Rockwell Automation 9307 FactoryTalk EnergyMetrix - Manual (Page 81)

4 • Set up Your System Architecture
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Copy or Delete a Meter
Meters can be deleted or copied by using the buttons in the Meter Setup screen.
Copy a Meter
Copying Meters can increase productivity during initial setup of FactoryTalk
EnergyMetrix software or when adding power monitors to an existing system. To copy a
Meter, follow these steps.
1. Select the meter you wish to copy in the Meters tab.
2. Select the Meter Setup tab in the Detail pane.
3. Click Copy in the Meter Setup screen.
4. A new meter is created, with the name ‘Copy of <selected device name>’.
The new name is truncated if longer than 50 characters.
5. Rename the new meter as desired.
6. Change the associated Device.
7. You can also change any other Meter Setup parameters, including Time Zone.
8. Click Save when finished.
To save time, create a master meter for each Device Class,
create all the desired Meter Tags, verify logging and data
correctness. Once the master meter has been verified, then
make copies of it.
A new copy of a Device Meter is associated with the same device (if any) as the
copied Meter, and includes replicas of all meter tags. The new meter tag addressing
is based on the Device Class of the device associated with the meter that was
copied. If the Device associated with the new copy is different than that associated
with the original meter, the tag addressing is likely to be incorrect. For example,
meter tag addressing for a Powermonitor 3000 on Ethernet (Series A) is different
than the addressing for a Powermonitor 3000 on EtherNet/IP (Series B). Some
device meter tags will require re-addressing in any event, such as 1803-EEM or PLC
based meter tags.