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Reference, Installation, and Operations Manual Section 5: Startup and meter configuration
3-9000-743 Rev S June 2013
Daniel MeterLink meter configuration overview 121
This Register Reference help file provides a description of all of the registers in the ultrasonic
meter. Table 5-10 gives a description of each topic that can be found for each register.
Following completion of the meter setup, see Section 7 Maintenance and Troubleshooting for
information on recording initial meter data.
Table 5-10 Register reference help file
Register Topic Description
Register Number This is the internal data point number for the register. This is not the same number as the Modbus
register number.
Data Type This is data type in which the register is stored inside the meter. Examples are UNIT32 is a Unsigned
32-bit Integer and FLOAT32 is a 32-bit floating point register.
Internal Units This is the units in which the databank is stored internally in the meter. This is not the units read back
necessarily with Daniel MeterLink or using Modbus.
Access Shows if the point is read-only or readable and writable.
Write Protected
by Switch
Indicates if this writable register is protected by the write-protect switch inside the meter. Switch S2
position 4 on the CPU board must be closed or down towards the board in order to write to these reg-
isters.
Warm Start
After Change
Indicates if this writable register requires the meter to be restarted before a change to the register
will take effect.
Configuration
Register
Indicates if this register is collected when using Daniel MeterLink to collect a configuration.
Minimum Value This is the minimum value that can be written to this register. The value is in the Internal Units.
Maximum Value This is the maximum value that can be written to this register. The value is in the Internal Units.
Default Value This the initial value the register is set to when the meter is first cold started. The value is in the
Internal Units. Any value in parentheses indicates the numerical equivalent read or written using
Modbus.
Available Selections These are available selections to which this register can be set. Any values in parentheses indicates
the numerical equivalent read or written using Modbus.
Modbus Register
Number
The Modbus register number for this databank.
Modbus Register
Type
This is the data type in which the register will be returned using Modbus.
Modbus Access
Type
This is the access type for the register. RD_ONLY is for read only registers and RD_WR is for registers
that can be read or written.
Modbus US Units This is the units in which the register will be returned using Modbus if the UnitsSystem register is set
to U.S. Customary.
Modbus Metric Units This is the units in which the register will be returned using Modbus if the UnitsSystem register is set
to metric.