Liquid registration and control system having networked functional modules

A system for liquid registration and control, comprising:

• a solid state pulser for sensing the flow of a liquid through a passage and for providing a series of pulses forming a liquid flow rate signal indicative of a rate of said liquid flow, a frequency of said pulses being indicative of said liquid flow rate;
• temperature sensing means for detecting a temperature of said liquid and for providing a temperature signal indicative of said temperature;
• meter dedicated processor means responsive to said liquid flow rate signal, said temperature signal and a selected correction factor for modifying, on a pulse-by-pulse basis, a liquid delivery value indicative of an amount of liquid flowing through said passage in a non-linear fashion using a multi-factor polynomial, said meter dedicated processor means comprising:
• quadrature pulse detection means for detecting the flow of said liquid in each of two directions and for increasing a liquid delivery value when flow in a first one of said directions is detected and for decreasing said liquid delivery value when flow in a second one of said directions is detected, and
• temperature volume correction means for adjusting said liquid flow rate signal responsive to said temperature signal;
• local control console means for displaying said liquid delivery value;
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• system bus means for conveying said liquid delivery value from said meter dedicated processor means to said local control console means, said system bus means including data network means for detecting and correcting network errors, performing network addressing, setting packet control parameters, and performing automatic retries.