Serial Communication Adapters
Instruction Manual
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Installation
Figure 1 shows the connection of a PRD1000 meter to a single-point
full-duplex RS-485 device using the RS-485 serial adapter. The adapter
has an RJ45 connector to connect the Cat5e cable and a screw terminal
connector to connect to the RS-485 network. Figure 2 shows the con-
nection of several PRD1000 meters with RS-485 serial adapters to a
multi-point half-duplex RS-485 network.
PRD1000 Serial Communication Address (
serIAl
)
When using more than one meter in a multi-drop or multi-point mode,
each meter must be provided with its own unique address. For the
PRD1000 meter the address may be programmed from 001 to 247. The
PRD1000 meter is factory set to address 001.
To change the PRD1000 meter address:
1. Press and hold the
Menu
button for three seconds to access Ad-
vanced Features menu of the meter.
2. Press
Up
arrow until Serial (
SEriaL
) menu is displayed and press
Enter
,
Addres
is displayed.
3. Press
Enter
to change meter address using
Right
and
Up
arrow
buttons. Press
Enter
to accept.
4. Press
Menu
button to exit and return to Run Mode.
