User's Manual

A3 ALPHA Meter/Collector
July 2004 Product Guide
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Figure 3. A3 ALPHA meter with ITM3 RJ-11 cable
Metercat Programming Note
To have the A3 ALPHA meter function properly as a data collector in the
EnergyAxis System, it is important that the meter be programmed correctly
using Metercat
™
. In the Remote component tab in Metercat, be sure that the fol-
lowing options are set:
■ Port 1 usage is set to internal modem.
■ Port 2 usage is set to direct connect.
■ On the Port 1 Modem tab, enable line sharing (the Enable Line Sharing
box is checked).
■ On the Port 2 Direct Connect tab, the bit rate is set to 9600.
The other options can be set as desired. For more information on using Meter-
cat, see the Metercat documentation.
Metering Software and
System
Metercat
The A3 ALPHA meter/collector requires Elster Electricity Metercat support soft-
ware release 1.4 or later. Metercat offers the following features:
■ program development to create user-defined configuration data
■ meter programming to send user-defined configuration data or com-
mands to the meter
■ meter reading to receive data that has been stored by the meter
■ diagnostic read including ILC1 option board and LAN status
■ ability to perform tasks related to replacing a collector
EnergyAxis Metering Automation Server
The EnergyAxis Metering Automation Server (MAS) reads meters over telephone
or wireless networks. Using MAS, meter readings can be scheduled or per-
formed on-request from the browser-based user interface. MAS allows all billing
data to be read from the meter; this includes data from the A3 ALPHA meter
and from each REX meter registered with the ILC1 option board. Billing data
from the A3 ALPHA meter includes multi-channel interval data, consumption,
demand, time-of-use registers as well as meter status flags. REX meter data can
be read from the stored data in the collector or on-request by using MAS to
communicate through the collector to the individual REX meter.
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