User's Manual

evoDrive User Guide Elster AMCO Water
TD520-02 Page 4 of 42 Draft 4 – 1June09
e vo Drive Syste m C o m po ne nts
The two m ain hardware com ponent s of t he evoDrive
system are t he Mobile Collect or and t he evoDrive
not ebook PC.
The evoDrive Mobile Collect or is a PC- based radio
transceiver t hat opt im izes t he aut om at ion capabilit ies of
autom at ed m eter reading ( AMR).
The evoDrive not ebook PC, with t ouch- sensitive screen,
serves as a graphical int erface t o t he evoDrive Mobile
Collect or.
The evoDrive system is shipped w it h t he following
com ponent s as shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2:
9 Ruggedized notebook PC wit h sunlight - viewable,
touch- sensitive screen
9 evoDrive Mobile Collect or
9 Lapt op AC/ DC power supply
9 evoDrive Mobile Collect or DC power cable
9 Et hernet cable ( cross cable)
9 Garm in GPS10 GPS unit with Bluet oot h
connect ivit y.
9 Two Magnetic Mount Ant ennas w/ cable & TNC
connector
9 evoDrive Soft ware Applicat ion
9 evoLink
™
Rout e Manager Soft ware
9 Rout e File
I n addit ion t o t he above, the user m ust provide the
follow ing:
9 DC-to- AC inverter, which will be used t o power t he
not ebook PC via it s AC/ DC convert er on long
routes.
9 Secure m ount for t he Mobile Collect or
9 Two DC Accessory Jacks in Vehicle fused for 20 A