Wireless pulse counter for remote metering

Adaptive Wireless Solutions introduces wireless pulse counter for remote metering applications, a key component in effective energy management programs.

Spinwave Systems, a leading provider of wireless mesh sensor networks for the building automation market, has introduced a wireless pulse counter for remote metering applications.

It provides a cost-effective way in which to transmit pulse counter data over large areas without the expense of running wire or laying cables.

The low installation cost associated with Spinwave's wireless pulse counter makes it easy to justify the use of more data points in order to better understand and control energy consumption in commercial office buildings, college campuses, shopping centres and other multi-unit buildings.

Spinwave's new pulse counter is used to wirelessly transmit electric, water or gas meter values and make them available to any building automation system.

It is suited for both indoor and outdoor applications.

The wireless pulse counter consists of a high-powered radio and a signal conditioning module.

The radio is connected through a standard CAT5 cable to the signal conditioning module, providing data and power to the radio.

The pulse counter can be battery or line-powered.

A set of 6 D-Cell batteries is provided with the product and will last for up to 8 years.

Deployment of Spinwave pulse counters is quick and easy with plug-and-play connectivity and no need for the installation of additional communication lines.

And no wires makes it easy to add or relocate monitoring points to accommodate system expansions, changing floor plans or future build-outs.

Using Spinwave's BMS Protocol Interface, accumulated pulses and pulses per time are made available to the building automation system as BACnet, LON or Modbus variables.

Alternatively, digital outputs (pulse replication) can be made available to the building automation system using Spinwave's BMS I/O Interface.

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