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Internal Modem Connections ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide
Page 134 Chapter 5 - Features and Applications
Configuring the Comm 3 Module through the Front Panel
1. Select COM 3 Setup > COM 3 Hardware > Mode > Modem from the meter’s
setup menu. Press
ESC to go back to the COM 3 Setup menu.
2. Select COM 3 Protocol to configure the Comm 3 communications module Baud
Rate, Unit ID, and Protocol setup registers to match your communications
system.
Configuring the Comm 3 Module via Designer
Before you can configure the Comm 3 module in Designer you must add the meter
(with the internal modem) and a modem site to your ION Enterprise network.
Adding a Meter and a Modem Site to your ION Enterprise Network
In the Management Console, add the meter with the internal modem, and a
modem site to your ION Enterprise network. Describe how your remote modem
is wired and other communications information on the options screens.
Either before or after adding the Modem Site, you must add a dialout modem to
the server computer. The server computer dialout modem communicates to the
modem at the modem site. Refer to the online ION Enterprise Help to learn how to
add a dialout modem.
On the Modem Site Options screen, be sure to include:
the server computer that will communicate with the remote modem
the remote modem telephone number
Configuring the Comm 3 Communications Module in Designer
Launch Designer, and configure the Comm 3 Communications module Baud Rate,
Unit ID, and Protocol setup registers to match your communications system.
Configure the initialization string for the internal modem using the ModemInit
register. Refer to “ModemInit Setup Register” on page 132.
To avoid excessive communication
errors, the baud rate of the modem
site should match the baud rate of
the COM 3 port of the meter.
Server computer that
communicates with the
remote modem. Ensure that
the server computer dialout
modem is configured.
Remote modem telephone
number
Pick a local modem type
from the drop-down box.