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free text box, others allow a choice among a limited options range through
a drop-down menu, others allow a choice between two alternatives
(enable/disable).
The parameters to be set are:
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Name: it is the instrument name which allows an easy and
intuitive identification of its function in the system (e.g., Offices,
factory lighting, Department B, etc.)
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Type: it is the type of the instrument (e.g., WM3, WM4, etc.).
Once set, this parameter cannot be modified: the instrument is to be
deleted and created again.
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Driver name: it is the name of the file including all the
information PowerSoft requires to communicate with the selected
instrument. Generally the driver name is the instrument type followed
by ".drv" extension (e.g., WM3.drv). The correspondence between type
and driver name is not biunivocal; different drivers can be associated to
the same type (e.g., when special versions of an instrument exist).
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Slave: it is the Modbus address of the instrument.
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Communication port: it is the communication port which
connects the instrument.
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Timeout [min]: it is the period (in minutes) after which the
instrument is considered off-line (i.e., a communication error appears)
if there are no replies to the software request frames.
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Typology: it indicates the position of the instrument in the system
to be monitored. The instrument can monitor: a main distribution, a
sub-distribution, or a cogeneration gear; a department, a particular load,
or a single machine (sub-metering). This parameter does not affect the
instrument configuration, but allows the software to assign it a pre-
defined position on the automatically-generated synoptic.
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System: it is the system (i.e., single-phase, 3-phase, etc.) set in the
instrument. Running the automatic configuration, this parameter is read
from the instrument memory and automatically set.
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