SCADAmetrics® is pleased to introduce the industry’s most revolutionary remote display for water meters – ever! Not just ‘a’ meter display – TheMeterDisplay™! Our economical, USA-Made remote display offers every feature one could ever wish for! – including the ability to work in conjunction with a co-connected AMI/AMR endpoint! In the past, water meter owners … Read More →
The Honeywell (formerly Mercury Instruments) TCI is a very popular temperature-compensating index for gas flow meters. Because it is equipped with solid-state pulse outputs, it can be connected to Ethernet-based SCADA systems via the SCADAmetrics EtherMeter®. If you would like to connect a TCI-equipped gas meter to your SCADA, Telemetry, or Building Automation system — … Read More →
The Honeywell (Elster) evoQ4 is a very popular magnetic flow meter in use throughout North America. It is available with an Absolute Encoder Output signal, pulse signal, or both. At time of purchase, the AMR encoder signal may be specified as either “Elster K-Frame” protocol or “Sensus” protocol. If you would like to connect an … Read More →
In order to track and minimize utility costs, a growing number of sustainable-minded Universities have initiated efforts to monitor utility usage in realtime — including natural gas, water, and electricity. Consumption monitoring does not only occur at the utility-owned meters, but within the campus itself so that a breakdown of the utility costs may be … Read More →
The Universal Duplexer is powered by a single, user-replaceable, made-in-the-USA, CR123A lithium cell. We presently power with either an Energizer(NYSE:ENR, St. Louis MO)-brand cell (EL123AP) or a Panasonic-brand cell. The design of the Universal Duplexer is optimized for battery efficiency. First, CMOS switching technology was leveraged to ensure that the idle-mode current draw is less … Read More →
SCADAmetrics is pleased to announce the completion and introduction of a new firmware release for its flagship EtherMeter®! This latest firmware, dated 28 Aug 2019, provided the necessary modifications to support Neptune Technology Group (Tallassee, AL) flow meters that are equipped with the ProCoder register. The ProCoder register is a high-resolution (8-digit), absolute-encoder-type water meter register … Read More →
SCADAmetrics’ introduction of its new line of water meter signal duplexers— the Universal Duplexer for AMI and the AMI Duplexer for SCADA — has introduced a new term into the water metering industry lexicon: “Co-Metering”. Co-Metering describes two (or more) interested parties accessing a single water meter, each using their respective meter-reading equipment in parallel — … Read More →
In the Western United States, where Precious Irrigation Water is distributed to agricultural users through a series of canals or “vanjas”, point-of-use SCADA metering can provide an effective method to tightly monitor usage and compliance with water allotment agreements. In this unique scenario, the EtherMeter can serve a vital role as a single-device, multi-functional flow … Read More →
SCADAmetrics is pleased to introduce a technique that fosters meter-reading harmony between a water utility and its major commercial & industrial customers… The vast majority of Water Utility customers consist of homes, apartments, and small businesses. However, within every water district there exist a set of customers who, due to the size or nature of … Read More →
Regional Water Utilities deliver and sell wholesale water to their Satellite Districts through networks of distribution mains and custody transfer meters. The consumption data from these custody transfer meters — the “cash registers”, so to speak — are of vital interest to both parties; and regulations generally require that their readings be collected daily — … Read More →
You have an AMI-capable water meter, and you are quite satisfied with its ability to transmit revenue-grade readings into your system – but in certain situations, wouldn’t it be useful if two or more systems were able to collect the reading from the water meter? The patent-pending Model UDA “Universal Duplexer for AMI Systems” was … Read More →
You have an AMI-capable water meter, and you are quite satisfied with its ability to transmit revenue-grade readings into your AMI system – but in certain situations, wouldn’t it be useful if you could collect those same revenue-grade readings into your SCADA system, as well? The Model SDA “AMI Duplexer for SCADA Systems” was designed … Read More →
When measuring water consumption at major commercial facilities, the gold-standard meter reading is that which is derived from the water meter’s encoder signal; and that signal could previously only be collected by the water utility utilizing specialized AMR (Automatic Meter Reading) instrumentation. Therefore, if the commercial facility (water purchaser) also desired to collect a similar … Read More →
Due to requests from several customers, SCADAmetrics is pleased to introduce an enclosure option for the EtherMeter® as a value-added convenience option! The new enclosure is listed in the “Accessories” section of our eStore, and it offers the following specifications: Dimensions: 15.68″(H) x 11.73″(W) x 6.30″(H) Polycarbonate/ABS Plastic Blend Materials NEMA 4X and IP66 Ratings … Read More →
The UltraMag, by McCrometer (Hemet, CA), is an excellent Magnetic Flowmeter for water and wastewater applications; and this article illustrates the installation and commissioning of a 3 inch UltraMag, which is then tied into the host SCADA System through a SCADAmetrics EtherMeter® using the Modbus/RTU (RS-485) protocol. The venue is a custody-transfer valve & metering station, … Read More →
When interfacing an open-collector pulse output signal from a flow meter to an EtherMeter, it can sometimes be necessary to provide an electronic isolation & amplification buffer between the flow meter and the EtherMeter. For example — if the open-collector does not have sufficiently low impedance when it is in the closed state (or if … Read More →
Although the EtherMeter® is designed primarily as a SCADA gateway for water meters equipped with absolute encoder signals, it also provides support for dry-contact pulse output flow meters. These can include gas meters, electric meters, water meters, wastewater meters, steam meters, hot water meters, and many others. When interfacing with mechanical pulse meters, a common … Read More →
SCADAmetrics is pleased to report that the EtherMeter has been verified compatible with the ELINX absolute encoder water meter register offered by Master Meter Inc. (Mansfield, TX). ELINX Water Meter Register Data Sheet. The ELINX features an internal microprocessor, transmits a high-resolution 8-digit consumption message, and is internally-powered with a 20-year battery. Also, the ELINX is also offered in … Read More →
SCADAmetrics is pleased to report that the EtherMeter has been verified compatible with the ETR absolute encoder water meter registers offered by Zenner USA Meter Company (Addison, TX). Zenner ETR (Encoder Type Register) Data Sheet. The ETR features an internal microprocessor, transmits a 6-digit resolution consumption message, and is internal battery-powered. When connected to a SCADAmetrics EtherMeter, … Read More →
SCADAmetrics is pleased to report that the EtherMeter has been verified compatible with the TOMAHAWK absolute encoder water meter register offered by RG3 Meter Company (Longview, TX). TOMAHAWK Water Meter Register Data Sheet. The TOMAHAWK features an internal microprocessor, transmits a high-resolution 8-digit consumption message, and is internally-powered with a 20-year battery. When connected to a SCADAmetrics EtherMeter, the … Read More →
(2021 Edit: This article only pertains to use of our legacy Bell-202 OEM modem module with a PC. Today, the more efficient approach is to simply use our new Model SB.202 Smart Bell 202 Modem, which does not require a device server to handle radio timings.) In 2012, SCADAmetrics introduced the B202 — an Industrial Bell … Read More →
In 2012, SCADAmetrics introduced the B202 — an Industrial Bell 202 Modem designed for Radio Telemetry Applications. The B202 is designed to provide external, non-proprietary data modulation/demodulation for a wide range of popular narrowband analog telemetry radios, including models from Ritron, Tecnet/Maxon, GE/MDS, RF Neulink, and Calamp. We recently performed extensive laboratory and field validation … Read More →
In 2012, SCADAmetrics introduced the Model B202 — an industrial Bell 202 modem designed for radio telemetry applications. The B202 is designed to provide external, non-proprietary data modulation/demodulation for a wide range of popular analog telemetry radios, including models from Ritron, Tecnet, MDS, and RF Neulink, and Calamp. An interesting application is the use of Allen Bradley MicroLogix … Read More →
SCADAmetrics is pleased to introduce a new PDF to our Documentation Center: The EtherMeter Pre-Start Checklist: CLICK HERE TO VIEW This document, which contains a 11-point checklist, was developed to help EtherMeter Project Users with pre-planning before purchase and deployment. If you have any recommendations for improvement to this document, please let us know. Your … Read More →
Many industrial flow metering applications feature the use of Insertion-type paddle wheel sensors. (See Figure 1 below.) Internally, these meters feature a paddle wheel that rotates in the near vicinity of a magnetic pickup, similar in principle to a string pickup in an electric guitar. The signal output from this type of meter is a low-level sine wave, … Read More →
In 2012, SCADAmetrics introduced the B202 — an Industrial Bell 202 Modem designed for Radio Telemetry Applications. The B202 is designed to provide external, non-proprietary data modulation/demodulation for a wide range of popular narrowband analog telemetry radios, including models from Ritron, Tecnet/Maxon, GE/MDS, RF Neulink, and Calamp. In support of a customer project, we were … Read More →
In 2011, SCADAmetrics introduced the Radio-Read Filter — the device that enables two AMR devices to read a single water meter simultaneously. This instrument serves a vitally important function in situations where both the water seller and buyer are interested in tracking water consumption. One example might be a utility-owned water meter in a commercial building. In such a case, the water … Read More →
Telemetry, SCADA, and Building Automation System Integrators have wrestled for decades with totalization errors associated with pulse-output flow meters. The EtherMeter was designed to eliminate these errors. We call the result: Revenue-Grade-Accurate Flow Metering. By leveraging absolute-encoder AMR technology — which is offered as a low-cost option by all of the major AWWA-type water meter manufacturers — the … Read More →
Many petroleum industry flow metering applications feature the use of magnetic-pickup-type turbine meters. (See Figure 1 below.) Internally, these meters feature a steel turbine that rotates past a magnetic pickup, similar in principle to a string pickup in an electric guitar. The signal output from this type of meter is a low-level sine wave, whose frequency and amplitude both increase as … Read More →
In 2012, SCADAmetrics introduced the B202 — an industrial Bell 202 modem designed for radio telemetry applications. The B202 is designed to provide external, non-proprietary data modulation/demodulation for a wide range of popular analog telemetry radios, including models from Tecnet/Maxon, GE/MDS, Ritron, and RF Neulink, and Calamp. In support of a customer project, we were recently tasked to verify … Read More →