Badger Meter E-Series Ultrasonic Meters - Manual (Page 9)

AMR/AMI Output
The Ultrasonic meter is an integrated design where the electronics are housed, fully potted, and permanently sealed to the
meter housing
Programmed to the high resolution industry standard ASCII encoder protocol, the Ultrasonic meters have the ability to
transmit meter status indicators to ORION Cellular, Fixed Network (SE) and Migratable (ME) endpoints as part of the extended
encoder/meter reading message The details can also be read through an IR interface The output protocol is indicated on the
AMR output wire and is determined at the time of order
The Ultrasonic meter is available with a wired lead, in-line connector, or fully prewired to AMR/AMI devices
Endpoint Reading Resolution
The reading resolution sent to the reading software is dependent on the endpoint to which the Ultrasonic meter is connected
Readings reported from the endpoints are the left-most significant digits of the LCD reading
Technology High Res E-Series ADE E-Series ADE * E-Series RTR *
ORION Cellular 9 digit reading 6 digit reading —
ORION Fixed Network (SE) 8 digit reading 6 digit reading 7 digit reading
ORION Migratable (ME) 8 digit reading 6 digit reading 7 digit reading
ORION Classic (CE) 7 digit reading 6 digit reading 7 digit reading
GALAXY 6 digit reading 6 digit reading 7 digit reading
Itron 100W 8/9 digit reading ** 6 digit reading 7 digit reading
Itron 100W + 9 digit reading 6 digit reading 7 digit reading
* No longer for sale
** 100W will transmit 9 digits through Itron's fixed network, but will truncate to the 8 left-most significant digits for standard mobile and handheld readings
Status Indicators
Indicators and alarms appear in the display as symbols that illuminate when the condition is active and dim when the alarm
condition is eliminated
All E-Series Ultrasonic meters are delivered in a storage mode so that a meter alarm is not triggered During storage mode,
the empty pipe shows up on the LCD display as an error message, but it will not trigger a meter alarm The meter needs to
sense a full pipe for 24 hours for the meter to go from storage mode to normal operation If installed when the meter is still in
storage mode, the meter will function as expected with the addition of also displaying “err” on the flow rate screen The meter
will display consumption and, if connected to AMR/AMI, will send a reading to the endpoint When the meter is in normal
operation, the meter alarm displays immediately upon detecting the empty pipe condition The alarm clears immediately
after the condition is corrected and the pipe is full Systems that support the additional alarm conditions will be notified that
an empty pipe condition has occurred
For the High Resolution E-Series Ultrasonic meter, ORION Fixed/Migratable (SE/ME) endpoint firmware version 1 8 or higher
is required
The following chart indicates the E-Series Ultrasonic meter conditions when connected to Badger Meter ORION Cellular
and Fixed/Migratable (SE/ME) AMR/AMI endpoints
The chart does not apply to ORION Classic (CE) or GALAXY endpoints The E-Series will display the indicators, but Reverse
Flow, Suspected Leak and 30 Day No Usage alarms are determined by the endpoint radio and are not obtained from the
Ultrasonic meter
User Manual
Page 9 August 2014