Product Line
PM5500

Environment
Front Panel
Webpages
ION Setup

Cause
What are the different ways to configure the PM5500 serial communications from server to gateway/ client mode?

Resolution
Setting up serial communication using the display:

• Navigate to Maint > Setup
• Enter the setup password (default is ’0’), then press OK
• Navigate to Comm > Serial
• Move the cursor to point to the ‘Mode’ parameter to modify, press Edit, press ‘+’ to change to Gateway, then press OK
• Press the up arrow to exit. Press Yes to save your changes

Configuring serial settings using the webpages:

• Login to the meter webpages using Product admin or Web admin credentials
• Click Settings > Serial Settings
• Modify the Mode setting by changing the value from ‘Server’ to ‘Gateway’
• Click Save changes

Configuring serial setting using ION Setup 3.0

• Connect to the meter in ION Setup
• In Setup Screens click on PM5500 series meter
• Navigate to RS-485 Comm Setup folder > Advanced Serial Settings
• Click Modbus Mode to highlight. Click Edit…
• In the dropdown menu for Select Modbus Mode select ‘Client Mode’. Click OK.
• Click Send to apply changes

Released for:Schneider Electric USA