Programming 3-1
iPERL Water Management System Technical Manual WRMTM-40001
3 Programming
This chapter provides information on:
• The system parameters that may be programmed.
• How to connect the iPERL™ system to your PC.
• How to set default parameters.
• How to program the iPERL system.
3.1 Programmable Parameters
Certain features of the iPERL system may be programmed using the Sensus Universal Programmer
(Unipro™) software application. Table 3-1 describes the parameters on the iPERL system that may be
programmed.
Table 3-1: Programmable Parameters
System Parameter Definition
Customer ID Identifies the particular system to the data retrieval system.
Programmable Text A user defined description or identification of the device.
Reading Digits The number of digits reported via the AMR. The iPERL can
display and report up to 9 digits.
Units of Measure The units of measure in which to display flow data. Also, the
units of measure in conjunction with the size of the system
defined where the decimal place appears on the display.
Reading Mode With a normal reading string, the data stream from the register
contains the meter reading and meter ID only. With an
extended reading string, the data stream includes information
such as the manufacturer fields and/or meter register specific
data. With the fixed reading string, the data stream contains
the meter reading and the 8 digit customer ID.
Alarm Save Duration (Days) The period of time an error is retained in the system between
reads.
Leak Duration (Hours) The amount of time that defines a detectable leak.
Datalog Interval The interval to collect flow data in the datalog interval entry. A
valid value is either 15 minutes or between 1-24 hours.
History Mask The events that can be recorded by the system. The options
are reboot, touchread, radio read, alarm, configuration change
and status change.