Installation Guide
Table Of Contents
- Cellular 500G Module Remote Installation Guide
- Contents
- New in This Document
- 1 Important Safety and Compliance Information
- U.S. and Canadian Patent Numbers
- USA, FCC Part 15 Spectrum Compliance
- Modifications, Repairs, Installation, and Removal
- Canada, ISED Spectrum Compliance
- RF Exposure (FCC/ISED)
- Transportation Classification
- Lithium Battery Safety
- Equipment Repairs
- Intrinsic Safety
- Electrostatic Ignition Hazard
- Module Cleaning
- Do Not Drop
- 2 About the Itron Cellular 500G Remote Module
- 3 Mounting
- 4 Programming
- 5 Specific Meter Manufacturer Installation
- 6 Diaphragm Meter Installation
- 7 Using Gel-cap Connectors to Complete Wiring Connections
- 8 Optional Sealant Application Instructions
Important! Modules ordered pre-programmed with security injected and specified as
Zero Touch Deployment require that the installer rotates the wriggler five (5) times to
activate the module to join the network, if the module is installed in a location with little
or no gas flow.
Functional Specifications
Functional
specification
Description
Power source Single "D" cell lithium batteries
Tamper detection Tilt and cut cable
Regulatory and
Standards
FCC compliance: Part 15.247, 15.249 (programming)
FCC IDs:
■ EWQ500GA: American/Rockwell
■ EWQ500GB: Sprague/Itron
■ EWQ500GC: Commercial
■ EWQ500GR: Remote
ISED compliance: RSS-247, RSS-210 (programming)
IC:
■ 864D-500GA: Amercian/Rockwell
■ 864D-500GB: Sprague/Itron
■ 864D-500GC: Commercial
■ 864D-500GR: Remote
Measurement Canada: Pending
Intrinsically safe
per
Telemetering Equipment for use in Hazardous Locations, for Cl I, Div 1, Gp D for Haz
Loc, Temp Code T1, -40°C ≤ Ta ≤ +70°C.
Operational All 500G modules operate without the need for an FCC or ISED license.
Frequency: 902 to 928 MHz ISM band
Program frequency: 908 MHz
Australia ACMA AS/NZS 4268
Frequency: 915 to 928 MHz ISM band
Program frequency: 916 to 926.8 MHz
Product
identification
Numeric and bar coded type and serial number
Construction
materials
Gray polycarbonate housing and back plate with encapsulated electronics
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