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20110810_iMeter_guidelines.doc

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10/08/2011

iMeter

Pulse collector for remote water meter-reading by GPRS

Agbar Mantenimiento, S.A.

Guidelines for setting up the iMeter and Operating instructions

Barcelona, August 2011

Models: IMI-40-E and IMI-40-E-Ex

Summary of Contents for Musa iMeter IMI-40-E

Page 1: ...oc Page 1 16 10 08 2011 iMeter Pulse collector for remote water meter reading by GPRS Agbar Mantenimiento S A Guidelines for setting up the iMeter and Operating instructions Barcelona August 2011 Mode...

Page 2: ...yment 4 2 1 Connection to a meter and pulse captor 4 2 2 iMeter installation 6 3 iMeter setting up 8 3 1 PaLFI dongle settings 8 3 2 IMeter PDA manager to set up 10 3 2 1 PalFI iMeter configurator 11...

Page 3: ...ted to a Sensus meter The iMeter is a data logger which is connected to a water meter through a pulse captor The iMeter is wired to the pulse captor and the pulse captor fixed on the meter The iMeter...

Page 4: ...ngs front wall or in meter chambers inside the buildings The iMeters are mainly used for isolated meters or meters of special controlling interest for its big water consumption which ones are mainly i...

Page 5: ...w Sappel Pulsar 4 wires Cable cut detection green green Table 1 iMeter and pulse captor connections by brands and models The wiring must be done waterproof using proper water protection connections Th...

Page 6: ...eter depends on the type and shape of the box It can be placed on the wall or under the box cover The fixing must be done putting screws in the holes prepare for that of the iMeters If the iMeter had...

Page 7: ...20110810_iMeter_guidelines doc Page 7 16 10 08 2011 Figure 3 iMeter installed on site in a boundary box connected to a Sensus meter Figure 4 iMeter installed on site connected directly to a Flow Meter...

Page 8: ...iMeter up Figure 5 Tools to set up the iMeter PDA and dongle 3 1 PaLFI dongle settings The dongle is a short range frequency device used for the communication between the PDA and the iMeter The config...

Page 9: ...0110810_iMeter_guidelines doc Page 9 16 10 08 2011 Figure 6 Optimal position for the dongle for installing Figure 7 Dongle lights and button ON OFF button Bluetooth light Battery and RF activity light...

Page 10: ...flashes 1 to 3 times The number of flashes shows the battery level of the dongle 1 very low 2 low and 3 normal When the dongle is charging the light is in constant red When the charging is over and wh...

Page 11: ...oc Page 11 16 10 08 2011 Figure 8 Installation process using the PDA and dongle 3 2 1 PalFI iMeter configurator After application starts the main screen is displayed Figure 9 Screen capture of the mai...

Page 12: ...ta about the last connection result is displayed Figure 10 Screen capture of the iMeter connection screen of the PDA software 3 2 3 Setting the iMeter up Now we can push the iMeter Setup button to be...

Page 13: ...actually select the pulse captor model that will be configured to the iMeter This shows the same screen but we can choose one value As before note that the same value can be valid for several captor...

Page 14: ...dy completed are shown in green If a step fails it is shown in red with an associated message box Figure 13 Screen capture of activation process The steps are Synchronize time this saves current datet...

Page 15: ...eral states which are displayed updating each few seconds Figure 14 Screen capture of activation process If the process finishes correctly the OK button will be enabled allowing returning to the main...

Page 16: ...R AMR website There is no need to come back on site where the iMeter is The iMeter is controlled only by the internet webpage In the configuration webpage is possible to configure the reading and deli...