Gas Utility Management System
ORION Gas Endpoints
Catch A Rising Star In Multi-Utility RF Mobile
and Fixed Network Connectivity Solutions
Flexibility is the key! ORION® is Badger® Meter’s most flexible automated meter reading system for water and gas utilities. Developed as a state-of-the-art, Radio Frequency (RF) system, ORION utilizes bubble-up (broadcast) technology, which eliminates the need for FCC licensing.
Built upon a mobile system platform, ORION provides features of a premier mobile AMR system plus the additional benefit of being able to integrate to Power Line Carrier, Broadband over Powerline, Adaptive Hierarchy, Wi-Fi, and other emerging technology networks. This flexibility results in a true multi-utility fixed network AMR solution and allows utilities to build upon their ORION system to meet their current and future needs.
The Clear Advantage
Badger has combined the latest advances in RF transmission, antenna technology and receiver sensitivity in the ORION system. In addition to the advanced technology, ORION has also been designed to provide utilities with an AMR system that provides more than just a billing read. With the introduction of ORION’s data profiling feature and Water Meter Monitor, utilities now have additional tools to provide better customer service to their water users.
ORION provides faster meter reading, greater reading accuracy, increased operator safety, fewer re-reads, elimination of “hard-to-read” meters, tamper detection, and improved customer service. Plus, optional features like leak detection, GPS mapping and the flexibility to migrate to a fixed network system, customers can tailor ORION to fit their systems' needs.
ORION® Gas Modules
Compatible with popular gas meters. The ORION Integral Transmitter for Gas Meters is compatible with most residential meters from:
- American®
- Sensus, including the Invensys®, Rockwell®, and Equimeter® brands
- Actaris, including the Metris®, Sprague®, and Schlumberger® brands
Easy installation. The ORION Integral Transmitter is easy to mount directly on the gas meter using a custom adapter plate that fits between the meter and existing index. It has an unobtrusive profile, and uses a durable plastic housing. For long-term reliability, the electronics and battery are completely encapsulated to protect them from the elements. During installation, the ORION Integral Transmitter is programmed with the current gas meter reading, so that account history is maintained. The ORION Integral Transmitter encodes the gas meter reading, meter identification number, and tamper information.
No FCC license required. ORION transmitters operate in the 902-928 MHz range, using bubble-up (broadcast) technology.
Other compatibilities:
- Operates with standard ORION walk-by, drive-by receivers and ORION Network Gateway receiver.
- Compatible with ORION field installation programming tool.
- Compatible with Hunt TS-2® Multi-Utility Endpoint Transceiver.
- Compatible with TWACS® by DCSI.
- Compatible with Tropos® Wi-Fi networks.
- Compatible with CURRENT® Technologies Broadband over Powerline networks.
- Compatible with Tantalus® Hybrid Wireless networks.
Safety. Certified for Class I Div 1 applications.
Environmental. Suitable for indoor and outdoor applications. Functional temperature range from -40°C to +60°C (-40°F to +140°F).
OTHER ORION MODULES.Badger’s Remote ORION for pulsed outputs is compatible with rotary and turbine meters and volume correctors that provide a pulsed output of the meter reading. Badger’s Remote ORION with the Gas RT can be used with any meter in which the drive dial is accessible and the index cover can easily be removed. The Gas RT mounts to the face of the index cover directly over the drive dial and provides a digital signal to the transmitter.
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