AMR (Automatic Meter Reading) is a term that is sometimes abused: meaning different things to different people. Here is our Product Specification Summary, to show you exactly what we mean, when we say AMR!

Product Specification Summary

  • Full Fixed Network support, with backwards compatibility to manual entry and some meter reader handhelds.
  • Multi-Vendor Meter support. (Elster, Enermax, Landis&Gyr, EDMI, PRI, Wavenis, Actaris SL7000, etc)
  • Additional Meter support available at a fee if the Protocol is available.
  • Simple Web interface, supports both Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. (No ActiveX or Applets)
  • Full functionality available through flexible Web interface, including real time functions.
  • Web interface suitable to roll out to clients without training.
  • Profile Graph with easy zoom and pan functionality. Time of Use color coded.
  • Simultaneous Maximum Demand and RMS Maximum Demand supported on the same meter.
  • Correct per half hour Maximum Demand Summation across multiple meters.
  • Real time, On-line Provisional Bills.
  • Notifications for Events, Queries and Fault management. Forwarding to email and SMS supported.
  • Quota view.
  • Baseline Historical Analysis. (Eskom PCP)
  • Statistics view.
  • Tariff comparisons.
  • Download Meter Readings in CSV format
  • Meter Details & Events
  • Monthly Bills
  • Phasor Graphs when supported by that meter type
  • User interface Customizable per Organization
  • Provides each Organization its own sub domain and login name-space
  • Fully configurable user login database, with role based security.
  • Glass wall for user logins and for selected GPRS modems and ether-pads.
  • Billing Engine with configurable Tariffs and Time of Use Calendars. Time of Use supported.
  • Internationalization: including configurable Currency, Time Zone and Daylight saving support.
  • Monthly Billing Wizard: provides checking of readings and bills.
  • Billing exports in CSV or SQL format. Additional Specific Reports or Billing Integration available at a fee.
  • Flexible Distributed Architecture: use through cloud computing or your own server/s on site
  • Windows supported for Server Software.
  • Fully Tested and Optimized Server Hardware Platform available, with enhanced support and guarantees for the complete solution. Includes all PC hardware, operating system licenses and database licenses.
  • Recommended Platform: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz, cache size: 4096 KB, Memory 4GB, SATA 250GB disk space and 100mbit ethernet port.
  • Configurable period for meter readings. Default is once per day.
  • Communication Logs and Meter Problem Reports
  • Real Time Communication Monitor, showing real time conversations with devices in the field down to a binary level, in the web browser. Facilitates end-to-end communication verification by technician on-site.
  • Daily remote backups
  • Remote support
  • Automatic Software Updates
  • Management and auditing of meter totals, including reading totals from the meter, capturing manual readings, doing interpolations and adjusting totals.
  • Capture and view GIS information per device.
  • Facilitate the creation, configuration and switching of Contactors and Breakers on the system.
  • Facilitate real time meter reading via SNMP or OPC Client interface.
  • Facilitate real time maximum demand prediction
  • Load Scheduling and Demand Control, on small or municipal scale. Automatic or Incident based.
  • Simple real time SCADA elements and logic supported
  • Virtual metering supported for alternative sources of power, e.g. Generators.
  • On Site Commissioning and Training available. 7 years telephonic support included (conditions apply).
  • Monthly, Yearly or Ever-Green License available, inclusive of O/S and DB licenses.
  • Historical Trending and Graphing of Miscellaneous Analog values, for instance Instrumentation values.
  • Web service interface for M2M Bulk Configuration, manipulation and reading of data.
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