Patent ID: 11940311
Assignee: ITRON, GLOBAL SARL
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 15:
16. A gas meter, comprising:
a first portion of an enclosure having an air-environment;
a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA), within the first portion of the enclosure, the PCBA comprising:
a processor;
a memory device in communication with the processor; and
commands stored in the memory device, comprising:
first commands stored in the memory device and accessible by the processor to operate a first metrology device of a first gas meter;
second commands stored in the memory device and accessible by the processor to operate a second metrology device of a second gas meter, wherein the second gas meter is capable of measuring a greater gas flow than the first gas meter is capable of measuring;
third commands to recognize which one, between the first metrology device and the second metrology device, is in communication with the processor, thereby recognizing an available metrology unit; and
fourth commands for selecting and executing only one of the first commands or the second commands, wherein the selecting is based on a type of the available metrology unit recognized by the third commands;
a second portion of the enclosure having a gas-environment;
a metrology device, contained in the second portion, wherein the metrology device is one of the first metrology device of the first gas meter or the second metrology device of the second gas meter; and
a bus pass-through device, comprising:
connectors for an I2C bus; and
a gas-tight seal to separate the air-environment from the gas-environment.