This preconfiguration can be used with the objects: PmaFolder or PmaRoot.
The created preconfigured connection is functional usually immediately. Otherwise it is necessary to obtain the connection parameters specified by the device manufacturer or in the documentation: PmMBus - Driver for communication by the M-BUS protocol.
| The name of created object | Name of the object created in the tree of Pma objects. The maximum name length is 30 characters. This is a system name, so it must contain only alphanumeric and must not contain any diacritics, empty string, spaces and the first character must not be a number. Default: "CommMBus" |
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| Communication type | Serial communication |
| Network address | Network address to which the communication will be connected. The address can be entered by both IP address (e.g. 192.168.0.15) or by name (e.g. server11). Macro expression can be used for input (it is evaluated after starting the application). 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 port number | Ethernet port number for communication. Values defined in the M-Bus/Ethernet converter. |
| Ethernet transfer type | Deatiled Ethernet protocol type specification. |
| Close the connection after each transmission | This 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 port | Selection 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 starting the application 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 starting the application. This port must be correctly configured and accessible in the OS Windows (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 rate | Selection 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 address | Valid device address within the M-Bus network. See: Default meter address. |
| Communication refresh rate [ms] | The time 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 a configured PmaCommMsg object and panel for detecting information regarding the connected device |
| Create panel "Received data" | Creates a panel that monitors the statistics of communication values |
| Panel title | Displayed in the panel header |