SCADAmetrics EtherMeter - Pulse Meter Support; Supported Pulse Input Types

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9 PULSE METER SUPPORT
The EtherMeter provides meter-reading support for pulse-based meters. As a consequence,
pulse meter signal(s) may be connected to either (or both) of the EtherMeter’s meter input
channels.
Pulse processing technology allows the EtherMeter to collect meter totalization and flow rate data
from non-encoder-based meters. Common examples include petroleum & chemical meters,
commercial & industrial natural gas meters, volume correctors, and many others.
When the EtherMeter handles pulse-based meters, the totalization and flow-rate data is stored
and transmitted from the same Modbus- and Rockwell-compatible memory registers that it uses
for encoder-based meters. Therefore, regardless of which type of meter(s) is connected to the
EtherMeter (encoder versus pulse), collection of totalization and flow data by the connected
SCADA system is identical.
Supported Pulse Input Types:
• Mechanical Dry Contact
• Solid-State Dry Contact
• Open-Collector Input