RTM Elster AMCO applicative PFS Coronis Systems sEVO RTM Elster AMCO User Manual Coronis Systems RTM Elster AMCO Products, sEVO RTM-UserMan-E02 1
RTM Elster AMCO applicative PFS Coronis Systems TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.DEFINITIONS................................................................................................................................................4 2.INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................................7 3.REFERENCE DOCUMENTS.............................................................................................................
RTM Elster AMCO applicative PFS Coronis Systems 5.11.1.Time windows dedicated to alarm sending.................................................................................27 5.11.2. Automatic configuration of the destination route (via SDP)........................................................27 6.RADIO ADDRESS DESCRIPTION..............................................................................................................28 APPENDIX : SERVICE COMMANDS........................................
RTM Elster AMCO applicative PFS Coronis Systems 1.Definitions Absolute Encoder: A meter register, that when queried by the Radio Transmitter module, will reply back to the Radio Transmitter module with the exact reading of the register odometer reading. Automatic Frequency Control: AFC guarantees top performance over the full lifetime of devices, keeping Rx carrier frequencies aligned to Tx.
RTM Elster AMCO applicative PFS Coronis Systems Quality of Service (QoS): Quality of Service (QoS) is an empirical, relative gauge of communications in a network derived by an algorithm which is balanced to minimize RF communications while finding the best communications path. Quality of Service is determined by a “balance” of 4 parameters: Device Class (application dependent: sensor, valve, actuator, gateway…), Remaining energy (no limit if powered by mains), RSSI, Number of “attached” children.
RTM Elster AMCO applicative PFS Coronis Systems RTM – Radio Transceiver Module SDP - Service Discovery Protocol TOU – Time of Use ULP - Ultra-Low-Power WBX – Wavebox (Collector) WF – Waveflow (Radio Transmitter module) WNM – Wavenet Manager sEVO RTM-UserMan-E02 6
RTM Elster AMCO applicative PFS Coronis Systems 2.Introduction This document specifies all the features embedded in the RTM Elster AMCO radio module. A part of these features are compatible with Coronis Standard RTM. Functionalities added specifically for Elster AMCO are based on last “Statement of Conformance” document provided to CORONIS listed below : – – – “Coronis Conformance Doc - Fixed - 09.28.06 AMCO v11_revised_by_AMCO.xls”, “Coronis Conformance Doc - Walk-by 10.2.06 v4 revised by AMCO.
RTM Elster AMCO applicative PFS Coronis Systems 4.RTM Elster AMCO Configuration access RTM Elster AMCO as several embedded features, each one detailed later in this document, that are fully configurable using radio frames. This section describes radio frame generic format and explains how to access to the configuration of each embedded feature. 4.1.
RTM Elster AMCO applicative PFS Coronis Systems Note : point-to-point exchange commands have the following format: (all exchanges modes are described in document DR[7]) CMD NAME DESCRIPTION 0x20 REQ_SEND_FRAME Request to send a radio frame with the waiting for the radio response. 0x30 RECEIVED_FRAME Received radio frame by the radio board.
RTM Elster AMCO applicative PFS Coronis Systems 4.2.Control bytes Some internal parameters are very useful to configure RTM Elster AMCO module and verify its state. These control bytes are: Operating Mode, Alarm Configuration, Application Status, Leakage detection Status, 4.2.1.Operating Mode The “Operating Mode” is used to activate/deactivate each RTM Elster AMCO feature. This parameter is accessible through the command write parameters.
RTM Elster AMCO applicative PFS Coronis Systems 4.2.4.Leakage Detection Status This control byte is used to detect leakage in real time. Indeed, each bit is set to one when a leakage is detected and reset to zero automatically when it ended. This information can be read by the standard read parameter command. This parameter is in read access only. ATTENTION : Leakage detection is not available in evoHop Elster AMCO profile. 4.3.
RTM Elster AMCO applicative PFS Coronis Systems 5.RTM Elster AMCO functionalities 5.1.Fixed Network/Walk By/ Drive By switching method (Refers to DR[5] Section 1.0.1) According to §4.3.2 (Operating mode parameter description), RTM Elster AMCO is able to operate in “Fixed” network, “Walk By”, and “Drive By” installations. The operation in “Walk By” and “Drive By” is exactly the same.
RTM Elster AMCO applicative PFS Coronis Systems 5.2.Datalogging management (Refers to DR[3] Section 1.0.16 and 1.0.21; DR[4,5] Section 1.0.15 and 1.0.18) The datalogging mode enables periodic logging of meter readings for each Port. The frequency of these readings can be set in three different ways : data logging in time steps (selectable from 1 minute to 31 ½ hours), data logging once a week (day and hour of the day selectable), data logging once a month(date* and hour of the day selectable).
RTM Elster AMCO applicative PFS Coronis Systems 5.2.2.Datalogging in time steps This type of datalogging is used to log the readings for each port at periods ranging from one minute to over thirty hours. Parameter : measurement period of the datalogging in time steps : expressed as a multiple of the reading sampling period (parameter 0x07). (from 1 minute to 31h30minutes) 5.2.3.Datalogging once a week This type of datalogging is used to log the readings for each Port once a week.
RTM Elster AMCO applicative PFS Coronis Systems 5.3.RTM-Register interface (Refers to DR[3] Section 1.0.17 to 1.0.19; DR[4,5] Section 1.0.16 and 1.0.17) RTM Elster AMCO radio module is able to manage up to four Ports connected to pulse registers or up to two Ports connected to encoders. Register interface selection (pulse or encoder) is made by parameter configuration. So, there is only one embedded software reference to manage.
RTM Elster AMCO applicative PFS Coronis Systems 5.3.2.Encoder three wire interface Data +v 0v +v Data 0v PORT B PORT A RTM Elster AMCO encoder Interface Encoder compatibility list : RTM Elster AMCO first release is compatible with the encoders below : Elster AMCO Scancoder – Elster AMCO Invision 11Class – Specs : 6170 m 1042 Elster AMCO Invision 21Class – Specs : 6170 M 1009 Specs : 6170 Q 0009 SENSUS ECR II and III encoders: – Specs : ui1203r19.
RTM Elster AMCO applicative PFS Coronis Systems 5.4.RTM-register pairing 5.4.1.Programming current register reading (pulse register only) This feature allows to initialize the current reading of each Port. RTM Elster AMCO measures, and count pulses coming from the pulse register. It is thus necessary to establish the link between the reading of the meter given in volume unit (gallon, for example), and RTM Elster AMCO current reading accessible through radio link.
RTM Elster AMCO applicative PFS Coronis Systems 5.4.4.Encoder model detection (Refers to DR[3] Section 1.0.17; DR[4,5] Section 1.0.16) RTM Elster AMCO embeds a feature allowing to recognize the encoder model connected. This feature is performed either when profile selection parameter is programmed with encoder profile value, or using a dedicated radio command. RTM Elster AMCO run all encoders drivers and recognizes the connected encoders models.
RTM Elster AMCO applicative PFS Coronis Systems 5.5.RTM reading management (Refers to DR[3] Section 1.0.22; DR[4,5] Section 1.0.19) RTM Elster AMCO offers the possibility to recover different types of readings listed below: ➢ Current reading, ➢ Daily consumption profile readings, ➢ Datalogging table, ➢ TOU buckets. These different way to recover reading from RTM Elster AMCO are described in details in this section.
RTM Elster AMCO applicative PFS Coronis Systems 5.5.3.Datalogging table reading First of all, it is important to note that only the last logged reading is time stamped. So, CORONIS advises to read datalogging table from the last logged reading in order to be able to compute the time stamp of each log. ATTENTION : Datalogging table reading is not available in evoHop Elster AMCO profile.
RTM Elster AMCO applicative PFS Coronis Systems 5.5.4.Time Of Use (TOU) buckets configuration and readings RTM Elster AMCO offers the possibility to manage up to 6 TOU buckets. This means that each port has 7 totalizers, one for current reading and the 6 others corresponding to TOU Buckets. ATTENTION: Activating TOU Buckets on an unsynchronized RTM is not recommended. Indeed, this feature highly depends on RTM RTC parameter which is automatically updated only when the RTM is synchronized.
RTM Elster AMCO applicative PFS Coronis Systems 5.6.Automatic Radio transmission (pseudo bubble up mode - Fixed Network Only) (Refer to DR[3] Section 1.0.20) RTM Elster AMCO is able to send periodically some of its information through the network. This feature is fully configurable. Pseudo bubble up like system configuration and activation is made with a single radio frame. ATTENTION: In evoHop profile case, the only allowed command is 0x01. It allows to get generic header informations.
RTM Elster AMCO applicative PFS Coronis Systems 5.7.Leak detection management (Refer to DR[3] Section 1.0.23; DR[4,5] Section 1.0.20) ATTENTION: Leak Detection Management is not available in evoHop Elster AMCO profile. 5.7.1.
RTM Elster AMCO applicative PFS Coronis Systems 5.7.2.Extreme leak detection Extreme leak is detected when the module measures a consumption-rate higher than that set by the user in the Extreme Leak Threshold parameter for a given detection period (parameter Extreme Leak Detection Period). The parameters relative to this detection, has to be configured before activating the detection functionality. Extreme leak detection is activated by setting bit 6 in the “Operating Mode” parameter.
RTM Elster AMCO applicative PFS Coronis Systems 5.8.Tamper detection (pulse register only) Tamper detection is possible if the cable sensor is 3-wire type. In such a case, the 3rd wire is connected to a module input in the same way as the metering input. Tamper detection is activated by setting bit 4 in the “Operating Mode” parameter. When Tamper detection is activated, RTM Elster AMCO checks periodically (every second) the state of this input (0 means no tamper , 1 means tamper).
RTM Elster AMCO applicative PFS Coronis Systems 5.10.Low Battery Warning detection (Refer to DR[3] Section 1.0.28) To detect a “Low Battery Warning”, RTM Elster AMCO uses power metering principle rather than battery voltage measurement. Lithium batteries are, in particular during passivation, unsuitable for the voltage measurement method to determine the remaining capacity. RTM Elster AMCO records and evaluates all occurrences (measurements, radio emissions and receptions, ...
RTM Elster AMCO applicative PFS Coronis Systems 5.11.Faults or Flow Problems automatic transmission (Refer to DR[3] Section 1.0.25 to 1.0.27; DR[4,5] Section 1.0.22 to 1.0.24) RTM Elster AMCO module offers the possibility to automatically transmit radio frames when an occurrence is detected.
RTM Elster AMCO applicative PFS Coronis Systems 6.Radio address description Each Coronis product has its own radio address in order to achieve bidirectional communications. A bar code label is applied to each product, indicating the RTM Elster AMCO radio address.
RTM Elster AMCO applicative PFS Coronis Systems APPENDIX : SERVICE COMMANDS Services commands are used to configure Wavecard modules or to read radio parameters independently of the connected host equipment. No data is sent to the connected host when a Wavecard recognizes a service command.
RTM Elster AMCO applicative PFS Coronis Systems Request types The transmitting module sends a service command that includes a request type. Each request type has an associated response type which is included in the SERVICE_RESPONSE command. In command byte coding, response frames reuse the request command with the LSB bit set to 1. • Request type REQUEST TYPE NAME VALUE DESCRIPTION PARAMETER(S) GET_TYPE 0x20 Command used to read equipment type and RSSI level from remote equipment.
