User manual iSMA-B-AAC20/M-Bus Network
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Figure 5 M-Bus IP Network property sheet view
This component has the following actions:
Search Primary Address: Discovers devices connected to the M-Bus Local interface by the
Primary Address.
The user can also enter the searching range in action pop-up window by doing a simple
calculation: Range Number = Start Address * 256 + End Address, for example, to search a
range from 10 to 20 the user must enter 2580 (10*256 + 20=2580).
WARNING! All new devices have the default Primary Address set to 0, it is recommended to
search by the Secondary Address for new devices.
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Search Secondary Address: Discover devices connected to the M-Bus Local interface by
Secondary Address. This address contains part of the device serial number and is
assigned in the factory. This action is recommended for the first bus commissioning.
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Read Network: Force devices data read,
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Reset Stats: Reset network statistic and start calculating from 0.
The component has the following slots:
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Status: Component
’s
current status;
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Fault Cause: Fault cause description;
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Enabled: Enables/Disables the M-Bus Local Network;
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Last Discovery Time: Last success discovery action time;
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Retry Count: Max. number of error messages (CRC error, lost messages) before device
down;
