Cigorn

“Poll 100,000 meters overnight!”

Wireless Meter Monitoring

• One system manages millions of meters• Expandable long distance reading • Private licensed UHF radio solution• Improve efficiency:

– reduce/eliminate manual reading– improve operational efficiency; on-demand reading

• Multi-user access to all meters at any time• Improved security and tamper detection• Faster response to incidents; i.e. leaks, over-

pressure, temperature• TCP/IP access to all meters• Real-time network monitoring and hot-standby hardware

Virtually no size limits

• One system manages millions of meters and/or devices

• Stress-tested for 60,000 messages per second for multiple weeks

Expandable

• Build for scalability

• Supports wireless long-distance radio:

– Unlimited base stations

– 65,000 transponders per base station

• Connects to monitoring devices in remote locations via UHF radio

• Extends network over unlimited coverage area

Private licensed radio

• Fixed network

• UHF business band 450-470

• FCC licensed

• Reliable coverage

• Free from interference

• Inexpensive license fee

Improved Efficiency

• Eliminates manual meter reading

• No drive-by monitoring

• Remote inspection

• Real-time customer response

Improved Security

• Immediately receive updates on

– Unresponsive meters and devices

– Alert levels

• Tamper detection

• Enables finer pattern analysis for early warning signs detection

Radio to IP Communication

• Transparent RF to RF communication via IP

• RF to IP / IP to RF

• Base stations communicate via IP

• Utilize existing IP network

• Central device management

• Easily expandable

• Built-in hot-standby

Programmable Router

• User-configurable to meet system requirements– Accept data in/out data from thousands of IP

connections

– Connect to unlimited number of base stations

– Directly route to/from meters

• Specify routes based on:• Source; i.e. Individual radio and/or base station

• Termination Point(s): one-to-one / one-to-many

• Data type; i.e. WMX, ESRI, TAP, ASCII/binary

• Unique Addressing (Port or IP)

Real-time Remote Monitoring

• Side-channel Monitoring– Route specific communication to monitoring ports

– Remote diagnostics

• Remote gateway and radio configuration

• Command line interface

• Telnet access

• Web interface

• Email notification

• SMS notification

Versatile and Reliable

• Utilizes same SCADA software as cellular modems

• Easily extendable database

• Programmable rules and notifications

• Robust OS (Debian/Linux)

• Flexible general purpose programming language (C++)

• Stable open source database (PostgreSQL)

• Open source project (contact Raveon for details!)

Reliable Radio Modems

• Option to emulate Dial-Up Modem• Selective addressing via WMX protocol• Remote over-the-air diagnostics• Serial data communication (RS-232; digital)• Fast transmit to receive turnaround• MTBF: 50,000+ hours• Single-board design• Powered by 10-15 Volts DC• 2-5 Watt UHF 450-470MHz

OEM Radio Modems

• 2W UHF OEM radio modem

• Flexible implementation and small size

• Real-time diagnostics

• Low power consumption

• Affordable pricing

Use Case: Honeywell-Mercury

• Gas Pipeline Monitor (2012)

• Deployed wide-area system across Ohio

– Mercury using Raveon M7 Radios

– Raveon Base Stations

– Cigorn Gateway

• Currently 600+ nodes deployed

• Intrinsically Safe Certification

Let us customize your solution

to extend your reach!

Call us: +1-858-457-1620

Email us: sales@raveon.com

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