E-Series® Ultrasonic Meters, Lead-Free Bronze Alloy, 3, 4, 6, 8 inch CONTENTS Scope of this Manual About the E-Series Ultrasonic Meter Construction Operation Requirements Beacon First Time Setup Meter Operating Modes Safety Information Product Unpacking and Inspection Rigging, Lifting and Moving Large Units Installation Pre-Installation Installation Instructions...
Scope of this Manual SCOPE OF THIS MANUAL This manual contains installation, operation and maintenance procedures for the next generation E-Series G2® 3, 4, 6 and 8 inch Ultrasonic meters Proper performance and reliability of the product depend upon installation in accordance with...
Beacon First Time Setup BEACON FIRST TIME SETUP For meters connected to ORION Cellular LTE-M or LTE endpoints, perform these steps to make sure the meter sensor information is accessible in BEACON Software as a Service (SaaS) In BEACON, select the Assets tab Then select Utility Settings from the menu on the left Figure 1: BEACON Assets On the Utility Settings page, scroll down to the Monitor Page Filters section and find the Sensors section...
Meter Operating Modes METER OPERATING MODES The meter automatically moves through storage and transition mode into active mode based on water flow: • Storage Mode E-Series Ultrasonic meters are delivered in storage mode so that a meter alarm is not triggered In storage mode, the meter LCD displays an empty pipe icon on the consumption screen, an empty pipe code on the alarm screen (but no alarm code is sent to the endpoint) and –...
Installation INSTALLATION • DO NOT ATTEMPT TO USE ANY METER AS A LEVER OR CROWBAR TO STRAIGHTEN A MISALIGNED METER POSITION. THIS COULD DAMAGE THE METER. • TO AVOID POTENTIAL PROBLEMS, CORRECT ANY IRREGULARITIES IN PIPE SPACING AND MISALIGNMENT BEFORE PLACING THE METER INTO ITS POSITION.
Straight Pipe (Permanent or Downstream of Meter Valve Upstream Temporary) (open) Test Tee Upstream Downstream Badger Meter Plate Strainer Coupling Service Shutoff and Meter Adaptor Saddle Valve Figure 4: Recommended meter installation Installation Instructions Start at this step when cutting in for new service When cutting in is not required, start at step 2 •...
Accuracy Test ACCURACY TEST The E-Series Ultrasonic meters are accuracy tested at the factory before shipment However, the meters can be tested for accuracy in the field using appropriate connections by running output flow through the NPT test port, if so equipped Refer to the Portable Large Meter Tester Application Data Sheet (TST-AS-01297-EN), available at badgermeter.com, for accuracy testing instructions using a test meter When sealing the test plug, hand tighten plus 7/8 to 1-1/2 turns If further sealing is needed, tighten incrementally, but use...
Billing unit dashed lines can be reprogrammed over display digits 1…7 using the Badger Meter Product Configuration Utility software For example, a register measuring gallons can have billing units down to the nearest 10 gallons...
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Operations Rate of Flow Screen Rate of flow is factory programmed for the meter in gallons per minute The LCD shows both the unit of measure and rate of flow The rate of flow screen also serves as the flow indicator The rate of flow display is shown without leading zeros When the rate of flow screen is displayed, it is updated every two seconds Figure 7: Rate of flow screen...
Operations Firmware Version Screen Displays current meter firmware version Figure 13: Firmware version screen 4-20 mA Set Point Screen Displays for meters with 4-20 mA output The default display value is equal to the safe maximum operating condition flow rate which is dependent on the size of the meter Figure 14: Analog output Scaled Pulse Set Point Screen...
Outputs OUTPUTS Encoder Output Programmed to the industry standard ASCII encoder protocol, E-Series Ultrasonic meters have the ability to transmit meter status indicators to ORION Cellular, Fixed Network (SE) and Migratable (ME) endpoints as part of the extended encoder/meter reading message The details can also be read through an IR interface Endpoint Reading Resolution The standard electronic encoder output resolution of the meter is 9 digits Though the meter output is 9-digit resolution, the reading resolution sent to the reading software is dependent on the endpoint that the meter is connected to Readings...
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Outputs Wiring Connections Encoder and Encoder RED - Power Encoder cable with ying lead GREEN - Data BLACK - Ground Encoder cable with in-line connector Encoder cable with in-line connector Encoder cable with in-line connector RED - Power Encoder cable with ying lead GREEN - Data BLACK - Ground RED - Power...
Meter Alarms METER ALARMS E-Series Ultrasonic meter alarms appear on the display as icons that illuminate when the condition occurs Alarms are displayed for the number of days listed in the table below Alarms also appear as 3-character codes on the alarm and operating mode screen See "Alarm and Operating Mode Screen"...
Alarm Codes Alarm codes are shown on the alarm and operating mode screen See "Alarm and Operating Mode Screen" on page 10 Contact Badger Meter Technical Support for any codes not listed here Empty pipe, Temperature, Empty pipe Reverse flow...
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