User's Guide

A3 ALPHA Meter/Node (ILC2)
June 2008 Product Guide
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Metercat Programming Note
To have the A3 ALPHA meter function properly as a node in the EnergyAxis Sys-
tem, it is important that the meter be programmed correctly using Metercat
™
. Be
sure to understand the following restrictions:
Component Description
Quantities
■ Short data format: The ILC2 will return the
first kWh quantity configured in the meter.
■ Long data format: The ILC2 will return the
first two quantities configured in the meter. It
will also return the first two coincident
demands configured in the meter.
Interval Data Configuration
■ Quantities to Record: The first two quantities
will be the quantities profiled by the node.
Selecting any net quantity will result in an
ILC2 configuration error.
■ Interval Length: If using short data format,
select only 15, 30, or 60 minutes. If using
long data format, select any value evenly
divisible into 60 (that is1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10,
12, 15, 20, 30, or 60). Selecting any other
interval length will return interval data, but
with an unknown interval length reported to
MAS.
Display When operating as a node, the following items
(located in the LAN Items category) are available
for display:
■ ILC errors
■ ILC status
■ LAN ID
■ utility ID
■ LAN registration information
Demand Interval (minutes): If using short format, Elster
recommends that you select 15, 30, or 60 min-
utes. If using long format, you may select any
value evenly divisible into 60. Selecting any other
value will prevent the actual demand interval
length from being reported in the data. That is,
the actual data will be reported without specify-
ing the demand interval length.
Special Dates When instructing the meter to perform a
demand reset for either recurring or nonrecurring
dates, any demand reset date will be cleared by
the ILC2 option board (except those assigned to
a season change date). Within the EnergyAxis
System, billing demand resets are controlled by
the system through the collector.
Remote
1
Configure port 1 usage for “Direct Connect” and
port 2 usage for “Disabled.”
Port 1 direct connect should be set to 9600 bps.
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