You can search for devices connected to the level converter as soon as the level converter is connected to the PC.
This process must be conducted if one or more devices are newly added to the plant or a new plant is created. Select the 'Meter search' submenu and start the search with 'Start'.
The search type is defined under Settings / M-bus interface (see Section "M-bus interface" pg. 34.
By default, the software first searches by primary addresses (1…250). It then attempts to find additional devices with a search by secondary addresses. The transmission rate is set by default to 2400.
A status line displays search progress and activity on the M-bus.
The following information is displayed on the search:
Total number of meters: Displays the total number of devices found.
New found meters: Displays the total number of newly found devices.
Baud rate: Displays the transmission rate used by the software to search for new devices.
Status of meter search
Current address: Displays the primary address (ID) or secondary address used to search by. The search by secondary address uses a wildcard logic to be able to find all devices.
Search method: Indicates whether the devices are searched using the primary or secondary address.
Note 
The search by secondary addresses is based on collision detection on the M-bus that occurs when polling a secondary address range (e.g. 06XXXXXX). All devices on the bus must react to this query as per the M-bus protocol. There is a slight possibility that individual devices are not recognized during this process. In this case, you can assign these devices a primary address and then start the search by primary addresses.
The device search concludes as soon as all possible primary and/or secondary addresses are polled.
The devices, responding to polling, are then displayed on the meter list.
If the level converter finds an entry on the detected devices in its database, it displays it in the software with an image of the model.
Some information on the device is automatically taken over in this case.
Additional information must be entered manually on devices not included in the database (see section "Wired (M-bus)" pg. 19)
Each found device must have a name:
Device name: Enter a unique name for the device. The device is listed in the report under this name.
Description 1: Enter a brief description of the device. This description is displayed in the report.
Description 2: You can enter a second short description to more easily identify the device.
Click 'Save' to add the device with its information to the opened plant. The device symbol on the device list changes after saving:
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Newly found, but not yet saved devices. The device has not yet been added to the plant. |
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Previously saved device. The device has been added to the plant. |
Click 'Save all' to add all found devices to the opened plant.
Note
Devices can be listed multiple time if they do not respond to a query.