User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 SmartPoint Module Overview
- 3 On Air Message Format
- 4 On Air Message Types
- 4.1 On Air Message Types
- 4.2 Testing Message – App Code 220
- 4.3 Meter Setup / Configuration Message—App Code 1
- 4.4 Meter Serial Number/Position Binding—App Code 5
- 4.5 GPS Mapping Message
- 4.6 Command Message—App Code 7
- 4.7 Buddy Message—App Code 8
- 4.8 C&I Meter Read With History—App Code 13
- 4.9 C&I Tier Data—App Code 14
- 4.9.1 Message Format
- 4.9.2 Tier Information
- 4.9.3 Meter Type
- 4.9.4 Selected Data Table
- 4.9.5 Data Flags / Peak Demand Time
- 4.9.6 Summation Reading (103 resolution)
- 4.9.7 Demand Reading (100 resolution)
- 4.9.8 Cumulative Demand Reading (103 resolution)
- 4.9.9 Coincident Reading (103 resolution)
- 4.9.10 # Demand Resets
- 4.9.11 Source Indices
- 4.9.12 Quantity of Tier Information
- 4.9.13 Service Quality Message Format
- 4.10 C&I Tunneling Read—App Code 15
- 4.11 C&I Alarm Message – App Code 16
- 4.11.1 Application Data
- 4.11.2 Voltage Phase A,B, and C
- 4.11.3 Click Count
- 4.11.4 Time Since Event
- 4.11.5 Current Meter Reading
- 4.11.6 Extended Time Since Event
- 4.11.7 Device Temperature
- 4.11.8 µP Status
- 4.11.9 Lock Errors
- 4.11.10 Alarm Data
- 4.11.11 Time of Last Power Failure
- 4.11.12 Total # of Outages
- 4.11.13 Flags
- 4.12 Demand History Message—App Code 25
- 4.12.1 Message Format
- 4.12.2 Number of Demand Resets
- 4.12.3 Last Demand Reset Date and Time
- 4.12.4 Last Peak Demand Date and Time
- 4.12.5 Last Peak Demand
- 4.12.6 Last Consumption Reading
- 4.12.7 2nd Demand Reset Date and Time
- 4.12.8 2nd Peak Demand Date and Time
- 4.12.9 2nd Peak Demand
- 4.12.10 2nd Consumption Reading
- 4.13 Load Profile Metadata Message—App Code 28
- 4.14 Load Profile Block Data Message—App Code 29
- 4.15 Firmware Image Check Response—App Code 30
- 4.16 High Res C&I Meter Read with History—App Code 38
- 4.17 Generic Ping Response—App Code 48
- 4.18 C&I High Res Read with History Data—App Code 55
- 4.19 Scratch Pad Image Check Response—App Code 57
- 5 Setup and Configuration
- 5.1 Electrical Configuration Interface
- 5.2 Configurable Parameters
- 5.2.1 End Point ID
- 5.2.2 Meter Sample Rate
- 5.2.3 Supervisory Transmit Rate
- 5.2.4 Base Frequency Channel
- 5.2.5 Transmit Frequency Channels
- 5.2.6 Receive Frequency Channel
- 5.2.7 C&I Mode Channel
- 5.2.8 Priority Mode Channel
- 5.2.9 Transmit Channel Mask
- 5.2.10 Transmit Operational Mode
- 5.2.11 Receiver Operational Mode
- 5.2.12 Enable Encryption
- 5.2.13 Programmer ID
- 5.3 Setup Messages
- 5.4 Status Request (0x91)
- 5.5 Set Device ID (0x92)
- 5.6 Device Static Setup
- 5.7 Set TCXO Correction (0x94)
- 5.8 Set Latitude/Longitude (0x95)
- 5.9 Set A/D Calibration (0x96)
- 5.10 Set Voltage Quality Thresholds (0x97)
- 5.11 Set Encryption Key (0x98)
- 5.12 Set Real Time Clock (0x99)
- 5.13 Send Data (0x9A)
- 5.14 Ping (0x9C)
- 5.15 Set Customer Meter Number (0x9D)
- 5.16 Set Customer ID (0x9E)
- 5.17 Send Data Commands
- 6 Receiver Section
- 6.1 Receiver Requirements
- 6.2 Receiver On Air Command Messages
- 6.2.1 Command Types
- 6.2.2 Command Acknowledge
- 6.2.3 Set Static Setup
- 6.2.4 Set TCXO Correction
- 6.2.5 Set Latitude and Longitude
- 6.2.6 Set VoltVoltage Quality settings:
- 6.2.7 Set
- 6.2.8 On Demand Read / Drive By Read
- 6.2.9 Ping
- 6.2.10 Set Transmitter Id
- 6.2.11 Set Customer Id
- 6.2.12 Set Encryption Key
- 6.2.13 Set Preferred Buddy Id
- 6.2.14 Set Company Meter Number
- 6.2.15 C&I Read C12.19 Data
- 6.2.16 C&I Write C12.19 Data
- 6.2.17 C&I Demand Reset
- 6.3 Command Addressing
- 6.4 Receiver Miscellaneous
- Appendix A FlexNet SmartPoint Radio Overview
- Appendix B Specifications
- Index
FlexNet SmartPoint Radio Overview A-5
SmartPoint Module for the Elster A3 Meter ECMTM40000
A.3.3.1Buddy Mode Using mPass Transmissions
Figure A-1: Remote SmartPoint to Tower mPass Buddy Mode Schematic
Figure A-1shows how a remote SmartPoint device out-of-range of any tower, an ORD, can send
messages in mPass mode to other Buddy transceivers, which then relay the ORD messages on to
the tower.
1. The out-of-range transceiver (or transmit only device) sends an mPass
modulated message which is received by multiple Buddy transceivers. Each
Buddy queues the message to be repeated with a timeout inversely
proportional to the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the message it received, plus
a small pseudo random amount. Closer Buddy transceivers will have a
shorter timeout.
2. The first Buddy to timeout and repeat the message sends it directly to the
tower on the Normal mode channel. If the tower does not hear the repeated
message, nothing happens until the next Buddy timeout occurs and the next
buddy repeats the message.
3. Once the tower hears a repeated message from a Buddy, it sends an
acknowledge (Ack) message with the ID of the repeated message, which
causes all Buddy devices with a message still queued from that ID to
eliminate that message from their queue. This minimizes the number of times
the message is repeated on air.
A.3.3.2Tower mPass Buddy Mode to ORD Command Transmissions
Figure A-2 exhibits how a remote SmartPoint device that is out-of-range of commands from a
tower can receive those commands via a Buddy relay of the message.