Badger Meter Model 3700 Data Acquisition Server - Manual (Page 17)

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Note in the last section where SUCCESS is indicated. The
failure is due to the password not being correct.
LCd Console
The Model 3700 has an LCD console and two push buttons
labeled Menu and Select. These can be used to configure
some of the basic features of the Model 3700. The intended
purpose of the console is to configure the Model 3700 to a point
where a computer can communicate with it for further detailed
configuration.
When the Model 3700 is running, it will show Model 3700 Ready
and the current time alternated with the ethernet IP address. If you
choose to enable the console display of data points, the LCD will
also show the selected point names and current reading values.
The display will change to the next listed item about once every
10 seconds. If a data point name is longer than will fit on the 16
character wide display, it will be scrolled. Pressing the Select
button will cause the display to change to the next configured
item. Pressing the Select button quickly will skip through multiple
display points.
Pressing the Menu button will cause the main menu to appear.
Once [Main Menu] is shown on the console, the Menu button will
change the menu option, and the select button will take action
on the currently displayed option. Some options provide sub
menus, others allow you to edit the option value. The following
is a tree display of the main menu and sub menus.
[Main Menu]
TCP/IP Config
[TCP/IP Config]
IP Address
Netmask
Gateway
DNS Server #1
DNS Server #2
(previous menu)
Network Status
Dialin
Modbus Status
Upload Data Now
Shutdown
Reboot
(previous menu)
The TCP/IP sub menu will allow you to configure the ethernet
settings for the Model 3700. To edit the IP settings, use the menu
button to change options, and press the select button to edit the
option. Once selected, you will see the current value displayed
and a blinking square cursor on the first character. Press the Menu
button to change the character or digit. Press the Select button
to use the digit and move the cursor to the right one space. If
you press the Select button multiple times, the cursor will move
right a similar number of spaces, allowing you to skip over
characters that may be correct based on the previous settings.
When you are finished entering the IP address, select a blank
space with the menu button, and press Select. Any characters
still remaining to the right of the cursor will be eliminated. (i.e., If
changing 128.193.100.200 to 10.0.0.1, the new IP address will
be several digits shorter than the old one.)
Network Status: This option will test the ethernet connection by
attempting to ping the following addresses: localhost, ethernet IP
address, gateway, dns1, dns2. The localhost ping will verify the
kernel IP stack is properly initialized. The ethernet ping will verify
the ethernet card’s IP address is set and communicating with the
kernel. The ethernet ping test does not send any packets over the
ethernet cable however. The gateway ping test will verify that the
gateway address responds to queries. This test is the first one
that actually sends packets over the ethernet wire. The gateway
test does not verify the IP address of the gateway is correct, or
that the gateway is working correctly, it only tests that the address
specifed as a gateway responds to a ping request. The DNS1 and
DNS2 ping tests verify the IP addresses listed for DNS servers
respond to ping requests. This test does not verify if the DNS
servers can actually resolve DNS names to IP addresses.
For a more complete test, use the connection test web page in
the Model 3700 diagnostics menu.
dial-in: This menu provides the ability to enable or disable dial-in
support. From the console, the installer can enable dial-in support
and allow a remote user the ability to call the Model 3700 and
configure the options without requiring a computer on site. For
more information on connecting to the Model 3700 review the
“Modem/PPP Dial-in” section of this manual.
Modbus Status: This option will report the number of devices
currently detected by the Model 3700. The display will show a
device count for Devices OK, New, and Failed. These are as
follows:
devices Ok: The number of Modbus devices that are presently
working, and have been configured.
New: Devices that the Model 3700 supports and are working,
but have not yet been given a name.
Failed: The number of Modbus devices that either stopped
responding, or are not supported by the Model 3700.
NOTE: Selecting the Modbus status option from the Model
3700 console does not cause the Model 3700 to search for
new devices. The Model 3700 checks for new devices in the
background all the time, taking about 2.5 minutes to complete
each pass through all 255 possible addresses. The Modbus test
console option simply displays the number of devices the Model
3700 presently knows about.
The Model 3700 has a built-in IO module with 4 analog and 4
pulse inputs. This module shows up in the Modbus listing as
device 250, and is counted in the number of devices OK or New.
For example, if you have 1 Model 3700 with a single Modbus
power meter, the device count will be 2. (One for the meter, and
one for the Model 3700 on board IO.)
Upload Data Now: If the Model 3700 is configured to upload
data using HTTP/POST to a webserver/database such as
BMO, this option will cause the Model 3700 to upload all stored
data immediately. If the dial-out option is enabled, an outbound
phone call will be initiated, and disconnected after the transfer
is complete.
Reboot: This option will reboot the Model 3700.
Shutdown: This option will stop the data logging processes
and secure the flash memory. When secured, the console will
state that the power may be disconnected. It is important to shut
down the Model 3700 cleanly prior to disconnecting the power
from the device.