Badger Meter ORION AMR/AMI Hardware Solutions for Gas Utilities - Manual (Page 44)

Communications Tab
The Communications tab displays the plug-in ports (locations) on the laptop required for communication to the mobile
transceiver and/or receiver and the GPS Before reading meters for the first time, it is important to ensure the correct
communication (Com/COM) ports have been set for the mobile transceiver and/or receiver to establish communication with
the ORS software application
OTEE: N The settings on the Communications tab are configured during system setup and, in most cases, do not need to be
changed Changes to the COM port fields should be made under the direction of Badger Meter Technical Support
When finished making changes to the settings on this screen, select OK and return to the reading cycle Select Cancel to
disregard any changes and return to the main menu
Figure 45: Settings screen – Communications tab
A typical ORION mobile reading system configuration (as shown in Figure 45) consists of an ORION mobile transceiver and/or
ORION mobile receiver and a built-in GPS receiver
ORION ME Transceiver
• Com Port The COM port for the ORION FHSS mobile transceiver is assigned automatically by Windows
based on the USB port it is connected to during initial system configuration
ORION CE/Permalog/Datamatic Receiver
• Com Port The COM port for the receiver is configured and assigned to the serial port The
default is COM1
• No Data Received Timeout The time (in milliseconds) before notification is given indicating the receiver is not
receiving endpoint data This field is filled with the default setting
• No Packets Received Timeout The time (in milliseconds) before notification is given indicating the receiver is not
functioning correctly This field is filled with the default setting
SeTTINGS
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