• DeMeter installation procedure.

• DeMeter and DeMeter Collector have been installed. The corresponding services are running.
• Controllers must be loaded with version 2.6.7.0 or above.
• Installed CVIConfig version must be 2.5.1.9 or above.

1. Open CVIConfig.
   
2. Expand the menu for the target controller then select Networks.
   
3. Open the CVINet/DeMeter panel.
   

1. In the Results / Curves section check the Enabled box.
2. Set the Destination Type to DeMeter.
   
3. Fill- in the DeMeter server connection details.
   Note: Port number is the port number setup for DeMeter Collector at the time of installation. Please refer to DeMeter installation procedure as a reference.
   
4. Set your data collection options: this menu lets you select whether to get the tightening results per step, whether curves should only be retrieved for OK tightenings...
   Note: Assembly Process Results retrieval is not yet possible with DeMeter.
5. Set the controller's buffer behaviour: this setting is especially important in the event of a connection loss to DeMeter, the defined Buffer size being the maximum number of results the controller will keep in memory before either preventing any further tightening or starting to erase older results.
   Note:
   - When enabling the Block condition option, the controller will prevent the system from performing any new tightening if the specified buffer size is reached.
   - The Buffer (FIFO) size setting only applies to numerical results. To setup the buffer size for Curves, please use the Curves stored per tool in the Tightening UnitConfiguration menu.
   

1. Check the Enabled check box.
2. Set the Destination type to DeMeter.
   
3. Fill in the target IP address to export to - note that the port number cannot be changed.

What is the DeMeter station ID: the DeMeter Station ID (also referred to as Controller's GUID) is an unique identifier that lets DeMeter associate all Tightening Results and User Infos to the correct device.

Is there a DeMeter station ID (GUID) for each device on the factory floor? Yes - even the CVIxII have their own GUID. However, while this station ID is self generated by the CVI3, CONNECT and AXON, CVIxII identifier is created by DeMeter based on the Controller Name and its IP Address.

How is this ID generated ? as stated previously, it is usually self generated for CVI3, CONNECT and AXON - however, in some specific cases, you can change and assign a specific Station ID. Note, though, that changes are only possible with a CVIKey.

The DeMeter Station ID settings are accessible from CVIConfig Network menu, and more specifically the CVINet/DeMeter panel.

The options for changing the DeMeter Station ID are:

• Keep DeMeter station ID stored in controller: this is the Default setting. The ID self generated by the controller will be used by the system. We advise to keep this setting, unless faced with one of the specific scenarios described below.
• Send DeMeter station ID stored in CVIConfig setup: this option will replace the GUID stored in the controller with the one previously retrieved by CVIConfig.
  
  When should this option be used ? This option is useful when replacing a controller by another one due to a hardware failure - rather than creating a new Connector in DeMeter, this option guarantees that all results will be associated to the same Station (connector) in DeMeter.
  
  When will the setting take effect ? Upon transferring the configuration to the Controller.
  
  Once the configuration has been transferred, revert the setting to its default value, i.e. Keep DeMeter Station ID stored in controller.
• Generate new DeMeter station ID: this option will force the controller to generate a new Station ID.
  
  When should this option be used ? This option should be considered during a line re-balancing when the controller is going to be moved to a different position at the factory floor. This is interesting to avoid mixing tightening results that may not be relevant to one another following the factory reorganization.
  
  When will the setting take effect ? Upon transferring the configuration to the Controller.
  
  Once the configuration has been transferred, revert the setting to its default value, i.e. Keep DeMeter Station ID stored in controller.
• Send manual DeMeter station ID in controller: this option lets you define your very own GUID. This option should be used with Extreme caution.