AllSolus LiveBase, Quick Installation Manual

Quick Install Part 2: AllSolus Device Configuration  

After installing your device, check and program input configuration using AllSolus Energy Management software supplied 

on CD ROM with LiveBase. 

Important: 

Reboot your AllSolus device after changing Communication and Ethernet Settings. 

Insert the AllSolus CD 

ROM in your PC and copy 
the USB device drivers and 
AllSolus “Configuration 
Utility” folder onto your PC. 

Open the “Configuration 
Utility” folder and double-
click the “setup.msi” file 

to launch the 

AllSolus 

Config Utility Setup 
Wizard

, then click 

Next 

to proceed. 

Select “I Agree” in the li-
cense agreement dialog 

and click 

Next

. Then select 

an installation folder on 

your PC and click 

Next

. 

Finally, click 

Next

 again to 

confirm installation. 

Attach a USB cable between 
your PC and the AllSolus de-
vice you are configuring. 
When configuring AllSolus 
MeterLink™ units loosen the 
4 screws on the MeterLink 
cover to access the mini-USB 
connector within the unit. 

MeterLink USB Connection 

From the 

Start

 menu 

on your PC select 

All 

Programs > AllSolus 
> AllSolus Configu-
ration Utility 

to 

launch the Configura-
tion program.  

Click 

Connect

to open the 

C o n n e c t i o n 
Dialog

.  

Click the 

USB

 button, then click the drop-down 

arrow below to select the COM port being used 

by the PC for USB configuration. Then click 

Ok 

to proceed. Note: if  several COM ports are 
listed, remove the USB cable, check the ports 
in the drop-down list, then plug the device USB 
cable into the PC. Check the list again and se-
lect the new port populated in the list.  

After connecting 
s u c c e s s f u l l y 
click to select 

the 

Calculation Map

 tab. This 

tab is used to map AllSolus 
calculation engines to various 
analog and digital inputs at-
tached to a connected AllSolus 
device. Devices can then be 
monitored using the AllSolus 
Public online web display or 
Local Network Portal. 

Start at 

Calculation Engine 

1 

and click the drop-down 

arrow for 

Calculate from 

Input

,

then select an input 

source, in this example 

RS485—SMA Inverter

. 

Then select how this will be 
represented in AllSolus 
management software.  

If pulse inputs are connected (e.g. 

SO1, 

SO2, SO3

), pulse periods and values 

must be configured within the AllSolus 

Calculation Map

 tab to match each 

specific device’s pulse output. Check 
with the manufacturer of each input de-
vice for more information. 

Additional AllSolus Support: 

For additional configuration information view 

AllSolus user manuals online at www.allsolus.com.au.  

For product support contact your nearest AllSolus distributor.  

For Technical Support email support@allsolus.com.au 

The 

Channel 

and 

Encryption Passkey

 is 

preset by default. All devices on the same 
network must have the same setting for 
both. This only needs to be changed if multi-
ple systems are operating within a close 

range. To adjust this setting click the 

Gen-

eral Device Setting 

tab and enter a differ-

ent 

Channel 

and 

Encryption Passkey

. 

AllSolus recommends using the site name 
when programming multiple passkeys.

In this example, 

Green Power

. Program a Calculation Engine for 

each input. 

Important: 

Click 

Write

 after completing any changes 

and click 

Read

 to confirm settings have been programmed.