Totalflow Configuration
See the Common Device Configuration guide for assistance configuring the General, Options, Details, and Logging tabs. See the Connection/Schedule page for assistance with the Connection tab.
Device Tab
Device ID
Device identification.
Ack Time Out
Default = 2. Ack Timeout used in the device to set response timeout when host requests data.
Null Prefix Bytes
Default = 0. The number of null bytes to prefix on each transmit message.
Link Est Time
Default = 0 Seconds. Link establishment time from 0, 1, 2 to 4 seconds.
Baud Rate
Default = 9600. Device baud rate on communication.
Word Length
Default = 8. Word length from 7 to 8.
Transmit Packet Size
Default = 4K. Transmit packet size from 1K to 32K. Custom packet size can be entered if desired.
Data Block Size
Default = 1024. Data block size from 128, 256, 512, to 1024. Custom block size can be entered if desired.
Protocol
Newer devices use the DB2 or DB2 Compressed packet communication protocol. Older devices use a non-packetized communication protocol called DB1. The selected option will be used to communicate to the device. DB2 Compressed is the recommended setting if the device supports this feature and if history collection is performed. The compressed mode reduces the bandwidth required to retrieve history records from the field device.
History Collection Method
The method used to collect history - Sequence number or number of days from the current day. Both options can be used with DB2 devices. DB1 devices only support the 'Number of Days' option.
Security Code
Default = 0000. Second level of security used by device to allow read and write data if security is turned on.
Operator ID
Identifier name for ACM which is recorded in the device event log if configuration changes are made from the host system.
Password
Password for user authentication.
RBAC File
Role-based authentication file (.rba extension). This is used as a security measure if the device has the feature enabled. If a file is specified, it must located in the Totalflow sub-folder of the ACM "DataFiles" folder. The default location for the data files folder is "C:\ProgramData\AutoSol\Communication Manager\7\DataFiles"
Registers Per Requests
The maximum number of registers to request in a single poll message.
Enable message tracing for more logging information
Default = Not selected.
Request 3 days of history when 2 days history is needed
Default = Not selected. This is required on some older models with firmware that doesn't send a full contract day's worth of history in specific instances.
Verify remote device meter name matches ACM meter object name
Default = Not selected. If selected, ACM retrieves the meter configuration data and compares the meter name configured in the device against the name of the ACM meter object. If they don't match, an error is logged and the history is not retrieved. ACM moves on to other meters if enabled, or to the next due device.
Do not publish periodic records if matching GC trend records are not available
Default = Not selected. If selected, ACM will not publish log period records if they should be merged with GC trend records but the GC trend records can't be retrieved. This only affects configurations that use the option to 'Collect Analysis Data and Merge with Log Period' (as shown below from the 'Meter Runs' tab of the Totalflow configuration view).
Time Sync Tab
See the Common Time Sync Tab page.
Archive Collection Tab
Collection Group
History Priority
Low. Queues up with other Low priority items.
Medium (Default). Interrupts Low priority items, and queues up with other Medium priority items.
High. Interrupts Medium and Low priority items, and queues up with other High priority items.
Log Period Interval: Default = Interval 15. Select the desired Interval relating to the Schedule object assigned on the Connection tab. Log Period retrievals occur on the frequency of this interval.
Daily Interval: Default = Interval 15. Select the desired Interval relating to the Schedule object assigned on the Connection tab. Daily retrievals occur on the frequency of this interval.
Event Interval: Default = Interval 15. Select the desired Interval relating to the Schedule object assigned on the Connection tab. Event retrievals occur on the frequency of this interval.
Meter Config Interval: Default = Interval 15. Select the desired Interval relating to the Schedule object assigned on the Connection tab. Meter Config retrievals occur on the frequency of this interval.
Information Group
Meter ID: Select the source for the Meter ID name. This applies only if the meter object is configured to use the protocol-specific name.
Device 'FCUID' name (Default).
Device 'Location' name.
ACM device name.
Meter Long Name: Select the source for the 'meter long name' text.
Device 'FCUID' name.
Device 'Location' name (Default).
ACM device name.
ACM meter name.
ACM meter description.
Meter Serial: Select the source for the 'meter serial number' text.
Device 'FCUID' name (Default).
Device 'Location' name.
ACM device name.
ACM meter name.
ACM meter description.
Publish Device Type: Publish the device model name with meter configuration or history records if desired.
Do not publish (Default).
Publish in history.
Publish in meter config.
Device Type: Model type of this device.
Unknown (Default).
XFC6200EX
XFC6201EX
mFLO6200
XFC6300
XRC6400
NGC8200
PCG1000