Chapter 1: Product Description; Overview - Neptune Technology ProCoder R900i Installation And Maintenance Manual

An integrated meter-reading register

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Overview

This chapter provides a general description of the ProCoder™)R900i™ register. The

Neptune

the ProCoder™ and R900

meter reader collects. A Neptune walk-by, mobile, R900

collection system, or LoRa

stores it to download into the utility billing system for processing.

The ProCoder)R900i is easily installed and operates within a radio frequency (RF) band

which does not require an operating license. The ProCoder)R900i meets Federal

Communications Commission (FCC) regulations Part 15.247 allowing higher output

power and greater range. The ProCoder)R900i uses frequency-hopping spread-

spectrum technology to avoid RF interference and enhance security. The transmitted

data is updated at 15-minute intervals and transmits a mobile message that includes

the meter reading data and the unique ProCoder)R900i ID every 14 to 20 seconds. This

allows a Hand-Held Unit (HHU) or mobile data collections unit to read the meter.

The ProCoder)R900i also transmits a high-power fixed network message every seven

and one-half minutes on an interleaved basis to an R900 Gateway. If connected to a

LoRa network, the ProCoder)R900i can also transmit time-synchronized, hourly

readings every three hours on an interleaved basis to a LoRa network.

The ProCoder)R900i offers advantages to utility organizations of all sizes:

Increases meter reading accuracy

Eliminates hard-to-read meters

Protects utility liability by increasing meter reader safety

Requires no external wiring or programming

Provides enhanced eight-digit Automated Meter Reading (AMR)

Provides proactive customer service benefits (leak, tamper, and backflow detection)

ProCoder™)R900

™ Installation and Maintenance Guide

ProCoder)R900i is an integrated meter-reading register that contains both

technologies in one register that transmits the data that a

fixed network collection system receives the data and