Master Control - Berker

- "IP" tab
The IP communication parameters for the Ethernet connection are defined here. It is important
to make exactly the same settings here as are stored in the panel. The "IP address"
and the "Ports" used must therefore agree with the values of the same name in the panel.
The valid IP settings of the panel can be viewed on the device on the service page under
"Area 3 -> IP settings" and applied in exactly the same way.
When DHCP is used for automatic address allocation in the network, it should be noted
that the DHCP Server always assigns different IP addresses to the panel on a initialisation
operation after a device reset, which must then be applied to the connection settings. If,
during system operation, device resets are common, e.g. due to power supply disconnections,
then static IP addresses should be used.
The communication connection between the PC Client software and the panel is protected
by a password to avoid unauthorised access to the device. With the PC Client software, the
device password is set on the "IP" tab. The password entered in the PC Client software
and the panel must be identical. The password for the panel is configured in the top parameter
node of the "General" parameter group.
The device password may be a maximum of 16 characters in length. The box can also be
left empty in the PC Client software and in the ETS plug-in, meaning that communication
between the PC Client software and the panel takes place without password protection.
The password is indicated in the input box by "*" and encrypted in the communication connection.
This means that it is safe from sabotage.
- "Datalogger" tab
The PC Client software can also read out the recorded data values of the datalogger. This
allows simple recording of, for example, counter values or other consumption data and
archiving in a CSV file format. When the data is loaded from the device, the PC Client software
saves the CSV files of each datalogger channel to a target folder. This save location
can be edited on the "Datalogger" tab.
The CSV is clearly indicated in the filename. This makes the datalogger channel number
and the date and time clear in the name. The date and time are derived from the data value
of the last time interval of the appropriate datalogger channel. A prefix can be optionally added
to the filename. In this way, the device name can, for example, be applied to the filename,
allowing clear identification of the source of the datalogger data.
i If the PC Client software is unable to create a remote or configuration connection to the
panel due to incorrect device connection settings, then an error message is displayed. In
this case, the IP connection settings (IP address, ports) are compare with the valid values
of the panel. This must especially be complied with in the case of DHCP-administered networks.
Data exchange, reading out the datalogger
The PC Client software can also read out the recorded data values of the datalogger. This allows
simple recording of, for example, counter values or other consumption data and archiving
in a CSV file format. When the data is loaded from the device, the PC Client software saves the
CSV files of each datalogger channel to a target folder, defined in the device connection settings.
Reading out of the datalogger can be started in the "Settings" menu by opening the menu item
"Load datalogger data from the device...". The PC Client software then sets up an IP connection
to the panel, reads out the data values and saves them to a CSV file. The successfully read-out
datalogger channels and the filenames and save locations are displayed to the end user in a
separate message window. Then, the saved files can be opened and viewed and processed in
a suitable table calculation.
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PC Client software
Connection settings, data exchange and device update
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