User's Manual

EkaNet Pulse Node Hardware
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Figure 5.4 shows an outdoor EkaNet Wireless Pulse node with the cover
removed. The primary components are labeled:
5.3.2 Connection and Operation
To connect the EkaNet Wireless Pulse node to the meter:
1. Verify that the AC power is turned off.
2. Remove the cover from the node.
3. Mount the outdoor node such that you can connect the node to the meter(s)
and the node to the power source (110VAC).
4. Connect the meter’s pulse output wires to the EkaNet node’s pulse input.
- For the first meter, connect the meter’s pulse+ output to the EkaNet
node’s Channel 1 and the meter’s pulse- output to the EkaNet node’s
Common 1&2.
- For the second meter, connect the meter’s pulse+ output to the EkaNet
node’s Channel 2 and the meter’s pulse- output to the EkaNet node’s
Common 1&2.
- For the third meter, connect the meter’s pulse+ output to the EkaNet
node’s Channel 3 and the meter’s pulse- output to the EkaNet node’s
Common 3&4.
- For the fourth meter, connect the meter’s pulse+ output to the EkaNet
node’s Channel 4 and the meter’s pulse- output to the EkaNet node’s
Common 3&4.
5. Strip the ends of the AC connections (black and white wires) in the node.
Figure 5.4 EkaNet Outdoor Wireless Pulse Node - Cover Removed
Pulse Connections
Bar code and label
contain the node’s
radio address and
serial number. These
numbers are also
embedded in the
node’s software.
AC Connection
Ends Loose