Specifications include, but are not limited to: 3.1.1 The AMI Water Modules shall be capable of receiving meter data from multiple manufacturers equipped with encoder registers. Pulsing register technology shall not be utilized. 3.1.2 The AMI Module shall connect to the meter using a wire, have an inline connector, or be potted from the factory and be the same configuration regardless of install location. No field splicing is permitted between the meter and module. 3.1.3 The AMI Module shall be able to be installed in the basement of homes near the water meter location. The AMI module shall have the ability to transmit successfully while installed in the highest point possible in the basement. 3.1.4 AMI modules shall be capable of being configured to communicate through a primary route to the collector and up to three alternative routes to increase system redundancy. Repeaters may be used within the network to support the forwarding of meter data to collectors. 3.1.5 All Modules shall be certified to comply with FCC Part 15 rules and utilize direct sequence spread spectrum for data transmissions. 3.1.6 If network connection is lost for any reason with the AMI module, the AMI module will store 120 days of hourly reads and alarm information until such time the network connection is reestablished, the module will upload this information, post-dated, to AMI Host software. 3.1.7 The AMI Module shall be designed and built for installation in outdoor water meter pits as well as above ground mounted discretely on a wall to limit required inventory for various installations. 3.1.8 AMI modules shall be housed in a single package designed for rugged, harsh environments and capable of wide ranging temperatures and high humidity (zero (0) to one hundred (100) percent) for extended periods of time without damage. AMI Modules shall be fully factory potted to eliminate any water intrusion. 3.1.9 The AMI Module must function accurately and not be damaged over an operating temperature range of -40 deg F to +150 deg F.
