Soccomec Countis E13/E14 Electricity Meter

PostedAugust 8, 2022

UpdatedJanuary 12, 2023

ByMike Marquis

This guide will show you how to connect the Polar Monitoring Gateway to the Soccomec Countis E13/E14 electricity meter. It will also take you through the setup and parameters required on the Soccomec Countis E13/E14 to ensure communications to the Polar Gateway.

Steps to follow:

Connect power to the Gateway.
Connect RS-485.
Final checks.
Power on the system.
Configure the Countis E13/E14 Serial Parameters

Soccomec Countis E13/E14 Connection Setup

1. Connect power to the Gateway.

Wire the Polar Gateway to a 12-24 V DC power supply. Connect the positive wire to the positive terminal and the negative wire to the negative terminal.

2. Connect RS-485

Wire the RS-485 cable to allow communication with the Polar Gateway. Connect A+ => 5+ and B- => 4-.

3. Final checks

Before you switch on the Gateway and the device make sure you have done everything correctly in the previous steps.

Make sure the wiring is secure – no short circuits.
Check if the power cables are not loosely wired to the Gateway.
Check if the power cables are not loosely wired to the device.
Re-check the RS-485 twisted pair cable is correctly wired.

4. Power on the system.

Now you are ready to go, you can now switch on the Polar Gateway and the Countis E13/E14.

5. Configure Countis E13/E14 Serial Parameters

In order for the Gateway to correctly communicate with the Soccomec Countis E13/E14 controller, there will need to be some changes made to the communication parameters.

Note: It is critical to change the default settings to reflect the table below.

Serial Communication Setup

Name	Description	Parameter	Default	Required
Communication Address	Serial Node Address	Addr	5	1
Serial Speed	Baud Rate	bAu	38.4k	9600
Parity	Communication Parity	Prty	n=no	N=no
Stop bits	Communication Stop Bits	StoP	1	1

You may now sign in to the Polar Portal to monitor the device remotely, the button on the right will take you through a setup process.