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HomeMy Public PortalAbout20080104firefly_water.pdfDatamatic, Ltd. 3600 K Avenue Plano, TX 75074 800-880-2878 Toll-free 972-234-5000 Phone 972-234-1134 Fax www.datamatic.com © 2006 Datamatic, Ltd. All rights reserved. FIREFLY® for Water Meters Meter Independence The FIREFLY Meter Interface Unit (MIU) installs in minutes on virtually ANY water meter. Optic Sensor FIREFLYs automate direct read registers with a visible sweep needle and wired models support all popular pulse and encoded registers. We call this Meter Independence. It eliminates meter changeout for the purpose of AMR implementation and can save utilities millions of dollars in meters and installation labor. Use existing meters. Maintain the freedom to choose meters without the unforgiving constraints of a proprietary AMR system. Profi lePLUS Usage Profi ling All FIREFLY MIUs archive consumption data at user-defi ned intervals. Set the Profi lePLUS interval to 60 minutes and the water FIREFLY stores data for over 74 days. Data like this was previously unavailable without costly fl ow monitors but is now readily available at every FIREFLY-equipped meter. Settle usage disputes, identify leaks, right-size meters, monitor conserva- tion, reduce or eliminate off -cycle reads, and enhance customer service. The FIREFLY AMR System includes solutions for water, gas and electric meters, providing a complete solution for multi-utility data collection. FIREFLY™ equipped meter Handheld computer Mobile AMR receiver Fixed network Usage profile graphs Meter reading application Utility billing system Customer bill The FIREFLY MIU transmits current reading and alert info over RF. MIUs also store usage data at user-defi ned intervals for later retrieval and analysis. ROADRUNNER handheld, mobile and fi xed network receivers capture and carry data back to the meter reading application. The RouteSTAR meter reading application receives uploaded data from ROADRUNNER receivers. It delivers rich, customizable reporting features and manages the information transfer to and from your utility billing system. How it works Technical Frequency: 902-928 MHz (ISM Band) FCC Licensing: Exempt under Part 15 Transmission Interval: User-defi ned 1 second - 18.2 hours Operating Temperature: –40°F to +185°F Battery: Replaceable Lithium Compatibility Actaris AMCO/ABB/Kent Badger Butler Hersey Master Meter Metron-Farnier Neptune/Schlumberger Performance Sappel Sensus/Invensys/Precision/Rockwell Socam Profi lePLUS Usage Profi ling Profi le Data Interval: User-defi ned 1 minute to 4.25 hours Profi le Data Unit: User-defi ned Profi le Data Capacity: 74 days @ 1 hour intervals 299 days @ 4 hour intervals RF Message Contents Meter ID Meter Reading Leak Flag High Usage Flag High Flow Rate Flag Undersized Meter Flag Tamper Flag Low Battery Flag For more info, contact us today. Compatible with any water meter Interface to encoders, pulsers and direct reads Right-size meters Settle usage disputes Monitor/enforce conservation Perform virtual turn-off s Detect leaks The FIREFLY for Water represents a break through in AMR technology. It is the only solution to deliver Meter Independence and integrated Usage Profi ling in an aff ordable package. Specifi cations Profi lePLUS Graph Example This graph shows a customer who stopped complying with odd-even day watering restrictions part-way through this 30-day period.