User's Manual

EA Mobile User Guide
1. Introduction
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Note: Optional EA_VID is shipped separately.
Interrogator unit
The interrogator unit is the heart of the EA_Mobile, containing within its rugged
case these core components:
• Wake-up transmitter
• EnergyAxis transceiver module
• Power supply (backup)
• Computer - CPU (microprocessor)
• Connection receptacles, controls and indicators
Figure 1-3.
GPS receiver
The EA_Mobile interfaces with a Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) system to
provide data, including latitude and longitude information for the interrogator/
vehicle (the data can be used to determine the location of the vehicle and
determine if meter endpoints are within the interrogation window).
Antennas
The EA_Mobile employs separate transmit wake-up and transceiver antennas for
faster acquisition of endpoint data.
Display
The user interface for the EA_Mobile is accomplished via a 7 inch LCD Monitor
with Touch Screen.
Vehicle Interactive Display (optional)
The EnergyAxis Vehicle Interactive Display (EA_VID) (installed on a ruggedized
laptop computer) is an optional graphical user interface (GUI) terminal for the
EA_Mobile that provides a more visual and intuitive means to interact with the
EA_Mobile and view information.
How the EA_Mobile operates
1. On power up, the EA_Mobile will turn off the transmitter.
2. The user plugs in the HP 4 GB USB flash drive, from which a route can be
selected and loaded.
Front view
Back view