GE PQMII Instruction Manual

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CHAPTER 4: SOFTWAREPQMII POWER QUALITY METER – INSTRUCTION MANUAL 4–74.2 Configuring Serial Communications4.2.1 DescriptionBefore starting, verify that the serial cable is properly connected to either the RS232 porton the front panel of the device (for RS232 communications) or to the RS485 terminals onthe back of the device (for RS485 communications). See 4.1.2: Hardware for connectiondetails.Z Install and start the latest version of the EnerVista PQMII SetupSoftware (available from the GE EnerVista CD). See the previoussection for the installation procedure.Z Click on the Device Setup button to open the Device Setup window.Z Click the Add Site button to define a new site.Z Enter the desired site name in the Site Name field. If desired, a shortdescription of site can also be entered along with the display order ofdevices defined for the site.Z Click the OK button when complete.The new site will appear in the upper-left list in the EnerVista PQMIISetup Software window.Z Click the Add Device button to define the new device.Z Enter the desired name in the Device Name field and a description(optional) of the site.Z Select “Serial” from the Interface drop-down list.This will display a number of interface parameters that must be enteredfor proper RS232 functionality.Z Enter the relay slave address and COM port values (from the S1 PQMIISETUP ÖØ FRONT PANEL RS232 SERIAL PORT setpoints menu) in the SlaveAddress and COM Port fields.Z Enter the physical communications parameters (baud rate and paritysettings) in their respective fields.Z Click the Read Order Code button to connect to the PQMII device andupload the order code.If a communications error occurs, ensure that the PQMII serialcommunications values entered in the previous step correspond to therelay setting values.Z Click OK when the relay order code has been received.The new device will be added to the Site List window (or Onlinewindow) located in the top left corner of the main EnerVista PQMIISetup Software window.The PQMII Site Device has now been configured for serial communications.