No reply from Elster AS330L-G3 meter

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By mlong , 19 June, 2018
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DLMSDirector

Hello,
I try to connect to an Elster AS330L Meter, I always get the message "Failed to receive reply from meter in given time"

Could you please help me to configure this meter with GXDLMSDirector ?

Thanks in advance,

M.Long

log file :
GXDLMSDirector 8.1.1806.1301
Log created 11:14:33
11:14:36 Initializing serial connection.
11:14:36 11:14:36.954 Info Opening
11:14:36 11:14:36.954 Info Serial Port Settings: Port Name: COM5 Baud Rate: 1200 Data Bits: 8 Parity: None Stop Bits: One Eop: None
11:14:39 11:14:39.174 Info Open
11:14:39 HDLC sending:/?!<CR><LF>
11:14:39 11:14:39.175 Sent 2F 3F 21 0D 0A
11:14:44 11:14:44.176 Sent 01 42 30 03 0D 0A
11:14:49 Failed to receive reply from the device in given time.
11:14:49 11:14:49.239 Sent 2F 3F 21 0D 0A
11:14:54 11:14:54.240 Info Closing
11:14:54 11:14:54.323 Info Closed
System.Exception: Failed to receive reply from the device in given time.
à GXDLMSDirector.GXDLMSDevice.InitializeConnection()
à GXDLMSDirector.MainForm.Connect(Object sender, GXAsyncWork work, Object[] parameters)

meter settings:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<GXDLMSDevice xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema&quot; xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance&quot; xmlns="Gurux1">
<StartMediaSettings>&lt;Port&gt;COM5&lt;/Port&gt;&lt;Bps&gt;1200&lt;/Bps&gt;&lt;StopBits&gt;1&lt;/StopBits&gt;</StartMediaSettings>
<PhysicalAddress xsi:type="xsd:int">1</PhysicalAddress>
<ClientAddress>22</ClientAddress>
<InactivityTimeout>120</InactivityTimeout>
<Name>ElsterAS330L-COM5</Name>
<Verbose>true</Verbose>
<Conformance>7709</Conformance>
<Manufacturer>ELE</Manufacturer>
<HDLCAddressing>0</HDLCAddressing>
<MediaType>Gurux.Serial.GXSerial</MediaType>
<MediaSettings>&lt;Port&gt;COM5&lt;/Port&gt;&lt;Bps&gt;1200&lt;/Bps&gt;&lt;StopBits&gt;1&lt;/StopBits&gt;</MediaSettings>
<UseLN>true</UseLN>
</GXDLMSDevice>lt;StopBits&gt;1&lt;/StopBits&gt;</MediaSettings>
<UseLN>true</UseLN>
</GXDLMSDevice>

Kurumi

7 years 11 months ago

Hi,

Try to change start protocol IEC to DLMS. You can try with Kamstrup settings. Let me know what happened. We don't have this meter so I can't test this.

BR,

Mikko

Hello,
Still no connection unfortunately even with kamstrup settings.
Very difficult for me to know what's wrong: meter , physical link or GXDLMDirector settings.
I understand that it's impossible to connect if I don't know exactly what physical,logical and client address are expected by the meter and manufacturer: is it correct?

PS:I'll receive a new Landys-Gyr meter in few days, I'll compare and make new tests with this one.

Thanks again.

M.Long

mlong

7 years 11 months ago

Hello,
Still no connection, I made a lot of tests with different baud rates and settings.
I'll try in few days with new meter, modem and software and try to compare.
Regards,

Kurumi

7 years 11 months ago

Hi,

It's always a problem if one of the settings is wrong meter don't reply.
Each manufacturer can use own settings and settings are changed even between the models.
After you have right settings you can read your meter.

BTW: Can you ask from the vendor that meter is supporting DLMS when optical port is used.
Some meters don't support DLMS with the optical port.

BR,

Mikko