User's Manual

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Applicant: Silver Spring Networks, Inc. Gas Pulse Interface FCC ID:OWS-963

After arriving at the customer site, activate and test the Field Service Unit as follows:

CAUTION

DO NOT turn the Field Service Unit ON if

the antenna is not installed. Damage to

the Field Service Unit will result.

1. Plug the Field Service Unit connection cord into the serial port of the laptop computer.

2. Plug a 9 VDC / 500 mA power supply into the Field Service Unit power socket.

CAUTION

Using anything other than a 9 VDC /

500 mA power source may damage the

Field Service Unit.

3. Turn on the Field Service Unit. An indicator light will shine if the

Field Service Unit power supply is functioning correctly.

Installation Procedure

1. Remove index register from C&I gas meter. For American, Rockwell and Sprague meters, remove the index

For a Roots meter interface, attach the appropriately modified register head with pulse output to the meter before

installing the pulse output pickup device.

2. Attach the Silver Spring Networks C&I Gas Meter Interface (p/n 1620-05001) to a surrounding fixture to the gas

meter. Fixturing locations can include the meter piping, meter fixturing brackets or surrounding structures.

3. Attach the cable assembly from the Pulsimatic or RioTronics pulse output generator to the Silver Spring Networks

C&I Gas Meter Interface (p/n 1620-05001). The cable assembly attaches with a ‘push and twist’ lock for the

weather-resistant seal.

Start the Field Service Application

Note

See Silver Spring Networks publication 98-00001 (Field Service Application User’s Guide) for a more detailed

explanation of FSA operation.

1. Turn on the laptop computer.

2. Launch the FSA software. No error messages will display if the connection between the computer and the Field

Service Unit is working.

3. Log in to the Field Service Application.

Install the Pulse Output Interface Device

For American/Sprague and Rockwell meters, interface with either the Pulsimatic pulse output adapter or the

RioTronics adapter.

• Install the Pulsimatic unit in line with the index register and upon installation of the unit, replace the index register

on top of the Pulsimatic.

• Install the RioTronics-enabled index register in place of the existing index register.

For Dresser Industries’ Roots meters, please follow the instructions for installation of the RioTronics Interface module.

Install the Silver Spring Networks C&I Gas Meter Interface radio device to the surrounding structure which can

include the meter piping, meter fixtures/supports or some adjacent structure to the meter.