Check EFC Status

Extended Field Communications (EFC) allow a device that is successfully communicating with a network, called the parent, to relay messages to and from another device (the child) that is unable to communicate directly with the network.

Check EFC Status retrieves and displays EFC-related status information about the meter, including whether it is enabled for EFC functions and if it is currently in an EFC pairing as either parent or child. Check EFC Status also retrieves the meter's proxy MAC address:

• For parent meters, this is the MAC address for its child devices.

• For child meters, this is the MAC address for its parent device.

• For meters that are not in an EFC pairing as either parent or child, this is shown with a series of zeros returned in the Proxy MAC Address field.

For SBAPs, the EFC Subtree field is returned, with an indented text display that shows parent and child relationships. Users can also see which network the device is attached to in the Network ID field. For more information, see EFC Subtree in Result and success fields.

You must have Program Endpoints permissions to perform this function. Check EFC Status prompts you for inputs. The inputs vary by device. Expand the device type you're working with for its input details. For descriptions of the results, see Result and success fields.

The following devices are supported:

• Gen5 Intelis Gas Meter

• Gen5 Intelis 250/425 Gas Meter

• SBAP