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Preconfiguration "PmMBus - Communication set with data and panel for non-defined device"

Configuration of the PmMBus communication driver with test panel.

This preconfiguration can be activated when creating a new object (e.g. by "New object ..." in the local object menu or by pressing the Insert key after selecting the object) and is included in the group: "/ Communication / Protocols and other communications / M-BUS".
This preconfiguration can be created in the object: PmaFolder or PmaRoot.

- The preconfiguration creates an object of the PmaFolder type containing PmaComm object with PmaCommGroup subobject and following objects: PmaPanel.
- The preconfiguration is created including the panel (object of the PmaPanel type) is functional also as Web panel.
- The panel is used for communication testing and it is not essential for the communication functionality.


The preconfiguration allows to choose two types of connection with the computer:
- via the computer's serial port using the RS232/M-Bus converter
- via Ethernet using the Ethernet/M-Bus converter

The created preconfigured connection is functional usually immediately. Otherwise it is necessary to obtain the connection parameters specified by the device manufacturer or see also PmMBus - Driver for communication by the M-BUS protocol..
These configurators can be set before the preconfiguration is created:
The name of created objectName of the object created in the Pma objects tree. The maximum name length is 30 characters. This is a system name, so it must contain only alphanumeric and must not contain any diacritics (i.e. national dependent characters), empty string, spaces and the first character must not be a number.
Default: "CommMBus"
Communication type
Network TCP/IP communication (default)
Serial communication
Network addressNetwork address of the remote device (e.g. of the PLC device), to which the communication will be connected.
The address can be entered as:
- IPv4 full address (e.g. "192.168.0.15")
- IPv4 address of this computer (i.e. "127.0.0.1")
- IPv4 computer name (e.g. "server11")
- IPv4 name of this computer (i.e. "localhost")
- IPv6 full address (e.g. "2a02:c38:8136:800a:37a:ab66:6fc9:accd")
- IPv6 address of this computer (i.e. "::1")

Macro expression can be used for input (it is evaluated after the application is launched).
After the preconfiguration is created, the "PmaComm > Setting the parameters of the Ethernet-client > Network address" configurator will be set to this value.
Values defined in the M-Bus/Ethernet converter.
TCP/UDP remote port numberEthernet remote port number for communication.
Values defined in the M-Bus/Ethernet converter.
Ethernet transfer typeDeatiled Ethernet protocol type specification.
TCP (default) - Allows unlimited, security checked data transfers. The data are transferred by separate portions so-called packets.
UDP - Only limited data transfers are allowed (often limited to 500 bytes). The data transfer is very fast.
Close the connection after each transmissionThis option sets the following configurators simultaneously:
Not connect until first transfer. See: PmaComm > Setting the parameters of the Ethernet-client > Not connect until first transfer
Close connection after every transfer. See: PmaComm > Setting the parameters of the Ethernet-client > Close connection after every transfer
Serial portSelection of the communication serial port.
The value can be change by the OpenPort method.
The value can be detected by method GetProtParam("SerPort").
After the preconfiguration is created, the "PmaComm > Setting the parameters of the serial link > Serial port" configurator will be set to this value.
Not set - The object is not connected to any port after the application is launched and the serial port can be selected dynamically by the algorithm (by the PmaComm.OpenPort method).
COM1, COM2,..,COM66 - The specified serial port is opened after the application is launched. This port must be correctly configured and accessible in Windows OS (no one can use it).
For serial link each PmaComm object must have defined another communication port. For example, if one PmaComm object communicates through COM1, then next PmaComm object can communicate for example through COM2 (COM3, ...) but it mustn't communicate through COM1.
Baud rateSelection of the baud rate (bps, bit per second).
This configurator sets the initial value of the BaudRate property.
After the preconfiguration is created, the "PmaComm > Setting the parameters of the serial link > Baud rate" configurator will be set to this value.
110
300
600
1200
2400
4800
9600
14400
19200
38400
57600
115200
128000
256000
Default meter addressThe device address in the M-Bus network. See: Default meter address.
Communication refresh rate [ms]The period in milliseconds to be used for reading the current data by the PROMOTIC application.
After the preconfiguration is created, the "PmaCommGroup > Parameters > Communication refresh rate [ms]" configurator will be set to this value.
Create panel "Meter value information"Creates the PmaCommMsg object and panel for detecting information regarding the connected device
Create panel for test dataCreates panel that monitors the statistics of communication values
Panel titleDisplayed in the panel header

History:
Pm8.00.05: Created
PROMOTIC 9.0.27 SCADA system documentation MICROSYS, spol. s r.o.

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