Itron 60W Users Manual

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60W Endpoint

Installation Guide

Identification

60W Endpoint Installation Guide
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Compliance Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. Operation is subject to the
following conditions:

• This device may not cause interference.

• This device must accept any interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.

Complies with IC: R.S.S.-210

Transportation Classification

The Federal Aviation Administration prohibits operating transmitters and receivers on all commercial aircraft. When powered,
endpoints are considered operating transmitters and receivers and cannot be shipped by air.

Product Returns

To comply with FCC, UN, and Department of Transportation regulations, all units must be returned in their original
packaging following Itron’ s RMA process. Bubble-up transmission must be disabled prior to shipping. If you are unable to
disable the transmitter or provide original packaging, contact Itron Customer Care.

Repairs and Modifications

WARNING! Attempts to repair this device by unauthorized personnel may subject the person to shock hazard if removal
of protective covers is attempted. Unauthorized repair may void the warranty and/or maintenance contract with your
company.

WARNING! This unit cannot be modified and is not repairable. Modification of this devi ce could cause non-compliance
with FCC rules. Attempts to modify this device will void the warranty.

Lithium Batteries

WARNING! Follow these procedures to avoid injury to yourself or others.

• The lithium battery may cause a fire or chemical burn if it is not disposed of properly.

• Do not recharge, disassemble, heat, or incinerate the lithium battery.

• Keep the lithium battery away from children.

• Replace the lithium battery only with batteries meeting Itron specifications. Any other battery may cause a fire or
explosion

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• Mail: Itron, Inc.; Attention: Customer Care; 2818 N. Sullivan Road; Spokane, WA 99216

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Contents

List of Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

How This Document is Organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Related Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Documentation Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Chapter 1 Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

About the 60W Endpoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Battery Life. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Installation Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Included Materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Materials Not Included. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Installation Process Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Compatible Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Chapter 2 Installing the 60W Endpoint. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Step 1: Mounting the 60W (Using one of the following mounting techniques,

mount the 60W in the water-pit vault) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Rod Mount
Wall (pit vault) Mount
Pipe Mount

Through-lid Mount

Step 2: Connecting the 60W to the water register. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Step 3: Verify that the 60W is operating properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Appendix A: Wiring for registers that do not

have a factory attached cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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List of Procedures

Attaching a Cable Tie to the Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Installing with the Rod Mount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Installing a Wall Mount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Installing on a Pipe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Installing Through-Lid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Connecting an Inline Connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Appendix A: Wiring for Registers that Do Not Have a Factory

Installed Inline Connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Attaching the Inline Connector to the Neptune ProRead and ARB V Registers. . 22

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Before You Begin

Overview The 60W is available with either a 5’ length of cable (not terminated) or with an

inline connector (attached to approx. 7’’ of cable) and will interface with several
encoded (absolute) registers. This document describes the installation of the
60W endpoint, including rod mount, wall mount, pipe mount and through-lid
installations.

How This Document
is Organized

Documentation
Conventions

This document is organized as follows.

Chapter Description

Chapter 1.

Getting Started

Provides an overview of the 60W endpoint instal­lation, including installation options, siting, and
required tools.

Chapter 2.

Installing the 60WP
Endpoint

Provides step-by-step instructions for wiring the
endpoint to a register and installing the endpoint
using the rod mount, on a wall or similar surface,
or on a pipe.

This document uses the following conventions.

Convention Example

Itron product part numbers
are noted in parentheses.

To install the endpoint (ERW-0771-2XX), do
the following steps.

Hypertext links are blue. See Contents on page iii for the complete table

of contents.

The last line in a table is
defined by a thick gray
line.

Note the thick gray line belo w this row. If the
table continues on another page, the column
headings are repeated on each page.

CAUTION This type of note warns the user that failure to heed the information in

the note could result in loss of data. Be sure to carefully read a CAUTION note
and heed the advice/instructions.

WARNING! This type of note is used to warn of potential p hysical harm

to the user or hardware. It is critical that you pay strict attention to
WARNING notes, read the information carefully, and heed the
advice/instructions.

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Chapter 1

Getting Started

About the 60W Endpoint

Overview The 60W water endpoint is an AMR module that collects consumption and

tamper information and reports in a bubbleup fashion. Approximately every 8
seconds, the 60W transmits a standard consumption message (SCM) at approx­imately +10dBm between 910-920 MHz. The 60W supports protocols for a
variety of meter manufacturer's registers, including but not limited to: AMCO,
Badger, Hersey, Neptune, and Sensus.

The 60W features the following capabilities:

Leak Detection The 60W will continually compare hourly register

•
readings. The 60W will report in the SCM if a zero consumption (equal to
previous read) doesn’t occur over a period of seven years

T amper Indicators To minimize the possibility of theft, the 60W features

•
cut cable tamper reporting, as well as a security seal to indicate physical
tampering. Cut cable is reported when the cable has been cut or discon­nected from the register or the endpoint.

•

Reverse Flow Detect ion The 60W will compare the hourly read with the

previous read. If the current read is less than the previous read the 60W will
report in the SCM that this occurred.

Battery Life Powered by a non-replaceable long life dual lithium battery pack, the 60W end-

point has an expected battery life of 20 years.

Installation Options The 60W endpoint may be installed in the following ways:

•

Rod Mount Rod mount installation allows the endpoint to be mounted to

a 3/8” outside diameter length of pipe, rebar, or conduit that has been
driven at least 12 inches into the ground at the bottom of the meter pit..

Wall Mount Wall mount installation attaches the endpoint to a wall or

•
other surface within a meter pit..

•

Pipe Mount The pipe mount (vertical pipe only) option allows the end-

point to be installed on a pipe near the meter rather than on a wall surface.

•

Through Lid Used in conjunction with the through-lid mounting kit, this

option allows the endpoint to be mounted up into a hole (1 7/8”) in a pit lid.

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Included Materials

Included Materials

The following materials are supplied by Itron:

• 60W endpoint with inline connector (connector includes a protective

• 60W endpoint with a 5’ cable (This configuration allows for connection

• Connector cables in 5-foot and 25-foot lengths. Itron typically supplies

Figure 1: 60W Endpoint

cover) and security seal.

or

directly to the register terminals.).

these cables to the meter manufacturer for potting to the register.

Materials Not Included

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• Screws, Rebar Cable Ties, Hammer, Tape Measure and Screwdriver.

• Through Lid Mounting pieces, these can be ordered in quantities o f ?? and
include a Through Lid mount, Lid mount clamp and cable ties