GE Multilin B30 Bus Differential System 1-71 GETTING STARTED 1.3 ENERVISTA UR SETUP SOFTWARE11.3.3 CONFIGURING THE B30 FOR SOFTWARE ACCESSA) OVERVIEWYou connect remotely to the B30 through the rear RS485 or Ethernet port with a computer running the EnerVista UR Setupsoftware. The B30 can also be accessed locally with a computer through the front panel RS232 port or the rear Ethernetport using the Quick Connect feature.• To configure the B30 for remote access via the rear RS485 port, see the Configuring Serial Communications section.• To configure the B30 for remote access via the rear Ethernet port, see the Configuring Ethernet Communications sec-tion.• To configure the B30 for local access with a computer through either the front RS232 port or rear Ethernet port, see theUsing the Quick Connect Feature section.B) CONFIGURING SERIAL COMMUNICATIONSA computer with an RS232 port and a serial cable is required. To use the RS485 port at the back of the relay, a GE MultilinF485 converter (or compatible RS232-to-RS485 converter) is required. See the F485 instruction manual for details.1. Connect the computer to the F485 and the F485 to the RS485 terminal on the back of the UR device, or connectdirectly the computer to the RS232 port on the front of the relay.2. In the EnerVista Launchpad software on the computer, select the UR device to start the software.3. Click the Device Setup button to open the Device Setup window, and click the Add Site button to define a new site.4. Enter a site name in the Site Name field. Optionally add a short description of the site along with the display order ofdevices defined for the site. This example uses “Location 1” as the site name. When done, click the OK button. Thenew site appears in the upper-left list in the EnerVista UR Setup window.5. Click the Device Setup button, then select the new site to re-open the Device Setup window.6. Click the Add Device button to define the new device.7. Enter a name in the "Device Name” field and a description (optional) of the site.8. Select “Serial” from the Interface drop-down list. This displays a number of interface parameters that must be enteredfor serial communications.FIGURE 1–6: CONFIGURING SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS
