60WP and 80W-i Endpoint Programming Mode Activation

Like endpoint types that respond to a wake-up tone from a handheld or other mobile data collection device, Itron's 60WP and 80W-i endpoints must be activated before they can be programmed, reset, unlocked, or checked. Activation "awakens" the endpoint and puts it into programming mode.

But instead of responding to a wake-up tone, a 60WP or 80W-i endpoint requires exposure to a magnet for activation. When activated with a magnet, it goes into programming mode for 15 minutes. During this period, you must complete any programming tasks you wish to perform, using Field Deployment Manager Tools software running on your handheld data collector or laptop computer.

Fifteen minutes is usually ample time to complete any programming procedure. However, if for some reason you fail to program the endpoint during this period, you must re-activate it and repeat the procedure.

After you have successfully programmed a 60WP or 80W-i endpoint, it enters its quiet mode (or normal mode, if quiet mode has been disabled in the Field Deployment Manager Tools endpoint configuration).

In quiet mode the endpoint neither transmits nor responds to additional programming commands. Quiet mode is used primarily by meter manufacturers and can be enabled or disabled in the endpoint configuration file. It remains in this mode unless a magnet is re-applied or it detects meter pulses, at which point it starts operating in normal mode.

In normal mode, the endpoint records consumption pulses from the meter and operates according to the settings specified by your utility in the endpoint configuration file.