User Manual

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4. Connect the DC power cable (included) to the Hub.
5. Connect the other end of the DC power cable to the power outlet.
6. Connect the null modem cable to the available serial port on the PC
running the Network Manager and the ‘COM2’ port on the Hub.
(Null Modem cable not included).
7. Follow the steps outlined in Chapter 2 of the BlueMeter Network
Manager User Guide to add a Hub using a serial port connection as
shown in the picture below.
8. Once the Hub is added, double click on the Hub that is just added.
9. The user will be prompted to enter the username and password for
the Hub. (Use the username and password provided with the
Hardware setup guide).
10. The user will see the screen as shown in Figure 5 of the BlueMeter
Network Manager User Guide.
11. Click on ‘Set Hub IP Address’ from the Advanced Configuration
option.
12. The ‘Set Hub IP Address’ button allows the user to enter an IP
address and a Netmask for the Hub Figure 1.
Figure 1 Set IP address dialog box
13. Enter the new IP address in this dialog box and save.
14. Once the IP address is configured, the Hub may be moved and
relocated to any desired spot, provided access to the LAN is available.
To Verify the IP address, please perform the following:
1. Remove the null modem cable between the PC and the Hub.
2. Using the Ethernet cable, connect Hub to the local LAN drop.
3. Follow steps outlined in Chapter 2 of the BlueMeter Network
Manager User Guide to ‘Configure the Hub’ to communicate over
the LAN.
4. Once the Hub is configured and added in the list of Hubs (with
Network option), follow steps in section 2.2 of the BlueMeter
Network Manager User guide to connect to a Hub.
STEP 3 Install the BlueMeter Module
The BlueMeter add-on card must always be installed as the innermost option
board (the board closest to the kV meter’s main board). Please refer to the
GEkV meter’s option board installation procedure to install the BlueMeter
add-on card. If there are any other option boards, install them above the
BlueMeter add-on card.
In accordance with the labeling requirements of the FCC, the identity of the
BlueMeter card must be visible after the installation of the GEkV meter.
This can be done by placing a label with the following information on the
meter in a location that is visible after installation.
STEP 4 Additional connections
To access the hub from MeterMate through serial port, connect a null-
modem serial cable between the COM2 port on the hub and any COM port
FCC ID: P9X-EMS-MM-GE