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Chapter 3. Modem Installation Guide
The
WM-E3S 4G CI
®
communication module unit can be configured by the a
WM-
E Term
®
v1.3.19T
or newer version or the
DM Set
®
/
AlphaSet
®
software which is also
suitable for setup the electricity meter through a serial connection.
The
WM-E Term
®
tool is suitable over the communication settings to readout the
P1 Customer interface
registers and to perform
Tariff
mode settings. You can
found a document about the application tool’s settings on our website.
Here we show the
DM-Set
®
software settings, which is used by the utility
companies. Follow the next steps for configuring the CM to the meter.
3.1 Connection
1.
The
DM Set
®
software must be installed to a
Microsoft Windows
®
capable
installed PC computer.
2.
Connect properly the optical head to the meter and to the USB port of the
computer.
3.
Configure the modem through the optical head.
4.
Start the
DM Set
®
application for the configuration (version 2.14 or newer is
necessary).
5.
After launching the application, choose the
Extras
menu and
Set modem
series
option.
6.
Then choose
AMXXX
option then click on the
OK
.
7.
Choose
Extras
menu and
Options
, then choose the proper
serial port
which
is used for the connectivity of the optical head. Let’s choose the
8N1
data
format and
115 200 baud
speed rate for the data transfer.
8.
When you are configuring the modem first time, you can read out the version
information only.
Load the sample config file provided (go to step 9.), or request it from your
supplier.
IF YOU HAVE ALREADY LOADED A VALID CONFIGURATION FILE TO THE
MODEM, You can use the Read Settings for readout the parameters of the
meter (then edit and save the parameter settings with the Modify / Modem
settings).