Itron ZBCR Users Manual

OpenWay® Belt Clip Reader

User Guide

User Guide

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OpenWay Belt Clip Reader User Guide

06/19/2008 TDC-0791-000

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Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction ............................................................................................... 1

OpenWay® System Overview .................................................................................. 1

Related Documents................................................................................................... 3

Documentation Conventions ..................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.

Chapter 2 OpenWay® Belt Clip Reader Basics ........................................................ 5

Components of your OpenWay® Belt Clip Reader ................................................... 5

Features of your OpenWay® Belt Clip Reader ......................................................... 6

Unpacking your OpenWay® Belt Clip Reader ........................................................ 10

Chapter 3 Mounting the OpenWay® Belt Clip Reader ........................................... 13

Chapter 4 Maintaining your OpenWay®® Belt Clip Reader .................................. 17

Battery Overview ..................................................................................................... 18

Storing your OpenWay® Belt Clip Reader .............................................................. 21

Daily Operation ....................................................................................................... 22

Chapter 5 Safety ....................................................................................................... 23

AC Power Adapter .................................................................................................. 23

Chapter 6 Troubleshooting ...................................................................................... 25

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C HAPTER 1

Introduction

Welcome to the OpenWay® Belt Clip Reader (OBCR) User Guide.
This document details the features and functions of the OBCR and
shows you how to use this hardware.

OpenWay® System Overview

Evolving energy markets have brought many changes, among them
an expanded capability for tracking energy use on a real-time (or near
real- time) basis. Transition from a regulated utility structure to a
competitive market has led to wholesale market price volatility and
the necessity for accurate real-time consumption information. AMI
metering can supply this type of energy data as well as ways to
analyze power consumption that customers as well as utilities need,
to control costs and improve efficiencies in this evolving market. In
order to facilitate this need, Itron has developed the next-generation
of the AMI solution.

Itron’s AMI solution involves five parts that work together as a
complete whole:

• A meter data management (MDM) system that provides a single,

scaleable repository for metering-based data along with standard
interfaces to other utility systems such as CIS, OMS, GIS, and
workforce management.

• The head end system which collects the data from the network.

• A data collection network. This is the LAN to backhaul

interface. This provides bi-directional communication of data
and commands between the utility and home or commercial
facility. The collection network can be publicly or privately
owned and can operate using open and proprietary standards.

• A smart meter able to collect and store energy interval data for

its own service type plus interface with and collect and
temporarily store data from other devices such as other meters
and home gateways. It can also initiate and respond to two-way
communications with the utility.

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• A Home Area Network (HAN) able to collect data from,

The illustration above shows:

communicate with and control various energy-using appliances
throughout the home such as air conditioners and hot water
heaters. This also has two-way communications with the utility.

1. A Meter Data Management System, (but the upstream

application could be any utility application used to manage
meter data) that can communicate using IP-based Web
Services methods.

2. The is the Head End System and the heart of the OpenWay

by Itron Advanced Meter Infrastructure solution.

3. The Communication Network is a self-healing mesh built

around OpenWay Cell Relay and RFLAN technologies.

4. The OpenWay CENTRON electricity meter is a Smart

Meter that can retrieve data from other devices (like gas
meters and ZigBee enabled devices) and pass the information
up to through the communication network to the . The meter
can be managed remotely, upgrade remotely and some
models can be connected or disconnected remotely.

The Home Area Network is made up of smart appliances that can be
managed by the utility's application through the head end system,
communication network and smart meters using ZigBee radio
technology.

The AMI Cell Relay is a network centric device that provides
communication between a Wide Area Network (WAN) and a Local
Area Network (LAN). By definition, the Cell Relay will provide
connectivity in the form of bridging between two separate physical
network technologies.

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The WAN connection typically will be a TCP/IP centric interface
that will provide the physical transport layer 1 support for the Cell
Relay. The LAN connection of the Cell Relay will consist of a
physical layer Radio Frequency (RF) meshing technology between
the meter and the Cell Relay. At the application layer the AMI Cell
Relay will provide ANSI C12.22 address resolution and message
forwarding.

Related Documents

For more information about Itron's software programs that you may
use with your OpenWay® Belt Clip Reader, please see the following
documents:

• Endpoint-Link Pro Field Service Representatives Guide

(TDC-0734-XXX) This document should be used by Field

Employees using handheld devices in conjunction with the
Endpoint-Link Pro application.

• Endpoint-Link Pro Handhand Installation Guide (TDC-

XXXX-XXX) Content to be determined - Jay Stockbridge still

working on this.

• Endpoint-Link Endpoint Programming Guide (TDC-0744-

XXX) This document describes how to program and read ERTs

using the Endpoint-Link handheld as part of the ERT installation
process.

• Endpoint-Link Software Installation Guide (TDC-0758-000)

This document is describes howto install the Endpoint-Link
mobile application and related third party software on a CE.NET
handheld.

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OpenWay® Belt Clip Reader Basics

The OpenWay® Belt Clip Reader is a cell-phone sized piece of
hardware that is designed to support meter and endpoint reading and
installation activities. Because of its size and mounting options, it is
easy and comfortable to use.

Components of your OpenWay® Belt Clip
Reader

Your OpenWay Belt Clip Reader comes packaged with the following
items:

• OpenWay Belt Clip Reader

• Belt Clip Attachment

• Communication Cable

• Charging Cradle

• A/C Power Adaptor

• Automotive Power Adaptor

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