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PMC-1302-3 Ethernet Serial/LoRa Gateway User Manual Version: V1.2 July 3, 2020,...
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The information contained in this Manual is believed to be accurate at the time of publication; however, CET assumes no responsibility for any errors which may appear here and reserves the right to make changes without notice. Please consult CET or your local representative for latest product specifications.
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CET does not accept liability for any damage caused by device malfunctions. CET accepts no responsibility for the suitability of the device to the application for which it was purchased. Failure to install, set up or operate the device according to the instructions herein will void the warranty.
CET Electric Technology Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter provides an overview of the PMC-1302-3 ESG and summarizes many of its key features. 1.1 Overview The PMC-1302-3 ESG is an Industrial Ethernet Serial/LoRa Gateway which provides one 10/100BaseT Ethernet port, two RS-485 ports and an optional wireless LoRa port with configurable ISM Bands. It is...
Figure 2-1 Appearance Figure 2-2 Upper Connector Arrangement Figure 2-3 Lower Connectors Arrangement 2.2 Mounting The PMC-1302-3 ESG should be installed in a dry environment with no dust and kept away from heat, radiation and electrical noise sources. Installation steps: ...
Figure 2-4 DIN-Rail Mounting 2.3 RS-485 Wiring The PMC-1302-3 ESG provides two RS-485 ports (P2 and P3). Up to 32 devices can be connected on a RS-485 bus. The overall length of the RS-485 cable connecting all devices should not exceed 1200m.
There is a Reset button at the lower right-hand corner of the PMC-1302-3’s front panel. Pressing and holding the Reset button for 1 to 5 seconds will cause the PMC-1302-3 ESG to initiate a reboot sequence. The reboot process would be completed in approximately 30 seconds. Pressing and holding the Reset button for more than 5 seconds will reset the PMC-1302-3 ESG to default factory configuration.
Address and the Subnet Mask of the PC as 192.168.0.100 and 255.255.255.0 as shown below. Figure 4-2 Setting IP Address Enter the IP Address of the PMC-1302-3 ESG in the Address input box of the Internet Explorer and then press <Enter>.
Figure 4-5 P1 Settings 4.3 Serial Port & LoRa The PMC-1302-3 comes standard with two RS-485 ports (P2 and P3) and an optional LoRa wireless port (P4). All setup parameters such as Baudrate, Data Bits, Parity, Stop Bits, IP Port and Timeout can be configured here to match the settings of the downstream RS-485 devices.
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PMC-1302-3 ESG for the specified amount of time. This is to prevent a potential lock up of the IP connection at the PMC-1302-3 ESG if the application software fails to close the IP connection for some unknown reasons. It is recommended that the default Packet Timeout of 300 seconds be used.
Figure 4-8 Change Password Screen 4.5 Device Information Click Device Information on the left-hand pane and the following screen appears on the right-hand pane, which includes Model and Information of the PMC-1302-3. Figure 4-9 Device Information Screen 4.6 Exit Click the Quit button near the top right-hand corner to exit the Web Console. For example, at the Device Information page, click Quit and then Confirm to exit when the dialog box appears.
Reboot on the left-hand pane and the following screen appears on the right-hand pane. Click the Reboot button to initiate the restart sequence. After restart, the user needs to log in again to access to the PMC-1302-3 ESG’s Web Console. Figure 4-11 Reboot Screen...
This section provides details on how to communicate with a PMC-660 meter (Unit ID = 100) via the PMC-1302-3 ESG. 5.1 Topological Graph In this example, a PMC-1302-3 ESG without the LoRa option with the P2 port is used. The default IP address for P1 is 192.168.0.127. Figure 5-1 Topological Graph 5.2 Configuring the PMC-1302-3 ESG...
Properties icon to bring up the Site Properties dialog box. Figure 5-5 Systemconfig Interface In this example, P1 of the PMC-1302-3 ESG is used, and Site 1 has been configured with the following parameters: 1. Drive Type = MODBUS Protocol Master Site Driver 2.
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Figure 5-7 Import SNF File Click the Save icon on the Tool Bar to save the current configuration into PecStar iEMS’s database. The PecStar iEMS software is now ready to communicate with the PMC-660 via P2 of the PMC-1302-3 ESG.
CET Electric Technology Appendix A - Technical Specifications Communication Ethernet Port (P1) 10/100 Mbps Protocol TCP, UDP, HTTP RS-485 (P2, P3) Baudrate 1200/2400/4800/9600/19200/38400 bps LoRa (Optional) RF Range 860-935 MHz ISM Bands EU863-870, RU864-870, IN865-867, US902-928, AU915-928, AS920-923 and AS923-925...
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