Water meter with a radio unit
Magnetic switch or optical pulse generation
Compact design
Two-way radio communication, ISM band
Power supply: Replaceable primary battery
Battery lifetime: 250.000 radio transmissions
Smart Metering of Water Meters with CardWare's M2M Architecture
In apartment houses where the number of water meters is relatively high, the architecture with the data gateway and repeaters if needed is the best choice
Data gateway
Provides the interconnection between the water meters and the remote data server.
Two-way communication with the water meters (ISM)
Two-way communication with remote data server (GSM)
Mains powered with a UPS battery included
250 EUR
Data repeater
In case the quality of the radio propagation indoors is not good enough, a data repeater is introduced. The repeater forwards the data received, extending the range of the radio communication. The unit is mains powered with a UPS battery included. The repeaters can be programmed with a routing algorhitm.
125 EUR
Smart Metering of Water Meters with CardWare's NB-IoT Platform
The best choice in areas where the density of water meters is low is to use the NB-IoT plarform
Water meter with passive pulse output
Any primary or secondary water meter with pulse output.
Starting from 13 EUR
CardWare NB-IoT unit
A mobil tele
Adjustable communication interval.
Battery lifetime 8+ years
IP68 protection
85 EUR
Software Features of Water Meter Smart Metering
The web based application has three user levels:
End user, who can access his own water consumption data
Administrator, who manages the metering data, prepares the data for billing
System administrator, who takes care about the technical supervision of the system
Smart metering of water meters
Online data
Online daily and monthly consumption data of hot and cold water.
Smart metering of water meters
Data analysis and reports
Leak monitoring
Pipe fracture monitoring
Monitoring the difference between volumes measured on the main and secondary meters
Determining unrealistic consumption
Sabotage monitoring
Smart metering of water meters
System monitoring
Data loss
Online battery voltage monitoring
Error handling
Notifications (SMS, email, voice call)
Alarms (SMS, email, voice call)