Meter Engineers Handbook for Cellular Communication 2
Table of Contents
Section 1 Cellular Communications for Commercial and Industrial Metering ................. 3
Section 2 Initial Setup and Configuration for
Digi Transport® WR21, WR41 and WR44 .......................................... 4
2.1 Common Digi TransPort Setup Procedures for all Meter Types ...............................4
Section 3 Connecting the Digi Transport to Common Electric Meters ........................ 5
3.1 Common Problems when Connecting to a Digi TransPort via the
Ethernet Cable ............................................................................5
3.2 Connecting the Digi TransPort to Ethernet Capable Meters (All
Meter Types) ..............................................................................5
3.3 Connecting the Digi TransPort (WR21 Model Only) to Serial Meters ...........................6
3.4 Connecting the Digi TransPort WR21 to RS-485 Meters ......................................8
Section 4 Pinouts of Various Meter Types ................................................. 8
4.1 GE KV2C Meters .........................................................................8–9
4.2 Elster A3 Meters ..........................................................................10
4.3 Landis and Gyr MAXsys Elite Meters .......................................................11
4.4 Schneider Square D ION8650 Meters ...................................................12–13
4.5 ABB/Elster Alpha Power Plus Meters .......................................................14
4.6 AMETEC Power Instruments JEMStar Meters ...............................................14
4.7 Shark Meters ..........................................................................15–16
Section 5 Mounting and Power Options for Various Digi TransPort
Types (WR21, WR41, WR44) in Metering Applications .............................17
Section 6 Evaluating Your Signal ........................................................ 18
Section 7 Digi TransPort Model-Specific Mounting Instructions ............................ 19
7.1 Digi TransPort WR21 ...................................................................... 20
7.2 Digi TransPort WR41 ......................................................................21
7.3 Digi TransPort WR44 ......................................................................22
Product Descriptions and Part Numbers ....................................................23
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