Installation Guide
Table Of Contents
- Welcome
- Audience
- Related Documentation
- FCC Notice
- RF Statements
- EMC and Safety Statements
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Installing Components and Troubleshooting
- 3. Pole Mount Installation
- 4. Pad Mount Installation
- Introduction
- Required Tools
- Installation Location
- Preparing the Transformer Pad
- Preparing for Installation
- Performing the Installation
- Extend Pad Mounting Bracket
- Attach Pad Mounting Bracket to Lifting Nut
- Attach Conduit Housing to Pad Mounting Bracket
- Insert Conduit Thread into Conduit Housing
- Attach ECN to Pad Mounting Bracket
- Secure ECN to Pad Mounting Bracket
- Connect the ECN to Power and the Network
- Close and Lock the Conduit Housing
- Complete the Installation
- Verifying Successful Installation
- 5. Field Replacement for an ECN 7000 Series Device
- A. ECN 7000 Series Specifications
- B. Safety and High-Voltage Warnings
- C. ESD and Battery Warnings
ECN 7000 Series Hardware Guide vii
Table of Contents
Welcome ......................................................................................................... iii
Audience ........................................................................................................ iii
Related Documentation ................................................................................ iii
FCC Notice .................................................................................................... iv
RF Statements ............................................................................................... iv
EMC and Safety Statements ......................................................................... v
Chapter 1. Introduction ................................................................................... 1
Overview of the ECN 7000 Series ................................................................. 2
ECN Hardware Architecture ......................................................................... 3
Main Board .............................................................................................. 6
Power Management ................................................................................. 7
Main Power Supply ........................................................................... 7
Peripheral Power Control ................................................................. 8
Watchdog and Reset.......................................................................... 9
Internal Sensors .................................................................................... 11
Enclosure Cover Removal Sensor .................................................. 11
Tilt Sensor ....................................................................................... 11
Temperature Sensor ....................................................................... 11
Secondary Voltage Sensing ............................................................ 11
Primary and Secondary Current Sensing ..................................... 12
Real-Time Clock ..................................................................................... 12
Communications Interfaces .................................................................. 13
Power Line Communications ......................................................... 14
Ethernet ........................................................................................... 15
Wi-Fi ................................................................................................ 16
EV-DO .............................................................................................. 16
USB .................................................................................................. 16
Serial ................................................................................................ 16
Multi-Utility Meters ....................................................................... 16
Digital .............................................................................................. 17
GPS .................................................................................................. 17
Antenna Support ................................................................................... 17
Expansion Card Architecture ............................................................... 17
Backup Battery ...................................................................................... 18
Chapter 2. Installing Components and Troubleshooting ...................... 19
Installing Components ................................................................................. 20
Removing the Cover .............................................................................. 20
Removing the Card Cage ...................................................................... 20
Removing RF Shields ............................................................................ 21
Installing an Expansion Card ............................................................... 22
Installation for Card Types A and B .............................................. 22
Installation for Card Type C .......................................................... 23
Installation for Card Type D .......................................................... 23
Installation for Card Type E .......................................................... 23
Installing an Antenna ........................................................................... 24
Troubleshooting ............................................................................................ 25
Chapter 3. Pole Mount Installation ............................................................ 27
Introduction .................................................................................................. 28
Required Tools .............................................................................................. 28










