Metercat™ 6.4.2.
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Release notes
Metercat style number format:
• 100G000R29 (unrestricted version)
• 100G000D29 (demo version expiring April 30, 2018)
Installation & upgrading from earlier releases
Metercat 6.4.2.0 is a maintenance release for Metercat 6.4.0.0.
The Metercat Release 6.4.2.0 installation requires manual uninstall of earlier 6.4 versions of Metercat.
When installing on Windows 7 or higher the following error message may be prompted. This error will
not result in any Metercat malfunctioning and can be ignored. If this error occurs, please click OK and
continue the installation.
New features and enhancements
Support for A3 ALPHA meter with SynergyNet (IPv6) connectivity
• Two new views have been added to the Long Diagnostic Viewset for the A3 ALPHA meters:
• Status > SynergyNet:
• The view displays status information related to the meter’s connectivity to the
SynergyNet network.
• SynergyNet Notifications:
• The view displays the configuration of which datasets are sent by the meter to
Connexo NetSense; the view also displays the statistics related to the transmission of
these datasets.
• The Event Log Data view has been expanded to show the events logged by the
communication processor in case of A3 ALPHA meters with SynergyNet connectivity.
• The Status > Conditions view has been expanded to show Errors and Warnings conditions
generated by the communication processor in case of A3 ALPHA meters with SynergyNet
connectivity.
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• The Logs component for A3 ALPHA meters has been expanded:
• A new “A3 ALPHA Connectivity” setting has been added with the following selectable
values:
• Standalone or Energy Axis Connected
• SynergyNet IPv6 Connected
This setting should be configured to match the network connectivity of the target meter.
• When “A3 ALPHA Connectivity” is configured as “SynergyNet IPv6 Connected” the
following additional events are available for configuration:
• Communication (Comms) Events
• These are events generated by the communication processor. The user can
select which events will be logged by the meter (logged events are displayed
in the Event Log Data view).
• High Priority Notification events
• The user can configure which meter events will generate High Priority
notification to Connexo NetSense. Note that the High Priority Events dataset
must be configured for notification (the configuration of the datasets that
generate notifications to the system is performed by Connexo NetSense and
shown in Metercat SynergyNet Notifications view).
• Tools > Meter Password Management > ANSI C12.19 (for A3 ALPHA meters) allows users to
generate ASCII random passwords, in addition to password values created manually.
• For A3 ALPHA meters with SynergyNet connectivity, Metercat can remotely communicate to
the meter over UDP-C12.22 connection (in addition to local communication via meter’s optical
port). For this purpose, a UDP-C12.22 connection must be created in Tools > Machine
Settings as well as a UDP-C12.22 entry for the target meter in Tools > Phone Book.
Remote communication to the target SynergyNet meter requires a Metercat VPN connection to
the Centero Network Operation Center. To avoid meters un-joining the SynergyNet network,
the following Metercat A3 ALPHA tasks are not allowed over a remote UDP-C12.22
connection:
• Program – A3
• Clear Data
• Replace Rates and Dates - A3 (use “Replace Configuration – A3” instead)
Support of new features in REX2 meter with firmware version 6.0
• The following new events can be recorded by REX2 meters with firmware version 6.0.
• Primary Power Down
• Primary Power Up
• Time Change (old time)
• Time Change (new time)
• Test Mode On
• Test Mode Off
The Metercat Event Log Data view displays all events recorded by the meter.
• The meter’s current Date has been added to the list of items that can be configured to be
displayed on the meter’s LCD. The Metercat Display view shows the configuration of REX2
meter’s LCD.
Configuration of Demand Reset actions in REXUniversal meters
• The REXUniversal Special Dates component has been extended to allow configuring Demand
Reset actions in the meter calendar.
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• A new Metercat “Clear System Demand Reset” task is available to clear the Demand Reset
calendar action configured by Connexo NetSense.
Miscellaneous enhancements
• For A3 ALPHA and REXUniversal meters with SynergyNet connectivity, the Network ID value
configured in the meter has been added to the data shown in the Status > SynergyNet view.
Issues resolved
• When opening a REX2 meter reading, Metercat Billing (Current, Previous) and Self Reads
views correctly display meter data in case of negative meter temperatures (in Celsius).
• When opening an A3 ALPHA meter reading, the Interval Data (Load Profile) view correctly
shows the Load Profile data even when the Diagnostic or Billing Read task was configured to
not read Event Log data.
General notes
• Metercat 6.4.2.0 has been tested on Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10
operating systems. Metercat 6.4.2.0 functionality on earlier Windows versions is not
guaranteed.
• For machines without an existing copy of Metercat, the default installation path is C:\Program
Files (x86)\Elster\Metercat\. For Metercat upgrades, the installation path will default to
wherever the prior version of was installed.
Note: If you do not use the default path when upgrading an existing Metercat installation, you will
not have access to the configuration files, readings, and reports of the earlier version unless
you manually move them to the new path after completing the installation.
Known issues
• See Metercat 6.4.0.0 release notes
Technical support
Contact your Honeywell electricity meter support at +1 800 338 5251.
Metercat™ 6.4.1.0 : Release notes 4
Metercat™ 6.4.1.0
Release notes
Metercat style number format:
• 100G000R29 (unrestricted version)
• 100G000D29 (demo version expiring September 30, 2017)
Installation & upgrading from earlier releases
Metercat 6.4.1.0 is a maintenance release for Metercat 6.4.0.0.
The Metercat Release 6.4.1.0 installation will automatically uninstall any earlier version of Metercat.
When installing on Windows 7 or higher the following error message may be prompted. This error will
not result in any Metercat malfunctioning and can be ignored. If this error occurs, please click OK and
continue the installation.
New features and enhancements
Export EER (Endpoint Execution Request) file for over-the-air configuration of
REXUniversal meters with SynergyNet connectivity.
• In the Tools > Export Endpoint Execution Request wizard, a new SynergyNet IPv6
Connectivity selection is available for REXUniversal® meters
• When the new SynergyNet IPv6 Connectivity option is selected, the Endpoint Execution
Request file generated at the completion of the wizard can be imported in Connexo® NetSense
10.4 software for over-the-air (OTA) configuration of REXUniversal metering endpoints on a
SynergyNet network.
Issues resolved
General notes
• Metercat 6.4.1.0 has been tested on Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and
Windows 10 operating systems. Microsoft 6.4.1.0 functionality on earlier Windows versions is
not guaranteed.
• For machines without an existing copy of Metercat, the default installation path is C:\Program
Files (x86)\Elster\Metercat\. For Metercat upgrades, the installation path will default to
wherever the prior version of was installed.
Note: If you do not use the default path when upgrading an existing Metercat installation, you will
not have access to the configuration files, readings, and reports of the earlier version unless
you manually move them to the new path after completing the installation.
Known issues
• See Metercat 6.4.0.0 release notes
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Metercat 6.4.0.0
Release notes
Metercat™ Style Number format:
• 100G000R29 (unrestricted version)
• 100G000D29 (demo version expiring September 30, 2017)
Installation & upgrading from earlier releases
The Metercat Release 6.4.0 installation will automatically uninstall any earlier version of Metercat.
When installing on Windows 7 or higher the following error message may be prompted. This error will
not result in any Metercat malfunctioning and can be ignored; If this error occurs please click OK and
continue the installation.
New features & enhancements
Support for the new REXUniversal meters with SynergyNet (IPv6)
communication
• In Tools > Machine Settings, a new “UDP_C1222” connection type is available for
communicating with meters that are connected over a SynergyNet (IPv6) mesh network.
• In Tools > Phone Book a new “UDP_C1222” type is available for creating entries for meters
that are connected over a SynergyNet (IPv6) network. The “UDP_C1222” entry allows
specifying the IPv6 address and port of the meter.
• A new Status > SynergyNet view has been added to the REXUniversal Long Diagnostic
viewset. This view shows the status information related to the SynergyNet connectivity of the
meter
• A new SynergyNet Notification view has been added to the REXUniversal Long Diagnostic
viewset. This view shows the notification configurations (configured by Connexo NetSense) in
the SynergyNet meter and the statistics associated with notification communications initiated
by the meter.
• The Logs Configuration component provides a new “SynergyNet Ipv6 Connected” option for
the “REXUniversal connectivity” choices. This option must be selected when creating a Log
configuration component for REXUniversal meters with SynergyNet communication.
• Selecting this option allows configuring the High priority Notification Events. The meter
sends notification for these events to Connexo NetSense as they are detected.
• All REXUniversal tasks supported for the optical port may also be used when communicating
with a REXUniversal meter over a SynergyNet connection (UDP_C1222), except for the
following: Program, Clear Data, Test Mode On, Test Mode Off.
Support for REX2 meters with new firmware version 6.0
• The “Current Billing”, “Previous Billing” and “Self-Read” views (in the REX Data viewset) have
been updated to show the Energy and Demand billing data supported by the REX2 firmware
version 6.0:
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• Up to 6 Energy sources; 2 Tiered and 4 Total-Only energy sources
• Up to 2 independent Demand sources
• The “Quantities’ and “Display” views (in the REX Data viewset) have been updated to show the
expanded Energy and Demand metering configuration supported by the REX2 firmware
version 6.0:
• The “Event Log Data” view (in the REX Data viewset) has been updated to show the new
events supported by the REX2 firmware version 6.0:
• Optical Login Failure
• Optical Table Read and Optical table Write (argument is the Table number)
• Optical Procedure Executed (argument is the Procedure number)
• Disconnect Switch Opened/Closed (where userID = 2 indicates the operation was
requested via optical port)
Support for A3 ALPHA meters with new firmware version 6.0
• The A3 ALPHA Logs component has been expanded to allow the configuration of the new
events available in A3 ALPHA firmware version 6.0:
• Disconnect Switch Opened Optically
• Disconnect Switch Closed Optically
• Disconnect Switch Opened Remotely
• Disconnect Switch Closed Remotely
• Optical Access Success
• Optical Access Failure
• Phase A Reverse Polarity Detected Begin
• Phase A Reverse Polarity Detected End
• Phase B Reverse Polarity Detected Begin
• Phase B Reverse Polarity Detected End
• Phase C Reverse Polarity Detected Begin
• Phase C Reverse Polarity Detected End
• The A3 ALPHA “Event Log Data” view has been expanded to show the new events available in
A3 ALPHA firmware version 6.0.
• The Program > Properties > Memory allocation view has been expanded to show the
estimated Number of Days of Interval Data for an A3 ALPHA meter with 256kB of main
memory
Additional new features
• A new WAN Ping task for A3 ALPHA meters with Ethernet-WIC board allows testing the
connectivity of the Ethernet-WIC meter to a given IP address.
• A new Meter Health Report task for REX2 meters evaluates the health of a target REX2 meter,
reporting any potential issues.
Issues resolved
• When exporting MV90-HHF format files for A3 ALPHA meters, the in-progress (and therefore
incomplete) profile data interval will now be omitted.
• When exporting MV90-HHF format files for REXUniversal meters, the START and STOP dates
in the HHF file have been corrected and are no longer inverted.
• In the REXUniversal Billing Views, enable the interpretation of negative values for Net
summation quantities.
• Execution of a Diagnostic Read task on a REX2 meter that has been upgraded from firmware
version 5.3 to version 5.4 completes successfully and no longer generates a table read error.
• When generating a report from a REX2 Metercat Stored Reading file, the Temperature
Monitoring section is correctly generated and no longer empty.
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General notes
• Metercat 6.4.0 has been tested on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10
operating systems. Metercat 6.4.0 functionality on earlier Windows versions is not guaranteed.
• For machines without an existing copy of Metercat, the default installation path is C:\Program
Files (x86)\Elster\Metercat\. For Metercat upgrades, the installation path will default to
wherever the prior version was installed.
Note: If you do not use the default path when upgrading an existing Metercat installation you will not
have access to the configuration files, readings, and reports of the earlier version unless you
manually move them to the new path after completing the installation.
Known issues
• Attempting to edit or view more than six programs simultaneously causes serious demands on
operating system and database resources and may result in error messages such as “General
SQL Error: Cannot open any more tables.”
• In User Management, when authorizing programs for user groups, even programs for families
and types disabled through System Preferences are visible.
• When communicating over C12.21, the programming of a meter equipped with an ICP module
version 2.x may fail if the Metercat program contains a Special Option Board component.
• The recommended workaround is to execute the full meter programming in two steps:
First, remove the Special Option Board component from the program and execute the
program task. Then program the ICP module by executing the ‘Configure Special Option
Board’ task with the desired component.
• When the Interval Data of REX2 meters with firmware version 4.0 is configured to record
“events only” (order form configuration) the power outage/restoration and time change events
are not displayed in the Event Log Data view. The events are correctly displayed in the Event
Log Data view in the case of REX2 meters with firmware 3.x.
• When Google Chrome and Metercat are installed on the same computer an “R6030: CRT not
initialized at launch” error may occur when starting Metercat. The workaround is to close
Google Chrome or uninstall it if closing is not sufficient. The same error may be observed
when certain search plug-ins (Dealio, Widgi, etc.) are installed in Internet Explorer and Firefox
or when launching Metercat during a Cisco Webex session when the desktop is shared. The
workaround in these cases is to uninstall the search plug-ins and close the Cisco Webex
session. In certain cases launching Metercat before opening the Cisco Webex session may be
sufficient.
• When launching Alpha Keys (Tools > Launch Alpha Keys) an error may occur if there is a
Modem connection defined in the list of available Connections. The workaround is to delete the
modem connection from list of available ones and launch Alpha Keys again.
• When editing a Metering component, Metercat may not refresh the Display List configuration
when the Quantities configuration is changed and show in this case, an empty Display List.
The workaround is to configure Quantities before the Display List. If further changes are
required in Quantities after the Display List has been entered, then the user should review the
Display List to ensure it is correct before saving the component.
• For A3 ALPHA and A1800 ALPHA meters, Metercat may incorrectly timestamp some of the
intervals recorded before and after a Power Outage or a Time Change events if these events
occurs during the first minute of the last interval of a block, where a block is defined according
to the load profile table definitions in the ANSI C12.19 specification.
Technical support
Contact Elster’s technical support at +1 800 338 5251 (US technical support).
