User's Manual

Installation Data
Wiring a Universal Endpoint
Universal Endpoint Identication
The ORION Universal endpoint is available in a three-wire pit or remote endpoint conguration for connection to Sensus®
ICE
TM
and ECR II, Neptune® ProRead and E-Coder™, Elster AMCo® ScanCoder ®, Hersey® and Metron Translator encoder
registers.
All ORION Universal endpoints are shipped from the factory pre-programmed and can be connected to any compatible
encoder. Electronic readings broadcast from the ORION Universal endpoint contain the active number wheels programmed
into the encoder, with a maximum of six digits.
The ORION system oers connectivity to any of the mechanical/absolute encoder registers listed above, ten years old or
newer, as long as the encoder is programmed into the three-wire output mode for AMR 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.
To identify an ORION pit or remote Universal 1 endpoint, “Univ” has been added to the end of the ORION serial number. In
addition, all Universal endpoints are shipped factory programmed in a sleep mode with a standard cable (10 feet for remotes
and three feet for pit applications) for connection to a compatible Sensus, Neptune, Hersey or Elster AMCo encoder. ORION
Universal endpoints begin broadcasting their readings as soon as they are awakened, either by running consumption
through the encoder it is connected to or by using the infrared communication program on the ORION reading equipment.
If the endpoint is awakened by running consumption, note that it may take several hours for the ORION Universal endpoint
to begin broadcasting. This is due to the ORION Universal endpoint update schedule, which has the endpoint updating its
reading from the encoder once an hour.
Required Splice Tools
Wire Cutter
Not shown; customer-supplied
Gel Splice Crimping
Tool 59983-001
Coax Wire Stripper
59989-001
Wiring the ORION Universal Endpoint to an Encoder
The ORION Universal endpoint is a three-wire metering endpoint device that requires connection to an encoder to complete
the assembly. All three wires must be connected to complete an installation.
The ORION Universal 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. If making a connection to existing wires use the
installation kit provided and follow these steps.
1. To connect an encoder with existing wires to a ORION Universal endpoint, strip approximately 1-1/2 inches of outer
insulation sheath from the encoder and endpoint cables using the stripping tool. We recommend using part number
59989-001 Coax Stripper.
Use caution when removing the outer sheath so that the inner signal wire insulation is not nicked or damaged.
2. Unwind the outer foil shield from the endpoint cable and cut it o evenly with the outer sheath using a cutting
device.
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