Intelligent electronic device having a programmable display
OwnerErran Kaganinventor
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Abstract
An intelligent electronic device (IED) having a programmable display is provided. The present disclosure provides for defining screens of a display on a revenue based energy meter. The method utilizes Modbus registers and defines a programming technique wherein a user can custom make any desired screen for every application based on what a user needs. The programming utilizes Modbus registers maps to allow for the customizable screens. Moreover, the display interface allows for customized labeling to provide notice and information to users as to measured parameters other than electricity that the meter might be accumulating such as steam, water, gas or other type of commodity.
Claims20
A method of configuring a programmable display for a utility meter comprising:
- providing a display screen layout selection to a user to show measured values for a utility meter system, wherein the user can choose one of a previously-programmed layout, a predefined layout with customizable labeling, or a custom layout;
- receiving a selection from a user and retrieving the selected display screen from a first memory unit;
- uploading the selected display screen to a utility meter, the utility meter including a housing, at least one sensor connected to a utility system, at least one analog to digital converter positioned in the housing and connected to the at least one sensor, at least one processor positioned in the housing, at least one meter memory unit connected to the processor, and a meter display screen;
- storing the selected display in the meter memory unit;
- and
- displaying the selected screen layout on the meter display screen.
A method of configuring a programmable display for a utility meter comprising:
- providing a display screen layout editor to a user to show measured values for a utility meter system in a customized layout;
- prompting the user to select meter data to be displayed in the customized layout;
- receiving the selected meter data to be displayed and ordering the selected meter data to form the customized layout;
- uploading the customized layout to a utility meter, the utility meter including a housing, at least one sensor connected to a utility system, at least one analog to digital converter positioned in the housing and connected to the at least one sensor, at least one processor positioned in the housing, at least one meter memory unit connected to the processor, and a meter display screen;
- storing the customized layout in the meter memory unit;
- and
- displaying the customized layout on the meter display screen.
A method of displaying a customized display screen on a utility meter comprising:
- receiving, at a utility meter, a customized screen layout, the utility meter including a housing, at least one sensor connected to a utility system, at least one analog to digital converter positioned in the housing and connected to the at least one sensor, at least one processor positioned in the housing, at least one meter memory unit connected to the processor, and a meter display screen;
- storing the customized screen layout in the meter memory unit, wherein the customized screen layout includes a selection of defined data and a first look-up table associating the defined data with a register of a Modbus map;
- receiving an input to display the customized screen layout;
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- employing a second look-up table, by the at least one processer, to determine the location of the defined data in the meter memory unit corresponding to the Modbus map.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.