
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION Wired M-Bus • Water Meters flowIQ® 2101
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3100
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Kamstrup A/S · Technical Description · 55121944_A1_GB_08.2016
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Data communication
5.1
Bus communication
The M-Bus water meter design is based on the newest technology, offering high-speed communication as well as
very frequent reading interval.
The transmission speed is automatically detected by the M-Bus water meter. When the M-Bus water meter
receives a message from the M-Bus Master on a certain speed, it will reply with the same speed.
The M-Bus water meters flowIQ® 2101/3100 supports 300, 2400 and 9600 baud communication speed.
5.2
Communication interval
In order to maintain the full 16 years battery lifetime of the water meter, the read out interval shall be longer than
1 minute. Since the most frequent integration interval in the flowIQ® 2101/3100 is 32 seconds, a more frequent
reading is not recommended. A more frequent reading interval than 32 seconds will provide redundant
information.
5.3
Addressing forms
To make the M-Bus system operate with more M-Bus water meters connected, it is necessary to distinguish
between the individual M-Bus water meter. This is done by means of following M-Bus ID numbers in each M-Bus
meter:
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Primary address:
001...250, and the special addresses 0, 253, 254 and 255
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M-Bus ID number:
8 digits 00000000… 99999999
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Manufacturer ID:
Always 2D2Ch for ’KAM‘ for Kamstrup M-Bus water meter
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Version ID flowIQ® 2101
1Fh
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Version ID flowIQ® 3100
1Dh
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Device type ID:
06h = Volume warm, 16h = Volume cold
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Fabrication number:
Serial number, 8 digits 0000000… 99999999
When the M-Bus Master sends a message on the M-Bus, some or all of the above ID numbers on the M-Bus water
meters are encoded in the message. Thus, only the M-Bus water meter with the addressed ID numbers will reply.
Manufacturer ID, Version ID and Fabrication number are permanently encoded into the M-Bus water meter and
cannot be changed.