PiiGAB M-Bus 900 User manual

Manual for PiiGAB Start Kit 3

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Contents
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 3
Requirments.................................................................................................................................................. 3
Optional requirements.............................................................................................................................. 3
Installation and connections......................................................................................................................... 4
PiiGAB 900’s MAC-address and serial number ............................................................................................. 5
Find your PiiGAB 900 on your network......................................................................................................... 5
Change IP-address of your PiiGAB 900 gateway........................................................................................... 7
Alter the IP-configuration for your PiiGAB 900......................................................................................... 7
Verify the PiiGAB 900’s license ..................................................................................................................... 9
Upload CSV-files to the PiiGAB 900 gateway................................................................................................ 9
Configure PiiGAB 900’s master and slave ports..........................................................................................10
Master port .............................................................................................................................................10
Slave port 1 (M-Bus communication) ..................................................................................................... 10
Slave port 2 (Modbus communication) .................................................................................................. 11
Slave port 3 (M-Bus ASCII) ...................................................................................................................... 11
PiiGAB M-Bus Setup Wizard –M-Bus communication ...............................................................................12
M-Bus communication with PiiGAB 900 gateway ..................................................................................13
Read PiiGAB 900 primary and secondary addresses ..........................................................................13
Read M-Bus voltage and M-Bus current from PiiGAB 900 .................................................................14
M-Bus communication with RELAY PadPulse M2...................................................................................15
Change primary address of PadPulse M2 ........................................................................................... 16
Read both primary and secondary address from RELAY PadPulseM2 ............................................... 17
Further RELAY PadPulse M2 configuration.........................................................................................17
PiiGAB Explorer / M-Bus OPC-server –M-Bus communication.................................................................. 18
Try the StartKit3 example project in PiiGAB Explorer.............................................................................18
PiiGAB 900’s internal meter.................................................................................................................... 19
Monitor the internal meter.................................................................................................................19
Data inside the internal meter............................................................................................................ 20
Modbus registers and Modbus register list ........................................................................................ 20
RELAY’s PadPulse M2.............................................................................................................................. 21
Monitor one of the pulse meters........................................................................................................21
Data inside PadPulse M2.....................................................................................................................22

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Modbus registers and Modbus register list ........................................................................................ 22
PiiGAB M-Bus Setup Wizard –Modbus communication ............................................................................23
PiiGAB 900’s internal meter over Modbus ............................................................................................. 24
PiiGAB 900’s internal meter over Modbus with string data types .........................................................25
RELAY’s PadPulse M2 over Modbus........................................................................................................26
PiiGAB M-Bus Setup Wizard –M-Bus ASCII communication ......................................................................27
PiiGAB 900’s internal meter over M-Bus ASCII ....................................................................................... 28
M-Bus-ASCII tag file.................................................................................................................................29
Introduction
This document will describe how to configure PiiGAB Start Kit 3 with PiiGAB 900 and RELAY PadPulse M2
communicating over M-Bus, Modbus and M-Bus ASCII communication.
Requirments
One PiiGAB 900 gateway
One RELAY PadPulse M2 gateway
One 24VAC or 24VDC power supply
A local area network (LAN) with DHCP
PiiGAB M-Bus Setup Wizard 3.1.0 or later
PiiGAB Explorer / M-Bus OPC-server
PiiGAB StartKit3.zip
Optional requirements
RELAY’s Tools and Docs CD

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Installation and connections
1. Install PiiGAB M-Bus Setup Wizard
2. Install PiiGAB Explorer
3. Extract PiiGAB StartKit3.zip to a local folder
4. Connect PiiGAB 900 gateway to the LAN
5. Make sure your computer is connected to the same LAN
6. Connect PiiGAB 900 gateway to a 24V AC or DC power supply
7. Connect PadPulse M2 to the PiiGAB 900 gateway, see picture below
8. Turn the power supply on
9. Wait for PiiGAB 900’s Pwr LED to go steady red

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PiiGAB 900’s MAC-address and serial number
On the right gable of the PiiGAB 900 you’ll find a label containing MAC-address and serial number of
your PiiGAB 900. You can use these to identify your PiiGAB 900 with PiiGAB M-Bus Setup software.
The MAC-address starts with E8-99-5A
The serial number starts with 167
Find your PiiGAB 900 on your network
1. Start PiiGAB M-Bus Setup Wizard and go to the main menu
2. Select Find gateways on your network
3. Press Next to continue
4. Your PiiGAB 900 gateway should be listed
5. Find your PiiGAB 900 by the MAC-address or the serial number
6. Select your PiiGAB 900 gateway and press Next

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7. When ask to start the web interface for your PiiGAB 900 gateway- press Yes to do so
8. You might need to specify a username and password. If these settings has not been changed,
the defaults are:
Username: Admin
Password: Admin
This picture shows the main page of a PiiGAB 900 V2 web interface

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Change IP-address of your PiiGAB 900 gateway
In case you don’t have a network with DHCP you can also address your PiiGAB 900 with a static IP-
address. For this you also need to set your computer to a static IP-address.
Note: For this setup you might need to have a cross-over Ethernet cable between your computer and
the PiiGAB 900 gateway. To be safe you can use a network switch between your computer and your
PiiGAB 900 gateway.
This feature is only supported from PiiGAB 900 V2 and PiiGAB M-Bus Setup Wizard 3.1.0.
Alter the IP-configuration for your PiiGAB 900
1. Set your computer to a static IP-address
2. Exit and restart PiiGAB M-Bus Setup Wizard and go to the main menu
3. Select Change gateway IP-settings
4. Press Next to continue
5. Select Setup IP using network (UDP broadcast)
6. In the MAC-address field specify the PiiGAB 900 gateway’s MAC-address
7. Press Next to continue

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8. Select Use the following IP-address
9. Specify the IP-configuration you which the PiiGAB 900 gateway should have to match your
computer’s IP-address
10. Press Next to continue
11. Press Apply to set the IP-configuration
12. Wait for the PiiGAB 900 gateway to reboot
13. Press Next to continue
14. Go back to Find your PiiGAB 900 on your network section and see if you can find your PiiGAB 900
gateway with the IP-address you specified

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Verify the PiiGAB 900’s license
You might want to check the PiiGAB 900’s license to see what protocols can be used and how many
clients you may use.
1. In the web interface, click on Administration in the left panel
2. Find the License field
This license enables
20 M-Bus loads
4 client
1 Modbus client for either TCP or RTU
1 M-Bus ASCII client
Upload CSV-files to the PiiGAB 900 gateway
1. In the web interface, click on Configuration in the left panel
2. Find the Upload CSV-file field
3. Press the Browse button
4. Upload these two files from the local folder
PiiGABStartKit3.csv
PiiGABStartKit3_Mbus2Modbus.csv

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Configure PiiGAB 900’s master and slave ports
This section describes how the PiiGAB 900 should be configured for M-Bus, Modbus and M-Bus ASCII.
Master port
1. In the web interface, click on Configuration in the left panel
2. Click on Master Port and configure it with these settings
Slave port 1 (M-Bus communication)
1. In the web interface, click on Configuration in the left panel
2. Click on Slave Port 1 and configure it with these settings for M-Bus communication