Schlumberger RoadMAPS, User Manual

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RoadMAPS Overview
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• Press to move the focus to the previous item within the
field, in this case Route 02000607.
• Press to move the focus to the next item within the field,
in this case Route 02000609.
• Press
TAB
to move the focus to the next field, in this case, the
Import Routes button.
• Press
SHIFT
+
TAB
to move the focus to the previous field, in
this case, the Open DB button.
• Press
CTRL
+
TAB
to move to the next screen, in this case the
Route Selection screen.
RoadMAPS Software
The RoadMAPS software application runs on the laptop computer
that is part of the RoadMAPS Unit. The purpose of the RoadMAPS
software is to log meter data from routes of possible meter IDs.
Messages from metered IDs outside of the route are identified as
such and are discarded. RoadMAPS also provides a visual inter-
face for the operator to see the progress in reading meters on the
route.
Although the RoadMAPS software can start and stop the record-
ing of message data, it does not control the receive frequency or
the decoding of message data. Instead, the RoadMAPS Unit con-
tains a receiving/processing unit that collects data from R900,
R100, R200, R300, or ERT MIUs.
The file transfer between the host software and the RoadMAPS
Unit is via PC memory cards that store routes and accounts. The
file transfer between the host software and the utility company
billing system is in a file format specific to the utility.
RoadMAPS Display
Information in the display of RoadMAPS software is shown on an
800 x 600 pixel screen.
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