SCADAmetrics EtherMeter EM-100, Installation, Operation And Maintenance Manual

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1 INTRODUCTION AND GALLERY
For many years, SCADA system integrators have struggled to eliminate the totalization errors that
resulted from using pulse-output flow meters.
With pulse-technology, the most common problem is the inevitable discrepancies between the
meter readings displayed within the SCADA system and the readings displayed on the physical
meters themselves.
Today, SCADAmetrics has eliminated these errors with the introduction of the EtherMeter
®
– the
telemetry appliance that can ensure absolute agreement between the SCADA system and its
connected meter
s… also known as
revenue-grade accuracy.
The effectiveness of the EtherMeter is based upon an embrace of the latest AMI (Advanced
Metering Infrastructure) technology. Driven by the powerful SCADAmeter
®
protocol conversion
engine, it works by translating totalization and flow rate signals from modern, encoder-based flow
meters into industrial protocols that SCADA systems can understand, such as MODBUS, Allen
Bradley DF1, and EtherNet/IP.
And for flow-metering applications where encoder technology is not readily available (e.g. chemical,
natural gas, petroleum, steam, etc.), the EtherMeter can process most 2-wire pulse signals, as well.
The purpose of this manual is to
provide the system integrator with
the know-how to set up, install, and
maintain the EtherMeter
– the new
vital component built for
today’s
modern SCADA systems.
EtherMeter Installed in a Telemetry/SCADA Control
Panel at a Water District Pumping Station.
Jersey County Rural Water District (Grafton, Illinois).
Pump Station by Dakota Pump (Mitchell, South Dakota).