Meter Information

The most commonly used information about the meter genie displays by default.

When the Advanced Properties box is selected, the table expands to include everything that is known about the selected breaker(s).

Basic meter information includes:

Column

Description

State

Normal (), Warnings (), or Errors (). See the following table for explanations of errors.

Page

Name of the page on which the genie is found (displays only from the folder level).

ID

This is the meter number, assigned when adding it to a page of a one-line.

Equipment

The equipment name entered when adding the genie via the I/O Device Manager.

Source Busbar

The number of the incoming busbar.

Line Active

The Cicode expression (such as MyTag1 > 0) that determines when the meter detects power on the busbar.

Meter Errors and Warnings

Before you use the drawing, correct all errors; otherwise the project might not compile and the animation will not work.

Warnings indicate settings that might be incorrect. Verify that the settings indicated by the warnings are what you want.

Errors and warnings that you might see for meters are:

State

Solution

Errors ()

Meter number must be a number greater than 0 and unique.

The meter number is missing, or it is less than or equal to 0. Add or change the meter number.

Busbar number must be a number greater than 0.

The busbar number is missing, or it is less than or equal to 0. Add or change the busbar number.

Equipment must be present.

There is no equipment attached to the meter. Add the appropriate equipment.

Busbar number must exist (busbar may link to a Busbar, transformer, meter, source, or breaker)

At least one busbar must be linked to this meter.

Warnings ()

Line Active should be present.

Line Active should be entered to determine when the meter detects power.

Busbars across all meters should be unique.

Verify that all busbars connected to this meter have the correct, unique, numbers.