Communication Protocols

TUF-2000 has an isolated serial port, the RS485.

TUF-2000 can support more than 4 different communication protocols by the same
time; include MODBUS-ASCII, ASCII-RTU, Meter-BUS, the Fuji Extended Protocol
and more than 10 compatible communication protocols used by Huizhongs flow
meters.
MODBUS is a very commonly used industrial protocol. Both the RTU and the ASCII
format of MODBUS is supported
The Fuji Extended Protocol is developed based on the protocol used in a Japanese
ultrasonic flow meter. It is totally compatible with that of Version 7 flow meter.
TUF-2000 can be used as a sample RTU terminal. The 4-20mA output in the
TUF-2000 can be used to open an analog proportional valve; The OCT output can be
used to control the turn-on and turn-off of other devices such as a pump. The analog
input can be used to input pressure or temperatures signals.
There is a programmable device address (or ID number) located at window M46.
When TUF-2000 is used in a network, all the parameters of the flow meter can be
programmed through the network, except the device address that needs the keypad.
At most occasions, data should be obtained by polling the flow mete with a command,
the flow meter will respond with what the master asks.
TUF-2000 can also set to automatically output data at a period which is
programmable.
The TUF-2000 also has a special command sets to facilitate the use of the flow meter
in a GSM network.

5.1 The MODBUS protocol

Both the two formats of the MODBUS protocol can be supported.

A software switch located at the window number 63(shorted as M63 after) select
MODBUS-ASCII or MODBUS-RTU will be in functioning.

The default option is MODBUS-ASCII format.

TUF-2000 can only support MODBUS functions code 3 and code 6, i.e. reading
registers and writing a register.

For example, reading the registers from REG0001 to REG0010 in the unit #1
(ultrasonic flow meter) under the MODBUS-RTU format, the command could be as
following

01 03 00 00 00 0A C5 CD
（hex）

Unit Function start REG Numbers of REGs Check-sum

While under the MODBUS-ASCII format, the command could be

:01030000000AF2(CR and LF)

Details about the standard MODBUS protocol will not be studied in this manual;
please the users find them on other related materials.

By default, the RS232/RS485 will setup with 9600,none,8,1(9600bd，none parity，8

data bits， 1 stop bit)

5.1.1 MODBUS REGISTERS TABLE

MODBUS REGISTERS TABLE for TUF-2000

（please take notice the difference with the water meter MODBUS table）

REGISTER NUMBER VARIABLE NAME FORMAT NOTE

0001-0002 2 Flow Rate REAL4 Unit: m3/h
0003-0004 2 Energy Flow Rate REAL4 Unit: GJ/h
0005-0006 2 Velocity REAL4 Unit: m/s
0007-0008 2 Fluid sound speed REAL4 Unit: m/s
0009-0010 2 Positive accumulator LONG Unit is selected by
M31, and depends on
totalizer multiplier
0011-0012 2 Positive decimal fraction REAL4 Same unit as the
integer part
0013-0014 2 Negative accumulator LONG Long is a signed
4-byte integer, lower
byte first
0015-0016 2 Negative decimal fraction REAL4 REAL4 is a format of
Singular IEEE-754
number, also called
FLOAT
0017-0018 2 Positive energy accumulator LONG
0019-0020 2 Positive energy decimal fraction REAL4
0021-0022 2 Negative energy accumulator LONG
0023-0024 2 Negative energy decimal fraction REAL4
0025-0026 2 Net accumulator LONG
0027-0028 2 Net decimal fraction REAL4
0029-0030 2 Net energy accumulator LONG
0031-0032 2 Net energy decimal fraction REAL4
0033-0034 2 Temperature #1/inlet REAL4 Unit: C
0035-0036 2 Temperature #2/outlet REAL4 Unit: C
0037-0038 2 Analog input AI3 REAL4
0039-0040 2 Analog input AI4 REAL4
0041-0042 2 Analog input AI5 REAL4
0043-0044 2 Current input at AI3 REAL4 In unit mA

0045-0046 2 Current input at AI3 REAL4 In unit mA

0047-0048 2 Current input at AI3 REAL4 In unit mA
0049-0050 2 System password BCD
Writable。00H for

unlock
0051 1 Password for hardware BCD
Writable。“A55Ah”

for unlock
0053-0055 3 Calendar (date and time) BCD
Writable。6 Bytes of

BCD stands
SMHDMY，lower

byte first
0056 1 Day+Hour for Auto-Save BCD
Writable。For

example 0512H
stands Auto-save on
12:00 on 5th。0012H

for 12:00 on
everyday。

0059 1 Key to input INTEGER Writable

0060 1 Go to Window # INTEGER
Writable。

0061 1 LCD Back-lit lights for number of INTEGER

Writable。In unit
seconds
second
0062 1 Times for the beeper INTEGER
Writable。Max 255

0062 1 Pulses left for OCT INTEGER

Writable。Max 65535

0072 1 Error Code BIT 16bits, see note 4

0077-0078 2 PT100 resistance of inlet REAL4 In unit Ohm
0079-0080 2 PT100 resistance of outlet REAL4 In unit Ohm
0081-0082 2 Total travel time REAL4 In unit Micro-second
0083-0084 2 Delta travel time REAL4 In unit Nino-second
0085-0086 2 Upstream travel time REAL4 In unit Micro-second
0087-0088 2 Downstream travel time REAL4 In unit Micro-second
0089-0090 2 Output current REAL4 In unit mA
0092 1 Working step and INTEGER The high byte is the
step and low for
Signal Quality
signal quality，range

00-99，the larger the

better.
0093 1 Upstream strength INTEGER Range 0-2047
0094 1 Downstream strength INTEGER Range 0-2047
0096 1 Language used in user interface INTEGER
0 : English，1:Chinese

Other language will

be supported later
0097-0098 2 The rate of the measured travel REAL4 Normal 100+-3%
time by the calculated travel time.
0099-0100 2 Reynolds number REAL4

0101-0102 2 Pipe Reynolds factor REAL4

0103-0104 2 Working Timer LONG
unsigned，in second

0105-0106 2 Total working time LONG

unsigned，in second

0105-0106 2 Total power on-off time LONG Unsigned

0113-0114 2 Net accumulator REAL4
In Cubic Meter，float

0115-0116 2 Positive accumulator REAL4

In Cubic Meter，float

0117-0118 2 Negative accumulator REAL4

In Cubic Meter，float

0119-0120 2 Net energy accumulator REAL4

In GJ，float

0121-0122 2 Positive energy accumulator REAL4

In GJ，float

0123-0124 2 Negative energy accumulator REAL4

In GJ，float
0125-0126 2 Flow for today REAL4
In Cubic Meter，float

0127-0128 2 Flow for this month REAL4

In Cubic Meter，float

0129-0130 2 Manual accumulator LONG

0131-0132 2 Manual accumulator decimal REAL4
fraction
0133-0134 2 Batch accumulator LONG
0135-0136 2 Batch accumulator decimal REAL4
fraction
0137-0138 2 Flow for today LONG
0139-0140 2 Flow for today decimal fraction REAL4
0141-0142 2 Flow for this month LONG
0143-0144 2 Flow for this month decimal REAL4
fraction
0145-0146 2 Flow for this year LONG
0147-0148 2 Flow for this year decimal fraction REAL4
0158 1 Current display window INTEGER
0165-0166 2 Failure timer LONG In unit second
0173-0174 2 Current output frequency REAL4
Unit：Hz

0175-0176 2 Current output with 4-20mA REAL4

Unit：mA

0181-0182 2 Temperature difference REAL4

Unit：C

0183-0184 2 Lost flow for period of last power REAL4

Unit：Cubic Meter
off
0185-0186 2 Clock coefficient REAL4 Should less than 0.1
0187-0188 2 Total time for Auto-Save REAL4 Time to save by 0056
0189-0190 2 POS flow for Auto-Save REAL4 Time to save by 0056
0191-0192 2 Flow rate for Auto-Save REAL4 Time to save by 0056
0221-0222 2 Inner pipe diameter REAL4 In millimeter
0229-0230 2 Upstream delay REAL4 In microsecond
0231-0232 2 Downstream delay REAL4 In microsecond
0233-0234 2 Calculated travel time REAL4 In microsecond
0257-0288 32 LCD buffer BCD
0289 1 LCD buffer pointer INTEGER
0311 2 Worked time for today LONG Unsigned, in seconds

0313 2 Worked time for this month LONG Unsigned, in seconds

1437 1 Unit for flow rate INTEGER See note 5
1438 1 Unit for flow totalizer INTEGER Range 0~7,see note 1
1439 1 Multiplier for totalizer INTEGER Range 0~7,see note 1
1440 1 Multiplier for energy accumulator INTEGER Range 0~10,see note
1
1441 1 Unit for energy rate INTEGER 0=GJ 1=Kcal
2=KWh，3=BTU

1442 1 Device address INTEGER

1451 2 User scale factor REAL4
1521 2 Manufacturer scale factor REAL4 Read only
1529 2 Electronic serial number BCD High byte first

Note ： (1) The internal accumulator is been presented by a LONG number for the
integer part together with a REAL number for the decimal fraction. In general uses,
only the integer part needs to be read. Reading the fraction can be omitted. The final
accumulator result has a relation with unit and multiplier. Assume N stands for the
integer part (for the positive accumulator, the integer part is the content of REG 0009,
0010, a 32-bits signed LONG integer,), Nf stands for the decimal fraction part (for the
positive accumulator, the fraction part is the content of REG 0011, 0012, a 32-bits
REAL float number,), n stands for the flow multiplier (REG 1439).

then

The final positive flow rate=(N+Nf ) ×10n-3 (in unit decided by REG 1438）。

The meaning of REG 1438 which has a range of 0~7 is as following:

0 cubic meter (m3)

1 liter (L)

2 American gallon (GAL)

3 imperial gallon (IGL)

4 American million gallon (MGL)

5 Cubic feet (CF)

6 American oil barrel (1 barrel =42gallon) (OB)

7 Imperial oil barrel (IB)

While

The energy flow rate =(N+Nf )×10n-4（unit decided by REG 1441）

n=(0~10) is the energy multiplier which is in REG1440

 (2) Other variables are not given here. Call us if you have a need.

(3) Please note there are many of the data that is not applicable for the
non-energy measurement users. These none-energy-related registers only serves for
the intension of only one unique register table provided both with flow meter and
energy meat.

(4) Meaning in error code

Bit0 no received signal

Bit1 low received signal

Bit2 poor received signal

Bit3 pipe empty

Bit4 hardware failure

Bit5 receiving circuits gain in adjusting

Bit6 frequency at the frequency output over flow

Bit7 current at 4-20mA over flow

Bit8 RAM check-sum error

Bit9 main clock or timer clock error

Bit10 parameters check-sum error

Bit11 ROM check-sum error

Bit12 temperature circuits error

Bit13 reserved

Bit14 internal timer over flow

Bit15 analog input over range

Please try to override these energy-related bits first when in flow-only measurement,
(5) Unit code for flow rate

0 Cubic 1 Cubic meter 2 Cubic meter 3 Cubic meter

meter/second /minute /hour /day
4 liter/second 5 liter /minute 6 liter /hour 7 liter /day
8 American 9 American 10 American 11 American
gallon/second gallon gallon /hour gallon /day
/minute
12 Imperial 13 Imperial 14 Imperial 15 Imperial gallon
gallon/second gallon gallon /hour /day
/nimute
16 American million 17 American 18 American 19 American
gallon/second million gallon million gallon million
/minute /hour gallon/day
20 Cubic 21 Cubic 22 Cubic 23 Cubic feet/day
feet/second feet/minute feet/hour
24 American oil 25 American oil 26 American oil 27 American oil
barrel/second barrel/minute barrel/hour barrel/day
28 Imperial oil 25 Imperial oil 26 Imperial oil 27 Imperial oil
barrel/second barrel/minute barrel/hour barrel/day

5.1.2 REGISTER TABLE for the DATE accumulators

（1）REGISTER for accumulators by day

Accumulator data for every past day are stored in a loop queue. Every day has 16
bytes of data and there are 64 days in total. The current pointer which has a range of
0~63 for the day is in REG 0162. if the pointer is decreased by 1 when the pointer is 0,
then new pointer value will be 63. Assume REG 0162= 1, the data for yesterday are in
REG 2825~2832, the data for the day before yesterday are in REG2817-2824, and the
data for the day of 2 days ago are in REG 3321-3328.

REGISTER TABLE for the DAY accumulators

Block No. Register number variable format Note

n/a 0162 1 Data pointer Integer Range:0~63
2817 1 Day and Error Code BCD Day in high byte
0
2818 1 Month and year BCD Year in high byte
 2819-2820 2 Total working time LONG
2821-2822 2 Net total flow for the day REAL4
Net total energy for the
2823-2824 2 REAL4
day
2825 1 Day and Error Code BCD Day in high byte
2826 1 Month and year BCD Year in high byte
2827-2828 2 Total working time LONG
2829-2830 2 Net total flow for the day REAL4
1 Net total energy for the
2831-2832 2 REAL4
day
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63 3321-3328 8 Data block No.63

Note：See the meaning of the error code above.

(2) REGISTER for accumulators by month

The structure of month accumulator is the same as that of the day，please refer to
related paragraph。The difference is there are only 32 data blocks for the month
accumulator, and day variable always has a value of 0.

REGISTER TABLE for the month accumulators

Block No. Register number Variable format note

n/a 0163 1 Data pointer for the month Integer Range: 0~63
3329 1 Error Code BCD
3330 1 Month and year BCD Year in high byte
3331-3332 2 Total working time LONG
3333-3334 2 Net total flow for the REAL4
0 month
3335-3336 2 Net total energy for the REAL4
month
3337 1 Error Code BCD
3338 1 Month and year BCD Year in high byte
3339-3340 2 Total working time LONG
3341-3342 2 Net total flow for the REAL4
1 month
3343-3344 2 Net total energy for the REAL4
month
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31 3577-3584 8 Data block No. 31

(3) There is no direct data for the year, data for the year could be conducted from the
data of the months.

5.1.3 REGISTER for power-on and power-off

With every t power-on and power-off, the new generation flow meter will record data
about the time, duration, statue byte and the flow rate into a data block. Every data
block consists 32 bytes of data.

There are as many as 16 blocks of data can be recorded, for 16 times of power-on and
16 times of power-off. The data blocks are in a structure of loop queue. The 16th data
block will override the first block by default. The location of the current block is
presented in the data pointer. The current power-on data block is pointed by the
decease by 1 of the pointer.

MODBUS registers table for the power-on and power-off.

Block No. Register No. Variable Format Note

n/a 0164 1 Pointer Integer Range:0~31
3585 1 Power-on second and BCD Second in low byte, minute in high
minute
3586 1 Power-on hour and day BCD Hour in low byte, day in high
3587 1 Power-on month and year BCD Month in low byte, year in high
0 3588 1 Power-on error code BIT B15 stand for corrected lost flow.
3589 1 Power-off second and BCD Second in low byte, minute in high
minute
3590 1 Power-off hour and day BCD Hour in low byte, day in high
3591 1 Power-off month and year BCD Month in low byte, year in high
3592 1 Power-off error code BIT B15 stand for corrected lost flow
3593-3594 2 Flow rate when power on REAL4 Flow rate after 60 seconds when
power on
3595-3596 2 Flow rate when power off REAL4
3597-3598 2 Time duration when off LONG In seconds
3599-3600 2 Corrected lost flow when REAL4 In cubic meters
off
3601 1 Power-on second and BCD Second in low byte, minute in high
minute
3602 1 Power-on hour and day BCD Hour in low byte, day in high
3603 1 Power-on month and year BCD Month in low byte, year in high
 1 3604 1 Power-on error code BIT B15 stand for corrected lost flow.
3605 1 Power-off second and BCD Second in low byte, minute in high
minute
3606 1 Power-off hour and day BCD Hour in low byte, day in high
3607 1 Power-off month and year BCD Month in low byte, year in high
3608 1 Power-off error code BIT B15 stand for corrected lost flow
3609-3610 2 Flow rate when power on REAL4 Flow rate after 60 seconds when
power on
3611-3612 2 Flow rate when power off REAL4
3613-3614 2 Time duration when off LONG In seconds
3615-3616 2 Corrected lost flow when REAL4 In cubic meters
off
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31 3825-3840 16 The 32nd data block

5.2 The FUJI extended communication protocol

TUF-2000 is compatible with the TUF7-FUJI extended communication protocol
which used in our previous Version7 ultrasonic flow meters. This protocol is a set of
basic commands that are in ASCII format, ending with a carriage return (CR) and line
feed (LF), For most of the commands, The line feed (LF) should be better omitted for
fast responding.

Command Meaning Data format

Returns flow rate per day
DQD(cr) note 0 ±d.ddddddE±dd(cr) note 1

DQH(cr) Return flow rate per hour ±d.ddddddE±dd(cr)

DQM(cr) Return flow rate per minute ±d.ddddddE±dd(cr)
DQS(cr) Return flow rate per second ±d.ddddddE±dd(cr)
DV(cr) Return fluid velocity ±d.ddddddE±dd(cr)
DI+(cr) Return positive totalizer
±dddddddE±d(cr)note 2

DI-(cr) Return negative totalizer ±dddddddE±d(cr)

DIN(cr) Return net totalizer ±dddddddE±d(cr)
DIE(cr) Return net thermal energy totalizer ±dddddddE±d(cr)
DIE+(cr) Return positive energy totalizer ±dddddddE±d(cr)
DIE-(cr) Return negtive energy totalizer ±dddddddE±d(cr)
DIT(cr) Return net total flow for today ±dddddddE±d(cr)
DIM(cr) Return net total flow for this month ±dddddddE±d(cr)
DIY(cr) Return net total flow for this year ±dddddddE±d(cr)
DID(cr) Return the ID number/address ddddd(cr) 5 bytes long
E(cr) Return instantaneous Caloric Value ±d.ddddddE±dd(cr)
DL(cr) Return signal strength and signal quality UP:dd.d,DN:dd.d,Q=dd(cr)
DS(cr) Return the percentage of AO output ±d.ddddddE±dd(cr)
DC(cr) Return present error code Note 3
DA(cr) OCT and RELAY alarm signal
TR:s,RL:s(cr)note 4

DT(cr) Return the present date and time yy-mm-dd,hh:mm:ss(cr)

Time@TDS1=(cr) Set date and time yy-mm-dd,hh:mm:ss
M@(cr) Send a key value as if a key is pressed.
M@(cr)note 5
@ is the key value
LCD(cr) Returns current window content
LOCK0(cr) Unlock the system Has nothing to do with the original
password.
LOCK1(cr) Lock the system Can be opened by press ENT key
MENUXX(cr) Go to window XX
LanguageX(cr) Select interface language X=0 for English, 1 for Chinese

2 for Italy, if applicable

3 for Korea, if applicable

4 for French, if applicable

5 for Germany，if applicable

6 for Spanish, if applicable

BaudRateX(cr) Change baud rate X=0~7, will set to 19200, 14400,
9600,4800,2400,1200,600,300
C1(cr) OCT close
C0(cr) OCT open
R1(cr) RELAY(OCT2) close
R0(cr) RELAY(OCT2) open
FOdddd(cr) Force the FO to output a frequency of dddd Fdddd(cr)(lf)
HZ
AOa(cr) Output current ‘a’ mA at the AO output
AOa(cr)(lf)Note 6
terminal.
BA1(cr) Return the resistance for T1 ±d.ddddddE±dd(cr)(lf)

BA2(cr) Return the resistance for T2 ±d.ddddddE±dd(cr)(lf)

BA3(cr) Return current value of AI3 (0~20mA) ±d.ddddddE±dd(cr)(lf)
BA4(cr) Return current value of AI4 (0~20mA) ±d.ddddddE±dd(cr)(lf)
BA5(cr) Return current value of AI5 (0~20mA) ±d.ddddddE±dd(cr)(lf)
AI1(cr) Return temperature at T1 input ±d.ddddddE±dd(cr)(lf)
AI2(cr) Return temperature at T2 input ±d.ddddddE±dd(cr)(lf)
AI3(cr) Return temperature /pressure value of AI3 ±d.ddddddE±dd(cr)(lf)
AI4(cr) Return temperature /pressure value of AI4 ±d.ddddddE±dd(cr)(lf)
AI5(cr) Return temperature /pressure value of AI5 ±d.ddddddE±dd(cr)(lf)
ESN(cr) Return the ESN (electronic serial number) of ddddddd(cr)(lf) note 7
the flow meter
N Prefix of an IDN-addressing-based Note 8
networking, The IDN address is byte, range
0-253
W Prefix of an IDN-addressing-based Note 8
networking, The IDN address is word, range
0-65535
P Prefix of any commands for returns with
check-sum
& Commands connector to make a Result commands should not exceed 253
compounding command in one line. bytes long.
RING(cr)(lf) Handshaking request from a modem ATA(CR)(lf)

OK(cr) Acknowledgement from a modem. No action

Handshaking from the flow meter to modem. AT(CR)(LF)
GA(cr) Special command for GSM network.
note９

GB(cr) Special command for GSM network.

note９

GC(cr) Special command for GSM network

note９

Note:

0.（cr）stand for carriage return, its ASCII value is 0DH. (lf) stand for line feed, its
ASCII value is 0AH.

1．d stand for a digit number of 0~9, 0 is expressed as +0.000000E+00

2．d stand for digit 0~9, the number before ‘E’ is an integer.

3．Working status code, 1~6 letters, refer to error code related chapter.

4．‘s’ is ‘ON’,’OFF’ or ‘UD’

For example ‘TR:ON,RL:ON’ means the OCT and RELAY are closed
 ‘TR:UD,RL:UD” means the OCT and RELAY are not used.

5．@ stand for key value, for example, value 30H means key ‘0’. The command
‘M4(cr)’ acts just like the number 4 key on the keypad was pressed.

6． ’a’ stands for the output current value. The maximum value should not exceed
20.0 For example AO2.34567, AO0.2

7． ’dddddddd’ stands for the Electronic Serial Number

8． If there are more than one devices in a network, all the basic command must be
prefixed with ‘N’ or ‘W’, otherwise multiple flow meter may reply to the same
request, and thus a conflict may occurs.

9. The returns by the special command for GSM networks contend Chinese
characters.

5.2.1Command prefixes and the command connector

(1) The ‘P’ prefix

The ‘P’ prefix can be added before every basic command to have the returned
message with a two digits check-sum. The check-sum is obtained by a binary addition.
For example, if the command DI+(CR) (44H,49H,2BH,0DH in binary numbers）
will bring a return like +1234567E+0m3 (CR)
(2BH,31H,32H,33H,34H,35H,36H,37H,45H,2BH,30H,6DH,33H,20H,0DH,0AH in
binary numbers), then the PDI+(CR) will brings a return like
+1234567E+0m3 !F7(CR), after the character‘!’ are the

check-sum in ASCII format(2BH+31H+32H+33H+34H+35H+

36H+37H+45H+2BH+30H+6DH+33H+20H=(2)F7H)

Pay attention to that there may be no characters or only spaces before the character
‘!’.

(2) The ‘N’ prefix

The usage of prefix ‘N‘ goes like: N + single byte address + basic command.

For example if the address number 88 flow meter is going to be addressed, the
command should like: NXDV(CR), the decimal value of X should be 88.
The prefix W is strongly recommended for new users.

(3) The ‘W’ prefix

Usage: W + character string address + basic command

The value of the character string should have a value in the range of 0~65535, except
for the value of 13（0DH carriage return），10（0AH line feed ），42（2AH *），
38（26H&）.

For example, if the velocity of number 12345 flow meter is wanted, the command can
be like: W12345DV(CR), (57H,31H,32H,33H,34H,35H,44H,56H,0DH in binary
numbers)

(4) The command connecter ‘&’

The command connecter ‘&’ adds several basic commands into a one-line compound
command. The compound command should not exceed a length of over 253
characters. The prefix ‘P’ should be added before every basic command, to make the
returned results having a check-sum.

For example, if the 1)flow rate 2)velocity 3)positive totalizer 4) net energy totalizer 5)
the AI1 input 6) the AI2 input of the address number 4321 flow meter are wanted to
return with check-sum, the one-line command is like:

W4321PDQD&PDV&PDI+&PDIE&PBA1&PAI2(CR)

The returned data are:

+0.000000E+00m3/d!AC(CR)

+0.000000E+00m/s!88(CR)

+1234567E+0m3 !F7(CR)

+0.000000E+0GJ!DA(CR)

+7.838879E+00mA!59

+3.911033E+01!8E(CR)

Any command can be connected together. For example, if a serious key want be sent,
to set up the outer diameter to 1234.567 mm, a compound command will be

MENU11&M1&M2&M3&M4&M:&M5&M6&M7&M=(CR)

5.3 the compatible communication protocols

Flow meters made by Huizhong have more than 10 different communications
protocols. For the easier replacement of a water meter, most of these protocols are
realized in TUF-2000 flow meters. Here only one of them, the default for compatible
protocols CRL-61D (D<=50mm), is given for reference.

These protocols are selectable by Menu63, after the selection of MOBUS-ASCI, or

MODBUS-RTU protocols.

interface：RS232，RS485

baud rate：9600 by default，select other 15 different baud rate by Menu 62

parity：NONE, EVEN, ODD can be chosen from Menu 62

Data bits：8

Stop bits: 1, 2

In the following explanation:

XXh stands for the address (or network ID)of the instrument, range:00h-FFh.

YYh stands for the new address that will be assigned, range:00h-FFh.

ZZh the check-sum, which is obtained by means of binary addition of all the
data bytes (take notice to that the addition is for the data bytes,
not the controlling and commands bytes, and the carry over 0ffh
is discarded.

H stands for that the number is a hexadecimal number.

All five command are like following:

(1) read water meter data (command 4A）

Format: 2Ah XXh 4Ah

Answer: 26h XXh 4Ah LL(BCD coded ）ZZh

In the above, the contents of LL(BCD) are formatted as in the following table:

Position Content Bytes Note

1~4 Flow rate 4 The actual value is divided by 1000, unit in cubic meter per
hour.
5~8 Positive total flow 4 The actual value divided by 10, unit in cubic meter
9~12 Total time 4 Unit in hour
13 Error code 1 See table below

(2) Reading the recorded meter data (command 49)

Format：2Ah XXh 49h

Answer: 26h XXh 49h LL（BCD 码） ZZh

The difference between the command 4A and command 49 is that the late
command reads out the data which are recorded in the meter by the time
which is defined by command 4C.

(3) Change the address of the meter (command 4B)

Format： 2Ah XXh 4Bh YYh

Answer: 26h XXh 4Bh YYh

If XXh=YYh, this command can be used to do a loop test the net work, or to
scan and find the existed meters in the network. Please pay attention to that the
network may lose meters if this command is used in a noisy network.

(4) Change or assign a time for meter data recording (command 4C)

Format: 2Ah XXh 4Ch DDh HHh

Answer: 26h XXh 4Ch DDh HHh MMh ZZh

DDh stands for the day, HHh for hour, MM for minute，data are in BCD
code.

DD is the day of this month, for example: 2Ah 86h 4Ch 12h 15h stands for
assigning a recording time for the number 86 meter 86. the meter will
record the flow rate, total net flow, the working timer and the error code
when time is 15:00 the 12th of this month. The recorded date will be read
out by command 49.

If DD＝0, it stands that the data recording will take place by 15:00 for every
day.

(5) Standard date and time broadcasting （command 4D）

Format: 2Ah AAh 4Dh ssmmhhDDMMYY

Answer: no answer
 In above, ssmmhhDDMMYY is the date and time in BCD format.

Diagnostic code: 00h stands that the system is working normally.

02h stands for the pipe may be empty or meter works improperly.

05h stand for there exist hardware failure, repair may needed.

5.4 Key Value Table

The key values are used in a network application. By use of the key value and a
command ‘M’, we can operate the flow meter through the network on a computer or
other kind of terminals. For example, the command ‘M0(cr)’ acts just like the zero
key on the keypad was pressed.

Key Key value Key value ASCII key Key value Key value ASCII
(headecimal) (decimal) (headecimal) (decimal)
value value
0 30H 48 0 8 38H 56 8
1 31H 49 1 9 39H 57 9
2 32H 50 2 . 3AH 58 :
3 33H 51 3 ◄ 3BH 59 ;
4 34H 52 4 MENU 3CH 60 <
5 35H 53 5 ENT 3DH 61 =
6 36H 54 6 ▲/+ 3EH 62 >
7 37H 55 7 ▼/- 3FH 63 ?