# 17.3 Elgama ### Overview Elgama protocol is used for communications with *Elgama elektronika* electricity meters. ### Configuration Available meter types (use number only): - 0 EPQM/LZQM - 1 EPQS - 2 GAMA300 - 3 GAMA100 - 4 ITS cl ##### Elgama parameters for *Device* tab
**Parameter** | **Type** | **Description** | **Required | **Default value** (when not specified) | **Range** | |
Min | Max | |||||
name | string | User-friendly device name | Yes | |||
description | string | Description of a device | No | |||
device\_alias | string | Alphanumeric string to identify a device | Yes | |||
enable | boolean | Enabling/disabling of a device | No | 1 | 0 | 1 |
protocol | string | Protocol to be used. | Yes | Elgama | ||
device | string | Communication port | Yes | PORT1 | PORT2 | |
baudrate | integer | Communication speed (bauds/s) | No | 9600 | 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600,115200 | |
serial\_close\_delay | integer | Delay before closing serial port in milliseconds | No | 400 | ||
timeout\_ms | integer | Timeout of waiting for incoming request in milliseconds | Yes | |||
id | integer | Meter serial number | Yes | |||
meter\_model | integer | Meter type | Yes | 0 | 4 | |
use\_time | boolean | Use system/meter (0/1) time (Default: 0) | No | 0 | 0 | 1 |
**Parameter** | **Type** | **Description** | **Required | **Default value** (when not specified) | **Range** | |
Min | Max | |||||
signal\_name | string | User-friendly signal name | Yes | |||
device\_alias | string | Device alias from a Devices tab | Yes | |||
signal\_alias | string | Unique alphanumeric name of the signal to be used | Yes | |||
enable | boolean | Enabling/disabling of an individual signal | No | 1 | 0 | 1 |
log | integer | Enable logging in event log | No | 0 | ||
number\_type | string | Type of number (FLOAT, DOUBLE, DIGITAL, etc.) | Yes | |||
job\_todo | string | Elgama protocol specific data set values (see files below) | Yes | |||
tag\_job\_todo | string | Tag sub job | Yes |