Rockwell Automation 9307 FactoryTalk EnergyMetrix - Manual (Page 75)

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10. Click Save.
To add meter tags, click the Add a new meter tag link.
11. Add meter tags and alarms as desired.
12. When finished adding meter tags, you can click the Read Device Tags link to view the
value of the device tags.
Set up a Manual Meter
Manual meters allow the integration of data from non-automatic data sources such as
legacy electric revenue meters, water meters, oil flow gauges and the like into the database
and reports. In a manual meter, a user reads data from the legacy meter and enters the
meter reading into FactoryTalk EnergyMetrix software.
You may also use a manual meter to enter data needed in reports that is not available
through an automatic data source. For example, your gas bill may include a ‘Heating
factor’ that varies from month to month. Setting up a manual meter allows you to enter
each months parameter for use in that months report and for historical records.
You can also set up manual meters and manual meter tags as targets for data transferred
from other data sources such as production or ERP databases.
Users who plan to convert from manual meters to power monitors in the future may set
up manual meters with device tags. When the power monitor is eventually installed, the
meter can be changed to a Device type. FactoryTalk EnergyMetrix software will include
records from both the manual meter and the power monitor in the same meter
database.