Examples

Connecting to an IEC-102 meter through an Ethernet to serial converter configured as a TCP server:

In this example, Iec102Client is used to connect to a meter through a TCP server. The configuration will also include a gateway in order to permit the utility to connect to the meter and download the load profile.

• Step 1: Channel configuration for TCP server connections.

Figure 9. Example channel set up for connections to a TCP server

• Step 2: Gateway configuration settings for allowing transparent connections between third-party applications and the electrical meter to be established. Even when using a TCP server, third party applications must still connect through the Iec102Client, as connecting directly to the TCP server would originate collisions between the application and the Iec102Client.

Figure 10. Example gateway configuration when listening on port 5001 for incoming connections.

• Step 3: Device configuration for connections to the electrical meter. Link address and point address can usually be obtained from the meter display. See Introduction section for more details.

Figure 11. Example configuration for connections to electrical meters

• Step 4: Tag configuration for assigning any signals available in the meter to tags.

Figure 12. Example configuration for assigning the value of the meter’s active power to a tag.