User Manual

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FlexNet Activation Instructions:
Meter and Endpoint Interaction
In normal operation, the FlexNet meter will send Set TOU Rate ant Current Time
commands out periodically to Demand Response (DR) endpoints in the premises.
The HANXCVR01 will transmit Thermostat Status Messages at the programmed
Transmit Supervisory Rate.
Typical Interaction –
The meter does not store the FlexNet Id’s of devices communication with it,
rather all of the DR equipment in a residence stores the FlexNet Id of the meter at the residence. The
meter shall be a TOU meter that periodically sends out “Set TOU Rate and Current Time” commands
addressed with the meter’s own FlexNet Id. The DR equipment listens for the commands and
responds accordingly.
Set TOU Rate and
Current Time Command
•Sent n times per TOU Period
•Repeat set to 1 to block Buddy repeats
•FlexNet Id set to meter’s FlexNet Id
Thermostat Status Message
•Sent at Tx Supervisory Rate
•Repeat set to 0 to allow Buddy repeats
•FlexNet Id set to Thermostats FlexNet Id