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[bradhnz]

Hello I am a complete newbie and was wondering how to set up communication with a http://www.easemind.hk/Produts/Smart_Data_Logger/8.html device.

It currently send it back to easemind smartclient through an open port on my router but there are limitations to what I can achieve with this.

Link below of configuration screen.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6VfAu9kTc2VRWxMVEg2UEtNMXM/view?usp=sharing

Any help appreciated

• This topic was modified 7 years, 10 months ago by bradhnz.

[Mikhail]

Hello,

Does GSX4-MS use Modbus protocol to communicate with PC and work as a gate between your devices and server? First of all, you need to realize what kind of protocol (over TCP) is used for interacting with GSX4-MS.

If it uses Modbus, you should configure Rapid SCADA as described in the article http://rapidscada.org/connecting-devices-using-modbus-protocol/

[bradhnz]

Thanks very ,much, this is the format that the data comes in from the unit.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6VfAu9kTc2Vd2R6QzJaQ2JFZWM/view?usp=sharing

I am unsure of how to populate the device template, is this something I can get the from the manufacturer or is it something I populate myself.

Regards
Brad

[Mikhail]

This is not Modbus, unfortunately. It looks very similar to the protocol used by GS828 logger. Try using the driver pack. Then translate readme.txt and install it.
You don’t need to configure a template, just configure polling.

Do you need inputs and outputs of GSX4-MS? If not, it overfunctional and complex for your task for my opinion. Ethernet-RS-485 converter like this one is enough.

[Mikhail]

May be you should ask a manufacturer whether GSX4-MS is able to communicate with a PC using Modbus protocol as a Modbus gate (example). In this case you can use Modbus register map which should be included in a manual of the sensors.

[bradhnz]

Thanks very much for this info, I cant seem to translate the readme.txt, what language is it in or is there and english version?

[Washu Hakubi]

The language is Russian, but with uses the Russian Alphabet AKA Cyrillic Alphabet with is a non-unicode simbols, so if you open it you will see some weird stuff like àáîêãí and so on, you need to tell your windows that you want it to understand Russian otherwise it wont recognize it by default.
Go to Control Panel > Region > Administrator Tab > Change System Locale, and change the locale to Russian, then your windows will understand Cyrillic and you will be able to copy the text. If you ever need to read Chinese, Japanese, Korean and any other language with it’s own alphabet, you always need to change it to the locale you wish the computer show the character, or you will get those weird things (àáîêãí and so on).
But here is the translated version, by google translate:

To install the drivers:
1. Copy the files in the directory SCADA installation preserving the hierarchy of directories.
By default, C: \ SCADA
2. Restart the GUI SCADA-Communicator.

[Washu Hakubi]

Well regarding the product itself are you using it’s inputs and output, those analog and digital inputs or the relay outputs? Or are you using it just to connect to some modbus devices? If you don’t need the input or outputs, it is really better if you “use a Ethernet-RS-485 converter” as said before by Mikhail.
How did you make the Data_Log_0631.txt file, did you make it or it is generated by the software? If is the later it might not be the protocol but just a string of text filtered for the software to easy understand, if you really want to make sure you are getting the protocol itself you need to use a Network Sniffer to get the data before it reaches the software. You can use WireShark to do that or IONinja or any other network sniffer, there are hundreds out there, WireShark is the most famous.

[Washu Hakubi]

On the Datasheet of the GSX4-MS it says “OPC Server Driver – Bundled Free” so it might use one of the OPC drivers to communicate with the software but is just a hunch. If you are not used to code breaking it is easier if you ask the manufacturer what is the protocol that they use to communicate with the software.

[bradhnz]

They have this software available, is this what you mean, here is the manual.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6VfAu9kTc2VRFBhREJzV1BGYnM/view?usp=sharing

Thanks
Brad

[Mikhail]

This article helps you to connect to OPC server.
I recommend to test KpGS828.dll from the driver pack too. If it works, it’s preferable than OPC because of reliability.

English version of the driver pack will be released when it includes more than 1 driver useful for the wide range of countries. Thanks to Washu Hakubi about the notice about ASCII encoding of readme.txt

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