The purpose of this paper is to propose a minimum data transmission standard pertaining to water meter consumption readings. The standard would apply to both water meters, as well as meter-reading endpoint devices. At present time, there are three (3) popular meter communication protocols: Sensus Protocol, Neptune Protocol, and Elster Protocol. Many meter reading systems … Read More →
Alert Labs (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada) is a manufacturer of water leak and flow sensing equipment, serving the commercial and industrial building spheres. Here at SCADAmetrics (Wildwood, MO), we manufacture flow metering instrumentation in support of the water metering industry, as a whole. One of Alert Labs’ instruments is the model Flowie-O, which attaches to a water … Read More →
In many commercial building sub-metering applications, the Schneider PowerLogic ION electric meter is utilized to collect electric metering data via Modbus, and also to function as a Modbus gateway to one or more pulse-type flow meters (water, natural gas, steam, etc.). The SCADAmetrics model EMP Signalizer features a pulse output that is compatible with the … Read More →
A heartfelt thank you to Neptune Technology Group for the gracious invitation to their Neptune Connect Conference in Fort Lauderdale, FL (October 2023)! And perhaps most importantly, it was so great to shake hands and meet face-to-face with so many terrific water industry professionals — many of whom I had previously spoken with on the … Read More →
The model evoQ4 is a popular magnetic flow meter manufactured by Honeywell (formerly Elster-AMCO); and it is available in pipe diameters 1.5-12 inch. Like many AWWA-style flow meters, the evoQ4 is available with several remote signaling options, including: Encoded and pulse signaling modules for the evoQ4 are detailed in the following Honeywell documents: HERE (pulse … Read More →