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GATEWAY SPECIFICATION - WebdynPulse
WebdynPulse – Gateway specification - Version 2.0
6.1 Roles of the WebdynPulse files
Except for the locally accessible parameters enabling connection to the remote FTP server, all
configuration of the unit is performed via the configuration files available on the said server. The files
available on the FTP server must be in ANSI format.
Each configuration file is prefixed with a unique identifier named the “prefixID”. This prefix enables
the configuration for each gateway on the server to be customized. Two categories of files are
necessary for configuring the unit: the configuration files and the definition files.
6.1.1 Configuration files
The WebdynPulse has three configuration files:
•
prefixID
_config.ini: this contains the general parameters of the WebdynPulse.
•
prefixID
_daq.ini: this contains the parameters required for data acquisition.
•
prefixID
_var.ini: this contains the information for scheduling connection and data acquisition
times.
These 3 files are contained in the configuration directory on the FTP server. By default, this directory
is “/CONFIG”, but can be modified by means of the variable “FTP_DirConfig” in the file
prefixID
_config.ini.
If the gateway does not detect these files on the FTP server, it creates them from its current
configuration. Furthermore, at every connection to the server, the gateway checks the modification
dates and sizes of the files, in order to detect any modification of one of the files. Should a
modification be detected, the file is downloaded by the gateway.
The details of each parameter in the configuration files will be explained as required in the remainder
of this documentation.
6.1.2 Definition files
The role of the definition file is to define the set of data to be collected for a given type of module. It
may be generated automatically by the WebdynPulse unit or created by the IT department
depending on the specific details of the module that is to be managed.
The WebdynPulse therefore possesses as many definition files as there are types of module to be
controlled.
The link between the definition files and the unit is provided via the configuration file
prefixID
_daq.ini.
A detailed description of an inverter definition file is provided in the inverter-specific appendices.
6.2 Initialization
Initial configuration of the unit is necessary to enable connection to the remote FTP server. This
configuration can be carried out either via the built-in Web server, or by SMS if this option is
available where connation is done using GPRS.
Local configuration of the WebdynPulse affects only the variables in the configuration file:
prefixID
_config.ini.
