Badger Meter Model 3700 Data Acquisition Server - Manual (Page 8)

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NOTE: Not all Modbus devices are supported by the Model
3700. If a device appears in the list with Unsupported in the
status column, you may need to upgrade the firmware on the
Model 3700 to access the device. At the bottom, right corner
of the device list page, a link is shown that will enumerate all
the supported modbus devices in the installed version of the
firmware. Use the System/Firmware update page to check for
newer versions of the firmware.
At the bottom of the device list, there is an option to allow
you to rename all the devices listed. This is useful for initial
deployments. There is also a troubleshooting link that will
look for common configuration problems and alert you to the
appropriate solution.
device details
The device detail page will show a list of all the meter data points,
alarm settings and console options. The data point names for
most devices are automatically entered. Some devices such as
the A8923-4 io module have generic inputs, and will be labeled
as Pulse Input #1. At the top of the page, the status of the device
is shown. This usually reports ok however it can include error
information if the device is not responding properly. A list of device
errors is available in the log file details section of this manual. At
the bottom of the page, several buttons are present.
done: Returns you to the device list page.
Log File: Will display a tabular view of the most recent data in
the current log file. Use the log file export page for complete log
data access.
Configure: This button will allow you to change the device
parameters such as the name, alarm and console settings.
device Configuration
When the configure button is clicked from the device details
page, the screen will be refreshed, with the same information,
however the device name, alarm settings and console checkbox
will be available.
device Name: This field allows you to specify a name for the
device such as Main Building Power or other useful name to
indicate the location or function of the device. A name must be
assigned to a device before the Model 3700 will log data for it.
Low alarm, High alarm: Specify a threshold for the alarm. If
the data point is recorded below the Low Alarm, or above the
High Alarm levels at the time a log entry is taken, the point will
be considered in an alarm state.
Console: Checking this checkbox will cause the Model 3700 to
display this data point on the LCD console. Multiple data points
are rotated about every 10 seconds. The values on the LCD
console are updated when the next log interval occurs.
Point Config: Some devices have configurable point features.
The A8923-4 IO module has 4 pulse and 4 analog inputs that
require additional configuration as detailed in the next section.
The H663/704 BCM product only requires the circuit breaker
name in this menu. Most device points are automatically
configured and this option may not be displayed.
If you select a manual transfer method, remove (blank out) the
target address in the Modbus/Upload Data page.
SECuRITy
The Model 3700 has three levels of security. These are operator,
user and admin. When using a browser to access the Model
3700, basic http authentication is used to prompt your browser
for a username and password. The admin account uses admin
as the default password. To change the password, select the
Accounts menu from the left side tree display. Next, select the
account name. Click the Change Password button to set a new
password for the selected account.
admin: This account has full access to modify any of the system
settings. The default password is admin.
Operator: This account may view settings, however may only
change modbus alarm ranges and device names.
user: This account can view some system settings including the
modbus device status pages and can change nothing.
When using FTP to access the Model 3700, you may use the
admin account username/password for read-only access. Log
information is stored in /var/log/modbus. For read-write-delete
access, use the login name “root” and the admin password.
The three usernames specified are not able to be changed or
renamed, nor can arbitrary usernames be added to the Model
3700. Access is only controlled by setting the password for the
three existing usernames noted above.
The Operator and User accounts are disabled by default. These
accounts are activated when you first set a password for each.
MOdBuS
Modbus device List
The Model 3700 automatically searches for Modbus devices on
the RS485 serial loop. The Modbus Device List page will show a
listing of all the currently detected or configured devices the Model
3700 has found. The device list will show the Modbus address
number, status (OK, Error, Alarm, Unconfigured), the device
name (user specified) and the device identification string.
Click on the Modbus address number for any of the devices for
specific device details.