Badger Meter ORION Fixed Network (SE) User Manual
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Installation Data
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February 2014
ENDPOINT INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS
Endpoints should be installed after gateways are installed to allow for full system testing at the time of endpoint deployment.
• Each installation crew should have access to the handheld test equipment to confirm deployment at each service location.
• Endpoints should be verified to be transmitting before the installer leaves the meter. Activation can be accomplished by
either running water through the meter or by starting it with the handheld.
• All endpoints should be installed in a location confirmed by the handheld test equipment to support two-way
communications to and from the gateway at the time of endpoint installation.
Pit Installations
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All endpoints installed in a pit application must be installed through a non-metal lid.
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All pit endpoints should be mounted at or above grade and not covered by grass, dirt, landscaping, etc., for optimal
RF propagation and to minimize the chance for flooding to cover the endpoint antenna assembly.
Indoor/Remote Installations
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The endpoint normally should be installed as high as possible (in the floor joist) and as close to the outside wall as
possible. Several locations might need to be tested to determine the optimum location for RF propagation. In some
situations, the endpoint may need to be mounted on an outside wall.
Vault Installations
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Solid metal vault lids may require the endpoint be brought out of the vault and installed in a small box next to
the vault.
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Utilities installing endpoints in a mobile application prior to transitioning to a fixed network should take into
consideration where they install the endpoints. Badger Meter can prepare an RF propagation study to map out future
gateway locations. This allows the installer to make endpoint installation decisions based on the location of future
gateway deployments.
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