User's Manual

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Meter User Guide
Glossary
interval data
A breakdown of consumption over specific intervals of time.
ISM
See Industrial, Science, and Medical.
load profile
Recording, storing, and analyzing consumption data over a period of time for a
particular installation.
master station
See Central Control Equipment (CCE).
maximum demand
The highest demand measured over a selected period of time, such as one month.
Meter Integration and Meter Test (MIMT)
A department within DCSI that reviews utility meter programming files and
determines register programming requirements.
MIMT
See Meter Integration and Meter Test.
nonvolatile memory
A physical data storage area that maintains its content when the power is turned off.
on-demand reads
An unscheduled command to read a register.
ORION Transmitter
A one-way (simplex) radio frequency transmitter, manufactured by Badger Meter Inc.,
that allows retrieval of metering data from pit-set water, water, and gas meters. It
periodically broadcasts a data packet.
PCB
See Printed Circuit Board.
peak demand
See maximim demand.