Enron Modbus

for Flow Devices

Easy Guide
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The Enron Modbus driver for KEPServerEX® provides the ability to

communicate with Enron Modbus-compatible devices. When used with
the EFM Exporter, it provides historical Electronic Flow Measurement
(EFM) communications for scheduling and exporting EFM History, Alarms,
and Events data.

Follow the steps below to create an Enron Modbus channel and device,
properly configure a meter, and test your meter address mapping by
exporting historical data using the EFM Exporter advanced plug-in.

Follow the Steps

Step 1:
Locate the documentation for the flow device that you are connecting to
the Enron Modbus driver

The documentation or user manual for your flow device is necessary for
successful setup. The default values in the Enron Modbus Device Wizard
do not guarantee connectivity.

The following steps reference the “Realflo User and Reference Manual”
for communicating with a Schneider Electric SCADAPack 330 RTU.

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Step 2:
Create an Enron Modbus channel and device

In the server Configuration, create a new

channel. Select the Enron Modbus driver
and then click Next. In the Add Channel
Wizard, enter the communications interface
information for the flow device (including
the COM Port and corresponding COM ID)
or choose Ethernet Encapsulation. Then,
click Next and complete channel setup.

Create a new device, making sure to enter the correct Device ID. For devices using Ethernet
Encapsulation, enter the IP address, port, and protocol. Then, click Next.

Specify the register offsets that will allow you to access flow data for each connected meter. Defining
the offsets in Device Settings applies them to any meter added under the device by default.

Offset values are defined for each of the variable types. Refer to the flow device’s user manual to
obtain the proper offsets. Leave all other values at their default settings and then click Next.

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Realflo User Manual KEPServerEX Device Wizard

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Step 3:
Configure the meter(s)

Ensure that the register address ranges are set accurately

according to the flow device’s user manual.

Expand the device and select Address Ranges. Then, double-click

each address range to modify as needed.

Realflo User Manual KEPServerEX Configuration

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To modify the default EFM Mapping, locate the device, expand EFM(Mappings),
and double-click Default. In the left pane, select Configuration. Either locate
the register addresses of the attributes in your flow computer’s manual or
delete the address information in all of the populated fields.

Note: Configuration attributes are only required by KEPServerEX when using

proprietary EFM export file types like PGAS or FLOWCAL CFX; the attributes
are optional for generic export types like CSV or database.

The preceding “B” in the address stands for the base address, or the
address for Meter 1. With the Enron Modbus protocol standard, data for
meters is expected to be organized at regular register offsets. For example,
Temperature for Meter 1 is stored in register 7148, Temperature for Meter
2 is stored in register 7248, and so forth.

In the left pane, select History to enter the history record ordering information.
The mapping assumes that the first float in the record is Date and the second
float is Time. Thus, Index 0 refers to the third value in the record after Date
and Time. Refer to the flow device’s user manual for information regarding the
archive record format. After mapping the values, click OK.

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Realflo User Manual KEPServerEX EFM Mapping

Note: The terms used in your flow device’s user manual might differ from the
terms used in KEPServerEX. For example, your device’s user manual might use
the term “Flow duration,” which is equivalent to “Flow Time” in KEPServerEX.

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Expand EFM(Meters) and double-

click Meter_1 to open the Property
Editor. Refer to the flow device’s
user manual for the registers
corresponding to the hourly and daily
archives for each meter. Set the event
counter to 0 since alarm events are
not included in this example.

Note that Meter_1 is the only meter enabled by default.

Caution: The default mapping values in the Enron Modbus device properties
will not provide automatic connectivity to your flow device. These are
intended to help you understand the address mapping and may not match
the address space in your particular device.

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Step 4:
Use the EFM Exporter to export historical data

In the Project tree view, scroll down

to the EFM Exporter and click Add
Poll Group. Keep all the default
settings and then click OK.

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Select Gas Meters, and then click Add Meter.

In Meter, click the ellipsis and then select Meter_1.

Deselect Alarms and Events so that only Hourly
and Daily are selected. Click OK.

Expand Gas Meters and select Exporters. Right-

click and select New CSV Exporter from the
context menu. Keep the default settings, and then
click OK.

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Double-click Config. Then, click File Path and append “\|RecordYear|\” to

the end to create a folder with the year on the path. Copy the path value.

Note:|RecordYear| is a wildcard that is replaced with the record year.

Refer to the EFM Exporter product manual for more information.

In the left pane under GasCSV, double-click History. Paste the file path
for both Hourly File Path and Daily File Path, and then select OK when
complete.

Next, right-click the Alarms folder and select Disable. Likewise, right-click
the Events folder and select Disable. This disables the alarms and events
that are not used in this example.

To trigger the demand poll,

launch the Quick Client by
clicking the QC icon in the
toolbar. Locate and right-
click on the _EFMExporter.
PollGroup.Poll tag, and then
select Synchronous Write…
and write a 1. The value will
immediately revert to 0.

If successful, you will see

the folder created in the
path specified.

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If unsuccessful, you might see two messages in the Event Log of

KEPServerEX Configuration. In this case, there is a connectivity issue
with the device, so the Enron Modbus driver gives a “Device is not
responding” message and the EFM Exporter gives a message that the
data wasn’t written.

If you see these messages, please ensure your device configuration is

correct. If the problem persists, please contact Kepware Technical Support.

Learn More
• For detailed technical driver and configuration information, read the
Enron Modbus product manual.

• For detailed technical information on exporting EFM data, read the

EFM Exporter product manual.

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