ORION Cellular LTE-M, LTE Endpoints
ORI-UM-00025-EN-19
ORION endpoint wires: Red = Power/Clock; Black = Ground; Green = Data
Endpoint
Label
Encoder Connectivity
Endpoint Wire Colors
Red Black Green
Reading Resolution
ORION Cellular
LTE-M, LTE
Badger Meter HR-E LCD or HR-E encoders or
E-Series Ultrasonic and Ultrasonic Plus Meter with High
Resolution output
Encoder Wire/Termination Colors
Red Black Green
Up to nine (9) most
signicant digits
Elster InVISION and ScanCoder® encoders and evoQ4
meter (encoder output)*
Green Black Red
Up to nine (9) most
signicant digits
Metron-Farnier Hawkeye* Red Black Green
Up to nine (9) most
signicant digits
Mueller Systems 420 Solid State Register (SSR) LCD* Red Black Green
Up to nine (9) most
signicant digits
Neptune ProRead, E-coder or ARB-V* Black Green Red
Up to nine (9) most
signicant digits
Sensus Electronic Register encoder (ECR) or ICE* Red Black Green
Up to nine (9) most
signicant digits
Master Meter® Octave® Ultrasonic meter (encoder output)* Red Black Green
Up to eight (8) most
signicant digits
Hersey Translator*
Due to the customized, factory wire configurations of the
Hersey Translator, the terminal posts may not match the ORION
endpoint wire colors. Please contact Hersey for the terminal post
wiring schematic of your encoders to determine how the posts
correspond to ORION endpoint wires.
OTE:N Competitive encoder output is determined by the encoder configuration.
*ORION Cellular endpoints are compatible with the encoders/meters noted above that have a manufacture date within 10 years of the current date as long
as the encoder has three wires connected to it and is programmed into the three-wire output mode for AMR/AMI. Encoder registers with two-wire mode of
operation require programming by the Utility, including registers that support auto two- or three-wire detection systems that do not automatically switch to
three-wire mode of operation when a compatible endpoint is connected for ORION connectivity.
Installation Guidelines (Indoor, Outdoor, Pit)
Install the endpoint/encoder assembly according to these guidelines:
• Indoor/Outdoor Installation:
• Indoor installation is recommended. Mount endpoints indoors, in the floor joist near an outside wall and away
from large metal objects.
• Outdoor installation is acceptable and may be required where signal strength does not support an
indoor installation.
MPORTANTI
• Pit Installation: Mount ORION Cellular LTE-M, LTE endpoints through a NON-METAL pit lid—REQUIRED.
OTE:N Endpoints not properly installed may not be covered under warranty.
Endpoint Activation
See "Activating Endpoints" on page 11 for details of the process.
Page 6 February 2019