A3 ALPHA Meter/Node (ILC2)
Product Guide
June 2008
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Table CRC error.
This code indicates an error in the ILC2 option board’s pro-
gramming. Contact Elster Electricity if this error code is displayed on the LCD.
General configuration error.
This code indicates a problem with the ILC2
option board’s configuration or program.
■
If the node is programmed for the short data format, verify that the
meter is programmed with at least one kWh quantity.
■
If the meter is programmed for load profiling, this error code will be dis-
played if one of the first two quantities is programmed for a net quantity.
Contact Elster Electricity if this error code is displayed and there is no apparent
programming issues.
Shared memory error.
This code indicates a problem exists in the shared
memory area. Contact Elster Electricity if this error code is displayed on the
LCD.
Power fail data save error.
This code indicates that the data saved in the
ILC2 option board’s nonvolatile memory during a power failure may be invalid.
This error will be displayed when power is restored to the meter if a self check
has discovered an error with the ILC2 option board’s memory. Contact Elster
Electricity if this error code continues to be displayed on the LCD.
ILC2 Option Board Status Codes
ILC2 status code must be programmed as a displayable item to appear on the
A3 ALPHA meter LCD using Metercat support software. Unlike error codes, the
status codes do not indicate a problem with the ILC2 option board. Status con-
dition and code identifies the status condition and its associated display quantity
value. The quantity identifier is the same for all ILC2 option board status codes
and can be programmed to be any numeric character (represented by
i
in
Table 2).
Table 2. Status conditions and codes
No status.
This code is displayed when no status condition exists in the ILC2
option board. Since ILC2 option board error codes must be programmed as dis-
play items, this code is used when no status condition is present in the ILC2
option board.
Node is registered.
This code indicates that the A3 ALPHA meter with the
ILC2 option board is registered with a collector. See “Network registration sta-
tus” on page 9 for more specific information about the registration information.
Demand reset scheduled.
This code indicates that the meter has been
scheduled to perform a demand reset at the next midnight crossing. This code
is displayed when the node receives a command to perform a demand reset
from the network. The code remains in the display until the next midnight cross-
ing (the time at which the meter performs a demand reset). See the
A3 ALPHA
Meter Technical Manual
for more information on demand resets.
Condition
Quantity identifier
Display quantity value
No status
iii
000000
Node is registered
iii
000100
Demand reset scheduled
iii
000010
DRAFT
