Neptune Technology Pressure Spy User manual

Pressure Spy
Quick Install Guide
PRESSURE SPY QUICK INSTALL GUIDE

1: General Instructions
The Pressure Spy is designed for use with the R900®pit
meter interface unit (MIU). Before installing, the
Pressure Spy unit must be correctly wired to work with
the MIU.
2: Safety and Preliminary Checks
lVerify that you are at the location specified on the
siteWork Order.
lCheck that the site is safe for you and your
equipment.
lConfirm and/or update the MIUID number on the Site
Work Order.
Follow any guidelines issued by your
company in addition to those
presented in this guide. Never perform
an installation during a lightning storm
or under excessively wet conditions.
3: Site Selection
Figure 1 and Figure 2 on the next page show the full
Pressure Spy assembly.
Figure 1: Full Pressure Spy Assembly
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Figure 2: Example of a Pressure Spy Assembly
R900 Pit MIUs
Neptune recommends placing the antenna
through a hole in the pit lid so that the dome
sits above it.
lSelect a location with a direct line-of-sight to the path
of the water main valve.
lAvoid installing the MIU behind metal fences or walls.
lPrewire with a standard Nicor male connector as
illustrated in Figure 3.
Figure 3: Nicor Male Connector
Neptune recommends use of R900
MIUs prewired with Nicor female
connectors. Part numbers are shown in
Table 1 on page 3.
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Part Number Description
13442-600 6' Nicor Connection
13442-700 25' Nicor Connection
Table 1: Enhanced R900 Pit MIUs
If you currently have an R900 MIU, splice
the wires together using the Sensus wiring
protocol as shown in Table 2.
Pressure Spy Neptune R900
Green Red
Black Green
Red Black
Table 2: Sensus Wiring Protocol
4: Preparing the Pressure Spy Unit
After you have the Pressure Spy in the field, complete
the following steps.
1. Swipe the Pressure Spy with a Neptune magnet
along the top right of the unit.
The LED in the off position is shown in Figure 4 on
the next page. The light turns yellow (see Figure 5 on
the next page) and then red (see Figure 6 on the next
page).
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Figure 4: LED - Off Figure 5: LED - Yellow
Figure 6: LED - Red
2. Wait for two minutes.
The unit is now ready for installation.
4. After completing the magnet swipe, take the
Pressure Spy unit and MIU and install at the location
you want to monitor. See Figure 7.
Figure 7: Pressure Spy Unit
5: Connecting the Pressure Spy to
the R900 Pit MIU
Complete the following steps.
1. Connect the Pressure Spy and MIU by lining up the
connectors with the arrows pointed toward each
other.
2. Gently insert the Pressure Spy connector into the
MIU connector and press together securely as
shown in Figure 8.
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Figure 8: Pressure Spy MIUConnectors
The Pressure Spy and MIU are now connected and
ready for you to take to the location for installation.
See Figure 9.
Figure 9: Pressure Spy MIU Connected
6: Installing the Pressure Spy and
the R900 Pit MIU
lFor more detailed information and
installation instructions, refer to the
R900®Wall and Pit Installation and
Maintenance Guide (Part No. 12560-
001).
lBefore installing the Pressure Spy unit,
make sure the cable is long enough.
This allows you to easily remove the
valve box with attached MIU without
straining the cable if you ever need to
remove the device.
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Figure 10: Pit Antenna
Cable and Housing
1. Feed the antenna
cable and housing
through the 1.75-inch
hole in the meter valve
box. See Figure 10.
2. Slip the large plastic nut
over the antenna cable,
and thread it onto the
antenna assembly to
secure it to the pit lid.
See Figure 11.
Figure 11: Large Plastic
Nut
Figure 12: Securing
Plastic Nut
3. Make sure the smooth
side at the top of the
threads on the nut is
facing upward. See
Figure 12.
Figure 13 shows the
completed installation.
Figure 13: Installation
Complete
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Figure 14: Black Rubber
Washer
4. Place the flat black
rubber washer on the
latch plate around the
male coax connection.
See Figure 14.
5. Apply a coating of
NovaGuard on the "F"
connector, and connect
it to the coax cable.
Figure 15: Coax Cable
6. Slide the plastic latch plate cover over the "F"
connector.
7. Press down and turn clockwise to secure. See
Figure 16.
Figure 16: Coax Connection
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Figure 17: Hand
Tighten Connection
7. Slide the connector nut
onto the threads and hand
tighten. Do not use pliers.
See Figure 17.
8. Use the cable tie to
hang the MIU from
the antenna tube, if
the valve box is in a
deep vault
installation or a
location that can be
flooded. See Figure
18. Figure 18: Cable Tie
Installation of the Pressure Spy Unit
Due to its compact size and design, the Pressure Spy
can be placed in small areas with minimal space
requirements.
1. Place the Pressure Spy in small areas over confined
valve enclosures, or allow the unit to rest on the
pipes or floor of the vault. See Figure 19.
Figure 19: Example of Confined Space
and On Pipes
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Be careful not to lodge the MIU between
the valve box and any components inside
the box.
Figure 20: Activation
Magnet
2. Position the magnet (Part
No. 12287-001) against the
left side of the MIU directly
in line with the Neptune
logo.
3. Swipe it bringing it from the
side and around the corner
to the top to activate the
MIU. See Figure 20.
7: Testing the Pressure Spy Unit and
R900 MIU Installation
After the R900 MIU has been installed and wired, verify
that the MIU is working properly by running the test
program.
To start the testing program, power up the handheld unit
(HHU) test device.
lIf you are using the CE5320 handheld,
the receiver is integrated.
lIf you are using the Trimble Nomad
handheld and the R900®Belt Clip
Transceiver (BCT), make sure the
R900 BCT is powered on before testing.
lThe Neptune NGO™App can be used
with the R900 BCT for pressure
readings and to retrieve pressure logging
data.
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To avoid RF signal saturation of the HHU,
position the receiver at least 2 to 3 feet
from the MIU. In a densely saturated area,
removing the CE5320 antenna from the
handheld can assist with readings. You
can operate the R900 BCT normally.
When the MIUis installed correctly, the MIUID and
Pressure Spy reading appear on the HHU's display
within one minute.
All Pressure Spy units return six digits as
their read, and with Neptune's R900 MIU
you can see two additional zeros (00) at the
end of the read which makes it an eight
digit read.
The RF Test Read has three leading zeros
that are ignored. The fourth, fifth, and sixth
positions are the actual pressure read, and
the trailing zeros are ignored . Figure 21 is
an example of a Pressure Spy Read
through RFTest. The read of 00010400
shows a pressure of 104 psi.
Figure 21: RFTest
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If a problem still exists, contact your Neptune sales
representative.
NGO Application and Android Device
After the R900 MIU has been installed and connected to
the Pressure Spy, complete the following steps to get a
current reading or to retrieve 96 days of hourly pressure
data.
Pressure Data - Current Reading
1. Power on the R900 BCT and the Android device and
pair using Bluetooth.
2. Open the NGO application on the Android device.
Figure 22: NGO Main
Menu
3. Click the NGO menu
button. See Figure 22.
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4. Click Pressure
Reading. See Figure
23. The Pressure
Reading window
appears. See
Figure 24 below.
Figure 23: Pressure
Reading
Figure 24: MIU ID
5. Type the MIUID.
6. Click Capture.
The reading displays in
the form of a gauge. See
Figure 24.
You can also
click Pressure
Log at the
bottom of the
window to
retrieve data.
Pressure Data - 96 Days
To retrieve pressure data without current readings,
complete the following steps.
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1. Click Pressure Log from
the NGO Main Menu. See
Figure 25.
Figure 25: Pressure
Log
Figure 26: MIU InputIcon
2. Click the MIU
input icon. See
Figure 26.
The Pressure Log
screen appears.
See Figure 27.
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3. Type the MIU ID. See
Figure 27.
Figure 27: MIU
Input
Figure 28: Start Retrieval
4. Click Start. See
Figure 28.
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The NGO app connects to
the MIU. See Figure 29. The
R900 BCT captures the
data.
Figure 29: Connect
to MIU
Figure 30: Pressure Log List
The captured
reads appear on
the screen. See
Figure 30.
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You can expand any flag or
display graphs from the list
of reads while viewing this
screen. See Figure 31 and
Figure 32.
Figure 31: Pressure
Log Detail
Figure 32: Pressure Log
Graph
Figure 32 shows an
example of the
Pressure Log Graph.
8: Checklist
Before leaving the installation site, be sure to:
Record the MIUID for each Pressure Spy
unit.
Verify that you have followed all requirements
of this Quick Install Guide.
Verify that you have recorded all required
information.
Clean up any installation debris.
Verify that the requirements of the site work
order have been completed.
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9: Contact Information
Within the United States, Neptune Support is available
Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM Central
Standard Time.
Phone
1. Call [phone].
lPress 1if you have a Technical Support Personal
Identification number (PIN).
lPress 2if you do not have a Technical Support
PIN.
2. Enter the six digit PINnumber and press #.
lPress 2for Technical Support.
lPress 3for maintenance contracts or renewals.
lPress 4for Return Material Authorization (RMA)
for Canadian Accounts.
The Customer Support Specialists are dedicated to
you until the issue is resolved to your satisfaction.
Be prepared with:
lYour name and utility or company name.
lA description of what occurred and what you
were doing at the time.
lA description of any actions taken to correct the
issue.
Fax
1. Send a description of your problem to
[phone].
2. Include the best time to contact you.
Email
Send your message to: [e-mail].
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