Sensus, a Xylem Brand (Morrisville, NC) manufactures a broad line of flow meters and AMI/AMR systems, serving the municipal water utility industry. Here at SCADAmetrics (Wildwood, MO), we manufacture flow metering instrumentation in support of this industry, with the stated mission of helping users extend such meters for enhanced SCADA interoperability and functionality. Sensus offers … 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 →
Venturi-Type Flow Meters are utilized within the municipal water industry to measure flows both within the water treatment plant, as well as within distribution. The Venturi flow measurement is based upon measuring the pressure drop between two sections of the tube with differing diameters. Often times, Venturi meters are outfitted with only a 4-20 milliamp … Read More →
Master Meter Inc (Mansfield, TX) manufactures a broad line of flow meters and AMI/AMR systems, serving the municipal water utility industry. Here at SCADAmetrics (Wildwood, MO), we manufacture flow metering instrumentation in support of this industry, with the stated mission of helping users extend such meters for enhanced SCADA interoperability and functionality. Like many manufacturers … Read More →
Endress+Hauser USA (Greenwood, IN) manufactures instrumentation for the industrial process sphere, including solutions for flow, level, pressure, and temperature. Typical served industries include chemical, food & beverage, life sciences, power & energy, mining, minerals, metals, oil & gas, and water & wastewater. The Endress+Hauser Promag W 400 (pictured left) is a popular magnetic flow meter … Read More →
SCADAmetrics is pleased to announce to introduction of a leased line adapter for its Model SB.202 Smart Bell-202 Modem! The SB.202 was designed as a Bell-202 modem for radio-only applications. However, due to popular demand, we have developed and introduced an add-on module that converts the SB.202 for 2-wire leased line applications: The Model TL.202 … Read More →
Neptune Technology Group (Tallassee, AL) manufactures a broad line of flow meters and AMI/AMR systems, serving the municipal water utility industry. Here at SCADAmetrics (Wildwood, MO), we manufacture flow metering instrumentation in support of this industry, with the stated mission of helping users extend such meters for enhanced SCADA interoperability and functionality. Like many manufacturers … 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 →
A customer recently expressed a desire to utilize a Model WW-900 device and consequently monitor its performance within the context of both his AMI/AMR system and his SCADA system. The WW-900 is a unique, all-in-one device manufactured by Victaulic Bermad Technologies (Houston TX); and it features both a flow meter and a control valve in … Read More →
Along that theme, we are pleased to unveil the latest results of our recent work toward improving our flagship instrument, the Model EM-100 EtherMeter! SCADAmetrics continuously develops new products to solve today’s metering challenges. Additionally, we also dedicate a significant effort toward improving our existing products in order to make them more user-friendly, reliable, and … Read More →
SCADAmetrics® is pleased to introduce a new member of our DINstrumentation™ series – the Smart Bell 202 Modem! The Model SB.202 Modem delivers non-proprietary, Bell-202 data modulation and demodulation for many popular analog telemetry radios. Its rugged design is optimized for use with industrial serial communication protocols, such asModbus/RTU, Allen-Bradley DF1, and DNP3. Non-proprietary, Bell-202 … Read More →
In a nutshell, the EtherMeter® is an instrument that transforms your water (or gas) meter into an Ethernet-capable Modbus or Allen-Bradley device. If the automation system at your facility is based on Allen-Bradley controls, then you will be pleased to know that the EtherMeter emulates a “MicroLogix” on the network. If your automation system is … Read More →
The Neptune Tru-Flo Compound is a very popular water meter used in applications where there is a high degree of anticipated variance between the maximum and minimum rates-of-flow. The meter features two internal meters: a high-flow meter to measure faster flow rates, and a low-flow meter to measure slower flow rates. Each meter is coupled … 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 →
SCADAmetrics is pleased to announce the introduction of the improved (v.257) EtherMeter! The new EtherMeter adds 1500V galvanic isolation to the meter input channels and 2500V galvanic isolation to the serial ports; and it also boasts improvements to the 1500Vrms galvanic isolation of the Ethernet port, as well ⚊ all of which increases resilience against … 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 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 Metron-Farnier (Boulder, CO) flow meters that are equipped with the innov8 register. The innov8 register is a high-resolution (8-digit), absolute-encoder-type water meter register that is … 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 →
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 →
SCADAmetrics is pleased to introduce the B202-v.108 Modem — a new release of our non-proprietary modem OEM module that is targeted for use within Radio Telemetry / SCADA Systems! This new modem constitutes a major re-design of our first-generation modem, the B202-v103; and it offers the following new features: 100% compatibility with existing telemetry/SCADA systems … 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
In order to track and minimize utility costs, a growing number of forward-thinking, modern factories have initiated efforts to monitor utility usage in realtime — including electricity, water, and natural gas. And such monitoring does not only occur at the utility-owned meters, but within the factory itself so that a breakdown of the utility costs … Read More →
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