User's Guide

IP Meter Supplement

This appendix provides details you will need when using Echelon’s IP Meter. The IP

Meter supports all of the features described in the ANSI Electric Meter v3.1 User’s

Guide, and also contains an internal Data Concentrator. You can connect the IP

Meter to an Ethernet network and use this Data Concentrator to supervise NES

electrical meters and other NES devices over CENELEC A-Band power line

channels, and communicate with the NES System Software located in the utility’s

service center via an Ethernet connection.

To begin using the IP Meter’s internal Data Concentrator, follow these steps:

1. Install the IP meter in its desired location as described in the ANSI Electric

Meter v3.1 User’s Guide. You should be aware that the IP Meter is

approximately 2 inches taller than the v3.1 ANSI electric meter when

performing the installation.

2. Before the IP Meter can operate correctly in your system, it must be

configured with specific operating parameters. This configuration is called

“provisioning” and is performed by writing programs with preset values

directly to the meter optical port from a computer using the NES

Provisioning Tool application. The parameters in the Provisioning Tool

programs are set by administrative staff at the governing utility, and the

programs can be distributed to technicians for meter provisioning operations.

The meter provisioning may be performed by Echelon prior to shipment, at a

service depot before transportation to the meter installation site, or at the

installation site.

Consult the NES Provisioning Tool User’s Guide for instructions to follow

when using the Provisioning Tool with the IP Meter. Make sure to select

???? as the product model when you begin provisioning to ensure that you

create the proper program.

3. If you plan on connecting the IP Meter to an Ethernet network, you can do so

using the provided cable. You should also assign the IP Meter an IP address.

These tasks are described in the following section, Using the Ethernet Cable.

Note: The IP Meter also contains an internal Wide Area Network (WAN) card you

can use to connect to a TCP/IP-based WAN, and provide automatic

communication with the utility central office. You can configure the WAN

settings for the IP Meter when you provision it with the NES Provisioning

Tool.

4. You can now use the Data Concentrator to perform a wide variety of

functions associated with device supervision, system management,

communication, memory management, alarm reporting, and system

diagnostics. Consult Chapter 3, Operation, of the DC-1000/SL and DC-

1000/SLE Data Concentrator User’s Guide for an overview of the

functionality provided by Echelon’s Data Concentrators.

Using the Ethernet Cable

An Ethernet cable approximately 2 meters in length extends from the IP Meter.

Connect the 8P8C connector (commonly referred to as an RJ45 connector) on the end

of the Ethernet cable to an available 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Ethernet port. The

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IP Meter Supplement This appendix provides details you will need when using Echelon’s IP Meter. The IP Meter supports all of the features described in the ANSI Electric Meter v3.1 User’s Guide, and also contains an internal Data Concentrator.
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10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Ethernet interface in the IP Meter will auto-negotiate communication speed and duplex with the Ethernet port that it is plugged into. The IP Meter is designed to be provisioned with the NES Provisioning Tool and then plugged into an Ethernet port without further configuration.
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7. Click Assign IP. This opens the Assign IP Address Wizard. 8. On the Assignment Method page, select Assign a Specific IP Address and then click Next. This opens the IP Settings window. 9. Enter an IP address that will be unique and valid on your network, the subnet mask, and the default gateway. 10. Click Next. This opens the Assignment window. Click Assign. When a status message indicating that the IP address has been successfully assigned to the IP Meter displays, click Finish.