User Manual

APPENDIX
Page 34 EnergyAxis Gas Module ― User Guide
Elster Integrated Solutions • Draft A Nov. 2007
EnergyAxis RGT Programming (All)
NOTE: The procedure for programming the EnergyAxis Remote
Gas-meter Transponder is identical to that used for programming
the EnergyAxis Direct Gas-meter Transponder as described earlier
in this manual.
Although transponders may contain default or utility-specified values
that are programmed during manufacturing, it is important to
program certain data only after the transponder has been installed
in the field:
• Transponders can accumulate subcounts during shipping,
handling and installation due to the movement of its wriggler.
• The transponder’s tamper sensing switch must be told which
orientation should be considered its normal (not tampered)
condition.
Therefore, all transponders (even those mated with indexes set
at 0000) should be programmed after installation (on meter).
When the transponder is programmed, it also automatically sets the
tamper flag to “false” or “not tampered,” establishing its normal
condition in the transponder’s memory.
NOTE: Even transponders factory-installed on meters must be
programmed at the time the meter is installed in the field.
Programming Procedure
NOTE: For specific instructions for programming transponders,
please refer to the appropriate interrogator/programmer user guide.
NOTE: If required, be sure to have on hand the pressure
compensation factor. (Obtain from Elster Integrated Solutions.)
1. Read the transponder.
• Place interrogator/programmer close to the transponder,
especially if other transponders are nearby.
• If no
other transponders are within 6 feet, use Wildcard
function to find transponder serial number.
• If other transponders are
within 6 feet, enter the serial
number of the desired transponder.
2. Visually read the meter’s mechanical index.
3. Verify that the transponder is programmed for the proper index
drive. If it is not re-program it.
4. Program the electronic index to match the meter ‘s mechanical
index.