Basta Engineering, Inc.

Basta Engineering, Inc.

1181B Milo Circle

Lafayette, CO 80026

The Meter Monitor software package has a large number of features. A relatively detailed list is presented here.

The Last Meter Readings window has the following features:

Displays last meter data readings in a spread-sheet format with columns that can be individually enabled.
The last meter data readings include meter tag and name, date and time, alarm flags, setup, communication and meter error flags and totalizer and average values.
The Last Meter Readings window can be printed to a selected printer.

The Graph window has the following display features:

Displays previously collected data in a graphical format, in real-time and history modes with a selectable time span.
The graph charts average, minimal and maximal values of monitored inputs where each value and input can individually be selected for displaying.
The graph also displays the date and time and digital values of the reading pointed to by the time cursor.

The View windows display the following data:

Port setup view displays complete setup of a selected port.
Network setup view displays complete setup of a selected network.
Communication view displays data transferred data between the Meter Monitor and a meter connected to a port selected for viewing.
Database view displays data transferred between the Meter Monitor and the MySQL database.

The System Setup enables a user to perform the following tasks:

To select a connection type (either direct or modem), normal and full intervals and other parameters and to set/edit modem commands for each port individually.
To select normal and full intervals and other parameters for meters connected through the LAN.
To install a meter following an easy procedure similar to installing a PC application.
To create a virtual meter by adding or subtracting flow values of two real or virtual meters or a real and virtual meter following a similar procedure needed to install a meter.
To modify an existing meter setup (this feature can be used to quickly add a new meter with similar parameters to an existing one).
To enable and disable each meter individually.
To set alarm limits for each meter individually.
To enable alarm triggers and winter or summer limits and to specify a file to which alarms will be recorded.
To select database units for each meter type individually.
To modify a database password.

The Remote Setup enables a user to perform the following tasks:

To select meter units for each meter type individually.
To select between local and Greenwich Mean Time for meters which internally support real-time clock.
To set the meter gauge pressure offset.

The Server Setup enables a user to perform the following tasks:

The Local Configuration enables a user to perform the following tasks:

To select how an alarm is to be announced.
To select display units for each meter type individually.
To set graph ranges for each meter individually.
To enable desired columns within the Last Meter Readings window.
To set specific dates and times to launch an external application to do automatic billing or for any other purpose.
To set specific date of a month, or day of a week, or time of a day to launch an external application to do automatic billing or for any other purpose.

The Security enables a user to perform the following tasks:

To protect the setup data with multiple security levels depending on the data sensitivity.
To login to and logout from the application.
To add or delete a user of a lower security level.
To change password.

The Help enables a user to see and perform the following: