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The effective reading of a Wireless M-bus water

meter

Presented by Petrus an Heerden

Country manager Kamstrup SA

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The building blocks needed:

Smart water meter

Some kind of reader

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Typical solution for large scale implementation

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Alternate solution for smaller implementations

The Kamstrup USB reader enables you to read water meters quickly and easily

It offers a start package that is inexpensive to buy and very simple to put in operation

It is possible to put this system into operation in less than 15 minutes and as part of this presentation I will quickly show you how easy it is.

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Two examples You can either read the meter by means of a Wireless M-Bus Reader with Power Pack and transfer the data to the PC program by moving the Wireless M-Bus Reader from the Power Pack to the PC.

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Meter reading via Wireless M-Bus Reader. Transmission of data to the PC program via Wireless M-Bus Reader.

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Data processing in other programs • Billing • Analysis • Energy optimization • Calculation

PC Wireless M-Bus

Reader

PC Wireless M-Bus

Reader

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Wireless M-Bus Reader Functionality

Reading all Kamstrup meters equipped with Wireless M-Bus C1

Up to 4000 meters in a system

All the Wireless M-Bus Readers must know is the serial numbers of the meters to read out

LED's on the Wireless M-Bus Reader indicates actual activities, such as reading in progress or no more meters to read

Automatic meter type detection

Green LED flashing - Reading in progress

Orange LED - 1 flash: Meter read - 3 short flash: All meters read

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Wireless M-Bus Reader with external antenna

Reading all Kamstrup meters with Wireless M-Bus C1

Up to 4000 meters on one Wireless M-Bus Reader

Drive-by reading

Reading distance with external antenna, typical up to 300 m.

Drive by speed with external antenna, typical up to 50 km/h.

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Wireless M-Bus Reader system meter reading

The following values can be read out of the MC21 water meter:

MC 21

Actual data Volume V1 Max flow/Monthly volume Hour counter Info/Alarms

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Wireless M-Bus Reader system

PC programme

The PC program is designed as “easy to use”

Easy software update from the WEB

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Wireless M-Bus Reader system

Direct meter reading

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Wireless M-Bus Reader system

Show data

Formatted data

Direct print and direct data export

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Wireless M-Bus Reader system

In the box

The Wireless M-Bus Reader package

contains

- 1 Wireless M-Bus Reader

- 1 Rechargeable power pack

- 1 USB to mini USB cable for charging

the power pack

Additional - 1 Wireless M-Bus Reader - 1 External antenna