ORION® Programming the Gas Endpoint ORI-PM-00249-EN-02 (July 2013) Programming Guide
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Programming Guide CONTENTS SECTION 1: ORION ENDPOINT PROGRAMMED VARIABLES FOR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL GAS METERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Step 1: Determine Style Of Endpoint: Integral (INT) or Remote (REM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Step 2: Determine Value of Meter Drive or Pulsed Output . . . . . . .
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Programming Guide SECTION 1: ORION ENDPOINT PROGRAMMED VARIABLES FOR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL GAS METERS Programming the ORION® family of endpoints involves entering selected gas meter index variables into the endpoint using the Trimble® Ranger handheld programmer or the ORION utility software. The installer should be familiar with how to determine the value of these variables, since errors in determining the values of the variables will lead to errors in customer billing.
Programming the ORION® Gas Endpoint Remote endpoint examples include: Rotary gas meter and electronic volume corrector with Remote endpoint Large diaphragm meter with Gas RT (Remote ORION not visible) Step 2: Determine Value of Meter Drive or Pulsed Output Diaphragm Meters Diaphragm meters have an output drive shaft connected to the meter index that is monitored by the ORION endpoint circuitry. The index has a dial called Proving Hand or Drive Dial.
Programming Guide Large meter index with a 5 cubic feet per revolution Drive Dial Large meter index with a 10 cubic feet per revolution Drive Dial Electronic Volume Correctors and Pulsers Often, larger meters may be equipped with electronic correctors with pulsed outputs or separate pulsers that provide a pulse output at a predetermined value. The pulse value might range anywhere from 5 cubic feet per pulse up to 1000 cubic feet per pulse and may vary by how a utility has programmed the device.
Programming the ORION® Gas Endpoint Residential meter index with consumption reading of 4 digits Large meter index with consumption reading of 5 digits Large meter index with consumption reading of 6 digits Step 4: Determine Resolution of the Right-Most Digit in the Consumption Reading Indexes using dials have each dial marked in tenths.
Programming Guide Index with consumption reading resolution of 100 cubic feet Index with consumption reading resolution of 10 cubic feet Index with consumption reading resolution of 100 cubic feet Index with consumption reading resolution of 100 cubic feet July 2013 Page 9
Programming the ORION® Gas Endpoint Step 5: Determine the Index Reading The Index (Consumption) Reading The dials that record the amount of gas used are grouped together in a row of three, four or five. Each represents a single number in the reading. Note that some dials move clockwise and others move counterclockwise. The two smaller dials, used for meter testing, are located separately on the index and are ignored. To read the meter dials: 1. Read the dials left to right. 2.
Programming Guide The number of subcounts depends on the specific meter index. The ORION system uses the following options for Integral units on smaller diaphragm meters: DRIVE DIAL 1 Cu. Ft./Rev. 2 Cu. Ft./Rev. 5 Cu. Ft./Rev.
Programming the ORION® Gas Endpoint Step 6: Determine the Fixed Pressure Factor Typical residential and commercial gas pressure at the meter is ¼ psi (or 7 inches of water column), which is the standard pressure for billing purposes. The gas meter index will have a white background to visually indicate standard pressure. In these situations, the Pressure Factor for programming purposes is 1.0000. Index with white background indicates a Pressure Factor of 1.
Programming Guide Therefore, when programming an AMR module, the Actual Index Pressure Factor – as supplied by the meter manufacturer– should be used rather than the calculated Pressure Factor. This will avoid correlation issues between the AMR module and the reading on the index. The installer must be extremely careful to determine and program the correct Pressure Factor since errors can be significant.
Programming the ORION® Gas Endpoint Elster American Residential Meter (AC-250) Meter drive direction of rotation is Counter-Clock-Wise (CCW) AC-250 with index AC-250 with index removed Itron®/Actaris® Metris® Meter (includes the older Schlumberger® and Sprague® brands) Meter drive direction of rotation is Counter-Clock-Wise (CCW) Metris with index Page 14 Metris with index removed July 2013
Programming Guide Sensus® 250 (includes the older Invensys®, Rockwell® and Equimeter® brands) Meter drive direction of rotation is Counter-Clock-Wise (CCW) 250 Meter with Index 250 Meter with index removed Elster AL800 Meter drive direction of rotation is Clock-Wise (CW) AL800 with index July 2013 AL800 with index removed Page 15
Programming the ORION® Gas Endpoint Itron/Actaris 675A (includes the older Schlumberger and Sprague brands) Meter drive direction of rotation is Clock-Wise (CW) 675A meter with index 675A meter with index removed Sensus 750 (includes the older Invensys, Rockwell and Equimeter brands) Meter drive direction of rotation is Counter-Clock-Wise (CCW) 750 meter with index Page 16 750 meter with index removed July 2013
Programming Guide Rotary Meters with AMR Adapter (using the ORION integral endpoint for American® residential meters) Roots meter with AMR Adapter with ORION Integral endpoint Roots meter AMR Adapter with ORION endpoint removed and drive shaft visible – direction of rotation is dependent on the specific meter configuration Both Dresser-Roots® and Elster American rotary meters are available with AMR Adapters that allow the use of the ORION Integral endpoint for American residential meters.
Programming the ORION® Gas Endpoint SECTION 2: PROGRAMMING NOTES FOR REMOTE ORION ENDPOINT WITH MERCURY VOLUME CORRECTOR The various models of Mercury Correctors allow field programming of the number of digits to be displayed, the resolution of the display and the value of the Type A pulsed output. Since all three are variables that are programmed into the ORION endpoint, the installer must determine how the specific Mercury Corrector is programmed.
Programming Guide SECTION 3: PROGRAMMING NOTES FOR DRESSER-ROOTS ROTARY METER WITH EITHER DRESSER AMR ADAPTER AND ORION INTEGRAL OR RIOTRONICS PULSER WITH REMOTE ORION ENDPOINT • Determine the Roots meter type: -- Model B3 -- Model LMMA • Determine the odometer type: -- CTR (has a single odometer index, non-temperature compensated) -- TC (Temperature Compensated) has two odometers. The upper odometer is the TC index; the lower index is the non-compensated value.
Programming the ORION® Gas Endpoint Example 3: B3 Meter, Model 8C, Temperature Compensated Version Referring only to the TC Display (ignoring the Non-TC display) Number of dials = 5 Resolution = 100 cubic feet Consumption reading = 99 AMR Adapter meter drive =100 cubic feet per revolution • For programming the ORION endpoint, determine the following from inspection and from the attached tables: -- Meter drive rate or Pulser value -- Number of index dials -- Resolution of the index -- Current consumption
Programming Guide Programming Chart for Roots Meters with Dresser AMR Adapter These are typical values but always verify your particular meter configuration and index variables. B3 METER WITH CTR INDEX AND AMR ADAPTER METER SIZE INDEX TYPE DRIVE VALUE Cu. Ft./Rev. INDEX RES Cu. Ft.
Programming the ORION® Gas Endpoint LMMA METER WITH CTR INDEX AND AMR ADAPTER METER SIZE INDEX TYPE DRIVE VALUE Cu. Ft./Rev. INDEX RES Cu. Ft.
Programming Guide Programming Chart for Roots Meters with RIOTronics Pulser These are typical values but always verify your particular meter configuration and index variables. B3 METER WITH CTR INDEX AND RIOTRONICS PULSER METER SIZE INDEX TYPE DRIVE VALUE Cu. Ft./Rev. INDEX RES Cu. Ft.
Programming the ORION® Gas Endpoint LMMA METER WITH CTR INDEX AND RIOTRONICS PULSER METER SIZE INDEX TYPE DRIVE VALUE Cu. Ft./Rev. INDEX RES Cu. Ft.
Programming Guide APPENDIX: EXAMPLES OF INDEX VARIABLES ON VARIOUS DIAPHRAGM GAS METERS The following are examples of various diaphragm gas meters and typical indexes found on the meter. The index variables that would be programmed in an ORION endpoint are identified. NNOTE: The index shown in the meter photograph may not be the exact same index shown in detail in the corresponding index photo. Specific identification criteria of the index variables are explained in Section 1 of this manual.
Programming the ORION® Gas Endpoint ITRON/ACTARIS/SCHLUMBERGER/SPRAGUE METRIS Drive 2 cu. ft./rev. Index Resolution 100 cu. ft. # Dials 4 Consumption Reading 7687 Subcounts 80 Pressure Factor 1.
Programming Guide SENSUS/ROCKWELL/EQUIMETER R250 Drive 2 cu. ft./rev. Index Resolution 10 cu. ft. # Dials 5 Consumption Reading 16891 Subcounts 4 Pressure Factor 1.
Programming the ORION® Gas Endpoint ELSTER AMERICAN AC-250 Drive 2 cu. ft./rev. Index Resolution 100 cu. ft. # Dials 4 Consumption Reading 3152 Subcounts 65 Pressure Factor 1.
Programming Guide ELSTER AMERICAN AC-250 Drive 2 cu. ft./rev. Index Resolution 100 cu. ft. # Dials 4 Consumption Reading 3327 Subcounts 25 Pressure Factor 1.
Programming the ORION® Gas Endpoint SENSUS/ROCKWELL/EQUIMETER R250 Drive 2 cu. ft./rev. Index Resolution 100 cu. ft. # Dials 4 Consumption Reading 0443 Subcounts 15 Pressure Factor 1.
Programming Guide ELSTER AMERICAN AL800 Drive 5 cu. ft./rev. Index Resolution 100 cu. ft. # Dials 5 Consumption Reading 63545 Subcounts 95 Pressure Factor 1.
Programming the ORION® Gas Endpoint SENSUS/ROCKWELL/EQUIMETER 750 Drive 10 cu. ft./rev. Index Resolution 100 cu. ft. # Dials 6 Consumption Reading 000001 Subcounts 0 Pressure Factor 1.
Programming Guide ITRON/ACTARIS/SCHLUMBERGER/SPRAGUE 800A Drive 10 cu. ft./rev. Index Resolution 100 cu. ft. # Dials 5 Consumption Reading 18750 Subcounts 7 Pressure Factor 1.
Programming the ORION® Gas Endpoint ELSTER AMERICAN AC-250 Drive 2 cu. ft./rev. Index Resolution 100 cu. ft. # Dials 4 Consumption Reading 2791 Subcounts 70 Calculated Pressure Factor 1.1134 Actual Index Pressure Factor* 1.1111 Meter Drive Direction of Rotation CCW Page 34 *Actual Index Pressure Factor from meter manufacturer documentation is to be used when programming an AMR endpoint.
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