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5015 B.U. Bowman Drive Buford, GA 30518 USA Voice: 770-831-8048 Fax: 770-831-8598 FCC Part 15 Certification Test Report FCC ID: F9CC1A-1 FCC Rule Part: 15.247 ACS Report Number: 03-0248-15C Manufacturer: Schlumberger Electricity, Inc. Equipment Type: Electricity Meter With Dual RF Transmitters Model: CENTRON ™ ICARe Installation and Operators Guide (Regulatory Pages Only) 5015 B.U. Bowman Drive Buford, GA 30518 USA Voice: 770-831-8048 Fax: 770-831-8598 Information to User FCC Notice “NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital de4vice, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If the equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. • Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. • Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.” Warning: Changes or modifications to this device not expressly approved by SchlumbergerSema could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. RF Exposure Information This equipment complies with the FCC RF radiation requirements for uncontrolled environments. To maintain compliance with these requirements, the antenna and any radiating elements should be installed to ensure that a minimum separation distance of 20 cm is maintained from the general population.
April 22, 2004 Federal Communications Commission Equipment Authorization Branch 7435 Oakland Mills Road Columbia, MD 21046 Gentlemen: Schlumberger Electricity, Inc. respectfully requests confidentiality of certain materials provided with the submission of the CENTRON ICARe under FCC ID F9CC1A-1 in accordance with FCC Regulations 0.459. The confidentiality request applies to the following documents and drawings contained in this filing. • CENTRON ICARe Block Diagram • CENTRON ICARe Schematic Diagram • CENTRON ICARe Parts List (SPL) The CENTRON ICARe has been developed at considerable effort and expense by Schlumberger Electricity, Inc. These items are considered as Trade Secrets and therefore public access to the proprietary material could possibly result in duplication of equipment that could severely damage the company’s business advantage. I appreciate you assistance in this matter. Sincerely, Simon Pontin Vice President of Engineering Date:
5015 B.U. Bowman Drive Buford, GA 30518 USA Voice: 770-831-8048 Fax: 770-831-8598 FCC Part 15 Certification Test Report FCC ID: F9CC1A-1 FCC Rule Part: 15.247 ACS Report Number: 03-0248-15C Manufacturer: Schlumberger Electricity, Inc. Equipment Type: Electricity Meter With Dual RF Transmitters Model: CENTRON ™ ICARe External Photographs Model: CENTRON ™ ICARe Advanced Compliance Solutions FCC ID: F9CC1A-1 5015 B.U. Bowman Drive Buford, GA 30518 USA Voice: 770-831-8048 Fax: 770-831-8598 Figure 1: External – Top View
5015 B.U. Bowman Drive Buford, GA 30518 USA Voice: 770-831-8048 Fax: 770-831-8598 FCC Part 15 Certification Test Report FCC ID: F9CC1A-1 FCC Rule Part: 15.247 ACS Report Number: 03-0248-15C Manufacturer: Schlumberger Electricity, Inc. Equipment Type: Electricity Meter With Dual RF Transmitters Model: CENTRON ™ ICARe Label Information
5015 B.U. Bowman Drive Buford, GA 30518 USA Voice: 770-831-8048 Fax: 770-831-8598 FCC Part 15 Certification Test Report FCC ID: F9CC1A-1 FCC Rule Part: 15.247 ACS Report Number: 03-0248-15C Manufacturer: Schlumberger Electricity, Inc. Equipment Type: Electricity Meter With Dual RF Transmitters Model: CENTRON ™ ICARe Internal Photographs Model: CENTRON ™ ICARe Advanced Compliance Solutions FCC ID: F9CC1A-1 5015 B.U. Bowman Drive Buford, GA 30518 USA Voice: 770-831-8048 Fax: 770-831-8598 Figure 1: Internal – Front View Model: CENTRON ™ ICARe Advanced Compliance Solutions FCC ID: F9CC1A-1 5015 B.U. Bowman Drive Buford, GA 30518 USA Voice: 770-831-8048 Fax: 770-831-8598 Figure 2: Circuit Board 1 – Top View Model: CENTRON ™ ICARe Advanced Compliance Solutions FCC ID: F9CC1A-1 5015 B.U. Bowman Drive Buford, GA 30518 USA Voice: 770-831-8048 Fax: 770-831-8598 Figure 3: Circuit Board 1 – Bottom View
Model: CENTRON ™ ICARe Advanced Compliance Solutions FCC ID: FC9CC1SA FCC Part 15 Certification Test Report FCC ID: F9CC1A-1 FCC Rule Part: 15.247 ACS Report Number: 03-0248-15C Manufacturer: Schlumberger Electricity, Inc. Equipment Type: Electricity Meter With Dual RF Transmitters Model: CENTRON ™ ICARe Theory of Operation ICARe Project Functional Specification Confidential Page 1 3/23/2004 ICARe Project Functional Specification CDP Requirement 3.1 This document describes the hardware and firmware functional specifications for the project. 23 September 2002 Updated: 15 January 2004 Confidential and Trade Secret Information Copyright Schlumberger Electricity, Inc., unpublished work, created 2002 ICARe Project Functional Specification Confidential Page 2 3/23/2004 REVISION CHART Version Primary Author(s) Description of Version Date Completed Draft DP McConnell Initial draft 9/23/2002 Draft DP McConnell Incorporated comments from Jerome Bartier, Eric Deschamps and Vladimir Borisov 9/25/2002 Draft DP McConnell Updated document with management requests 9/26/2002 Draft DP McConnell Added R300 functionality 10/1/2002 Draft DP McConnell Added Interval and randomization examples 10/11/2002 Draft DP McConnell Added RF power consumption assumptions 10/14/2002 Draft DP McConnell MCU Requirements made more generic 11/19/2002 Draft DP McConnell Updated document for company split and to address selected MCU 1/16/2002 Draft DP McConnell Changed CRF900 to COSMOS 3/31/2003 Draft DP McConnell Changed CentronCRF to ICARe 4/10/2003 Draft DP McConnell Updated document to reduce overlap with architectural spec 5/15/2003 Draft DP McConnell Inserted Mobile Network Section 7/14/2003 Draft DP McConnell Incorporated comments from Product Services 8/23/2003 Draft M.Peters/P.Chium miento Updated Hardware and Firmware sections 12/19/2003 Preliminary DP McConnell Cleaned up format and made final changes from previous spec 1/15/2004 ICARe Project Functional Specification Confidential Page 3 3/23/2004 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Introduction ..........................................................................................................................................................6 1.1 Description ...................................................................................................................................................6 1.2 Endpoint Function .......................................................................................................................................6 2 RF Network Services ............................................................................................................................................7 2.1 SchlumbergerSema CellNet Network System Services ............................................................................7 2.1.1 Information Provided .............................................................................................................................7 2.1.2 FCC Regulation .....................................................................................................................................8 2.1.3 RF Characteristics for Fixed Network ...................................................................................................8 2.2 R300 Mobile Network System ....................................................................................................................8 2.2.1 Information Provided .............................................................................................................................8 2.2.2 FCC Regulation .....................................................................................................................................8 2.2.3 RF Characteristics for Mobile Network.................................................................................................9 2.3 Schlumberger R900 Mobile Network System ...........................................................................................9 2.3.1 Information Provided .............................................................................................................................9 2.3.2 FCC Regulation .....................................................................................................................................9 2.3.3 RF Characteristics for Mobile Network.................................................................................................9 3 System Hardware Requirements ........................................................................................................................10 3.1 Power Supply Specification.......................................................................................................................10 3.1.1 Power supply inputs and outputs description.......................................................................................10 3.1.2 Specification on inputs and outputs .....................................................................................................11 3.1.2.1 Power grid input specification .........................................................................................................11 3.1.2.2 Serial Port interface power input specification ................................................................................11 3.1.2.3 3.4V regulated output specification .................................................................................................11 3.1.2.4 2.65V regulated output specification ...............................................................................................11 3.1.3 Power Supply output current specification ..........................................................................................12 3.2 RF Section Specification............................................................................................................................13 3.2.1 CRF ASIC part ..............................................................…
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5015 B.U. Bowman Drive Buford, GA 30518 USA Voice: 770-831-8048 Fax: 770-831-8598 FCC Part 15 Certification Test Report FCC ID: F9CC1A-1 FCC Rule Part: 15.247 ACS Report Number: 03-0248-15C Manufacturer: Schlumberger Electricity, Inc. Equipment Type: Electricity Meter With Dual RF Transmitters Model: CENTRON ™ ICARe RF Exposure Information Model: CENTRON ™ ICARe Advanced Compliance Solutions FCC ID: F9CC1A-1 5015 B.U. Bowman Drive Buford, GA 30518 USA Voice: 770-831-8048 Fax: 770-831-8598 General Information: Applicant: Schlumberger Electricity, Inc. ACS Project: 03-0248 FCC ID: FC9CC1SA Device Category: Fixed Mount Environment: General Population/Uncontrolled Exposure Technical Information: Antenna Type: Patcht Antenna Gain: 0dBi Transmitter Conducted Power: -1.25dBm Maximum System EIRP: 25.33dBm Operating Configuration: Mounted on side of residential or commercial structure Exposure Conditions: Greater than 20 centimeters MPE Calculation The minimum separation distance is calculated as follows: E(V/m) = xPxG30 Power Density: P d =(mW/cm 2 ) = d MPE Distance MPE Calculator for Mobile Equipment Limits for General Population/Uncontrolled Exposure Transmit Freq. (MHz) Radio Power (dBm) Radio Power (W) Antenna Gain (dBi) Antenna Gain (mW eq.) MPE Distance (cm) 919.9 -1.25 0.00075 0 1.00 0.0030 Installation Guidelines The installation manual contains the following text advising how to install the equipment to maintain compliance with the FCC RF exposure requirements: “RF Exposure (Intentional Radiators Only) This equipment complies with the FCC RF radiation requirements for uncontrolled environments. To maintain compliance with these requirements, the antenna and any radiating elements should be installed to ensure that a minimum separation distance of 20 cm is maintained from the general population. Conclusion This device complies with the MPE requirements by providing adequate separation between the device, any radiating structure and the general population. E 2 3770
5015 B.U. Bowman Drive Buford, GA 30518 USA Voice: 770-831-8048 Fax: 770-831-8598 FCC Part 15 Transmitter Certification Single Channel Direct Sequence Transmitter Test Report FCC ID: F9CC1A-1 Composite Device FCC Rule Part: 15.249 ACS Report Number: 03-0248-15C249 Manufacturer: Schlumberger Electricity, Inc. Equipment Type: Electricity Meter With Dual RF Transmitters Model: CENTRON ™ ICARe Test Begin Date: January 13, 2004 Test End Date: January 15, 2004 Report Issue Date: February 11, 2004 FOR THE SCOPE OF ACCREDITATION UNDER LAB Code 200612 Reviewed by: Prepared by: Hernando Orozco EMI/EMC Approvals Engineer ACS, Inc. R. Sam Wismer Engineering Manager ACS, Inc. This test report shall not be reproduced except in full. This report may be reproduced in part with prior written consent of ACS, Inc. The results contained in this report are representative of the sample(s) submitted for evaluation. This report contains 13 pages Table of Contents 1.0 General 3 1.1 Introduction 3 1.2 Product Description 3 1.2.1 Intended Use 4 2.0 Location of Test Facility 4 2.1 Description of Test Facility 4 2.1.1 Open Area Test Site 4 2.1.2 Conducted Emissions Test Site 5 3.0 Applicable Standards and References 6 4.0 List of Test Equipment 7 5.0 EUT Setup Block Diagram 7 6.0 Summary of Tests 8 6.1 Section 15.203 - Antenna Requirement 8 6.2 Section 15.207 - Power Line Conducted Emissions 8 6.2.1 Test Methodology 8 6.2.2 Test Results 8 6.3 Section 15.209 - Radiated Emissions (Unintentional Radiation) 9 6.3.1 Test Methodology 9 6.3.2 Test Results 10 6.4 Section 15.249(a) – Fundamental Field Strength 10 6.4.1 Test Methodology 10 6.4.2 Test Results 10 6.5 Section 15.247(a) – Field Strength of Spurious Emissions 12 6.5.1 Test Methodology 12 6.5.2 Test Results 12 7.0 MODIFICATIONS 13 8.0 CONCLUSION 13 Additional Exhibits Included In Filing Conducted Spurious Plots Schematics Radiated Spurious Plots Internal Photographs Bill of Materials External Photographs System Block Diagram Test Setup Photographs Operational Description Product Labeling Info Manual RF Exposure – MPE Calculations Model: CENTRON ™ ICARe FCC ID: F9CC1A-1 ACS Report: 03-0248-15C249 Advanced Compliance Solutions Page 3 1.0 GENERAL 1.1 Introduction The purpose of this report is to demonstrate compliance of a composite device to 15.247 of the FCC’s Code of Federal Regulations. A separate filing under the same FCC ID will be made under 15.249 of the rules. 1.2 Product Description The ICARe will be a transmit-only meter module that collects and transmits metering data over the 902 - 928 MHz Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM) RF band. The unit will contain both a Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) transmitter and a Low Power Frequency Hopping (FSK) transmitter. The ICARe functions as a RF transmitter that will support remote meter reading using both the mobile and the fixed network protocols. The mobile network functions will be the R300 (ITRON™ protocol) or the R900 (SURF© protocol). The fixed network function will be the CellNet© electricity endpoint protocol (PID2) to maintain legacy functionality. The endpoint will be installed in the CENTRON meter as the register board. The metrology board will provide power and energy data to the endpoint in the same manner as a normal register board. The endpoint will provide the following data depending on configuration: • Cumulative energy readings using the ITRON protocol • Cumulative energy readings using the Schlumberger SURF protocol • Cumulative and interval readings using the SchlumbergerSema CellNet protocol The endpoint will be able to transmit a combination of the fixed and one of the two mobile protocols in a deployment to support the ‘Agile’ network or any single protocol above based on the configuration loaded. The endpoint will determine electrical energy data by counting pulses from the metrology board and then converting them to energy values for display and transmission. The endpoint will use a constant loaded during configuration to provide the correct energy values for the network being supported. The endpoint will also use a serial protocol for configuration and testing using the register serial port. It is also necessary for the endpoint to be able to be installed on previous meter bases with no modifications to the base to maintain the modularity requirement of the CENTRON meter. Detailed photographs of the EUT are filed separately with this filing. Model: CENTRON ™ ICARe FCC ID: F9CC1A-1 ACS Report: 03-0248-15C249 Advanced Compliance Solutions Page 4 1.2.1 Intended Use The CENTRON ™ ICARe is intended to be installed on a residential or commercial structure to record electricity usage and transmit the data to either utility personnel or to a nearby base station depending on which radio is active. Only one radio will ever be active at any given time. If the meter is configured for remote meter data collection by a utility meter reader, the low power radio will be activated. If the meter is configured for base station data collection the higher power direct sequence radio will be activated. The radios are configured at the factory and cannot be activated by the end user or utility personnel. 2.0 LOCATION OF TEST FACILTY All testing was performed by qualified ACS personnel located at the following address: ACS, Inc. 5015 B.U. Bowman Drive Buford, GA 30518 2.1 DESCRIPTION OF TEST FACILITY Both the Open Area Test Site(OATS) and Conducted Emissions site have been fully described, submitted to, and accepted by the FCC, Industry Canada and the Japanese Voluntary Control Council for Interference by information technology equipment. In addition, ACS is compliant to ISO 17025 as certified by the National Institute of Standards and Technology under their National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program. The following certification numbers have been issued in recognition of these accreditations and certifications: FCC Registration Number: 89450 Industry Canada Lab Code: IC 4175 VCCI Member Numb…
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5015 B.U. Bowman Drive Buford, GA 30518 USA Voice: 770-831-8048 Fax: 770-831-8598 FCC Part 15 Certification Test Report FCC ID: F9CC1A-1 FCC Rule Part: 15.247 ACS Report Number: 03-0248-15C Manufacturer: Schlumberger Electricity, Inc. Equipment Type: Electricity Meter With Dual RF Transmitters Model: CENTRON ™ ICARe Test Setup Photographs Model: CENTRON ™ ICARe Advanced Compliance Solutions FCC ID: F9CC1A-1 5015 B.U. Bowman Drive Buford, GA 30518 USA Voice: 770-831-8048 Fax: 770-831-8598 Figure 1: Radiated Emissions – Front View Model: CENTRON ™ ICARe Advanced Compliance Solutions FCC ID: F9CC1A-1 5015 B.U. Bowman Drive Buford, GA 30518 USA Voice: 770-831-8048 Fax: 770-831-8598 Figure 2: Radiated Emissions – Rear View Model: CENTRON ™ ICARe Advanced Compliance Solutions FCC ID: F9CC1A-1 5015 B.U. Bowman Drive Buford, GA 30518 USA Voice: 770-831-8048 Fax: 770-831-8598 Figure 3: Conducted Emissions – Front View
| # | Rule Parts | Frequency Range | Power Output |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15C | 910 MHz - 920 MHz | - |

Electricity Meter with Dual RF Transmitters
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DSS - Part 15 Spread Spectrum Transmitter
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DSS - Part 15 Spread Spectrum Transmitter
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DSS - Part 15 Spread Spectrum Transmitter
Utility Meter Transmitter
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DSS - Part 15 Spread Spectrum Transmitter
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DSS - Part 15 Spread Spectrum Transmitter