Communications
January 2019
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Program Download
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Communications Analyzer
Log/Reports
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Maintenance logs and reports
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Trend maintenance logs
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Meter archive logs
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Compare Excel
Calibration
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Analog inputs
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Meter Factors
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Flow calibration
Setup the meter directory
Setup the connection properties for your meter. By default, the meter directory contains
only one record named New Meter, that is defaulted to connect to a Daniel Gas Ultrasonic
meter configured as shipped from the factory.
Create a new meter record
Procedure
1. Select Insert, Insert Duplicate, or Add from the File pull-down menu to create a
2. Setup the record by entering a Meter Name, Short Desc, Meter Type, and select the
3. For each connection type selected, a button will be enabled at the bottom of the
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new record.
connection type(s) checkboxes Direct, Modem, Ethernet.
dialog with the same name. Click these buttons to edit the connection properties
for that connection method. After choosing the connection properties, click OK
accept the changes or click Cancel to discard any changes and close the dialog.
a) Direct connection - to connect to the meter directly through one of the serial
ports on the meter using one of the serial ports on your computer. Click
Direct to set the following parameters.
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Protocol: TCP/IP is a read-only field and is the only protocol Daniel
MeterLink uses.
Note
Daniel Ultrasonic meters still support Modbus ASCII and Modbus RTU
when talking to other applications or devices.
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Comms Address: Enter the communication address that is configured in
the meter hardware. The default address for meters from the factory is
32. For Daniel Ultrasonic meters the valid range is from 1 to 247.
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Port: Select the available driver from the list of those installed on your
machine.
Operations manual
DAN-20057316
Operations manual