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Anybus M-Bus to Modbus-TCP Gateway User Manual Doc: HMSI-27-300, Rev: 1.10
7.4 Configuration files
The A:/ directory of the gateway contains configuration files for the system and for the connected me-
ters. The configuration files are updated when changes are made via the web interface, but can also be
edited manually. Some parameters can only be changed by editing the configuration files manually.
7.4.1 System configuration file
The file A:/chip.ini is the main system configuration file which contains general system parameters. The
parameters are arranged in two groups. Parameters that are not explicitly configured in chip.ini are set
to their default values.
Manual changes to the configuration file will take effect after the gateway has been rebooted.
When editing configuration files you must use an UTF-8 capable text editor, such
as Notepad++
. Since the configuration files do not contain a byte order mark
(BOM), your editor may need to be manually set to use UTF-8 encoding.
The configuration files should only be edited by trained personnel as there
is a risk of restricting functionality of the gateway.
Parameter Description Valid range Default value
Group [IP]
ADDRESS IP address of gateway 0.0.0.0 - 255.255.255.255 Not set
NETMASK Subnet mask of gateway 0.0.0.0 - 255.255.255.255 Not set
GATEWAY IP address of gateway 0.0.0.0 - 255.255.255.255 Not set
DHCP Enabling DHCP look-up 0, 1 1
TCPIPMEM Memory for the webserver in kB 60–1000 280
Group [gateway]
NAME Name of gateway shown in CHIPtool Text, max. 20 characters Anybus M-Bus/Modbus
Group [SOLVIMUS]
MBUS_BAUDRATE Baud rate for serial M-Bus communication 2400
MBUS_DATABITS Data bits for serial M-Bus communication 7, 8 8
MBUS_DEBUGOUT Enables output of raw data to STDOUT 0, 1 0
MBUS_ENABLE Enables M-Bus interface 0, 1 1
MBUS_FREEZE
STORAGENUM
Storage number for meter data on Freeze
command
0 - 4294967295 0
MBUS_FULLTIMEOUT Maximum timeout for reading a meter (in
ms).
0-65535 10000
MBUS_IDLETIMEOUT Idle timeout for detecting end of communi-
cation.
0-65535 100
MBUS_MAXMULTIPAGE Limits number of pages for multipage
request
0 - 255 10
MBUS_MAXPRIMARY
ADDRESS
Upper limit of address range for M-Bus pri-
mary scan
0 - 250 250
MBUS_MAXRETRY Number of retries for a M-Bus or multipage
request
0 - 255 3
MBUS_MINPRIMARY
ADDRESS
Lower limit of address range for M-Bus pri-
mary scan
0 - 250 0