ProCoder™)R900i™ Installation and Maintenance Guide 1
Chapter 1: Product Description
Overview
This chapter provides a general description of the ProCoder™)R900i™ register. The
Neptune
®
ProCoder)R900i is an integrated meter-reading register that contains both
the ProCoder™ and R900
®
technologies in one register that transmits the data that a
meter reader collects.A Neptune walk-by, mobile, R900
®
Gateway fixed network data
collection system, or LoRa
®
fixed network collection system receives the data and
stores it to download into the utility billing system for processing.
The ProCoder)R900i is easily installed and operates within a radio frequency (RF) band
which does not require an operating license. The ProCoder)R900i meets Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) regulations Part 15.247 allowing higher output
power and greater range. The ProCoder)R900i uses frequency-hopping spread-
spectrum technology to avoid RF interference and enhance security. The transmitted
data is updated at 15-minute intervals and transmits a mobile message that includes
the meter reading data and the unique ProCoder)R900i ID every 14 to 20 seconds. This
allows a Hand-Held Unit (HHU) or mobile data collections unit to read the meter.
The ProCoder)R900i also transmits a high-power fixed network message every seven
and one-half minutes on an interleaved basis to an R900 Gateway. If connected to a
LoRa network, the ProCoder)R900i can also transmit time-synchronized, hourly
readings every three hours on an interleaved basis to a LoRa network.
The ProCoder)R900i offers advantages to utility organizations of all sizes:
l Increases meter reading accuracy
l Eliminates hard-to-read meters
l Protects utility liability by increasing meter reader safety
l Requires no external wiring or programming
l Provides enhanced eight-digit Automated Meter Reading (AMR)
l Provides proactive customer service benefits (leak, tamper, and backflow detection)
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