West Digital offers both wired (bus-based) and wireless solutions for remote automated meter reading, catering to the diverse needs of customers and operational conditions. Solutions include:

A) NB-IOT Wireless Remote Metering and Data Acquisition Solution  

◆ Components: NB-IoT remote meters, NB-IoT network, system main station

◆ Communication Method: Interact directly with the system main station based on the NB-IoT network

◆ Applicable Scenarios:  New residential buildings, retrofitting of existing building meters, outdoor decentralized installations with low density

◆ Features: Low cost, low power consumption, wide coverage, broad connectivity, multifunctional

 B) LoRa Wireless Remote Metering and Data Acquisition Solution 

◆ Components: LoRa wireless remote meters, LoRa concentrator, and system host

◆ Communication Method: Downlink communication between meters and data collectors is wireless, while uplink communication supports various methods such as CAT.1, 4G, and NB.

◆ Applicable Scenarios: Suitable for new residential buildings, as well as retrofitting existing buildings (indoor installation) and scattered installation of meters (villas, households along streets)

◆ Features: Self-organizing network, long-distance communication, low power consumption, large-scale connection capacity, strong peneration

C) Bus-based (Wired) Remote Metering and Data Acquisition Solution

◆ Components: Wired remote optical direct reading meters, data collectors, and system host

◆ Communication Method: The data collector utilizes wired connections for both uplink and downlink communication. The uplink channels support Ethernet, GPRS, 4G, etc., while the downlink channels support RS485/M-bus bus communication

◆ Applicable Scenarios: Ideal for outdoor centralized installations in new residential buildings, large-scale public projects, water meter pipeline wells installations, and retrofit projects for existing buildings

◆ Features: Strong stability, excellent interference resistance, low power consumption, large bandwidth, accurate positioning, enhenced reliability

D) Prepaid Card Integrated Solution

◆ Components: Consists of intelligent IC card prepaid meters, communication cards, and management systems

◆ Settlement Mode: The prepaid one card management mode follows the principle of commodity exchange, implementing a pay-first, then-use approach

◆ Applicable Scenarios: Residential areas, apartment buildings, commercial and office buildings, rural areas, school dormitories, and enterprise and institution dormitory areas

 ◆ Features: Prepaid mode, automated billing, real-time monitoring, remote management, tiered pricing, removal-proof and loss prevention

E) DMA (District Metering Area) Partition Metering and Large Customer Water Use Monitoring Solution

◆ Components: Wired/Wireless Remote Transmission Large-caliber Water Meters, Data Collection Devices, and System Master Stations

◆ Communication Method: The upstream channel of the data collection terminal supports 4G/NB communication methods, while the downstream channel supports wired/wireless communication methods. 

◆ Applicable Scenarios: Water company jurisdiction areas, communities, enterprises (outdoor installation), and DMA (District Metering Area) zone metering online monitoring and management

◆ Features: Precise measurement and real-time monitoring, optimization of resource allocation and scheduling, expandable compatibility, rapid localization, improved operational efficiency