Elster Solutions WWIC CM1 Users manual
January 2010 IL42-4036A
WARNING
!
Preliminary
A3 ALPHA® meter with
wireless cellular communication option
General
The A3 ALPHA meter may be ordered with a wireless cellular communication option: the Wireless WAN Interface Card.
The Wireless WIC is available in CDMA 1xRTT and GSM GPRS versions, providing a high speed cellular
communication channel.
This leaflet provides general information for the Wireless WIC that is installed within an A3 ALPHA meter.
■ For information on installing the A3 ALPHA meter, see the “ALPHA Meter Installation Instructions” (IL42-
4001Q or later)
Use authorized utility procedures to install and service metering equipment. Dangerous voltages are present.
Equipment damage, personal injury, or death can result if safety precautions are not followed.
Use circuit closing devices on current transformer secondaries (3S, 4S, 5S, 5A, 6S, 6A, 8S, 9S, 10S, 10A, 26S,
29S, 35S, 36S, and 36A meters). Equipment damage, personal injury, or death can result if circuit closing
secondaries are not used.
Location of antennas
See Figure 1 for the location of the Wireless WIC antenna. If the A3 ALPHA meter is serving as an EA_Gatekeeper,
then the A3 ALPHA meter has 2 antennas: the Wireless WIC antenna is in the upper position and the EA_LAN antenna
is in the lower position.
The Wireless WIC antenna and the EA_LAN antenna (if present) are fix-mounted to the periphery of the A3 ALPHA
meter’s electronic housing. The Wireless WIC antenna and the EA_LAN antenna (if present) are not adjustable or
removable.
Elster
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April 2011 IL42-5021A
Modular EA_Gatekeeper integrator’s guide
General
This leaflet explains how to properly install the modular EA_Gatekeeper radio into approved Elster devices. The modular
EA_Gatekeeper has the following configurations:
Description Model number
EA_Gatekeeper, CDMA 1xRTT, internal WAN antenna EA_GKMOD_C
EA_Gatekeeper, CDMA 1xRTT, external WAN antenna EA_GKMOD_CX
Integration instructions
To properly install and integrate the modular EA_Gatekeeper radio into the approved Elster device, refer to the Elster
drawing: 5D25969.
Elster
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+1 905 634 4895 (Canada)
support@us.elster.com
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