Modbus RTU

Saia-Burgess Energy Meter 3-Phase

Name: Saia-Burgess Energy Meter 3-Phase
Brand: Saia-Burgess
SKU: 44678cbb-9406-4bbb-9d58-6396a02d1ee5

Saia-Burgess

Reads energy and power data from Saia-Burgess 3-phase energy meters via Modbus.

Overview

Template for the Saia-Burgess Energy Meter 3-Phase over Modbus RTU. It reads total active power and two tariff-based energy counters. No control registers are included.

Key readings

Total effective active power
Energy total tariff 1
Energy total tariff 2

Use cases

Monitor real-time total active power on a live dashboard to track three-phase electrical load.
Log energy consumption per tariff to verify time-of-use billing accuracy for your customer.

Create an alert when total active power exceeds a defined threshold to prevent demand charge penalties.

Compare energy totals across multiple sub-meters in a building to identify high-consumption zones.

Generate monthly energy reports from stored tariff data for facility management reviews.

Installation

1Wire the Modbus RTU connection (A and B terminals) from the Saia-Burgess Energy Meter to the RS-485 port on the ModbusCloud gateway (MCG or MLP series).
2Set the baud rate on the meter to 19200 and parity to odd (1 stop bit) to match the template defaults.
3Assign a unique Modbus slave address on the Saia-Burgess meter and note it for configuration in the ModbusCloud platform.
4Import the Saia-Burgess Energy Meter 3-Phase template in the ModbusCloud portal and enter the configured slave address.
5Verify communication by checking the live readings for total active power and both energy tariff counters in the ModbusCloud dashboard.