Actaris Cyble MIU

The Actaris Cyble offers several advantages over competitive wireless systems:

• High accuracy, fully electronic operation without reed switches
  Cyble is the only MIU for non-encoded meters with a fully electronic, non mechanical interface. Reed switches are the most common point of failure and inaccuracy in other designs, and their elimination in Cyble RF ensures readings with enough accuracy for billing, extended life expectancy and backflow detection.
  The combination of mechanical meters with non-mechanical AMR is unique to Actaris and Cyble RF, offering you a cost effective solution for full fiscal billing from AMR.
• True two-way communications allows configuration in the field
  Each Cyble MIU is suitable for fitting on any compatible meter. You configure the MIU for the specific meter attached, setting the volume, index, leak thresholds, meter serial number etc.
  No need to get factory prepared MIU specific to the meter or run the risk of mistakes in the route management software.
• Fully compliant 433 MHz commincations band
  The Cyble MIU is CE marked and uses the European standard unlicenced 433Mhz band for communications at up to 10mW.
  The Irish ODTR has Cyble certification on file so you can be sure your collection methods are compliant with all relevant regulations.
• Integrated, robust solution
  The MIU is attached directly to the meter without any awkward attachments or exposed wiring. The mechanical fitting on each meter ensures optimal placement for wireless transmission, with no loose parts.
• Fully sealed with long life
  Sealed IP68 unit with life expectancy up to 15 years
• Historical monthly readings
  No matter when you read the meter, index readings for the end of each of the previous 12 calendar months are available, along with backflow, tamper and leak days for each month. This allows a unique combination of infrequent reads, but extended data for network management like trending and leak detection.

Actaris Cyble MIU Description

This reading solution is specifically designed to provide utilities with an elegant, low-risk means of implementing remote meter reading schemes, without involving expensive infrastructure changes. The Cyble RF module includes a completely self-contained radio communications link for water meters and is designed to be used with handheld data capture devices for walk-by meter reading applications. The key benefit of this type of remote reading technology is that the meter reader can gain access to 100% of the water meter’s indexes without any need to intrude into customers’ premises. It is also ideal for use in hard-to-read locations such as deep meter pits or hazardous areas. Furthermore, all the data can be acquired and transferred direct to the utility’s billing system, which increases data collection speed and reduces reading mistakes.

The Cyble RF module is exceptionally easy to install; it is a completely standalone device that is directly integrated on the meter’s register and can accurately measure the flow rate, as well as the flow direction. The module also provides a number of advanced functions such as leakage detection, fixed date readings and back flow detection – which are powerful diagnostic aids for network management and enable extra services to be offered to end-users.

All data transmission to and from the module is accomplished over the licence-free 433 MHz band. The transmission protocol employed by the Cyble RF module is compliant with the low power radio communications standard defined by the Radian (Radio Application Network) association, which has now been adopted by most of the leading utilities and metering/service providers operating in the European arena. Depending upon the environmental conditions and sensitivity of the remote reading system, the module has a communication range of up to 600 metres.

The unit is completely waterproof and can even be used in very severe environmental conditions such as under water or mud in flooded pits. The module uses specially-developed low-consumption circuitry and is powered by lithium batteries, providing an unequalled 15-year typical lifetime.