Appendix D - Monitoring And Servicing The Md-P1 And Md-P1D Model Power Meters; Viewpoint Service Software Tool Functionality; Obtaining And Installing Viewpoint Software - Siemens MD-P1 User Manual

Appendix D - Monitoring and Servicing the MD-P1 and
MD-P1D Model Power Meters
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Appendix D - Monitoring and Servicing the MD-P1 and MD-P1D Model Power Meters

There are multiple tasks that are typically completed with your Siemens MD-P1 and
MD-P1D Power Meters before being installed.

ViewPoint Service Software Tool Functionality

The ViewPoint Service software is designed to operate on a laptop computer and
interface to the MD-P1 or MD-P1D Power Meters through a USB cable connection.
ViewPoint software is compatible with Windows® 7 (32- or 64-bit), Vista (32- or 64-bit),
XP or 2000.
When ViewPoint is connected to the power meter using a USB cable, power is
provided to operate the meter from the USB port. No additional power wiring is needed
for this setup and service mode. The service software tool will support a few commonly
used service functions such as:
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Upload MD-P1 and MD-P1D Power Meter settings into ViewPoint for viewing within
the service tool.
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Inspect the meter name, serial number and firmware revision.
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Inspect Current Transformer (CT) values and parameters.
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Inspect key real time measurement values (only if connected to load).
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Perform firmware upgrades for MD-P1 and MD-P1D Power Meters.

Obtaining and Installing ViewPoint Software

The ViewPoint software is free to MD-P1 an MD-P1D Power Meter users. It is typically
shipped on a flash drive with each order. It is also available for free download. To
download and install the software:
1. Start Internet Explorer and navigate to
2. Log in with User: siemens, password: mdpowermeter.
3. Click the <ViewPointInstaller_3> link.
4. Choose Save, and save the file to the location of your choice.
5. Open the file you saved from Step 4.
6. When asked if you want to run the software, click Run.
7. Click Install. (NOTE: A USB driver is installed when you install the ViewPoint
software.)
8. Check or uncheck Run Viewpoint, Show Readme, or Create Desktop Shortcut
as desired.
9. Click Finish.
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