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General| Brand | Aclara |
|---|---|
| Model | SGM1412-B |
| Category | Measuring Instruments |
| Language | English |
Information on how to contact Aclara for technical support and assistance.
Overview of the SGM1400-B Series meter's features, capabilities, and standards compliance.
Key features of the SGM1400-B Series smart meter family, including life, connectivity, and tariff capabilities.
Details on the nomenclature and available models within the SGM1400-B smart meter family.
Information on terminal configurations, conforming to BS 7856:2013, with diagrams.
Description of the meter's enclosure, materials, UV protection, and ingress protection rating.
Details about the meter's backlit LCD, graphical elements, and displayed information.
Explanation of display indicators and a table of supported LCD items across meter variants.
Explanation of active element icons indicating current flow, signal strength, and meter status.
How the display indicates the status of the primary (main) and secondary supply contactors.
Indication of battery status on the meter display, including low and dead battery states.
Overview of the eight different display modes supported by the SGM1400-B Series meter.
Configurable aspects of the meter's display by the utility, such as scroll duration and timeouts.
How push buttons A and B are used for supply control, navigation, and interaction.
Details of the meter's optical port for local communication and its supported standard.
Function of the LED indicator for measuring consumer load and its configurable modes.
Detection and recording of tamper incidents by the meter's firmware, including cover removal.
Mechanism to detect external DC magnets near the load side terminals and log events.
Description of the different types of memory (RAM, Internal Flash, Serial Flash) used for data storage.
Information on the critical firmware components, variants, and their roles in the system.
Description of the available communication interfaces for the SGM1400-B Series meter.
Details of the ICHIS interface, including the 20-pin connector and optional AC mains connector.
Meter's HAN functionality for secure ZigBee communication with peripheral devices like IHDs.
Details on the AMI communication interface, modular architecture, and integration capabilities.
The meter's extensive feature set for metrology, tariffs, load profile, and power quality data.
Measurement of multiple electrical parameters at approximate one-second intervals.
Meter's capability to support power quality events like over/under voltage, sags, swells, and frequency.
Support for configurable over and under voltage thresholds and durations to trigger events.
Configuration to identify and log voltage sag/swell events based on defined thresholds.
Configurable over and under frequency thresholds and durations for event detection.
Configurable over current threshold and duration for event activation and disconnection.
Support for various voltage quality measurements including RMS sag, swell, and supply outage reporting.
Non-volatile recording of load profile (profile 1) and instrumentation profile (profile 2).
Meter's data storage capabilities for load profile, instrumentation, TOU, and tariffs.
Support for multiple TOU registers, day profiles, week profiles, season profiles, and special days.
Configuration of block thresholds for TOU rates, resulting in a price matrix.
Meter's provision of maximum demand registers and recording of the largest demand.
Support for daily, monthly, and asynchronous billing, with data accessibility via communication ports.
Storage and content of daily billing data sets, including registers and timestamps.
Storage and content of monthly billing data sets, including cumulative/consumption registers.
Typical situations where asynchronous billings occur, such as automatic resets or headend commands.
Functionality to disconnect and reconnect the supply via a controlled contactor, with event logging.
Automatic disconnection of supply if delivered power exceeds a predefined average threshold.
Meter's capability to open the load switch upon detecting a tamper condition.
Details on the 2A voltage-free contact relay for switching external contactors, like for heating.
Internal clock mechanism for maintaining time and date, with line frequency or crystal oscillator options.
Continual monitoring and recording of configured conditions, events, errors, and alarms.
Information on SMETS2 prepayment functionality, including account models and credit/charge types.
Operation of the meter in either Credit Mode or Prepayment Mode.
Process for changing payment modes between Credit and Prepayment, involving commands and snapshots.
Calendar allowing suppliers to define periods for non-disablement of the supply switch if credit is exhausted.
Default mode for effective operation of the disconnect switch, allowing disconnection and re-arming.
Construction of the UTRN from the Prepayment Token Decimal (PPTD) and Check Digit.
Procedure for manually entering a UTRN via the Prepayment menu using meter buttons.
List of events and alerts pertinent to the prepayment function of the ESME.
Details of logs recorded in the ESME and available for retrieval by the headend system.
Description and illustration of terminal connections for each meter model in the SGM1400-B family.
General requirements and steps for installing the SGM1400-B Series meters.
Specific minimum installation steps for a UK installation of the SGM1400-B Series meters.
Recommended screwdriver types and blade widths for installation screws.
Information on the meter's internal backup power battery, its lifetime, and non-replaceability.
Details of the meter's three screw mounting arrangement and dimensional requirements.
Procedure to pair the SGM1400-B meter with the CSP communication hub via ZigBee protocol.
Important information for installers and utilities regarding meter setup, clock synchronization, and logs.
Utility's responsibility to protect confidential customer data, including change of tenancy procedures.
Use of an Engineering PIN for specific data access by installation engineers, set during manufacturing.
Description of the LED indicator for active energy measurement and its pulsing behavior.
How the pulse output LED emits calibration pulses proportional to active or reactive power.
Requirements and steps for performing various meter tests, including accuracy checks.
Procedure for testing meter accuracy in the field without disturbing billing data.
Steps for conducting a Watt-Hour test on the meter under various load conditions.
Information on factory calibration and guidance that repairs should be performed by Aclara.
Guidelines for cleaning the SGM1400-B Series meter, avoiding damage to contacts and surfaces.
Procedures for meter and battery disposal according to waste electrical and electronic equipment directives.
Specific instructions for the disposal of the internal lithium battery, including safety precautions.
Explanation of the meter's catalogue code structure for identifying variants and features.
Description of event codes supported by the SGM1400-B for UK SMETS2, detailing their criticality and logging.
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