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Introduction
How to read a DEIF remotely with the DEIF Utility software and the Calculus Digger tool?
You can install the Calculus Digger tool via http://updates.forwrd.be/digger/ by clicking on "install." You will get a message that the publisher is not verified, but you can safely proceed. Once installed, you can open the Digger and will be prompted for your login information. These are the same with which you log in to the Calculus Portal:
In fact, when the Digger tool is launched, it it checks for updates each time it is launched, so you always have the latest version. After logging in, you can choose a gateway from the list. Only online gateways are shown. Afterwards, you choose "modbus TCP" and the appropriate IP address to which you want to connect to.
Then click "activate" to set up a local modbus server and connect to the chosen gateway. From now on all modbus traffic on your PC will be tunneled to the chosen remote DEIF.
Open the DEIF Utility software and go to File -> Settings (F3). Under the "Communication" tab, select "TCP-IP" with IP address "127.0.0.1" (i.e. your local PC) and modbus ID "1". Under "advanced settings" it is best to set the times a bit higher because the traffic is now no longer done locally, but through the Internet and a 4G Internet connection. For example:
Click OK and "start communication with the device" (F5).
