Mbus Device Manager
This view manages discovered devices.
You access this view by double-clicking the MbusSerialNetwork node in the Nav tree.
Figure 6. Mbus Device Manager
Table columns
| Column | Description |
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| Model Name | Reports the manufacturer’s model name of the meter. |
| Name | Reports the name of the device you supplied when you created the device (clicked New). To edit this name, use the MbusNetwork property sheet above the device. |
| Type | Reports the Device Type Id of the device.
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| Exts | Identifies the extensions for the device, for example, histories and points. |
| Primary Address | Reports the unique device number (from 0 to 250) for the device. |
| Secondary Address | Reports an alternate number with which to identify the device. |
| Address Mode | Indicates which address to use. |
| Mbus Config | Indicates if Override Network is true or false.
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| Cycle Quantity | Reports the number of message commands required to obtain all messages from a device. |
| Reset Required | Indicates if the device requires a reset before requesting messages. |
| Fc Bit State | Indicates if a follow-on message contains the next set of data (true) or not (false). |
| Fc Bit In Use | Indicates if the Fc Bit State should be evaluated (true) or ignored (false).
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| Ident Number | Reports the number contained in each communication message received from the device. |
| Manufacturer | Identifies the device manufacturer. |
| Version Number | Reports the manufacturer's version number for the device. |
| Device Type Id | Reports the type of device. |
| Status | Reports the condition of the device. |
| Baud Rate | Reports the current baud rate. |
| Enabled | Indicates if the device is in operation. |
| Health | Indicates the condition of the device. |
Buttons
The buttons at the bottom of the Database pane serve these functions:
- New creates a new device record in the database.
- New Folder creates a new folder in the station for grouping devices.
- Update refreshes device configuration information from the network. This button becomes active when you select the device in the Database pane.
- Edit opens the Edit window for the device, which is used to configure device properties.
- Discover launches the Discover Wizard, which searches the network for devices.
- Add creates a single, new device record in the database.
- Assign Baud Rate changes the baud rate for the selected slave device so as to obtain optimum performance. This button activates when you select one or more discovered devices.
- TagIt associates meta data with the device for the purpose of constructing a hierarchy in the Nav tree or for analyzing collected data.