Inovonics Wireless Corporation 3B6ABB User Manual
DRAFT VERSION
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Revised 4/25/00
Adding a FA5230–Meter Pair to the System
Making the Hardware Connection
Each water meter in the TapWatch system is paired with an FA5230 Pulse Meter Transmitter.
The function of the FA5230 is to count reed switch closures from the meter magnet, digitize this
count in an Inovonics formatted RF message and broadcast it at 900MHz.
The function of the FA5230 is to count reed switch closures from the meter magnet, digitize this
count in an Inovonics formatted RF message and broadcast it at 900MHz.
Figure 1a: FA5230 fits inside the meter housing…
Figure 1b: FA5230 is not visible with meter installed.