.0.203 Device IP address
Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 Subnet mask
Def.Gateway 192.168.0.1 Default gateway
Local Settings
This menu allows you to configure your local time zone settings.
To enter the menu, select the Local entry from the main menu, and then
press the ENTER button. For instructions on navigating in the menu, see
Viewing and Changing Setup Items .
The following table lists available options.
COM1 Exit
COM1 Protocol
Modbus RTU
ENTER
Net Exit
Net IP Address
192.168.000.203
ENTER
Local Exit
Local Country
Default
ENTER