Landis Gyr Technology EG0R3S2 GAS METER TRANSMITTER MODULE User Manual USERS MANUAL 3

Landis+Gyr Technology, Inc. GAS METER TRANSMITTER MODULE USERS MANUAL 3

USERS MANUAL 3

5015 B.U. Bowman Drive Buford, GA 30518 USA Voice: 770-831-8048 Fax: 770-831-8598 Certification Exhibit FCC ID: R7PEG0R3S2 IC: 5294A-EG0R3S2 FCC Rule Part: 15.247 IC Radio Standards Specification: RSS-210 ACS Report Number: 07-0243-15C Manufacturer: Cellnet Technology, Inc. Model(s): 25-1075, 25-1080, 25-1081 Manual (Part 3 of 4)
`ÉääåÉí=d~ë=jçÇìäÉ=~åÇ=jÉíÉê=fåëí~ää~íáçå=dìáÇÉ TJNCHAPTER 7 CELLNET PULSE RECORDER METER MODULE INSTALLATIONTOOLS AND EQUIPMENTThissectionoutlinesthenecessarytoolsandequipmentforinstallingaCellnetPulseRecorder.EquipmentThefollowingtablecontainsallrequiredequipment:Table7.1EquipmentImage Description`mo=EbñíÉêå~ä=sáÉïF`mo=EfåíÉêå~ä=sáÉïF_~ÇÖÉê=cáÉäÇ=péäáÅÉ=háí=SOMUQJMMN√péäáÅÉ=båÅäçëìêÉ√qáÉïê~éë√Pj=pÅçíÅÜäçâëI=jçÇÉä=rvO=çê=bèìáî~äÉåíaçï=`çêåáåÖ=Q=bäÉÅíêáÅ~ä=fåëìä~íáåÖ=`çãéçìåÇ=Eçê=Éèìáî~äÉåíFjpap=~î~áä~ÄäÉ=~í=ïïïKÇçïÅçêåáåÖKÅçãK
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`ÉääåÉí=mìäëÉ=oÉÅçêÇÉê=jÉíÉê=jçÇìäÉ=fåëí~ää~íáçå`ÉääåÉí=d~ë=jçÇìäÉ=~åÇ=jÉíÉê=fåëí~ää~íáçå=dìáÇÉ TJPToolsThefollowingtablecontainsallrequiredtools:Table7.2ToolsImage Descriptionoc=_ìëíÉê=j~ÖåÉíéLå=OSJNMRMpÅêÉïÇêáîÉêë=EÑä~í=~åÇ=mÜáääáéëFtáêÉ=`ìííÉê=~åÇ=píêáééÉêpÅçíÅÜäçâ®=bJVv=`êáãéáåÖ=qççä=çê=bèìáî~äÉåíïïïKPjKÅçãp~ÑÉíó=dçÖÖäÉëe~åÇeÉäÇ=`çãéìíÉê=ïïïKÇ~éKÅçãNJt~ó=jçÇìäÉ=mêçÖê~ããáåÖ=`~ÄäÉj~ÖåÉí=äçÅ~í ÉÇ=çå=íçé =ä ÉÑí
`ÉääåÉí=mìäëÉ=oÉÅçêÇÉê=jÉíÉê=jçÇìäÉ=fåëí~ää~íáçåTJQ `ÉääåÉí=d~ë=jçÇìäÉ=~åÇ=jÉíÉê=fåëí~ää~íáçå=dìáÇÉSAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTPrerequisite TrainingInstallersshouldbeinstructedinthefollowingsafetyelementsaswellasanysite‐specificsafetyissues:• HazardCommunication(EmployeeRighttoKnow)•Lifting•Safedriving•Useofhandtools• ConfinedspacePreliminary ChecksTheinstallershouldalreadybeabletooperatetheHandHeldcomputer.Additionally,theinstallershouldalreadyhaverouteinformationandtherequirednumberofendpoints.•Verifythatyouareatthecorrectsite,specifiedonthehandheldcomputerorworkorder.•Verifythatthesiteissafeforyouandyourequipment.•Notifythecustomerofyourpresence.Tellthecustomerthatyoumusthaveaccesstothemeter.Ifnecessary,havethecustomersigntheworkorder.•Wheninstallingmeters,followanyguidelinesissuedbyyourcompanyinadditiontothosegiveninthisguide.• Neverperformaninstallationduringalightningstormorunderexcessivelywetconditions.Site RequirementsThesitemustcomplywiththefollowingcriteria:•Thereisnochancethatanotherobjectwillbesetovertheantenna.•Someinstancesmayrequireadditionalcable.•Maximumcablelengthisalways200feet.
`ÉääåÉí=mìäëÉ=oÉÅçêÇÉê=jÉíÉê=jçÇìäÉ=fåëí~ää~íáçå`ÉääåÉí=d~ë=jçÇìäÉ=~åÇ=jÉíÉê=fåëí~ää~íáçå=dìáÇÉ TJRFCC INFORMATIONSeeAppendix F,CPRInformation,formoreinformation.INSTALLING THE CELLNET PULSE RECORDERThefollowingincludesinformationaboutinstallingtheCPRendpoint.Mounting the CPRTheCPRendpointshouldbemountedaboveground,outdoors,facingthenearestconcentrator.Identifying the Register for InstallationRefertotheGasModuleCompatibilityChartforcompatibilityandspecificpartsneeded.Connecting the PRECO Switch to the CPR1InstallthePRECOswitchonthegasmeterindexaccordingtotheinstructionsincludedwiththePRECOkit.2RoutethecablefromthePRECOswitchtotheCPRmountinglocation.Splicetheadditionalcableasnecessary.Whenusingadditionalcable,alwaysmatchcolors:PRECObluetoCPRwhite(viagreenextensionwire),PRECOredtoCPRred,PRECOwhitetoCPRblack(viablackextensionwire).3Ifyouneedtoaddcableforaremotewall‐mountedCPR,followtheinstructionshereforremovingtheMolexconnectors(ifpresent)andsplicingadditionalcable.Preparecableendsforcrimping:aUsingthecuttingbladeportionoftheWireCutterandStrippertool,cutthewireattheMolexconnector(ifpresent)comingfromthePRECOswitch.ThewireattachedtothePRECOswitchcontainsthreewires.Figure 7.1 3-Wire CableDo not damage internal wire insulation when removing external insulation.
`ÉääåÉí=mìäëÉ=oÉÅçêÇÉê=jÉíÉê=jçÇìäÉ=fåëí~ää~íáçåTJS `ÉääåÉí=d~ë=jçÇìäÉ=~åÇ=jÉíÉê=fåëí~ää~íáçå=dìáÇÉbBeforeproceedingwithsplicing,usetheWireCutterandStrippertocuttheMolexconnectoroffoftheCPRPulseInputConnector(identifiedbywhitewire).Figure 7.2 Molex Connector (as shipped)cSplicewiresfromCPRtoPRECOswitch.Matchcolorscarefully,accordingtothetablebelow.CPR ships with a female Molex connector at the loose end of the communicationcable.CPR Pu lse Inpu t Conn ectorwith white wire
`ÉääåÉí=mìäëÉ=oÉÅçêÇÉê=jÉíÉê=jçÇìäÉ=fåëí~ää~íáçå`ÉääåÉí=d~ë=jçÇìäÉ=~åÇ=jÉíÉê=fåëí~ää~íáçå=dìáÇÉ TJTTable7.3WireColorMatching4SeeAppendix A:CrimpingWires,forinstructionsoncrimpingwires.Programming CPR Endpoint for Operation with PRECO SwitchYoumustprogramtheCPRwiththeHandHeldcomputer(the“HandHeld”).1 ConnecttheCPRProgrammingCabletotheCPRSerial/PowerConenctor(yellowwire)below.Figure 7.3 CPR Programming Cable Attached2FollowtheHandHeldpromptstoprogramtheendpoint.3Whenprogrammingiscomplete,disconnecttheprogrammingcablefromtheCPR.EncoderRegister PRECOWirecolor/CPRWireColorPRECObluetogreenextensiontoCPRwhitePRECOredtoredextensiontoCPRredPRECOwhitetoblackextensiontoCPRblackblue whitered redwhite blackConnect only three wires using the color matching above.ProgrammingCableCPRSerial/PowerConnector
`ÉääåÉí=mìäëÉ=oÉÅçêÇÉê=jÉíÉê=jçÇìäÉ=fåëí~ää~íáçåTJU `ÉääåÉí=d~ë=jçÇìäÉ=~åÇ=jÉíÉê=fåëí~ää~íáçå=dìáÇÉ4 ConnectthebatterytotheCPR.5DressthewiresandcrimpinsidetheCPRenclosureasshown.Figure 7.4 CPR Battery Connector Connected to CPRProceedtoʺTestingtheEndpointʺonpage 7‐8.TESTING THE ENDPOINTAfteryouhavecompletedtheinstallationprocess,testtheinstallationbypassinganRFBustermagnetneartheCPR’ssensor.TheRFBusterdetectsthetransmission,beepsandlightstheLED.1 ActivatetheCPRbypassingtheRFBustermagnetagainstthesideoftheCPRhousingasshown.Figure 7.5 CPR Activation Using RF BusterCrimpedWiresTieWrapCPRSerial/PowerConnectorBatteryConnectoroc=_ìëíÉê=j~ÖåÉíeçäÇ=íÜÉ=oc=_ìëíÉê=ã~ÖåÉí=~Ö~áåëí=íÜáë=ëáÇÉ=çÑ=íÜÉ=`mo
`ÉääåÉí=mìäëÉ=oÉÅçêÇÉê=jÉíÉê=jçÇìäÉ=fåëí~ää~íáçå`ÉääåÉí=d~ë=jçÇìäÉ=~åÇ=jÉíÉê=fåëí~ää~íáçå=dìáÇÉ TJV2PressandholdthebuttonontheRFBuster.PositiontheRFBusterlessthansixinchesawayfromtheleftsideoftheCPR.TheRFBustermakesaudiblebeepsandtheLEDflashestoconfirmtransmissionoftheRFpacketsfromtheendpoint.3IftheRFBusterdetectspacketswithinoneminute,theinstallationisgood.IftheRFBusterdoesnotbeep,refertoʺTroubleshootingʺonpage 7‐9.4 Attachthecoverusingthefourscrewsincludedinthehardwarekit.5Cleantheareaandremovealldisposablematerials.ENDPOINT REPLACEMENTPleasefollowtheinstructionsbelowtoreplaceanendpoint:1OpenthefaceoftheCPR.2Writedownthecolortranslation.3Carefullycutanytiewraps.4CutoffScotchloksnearthecrimp.5 UnmounttheCPR.6 Disconnectthebattery.ProceedtoʺConnectingthePRECOSwitchtotheCPRʺonpage 7‐5.TROUBLESHOOTINGRF Buster Does Not Beep When Testing 1First,verifythatthebatteryisproperlyconnected,redwiretoredwire.2DoestheRFBusterbeepandlighttheLEDwhentheswitchisinitiallypressed?Ifnot,thebatteryintheRFBusterisdead.ReplacetheRFBusterbattery,oruseanotherRFBuster.3AfteractivatingthemagneticswitchontheCPR,holdtheRFBusterswitchoncontinuously.PointtheLEDendoftheRFBustertowardthefrontoftheCPR.HoldtheRFBusterbetween6”and12”fromthefrontoftheCPR.Waittenseconds.IftheRFBusterdoesnotbeep,replacetheCPRbattery.Customer SupportToreachCustomerSupportatCellnet:Email:customersupport@cellnet.comTelephone:1‐800‐791‐2567.Hoursofoperation‐8:00a.m.ETto5:00p.m.ETDo not use a cell phone or any other RF device while conductingthis test.
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`ÉääåÉí=d~ë=jçÇìäÉ=~åÇ=jÉíÉê=fåëí~ää~íáçå=dìáÇÉ UJNCHAPTER 8 METER EXCHANGE OR MODULE RETROFIT CONCLUSIONPriortoleavingthepremise,verifythatalldebrisfromtheretrofitand/orexchangeprocessiscleanedandremoved.Leaveadoorhangertagwithanyappropriateinformationfilledin.RETURNING MATERIAL Attheendoftheday,installerswillreturntotheCrossDockwithallequipmentandanynewmetersormodulesthatwerenotinstalled.Eachinstallermustaccountforeverymetertheywereassigned.Turnininventoryofunused,defective,orbrokengasMeterModules.Youmustreconcileanydiscrepanciesinchangeoutdatabeforethecheck‐inprocesscanbecompleted.Metersandmoduleswillnotbecheckedouttoaninstallerwhohasnotcompletedthepreviousdayʹscheck‐inprocess.
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`ÉääåÉí=d~ë=jçÇìäÉ=~åÇ=jÉíÉê=fåëí~ää~íáçå=dìáÇÉ VJNCHAPTER 9 GAS METER PREPARATION PROGRAM (GPREP)TheGasMeterPreparationProgram(GPrep)isasoftwaretoolthatfacilitatesCellnetprocesses.ItalsorunswithwaterCPRmodules.ThedatacapturedbyGPrepissenttoRIMStoupdatetheCellnetandutilitiesdatabases.GPrepwasdevelopedforResGas,C&IGas(Diaphragm),C&IGas(Rotary),andCPR(gasandwater)modulesto:• DisassociateModuleIDsfromMeterIDs‐“MRB(MaterialRepairBoard)Mode”Thisfeaturemostcommonlycapturestherecordofdisassociationwhenremovingamodulefromthefield.• ValidatetheprogrammedLANAddresswiththePowerLANAddresslabelandverifythattheoperationalprogrammedparametersmatchthoserequired.‐“InspectMode”.ThisfeatureismostcommonlyusedwhenreceivingmetersfromthefactorywithCellnetmodulesalreadyinstalled(OEMMeters)orwhenreceivingCellnetretrofitmodulesdirectlyfromCellnet’smanufacturer.Differentutilitiesusedifferentsamplingprocedures.ThemetershopshouldverifyapercentageofinboundmodulestoensurethattheLANAddressthatisprogrammedintothegasmoduleandmatchestheLANAddressonthelabeloutsideofthemodulehousing.ThemodulescanalsobeinspectedtoverifythatthecorrectMeterIDformatwasused,thattherolloverpointiscorrect,andthatthemeterconstantiscorrect.•Programthemodulewithoperationalparameters,includingthemeter‐specificvaluessuchasmeterID,rolloverpoint,meterconstant,anddialindexreading(whichforgasmeterscanbenon‐zero)‐“ProgramNeworRe‐ProgramOldMode”.ThisfeatureisusedwhenassemblingCellnetmodulesonmetersinthemetershopandinthefield(fortheO&MProcesses).•Savetheinspection,programming,MRBdisassociationrecordandindexreadresultsinseparatefilesfordeliverytoCellnetandtheutility.Thiscanbeanautomaticprocessoryoucanturneditoffforaparticularfeaturewhenitisnotnecessarytosavetheresults.YoucanuseGPrepinametershop,atafixedlocation,orinthefield.YoucanuseaPCorlaptopcomputer.CloselymonitorGPrepusage,andmakethedatafileseasilyaccessible.GPrepisoftenusedwithoperationsandmaintenance(O&M)Each of these functions are steps in Cellnet processes. You should fully understand howdata flows within the Cellnet network and what data needs to be captured from orprogrammed into a module before using this software.
d~ë=jÉíÉê=mêÉé~ê~íáçå=mêçÖê~ã=EdmêÉéFVJO `ÉääåÉí=d~ë=jçÇìäÉ=~åÇ=jÉíÉê=fåëí~ää~íáçå=dìáÇÉprocesses.ThischapterassumesthattheuserfullyunderstandstheseO&Mprocesses,andatwhichstepsintheseprocessesGPrepcapturesdataandprogramsitintoCellnetmodules.GPreprequiresselectivefunctionalitydependingonthesitewhereitisinuse,sothereareadministrativeprivilegesforconfiguringoptionsduringsoftwareinstallationandsetup.
d~ë=jÉíÉê=mêÉé~ê~íáçå=mêçÖê~ã=EdmêÉéF`ÉääåÉí=d~ë=jçÇìäÉ=~åÇ=jÉíÉê=fåëí~ää~íáçå=dìáÇÉ VJPREQUIRED TOOLSThefollowingisalistofrequiredtoolstooperateGPrep,alongwithaPC/operatingsystemrecommendation:•DesktopPCwithWindows2000orhigher(WindowsNTisnotrecommendedwhenusingalaptopcomputersincetherearesometimesproblemsconfiguringtheports)•CopyofGPrepv.2.3ormostrecentversiononarequiredtoolsCD• ShooterBoxwithACpowercord,partnumber26‐3500andgasshootercableor1‐WayModuleProgrammingCablePN26‐1179• Battery,partnumber40‐1032or40‐1590•Laptop/PC•DB9toDB9cable(maleononeendfemaleontheother)straightthrough(RS232).Roles•GPrepAdministrator‐isthelocalexpertonGPrep.TheAdministratorisfamiliarwiththeentirefunctionalityofGPrep.TheAdministratorknowshowtoconfigureallinternalfiles,andhowtograntcertainpermissions.TheAdministratorknowshowtocleanallfilesofbadrecordsandsupersedes.Howtoarchiveallfilesande‐mailthemtotheappropriatedatabaseadministratororRIMSanalystandhowtotrainthedaytodayusersofGPrep.ThispersonhasthedailytaskofmaintainingGPrepanditsfiles.•GPrepUser‐needstoknowthefundamentalsofGPrep.Theyneedtoknowhowtologin,howtomarryameterwithamodule,andhowtoinspectamoduletoensurethatitisproperlyprogrammed,andwhattodoifitisnot.PROCEDURES FOR GPREP ADMINISTRATOR1Verifyyourtools.GPrepdoesnotoperatewithoutallofthetoolslistedintheRequiredToolssection.2UnzipGPrepfilestoyourPCorlaptop.aCustomizeGPrep.TheGPrepinstallationfoldercontainsafilenamedGPREP.INI.Thisfiledefinesallconfigurationparametersinits[Control]sectionandmaintainssettingsfromthelastGPrepruninits[Default]section.•Ifthisisanewinstallation,GPREP.INImustbecopiedtotheGPrepinstallationdirectory.Before copying files go to “View” on the menu bar of your PC, select “FolderOptions”. Under a section titled “Advanced Settings” there is a folder called“Hidden files”, under that folder choose “show all files”, then click on the OKbutton.
d~ë=jÉíÉê=mêÉé~ê~íáçå=mêçÖê~ã=EdmêÉéFVJQ `ÉääåÉí=d~ë=jçÇìäÉ=~åÇ=jÉíÉê=fåëí~ää~íáçå=dìáÇÉ•Ifthisisanupgrade,thenyoucanusetheexistingGPREP.INIfiletomodifyanyconfigurationparametersasnecessary.bEdittheGPREP.INIfileusingNotepadoranyotherASCIIfileeditor.cFollowtheinstructionsinthatfiletospecifytherequiredpatternforMeterIDs,file(s)forloggingoperations,menuselectionsthatareavailabletotheoperatorandthemaximummemoryusedtotrackpreviouslogfileassociations.FollowingisanexampleofaGPREP.INIfile.; The Default section remembers GPrep settings from the last run. These should; not be changed manually.; ------------------------------------------------------------------------------[Default]; The Control section contains GPrep operational parameters.; ------------------------------------------------------------------------------; Operator Meter Type selections are controled by variables:;; RGAS for ResGas; CIGD for C&I Gas (Diaphragm); CIGR for C&I Gas (Rotary); CPRG for CPR Gas (Rotary);; Setting any of these to "No" disables the menu item. The default is "Yes".;; Example:; RGAS=No; CIGR=Yes; Disables "ResGas" selection, leaving both C&I and CPR selections enabled.; ------------------------------------------------------------------------------; Operator Mode selections are controled by variables:;; Inspect; ProgramNew; ProgramOld; IndexRead; MRBMode;; Setting any of these to "No" disables the menu item. The default is "Yes".;; Example:; ProgramOld=No; Inspect=Yes; MRBMode=NoIf you run GPrep in different modes and/or it requires different configuration settings at thesame operator station, then install multiple copies of GPrep in different directories.
d~ë=jÉíÉê=mêÉé~ê~íáçå=mêçÖê~ã=EdmêÉéF`ÉääåÉí=d~ë=jçÇìäÉ=~åÇ=jÉíÉê=fåëí~ää~íáçå=dìáÇÉ VJR; Disables "Re-Program Old" and "MRB" selections, leaving "Inspect",; "Program New" and "Index Read" modes enabled.; ------------------------------------------------------------------------------; Operator Port selections are controled by variables:;; COM1, COM2, COM3 and COM4;; Setting any of these to "No" disables the menu item. The default is "Yes".;; Example:; COM4=No; COM3=No; COM1=Yes; Disables "COM3" and "COM4" selections, leaving "COM1" and "COM2" enabled.; ------------------------------------------------------------------------------; MeterID is a pattern string for scanned (or entered) Meter IDs. The length; of the pattern gives the number of characters required and each character; in the pattern corresponds to a character in the Meter ID; if it's:;; # - The character must be a decimal digit (0 - 9); $ - The character must be alphabetic (A - Z); _ - The character must be a blank; ? - The character may be anything; All other characters must match exactly.;; Note: If MeterID is not given then no pattern matching is done.;; Examples:; MeterID=ABC### - IDs must must be 6 characters long, and start with; "ABC" followed by 3 digits; MeterID=Q???##_$$### - IDs must be 12 characters long, start with a "Q",; followed by any 3 characters, then 2 digits, a space,; 2 alphabetic characters, and end with 3 digits.; MeterID=- IDs are not checked against a prototype, only for; valid characters.; ------------------------------------------------------------------------------; ProgramLog is the full path and file name for logging each time a module is; programmed. If not given, then no program log file is written.;; Examples:;; ProgramLog=c:\gprep\program.txt - program.txt in the gprep directory on drive C:; ProgramLog=program.txt - program.txt in the GPrep program directory; ProgramLog=program - program.txt in the GPrep program directory; ProgramLog=- Do not write a program log file; ------------------------------------------------------------------------------; InspectLog is the full path and file name for logging each time a module is; inspected. If not given, then no inspection log file is written.
d~ë=jÉíÉê=mêÉé~ê~íáçå=mêçÖê~ã=EdmêÉéFVJS `ÉääåÉí=d~ë=jçÇìäÉ=~åÇ=jÉíÉê=fåëí~ää~íáçå=dìáÇÉ;; Examples:;; InspectLog=c:\gprep\inspect.txt - inspect.txt in the gprep directory on drive C:; InspectLog=inspect.txt - inspect.txt in the GPrep program directory; InspectLog=inspect - inspect.txt in the GPrep program directory; InspectLog=- Do not write an inspection log file; ------------------------------------------------------------------------------; MRBLog is the full path and file name for logging each time a module is; inspected in MRB Mode. If not given, then no MRB log file is written.;; Examples:;; MRBLog=c:\gprep\mrblog.txt - mrblog.txt in the gprep directory on drive C:; MRBLog=mrblog.txt - mrblog.txt in the GPrep program directory; MRBLog=mrblog - mrblog.txt in the GPrep program directory; MRBLog=- Do not write an MRB log file; ------------------------------------------------------------------------------; ReadLog is the full path and file name for logging each time a module is; inspected in Index Read Mode. If not given, then no read log file is written.;; Examples:;; ReadLog=c:\gprep\readdlog.txt - readdlog.txt in the gprep directory on drive C:; ReadLog=readdlog.txt - readdlog.txt in the GPrep program directory; ReadLog=readdlog - readdlog.txt in the GPrep program directory; ReadLog=- Do not write an inspection log file; ------------------------------------------------------------------------------; MaxAssociations is the maximum number of LANAddress / Meter ID associations; checked from the log file to assure that duplications are not assigned.; This requires 24 bytes of memory per association. Set to 0 to disable.;; Examples:;; MaxAssociations=1000 - Previous 1000 records are checked (memory = 24,000); MaxAssociations=10000 - Previous 10000 records are checked (memory = 240,000); MaxAssociations=0 - Disables duplication association checking.; ------------------------------------------------------------------------------Mode=ReProgramModuleClass=1RolloverPoint1=1000000MeterConstant1=0.050000SerialPort=1Operator=BillLocation=xdcsuUtility=SCGRolloverPoint0=10000
d~ë=jÉíÉê=mêÉé~ê~íáçå=mêçÖê~ã=EdmêÉéF`ÉääåÉí=d~ë=jçÇìäÉ=~åÇ=jÉíÉê=fåëí~ää~íáçå=dìáÇÉ VJTMeterConstant0=0.020000RolloverPoint3=100000MeterConstant3=1.000000RolloverPoint2=100000MeterConstant2=0.100000MeterConstant4=0.250000ProgramMode=YesProgramDial=YesRolloverPoint=100000MeterConstant=1.000000LastFile=WCPR.SET[Control]meterID=?????????DeviceID=?????RGAS=yesCIGD=yesCIGR=yesCPRANT=yesCPRAWT=yesCPRCWT=yesWCPR=yesInspect=yesProgramNew=yesProgramOld=yesMRBMode=yesIndexRead=NProgramLog=c:\programlog.txtinspectLog=c:\inspectlog.txtMRBLog=c:\MRBlog.txtReadLog=c:\readlog.txtwProgramLog=c:\wprogramlog.txtwinspectLog=c:\winspectlog.txtwMRBLog=c:\wMRBlog.txt[RGAS]MeterConstantCount=4MeterConstant1=.01MeterConstant2=.0112MeterConstant3=.02MeterConstant4=.0225RollOverPointCount=5RollOverPoint1=100RollOverPoint2=1,000RollOverPoint3=10,000RollOverPoint4=100,000RollOverPoint5=100000000[CPRAWT]MeterConstantCount=9MeterConstant1=.01MeterConstant2=.01121MeterConstant3=.02MeterConstant4=.0225MeterConstant5=.05MeterConstant6=.0562MeterConstant7=.1
d~ë=jÉíÉê=mêÉé~ê~íáçå=mêçÖê~ã=EdmêÉéFVJU `ÉääåÉí=d~ë=jçÇìäÉ=~åÇ=jÉíÉê=fåëí~ää~íáçå=dìáÇÉMeterConstant8=.112MeterConstant9=1.0RollOverPointCount=6RollOverPoint1=100RollOverPoint2=1,000RollOverPoint3=10,000RollOverPoint4=100,000RollOverPoint5=100,00000RollOverPoint6=100,000000[CPRANT]MeterConstantCount=10MeterConstant1=.01MeterConstant2=.01121MeterConstant3=.02MeterConstant4=.0225MeterConstant5=.05MeterConstant6=.0562MeterConstant7=.1MeterConstant8=.112MeterConstant9=1.0MeterConstant10=2.0RollOverPointCount=5RollOverPoint1=100RollOverPoint2=1,000RollOverPoint3=10,000RollOverPoint4=100,000RollOverPoint5=100,000,000[CPRCWT]MeterConstantCount=9MeterConstant1=.01MeterConstant2=.01121MeterConstant3=.02MeterConstant4=.0225MeterConstant5=.05MeterConstant6=.0562MeterConstant7=.1MeterConstant8=.112MeterConstant9=1.0RollOverPointCount=5RollOverPoint1=100RollOverPoint2=1,000RollOverPoint3=10,000RollOverPoint4=100,000RollOverPoint5=99999999[CIGR]MeterConstantCount=5MeterConstant1=.05MeterConstant2=.0562MeterConstant3=.1MeterConstant4=.112MeterConstant5=1.0RollOverPointCount=5RollOverPoint1=100RollOverPoint2=1,000RollOverPoint3=10,000RollOverPoint4=100,000
d~ë=jÉíÉê=mêÉé~ê~íáçå=mêçÖê~ã=EdmêÉéF`ÉääåÉí=d~ë=jçÇìäÉ=~åÇ=jÉíÉê=fåëí~ää~íáçå=dìáÇÉ VJVRollOverPoint5=100,0000[CIGD]MeterConstantCount=5MeterConstant1=.05MeterConstant2=.0562MeterConstant3=.1MeterConstant4=.112MeterConstant5=1.0RollOverPointCount=5RollOverPoint1=100RollOverPoint2=1,000RollOverPoint3=10,000RollOverPoint4=100,000RollOverPoint5=100,0000[WCPR]MeterConstantCount=1MeterConstant1=1RollOverPointCount=5RollOverPoint1=100RollOverPoint2=1,000RollOverPoint3=10,000RollOverPoint4=100,000RollOverPoint5=100,0000SaveyourupdatestotheGPrep.inifile.GPrepisreadytouse.DATA TRANSFERAlocalRIMSanalystperformsthisprocess.TheRIMSAnalystuploadsMRBandProgramfilestotheserverviaFTP.Server Side ProcessThepersonusingGPrep,orthelocaladministrator,poststheprogramlogandMRBfilestoCellnetʹsFTPServer.YoucanuseanySFTPTooltopostfilesfromgasandwaterprocesses.TheGPREP.inifiledeterminesthenameandpathofthefilesgeneratedinthelocalmachine.EachUtilityshoplocationcanpostmultiplefiles,aslongaseachfileisuniquelyidentified.Thelocalsitecanuseanylogictonamethesefiles,preferablytoincludedateandtime.Oncethesefilesareposted,theDESservervalidatesfileformatandcleanupactivitiesbyeliminatingduplicateentriesandstoringtheprogramlogsandMRBdatainstagingtables.Theserveremailssubscribersfromsourcelocation.RIMSCRONrunsnightly,processingmetersandupdatingthelatestassociationstoOCDB.
d~ë=jÉíÉê=mêÉé~ê~íáçå=mêçÖê~ã=EdmêÉéFVJNM `ÉääåÉí=d~ë=jçÇìäÉ=~åÇ=jÉíÉê=fåëí~ää~íáçå=dìáÇÉUSING GPREPThissectiondetailsthestepstakenbytheendusertooperateGPreponadailybasis.Thissetofproceduresassumesthefollowing:•YourGPrepadministratorhasconfiguredthe.inifile.•YouhavebasicknowledgeoftheprocessthatyouaretryingtoperformandunderstandatwhichstepoftheprocessyouneedtouseGPrep.• Shooterboxor1‐wayprogrammingcableIfyouareusingtheprogrammingcable(usuallyinthefield):1Installdriversandsetupthecableperinstructionsinthe1‐WayModuleProgrammingCableGettingStartedGuide.2Plugoneendofthecableintothemodule.3PlugtheUSBintothelaptoporPC.Figure 9.1 1-Way Programming CableIfyouareusingtheshooterbox(usuallyintheofficeorshop):1Plugthebatteryintotheshootercable.2Powertheshooterbox.3 ConnecttheshooterboxtoaCOMportonyourPC,andchoosethecorrectCOMportfromthedropdownmenuonGPrep(oritdefaultstothatport).4Plugtheshootercableintotheshooterboxandthemodule.Figure 9.2 Shooter boxUSB ConnectorModule Connector
d~ë=jÉíÉê=mêÉé~ê~íáçå=mêçÖê~ã=EdmêÉéF`ÉääåÉí=d~ë=jçÇìäÉ=~åÇ=jÉíÉê=fåëí~ää~íáçå=dìáÇÉ VJNNLogging OnTheLogOnwindowdisplayswhenyoulaunchtheprogram.Enteryournameandlocationintheappropriatefields.Alltasksyouperformforagivenmetertype(moduleinspection,newmoduleprogrammingandoldmodulereprogramming,MRBandindexread)willberecorded.Figure 9.3 Log On screenAccessing the Main MenuThemainmenuscreendisplaysafteryoulogon.Figure 9.4 GPrep Menu BarTheGPrepmenubarincludesthefollowingoptions:Port:enablestheoperatortoselectthePCport(usuallyCOM:1).Metertype:Enablestheoperatortoselectmetertypefromdropdownlist.TheoptionsconsistofResGas,C&IGas(Diaphragm),C&I(Rotary),CPRFormANoTamper,CPRFormBTamper,CPRFormCTamper,andCPRWater.ProgramType:SelectIntervalorConsumptiontypedata.Mode:providesthefollowingchoices:Certain sites may not utilize all options.
d~ë=jÉíÉê=mêÉé~ê~íáçå=mêçÖê~ã=EdmêÉéFVJNO `ÉääåÉí=d~ë=jçÇìäÉ=~åÇ=jÉíÉê=fåëí~ää~íáçå=dìáÇÉ•Inspect:VerifiesthattheprogrammedLANAddresshasthesamevalueasthePowerLANAddresslabel.Inaddition,“Inspect”permitsvalidatingtheotherpre‐configuredoperationalparameters.Discrepanciesarenotedthroughmessagewindowsandtheresultsofinspectionsarecapturedinassociatedfiles.•ProgramNew:providesthecapabilitytoprogramanewmeterforaspecifiedrolloverpointandameterconstantforaspecificutilitymeterIDformat.•Re‐ProgramOld:providesthecapabilitytoprogramameterwithanon‐zeroindex.Thisoptionwasdesignedforutilitymetershopstoreprogrammeter‐modulespulledfromthefieldorprogramanon‐zeroindexread.AllotherfeaturesforthisoptionaresimilartotheProgramNewmode.The“programlog.txt”filealsoincludestheindexreadenteredduringtheprogrammingstepasthefield“openingread”.•MRB:capturesthedisassociationrecordformetersreturnedfromthefield.ThisoptionismainlydesignedformetershopuseduringtheO&Mphase.Thefollowingscreensshowhowtheoperatorhastheoptionofchoosinginspect,programnew,andindexreadwhenResGasischosenastheMeterType.The unique meter ID format for a given utility is defined in the “.ini” file. Anydiscrepancy in the meter ID format is noted in a message window, whichprompts the operator to re-enter the meter ID prior to module programming. Theassociation record of meter ID, module LAN Address, date, operator’s name, andresult of operation is captured in the file “programlog.txt”.
d~ë=jÉíÉê=mêÉé~ê~íáçå=mêçÖê~ã=EdmêÉéF`ÉääåÉí=d~ë=jçÇìäÉ=~åÇ=jÉíÉê=fåëí~ää~íáçå=dìáÇÉ VJNPFigure 9.5 Choose ResGas as the meter typeFigure 9.6 Indicate the Program TypeFigure 9.7 Modes to choose from are “Inspect” or “Program New”•Control:providesthecapabilitytologonandoff.Theprogramsettingremainsthesamewhenanewoperatorlogson.•Help:providesadescriptionofGPrepfunctionalityforeachmodeofoperation(notyetfullyimplemented).
d~ë=jÉíÉê=mêÉé~ê~íáçå=mêçÖê~ã=EdmêÉéFVJNQ `ÉääåÉí=d~ë=jçÇìäÉ=~åÇ=jÉíÉê=fåëí~ää~íáçå=dìáÇÉMODULE INSPECTIONThisfeatureismostcommonlyusedwhenreceivingmetersfromthefactorywithCellnetmodulesalreadyinstalled(OEMMeters)orwhenreceivingCellnetmodulesfromCellnet’smanufacturer.Differentutilitiesusedifferentsamplingprocedures.CellnetrecommendsthatthemetershopverifyapercentageofinboundmodulestoensurethattheLANAddressthatisprogrammedintothemodulematchestheLANAddressontheoutsideofthemodulehousing.ThemodulescanalsobeinspectedtoverifythatthecorrectMeterIDformatwasused,thattherolloverpointiscorrect,andthatthemeterconstantiscorrect.1SelectInspectfromtheModedropdownwindowinthemainmenu.Thefollowingscreendisplays.Figure 9.8 GPrep “Inspect Mode” screenTherearetwodistinctsectionsonthescreen.ThetopsectionistheLANAddressfieldwherethemodulepowerLANlabeliseitherscannedortyped.Different modes of operation for ResGas modules are provided in detail. All other meter/module types follows the identical functionality and operations, except as noted for WaterCPR.The program automatically truncates the leading zeros and any blank spaces in the LANAddress field. GPrep left justifies the value in this field.
d~ë=jÉíÉê=mêÉé~ê~íáçå=mêçÖê~ã=EdmêÉéF`ÉääåÉí=d~ë=jçÇìäÉ=~åÇ=jÉíÉê=fåëí~ää~íáçå=dìáÇÉ VJNRThelowersection,“currentparameters”,displaystheoperationalparametersandmoduleprogrammedvalues.2 Connecttheshootercabletothemoduleprogrammingport.Thefollowingscreendisplays.Figure 9.9 “Inspect Mode” Screen With Module Plugged InGPrepautomaticallyreadsanddisplaysthecurrentparametersprogrammedintothemodule.If the Meter Type selected does not match the module under test, GPrep displays a dialogbox indicating “wrong module Type” along with a blinking “Module reject” message.GPrep does not allow the operator to continue with this function.If the current parameters do not match the predetermined values, a warning messagedisplays. (This is normal for new modules because a module coming from themanufacturer is programmed with test parameters).Module PCB ID (board ID) is populated during manufacturing. Upon verification of moduleinspection, this value is saved in combination with the module Power LAN Address in theInspect file along with date, operator’s name and location of inspection.
d~ë=jÉíÉê=mêÉé~ê~íáçå=mêçÖê~ã=EdmêÉéFVJNS `ÉääåÉí=d~ë=jçÇìäÉ=~åÇ=jÉíÉê=fåëí~ää~íáçå=dìáÇÉ3Scan(enter)theModuleIDinLANAddressfield.Figure 9.10 “Inspect Mode” With Power LAN Scanned InGPrepcomparestheModuleIDenteredinthisfieldwiththeLANAddressprogrammedintothemodule.Ifthepopulatedfieldmatchestheprogrammedvalue,amessagedisplays“addressverified”.Iftheenteredvaluedoesnotmatchtheprogrammedvalueadialogboxdisplays,statingthe“LANAddressdoesnotmatchtheprogrammedvalue”andinstructstheoperatortoreenterthepowerLANlabelvalue,duetoamisinterpretationormis‐enteredvalue.GPrepinstructstheoperatortoroutethemoduletoMRBforfurtherdispositioniftheenteredvaluesdonotmatchagain.IfthepowerLANvaluedoesnotmatchtheprogrammedvalue,arecordisalsogeneratedinthe“inspectfile”showingtheinspectionhasfailed.ModulesthatfailinspectionmustbesegregatedandroutedtoMRB.If the result of the inspection is verified, a record in the “inspect file” is created showingthat the module Inspection is successful. It also captures the PCB ID of the module in thesame record.
d~ë=jÉíÉê=mêÉé~ê~íáçå=mêçÖê~ã=EdmêÉéF`ÉääåÉí=d~ë=jçÇìäÉ=~åÇ=jÉíÉê=fåëí~ää~íáçå=dìáÇÉ VJNTMODULE PROGRAMMINGTherearetwomodesforprogrammingthemodules.ProgramNewisusedwhenamoduleisinstalledonanewmeterwithanindexthatreadszero,andRe‐programoldisusedforprogrammingamodulethatisbeinginstalledonameterthathasanindexwithavalueotherthanzero.Thisvalueisprogrammedintothemoduletologinthestartingreadforametertobeinstalled.(Anexampleofthisisaperiodicmetercheckinwhichameteristakenfromaresidence,inspectedandthenre‐deployedagainintoanotherresidence).Program New1SelectProgramnewfromthemodedropdownwindowinthemainmenu.Thefollowingscreendisplays.Therearetwodistinctsectionsinthisscreenaswell.Thetopsectioncontainsthefollowingfieldswhichcanbemodifiedbytheuser:•MeterIDfield•LANAddress•Roll‐overpoint•Meterconstant.Figure 9.11 “Program New” ScreenIf you are programming a Water CPR module, Device ID replaces Meter ID. A CPR module isprogrammed with 10-digit left-justified(zero) Module ID as MeterID. Water CPRprogramming also captures optional Encoder ID information.
d~ë=jÉíÉê=mêÉé~ê~íáçå=mêçÖê~ã=EdmêÉéFVJNU `ÉääåÉí=d~ë=jçÇìäÉ=~åÇ=jÉíÉê=fåëí~ää~íáçå=dìáÇÉ2 Connectthe1‐WayProgrammingCableorshootercabletothemoduleprogrammingport.Thefollowingscreendisplays.Figure 9.12 “Program New” Screen with Module Plugged InGPrepautomaticallyreadsanddisplaysthecurrentparametersprogrammedintothemodule.3ScanorenterthemeterIDinappropriatefield.SincethemeterIDfieldisutilityspecific,thereareprovisionswithinGPreptospecifythemeterIDformat.Therefore,ifthemeterIDformatenteredinthisfielddoesnotmatchthespecifiedutilityformat,adialogwindowdisplaysindicating“meterIDfieldcontainsinvalidcharacters”andtheoperatorisinstructedtoIf the Meter Type selected on the menu bar does not match the module type under test,GPrep displays a dialog box indicating “wrong module Type” and a blinking “Modulereject” message. GPrep does not allow the operator to resume the programming function.If the current parameters do not match the predetermined value, a warning message,”reject parameters” displays. Upon successful completion of module programming, GPreppopulates the “current parameter” fields with correct operational values.
d~ë=jÉíÉê=mêÉé~ê~íáçå=mêçÖê~ã=EdmêÉéF`ÉääåÉí=d~ë=jçÇìäÉ=~åÇ=jÉíÉê=fåëí~ää~íáçå=dìáÇÉ VJNVeitherrescanorre‐enterthemeterIDvalueinthisfield.ModuleprogrammingcannotberesumeduntilthemeterIDfieldpopulatedmatchestheutilityspecificformat.Figure 9.13 Error Message Displayed when The Wrong Meter ID Format Is Entered4Scan(enter)thepowerLANlabelintheLANAddressfield.“GPrep”comparesthevalueenteredinthisfieldwiththeLANAddressprogrammedinthemodule.Similartotheinspectionsection,anydiscrepanciesinthevaluesarerejected.Figure 9.14 Error Message Displayed if The Scanned Power LAN Does Not Match ProgrammedSelecttheRolloverPointandMeterConstant(meterspecificvalues)priortoprogrammingthemodulefromthedropdownwindows.GPrepdisplaysamessagewindowverifyingthattheoperatorintendstochangetheRolloverpointandmeterconstant.GPrepkeepsthelastvalueenteredintherolloverpointandmeterconstantfieldsasthedefaultvalue.If you do not know what to enter for the Rollover Point or Meter Constant STOP!Contact someone that does know or contact Cellnet Customer Support. The wrongdata entered in these fields significantly affects the billing read provided to theutility.
d~ë=jÉíÉê=mêÉé~ê~íáçå=mêçÖê~ã=EdmêÉéFVJOM `ÉääåÉí=d~ë=jçÇìäÉ=~åÇ=jÉíÉê=fåëí~ää~íáçå=dìáÇÉUponsuccessfulprogramming,amessage“programverified”displays.GPrepalsodisplaysagreensquareindicatoratthelowerleftcornerofthescreenshowingprogramminghasbeensuccessful.Figure 9.15 Display when parameters are verifiedArecordofthemeterandmoduleassociationisautomaticallycapturedinthe“programfile”includingthedateandtheoperator’sname.The“Programlog”onlycompilestherecordswhensuccessfulprogrammingisverified.IfaMeterIDrecordalreadyexistsinprogramlog,thefollowingmessagedisplays..Figure 9.16 Error Message Indicating that a Meter ID Already Exists in the Programlog•IfyouselectʺYesʺ,anewrecordisinsertedwithatimestamp.Itisavalidnewrecordiftheprogramindicatesʺsuccessfulʺ.IfyouselectʺNoʺ,theoldrecordremains.
d~ë=jÉíÉê=mêÉé~ê~íáçå=mêçÖê~ã=EdmêÉéF`ÉääåÉí=d~ë=jçÇìäÉ=~åÇ=jÉíÉê=fåëí~ää~íáçå=dìáÇÉ VJON•IfarecordalreadyexistintheprogramlogforascannedmodulePowerLANAddress,GPrepdisplaysthefollowingmessage:Figure 9.17 Duplicate Power LAN Address•Ifyouselect“yes”,indicatingthatyouenteredthewrongmoduleID,thenre‐enterthemeterIDfieldandPowerLANAddresstocorrectpossiblemis‐enteredvalues.•Ifyouselect“No”,indicatingthemoduleIDhasbeenenteredcorrectly,GPrepdisplaysablinkingmessage“routetoMRB”.TheresultofthisoperationisnotcapturedintheGPrepprogramlogfile.RE-PROGRAM OLDTheinstructionsandproceduresforRe‐ProgramOldarethesameasthoseforProgramNew,withtheadditionalfield“Dial”.Populateitwiththeindexreading(dialreading).ThismodeismainlyutilizedduringtheO&Mphasetoprogrammeterswithnon‐zeroindices.1SelectRe‐ProgramOldfromthemodedropdownwindowinthemainmenu.Thefollowingscreendisplays.Figure 9.18 “Re-Program Old” ScreenTherearetwodistinctsectionsinthisscreenaswell.Thetopsectioncontainsthefollowingfieldswhichcanbemodifiedbytheuser:
d~ë=jÉíÉê=mêÉé~ê~íáçå=mêçÖê~ã=EdmêÉéFVJOO `ÉääåÉí=d~ë=jçÇìäÉ=~åÇ=jÉíÉê=fåëí~ää~íáçå=dìáÇÉ•MeterIDfield•LANAddress•Dial•Roll‐overpoint•Meterconstant2 Connectthe1‐WayProgrammingCableorshootercabletothemoduleprogrammingport.Thefollowingscreendisplays.Figure 9.19 Re-Program Old With Module Plugged InGPrepautomaticallyreadsanddisplaysthecurrentparametersprogrammedintothemodule.Thisfunctionalityensuresthatthecorrectmetertypeischosenforagivenmeter.3Scan(enter)themeterIDinappropriatefield.SincethemeterIDfieldisutilityspecific,thereareprovisionswithinGPreptospecifythemeterIDformat.Therefore,ifthemeterIDfieldformatenteredinThese are the only fields that can be populated. If the current parameters do not match the predetermined value, a warning message,“reject parameters” displays. Upon successful completion of module programming,“GPrep” populates the “current parameter” fields with correct operational values.If the meter type selected from the “meter type” drop down menu does not match themodule type, GPrep displays a message “wrong module type” and a blinking message“reject module”.
d~ë=jÉíÉê=mêÉé~ê~íáçå=mêçÖê~ã=EdmêÉéF`ÉääåÉí=d~ë=jçÇìäÉ=~åÇ=jÉíÉê=fåëí~ää~íáçå=dìáÇÉ VJOPthisfielddoesnotmatchthespecifiedutilityformat,adialogwindowdisplaysindicating“meterIDfieldcontaininvalidcharacters”andtheoperatorisinstructedtoeitherrescanorre‐enterthemeterIDvalueinthisfield.ModuleprogrammingcannotberesumeduntilthemeterIDfieldpopulatedmatchestheutilityspecificformat.4Scan(enter)theModuleIDinLANAddressfield.GPrepcomparesthevalueenteredinthisfieldwiththeLANAddressprogrammedinthemodule.Similartoinspectionsection,anydiscrepanciesinthevaluesarerejected.5Entertheindexdialvaluesbyreadingthedialsandenteringthevaluesreadfromrighttoleft.Figure 9.20 Error Message Displayed when Entered Read is too large for the Rollover PointSelect the Rollover point and meter constant (meter specific values) prior to programmingthe module from the drop down windows. “GPrep” displays a message window verifying ifindeed the operator intends to change the Rollover point and meter constant. “GPrep”keeps the last value entered in rollover point and meter constant fields as default value.If you do not know what to enter for the Rollover Point or Meter Constant STOP!Contact someone that does know or contact Cellnet Customer Support. The wrongdata entered in these fields significantly affects the billing read provided to theutility.The value entered in the dial field is programmed into the module as the starting meterread at installation. Consumption is based on the initial read programmed into the module.It is very important to be accurate on the dial index read. Note also that the dial fieldrequires the number of digits that correspond to the roll over point.Example: If the roll over point is set at 10,000, then a four digit dial read would need to beentered.The index must have four dials if the roll over point of 10,000 is correct. Otherwise, the rollover point must be changed accordingly. If the index read number contains more digitsthan the corresponding rollover point, GPrep displays the following message prompting theoperator to reenter the index read and a blinking message in the main screen “dialrejected” is also displayed.
d~ë=jÉíÉê=mêÉé~ê~íáçå=mêçÖê~ã=EdmêÉéFVJOQ `ÉääåÉí=d~ë=jçÇìäÉ=~åÇ=jÉíÉê=fåëí~ää~íáçå=dìáÇÉSelecttheproperMeterConstantfromthedropdownbox.YoucantypicallydeterminetheMeterConstantfromthemeterindex.Uponsuccessfulprogrammingamessage“programverified”displays.GPrepalsodisplaysagreensquareindicatoratthelowerleftcornerofthescreenshowingthattheprogramminghasbeensuccessful(thisisthesameasthe“verified”screenforProgramNew).Arecordofmeterandmoduleassociationisautomaticallycapturedinthe“programlog”includingtheindexreadenteredbyoperatorasopeningread.MRB MODEMRB(MaterialRepairBoard)Modecapturestherecordofmeter‐moduledisassociationdisassemblyasthemodulesareremovedfromthemeters.1Selectthemetertypefromthemenubarcorrespondingtothemeter–modulecombination.2SelectMRBfrommodeinthemenubar.Thefollowingscreendisplays.Figure 9.21 MRB Mode Main MenuTherearetwodistinctsectionsonthisscreenaswell.Thetopsectioncontainsthefollowingfields:•LANAddress•DialThese are the only fields that can be populated.
d~ë=jÉíÉê=mêÉé~ê~íáçå=mêçÖê~ã=EdmêÉéF`ÉääåÉí=d~ë=jçÇìäÉ=~åÇ=jÉíÉê=fåëí~ää~íáçå=dìáÇÉ VJOR3 Connectthe1‐WayProgrammingCableorshootercabletothemoduleprogrammingport.Thefollowingscreendisplays.Figure 9.22 MRB Screen with Module Plugged In4Scan(enter)theModuleIDinLANAddressfield.GPrepcomparesthevalueenteredinthisfieldwiththeLANAddressprogrammedinthemodule.GPreprejectsanydiscrepanciesinvalues,andpromptsyoutore‐entertheLANAddressorrejectthemodule.5Entertheindexdialvaluesbyreadingthedialsandenteringthevaluesreadfromrighttoleft.If the Meter Type selected on the menu bar does not match the module type under test,GPrep displays a dialog box indicating “wrong module Type” and a blinking “Modulereject” message. GPrep does not allow the operator to resume programming function.If the current parameters do not match the predetermined value, a warningmessage,”reject parameters” displays.The value entered in the dial field are be compared with the module’s programmed read.GPrep displays the following screen if there is any discrepancy and provides the option tochange the dial read if the operator has entered the wrong value
d~ë=jÉíÉê=mêÉé~ê~íáçå=mêçÖê~ã=EdmêÉéFVJOS `ÉääåÉí=d~ë=jçÇìäÉ=~åÇ=jÉíÉê=fåëí~ää~íáçå=dìáÇÉFigure 9.23 Error Message Displayed when Entered Value Does Not Match Programmed ValueIfyouselect“Yes”,GPrepdisplaysablinkingmessagestating“Dialdiscrepancy”andthemainscreendisplaysthatthenewdialvaluehasbeenloggedinMRBlog.ThisiscapturedintheMRBlogas“dialEntered”.GPrepdoesnotcapturetheoldvaluethatwasprogrammedintothemodule.Ifyouselect“No”,GPreppromptstheoperatortoenterthecorrectvalue.UponacceptanceofenteredvaluesforLANAddressanddial,GPrepcreatesarecordintheMRBincludingtheclosingindexreadand“DialVerified”inadditiontotheassociationrecords.Thedialfieldrequiresthenumberofdigitsthatcorrespondtotherolloverpointpreviouslyprogrammedintothemodule.Example:Iftherolloverpointissetat1,000,thenafourdigitdial(orless)readwouldneedtobeentered.Theindexmusthavefourdialsiftherolloverpointof10,000iscorrect.Iftheindexreadnumbercontainsmoredigitsthancorrespondingrolloverpoint,GPrepdisplaysamessage“enteredvaluecontainstoomanydigits”promptingtheoperatortore‐entertheindexreadandablinkingmessageinthemainscreen“dialrejected”isalsodisplayed.
d~ë=jÉíÉê=mêÉé~ê~íáçå=mêçÖê~ã=EdmêÉéF`ÉääåÉí=d~ë=jçÇìäÉ=~åÇ=jÉíÉê=fåëí~ää~íáçå=dìáÇÉ VJOTMOST COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS1WhatdoesGPrepstandfor?GasTOMMPreparation2WhatisGPrepusedfor?GPrepisatoolthatisusedintheCrossDockormetershoptoprogramgasorwaterCPRmoduleswithouttheuseofahandheld.ItisalsousedtodisassociategasorwaterCPRmodulesfrommeters.3Whatisprogrammedintothemodule?IntheʺProgramNewʺandʺRe‐ProgramOldʺmodes,fieldoperatingparametersareprogrammedintothemodule.MeterID,RolloverPoint,DialRead,andMeterConstantaretheonlyparametersthatcanbechangedbytheoperator.4Howdoesameterconstantwork?Ameterconstantisamultiplierthatconvertsthepulses/turnsofthemoduleintocubicfeet.Thereasonforthemeterconstanttobe.02onameterwitha2ftdriveisthatforeveryrotationofthedrivedogtherehaspassed2cubicftofgas.Thisisequivalentto2%or.02or2/100thsof1pointonthesmallestofthefourdials,whichmeasureshundredsofcubicfeet.Forevery50rotationsofthe2‐ftdogdial100cubicfeetofgashaspassed.Forevery50rotations,the1,000dialhasincreased1point(100cubicfeet)andourmodule(ifithappenstotransmitatthatmoment)sendsoutapacketwithacountof50.OCDBmultipliesthe50bythemeterconstant.02togetareadof1,whichwepassontotheutilityasareadof1forthatmeter.Therefore,ifthemeterconstantwerefalselysetto.01the50rotationswouldbemultipliedby.01andwouldonlyshowthatthemeterused50cubicfeetofgas.5WhydonʹtyouprogramthemeterIDfromthefrontofthemeterintothemodule?The“UtilityBillingID”getsprogrammedintothemeter;thisisnotusuallythesameastheMeterID.6Whatisarolloverpoint,howisitused,whyisitimportanttomakesurethatitisright?Thenumberatwhichthedialsofameterturnoverandstartatzeroagain.Forafourdialmeterthenumbersonthedialscannotgoover9999,therefore,therolloverpointis10000,for5dialmeterstherolloverpointis100,000,etc.Itisimportanttoprogramthecorrectrolloverpointintothemodulesothatoursystemreadmatchesthedialplate.7WhatscreenshouldIuseinthesamplingprocess?Thereareseveraldifferenttypesofsamplingdonebythemetershop.ThemostcommonaresamplingofCellnet‐readyOEMmeters,andsamplingmodulesfromaCellnetmanufacturer,whicharedoneusingthe“inspect”mode.8Whoisresponsiblefortransferringthedatafiles,howoften,whowritesthescriptstopickupthedatafromtheserver?ThelocaldatabaseanalystisusuallyresponsiblefortransferringthedatafromGPreptoRIMS.He/sheshoulddothisdaily(aslongasthereisdatatotransfer).Someoneinthedatabasegroupwritesthescripttoautomaticallypickupthisdatadaily.
d~ë=jÉíÉê=mêÉé~ê~íáçå=mêçÖê~ã=EdmêÉéFVJOU `ÉääåÉí=d~ë=jçÇìäÉ=~åÇ=jÉíÉê=fåëí~ää~íáçå=dìáÇÉ9Howsoondoesthedatagetupdatedineachsystemafteramoduleisprogrammed?ACRONjobrunsnightlythatpicksupthedatathatisputontheCellnetserverandtransfersittoRIMS.Ataminimumthereisaonedaydelay.10 Whyshouldn’tItakeGPreptothefield?DatamanagementbecomesdifficultwhenthePCthatGPrepisbeingusedonisnotatafixedlocation.ThedatathatiscapturedbyGPrepistimesensitive,customeraccountinformationandshouldbecopiedandtransferreddaily.TheequipmentthatisusedtooperateGPrepisnotmadetobeusedoutdoors.IfGPrepistakentothefield,itisvitalthatthedatabetransferredassoonaspossibleuponreturn.11 WhatdataiscapturedbyGPrep?Thereiscurrentlynoscreenthatcapturesboththeclosingandopeningreadsonamodule(asneededforindexchanges).MRBmodeshouldbeusedtodisassociatethemodulefromthemeterandcapturetheclosingread.Program‐oldshouldthenbeusedtore‐programthemodulewiththenewindexread.12 WhataresometroubleshootingstepsifGPrepisnotworking?–Ifyouareusingtheshooterbox,checktheACpower,modulepluggedin,shooterboxturnedon,correctDB9toDB9(RS232)cable(Non‐NullModem),correctCOMport,ensuringthatyouareusingthecorrectmetertypeandmode,ex.ResGasv.commercial.–IfyouareusingUSBonewayprogrammingcable,refertothe1‐WayModuleProgrammingCablePC/LaptopGettingStartedGuide.13 Whatarethebenefitsofusingre‐programoldallofthetimeasopposedtoprogramnew?Whilesomeprogramsdothis,therearenorealbenefits.Itisalittleeasiertopreparetheprogramlogtosend,butinvolvesextraworkfortheenduser.14 Whatdoesitmeanwhenafileissuperseded?Someonemadeamistakeandhadtore‐enterameterIDorLANAddress.15 Whoisresponsibleforcleaningthesefiles(removingsupersedes,convertingintoanExcelspreadsheet,etc.)?Typicallysomeonedesignatedbytheutilityperformsthistaskbeforesendingthesefilestothedatabaseanalyst.16 WhoshouldIcontactifthereisaproblem?Firstyoushouldcontactalocaldatabaseanalyst.ThentryCellnetCustomerSupportatcustomersupport@cellnet.com.17 Whenusingdifferentscreens,whydoesthephrase“parameterreject”flashyellowwhenIpluginamodulethathasjustcomefromthemanufacturer?Whenmodulesarebeingmadetherearetestparametersprogrammedinthatallowthemanufacturertomakethemoduletransmitmorefrequentlythanevery15minutes,andallowsotherteststoberunonthemforqualityreasons.GPrep(orahandheld)replacesthesetestparameterswithfieldparameters.
`ÉääåÉí=d~ë=jçÇìäÉ=~åÇ=jÉíÉê=fåëí~ää~íáçå=dìáÇÉ ^JNAPPENDIX A ALIGNING THE NEW AMERICAN METER DRIVE DOGCellnetmodifiedthemodulewigglerinMay2005.Themodulewigglernowhasaslightlydifferentinterfacetothemeterdrivedog.Figure A.1 Meter Drive Dog aligned with 2 ft. module wiggler Insertoneofthenewprotrudingpinsthroughtheholeofa2‐footdrivewiggler.Figure A.2 Meter Drive Dog aligned with 1 ft. module wiggler Insertoneofthenewprotrudingpinsthroughtheholeofa1‐footdrivewiggler.
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