Installation Guide
Table Of Contents
- 500W ERT® Module Remote Installation Guide
- Contents
- New in This Document
- 1 Important Safety and Compliance Information
- 2 About the 500W ERT Module
- 3 Initializing and Connecting
- 4 Installing the Remote 500W ERT Module
- 5 Completing Gel-cap Connections Using the Itron Splice Kit
- 6 Using the Itron Cable Armor
- 7 Troubleshooting
3
Initializing and Connecting
This chapter provides the instructions to initialize and connect the remote 500W ERT module
to the meter or register.
Requirements are based on the network system mode. The remote 500W ERT module 's
auto-sensing technology eliminates the need to initialize the module at the time of installation.
The module automatically detects the connected register type.
Caution: To obtain an immediate reading, initialize the remote 500W ERT module
with an approved handheld computer. Failure to initialize the module may delay the
initial reading up to one hour.
To initialize the remote 500W ERT module immediately, use one of the following handheld
computers running Field Deployment Manager (FDM) version 4.0 or later.
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FC300SR handheld computer
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Itron Mobile Radio (IMR) connected to a user-supplied computer or Bluetooth device
For normal activation, connect the remote 500W ERT module to the water meter register. The
module polls for a register every hour and automatically activates after it detects a register.
Programming
Consider the following when the 500W ERT module is programmed:
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The consumption values are not programmable. (Programmable parameters include
values like ID and register type.)
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Programming the module will move the remote module into the specified operating mode.
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If the module is not programmed, the module will attempt to read the register every hour
and will wake up in default Mobile Handheld mode when a register is found.
Use an FC300SR handheld or Itron Mobile Radio connected to a user-supplied computer or
Bluetooth device running FDM Tools v4.0 or higher software and your utility's programming
configuration file to program the module .
Note: Do not program the module until it is connected to the water meter register.
Refer to the Field Deployment Manager Tools Mobile Application Guide for programming
information.
After programming, the module enters the selected operating mode and begins bubbling-up
specified messages at the selected rate.
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