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AFC Manager ♦ Configuration Tool
Automatic Flow Computer
Meter Configuration
Options: Opens the Archive Options dialog box.
Accumulator Select: Opens the Accumulator Select dialog box, where you can
select the quantity to be accumulated in the archive period accumulator result.
Move Up and Move Down: Use these buttons to change the order of selected
points in the list of elements to archive. Be aware that items occupying two words
will be shifted by two word positions, so that they are always located at an even
offset.
Addresses: Use this button to open the Archive Modbus Addresses window for
the selected archive file, which you can use to learn how to retrieve specific
archive records from the module, including the Modbus addresses where they
reside.
Remove Item: Use this button to remove the selected point from the list of
elements to archive.
Dictionary: The Dictionary dropdown list acts as a filter for the types of points to
archive. The filtered results are listed in the right pane of the Archive
Configuration dialog box. The default filter is "All". The other selections in the
dropdown list depend on the Meter Type and Product Group you selected on the
Meter Configuration dialog box.
Insert Item: Use this button to insert the selected point in the list of points to
archive.
Archive Data Format
There are 3 columns associated with each archive data:
Column
Description
Ofs
Shows the offset location of the data in each archive. The maximum offset value
will depend on the Record Size value you configured.
If the value has a "+" (for example "0+") it means that the data occupies 2 words
of data.
Reg
Shows the Primary Modbus Slave Address of the source data. This is a meterrelative address. For example: a Reg value of 890+ for meter 1 would be
equivalent to Modbus addresses 8890 and 8891.
Description
Data Description.
The archive header is common for all meter types and product groups and
cannot be edited. The archive header uses up to 10 words and is displayed with
a blue text:
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November 26, 2007