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Wireless Optical Pulse Initiator Installation Guide Wireless Optical Pulse Initiator Installation Guide Initial Printing:March 29, 2001 Revision: 1 Part Number:122055-000 Copyright American Innovations, Ltd. makes no representation or warranties regarding the contents of this document and reserves the right to revise this document or make changes in the specification of the products described herein at any time without obligation to notify any person of such revisions or changes. This guide, its format and the information described herein, are the trade secret property of American Innovations, Ltd. All use, disclosure or distribution not specifically authorized by American Innovations, Ltd. is prohibited. Trademarks AIMetering System, AIM Host Software, AIM Module, AIM ComModule, AIM Justify, and AIM IDR Module are registered trademarks of American Innovations, Ltd. AIM Notify is a trademark of American Innovations, Ltd. All other brand and product names mentioned in this guide are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Copyright © 2001 American Innovations, Ltd. 12112 Technology Blvd. Austin, TX 78727 Phone: 512-249-3400 l l l l Fax: 512-249-3444 Technical Support: 1-512-249-3400 Email: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.aimonitoring.com Regulatory Information FCC The following FCC Requirements are met by the Wireless Optical Pulse Initiator product. Warning:Changes or modifications to this unit that are not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. This equipment complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is FCC subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interfer- ence received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Limited Warranty American Innovations, Ltd. (AI) warrants to the original owner of this product that the hardware is free of defects in materials and workmanship. Should the product fail to be in working order for one year from date of purchase, AI will, at its option, repair or replace this product provided that in AI’s sole determination the part or product has not been abused, misused, repaired, or modified. All returns for limited warranty service require a Return Material Authorization (RMA). AI shall not be liable for any special, incidental, or consequential damages, or for damages from acts of God (e.g., lightning), or from damage caused by product use outside of specified operating limits, or for damage directly or indirectly arising from customer’s use of or inability to use the equipment either separately or in combination with other equipment, or for personal injury or loss or destruction of other property, or from any other cause. This warranty gives you specific legal right; you may have other rights which vary from state to state. v Table of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Product Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Contents of Your Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Required Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Chapter 2. Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Commercial Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ABB/Westinghouse Polyphase 9S Meter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ABB/Westinghouse Network Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Residential Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Landis & Gyr/Duncan Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 ABB/Westinghouse Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Schlumberger/Sangamo Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 GE Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Appendix A. Meter Disk Paint Stripe Specification. . . . 29 Appendix B. Removing Mounting Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Figures Figure 1.Removing Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Figure 2.Removing Meter Dial Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Figure 3.Removing Face Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Figure 4.Attaching Power Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Figure 5.Attaching Power Cable to WOPI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Figure 6.Attaching WOPI to Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Figure 7.Attaching Face Plate and Meter Dial Assembly . . . . . . 7 Figure 8.Replacing Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Figure 9.Removing Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Figure 10. Attaching Power Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Figure 11. Removing Face Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Figure 12. Attaching Power Cables to WOPI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Figure 13. Attaching WOPI to Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Wireless Optical Pulse Initiator Installation Guide Table of Contentsvi Figure 14. Attaching Face Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Figure 15. Replacing Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Figure 16. Removing Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Figure 17. Removing Face Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Figure 18. Attaching Power Cables to Non-AMR Ready Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Figure 19. Attaching Power Cables to AMR…

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A TDK Group Company 1101 Cypress Creek Rd. ß Cedar Park, Texas 78613 ß Ph. 512-258-9478 ß Fax 512-258-0740 ß www.emc-automation.com Curtis-Straus LLCMay 22, 2001 Attn: Jon Curtis/Barry Quinlan 527 Great Road Littleton, MA 01460 FCC ID: DJU-WOPI042001 Gentlemen: My name is Michael E. Hill. I am the Manager-Test Facility for EMC Automation. We recently tested the American Innovations (AI) Wireless Optical Pulse Initiator (WOPI) to CFR47 Part 15. The device is an intentional radiator (916.5MHz). As such, it requires certification with the FCC. We would like your Telecommunications Certifying Body(TCB) to evaluate our submission. It is our opinion this device conforms to the requirements of Part 15. The sample tested met these standards without modification. On behalf of American Innovations and their representative John Taylor, EMCA is handling the Form 731 filing for this product. This will be an electronic submittal. The necessary payment has been mailed to Curtis-Straus. ISI requests that the schematic diagram and internal photographs of the device be kept confidential. Any questions regarding this submittal (i.e. missing information), should be forwarded to me. Please feel free to use my email address: [email protected]. Your attention in this matter is appreciated. Sincerely, Michael E. Hill, NCE Manager Test Facility Cc: Gerard Verkaart ISI

A TDK Group Company 1101 Cypress Creek Rd. ß Cedar Park, Texas 78613 ß Ph. 512-258-9478 ß Fax 512-258-0740 ß www.emc-automation.com Curtis-Straus LLC July 10, 2001 Attn: Jon Curtis/Barry Quinlan 527 Great Road Littleton, MA 01460 FCC ID: DJU-WOPI042001 Gentlemen: Per our recent conversation, EMC Automation, a TDK Group Company is revising its product certification efforts on the behalf of American Innovations. The Wireless Optical Pulse Initiator (WOPI) is to be certified as a modular transmitter. Our justification for this is as follows: 1. The modular transmitter must have its own RF shielding. This is intended to ensure that the module does not have to rely upon the shielding provided by the device into which it is installed in order for all modular transmitter emissions to comply with Part 15 limits. It is also intended to prevent coupling between the RF circuitry of the module and any wires or circuits in the device into which the module is installed. Such coupling may result in non-compliant operation. The heart of the WOPI is the RFM TX6000 Hybrid Transmitter. The hybrid is encased in a metal can. Testing of the WOPI did not detect any non-compliant emissions inside the intended device or outside of it. 2. The modular transmitter must have buffered modulation/data inputs (if such inputs are provided) to ensure that the module will comply with Part 15 requirements under conditions of excessive data rates or over-modulation. The modular transmitter module has an on-board Atmel ATtiny 15L microcontroller that provides the necessary buffering. 3. The modular transmitter must have its own power supply regulation. This is intended to ensure that the module will comply with Part 15 requirements regardless of the design of the power supplying circuitry in the device into which the module is installed. The RFM TX6000 Hybrid has a supply voltage requirement of 2.7-3.5 Vdc. This supplied by a power supply regulator circuit built around the LP2985 micropower regulator. This circuit provides the necessary regulation and also protects the module against transients. 4. The modular transmitter must comply with the antenna requirements of Section 15.203 and 15.204(c). The antenna must either be permanently attached or employ a A TDK Group Company 1101 Cypress Creek Rd. ß Cedar Park, Texas 78613 ß Ph. 512-258-9478 ß Fax 512-258-0740 ß www.emc-automation.com “unique” antenna coupler (at all connections between the module and the antenna, including the cable). Any antenna used with the module must be approved with the module, either at the time of initial authorization or through a Class II permissive change. The “professional installation” provision of Section 15.203 may not be applied to modules. The WOPI has an antenna soldered to its PCB. A photo is provided below. The actual antenna has the device FCC label onit. 5. The modular transmitter must be tested in a stand-alone configuration, i.e., the module must not be inside another device during testing. This is intended to demonstrate that the module is capable of complying with Part 15 emission limits regardless of the device into which it is eventually installed. Unless the transmitter module will be battery powered, it must comply with the AC line conducted requirements found in Section 15.207. AC or DC power lines and data input/output lines connected to the module must not contain ferrites, unless they will be marketed with the module (see Section 15.27(a)). The length of these lines shall be length typical of actual use or, if that length is unknown, at least 10 centimeters to insure that there is no coupling between the case of the module and supporting equipment. Any accessories, peripherals, or support equipment connected to the module during testing shall be unmodified or commercially available (see Section 15.31(i)). Preliminary scans of the device did not indicate any differences in the performance of the modular transmitter whether or not it was installed in a power meter. Conducted emissions were made of the line-powered module and the results were satisfactory to Part 15 requirements. Only line connections are made to the module. Data transmission is made through the wireless link. In any case, these lines do not need ferrites. A TDK Group Company 1101 Cypress Creek Rd. ß Cedar Park, Texas 78613 ß Ph. 512-258-9478 ß Fax 512-258-0740 ß www.emc-automation.com 6. The modular transmitter must be labeled with its own FCC ID number, and, if the FCC ID is not visible when the module is installed inside another device, then the outside of the device into which the module is installed must also display a label referring to the enclosed module. This exterior label can use wording such as the following: “Contains Transmitter Module FCC ID: XYZMODEL1” or “Contains FCC ID: XYZMODEL1.” Any similar wording that expresses the same meaning may be used. The Grantee may either provide such a label, an example of which must be included in the application for equipment authorization, or, must provide adequate instructions along with the module which explain this requirement. In the latter case, a copy of these instructions must be included in the application for equipment authorization. The picture above shows the label installed on the transmitter module. 7. The modular transmitter must comply with any specific rule or operating requirements applicable to the transmitter and the manufacturer must provide adequate instructions along with the module to explain any such requirements. A copy of these instructions must be included in the application for equipment authorization. For example, there are very strict operational and timing requirements that must be met before a transmitter is authorized for operation under Section 15.231. For instance, data transmission is prohibited, except for operation under Section 15.231(e), in which case there are separate field strength level and timing requirements. Compliance with these requirements must be assured. Th…

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To Whom It May Concern at the FCC, The External Photos are the Internal Photos which have been marked confidential. Thus there are no External Photos to show. If you have any questions please contact the TCB Dept. at Curtis-Straus email: [email protected] .

A TDK Group Company EMCA Test Report: AI0001-00, Rev. 1.0 PURPOSE This test report applies to the American Innovations, Ltd. (AI) Wireless Optical Pulse Initiator (WOPI) (see Fig. 1). This is a reliable low-cost device that converts electric meter disk rotations into count output. The WOPI uses optical sensing to detect a non-reflective stripe on the meter disk and provides an RF transmission of counts for each for each rotation. The device is powered from the utility side of the meter. The unit is designed to fit into most single-phase electromechanical watt-hour power meters manufactured in the last 25 years. Figure 1 The purpose of this electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) Test Report is to give the FCC information on the radiated emission profile of the WOPI as required for 47 CFR Part 15-Radio Frequency Devices, Subpart C-Intentional Radiators and Subpart B-Unintentional Radiators. For sake of brevity, this standard will be referred to as FCC Part 15. The heart of this device is a RFM TX6000 Hybrid Transmitter. The operating frequency is 916.50MHz. It s designed for modulation types on-off keyed (OOK) and amplitude-shift keyed (ASK) modulation. It’s maximum output power is 0.75mW. Therefore it is a CFR47, Part 15.249 device. FCC Part 15 testing is performed using the techniques and practices described in the “American National Standard for Methods of Measurement of Radio Noise Emission from Low-Voltage A TDK Group Company EMCA Test Report: AI0001-00, Rev. Electrical and Electronic Equipment in the Range of 9KHz to 40GHZ”, ANSIC63.4. The target emissions levels are set using criterion set in FCC Part 15. Since the WOPI is powered by the AC-line voltage, conducted emissions were necessary as well as the radiated measurements. 2.0 EQUIPMENT 2.1 AI Supplied Equipment All tests described below were carried out on a system comprised of standard production units. The equipment defined below was available solely for the purposes of EMC testing during the test program. DescriptionSerial Number Wireless Optical Pulse Intiator N/A Landis & Gyr /Duncan, single- phase electromechanical watt- hour meter N/A Landis & Gyr power meter housing with load and 110/220 transformer N/A A TDK Group Company EMCA Test Report: AI0001-00, Rev. 2.2 EMCA Test Equipment Name and Model Number Serial NumberCalibratedNext Calibration Hewlett-Packard HP8546A Receiver 3520A00237 3448A00238 11 Nov. 200011 Nov. 2001 EMCO Biconilog 3142 Antenna 30MHz-1GHz 9803-125115 Aug. 200015 Aug.2001 Transformer/Adapter U.S. 110Vac to European 220Vac N/AN/AN/A 3M Semi-anechoic Chamber and Associated H/W (turntable, antenna mast, etc.) N/AN/AN/A EMCO 2075 Minimast (chamber) 9707-2061N/AN/A EMCO 2090 Multi-Device Controller(chamber) 9704-1231N/AN/A Pentium-based PC system N/AN/AN/A EMCA Emissions S/W Ver. 8.45 N/AN/AN/A A TDK Group Company EMCA Test Report: AI0001-00, Rev. Shield RoomN/AN/AN/A EMCO 3816/2 LISN111511/200011/2001 EMCO 3816/2 LISN9702-128311/200011/2001 Agilent E7405A EMC Analyzer US4024022611/200011/2001 3.0 PROCEDURE and RESULTS 3.1 Equipment Configuration The dates of the testing were April 30 th and May 11th,2001. Testing was done in the semi-anechoic chamber and the Shield Room. At both sites, the WOPI was installed in an electric power meter placed on a wooden (non-conductive) table, 80cm high. The table was placed on a turntable inside the chamber for radiated emissions. The equipment was arranged in the manner recommended in Fig 9(c) Test Configuration Tabletop Equipment Radiated Emissions of ANSI C63.4. Figure 2 Figure 2 shows the test setup. When actual testing began, the power cable was wrapped non-inductively not coiled as seen in the photograph. Figure 3 shows the A TDK Group Company EMCA Test Report: AI0001-00, Rev. WOPI installed in the meter. The WOPI was modified to allow continuous broadcasting. This was necessary because a continuous signal was necessary for emissions profile measurement. Figure 3 3.2 Environment The temperature/humidity in the semianechoic chamber and the shield room were as follows: Temperature 20°C Humidity30% 3.3 Radiated Emissions 3.3.1 Preliminary Scan During testing, the limit line was adjusted. All data was taken at a 3m distance in the semianechoic chamber. The test was computer driven/monitored. For prescans, the antenna was set at 1m, the turn table was rotated in 90° increments. The antenna was then raised to a height of 2m and the turntable was rotated A TDK Group Company EMCA Test Report: AI0001-00, Rev. in 90° increments. This was repeated for 3 and 4m. Initial sweeps were done with the antenna in vertical then horizontal polarity. The maximum peak value for each frequency was stored in computer memory and graphed. All scanning was done in the semi-anechoic chamber. During the initial scans, the exact frequencies emitted by the EUT were identified. Initial scans used the Peak Detector. Any frequencies within 10dBuV of the limit line were identified. Radiated emissions measurements from 30- 2000MHz, emissions measurements were made with the bilog antenna (EMCO 3142). Above 2000MHz, The EMCO 3115 horn antenna was used. The first scan covered a frequency range of 30MHz to 2000MHz. This data was taken with the biconilog antenna in both vertical and horizontal polarities. Figure 5 shows the horizontal/vertical peak data. Please note all emissions (measured in peak mode) from 30MHz–2000MHz, are below the Quasi-Peak limit line. Figure 5 A TDK Group Company EMCA Test Report: AI0001-00, Rev. 3.3.2 Final Scan Final scans were run differently from the prescans. Peaks within 10dBuv of the limit were identified by the test S/W. These are the frequencies to be investigated using the quasi-peak detector. Once a frequency has been identified, testing begins. The antenna is set initially at a height of 2m. The operating EUT is rotated/scanned continuously for 360°. The turntable rotates back to the angular position of maximum emissions. The antenna was then raised to a height of 4m. Scanni…

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A TDK Group Company EMCA Test Report: AI0001-00, Rev. Shield RoomN/AN/AN/A EMCO 3816/2 LISN111511/200011/2001 EMCO 3816/2 LISN9702-128311/200011/2001 Agilent E7405A EMC Analyzer US4024022611/200011/2001 3.0 PROCEDURE and RESULTS 3.1 Equipment Configuration The dates of the testing were April 30 th and May 11th,2001. Testing was done in the semi-anechoic chamber and the Shield Room. At both sites, the WOPI was installed in an electric power meter placed on a wooden (non-conductive) table, 80cm high. The table was placed on a turntable inside the chamber for radiated emissions. The equipment was arranged in the manner recommended in Fig 9(c) Test Configuration Tabletop Equipment Radiated Emissions of ANSI C63.4. Figure 2 Figure 2 shows the test setup. When actual testing began, the power cable was wrapped non-inductively not coiled as seen in the photograph. Figure 3 shows the A TDK Group Company EMCA Test Report: AI0001-00, Rev. Figure 8 According to CFR47, Part 15.207, the conducted emissions shall be 250uV between 0.45-30MHz for an intentional radiator. Figure 9 shows the results of the conducted emissions test. 250 uV corresponds to a level of 47.95dBuV.