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- Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- EE
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The DTE "Bridge" is an interface from the smart meter via ZigBee to the "Bridge" box to your local Ethernet network, and then to your smart phone.
From an Itron datasheet
Last year DTE started distribution of the "Bridge" boxes. There were many failures. Probably meaning RF communication. Apparently distribution was stopped. Correction work done. And distribution restarted. Both my son and daughter have just received their's. My son's worked, my daughter's did not. Service people came to my daughter's home and played with the original unit It is about 30 ft from the meter. Then they replaced the Bridge and this one works.
Dinner time.
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The DTE "Bridge" is an interface from the smart meter via ZigBee to the "Bridge" box to your local Ethernet network, and then to your smart phone.
From an Itron datasheet
Home Area Network (HAN)
? Every OpenWay CENTRON meter includes a ZigBee radio
for interfacing with the HAN, in-home displays and load
control devices
? The OpenWay CENTRON can store consumption from 2.4GZ
OpenWay gas modules utilizing the ZigBee radio
Last year DTE started distribution of the "Bridge" boxes. There were many failures. Probably meaning RF communication. Apparently distribution was stopped. Correction work done. And distribution restarted. Both my son and daughter have just received their's. My son's worked, my daughter's did not. Service people came to my daughter's home and played with the original unit It is about 30 ft from the meter. Then they replaced the Bridge and this one works.
Dinner time.
.