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Reference, Installation, and Operations Manual Section 7: Maintenance and troubleshooting
3-9000-743 Rev S June 2013
Troubleshooting Communications 273
7.4 Troubleshooting Communications
The Communications Analyzer (via Daniel MeterLink Tools> Menu>Communications Analyzer
menu path) displays communications between Daniel MeterLink and the ultrasonic meter. This
utility can be useful for troubleshooting communications to the meter. It displays many of the
TCP/IP commands between Daniel MeterLink and the connected meter.
For troubleshooting communications with the Field Communicator (375) for the HART®
Protocol, refer to Section 5 of the Emerson 375 Field Communicator User’s Manual P/N 00375-
0047-0001, Rev D. This manual may be downloaded from the following location:
http://www.fieldcommunicator.com/documents/manuals/allma0501e_375ManRevD.pdf
For troubleshooting communications with AMS™ Suite, refer to the AMS™ Books Online help
documentation and support at the following web site:
http://www.emersonprocess.com/ams/suppinde.htm
7.4.1 Unable to Connect Direct Serial or External Serial Modem
If you are using Windows® 2000, Windows® XP or Windows® Vista make sure that you do not
have more than one modem driver installed to the same COM port. Typically this will only be
necessary if you use one COM port to talk direct (serial communications) and use the same COM
port to connect to an external modem. This is an apparent limitation in Microsoft®’s Dial-up
Networking. If more than one modem driver is installed for a particular COM port, Dial-up
Networking will always use the last driver installed regardless of what is selected. The only work
around is to only install one modem driver per COM port on the PC at a time. To check if this is
the issue, follow the steps below.
Refer to the Daniel MeterLink Ultrasonic Meter Software Quick Start Manual (P/N 3-9000-763) for
phone and modem details. These manuals may be downloaded from the Daniel website:
http://www2.emersonprocess.com/en-US/brands/daniel/Flow/ultrasonics/Pages/Ultra-
sonic.aspx
7.4.2 Unable to Connect to Meter
If you receive the error message “Unable to connect to meter” when trying to connect to a Mark
III Series 100 Option Board, refer to the following:
• Ethernet Connections
• Direct Serial Connections
Ethernet Connections
If you received this message while trying to connect over Ethernet, verify you have the correct IP
address in the Meter Directory record. If the meter is to assign the IP address, make sure the IP
address is set to 192.168.135.100 and that the switch S2 Position 2 is in the
CLOSED position on
the CPU board. If the meter has a fixed IP address, verify the IP address, Subnet, and Gateway
are correct in the meter. Verify your wiring to make sure you have a crossed-over cable for a
direct connection between the meter and the computer. If going through a hub, verify that the
computer and meter are connected to the hub with straight through patch cables.