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COUNTIS E43X SETTING GUIDE

COUNTIS E43X SETTING GUIDE USING WEBSERVER

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Date : 17 July 2017 From : LCG Verified by :

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................... 3

STEPS TO ACCESS MODBUS REQUEST PAGE ON WEBSERVER............................................. 4

READING OF REGISTERS FROM COUNTIS E43X .................................................................... 5

MODIFYING PARAMETER SETTING ON COUNTIS E43X .............................................................. 7

MODIFYING DEVICE SLAVE ADDRESS ................................................................................... 8
MODIFYING CURRENT TRANSFORMER (CT) RATIO ............................................................ 9
SETTING OF REAL TIME CLOCK (RTC) ................................................................................ 10
SETTING OF MULTI-TARIFF .................................................................................................. 11
TO CLEAR TARIFF REGISTER ......................................................................................... 11
TO SET TARIFF 1 ............................................................................................................... 12
TO SET SUBSEQUENT TARIFF ........................................................................................ 13

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INTRODUCTION

The aim of this document is to guide installer on the programming of the parameters for Countis E43X
(48C0 3017) via Modbus.

There are various software and hardware in the market available for use to program the Countis E43X. In
this guide, we will be focusing on guiding user on the programming of the setting with the use of an
Ethernet communication with RS485 Modbus gateway module (4825 0204), thereafter known as
Webserver, coupled on a Diris A40 (4825 0201).

The setting of the IP address of the Diris A40 will not be discussed in this guide. However, the following
Modbus RTU setting on the Diris A40 must be respected:

COn
BDS 9600
PAR EVEN
STOP 1

The default Modbus slave address of Countis E43X is “1”. If a system is communicating with multiple
meters, it is required to change the Modbus slave address of the meters prior to linking up the meters in a
daisy chain network to the master controller or webserver.

Note: As hexadecimal numbering system (base 16) & decimal numbering system (normal numbering) are
used interchangeable in this guide, use a programmer calculator to convert between both numbering
systems. A tool that can be used to convert between both numbering systems is the calculator built in
Microsoft Windows.

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STEPS TO ACCESS MODBUS REQUEST PAGE ON WEBSERVER

Click on the <Users> tab to access the user profile.

Under “Administrator” profile, type in the password “SocoAdm” & click <Login>.

Click on the <Requests> tab to access the Modbus request page.

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READING OF REGISTERS FROM COUNTIS E43X

To send query for a particular meter, enter the Modbus slave address of the meter under “Jbus Address”.
Key in the data address to poll under “Start Register” block. Depending on the data type to be polled,
enter in the length of the register under “length”. The lengths to read for various types of data are as
follows:

Data type Length

WORD 1
UINT 1
LONG 2

Once the details for the “Jbus Address”, “Start Register” and “Length” had been keyed in, click on <Get
data> button. The polling response will be shown in the empty space below the button.

An example is shown below on the request to read the phase 1 voltage of Countis E43X with Modbus
slave address of “1”.

Device slave address 1

Register address 131H
Data type UINT
Unit resolution 0.01V

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Note: Register used is in hexadecimal number; therefore, there is a need to have “0x” as a prefix before the
register address.

The response as above is a hexadecimal number. “5B67H” equivalent in decimal number would be 23399.
Therefore, phase 1 voltage would be deciphered as 233.99V.

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MODIFYING PARAMETER SETTING ON COUNTIS E43X

Prior to using the meter for the first time, it is required for the installer to configure the parameter
settings of the meter. Some settings that are critical to the proper functioning of the meter are the device
slave address/communication address & current transformer (CT) ratio. Other functions such as the
setting of real time clock (RTC) & the setting of tariffs are also discussed in this guide.

To send command for a particular meter, enter the Modbus slave address of the meter under “Jbus
Address”. Key in the beginning data address to write under “Start Register” block and the data to be
written will be entered under “Values to Write”.

We will be using function selection 16 (set multiple register) to set the parameters of the meter.

Similar to that of the reading of register, click on <Set data> once the above mentioned values are entered
correctly.

NOTE: All registers and values used in this guide are in hexadecimal numbering format.

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MODIFYING DEVICE SLAVE ADDRESS

This function is important if there are multiples Modbus slave devices connected in the same network.
The default slave address of Countis E43X is “1”. Below is an example to change the device slave address
to 11.

Device slave address 1

Register address 110H
Values to write BH (11)

After changing the device slave address, it is normal to receive an error stating that the target device
failed to respond. Read the modified device slave address to confirm setting.

If the modified device address respond to the request query, the device address setting was set correctly.

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MODIFYING CURRENT TRANSFORMER (CT) RATIO

The function is critical to the accurate scaling of the current ratio from CTs. Failure to set the correct CT
ratio would result in the wrong current measurement values and would render the energy measurement
(kWh) inaccurate.

The default CT ratio is “5:5” where the primary current of 5 ampere would correspond to the secondary
current of 5 ampere. As the modification of the CT ratio is only on the primary ratio, using “20/1” CT ratio
would be akin to the CT ratio of “100/5”

In this example, we will be setting the meter is connected to CT with a ratio of “250/5”.

Device slave address 11

Register address 11CH
Values to write FAH (250)

Upon the successful setting of the CT ratio, you will note that the word “Success” is visible and the
updated values are shown under “Values after Write”. Verify that the setting is correctly set by reading
the same register.

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SETTING OF REAL TIME CLOCK (RTC)

It is useful to set the real time clock (RTC) to that of the actual local time. As multi-tariff works based on
the RTC set in the meter, it is important that the RTC is set correctly to portray the correct tariff used at
the said time.

The example shown below sets the RTC in the following date & time:

Year Month Day Hour Minute Second

Actual RTC 2017 October 16 12 20 38
RTC in hex 11H 0AH 10H 0CH 14H 26H

Device slave address 11

Register address 8120H
Values to write 110A 100C 1426H

Verify the RTC setting on the meter is correctly set by cross checking with the display on the meter.

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SETTING OF MULTI-TARIFF

There are multiple tariffs that can be set on Countis E43X meters. In this example, we will be focusing on
setting 3 tariff periods; from 0700 hours --> 1859 hours (T1), 1900 hours --> 2159 hours (T2), & 2200 hours
--> 0659 hours (T3).

Note: As the default tariff settings are set at 0700 hours (T2) & 2200 hours (T3), it is advisable to clear the
memories in the register first.

TO CLEAR THE TARIFF REGISTERS

Memories are stored in various registers, to clear the memories in all the registers, send the values
“0x00000000000000000000000000000000” in each of the below mentioned starting registers:

Tariff 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Register 8100H 8200H 8300H 8400H 8500H 8600H 8700H 8800H

An example to clear 1st tariff register is as below.

Device slave address 11

Register address 8100H
Values to write 00000000000000000000000000000000H

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TO SET TARIFF 1

To set the starting period for the 1st tariff, send the command under data in the 1st time period in the 1st
time zone.

An example is shown below for the starting period of 0700 hours (T1).

Device slave address 11

Register address 8100H
Values to write 0700 0001H

Note: Values to write in this example is writing to 2 registers simultaneously. Therefore, 0700 0001H
symbolizes setting of tariff 1 at 0700 hours.

Verify the register is correctly recorded in the meter by reading the registers in “2” lengths.

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TO SET SUBSEQUENT TARIFF

To set the starting period for subsequent tariff, send the command under data in the 1st time period in the
respective time zone.

An example is shown below for the starting period of 1900 hours (T2) & 2200 hours (T3).

Device slave address 11

Register address 8200H 8300H
Values to write 1300 0002H 1600 0003H

Note: Values to write in this example is writing to 2 registers simultaneously. Therefore, 1300 0002H
symbolizes setting of tariff 2 at 1900 hours, whereas, 1600 0003H means setting of tariff 3 at 2200hours.

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Verify that the tariff registers are set correctly by reading the respective registers.

Repeat the steps for more tariff settings whenever required.

Tariff 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Register 8100H 8200H 8300H 8400H 8500H 8600H 8700H 8800H

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