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1 **Table of Contents:**
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10 = **1. Introduction** =
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13 This article provide the examples for RS485-LN to connect to different type of RS485 sensors.
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16 == **1.1 Example 1: Connect to Leak relay and VFD** ==
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19 This instruction is provided by Xavier Florensa Berenguer from [[NORIA GRUPO DE COMPRAS>>url:http://www.gruponovelec.com/]]. It is to show how to use RS485-LN to connect to Relay and VFD and communicate with Mobile. The structure is like below:
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32 Related documents:
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34 * [[Solar Pump with Dragino>>url:http://www.dragino.com/downloads/index.php?dir=RS485-LN/Application_Note/Relay_VFD/]] : System Structure
35 * [[Configure Manual>>url:http://www.dragino.com/downloads/index.php?dir=RS485-LN/Application_Note/Relay_VFD/]] : Explanation on how to integrate to Node-red and to the Mobile Phone, and with link to the Github code.
36 * [[Video Demo>>url:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAFZ5eaf-MY&t=6s&ab_channel=XavierFlorensaBerenguer]]
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38 == **1.2 Example 2: Connect to Pulse Counter** ==
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41 This instruction is provided by Xavier Florensa Berenguer from [[NORIA GRUPO DE COMPRAS>>url:http://www.gruponovelec.com/]]. It is to show how to use RS485-LN to connect to Pulse Counter and communicate with Mobile. This example and example 2 compose the structure for a farm IoT solution. The structure is like below:
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50 [[image:image-20220527092146-4.png]]
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55 * Configure Document: [[Pickdata MIO40 water pulse counter to LoRa with Dragino RS485-LN>>url:http://www.dragino.com/downloads/index.php?dir=RS485-LN/Application_Note/Pulse-Counter/]]
56 * [[Dragino Solution in Farm>>url:http://www.dragino.com/downloads/index.php?dir=RS485-LN/Application_Note/&file=Dragino%20on%20Farms.pptx]]
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58 == **1.3 Example3: Use RS485-LN with energy meters** ==
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60 === **1.3.1 OverView** ===
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64 (% style="color:red" %)**Note**:The specifications of each energy meter are different, please refer to your own energy meter specifications.
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68 This example describes a single-phase meter.This is the connection between the RS485-LN and the energy meter.
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78 **How to connect with Energy Meter:**
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84 Follow the instructions of the electric energy meter to connect the phase line and the neutral line, and then connect 485A+ and 485B- to RS485A and RA485B of RS485-LN respectively.
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88 The RS485-LN can be powered by 7 ~~ 24V DC power source. Connection as below
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92 Power Source VIN to RS485-LN VIN+
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96 Power Source GND to RS485-LN VIN-
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100 Once there is power, the RS485-LN will be on.
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103 [[image:image-20220527092514-6.png]]
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114 === **1.3.2 How to use the parameters of the energy meter and MODBUS commands** ===
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117 If the user needs to read the parameters of the electric energy meter and use the modbus command,please refer to the appendix of the MODBUS communication protocol in the user manual of the energy meter.
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119 [[image:image-20220601143257-10.png]]
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122 (% style="color:blue" %)**Example:**(%%)  AT+COMMAND1=01 03 00 00 00 01 84 0A
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124 * The first byte : slave address code (=001~247)
125 * The second byte : read register value function code
126 * 3rd and 4th bytes: start address of register to be read
127 * 5th and 6th bytes: Number of registers to read
128 * 7th and 8th bytes: CRC16 checksum from bytes 1 to 6.
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134 How to parse the reading of the return command of the parameter:
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136 (% style="color:blue" %)**Example:**(%%) RETURN1:01 03 02 08 FD 7E 05
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139 * The first byte ARD: slave address code (=001~254)
140 * The second byte: Return to read function code
141 * 3rd byte: total number of bytes
142 * 4th~5th bytes: register data
143 * The 6th and 7th bytes: CRC16 checksum
144 * 08 FD is register data. Use short integer 16 bits to convert to decimal, get 2301, then 230.1V is the voltage.
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154 === **1.3.3 How to configure RS485-LN and parse output commands** ===
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157 RS485-LN provides two configuration methods: AT COMMAND and DOWNLINK.
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160 ==== **1.3.3.1 via AT COMMAND** ====
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163 First, we can use (% style="color:blue" %)**AT+CFGDEV**(%%) to get the return value, and we can also judge whether the input parameters are correct.
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166 If the configured parameters and commands are incorrect, the return value is not obtained.
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171 AT COMMAND
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174 (% class="box infomessage" %)
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176 **AT+DATACUTx **:  This command defines how to handle the return from AT+COMMANDx, max reture length is 40 bytes. AT+DATACUTx=a,b,c
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179 a:  length for the return of AT+COMMAND
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181 b: 1: grab valid value by byte, max 6 bytes;  2: grab valid value by bytes section, max 3 sections.
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183 c:  define the position for valid value.
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191 PAYLOAD is available after the valid value is intercepted.
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194 [[image:image-20220601143046-7.png]]
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200 You can get configured PAYLOAD on TTN.
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213 (% style="color:blue" %)**Example**:
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215 CMD1: Read current data with MODBUS command. address: 0x03 AT+COMMAND1= 01 03 00 03 00 01,1
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219 RETURN1: 01 03 02 00 02 39 85 00 00(return data)
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223 AT+DATACUT1: 9,1,4+5+6+7 Take the return value 00 02 39 85 as the valid value of reading current data and used to splice payload.
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229 CMD2: Read voltage data with MODBUS command. address: 0x00 AT+COMMAND2= 01 03 00 00 00 01,1
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233 RETURN2: 01 03 02 08 DC BE 1D(return data)
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237 AT+DATACUT2: 7,1,4+5 Take the return value 08 DC as the valid value of reading voltage data and used to splice payload.
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243 CMD3: Read total active energy data with MODBUS command. address: 0x0031 AT+COMMAND3= 01 03 00 31 00 02,1
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247 RETURN3: 01 03 04 00 00 00 44 FA 00(return data)
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251 AT+DATACUT3: 9,1,4+5+6+7 Take the return value 00 00 00 44 as the valid value of reading total active energy data and used to splice payload.
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255 Payload: 01 00 02 39 85 08 DC 00 00 00 44
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258 [[image:image-20220601142936-6.png]]
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260 AT COMMAND
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263 (% style="color:#4f81bd" %)**01 is device address,00 02 is the current, 08 DC is the voltage,00 00 00 44 is the total active energy.**
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268 AT COMMAND
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271 ==== **1.3.3.2 via LoRaWAN DOWNLINK** ====
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285 (% style="color:#4f81bd" %)**Type Code 0xAF**
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291 0xAF downlink command can be used to set AT+COMMANDx or AT+DATACUTx.
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296 (% style="color:red" %)Note: if user use AT+COMMANDx to add a new command, he also need to send AT+DATACUTx downlink.
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300 Format: AF MM NN LL XX XX XX XX YY
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304 Where:
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308 MM: the ATCOMMAND or AT+DATACUT to be set. Value from 01 ~~ 0F,
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312 NN: 0: no CRC; 1: add CRC-16/MODBUS ; 2: set the AT+DATACUT value.
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316 LL: The length of AT+COMMAND or AT+DATACUT command
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320 XX XX XX XX: AT+COMMAND or AT+DATACUT command
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324 YY: If YY=0, RS485-LN will execute the downlink command without uplink; if YY=1, RS485-LN
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328 will execute an uplink after got this command.
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334 (% style="color:blue" %)**Example:**
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338 **AF 03 01 06 0A 05 00 04 00 01 00**: Same as AT+COMMAND3=0A 05 00 04 00 01,1
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370 === **1.3.4 How to configure and output commands for RS485 to USB** ===
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373 This step is not necessary, it is just to show how to use a normal RS485 to USB adapter to connect to the meter to check the input and output. This can be used to test the connection and RS485 command of the meter without RS485-LN.
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377 First, connect the A+ and A- of the USB to the 485 A and 485 B of the energy meter.
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381 Open the serial port debugging, set the send and receive to HEX.
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389 check digit: Even
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407 The configuration command is consistent with the AT command, input the hexadecimal command directly into the serial port, and the serial port will output the command.
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413 (% style="color:blue" %)**Example:**  (%%)input:01 03 00 31 00 02 95 c4
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417 output:01 03 04 00 00 00 42 7A 02
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427 === **1.3.5 How to configure multiple devices and modify device addresses** ===
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430 If users need to read the parameters of multiple energy meters, they need to modify the device address, because the default device address of each energy meter is 01.
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434 Set the device address according to the parameters in the appendix of the MODBUS communication protocol.
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441 (% style="color:blue" %)**Example**(%%): These two meters are examples of setting parameters and device addresses.
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451 First of all, since the default device address of the energy meter is 01, the configuration of two energy meters will conflict, so we first connect an energy meter and configure the device address.
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457 We can use **AT+CFGDEV** to set the device address.
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463 We modify the device address 01 of the first energy meter to 02.
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472 **AT+CFGDEV:01 10 00 61 00 01 02 00 02,1**
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475 * 01:device adaress
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479 * 00 61:Register address
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481 * 00 01:Number of Registers
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483 * 02:Number of bytes
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485 * 00 02:Modified device address
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487 * 1:Check code
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489 The device address setting of the energy meter is complete.
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491 Another energy meter is a single active energy meter with a floating-point format.
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493 Its default device address is 01, and the following are the parameters for configuring two energy meters.
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495 [[image:image-20220601142452-3.png]]
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501 **PAYLOAD:01 08 DF 43 62**
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503 * 08 DF is the valid value of the meter with device address 02.
504 * 43 62 is the valid value of the meter with device address 01.
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509 == 1.4 Example 4: Circuit Breaker Remote Open Close ==
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512 This instruction is provided by Xavier Florensa Berenguer from [[NORIA GRUPO DE COMPRAS>>url:http://www.gruponovelec.com/]]. It is to show how to use RS485-LN to connect to SCHNEIDER SMART and Monitor and control your cabinet remotely with no wires and with Dragino RS485-LN LoRaWAN technology.
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514 The structure is like below:
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521 * Configure Documen:  [[Circuit Breaker Remote Open Close>>url:http://www.dragino.com/downloads/index.php?dir=RS485-LN/Application_Note/Circuit_Breaker_Remote_Open_Close/]]
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526 == 1.5 Example 5: SEM Three Energy Meter with RS485-BL or RS485-LN ==
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529 This instruction is provided by Xavier Florensa Berenguer from [[NORIA GRUPO DE COMPRAS>>url:http://www.gruponovelec.com/]]. It is to show how to use RS485-BL to connect to SEM Three Energy Meter and send the data to mobile phone for remote minitor. The structure is like below:
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531 * Configure Document For RS485-BL:  [[Connect to SEM Three>>url:http://www.dragino.com/downloads/index.php?dir=LoRa_End_Node/RS485-BL/Application_Note/&file=Dragino%20RS485BL%20and%20pickdata%20SEM%20Three%20v1.pdf||style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"]]
532 * Configure Document for RS485-LN:  [[Connect to SEM Three>>url:http://www.dragino.com/downloads/index.php?dir=RS485-LN/Application_Note/SEM_Three_Energy_Meter/&file=SEM%20three%20and%20Dragino%20RS485-LN%20v1.pdf]]
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537 == 1.6 Example 6: CEM C31 485-T1-MID Energy Meter with RS485-LN ==
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540 This instruction is provided by Xavier Florensa Berenguer from [[NORIA GRUPO DE COMPRAS>>url:http://www.gruponovelec.com/]]. It is to show how to use RS485-LN to connect to CEM C31 485-T1-MID and send the data for remote minitor. The structure is like below:
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542 * Configure Document For RS485-LN:  [[CEM C31 485-T1-MID>>url:http://www.dragino.com/downloads/index.php?dir=RS485-LN/Application_Note/ELECTRICAL%20CABINET/&file=ELECTRICAL%20CABINET%20READINGS.pdf||style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"]]
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547 == 1.7 Example 7: Schneider Electric PLC M221 with RS485-BL ==
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552 Network Structure
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555 * [[Reference Instruction>>url:https://www.dragino.com/downloads/index.php?dir=RS485-LN/Application_Note/Schneider%20Electric%20PLC/]]
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