Badger Meter ORION Classic (CE) - Manual (Page 12)

ORION® Water Endpoints
ORION CLASSIC ENDPOINTS
This section contains information regarding identification and encoder compatibility for field wiring and activation of ORION
Classic endpoints . ORION Classic endpoints have a serial number range of 70000000 to 199999999 .
Field Wiring, Encoder Connectivity and Read Resolution
ORION Classic endpoints with flying leads are available for connectivity to Badger Meter encoders and E-Series Ultrasonic
meters as well as a number of competitive encoders as shown in chart below .
Endpoints are shipped from the factory pre-programmed and are available in an indoor/outdoor, three-wire configuration for
connection to the encoders listed . See also "Endpoint Installation Kits" on page 16 .
All three wires must be connected to complete an installation . The ORION endpoint connection can be made to either existing
wires from the encoder or directly to the terminal screws of the encoder, depending on the application and manufacturer .
Follow the manufacturer’s installation kit instructions provided with the gel splice or field splice kit you are using .
NOTE: N For instructions on using gel connectors for field wiring, see "Using Gel Caps to Connect an Encoder" on page 14 .
ORION endpoint wires: Red = Power/Clock; Black = Ground; Green = Data
Endpoint
Label Encoder Connectivity
Endpoint Wire Colors
Red Black Green Reading Resolution
ADE
Badger Meter ADE, HR-E LCD or HR-E encoders,
or E-Series Ultrasonic Meter with High Res or
ADE output
Enc
oder W
ir
e/T
ermina
tion
Colors
Red Black Green Up to seven (7) most significant digits
RTR
Badger Meter RTR or E-Series Ultrasonic Meter
with RTR output
Red Black Green Up to seven (7) most significant digits
UNIV* Elster/AMCo ScanCoder or Invision Green Black Red Up to seven (7) most significant digits
UNIV*
Master Meter Octave Ultrasonic meter
encoder output
Red Black Green Up to seven (7) most significant digits
UNIV* Metron Hawkeye Red Black Green Up to seven (7) most significant digits
ARB-V*/**
Neptune ARB-V for connectivity to
ORION endpoint > serial number 80000000
Black Green Red Up to seven (7) most significant digits
ARB-V*/**
Neptune ARB-V for connectivity to
ORION endpoint < serial number 79999999
Red Black Green Up to seven (7) most significant digits
UNIV* Neptune ProRead or E-coder Black Green Red Up to seven (7) most significant digits
UNIV* Sensus ECR II or ICE Red Black Green Up to seven (7) most significant digits
UNIV* Hersey Translator
Due to the customized, factory wire configurations of the Hersey Translator,
the terminal posts may not match the ORION endpoint wire colors . Please
contact Hersey for the terminal post wiring schematic of your encoders to
determine how the posts correspond to ORION endpoint wires .
NOTE: N Competitive encoder output is determined by the encoder configuration .
*ORION Classic UNIV and ARB-V endpoints are compatible with the encoders noted above with a manufacture date of 2000 or newer as long as the encoder
is programmed into the three-wire output mode for AMR/AMI and has three wires connected to it . Encoder registers that are currently in two-wire mode of
operation require programming by the Utility, including registers that support auto two- or three-wire detection systems that do not automatically switch to
three-wire mode of operation once a compatible endpoint is connected for ORION connectivity .
**A separate ORION CE Universal endpoint is available for connectivity to the Neptune ARB-V encoder . Make sure the ORION Classic endpoint has “ARB-V” on
the harness label when wiring to an ARB-V encoder . Wiring differs depending on the serial number of the ORION endpoint you are connecting to the ARB-V
encoder, so make sure to verify wiring is correct per the above chart .
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