Badger Meter Inc 2012WCE Manual De Usuario

The ORION Universal endpoint is available in a three-wire pit or remote endpoint configuration for connection to Sensus®

  

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 and ECR II, Neptune® ProRead and E-Coder™, Elster AMCo® ScanCoder

 

®, Hersey® and Metron Translator encoder  

registers. 
All ORION Universal endpoints are shipped from the factory pre-programmed and can be connected to any compatible 

encoder. Electronic readings broadcast from the ORION Universal endpoint contain the active number wheels programmed 

into the encoder, with a maximum of six digits. 
The ORION system offers connectivity to any of the mechanical/absolute encoder registers listed above, with a manufacture 

date between 2000 to the present, as long as the encoder is programmed into the three-wire output mode for AMR and has 

three wires connected to it. Encoder registers that are currently in two-wire mode of operation will require programming by 

the Utility, including registers that support auto two- or three-wire detection systems that do not automatically switch to 

three-wire mode of operation once a compatible endpoint is connected for ORION connectivity.

To identify an ORION pit or remote Universal 1 endpoint, ‘Univ’ has been added to the end of the ORION serial number. In 

addition, all Universal endpoints are shipped factory programmed in a sleep mode with a standard cable (10 feet for remotes 

and 3 feet for pit applications) for connection to a compatible Sensus, Neptune, Hersey or Elster AMCo

 

encoder. ORION 

Universal  endpoints begin broadcasting their readings as soon as they are awakened – either by running consumption 

through the encoder it is connected to or by using the infrared communication program on the ORION reading equipment. 

If the endpoint is awakened by running consumption, note that it may take several hours for the ORION Universal endpoint 

to begin broadcasting. This is due to the ORION Universal endpoint update schedule, which has the endpoint updating its 

reading from the encoder once an hour.

Wire Cutter

Gel Splice Crimping Tool 

59983-001

Coax Wire Stripper 

59989-001

The ORION Universal endpoint is a three-wire metering endpoint device that requires connection to an encoder to complete 

the assembly. All three wires must be connected to complete an installation.  

The ORION Universal endpoint connection can be made to either existing wires from the encoder or directly to the terminal 

screws of the encoder, depending on the application and manufacturer. If making a connection to existing wires use the 

installation kit provided and follow these steps.

1.  To connect an encoder with existing wires to a ORION Universal endpoint, strip approximately 1 ½ inches of outer 

insulation sheath from the encoder and endpoint cables using the stripping tool. We recommend using part number 

59989-001 Coax Stripper. 

Use caution when removing the outer sheath so that the inner signal wire insulation is not nicked or damaged.

2.  Unwind the outer foil shield from the endpoint cable and cut it off evenly with the outer sheath using a cutting 

device. 

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