Post a list of devices you'd want to see support added (either as a native device or just a Modbus folder). Here's a list of native devices presently supported by ION Setup today: Schneider Electric SquareD Siemens Power Measurement Ltd. Other ION880…View more

Posted by: Robert_Lee in Metering & Power Quality

Here is the procedure: 1. While viewing a device in ION Setup, exit the setup assistant or any data display and go to the Network Viewer. Right click on the device you wish add views and bring up the Device Properties. Click on the Display tab and ma…View more

Posted by: Robert_Lee in Metering & Power Quality

Most files should be available via search from the main Schneider Electric web site using: Download Schneider Electric Alternatively, you might find updates at the following Box locations: Direct Box link to the latest version of ION Setup: https://s…View more

Posted by: Robert_Lee in Metering & Power Quality

In instances where automated (either direct or via modem) communication channels between the SPM server and the remote device isn't available, ION Setup can be used on a laptop by field personnel to retreive logged data to be imported into the SPM da…View more

Posted by: Robert_Lee in Metering & Power Quality

A new feature has been implemented in the past few builds and I think it is now ready to be rolled out (get the latest version from here in the Installers/Updated Versions folder): Advanced Secuirty Password Updater This feature allows for complete u…View more

Posted by: Robert_Lee in Metering & Power Quality

The default setup file doesn't support the modification of the data log file mode but this functionality can be manually added to the file using the following steps. Using Windows Explorer, locate the ION Setup program folder (typically C:\Program Fi…View more

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B&B Electronics USOPTL4-LS Inline USB to Serial Converters - B&B Electronics Note: Ensure DIP Switch 2 is ON (Echo OFF) for proper operation. National Instruments NI USB-485 http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/12845 Note: Requires both RTS…View more

Posted by: Robert_Lee in Metering & Power Quality

I've recently been getting reports of the newest versions of ION Setup having some performance issues to the point where its taking minutes sometimes just to click around and have information load up on the screen. I've managed to track the issue dow…View more

Posted by: Robert_Lee in Metering & Power Quality

ION Setup 3.0 Build 13052.01 introduces measured comm performance which will periodically decrease the specified transmit delay in an attempt to decrease ION firmware upgrade times. With upgrade files becoming larger and larger, the transmit delay ha…View more

Posted by: Robert_Lee in Metering & Power Quality

Certain ION modules will allow inputs to be connect to another module's setup register (ex. Nominal Voltage in the Sag/Swell module). Most common application would be pulling a numeric setup register into one of the inputs of an Arithmetic module. Th…View more

Posted by: Robert_Lee in Metering & Power Quality