Trident Series PD765 Process & Temperature Meters
Instruction Manual
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Meterview
Software
Note:
Trident meter is not powered from USB connection
and requires external power to be programmed.
The easiest and quickest way to program your Trident
meter is to use the FREE MeterView software. We will
even send you a PDA8006 USB adapter, normally
sold for $39.00, at no cost if you register your meter at
http://www.predig.com/free8006
(limit one per cus-
tomer). You can program the Trident meter you just
bought with the front panel buttons and have the
PDA8006 on hand for programming future meters.
Remote Programming
MeterView software allows all setup parameters to be
programmed remotely from a PC and saved to a file
for reporting or programming other meters.
Data Acquisition
MeterView software provides a convenient way to col-
lect the data generated by the Trident Model PD765
serial output. The user can select the logging time in-
terval. Data can be written to a file, which can then be
imported into a spreadsheet or other application.
Monitoring
Meterview software can be used to monitor up to 100
Trident meters on a PC. The user can set a custom
meter identification, such as Tank 1 to display on the
screen as well as engineering units, such as feet. The
screen shot below shows MeterView software moni-
toring level in six storage tanks:
Monitoring System Parts
The following table illustrates the parts needed to
monitor 10 Trident meters:
Quantity
Model
Description
10
PDA7422
Trident RS-485
Serial Adapter
1
PDA8485-I
USB to RS-485
Isolated Converter
MeterView Installation
1. Go to
2. Read instructions & copy serial # of desired
MeterView version
3. Download Installation file to computer
4. Double-click installation file to open it
5. Double-click
Setup.exe
to begin installation
6. Follow on-screen instructions
Running MeterView the First Time
The first time MeterView is run it is necessary to set
up the serial communication settings of the program.
Select the communication port and the baud rate of
the meter(s) connected.
Note:
The selected baud rate in MeterView and the meter(s)
baud rate must be the same. Otherwise a communi-
cation error will occur.
Enable Meter and Select Meter
Address
The actual meter address is set up at the meter using
the front panel buttons. The location where a meter is
displayed is selected on MeterView Main window.
To enable or select a meter with a different serial
address:
1. Right-click on the screen location of meter.
2. Click on
Enabled
, if meter is not yet enabled.
3. Click on
Change Address
.
4. Select meter address to display in this location.
