T H E M O D E R M - B U S T E C H N O L O Y
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5.1.1
Hardware address
You have to know the unit’s hardware address, which is the same as the MAC
address. The MAC
address can be found on the label on the right gable of the unit. It has the format
E8-99-5A-xx-xx-xx, where xx is a unique number for the unit.
5.1.2
IP-address
Most of the time the gateway needs a unique IP address on your network in order to be
connected to the superior software. You can also use the automatic IP address via DHCP if you
wish. Contact the system administrator to receive the right IP address with the belonging subnet
mask and gateway. The IP address has to be within the allowed area, unique within your
network, and it has to be in the same subnet as your PC.
5.1.3
TCP/UDP
To communicate with the superior software you have to choose between TCP or UDP. For your
client connection, this can be found under respective Slave Port. Default settings is the same as
factory settings.
5.1.4
Port number
In order to communicate with the gateway the port numbers need to be set. The default setting
in the gateway is 10001, 10002, 10003, and 10004 for respective slave port and can normally
be used. Make sure to check with your network department
what port number to use.
5.1.5
Factory settings
The factory settings are made to make it easy to test PiiGAB M-Bus 900S/T with a connected M-
Bus meter.
Master Port:
Table 5-1
Type
Com port
Baud rate
Timeout (ms)
Reconnect (s)
Protocol
Serial
M-Bus Master
2400
2000
1000
M-Bus
Slaveport 1-4:
Table 5-2
Type
Local Port
Timeout(ms)
Protocol
UDP
10001-10004
2000
M-Bus
