Installation Manual

ORION Cellular Endpoints: C, LTE-M, LTE-MS, LTE
ORI-UM-00025-EN-24
ORION endpoint wires: Red = Power/Clock; Black = Ground; Green = Data
Endpoint
Label
Encoder Connectivity
Endpoint Wire Colors
Red Black Green
Reading Resolution
ORION Cellular
C, LTE-M,
LTE-MS, LTE
Badger Meter HR-E LCD or HR-E encoders or
E-Series Ultrasonic and Ultrasonic Plus Meter with High
Resolution output
Encoder Wire/Termination Colors
Red Black Green
Up to nine (9) most
signicant digits
Honeywell® (Elster) and ScanCoder® encoders with
Sensus® protocol module and evoQ4 meter
(encoder output)*
Green Black Red
Up to nine (9) most
signicant digits
Metron-Farnier Hawkeye* Red Black Green
Up to nine (9) most
signicant digits
Mueller Systems 420 Solid State Register (SSR) LCD* Red Black Green
Up to nine (9) most
signicant digits
Neptune ProRead, E-coder, ARB-V* or ProCoder with
encoder output
Black Green Red
Up to nine (9) most
signicant digits
Neptune registers with Nicor connector Red Black Green
Up to nine (9) most
signicant digits
Sensus iPerl® Red Black Green
Up to nine (9) most
signicant digits
Master Meter® Octave® Ultrasonic meter (encoder output)* Red Black Green
Up to eight (8) most
signicant digits
Hersey Translator*
Due to the customized, factory wire configurations of the
Hersey Translator, the terminal posts may not match the ORION
endpoint wire colors. Please contact Hersey for the terminal post
wiring schematic of your encoders to determine how the posts
correspond to ORION endpoint wires.
OTE:N Competitive encoder output is determined by the encoder configuration.
*ORION Cellular endpoints are compatible with the encoders/meters noted above that have a manufacture date within 10 years of the current date as long
as the encoder has three wires connected to it and is programmed into the three-wire output mode for AMR/AMI. Encoder registers with two-wire mode of
operation require programming by the Utility, including registers that support auto two- or three-wire detection systems that do not automatically switch to
three-wire mode of operation when a compatible endpoint is connected for ORION connectivity.
Installation Guidelines (Indoor, Outdoor, Pit)
Install the endpoint/encoder assembly according to these guidelines:
• Indoor/Outdoor Installation:
• Indoor installation is recommended. Mount endpoints indoors, in the floor joist on an outside wall, near a
window, if possible, and away from large metal objects.
• Outdoor installation is acceptable and may be required where signal strength does not support an
indoor installation. See "64394-032 Wall Cover Install Kit" on page 14 for mounting kit information.
• Pit Installation
MPORTANTI
• Mount ORION Cellular C, LTE-M, LTE-MS, LTE endpoints through a NON-METAL pit lid—REQUIRED.
• Install at or above grade level.
OTE:N See the installation troubleshooting document, ORION Cellular Endpoint Installation Do’s and Don’ts, available
at www.badgermeter.com. Endpoints not properly installed may not be covered under warranty.
Endpoint Activation
See "Activating Endpoints" on page 11 for details of the process.
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