This preconfiguration can be used with the objects: PmFolder or PmRoot.
The created preconfigured connection is usually functional 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 application object tree. This is a system name and must not contain 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 while the application is launching). After this preconfiguration is created, the configurator is se to: PmComm > Settings of the Ethernet parameters > Network addressValues defined in the M-Bus/Ethernet converter. |
| TCP/UDP port number | Ethernet port number for communication. For communication of the PROMOTIC application with the PLC this number is usually hardware predefined and the PROMOTIC application must use the same value (see the note below). Values defined in the M-Bus/Ethernet converter. |
| Ethernet transfer type | Deatiled Ethernet protocol type specification. The communication protocol is usually firmly implemented into the automated machine, therefore the PROMOTIC application has to adapt identical protocol type (see the note below). |
| Close the connection after each transmission | This option sets the following configurators simultaneously: Not connect until first transfer. See: PmComm > Settings of the Ethernet parameters > Not connect until first transfer Close connection after every transfer. See: PmComm > Settings of the Ethernet parameters > Close connection after every transfer |
| Serial port | Selection of the communication serial port. Value can be change by OpenPort method. The value can be detected by method GetProtParam(""SerPort""). After this preconfiguration is created, the configurator is se to: PmComm > Settings of the serial link parameters > Serial port. Not set - The object is not connected to any port at the start of the application and the serial port can be selected dynamically by the algorithm (by the PmComm.OpenPort method). Modem - The object is meant for the data transfer over the dialed phone line (over the PmModem object). The serial port is assigned by the PmModem.SetPmComm method or by the PmComm object configurator of the PmModem object. COM1, COM2,..,COM66 - The specified serial port is opened at the start of the application. This port must be correctly configured and accessible in the OS Windows (no one can use it). For serial link each PmComm object must have defined another communication port. For example, when one PmComm object communicates through COM1, then next PmComm 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 property BaudRate. After this preconfiguration is created, the configurator is se to: PmComm > Settings of the serial link parameters > Baud rate 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. Default meter address See:Description of the PmCommData > Parameters > Special Parameters configurator |
| Communication refresh rate [ms] | The time period in milliseconds to be used for reading the data by the PROMOTIC application. After this preconfiguration is created, the configurator is se to: PmCommData > Parameters > Communication refresh rate [ms] |
| Create panel "Meter value information" | Creates a configured object PmCommMsg together with a panel displaying 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 |