Customized Comm Timings window
Figure 10. Customized Comm Timings window
You access this window by clicking the Discover button on the Database pane of the Mbus Device Manager view, selecting an option other than Scan Device Database, followed by clicking Next.
| Property | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Radio buttons | N/A | Configure the timings of the database search.
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| Retry Count | number (defaults to 2) | Configures how many times to repeat a network read request, if no response is received before the response timeout interval. |
| Response Timeout | hours, minutes, seconds, milliseconds (defaults to 2 seconds) | Configures the length of time before the system times out when interrogating an Mbus device. You should start by setting this
value to a large number, such as 40 seconds. Then, reduce it depending on the number of meters and discovery performance.
During testing, a value of 12.5 seconds was used.
NOTE: The baud rate also impacts performance. Each device may have a different baud rate. |
| Inter Message Delay | hours, minutes, seconds (defaults to 0.3 seconds) | Defines the amount of time between messages. |
| Initialization Delay | hours, minutes, seconds, milliseconds (defaults to 1 seconds) | Defines the period before the system sends next command following an initialization request to the network (SND_NKE). This period should be adjusted to suit the hardware installed on the network. Please consult the device documentation for a suitable value. |