User guide
ORION ENDPOINT UTILITY
The ORION Endpoint Utility is used to program and quick read ORION ME and ORION CE endpoints, and to increase the test
sampling rate of E-Series meters. It is also used to extract additional information from ORION ME endpoints, outside of route
reading, including historical interval data and extended status.
1. On the Program & Quick Read Main Menu, tap ORION Endpoint Utility.
2. Verify the clock by conrming the handheld date and time are correct as shown. If you need help adjusting the clock,
refer to Step 7 in "Software Security Modes" onpage8.
3. Tap Ok.
Result: The ORION Endpoint Utility login screen opens.
4. Enter your PIN using the keypad.
Use the same three to ve character Read Route login ID. Refer to "Read Route Login" onpage14 if you need help.
Then tap Ok.
Result: The Technology Selection screen opens.
5. Tap to select ORION ME, ORION CE, E-Series or Settings.
• ORION ME - Quick read, IR/RF programming and
historical interval data extraction for ORION ME
water and gas endpoints. The ORION Endpoint Utility
software is also used with ORION SE endpoints as part
of a fixed network installation.
• ORION CE - Quick read and IR programming for ORION
CE water and gas endpoints.
NOT: N ORION CE endpoint historical interval data
is extracted using the ORION CE Profile
Extractor software. Refer to the Automated
Meter Reading Data Profiling System manual
ORI-IOM-57.
Figure 79: Endpoint Utility Technology Selection screen
• E-Series - IR programming for E-Series. Refer to "E-Series" onpage85.
• Settings - Set the appropriate COM ports for the hardware being used with the handheld.
NOT: N COM port settings must be set before continuing to the ORION ME, ORION CE or E-Series functions.
Refer to "Settings for Program & Quick Read" onpage86 .
6. Tap Exit to return to the Program & Quick Read Main Menu. Tap Back to return to the login screen.
NOT: N The ORION Endpoint Utility can also be accessed
directly from the Badger Field Applications folder.
Go to Windows Start> Badger Field Applications
and select ORION Endpoint Utility.
Figure 80: ORION Endpoint Utility Icon
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