Badger Meter ORION User manual

CITY OF PAPILLION
David P. Black, Mayor
Alex Evans, Deputy City Engineer
9909 Portal Road
Papillion, Nebraska 68046
Phone: [phone]
E-Mail: [email protected]
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September 9, 2019
ATTENTION:
The City of Papillion has modified the requirements for residential water meter endpoint installation.
Formerly, a dovetail mounting kit was utilized to mount the water meter endpoint module to an
inside wall or floor joist inside the basement. The new installation method will be to mount the
endpoint module to the exterior of the structure with the included wall cover install kit. There is no
increase to the cost of the meter.
The provided meter package includes 25-ft of cable from the meter register where the endpoint
module can connect (additional extensions available from the Public Works Department upon
request). This cable shall be installed through the structure wall to install the endpoint module on
the outside of the residence. The final positioning of the endpoint module mount on the exterior of
the structure is flexible, but it is required that the mount be placed in a way that it can be accessed by
personnel, at least 1-ft above grade, and near other exterior utility meters and boxes when possible.
This new installation method is effective immediately for single-family residences only. Businesses
and multi-family units are not required to install the endpoint module on the exterior but may
choose to install the endpoint on the exterior to improve access and signal.
All meters now come standard with the wall mount kit. Business or Multi-family units can use this
same kit to install on an interior wall. See attached for the installation manual for the wall mount.
We will also provide this manual with the new meters upon pick-up.
Respectfully Submitted,
Alex Evans, P.E.
Deputy City Engineer

Water Meter Endpoint; Exterior Mount Installation Manual

TWIST TIGHT CONNECTION; DISCONNECT/INSTALL
Twist tight wire disconnection will need to happen in order to run the meter wire to the
exterior for mounting of the meter endpoint.
To install endpoint to the exterior of the property, follow these steps.
1. Carefully open the security cover with a thin blade to access the twist tight connection.
2. Disconnect the twist tight connection and run the wire to the exterior where it will be
reconnected.
3. Reconnect the twist tight connection and cover with the security cover.

Endpoint should look similar to the image below before being mounted to the exterior.
Follow WALL COVER INSTALL KIT for installation of the wall cover.

64394-032 Wall Cover Install Kit
ORI-UM-00025-EN-19
64394032 WALL COVER INSTALL KIT
Wall Cover Install Kit PN: 64394-032 is recommended for proper mounting of an endpoint for indoor and outdoor remote
applications, and is designed to provide an environmentally protected area for gel splice connections (if needed). Outside
dimensions are shown in Figure 9.
For use with: All ORION endpoints
Figure 8: 64394-032 wall cover enclosure
5.80 in.
4.70 in.
.25 in.
2.82 in.
(72 mm)
(119 mm)
(6 mm)
(147 mm)
Figure 9: 64394-032 Outside dimensions
To install an ORION endpoint, follow these steps.
1. Choose an appropriate installation location within the limits of the endpoint cable/connector harness.
2. Verify the proper orientation (Figure 10). The bottom of the enclosure has an opening for IR programming. The
opening gives access to the endpoint IR LED port (Figure 13 and Figure 14) without having to disassemble the unit.
3. Place the endpoint into the wall cover enclosure, antenna
(threaded portion) up.
Cellular LTE-M, LTE endpoints: Figure 10 shows the correct
endpoint placement.
All other ORION endpoints: Make sure the at side of the
endpoint faces in and ts up against the inside wall of the
enclosure.
OTE:N If double-sided tape is included in the kit, you can use
the tape to temporarily secure the endpoint inside the
enclosure before mounting.
4. Position the endpoint cable.
• Route the endpoint cable through the cutout on the
bottom of the wall cover.
Figure 10: ORION Cellular LTE endpoint orientation
OTE:N If you are drilling a hole through the wall behind the enclosure for the endpoint cable, the cable does
not need to route through the cutout at the bottom.
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64394-032 Wall Cover Install Kit
ORI-UM-00025-EN-19
• If the endpoint has an in-line connector, place the connector inside with the
endpoint and route the connector cable through the cutout on the bottom.
OTE:N If used, place gel splice connections inside the enclosure.
OTE:N See "Outdoor Installation for Endpoint with In-line Connector" on
page 16 for additional information about installing the endpoint
outdoors with the wall cover enclosure.
5. Make sure the wall cover is properly positioned, with the endpoint antenna
straight up and the endpoint IR LED port visible through the bottom opening.
6. Secure the wall cover using customer-supplied screws.
Installation is complete. Figure 11: 64394-032 installation complete
67625-001 IR Holder for Wall Cover Install Kit
IR Holder for Wall Cover Install Kit (PN: 67625-001) is an optional part which can be ordered for use with the Wall Cover
install kit (64394-032). The IR holder bracket fits on the wall cover adapter rails to hold an IR programming head in place.
1. Place the optical head of an IR programming cable into the holder. The nubs on the optical head t into the cutouts
on the holder.
(PN: 67625-001) IR holder bracket Optical head of the IR programming cable
Optical head in the bracket
Figure 12: IR holder and programming cable optical head
2. Slide the bracket into the adapter rails at the bottom of the wall cover enclosure (64394-032) so the IR optical head
is aligned with the endpoint LED port. See Figure 13 and Figure 14.
3. Connect the IR programming cable to a Badger Meter mobile reading device to perform IR functions. Refer to the
mobile reading device user manual for IR programming instructions.
Figure 13: IR LED port ORION Cellular LTE endpoint (bottom up view) Figure 14: IR LED port ORION ME endpoint (bottom up view)
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