The Collector Configuration is very important. This article will cover the SC1000 Setup Tab in the Collector configuration. This configuration tells the collector which data points to monitor on the SC1000 and which points it should collect data for. This collector is able to to monitor multiple SC1000 units at once. Each SC1000 unit must be connected to the network and must be licensed for ModBus TCP. The Collector communicates with the SC1000 using ModBus TCP and it will not function if the SC1000 is not properly licensed for ModBus TCP.

This configuration screen can be accessed from either the interface or the collector. This setting is set under the Configure Button in the collector (to find the collector please follow the instructions in the Using this Collector article.) Please review the mentioned article to determine where you should go to find the settings information.

To setup General settings please follow the instructions found in the Common Collector Configuration article.

This article will focus on setting up the SC1000 Setup tab. This tab is resposinble for telling the collector which registers to collect data from and which SC1000 devices.

Tag Setup

A. This is the port that the Collector will use to connect to your SC1000 devices. It will only use one port so any SC1000 that you wish to connect to must all use the same port.

B. We are now setting up a Specific Point to read. This is the IP address of the SC1000 Containing that point.

C. This is the Device ID of the SC1000. This can be found on the SC1000 and is called the MODBUS ADDRESS. (If you can connect to your SC1000 using a webbrowser it will look like this)

D. This is the Register Type of the address. There are 5 Register Types. You will need to review your SC1000 Documentation and your Prob Documentation for further details on which type to choose. Your SC1000 will also provide some information under the Telegram menu under the MODBUS Menu. THe telegram menu can only be accessed on the device and not via web access. The telegram menu will also display it's base type. Note: There is a very big difference between Int and Int2 (same with uint and uint2). Besure you choose the right one.

Float: This is any number that would return a Decimal Place.

Int: This is any number that does not have a decimal place. This number can be negative.

Int2: This is a 32-Bit Integer. This is the same as an Int except for Larger values.

UInt: This is any number that does not have a decimal place and Cannot be negative.

UInt2: This is a 32-Bit UInt. This is the same as UInt except for larger values.

E. This is the register value that corrospondes to the parameter you would like to import. This information can be found in the telegram menu under the MODBUS TCP menu on the SC1000.

F. Once you have filled out B, C, D, and E you can press the Add button to add this parametered to the list of parameters to pull data in for. You will see the information added to box G.

G. This box lists the 'Tags' that this collector is setup to monitor. If you wish to pull in a parameter, it must be part of this list.

H. You can clear the entire list of Tags by pressing this button. Use caution, this acion cannot be undone.

I. You can remove a selected tag from this list. This action cannot be undone.

Tag Information

Once you have added a parameter by following the steps above, you will have a Tag in the list in box G. This represents a parameter on a specific SC1000 unit. This Tag is used in the Hach WIMS Edit/View Variable setup to link a Variable in Hach WIMS to the data in this tag. This is a process called Cross Referencing.

The Tags are setup in a format so that they are easy to dupilicate and understand.

The tag has 4 parts, each seperated by a ':'. For example the tag 10.128.131.79:1:Float:6 has 4 parts.
Part 1: "10.128.131.79" Corrosponds to the SC1000 IP address.
Part 2: "1" corrosponds to the SC1000 Device ID or MODBUS ADDRESS.
Part 3: "Float" corrosponds to the Register type for the parameter we wish to retrive data for.
Part 4: "6" corrosponds to the Register which contains the value for the parameter we wish to retrive.

We can use this knowledge to help us setup our Hach WIMS variables.