FA313756
15 April 2021
Issue
After adding a third party Modbus device to PME using the Modbus Device Importer, the same register labels were used for different Modbus registers.
This will cause the following error when trying to open the .ION file in MDI:
Product Range
PME 7, PME 8
Resolution
Note that the error gives you the ION handles of the duplicate register labels.
With this, one can easily identify and edit the correct line of code from the .ION and .XML files as described below.
Using a text editing program (e.g. notepad or notepad ++)
To locate the .ION and .XML files for your device, navigate to:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\config\templates
Follow the steps below:
1. Open the XML file.
2. Using the ION handle displayed in the error window of MDI, find the label that has been duplicated and wither delete or correct it by chganging the register label and save the changes
3. Open the .ION file.
4. Using the ION handle displayed in the error window of MDI, find the label that has been duplicated and wither delete or correct it by chganging the register label and save the changes.
Note: Ensure that you change the same ION hangle labels in both the .XML and .ION files.
5. You can now reopen the .ION file in MDI with no errors.