- In Sites Manager select the Hosts and Devices tab.
- In the Hosts and Devices tree, select add Non-Vaisala Modbus Device from the Configure drop-down menu.
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Fill out the Device Information in the Communication
Settings fields:
- IP Address = IP Address of the particle counter
- Port Number = 502
- Unit ID = 20 (other values can be entered, as shown below)
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Add viewLinc channel details.
For the initial configuration and verification step use the scale factor of 1, even if you are performing metric conversions. Location naming scheme should be: <<Location Name>>_<<Measurement Type>>- Location name = unique description for the room, Biological Safety Cabinet (BSC) or location ID where the particle count is taking place.
- Measurement type = 0.5µm, 5.0µm, or Flow
Table 1. Default counts per cubic foot Description Measurement type Unit Register type Address Data Format Scale Offset <<Location Name>>_0.5µm Others C/CF Holding Register 0 32-bit Integer, Big-endian 1 0 <<Location Name>>_5.0µm Others C/CF Holding Register 2 32-bit Integer, Big-endian 1 0 <<Location Name>>_Flow Others %Flow Holding Register 18 32-bit Integer, Big-endian 1 0 -
After adding each channel, click Refresh current value to get
real-time values in Counts per Cubic Foot. These values should
match the values displayed in the Climet Cl-3100 web user interface.
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To perform metric conversion, select the device you created above, then select
Edit Properties from the Configure drop-down menu. Metric conversion scale factor: 1 cubic meter = 35.315 Cubic
Feet.
Table 2. Metric counts per cubic foot Description Measurement type Unit Register type Address Data format Scale Offset <<Location Name>>_0.5µm Others C/CM Holding Register 0 32-bit Integer, Big-endian 35.315 0 <<Location Name>>_5.0µm Others C/CM Holding Register 2 32-bit Integer, Big-endian 35.315 0 <<Location Name>>_Flow Others %Flow Holding Register 18 32-bit Integer, Big-endian 1 0 - Click Save.
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After adding each channel, click Refresh current value to get
real-time values in Counts per Cubic Foot. These values should
match the values displayed in the Climet Cl-3100 web user interface.