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CHAPTER 4: COMMUNICATIONS
EPM 1500 SUB-METER– INSTRUCTION MANUAL
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Check the Echo typed characters locally option, as shown below.
4.2.3
Confirming Connection to the EPM 1
500
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To confirm a proper RS485 connection to the EPM 1500, enter the
following command:
attn -D
(followed by the [ENTER] key)
If meter is properly connected, it will respond with a serial number and poll
address. Once in Modbus mode, this command will no longer work.
For example, entering the command
attn -D
followed by the [ENTER] key returns:
60005866 256
for a meter with serial number 60005866 and poll address 256.
4.2.4
Logging into the Meter
Use the following procedure to login to the EPM 1500.
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Setup a ‘key macro’ in HyperTerminal by selecting the View > Key
Macros menu item.
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Click New and select an appropriate macro key sequence (ALT-1 is
used the example below.
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Enter the following command in the Action area:
attn -S[serialNumber] -5lEvElbAl<ENTER>
The password is -s5 followed by the LABLEVEL text spelled
backwards, with the vowels in upper case. This login string must
be followed by the ENTER command within the key macro.
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For example, for a unit with serial number 60005866, enter the
following text: