User's Manual

PG421005A A3 ALPHA Meter/Collector
July 2003 7
The A3 ALPHA meter/collector can be read in the following ways:
■ visually using the LCD
■ remotely using the ITM3 option board and Elster Electricity meter support
software
For more details on the information that can be read on the LCD, see "Display
List Items."
Using the telephone modem, Table 1 shows the information that can be obtained
from the A3 ALPHA meter/collector.
Reading the A3 ALPHA
Meter/Collector
Category Items Indicates
 Hardware version Hardware version of the ILC1 option board
 LAN ID Complete A3 ALPHA meter/collector LAN ID
 Firmware version ILC1 option board firmware version number
 Utility ID
A utility’s unique ID for all meters within its
network
 Firmware S-Spec
Manufacturer identifier of the ILC1 option board
firmware
 User shared memory
The amount of memory used in the ILC1 option
board for storage (including such things as load
profiling records and billing data for each REX
meter)
 LAN node types
Whether the A3 ALPHA meter is operating as a
node or a collector in the network
 Available shared
memory
The amount of storage available on the ILC1
option board
LAN controller
status
 Errors
A condition that affects the operation of the ILC1
option board
 Registered nodes
The number of REX meters that are registered to
the A3 ALPHA meter/collector and the unique
identification number (LAN Id) of the registered
nodes.
 Repeaters
The number of REX meters that are registered to
the A3 ALPHA meter/collector that are operating
as a repeater
LAN status
 Event list
The date and time of the most recent of the
following events:
 REX meter read (start and stop)
 REX meter load profiling read (start and stop)
 node scan (start and stop)
 partial load profiling read (start and stop)
 A3 ALPHA meter/collector time broadcast
 Clear REX meter registration
 Communication
statistics
For each REX meter, the number of read/write
as compared to the number of successful
reads/writes.
Billing data  Current billing data
 Previous billing period
data
 Previous season
billing data
 Load profile data
Billing data is available for each REX meter
registered to the data collector. For a list of the
specific data that can be read from a REX meter,
refer to the REX meter technical manual (TM42-
2210A).
Table 1. Information available remotely
For more details about the items available through the ITM3 option board, see the
Elster Electricity meter support software documentation.