User Manual

WESROC

RMS

Base Unit & Transmitter Installation Guide

APPLICATION

The WESROC

Route Management System consists of a tank transmitter, a Base Unit, and a

computer database host. The database host normally resides at your distribution office. Remote

hosting is an option provided by Independent Technologies, Inc. for demonstration purposes and to

assist during installations. Backup host services are available as an extra charge product.

OVERVIEW

After installation on a tank, the transmitter monitors the tank level using a Rochester R3D remote

ready dial. As the fuel level in the tank changes it is transmitted to the Base Unit for display and

processing. Tank low and critical thresholds are entered on the host computer for each tank. When

the tank level drops below either the low or critical threshold, a report will automatically be sent to the

host computer notifying the supplier of the event. A Base Unit can support up to eight individual tank

transmitters at the same time. Tank transmitters may be field programmed as tank 1 through 8 (the

default is tank 1). The Base Unit does not interfere with the customer’s telephone line but does

require the connection to report into the host computer. If the phone line is already in use, the Base

Unit will retry later. If someone, or another device, interrupts a Base Unit during its report, the Base

Unit will immediately hang up and try again in about two minutes. After two attempts, it will wait 1

hour and then try to call a secondary host phone number. Base Unit reports are usually made to a

local or to a toll-free number to your host computer.

The Base Unit is normally positioned within 500 feet of the tank, but ranges up to 1,000 feet are

possible if line of sight transmission is available.

The Base Unit has a two-digit display that shows the latest level percentage (for up to 8 tanks). The

Base Unit will report in, using a telephone line, on a schedule that is downloaded from the host

computer. Report schedules may be hourly, daily, or weekly. The Base Unit will also report in if there

is a tank fill, low level, critical level, or decompression event.

Figure 1: Rochester R3D Remote Ready Dials

Rochester Jr. w/

Taylor Jr. Adaptor

Rochester Sr. w/

Taylor Sr. Adaptor

Rochester Jr.

Rochester Sr.

Taylor Type “A”