{"id":1685,"date":"2019-08-28T22:25:13","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T04:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/?p=1685"},"modified":"2022-10-15T15:42:03","modified_gmt":"2022-10-15T21:42:03","slug":"firmware-support-added-for-metron-farnier-water-meters-with-innov8-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/?p=1685","title":{"rendered":"Firmware Support Added for Metron-Farnier Water Meters with innov8 Technology!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3732\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3732\" src=\"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_0987-1-150x150.jpeg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_0987-1.jpeg 2x\" alt=\"James Mimlitz &#039;Slim&#039;\" class=\"avatar avatar-150 wp-user-avatar wp-user-avatar-150 photo\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3732\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jim &#8216;Slim&#8217; Mimlitz, SCADAmetrics<\/p><\/div>\n<p>SCADAmetrics is pleased to announce the completion and introduction of a <strong>new firmware release<\/strong>\u00a0for its flagship <a href=\"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/products\/products.htm#EM100\"><strong>EtherMeter<\/strong><\/a><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scadametrics.com\/PDF\/EtherMeter_103.pdf\"><sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/a><\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>This latest firmware, dated <strong>28 Aug 2019<\/strong>, provided the necessary modifications to support <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metronfarnier.com\"><strong>Metron-Farnier (Boulder, CO)<\/strong><\/a> flow meters that are equipped with the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.metronfarnier.com\/innov8-registers-remotes\/\">innov8<\/a><\/strong> register.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>innov8<\/strong> register is a high-resolution (8-digit), absolute-encoder-type water meter register that is an excellent match for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scadametrics.com\/PDF\/EtherMeter_103.pdf\"><strong>EtherMeter<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>innov8<\/strong> can be factory-installed on Metron-Farnier&#8217;s entire lineup of flow meters, such as its Spectrum Single-Jet, Challenger Turbine, Enduro Fire-Service, and its Altair Rotary Piston.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1688\" style=\"width: 536px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Spectrum_001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1688\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1688\" src=\"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Spectrum_001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"526\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Spectrum_001.jpg 526w, https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Spectrum_001-300x218.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1688\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Metron-Farnier Spectrum Single-Jet Flow Meter with the innov8 High-Resolution Register.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1690\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/innov8s.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1690\" class=\"wp-image-1690 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/innov8s-300x288.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/innov8s-300x288.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/innov8s-768x736.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/innov8s.jpg 972w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1690\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">innov8 Register for Development and Validation Testing, Provided Courtesy of Metron-Farnier.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1692\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/EtherMeter_innov8s.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1692\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1692\" src=\"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/EtherMeter_innov8s-1024x611.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/EtherMeter_innov8s-1024x611.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/EtherMeter_innov8s-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/EtherMeter_innov8s-768x459.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/EtherMeter_innov8s.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1692\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SCADA, Telemetry, and Building Automation Systems May Now Collect Meter Totalization and Rate-of-Flow from Metron-Farnier Flow Meters with Revenue-Grade Accuracy. Note the Perfect Match Between the innov8 Register and the Connected EtherMeter.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Bottom Line? \u2014 The EtherMeter can now provide <strong>Modbus<\/strong> and\/or <strong>Allen-Bradley communication compatibility<\/strong> to the entire line of Metron-Farnier Water Meters!<\/p>\n<p>Special thanks to <strong>Metron-Farnier (Boulder, CO)<\/strong> for the generous loan of an <strong>innov8 register<\/strong> for bench development and testing!<\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SCADAmetrics is pleased to announce the completion and introduction of a new firmware release\u00a0for its flagship EtherMeter\u00ae! 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 <span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span> <span class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/?p=1685\" class=\"more-link\"><span>Read More &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1695,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,4,5,6],"tags":[215,218,228,229],"class_list":["post-1685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","category-meteringtechnology","category-modbusprotocol","category-rockwell-protocols","tag-farnier","tag-innov8","tag-metron","tag-metron-farnier"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1685"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1685\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2393,"href":"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1685\/revisions\/2393"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}