HWM Water 485 Ecochirp User Manual Quick start guide
HWM-Water Ltd Ecochirp Quick start guide
Contents
- 1. Quick start guide
- 2. User guide 1
- 3. User guide 2
- 4. User guide 3
Quick start guide
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WARNING: - LITHIUM BATTERIES
If baeries are exposed - do not short circuit, re-charge, puncture, incinerate, crush, immerse, force dis-
charge or expose to temperatures above the declared operang temperature range of the product. Risk
of re or explosion. These baeries are sealed units which are not hazardous when used according to
the recommendaons of the manufacturer.
2. CONNECTIONS
The connecons for the single channel pulse and dual channel pulse transmiers are shown
in the table below.
Single Channel Pulse Tx Dual Channel Pulse Tx
Red – Pulse Ch1 +ve Red – Pulse Ch1 +ve
Black – Pulse Ch1 –ve Black – Pulse Ch1 –ve
Yellow – Tamper +ve (if ed) Yellow – Pulse Ch2 +ve
Blue – Tamper –ve (if ed) Blue – Pulse Ch2 –ve
1. EcoChirp Quick Start Guide
This guide covers only the most basic operaons including connecons and commissioning.
INTRODUCTION
The EcoChirp transmier is a low cost, easy to install, durable pulse transmier that counts
pulses from meter-head or reed switch type output ulity meters. The market leading
transmier is designed to provide consumpon data for billing, monitoring and targeng.
HWM reserves the right to change any product specicaon without prior noce.
3. INSTALLATION
Opmum operang temperature should be below +50°C. We cannot guarantee the
maximum life; therefore it is recommended to keep within the opmum operaon tem-
perature range for maximum baery performance.
If monitoring hot water systems it is not advisable to mount the transmier directly on
the pipe without intervening insulaon.
For maximum transmission range the antenna of the transmier should point upward
(vercal polarizaon) and should be kept clear of obstrucons, parcularly metallic sur-
faces. Mounng brackets are available, to t the cavity at the rear of the transmier.
Operang in extreme environmental condions will degrade the life-me of the baery.
4. OPERATION
The reed switch is located on the front right of the unit. The unit will normally be
transming out of the box. If a restart is required or the unit doesn’t appear to transmit,
use the reed switch to iniate transmission. Hold a magnet to close the reed switch and
cause the rmware reset. A click from the reed switch may be heard followed by a
transmission burst.
Reed switch operaon can be veried using an RF scanner tuned to the transmission
frequency, when transming a burst or blip can be heard.
FCC warning statement:
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operaon is subject to the following two
condions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operaon.
This equipment complies with FCC radiaon exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled
environment. End users must follow the specic operang instrucons for sasfying RF expo-
sure compliance. This transmier must not be co-located or operang in conjuncon with
any other antenna or transmier.
Changes or modicaons not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance
could void the user's authority to operate the equipment
5. COMMISSIONING
The transmier ID/serial number should be noted along with the corresponding meter
number, the meters current reading and the inial transmier pulse count and/or site
locaon.
The current count value held in the transmier should be used as an oset as for future
readings. The oset value will need adjusng if the pulse count value exceeds 16777215 (24
-bit number) as the pulse count value will return back to zero.
This value will vary from unit to unit. Note for reasons of fraud prevenon it is intenonally
not possible to reset transmier pulse counter to zero.