Elster Solutions ILC24F User Manual

Certification Exhibit

FCC ID: QZC-ILC24F

IC: 4557A-ILC24F

FCC Rule Part: 15.247

IC Radio Standards Specification: RSS-210

ACS Project Number: 15-0013

Manufacturer: Elster Solutions, LLC

Model: ILC24F

5015 B.U. Bowman Drive Buford, GA 30518 USA Voice: 770-831-8048 Fax: [phone]

Model ILC24F PCBA manual

Mode

35.5 and 142 kbps

Frequency Band

902.4 - 927.6 MHz

Classification

Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum

Maximum Output Power

250 mW

Number of Channels

25 (per network)

Channel Spacing

400 kHz

Data Rate

35.5 kbps or 142 kbps

20 dB Occupied Bandwidth

315 kHz

99% Occupied Bandwidth

435 kHz

Max channel dwell time within a 10 second period

< 0.4 seconds within a 10 second period

time. Both are 25 channel FHSS networks.

General

The Model ILC24F Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA) contains a frequency hopping spread spectrum radio
operating in the 902.4-927.6 MHz ISM frequency band. It also contains circuitry for application control and
communications with a host electricity meter. When the ILC24F module is installed in an A3 ALPHA polyphase
meter, that meter is then enabled for operation in an Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) that utilizes a
proprietary network architecture and protocol devised by Elster Electricity LLC.

Device specifications

NOTE: The meter only transmits on one network at a

FCC and Industry Canada Compliance

The module is inserted into the electronic housing of the meter at manufacture. It has no user-serviceable
parts.

USER INFORMATION (PART 15.105)

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to
part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to
radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be
determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by
one or more of the following measures:

• reorient or relocate the receiving antenna

• increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver

• connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected

• consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help

If you experience trouble with this equipment, please use the Return Material Authorization (RMA) feature
available at the Online Customer Services at www.elstersolutions.com. Do not attempt to repair this equipment
yourself unless you are replacing the entire module.

COMPLIANCE STATEMENT (FCC PART 15.19 AND INDUSTRY CANADA)

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules and with Industry Canada licence-exempt RSS standard(s).
Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired
operation of the device.