User's Manual

evoDrive User Guide Elster AMCO Water
TD520-02 Page 3 of 42 Draft 4 – 1June09
1. Intro d uc tio n
e vo Drive
™
Syste m a nd Use r G uide O ve rvie w
The Elst er AMCO Wat er evoDrive syst em is a dat a
collect ion t ool t hat enables ut ilit y personnel t o read water
m eters from a m oving vehicle, t hus saving tim e, cost s and
im proving accuracy over convent ional m anual readings.
This m anual describes t he com ponent s of t he evoDrive
system , how they are t o be installed and interconnect ed
and how t o use the evoDrive soft ware t o gat her m eter
reading dat a.
e vo Drive Fe a ture s
The evoDrive soft ware has been designed to be easy to
learn t o use. The graphical user int erface offers t he
following easy access features:
9 Accurate GPS- guided m apping – see where you are
9 Easy rout e loading and saving of collect ed data
9 Audible reporting as m eters are read during drive-
by
9 Rotat ing m ap feature t hat holds t he vehicle
st ationary and m oves and rot ates t he m ap
9 Manual ent ry of m issed readings
9 Easily identified rout e sym bols wit h color coding
9 Helpful report s t hat t ell the status of m et ers along
the route
9 Ability t o ret race a rout e in a replay m ode on t he
m ap display t o im prove route driving efficiency
9 Abilit y t o replay a recent hist ory of int eractions or
use steps
9 An easy- t o- use set tings window t o custom ize som e
basic functions