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 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 →
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 →
When an order is placed at the SCADAmetrics eStore, if all equipment is in-stock, we generally ship within 3 business days or less. For domestic shipments within the United States, UPS is our preferred carrier in most instances. Unusually heavy or bulky orders are generally shipped LTL Freight via Old Dominion Freight Lines. For UPS … Read More →
During the period 2014 through 2016, McCrometer Inc. (Hemet, CA) rolled out AMR communication modules for its entire line of propeller-based and magnetic flow meters. To date, SCADAmetrics has performed validation testing on these meters, and compatibility has been verified 100%. Models include all Propeller-Type Meters and all Magnetic Flow Meters with the AMR communication option, … 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 →
In recent months, we’ve been receiving regular requests from non-industrial-controls clients who wish to build an AMR System around the EtherMeter. Examples include owners and managers of commercial properties, such as apartment buildings and strip malls. In most cases, this category of client works in the commercial sub-metering realm, and therefore does not have prior … Read More →
North Dakota! — a pheasant hunter’s paradise and home to the hottest oil and gas find in North America — and also a region whose control, automation and telemetry needs are served by Preferred Controls of Albany MN and Minot ND. Preferred Controls, an integrator of custom control systems, serves a broad spectrum of clients … Read More →
The Boone IA Firmware is a customized EtherMeter firmware that was created to provide a simple solution to a customer who desired zoned leak detection. This EtherMeter version, which is now offered as an option at our eStore, signals an alarm annunciator when higher-than-normal flows are detected from a connected flow meter. In this project, the … 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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In this article, we introduce a novel method of quantifying pump station energy efficiency. For an automobile, everyone is familiar with Miles-Per-Gallon or MPG. Today, we are going to introduce an equivalent measure of pump station efficiency that every water utility Telemetry/SCADA system should include: GPK. Automobile Efficiency… Have you ever calculated the average gas mileage for your automobile? … Read More →
SCADAmetrics is pleased to report that the EtherMeter has been verified compatible with the new high-resolution, absolute-encoder water meter registers offered by Badger Meter (Milwaukee, WI). Badger’s new register family — the HR-E (High Resolution Encoder) — offers vastly improved resolution over its legacy absolute encoder, the 6-Digit ADE. The High Resolution Encoder is offered in two variations: … Read More →
A new firmware version of the EtherMeter has been created that is tailored to transmit flow metering data over the Iridium Satellite Data Network. Iridium is a constellation of Low-Earth-Orbit satellites capable of receiving data from virtually anywhere in the world. Validation was successfully performed at a Water District in rural North Dakota. Value-added SCADA … Read More →
When totalizing the total accumulated flow through a non-absolute-encoder flow meter, it is generally preferable to interface with a pulse-per-volume signal (eg. 1 pulse per gallon). However, certain flow meters only offer a 4-20mA signal that is proportional to rate-of-flow. Examples include certain Parshall Flume-Type Wastewater Flow Meters, Differential-Pressure Flow Meters, WH Power Meters, and many … Read More →
This article describes how to use an EtherMeter to connect a Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge to a SCADA System, yielding a realtime rainfall measurement system that communicates using Modbus, DF1, and EtherNet/IP. This rain measuring instrumentation was a component of the new SCADA System at the DesMoines & Mississippi Levee District (Alexandria, MO). The electronics were … Read More →
In instances where the pulse input signal is derived from a mechanical contact (eg reed-relay pulse signals from many gas meters), it may be necessary to install a “de-bounce” filter on the pulse-input wires to remove false pulses caused by bouncing and/or arcing contacts. The capacitor value is selected based upon the expected pulse duration. … Read More →
In order to set up an EtherMeter, you will need a computer equipped with a serial port, terminal emulation software (eg HyperTerminal), and a SCADAmetrics Serial/Setup Cable. A convenient way to add a serial port to a notebook or desktop computer is with a USB-Serial Adapter. In my experience, the make/model that provides the best combination of performance … Read More →
[2022 Edit: The technology in this article has been deprecated, due to our introduction of the Model EMP Signalizer™ and Model APK (and APK.PLUS) Analog Pulse Kit, which supplant the need for the equipment and techniques described in this article.] In most cases, EtherMeter users will collect flow rate data via the device’s digital Ethernet … Read More →
In addition to its ability to read most encoder-type flow meters, the EtherMeter also features pulse-input support. The following Application Note details the procedures for connecting a Sensus High-Speed Pickup (Pulse) Register to an EtherMeter; and it also describes an example of modified Setup Menu parameters for the High-Speed Pickup: https://scadametrics.com/PDF/App_Note_014.pdf Note that the Sensus … Read More →
A new application note has been posted to scadametrics.com that describes how to set up one of the EtherMeter’s analog input channels to collect temperature data from a thermistor: https://scadametrics.com/PDF/App_Note_011.pdf This type of application could be particularly useful in building automation and industrial control applications where full use of the EtherMeter’s auxiliary I/O channels could … Read More →