GE C30 Instruction Manual page 17

1 GETTING STARTED
9. Select "Serial" from the Interface drop-down list. This will display a number of interface parameters that must be
entered for proper serial communications.
10. Enter the COM port used by the computer, the baud rate, and parity settings from the front panel
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fields.
11. Click the Read Order Code button to connect to the C30 device and upload the order code. If a communications error
occurs, ensure that the EnerVista UR Setup serial communications values entered in the previous step correspond to
the relay setting values.
12. Click "OK" when the relay order code has been received. The new device will be added to the Site List window (or
Online window) located in the top left corner of the main EnerVista UR Setup window.
The Site Device has now been configured for RS232 communications. Proceed to the Connecting to the C30 section to
begin communications.
c) CONFIGURING ETHERNET COMMUNICATIONS
Before starting, verify that the Ethernet network cable is properly connected to the Ethernet port on the back of the relay. To
set up the relay for Ethernet communications, you define a Site, then add the relay as a Device at that site.The computer
and UR device must be on the same subnet.
1. Verify that the latest version of the EnerVista UR Setup software is installed (available from the GE EnerVista CD or
online from http://www.gedigitalenergy.com/multilin). See the Software Installation section for installation details.
2. Select the "UR" device from the EnerVista Launchpad to start EnerVista UR Setup.
3. Click the Device Setup button to open the Device Setup window, then click the Add Site button to define a new site.
4. Enter the desired site name in the "Site Name" field. If desired, a short description of site can also be entered along
with the display order of devices defined for the site. In this example, we will use "Location 2" as the site name. Click
the OK button when complete.
5. The new site will appear in the upper-left list in the EnerVista UR Setup window. Click the Device Setup button then
select the new site to re-open the Device Setup window.
6. Click the Add Device button to define the new device.
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Figure 1–4: CONFIGURING SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS
 menu, and the relay slave address setting from the front panel
SERIAL PORTS
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C30 Controller System
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 menu in their respective
MODBUS SLAVE ADDRESS
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