Badger Meter Model 3700 Data Acquisition Server - Manual (Page 11)

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Modbus Parity: This feature allows alternate parity options to
be set. Default is no parity.
Modbus Stopbit: This feature allows alternate stop bit options
to be set. Default is one stop bit.
Search for acromag devices: This feature allows Acromag
brand devices to be detected with alternate serial port settings
of 8 data bits, even parity and one stop bit. Leave this feature
disabled unless you have Acromag brand Modbus devices
attached to the 485 chain.
Modbus debug: This feature records modbus transaction data
in the system debug log file. You must click the start log button on
the system/log files page to record this information.
Modbus RS485 Timeout: This feature sets the period of time
the Model 3700 will wait for a response from any device on the
Modbus RS485 serial loop. The default of 200ms is long enough
for most Modbus devices. Longer timeouts may be required if
you have a very slow device, or if you have a Modbus repeater
device in the serial loop. Devices such as the Model 345WT
and the Veris H8936 Local Display, and RS485 wireless link
repeaters provide access to downstream Modbus devices with
a substantial delay. Setting the delay longer than the default
will increase the time required to auto-detect new Modbus
devices when attached to the Model 3700. For Model 345WT
connections, use a minimum setting of 1.5 seconds. The allowed
range is 100ms to 5 seconds.
alarm Setup
The Modbus Alarms section provides the ability to send
messages when alarm levels are exceeded. Messages can be
sent by email, snmp or displayed on the LCD console. Alarms
are processed at the end of the data logging period. For more
frequent alarms, shorten the data log interval. Log readings and
alarm processing can be set to as often as once per minute.
display all alarms on LCd Console: When checked, all alarm
messages are shown on the LCD display of the Model 3700.
SNMP Trap Send Enabled: When checked, SNMP Trap
messages are sent after every log period for each data point
that is in an alarm state. The trap includes information about
the Model 3700 system data point, and alarm state. A full MIB
is located on the Model 3700, click the MIB link to the right of
this option.
SNMP Trap Host 1 (2,3): When SNMP traps are enabled, a trap
message is sent to each of the trap host addresses. Specify the
trap host by IP address, not DNS name.
direct email on alarm. When checked, the Model 3700 will
send an email message when any data point changes its alarm
state.
SMTP Mail Server address: The ip address of the email server
on the LAN that will process and forward the email message to
the recipient.
Sender address: The address that will be used in the From: line
of the email. This is helpful in identifying the source of the alarm
email message. If your SMTP mail server has junk filtering, you
may be required to use a sender address that matches a mailbox
address on the SMTP mail server; check with your mail server
administrator for specific details on this issue.
Recipient address 1 (2,3): The Model 3700 can send a copy of
the alarm notice to multiple email addresses. Specify one, two
or three email addresses in the fields provided for the recipient
addresses.
NETWORkINg
Network Status
This page displays the current status of the Model 3700 network
connections. Several interfaces may be shown if both Ethernet
and PPP dial-in/dial-out are active at the same time. Each
interface will report the IP address, number of packets sent
and received, and other details specific to the interface. For the
ethernet interface, the MAC address (HWaddr) will be shown as
well as a network collision count.
Ethernet Network
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr
00:99:99:0E:C1:CA
inet addr:192.168.10.50
Bcast:192.168.10.255
Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST
MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:2624171 errors:6 dropped:0
overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:220342 errors:0 dropped:0
overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:1 txqueuelen:100
RX bytes:174674347 (166.5 Mb) TX
bytes:50607122 (48.2 Mb)
Interrupt:5 Base address:0x320
NOTE: the Lo or Loopback interface is the internal network and
is always present, Eth0 is the ethernet segment, and Ppp0 is the
dial-out or dial-in connection. In addition, the current gateway and
DNS server information will be shown. These items will provide
information about DHCP assigned configuration information.
Ethernet Setup
The ethernet setup page has the following options:
• IP Address: The IP address of the ethernet interface: Default
192.168.40.50
• Netmask: The netmask of the ethernet network. Default
255.255.255.0
• Gateway Address: The gateway is the routing device that
moves traffic from the LAN to the internet. The default is
192.168.40.1. If you do not have an internet connection
for your LAN, or you are using a crossover ethernet cable,
leave this field blank.
• DNS 1, DNS2: These are the primary and secondary DNS
servers. If you are using a dial-out connection, these must
be set to the DNS server provided by your dialup ISP. If you
only use the Model 3700 on a crossover cable and/or dial-in
mode, you should leave these blank.
• DHCP (enable/disable) If you LAN has a DHCP server, you
may enable this option and remove the previous options
for IP, netmask, gateway, and DNS. Check with your LAN
administrator first.
• HTTP Proxy. If your LAN is connected to the internet using a
sophisticated firewall, you may need to use the HTTP proxy
feature. Check with your LAN administrator first, however if