Rosemount manufactures a broad line of process instrumentation and flow meters, serving the industrial process, municipal water, and municipal wastewater industries. Here at SCADAmetrics (Wildwood, MO), we manufacture flow metering instrumentation in support of these industries, with the stated mission of helping users extend such meters for enhanced SCADA and AMI interoperability and functionality. Like … Read More →
SCADAmetrics® is pleased to introduce The Modbus Encodalizer™! – The new AMR/AMI signal generator for water meters that provides a Sensus-Protocol output to certain flow meters that otherwise do not offer that option! For example, the Siemens FM Mag 6000 Magnetic Flow Meter is outfitted with a 4-20mA Rate Output (default), a Pulse Output (default) … 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 →
Along with support for almost all major AWWA-style, encoder-equipped water meters, the EtherMeter also supports generic pulse-type meters, as well. Please see Chapter 9 of the EtherMeter User Manual, which provides detailed wiring and setup support for pulse-type meters. This article describes the firmware setup required for the GF 2551 Insertion Magnetic Flow Meter, but … 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 →
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 →