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TWACS

-ORION

for UMT Products User Guide 13

Chapter 2 • Functional Description

EGULATORY

ATA

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class

B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are

designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a

residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio

frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the

instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular

installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or

television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off

and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or

more of the following measures: reorient or relocate the receiving antenna,

increase the separation between the equipment and receiver, connect the

equipment into an output on a circuit different from that to which the receiver

is connected, consult the dealer or an experience radio/TV technician for

help.

Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not

cause harmful interference. and (2) this device must accept any interference

received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Badger Meter, Inc. ORION

Transmitter

The DCSI RF TWACS System and the Badger Meter, Inc. ORION

transmitter

are capable of data communication. The ORION

module uses the RF bubble-up

broadcast mode to communicate (one way) from the auxiliary meter to the electric

meter. The ORION

transmitter sends customer usage data (at 100Kbps) every

five seconds on the 916.450 MHz frequency channel. The RF TWACS system

receives and processes this data via the EMTR-3 where it relays on request to the

UMT module. Then it can be retrieved by the utility across power distribution

lines.

Figure 2.4

ORION transmitters for water, gas, and remote

REMOTE

ORION

GAS

ORION

WATER

ORION