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Press the ‘MAX’ button to select one of the above.
Press the ‘MENU’ button to store the changes and the meter advances to the next configuration (“SERCNF”).
The underlined item is the factory preset value.
9.2.19 SERCNF (Serial Communication Configuration)
Serial communication configuration is used to select:
• no parity, odd parity, or even parity for communications [SER.1]
• 1 stop bit or 2 stop bits [SER.2]
• No parity, 1 stop is not allowed
MENU BUTTON
MAIN MENU
MIN/MAX/MENU *
BUTTON SUB MENU
DESCRIPTION
SERIAL COMMUNICATION CONFIGURATION
Select parity for communications via RS-232 or RS-485:
“SER.1=0”
No parity
“SER.1=1”
Odd parity
“SER.1=2”
Even parity
Select stop bits for communications via RS-232 or RS-485:
“SER.2=0”
1 Stop Bit
“SERCNF”:
“SER.2=1”
2 Stop Bits
* The ‘MIN’ button allows you to toggle between SER.1 and SER.2.
The ‘MAX’ button allows you to select the “0”, “1”, or “2” state for each “SER” condition.
The ‘MENU’ button stores the selected values for each “SER” condition changed and advances the meter to the
next configuration (“ADDRES”).
Every underlined “0”, “1” or “2” is the factory preset value.
NOTE: Only 7 data bit communication is supported.
9.2.20 ADDRESS (Multipoint Communications Device Address)
Address is used to give each meter a unique address while on a local area network using the optional RS-485
board.
MENU BUTTON
MAIN MENU
MIN/MAX/MENU *
BUTTON SUB MENU
DESCRIPTION
MULTIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE ADDRESS
Enter address as an integer value:
“ADDRES”:
“000” (“001”)
“000” to “199”
* Press the ‘MIN’ button to show the value on the display.
The ‘MIN’ button also allows you to change the position of the digit being changed.
The ‘MAX’ button changes the value of the digit to be displayed.
Press the ‘MENU’ button to store the changes and advances the meter to the next configuration (“DAT FT”).
The underlined item is the factory preset value.
9.2.21 DAT FT (Data Format)
Data format is used to set all the parameters to be transmitted via the optional RS-232 or RS-485 serial
communications board.
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