DLMS Meter Installation Tool

A great deal of the Smart Metering equipment is based on the DLMS COSEM Protocol. This protocol proposes a way to federate the requirements of utilities and providers in order to get a generic way of communicating in the area of Smart Grids. Today, DLMS COSEM is certainly a widely accepted standard for meter communication, but also for other elements in the Smart Grid.

Providers, Utilities, and Integrators have a real need for the design and implementation of a simple, functional, adaptable and evolutive DLMS COSEM Installation Tool. Colibri is the new answer to this demand.

Colibri is the Mobile DLMS COSEM Installation Tool for metering equipment. It can be connected to any DLMS COSEM Meter by means of the communication ports like HDLC ( Serial 485, Optical), EURIDIS or GPRS.

Colibri covers all customer requirements related to the installation. Colibri provides a clear and easy-to-use API to design the target Graphic User Interface required for the target market of the customer. Colibri is a complete platform permitting to obtain a reliable and customized DLMS COSEM Mobile Installation tool with very short delays.

The plugin HDLC, together with the Optical Probe, can read, configure and test any DLMS COSEM meter during the installation process. Colibri can handle Sort Names and Logical Names. Colibri complies entirely with DLMS User Association BOOKS.

The plug-in Euridis has been implemented to cover LINKY requirements on the French market. It is also possible to install DLMS COSEM meters using the GPRS/IP plug-in.

Colibri is a very low-cost solution since it doesn’t need any specific hardware. Colibri can, in fact, be integrated into any available hardware on the market having Windows Mobile or Android. Colibri is the most adaptable and reliable Mobile DLMS COSEM Installation Tool on the market.

Colibri’s main features:

• Runs on Windows Mobile and on Android (Embedded Linux)
• Complies entirely with the DLMS User Association BOOKS.
• Can handle Short Names and Logical Names
• Can connect meters by means of the Optical Port (HDLC mode E)
• Can connect meters by means of EURIDIS (LINKY, French Market)
• Can connect meters by means of a SIM Card using GPRS/IP
• Can read barcodes to identify the equipment
• Can take pictures to add information to the installation record.
• Can connect the Information System to get confidential information to read the meter
• Can be adapted to comply with the look and feel of the customer tools.

Colibri is the most adaptable and reliable Mobile DLMS COSEM Installation Tool on the market.

DLMS COSEM Tools & Services are a complete package of products and support to improve the reliability and to reduce project development time, and in consequence, to reduce the costs of your Smart Metering Projects.