Using The Quick Connect Feature - GE B30 Instruction Manual

1.3 ENERVISTA UR SETUP SOFTWARE
10. Enter the relay slave address and Modbus port address values from the respective settings in the
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11. Click the Read Order Code button to connect to the B30 device and upload the order code. If an communications
error occurs, ensure that the three EnerVista UR Setup values entered in the previous steps correspond to the relay
setting values.
12. Click OK when the relay order code has been received. The new device is 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 Ethernet communications. Proceed to the Connecting to the B30 section to
begin communications.
a) USING QUICK CONNECT VIA THE FRONT PANEL RS232 PORT
Before starting, verify that the serial cable is properly connected from the computer to the front panel RS232 port with a
straight-through 9-pin to 9-pin RS232 cable.
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 if not already installed.
2. Select the "UR" device from the EnerVista Launchpad to start EnerVista UR Setup.
3. Click the Quick Connect button to open the Quick Connect dialog box.
4. Select the Serial interface and the correct COM Port, then click Connect.
5. The EnerVista UR Setup software creates a site named "Quick Connect" with a corresponding device also named
"Quick Connect" and displays them at the upper-left of the screen. Expand the sections to view data directly from the
B30 device.
Each time that the EnerVista UR Setup software is initialized, click the Quick Connect button to establish direct communi-
cations to the B30 device. This ensures that configuration of the EnerVista UR Setup software matches the B30 model
number.
b) USING QUICK CONNECT VIA THE REAR ETHERNET PORTS
To use the Quick Connect feature to access the B30 from a computer through Ethernet, first assign an IP address to the
relay from the front panel keyboard.
1. Press the MENU key until the SETTINGS menu displays.
2. Navigate to the
SETTINGS
3. Enter an IP address, for example "1.1.1.1," and select the ENTER key to save the value.
4. In the same menu, select the
5. Enter a subnet IP address, for example "255.0.0.0," and press the ENTER key to save the value.
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setting.
SUBNET IP MASK
B30 Bus Differential System
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1.3.4 USING THE QUICK CONNECT FEATURE

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NETWORK IP ADDRESS
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SETTINGS PROD-
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