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COMMUNICATING WITH POWER PATROL METER
There are a few things to determine before starting to communicate with your Power Patrol meter. Are
you using BACnet or Modbus as your communication protocol? Will you use your own logger/controller
to record measurements, or will you use the HeadStart software supplied with the meter to read real-
time values? Is the data delivered over an RS-485 adapter or via the Ethernet? These determinations
figure into how you set up the Power Patrol meter for operation.
BACnet vs. Modbus
Set the network address switches on the meter to either Modbus or BACnet
Customer-supplied logger vs. HeadStart
Communication configuration must be set up in the HeadStart software even if you use a
separate logger to record data
RS-485 vs. Ethernet
The type of connection is part of the configuration set up in the HeadStart software
Laptop/PC for setup verification via USB
A convenient method for setup before going in the field, and once in the field, to easily read
real-time values