Abstract:
A test and calibration system for wireless consumption meters, such as ultrasonic flow meters, is disclosed; the wireless consumption meters comprising a test mode which changes the wireless communication parameters to transmit less data, with less power, faster and more often, than in a normal operating mode; the test and calibration system comprises test boxes arranged to receive measurement data from the consumption meters under the test mode circumstances and a common control unit arranged to control the start and stop of the testing and to establish a test or calibration result based on the received measurements from the consumption meters and by comparing with a reference value from a reference device. Further, a method performed by the test an calibration system is disclosed.
Abstract:
A test and calibration system for wireless consumption meters, such as ultrasonic flow meters, is disclosed; the wireless consumption meters comprising a test mode which changes the wireless communication parameters to transmit less data, with less power, faster and more often, than in a normal operating mode; the test and calibration system comprises test boxes arranged to receive measurement data from the consumption meters under the test mode circumstances and a common control unit arranged to control the start and stop of the testing and to establish a test or calibration result based on the received measurements from the consumption meters and by comparing with a reference value from a reference device. Further, a method performed by the test an calibration system is disclosed.
Abstract:
Transit-time based ultrasonic flow meter with analog-to-digital conversion for measuring ultrasonic signals, wherein accuracy of measurements is improved by making several measurements with different input offset, reference voltage, frame offset or sample rate in an analog-to-digital conversion stage.
Abstract:
A receiver circuit for an ultrasonic flow meter comprising means for measuring a power supply current to a receiving amplifier of the receiver circuit. An ultrasonic flow meter having first and second ultrasonic transducers, a signal generator for generating an electrical transmission signal to the first transducer, and a receiver circuit as described above for receiving electrical reception signals from the second transducer. The receiving amplifier, of which the power supply current is measured, may be an operational amplifier, possibly shared with the signal generator. The means for measuring the power supply current may comprise an additional operational amplifier.
Abstract:
A wireless consumption meter, such as ultrasonic flow meters, and a test and calibration system and method for such wireless consumption meters is disclosed. The wireless consumption meters are arranged with at least two modes of operation comprising a normal operation mode having associated a normal operation algorithm, and a test mode having associated a test mode algorithm different from the normal operation mode algorithm. The wireless consumption meter comprises a control input comprising a near field communication radio receiver, and the wireless consumption meter is arranged to enable an external device by near field communication via said control input to control the measuring of values or the transmission of data packages.