Recommended Setup Order

Use this sequence when commissioning a shared driver profile.

1. Select the connected equipment model with DEVMODEL#.
2. Select the communication path with DEVNETPROFILE# and, where required, DEVGWPROFILE#. Use Instrument Defaults when a known factory address or serial default must be confirmed.
3. Map the profile to the correct slot and address with DEVSLOT# and DEVADDR#.
4. Set the read interval only when the profile should not read as fast as possible.
5. Configure DataGuard reporting or monitoring only when the profile must log, export, or monitor decoded values.

Profile Setup

Start by selecting the connected equipment model and the communication path used for that profile. See Device Model Setup for the model-specific communication setup values and Instrument Defaults for known factory communication defaults.

Device Model

Use Device Model Setup to select the registered model code and the related communication values. Then enter the selected model code in DEVMODEL# for the same profile index.

Gateway Profile

Select a gateway profile only when communication must pass through a converter layer between the communication profile and the connected equipment. See Gateway profiles.

Network Profile

Select the built-in communication profile that defines the transport path, protocol family, and serial settings used by the connected equipment. See Network profiles and Instrument Defaults.

Profile Mapping

After the communication path is selected, map the profile to the correct slot and address.

Slot

Assign the runtime slot used by the configured profile so the decoded value is routed to the correct product function, meter slot, or reporting destination.

DEVSLOT# uses the same profile index as the other driver parameters. The value after the command is the slot number. Use 0 only when no slot is assigned. Slot numbering starts at 1 within the relevant equipment family or product function: the first energy meter uses slot 1, the second energy meter uses slot 2, and the first water meter uses slot 1. The maximum valid slot depends on the equipment family and product layout.

Address

Enter the address value required by the selected equipment model and communication path. Depending on the equipment family, this can be a bus address, a serial number, or an input number.

Polling

The communication system can either read a profile as fast as possible or add a fixed wait between read cycles.

Read Interval

Use this parameter to reduce how often the system reads the selected profile. This is typically used to reduce traffic or power consumption for slower or battery-based equipment.

Report Through DataGuard

Use this section when selected decoded driver values must be logged in DataGuard or exported onward to Emiko. Configure the Driver Communication profile first, then continue on DataGuard via Driver Communication.

• Use the same profile index in the driver setup and the DataGuard reporting setup.
• Configure model, communication path, slot, address, polling, timeout, retry, and owner-group behavior here before adding DataGuard reporting.
• Use Driver Communication monitoring instead when the requirement is EnergyLogger consumption logging, negative-value monitoring, or counter rollback monitoring.

Advanced Communication Behavior

These settings override the default timeout, retry, and owner-group behavior. Keep the default values unless there is a confirmed need to tune a specific profile.

Timeout

Set a custom timeout for the selected driver profile. The meaning of the numeric value depends on the selected driver and communication method, so the recommended value is normally the system default.

A shorter timeout can detect a missing reply faster, but it can also create unnecessary communication faults on slower equipment or busy links.

Internal Retries

Set how many internal retries the system may attempt for the selected driver profile after a timeout or read failure.

More retries can help ride through short disturbances, but they also increase the time before a real communication failure is treated as failed.

Owner Group

Assign the preferred owner group only when the automatic assignment does not give the required communication behavior. Automatic owner selection is the normal and recommended mode.