{"id":3070,"date":"2024-04-25T09:57:12","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T15:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/?p=3070"},"modified":"2026-02-20T11:31:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T17:31:13","slug":"connecting-the-signalizer-to-a-schneider-powerlogic-ion-electric-meter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/?p=3070","title":{"rendered":"Connecting the Signalizer to a Schneider PowerLogic ION Electric Meter"},"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\n\n\n<p>In many commercial building sub-metering applications, the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.se.com\/us\/en\/product-range\/1460-powerlogic-ion7550-ion7650-series#overview\">Schneider PowerLogic ION electric meter<\/a><\/strong> is utilized to collect electric metering data via Modbus, and also to function as a Modbus gateway to one or more pulse-type flow meters (water, natural gas, steam, etc.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"369\" height=\"369\" src=\"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/PowerLogic_ION7550_ION7650.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3071\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/PowerLogic_ION7550_ION7650.jpg 369w, https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/PowerLogic_ION7550_ION7650-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/PowerLogic_ION7550_ION7650-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 369px) 100vw, 369px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>PowerLogic 7650 ION Electric Meter<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scadametrics.com\/products\/products.htm#EMP\">SCADAmetrics model EMP Signalizer<\/a><\/strong> features a pulse output that is compatible with the pulse input of the ION meter. The wiring diagram below illustrates how the Signalizer&#8217;s dry-contact pulse output can be wired as an input to Digital Input #1 of an ION meter. Although Digital Input #1 is illustrated in this case, in practice any of the ION&#8217;s Digital Inputs (#1-8) can be utilized:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Signalizer_PowerLogicION_02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"856\" src=\"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Signalizer_PowerLogicION_02-1024x856.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Signalizer_PowerLogicION_02-1024x856.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Signalizer_PowerLogicION_02-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Signalizer_PowerLogicION_02-768x642.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Signalizer_PowerLogicION_02-1536x1284.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Signalizer_PowerLogicION_02.jpg 1857w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Want to Learn More?&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you interested in learning more about how SCADAmetrics flow instrumentation can be leveraged to expand the capabilities of your flow meter and\/or Schneider PowerLogic ION metering system? Give us a call!\u2026 We\u2019ll be glad to discuss the details!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In many commercial building sub-metering applications, the Schneider PowerLogic ION electric meter is utilized to collect electric metering data via Modbus, and also to function as a Modbus gateway to one or more pulse-type flow meters (water, natural gas, steam, etc.). The SCADAmetrics model EMP Signalizer features a pulse output that is compatible with the <span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span> <span class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/?p=3070\" class=\"more-link\"><span>Read More &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3079,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,294,8,5,284,263,283],"tags":[328,327,326,325],"class_list":["post-3070","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-applications","category-elster-protocol","category-general","category-modbusprotocol","category-neptune-protocol","category-pulse-signaling","category-sensus-protocol","tag-electric-meter","tag-ion","tag-powerlogic","tag-schneider-electric"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3070","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=3070"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3070\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3080,"href":"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3070\/revisions\/3080"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3079"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3070"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3070"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}