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 Type

PTZ (Default)

Access Code

Default = 33333. The five digit instrument access code for the device.

Sign On

The sign-on code is optional. If left blank, ACM will negotiate the correct code to use with the device based on the configured device type.

Site ID 1

Default = 00000000. Site ID 1 of 2 to provide verification/identify of which Romet device to communicate with.

Site ID 2

Default = 00000000. Site ID 2 of 2 to provide verification/identify of which Romet device to communicate with.

Use Modem

Default = Not selected. If the Romet device is communicating through a Mercury MI Modem then select this and enter the Port letter and the MI Modem ID for that device.

When doing cry-outs, set the MI modem port in the drop down list to the one the Romet device is attached to. This option is only relevant for processing unsolicited messages and will not matter when simply polling through an MI modem.

Port

Default = A. Mercury Modem Port Number.

Modem ID

Default = 10000000. Mercury Modem ID Number.

Device Options Tab

Publish Data

Settings that determine how or if certain field values will be included in the historical published data. Archive collection must be enabled, on the Archive Collection tab, for these settings to take effect.

Raw Timestamp

Publish the raw record timestamp.

Do not publish (Default)
Publish as a number
Publish as a string

Log T&A

Publish the historical record log trigger and alarm field.

Do not publish
Publish as a number
Publish as a string (Default)

Model

Publish the instrument type.

Do not publish (Default)
Publish as a string in audit history
Publish as a string in meter config
Publish as a number in audit history
Publish as a number in meter config

Site Id 1

Publish the Site Id 1 value.

Do not publish
Publish as a number
Publish as a string (Default)

Site Id 2

Publish the Site Id 2 value.

Do not publish (Default)
Publish as a number
Publish as a string

Log Alarm

Publish the alarm field contained in historical EFM records.

Do not publish (Default)
Publish as a number
Publish as a string

Corrected Flow Publish Id

Default = UserFloat1. Click to select the identifier to use when publishing the Corrected Flow field from the Daily EFM history record.

Protocol Options

Enable Enhanced Logging Mode

Default = Not selected. This prints very verbose messages in the ACM log about the current state of the protocol engine and/or EFM upload.

Do not retrieve EFM meter configuration after communications failure

Default = Selected. When un-selected, ACM will poll for meter configuration data after a communication failure.

Use audit trail items as column names

Default = Not selected. Publish the audit trail item as column names in CSV report.

Publish item names in audit trail records

Default = Not selected. This option will produce an extra column for each audit trail item with the current audit trail item number.

Publish item units in audit trail records

Default = Not selected. This option will produce an extra column for each audit trail item with the current unit used for that audit trail item, if known.

Publish Volume and related items data and units in MCF

Default = Not selected. This option changes the units of some published items.

Do not convert KFactor to Pulses per Cubic Feet

Default = Not selected. By default, ACM will convert the KFactor value from Pulses per Cubic Meters to Pulses per Cubic Feet. Enable this option to publish the KFactor in Pulses per Cubic Meter when the field device is using Pulses per Cubic Meter units.

Publish non-time triggered records in Audit upload

Default = Not selected. This option will cause history records generated by events or alarms to be published along with time triggered ones.

Retrieve history during demand poll

Default = Not selected. This option will initiate a history upload after a user initiated demand poll completes.

Time Sync Tab

See the Common Time Sync Tab page.

Archive Collection Tab

Meter

Click to select or create the Meter Object assigned to the meter. See the Meter section for more details.

The Meter object may be configured with an Advanced Meter Configuration object. This will allow user configured values to be published in addition to pre-defined meter configuration properties read from the RTU.

Upload Intervals

Select the desired Meter Configuration, Audit, Alarm, and Event Interval relating to the Schedule object assigned on the Connection tab.

EFM Collection Priority

Low (Default). Queues up with other Low priority items.
Medium. 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.

Audit Settings

Select to edit the settings for either Audit 1 (Hourly) or the Daily audit.

Enable Audit/Alarm/Event Uploads

Default = Not selected. Select to configure collection.

Browser not supported