Create a Decode Define for the upload of hourly meter history

Follow this procedure to create a Decode Define for the upload of Hourly Meter history.

To create a Decode Define for the upload of hourly meter history

1. Open the Data Payload Processor (DPP) Config Tool window (refer to Open the Data Payload Processor (DPP) Config Tool window).

   

2. Select the Decode Define tab.

   

3. Select New > New Decode Define.

   The New Decode Define dialog box opens.

   

4. In the Decode Name field, enter Xmodbus Upload Meter Hourly - Consecutive Array.

5. In the Decode Description field, enter Xmodbus Upload Meter Hourly - Consecutive Array.

6. In the Decode Definition field, enter the following:

   <source><proto><name>XMODBUS</name><command>Upload Meter Hourly History</command><load>Name of XModbus Consecutive CGL Template</load><DPPLoadType>Load Type</DPPLoadType></proto></source>

   Note: Ensure that the <DPPloadType> value matches the value entered in the DPPLoadType field in the XMODBUS_CONSECUTIVE template on the Configurable Gas Load (CGL) Editor. For further information, refer to Configuring the Upload of Hourly History for the Consecutive Array.

7. In the Add Templates section, proceed as follows:

   • Select Xmodbus Upload Meter Hourly History - Consecutive Array and select Add.

   • If the payload also includes gas quality data, select Xmodbus Upload GQ hourly from Meter History - Consecutive Array and select Add.

     

8. Select Save.

9. Back on the DPP Config Tool window, select Refresh.

   The new Decode Define should now appear in the Decode Define tab of the DPP Config Tool window.