SCADA INTERFACE

BLUE’LOG XM / XC
Item no.: 557.009

Access to live values via Modbus TCP

LICENSE DESCRIPTION The SCADA interface is an open Modbus TCP interface. It provides external systems like
SCADA or building management with simple and standardized access to all live measurement
data of devices connected to blue’Log.
Regardless of which communication protocol that the connected device uses to communicate
with blue’Log: The data can always be requested from the data logger by using the same
Modbus protocol and register structure.

The License SCADA Interface activates this function on the data logger.

FEATURES ＋ Modbus TCP interface

＋ Standardized access to live measurement data
＋ The respective Modbus SCADA address (Slave ID) for the connected devices can be
freely configured if required
＋ Access to all measurement data which the data logger records from the connected
devices
(Available device types: Inverter, Sensors, Meter, String monitoring, Status DI internal/
external, Tracker, Genset)

REQUIREMENTS ＋ blue’Log XM / XC
＋ License SCADA Interface*
＋ Configuration is done in the menu „PV-Plant – SCADA Interface“
 Activate SCADA Interface
 If desired change the preassigned SCADA Address (Slave ID)

*The licence is linked to a specific device. When ordering, please provide the 14-digit
hardware serial number of the data logger.

AVAILABLE MEASUREMENT DATA ＋ Depends on the connected device

＋ Available measurement data are described in the Compatibility list*
＋ Not available measurement data will be transmitted as „missing value“. (see table
“Missing values” in section “Modbus specification”

*A List of measured values is not available for every device. This depends on whether the
available measured values are transmitted dynamically by the device or not e.g. SunSpec
devices.

Information subject to change, errors and omissions excepted / last update: 07-2020 1|2
FUNCTION ASSIGNMENT SCADA ＋ The SCADA addresses (Slave ID) will be automatically at the first time SCADA interface
ADDRESSES (SLAVE ID) is activated
＋ The SCADA addresses aren’t reassigned if the SCADA interface will be deactivated and
again reactivated
＋ If the SCADA interface is activated, new added devices are not automatically assigned to
a SCADA address.
＋ With the function „Reset SCADA address“ the SCADA addresses will be reassigned for
the existing devices
＋ The SCADA addresses of a device can be changed manually at any time

MODBUS SPECIFICATION Modbus Register

On meteocntrol’s home page, you can download in the section „blue’Log XM / XC“ the Modbus
register definition https://www.meteocontrol.com/service/downloads/

General register definition

＋ Every device has a type-dependent value set
＋ If a device doesn’t deliver a measurement value, a missing value will be sent instead. (see
table „Missing values“)
＋ Regardless of the device type, the section “General Values” contains basic values such
as device type, manufacturer, and device name.
＋ "Function Code 03 - Read Holding Registers" has to be used to read values. „Function
Code 16 – Write Multiple Holding Registers“ to write values.
＋ The word order is LOW, byte order is HIGH → 0xCCDDAABB
＋ Factor & Offset: First the factor and then the offset must be calculated with the value.

Example request for a temperature value (Register 42048) of a sensor (Slave ID 102) at a blue‘Log with Ip 192.168.1.1
Following request is built with the open soure tool modpoll

modpoll -m tcp -t4:float -r 42048 -a 102 -c 1 -1 192.168.1.1 -0

0-base address

IP-address of blue‘Log
One time request from modpoll, no Loop

Number of requested values

SCADA address (Slave ID)

Start register

Read holding register, Dataype 32-bit float

Modbus TCP

Missing values
Data type Value
U16 16Bit Unsigned Integer 0xFFFF
U32 32Bit Unsigned Integer 0xFFFFFFFF
I16 16Bit Signed Integer 0x8000
I32 32Bit Signed Integer 0x80000000
F32 32Bit Float 0x7FC00000
String String, ASCII Encoding. 0x00
If the whole length of the field is used then the end of the
string will be filled with 0x00
If a value (e.g. model name) doesn’t fit in the register
then it will be cut off

Further information: www.meteocontrol.com

Information subject to change, errors and omissions excepted / last update: 07-2020 2|2