Echelon SmartServer 2.2 - Manual (Page 288)

SmartServer 2.2 User’s Guide 289
data points. During this period, an offline M-Bus device transmits an
OFFLINE status in response to data point requests. Once the Minimal
Offline Time elapses, the SmartServer sends a read/write request to one
offline M-Bus data point. If the read/write request succeeds, the M-Bus
data point and its M-Bus device are marked online, and all cached
read/write requests for the offline M-Bus data points on the M-Bus device
are executed.
The default Use Minimal Offline Time for an M-Bus channel is 60
seconds.
5. Click Submit.
Creating and Configuring M-Bus Devices
You can add M-Bus devices to the local SmartServer network. After you add M-Bus devices to the
network, you can install them using an M-Bus specific installation tool. Consult the documentation
provided with your M-Bus devices for more information on installing M-Bus devices.
Because of the many variations in M-Bus devices, conduct compatibility testing before using the
SmartServer with M-Bus devices in your production systems. The ReadMe.htm file in the
LonWorks\iLon100\driverSupport\M-Bus folder on your computer lists the devices for which
M-Bus support with the SmartServer has been tested.
After you create and configure an M-Bus device, you can use a type translator to integrate the data
generated by the M-Bus device into a L
ON W ORKS network. See Integrating M-Bus Devices With a
Type Translator in Chapter 11 for more information on how to do this. The SmartServer includes
three pre-defined rule-based type translations for converting water, power, and thermal measurements
generated by M-Bus devices.
Creating M-Bus Devices
To create an M-Bus device, follow these steps:
1. Right-click an M-Bus channel, and then select Add Device on the shortcut menu.
2. The Add Device dialog opens.