FX20 MBus Integration

[eskimumcu]

Anybody has experience about integratin Mbus to FX20?
I have license for MBus but I cannot see the devices in the Mbus.
I can discover the devices but I cannot see the points.
Water counters and calorimeters are ALNA.
They have own panel and this panel gives 8 VDC. ( from RS485 output)
As I know FX20 ports accepts 2-3 VDC.
Do I need converter or something else ? ( like MBus-RS485 converter)

[davem]

I'm pretty sure that if you can discover the devices, you've got all the communication working. You didn't mention whether you built the points or not, but if not, bear in mind that there is no point auto-discovery in Modbus. You have to build every point by hand.

Then again, you say that you can't see the devices, but in the next sentence, you say you CAN discover the devices...so I'm not sure where you're really at in the process.

[amigo]

bear in mind that there is no point auto-discovery in Modbus. You have to build every point by hand.

He is talking about MBus, that is not ModBus. It is a metering protocol mostly used in Europe.

[davem]

Wow - my apologies...I thought it was just a non-conventional abbreviation...I think I'll go learn something now before opening my mouth again...thanks amigo...:o