Universal Metering Platform
In 2011, Elster announced the world's first truly integrated universal meter and radio platform, the REXUniversal meter, to be commercially available in North America in the second quarter of 2012.
Previously, if a utility wanted to operate one vendor's communications on another vendor's meter, they had to have a separate proprietary communications card physically installed in the meter.
By integrating interoperability into a single card containing both metrology and communications, Elster's REXUniversal meter is designed to simplify updates to local area network (LAN) communication functionality and enable significant operational efficiencies by eliminating the need to remove meters and physically change-out the communications board to accomplish a system-wide network change.
Designed with advanced capabilities, Elster's REXUniversal meter platform allows EnergyAxis® and other Smart Grid vendors' 900MHz radio frequency (RF) mesh communications to run natively on the identical REXUniversal meter hardware with integrated communications, economically delivering meter and network flexibility to utilities.The fully integrated meter platform is capable of operating in various 900 MHz RF mesh Smart Grid systems without the cost penalty and additional hardware risk associated with specialized radio communication option boards.
On the Elster REXUniversal metering platform, communication protocols may be changed remotely to alter the device's personality, allowing the device to operate natively in different network systems without requiring hardware replacement.
For more information, read our Press Release.
Previously, if a utility wanted to operate one vendor's communications on another vendor's meter, they had to have a separate proprietary communications card physically installed in the meter.
By integrating interoperability into a single card containing both metrology and communications, Elster's REXUniversal meter is designed to simplify updates to local area network (LAN) communication functionality and enable significant operational efficiencies by eliminating the need to remove meters and physically change-out the communications board to accomplish a system-wide network change.
Designed with advanced capabilities, Elster's REXUniversal meter platform allows EnergyAxis® and other Smart Grid vendors' 900MHz radio frequency (RF) mesh communications to run natively on the identical REXUniversal meter hardware with integrated communications, economically delivering meter and network flexibility to utilities.The fully integrated meter platform is capable of operating in various 900 MHz RF mesh Smart Grid systems without the cost penalty and additional hardware risk associated with specialized radio communication option boards.
On the Elster REXUniversal metering platform, communication protocols may be changed remotely to alter the device's personality, allowing the device to operate natively in different network systems without requiring hardware replacement.
For more information, read our Press Release.