Badger Meter ReadCenter - Manual (Page 33)

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Installation & Operation Manual
Registration
This section has information about how
the meter is read, whether electronically or
manually.
NOTE: Compound meters may have two
registration records associated with one
meter. Each record has its own Service #
and is related to a separate register.
Field Name Type Size Description
Service # Numeric This is a required entry that identifies individual meter readings that share the same
Account ID. If not specified, the number 1 is assumed. Here are the cases this applies
to:
• Several meters are read at one address and the same Account ID is used.
• One Account ID is used to bill several meters in a multiple-dwelling unit.
• A compound meter is present, and two readings are associated with one
module.
Module Type See Appendix The type of reading device associated with the meter.
Module Serial # Numeric 50 Identification number of the reading module attached to the meter—required for
radio and touch reading.
Gas CFactor Numeric 10 Pressure compensation factor for Gas ORION radio meter readings. (ORION only)
Module Install Date Date Optional—date the reading module was installed on the meter.
Read Resolution See Appendix Setting required for radio and touch reading used to determine the multiplier
needed to convert electronic readings.
NOTE: The multiplier varies according to the size of the meter.
Module Instruction Account Table 50 Optional—table entry assigned used to associate information about the module.
Latitude Alphanumeric 50 Latitude position of the reading module—used by the laptop collection device for
map display.
Longitude Alphanumeric 50 Longitude position of the reading module—used by the laptop collection device for
map display.
Received
Loaded
Sent
Yes/No Indicates whether the account record was:
1. Received from the interface input file
2. Loaded to a collection device for reading
3. Written to the interface output file
Status Flag Numeric Internal status indicator collected from the reading module. (Bottom left of screen)
Multiplier Numeric Internal multiplier applied to radio and touch reads based on the read resolution and
reading module. (Bottom left of screen, next to Status Flag)
Status Flag Multiplier