Scripting ION Setup for downloading memory in .csv file format

[Anonymous user]

Hi, we have here a .BAT file that starts an ION Setup process for downloading the memory from several meters as .XML files, the bat runs this:

cd\Program Files\Schneider Electric\ION Setup

ionsetup -script

For this to work we must use a SCRIPT.CFG file in the ION configuration folder, and this script runs this:

[Logininfo]

Username=***********

password=***********

[DeviceInfo]

Devices=2

Device1=MAU_BL1.UMFP1

Device2=MAU_BL1.UMFR1

[Device1]

MaxRecords=4512

Requests=1

Request1=11,0x0F80,C:\MAU_BL1_UMFP1.XML

[Device2]

MaxRecords=4512

Requests=2

Request1=11,0x0F80,C:\MAU_BL1_UMFR1.XML

Request2=11,0x0F85,C:\MAU_BL1_UMFR1_GAS_TRC.XML

My question is: There is a way of saving .CSV instead of .XML files ?

Thank You.

[Robert_Lee · Accepted solution]

At present, the ION Setup software is not meant as a means to do automatic data collection (since we do not charge for this software) which is typically done by our PME software.  The support for XML file creation was done to primarily support the importing of meter data into a PME system where direct communications with the PME server was not possible.

Saving to CSV files while possible would require some coding on my part and might not align with our strategy for our software product offerings.  Manual uploading of information and saving to CSV is still possible.

[JamesAZZO]

What's the application?

[Anonymous user]

Thank you for the answer.

Is there a way of automate the creation of .CSV files using PME 8.0?

Consider all meters are directly connected to the server.

[Anonymous user]

Here in Brasil we use secure .XML files as oversight for energy generation plants.

But in some cases for logging or management in excel we use .CSV.