Badger Meter ReadCenter - Manual (Page 34)

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READCENTER® Reading Data Management
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This section has information that is helpful to the
person or collection device that reads the meter.
Field Name Type Size Description
High Limit Numeric Reading passed from the billing system and sent to the collection device to warn of a
high reading.
Low Limit Numeric Reading passed from the billing system and sent to the collection device to warn of a
low reading.
Previous Read Numeric Reading passed from the billing system and sent to the collection device to warn of
no usage.
Alert Code Code Table 50 Code passed from the billing system and sent to the collection device to alert the
meter reader to special conditions that apply to the meter being read.
Location Code Code Table 50 Code passed from the billing system that is used to identify the meter’s location.
Route ID Alphanumeric 20 Identifier passed from the billing system that specifies the route or book the meter
belongs to. It is used by READCENTER to group accounts for loading into
collection devices, running reports and to perform other reading cycle functions.
Sequence # Numeric Number passed from the billing system that specifies the order of account
records loaded in collection devices. For manual meter reading, this is the
walking order the meter reader will follow.