Technical data

• Port: Select the available driver from the list of those installed on your machine.
Note
If using Windows
®
XP, multiple drivers could be installed, called Communications cable between two
computers, one for each COM port on the machine. For Windows
®
Vista Windows
®
7 and Windows
™
8,
you cannot use the Communications cable between two computers at this time and must use the
Daniel Direct Connection driver.
• Baud Rate: Select the serial port baud rate from the drop-down list for which the
meter hardware is configured. The default Baud Rates is 19200.
2.1.5 Modem connection
Set the following properties to connect to the meter via a modem.
• Protocol and Comms Address: Use the Protocol and Comms Address parameters in
Section 2.1.4.
• Modem: Select the modem to use from the drop-down list. Only modems installed
in Windows
®
show in the drop-down list. If the drop-down list is blank, then no
modems have been installed for Windows
®
.
•
Note
Do not select Daniel Direct Connection or Communications cable between two computers for
the modem. This is a NULL modem driver for direct connection to Daniel Ultrasonic meters
only. It will not work for the Modem connection.
• Daniel MeterLink
™
uses the Microsoft
®
Dial-up Networking for making modem and
direct serial connections to a meter. Click Modem Properties to bring up the Dial-up
networking entry Daniel MeterLink
™
has created for this meter. Most of the
information required is setup correctly by Daniel MeterLink.
• Baud Rate: Select the desired Baud Rate from the drop-down list.
• Telephone #: Enter the telephone number for the modem to which the meter is
connected. Include digits to obtain to an outside line, if necessary. Inserting
commas between the digits pauses the dialing rate. Each comma is approximately
equal to two seconds.
• Modem Properties: configures the properties associated with the modem.
• Daniel MeterLink uses the Microsoft
®
Dial-up Networking for making modem and
direct serial connections to a meter. Click Modem Properties to bring up the Dial-up
networking entry Daniel MeterLink has created for this meter. Most of the
information required is setup correctly by Daniel MeterLink. Click OK to accept the
changes or click Cancel to discard any changes and return to the Meter Directory
dialog box.
2.1.6 Ethernet connection
Set the following properties to configure the Daniel ultrasonic meter hardware for
Ethernet connectivity. Use the Direct, Modem, Ethernet and Ethernet 2 check boxes for
the desired communications methods.
Initial communication set up
Operations 5