Communications setup

After wiring the meter’s serial communications ports, you can configure these ports so you can connect to the meter remotely and use device configuration software such as ION Setup to configure the meter.

The setup screen allows you to configure the meter’s RS-485 communications port so you can use software to access the meter’s data or configure the meter remotely.

To turn on communication in setup screen, follow these steps:

From the Home page, use Up or Down button to navigate to Maintain.
Press OK.
Use Up or Down button to navigate to Set.
Press OK.
Enter password. Default password is 0000.
Press OK.
Use UP or Down button to select Comm (communication).
Press OK.
Press the Down button to select ON from the list.
Press OK.
Press Left button.
Select Yes (press OK button) to save your settings.

RS-485 communication parameters

Parameter	Values	Description
Unit ID	1 to 247	Set the address for this device. The address must be unique for each device in a communications loop.
Baud Rate	4800, 9600, 19200, 38400	Select the speed for data transmission. The baud rate must be the same for all devices in a communications loop.
Parity	Even Odd None	Select None if the parity bit is not used. The parity setting must be the same for all devices in a communications loop. Parity is measured in number of stop bits.

NOTE: Communication parameters display ON / OFF / Retrofit (RTFT). Retrofit provides you an option of configuring legacy data models for your device to communicate with newer models.