The Technical Assessment will be discussed during the kick-off meeting. It is not a hard requirement to fill in the form before the kick-off meeting.
General information
The Technical Assessment is a form that you need to fill out for us to know which hardware to send. Our onboarding representatives send the Technical Assessment to you to fill in or download here. Some details to point out about the Technical Assessment:
- If a Technical Assessment is not correctly filled in with all the needed information, the hardware cannot be shipped. Most importantly:
- Invoice email address and Purchase Order Number
- Wifi credentials: Network name and password
- The first “user” indicated on the Technical Assessment is the person addressed on the hardware package(s), and the person receiving the track and trace emails.
- The address on the Technical Assessment leads to where the package will be delivered.
Water pulse sensors are often used together with our ultrasonic sensors. Therefore, we have put them together in our technical assessment. You can easily fill in the needed information for both propositions.
Water pulse
Meter name: Each name needs to be unique. There can not be multiple sensors with the same name. The name of the sensors refers to the place of the water meter within the company.
Water group: The sensors can be grouped per location, meter, et cetera. Most of the time, the gas meters are listed in the same group.
Volume coefficient (IMP/m3): Pulses per m3 going through the meter. Our pulse counter has to be configured for the amount of liters that have to be registered per pulse it receives from the water meter.
Meter type and brand: There are several different types of meters. If Sensorfact knows what type and brand the meter is, we can more easily choose the cables that are needed for our pulse counters. Otherwise, we can try and find information online to retrieve this information, so the more detailed brand and type number you can provide, the better we can prepare.
Sealed: If a meter output is sealed due to safety reasons, we can not connect our cable to the pulse counter. Sometimes the water supplier will allow you to break the seal but you have to inquire with your local water supplier to check the possibilities.
If you have water pulse counters, Sensorfact needs pictures of the gas meters of the customer to determine which cable Sensorfact needs to send. These pictures can be uploaded in the technical assessment. For guidelines for the pictures, you can use this document.
Ultrasonic Water
Metering location name: Each name needs to be unique. There can not be multiple sensors with the same name. The name of the sensors should ideally refer to the location or the machine associated with it.
Water group: The sensors can be grouped per location, meter, et cetera. Most of the time, the Ultrasonic Water meters are listed in the same group.
Inner diameter pipe: The inner diameter of the pipe is one of the most important factors of the Ultrasonic Water meter. This is one of the 5 main factors we use for the configuration of the sensor. The more accurate this parameter is filled in, the more accurate the measurement will be. The minimum inner diameter for our sensors is 15mm.
Outer diameter pipe: The outer diameter of the pipe is one of the most important factors of the Ultrasonic Water meter. This is one of the 5 main factors we use for the configuration of the sensor. The more accurate this parameter is filled in, the more accurate the measurement will be.
Wall thickness: The wall thickness of the pipe is one of the most important factors of the Ultrasonic Water meter. This is one of the 5 main factors we use for the configuration of the sensor. The more accurate this parameter is filled in, the more accurate the measurement will be.
Pipe Material: The pipe material is one of the most important factors of the Ultrasonic Water meter. This is one of the 5 main factors we use for the configuration of the sensor. The more accurate this parameter is filled in, the more accurate the measurement will be. Some types of pipe material are not suitable for our sensor.
Fluid type & Average fluid temperature: The Fluid type & its maximum temperature are one of the most important factors of the Ultrasonic Water meter. These are some of the 5 main factors we use for the configuration of the sensor. The more accurate this parameter is filled in, the more accurate the measurement will be. Besides water, there are also other other fluids that we can measure with the same sensor but not everything is possible. Select your fluid type from the dropdown menu.
Minimum & maximum expected flow (in m3/hour): These values are important to determine if the flow velocity in the pipe is too low or too high. The accuracy of the flow sensor can not be guaranteed below 0.2 m/s.
Temperature sensor included?: We can include one or two temperature sensors to make it possible to calculate the thermal energy as a kWh value based on the consumption.
If temperature sensor included: requested platform variable: If a temperature sensor is included, we need to know if you want to see the data in the software as kWh or in m3.
Distance to closest 230V power outlet: How far away is the closest 230V power supply from the sensor? The sensor needs to be connected through a power cable to a 230V power supply, thus having it be as close as possible to the sensor is always preferred.