Bove Technology BECO X Ultrasonic Water Meter
Product Information: BECO X Ultrasonic Water Meter
The BECO X Ultrasonic Water Meter is a high-quality, reliable and accurate water meter designed for both residential and commercial use. It uses ultrasonic technology to measure the flow of water, making it highly precise and dependable. The meter is easy to install and comes with a user guide for quick and easy set-up.
The meter’s performance and functions are continuously improved to ensure its accuracy, reliability and durability. The product is made by Bove Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd, a leading manufacturer of innovative water meters and related products.
The BECO X Ultrasonic Water Meter comes with the following features:
- Ultrasonic technology for accurate flow measurement
- Easy installation and maintenance
- Durable design for long-lasting use
- Compatible with various pipe sizes
- Low power consumption
Product Usage Instructions
Before installing the BECO X Ultrasonic Water Meter, please read the Installation & User Guide carefully. The manual provides detailed instructions on the installation, operation and maintenance of the meter.
Here are the basic steps for installing and using the BECO X Ultrasonic Water Meter:
- Choose a suitable location for the meter that is easily accessible and near the water source.
- Follow the installation instructions provided in the manual to install the meter onto the water pipe.
- Turn on the water supply and check the meter’s display to ensure accurate measurement of water flow.
- If necessary, calibrate the meter using the instructions provided in the manual to ensure accurate readings.
- Regularly check the meter’s display to monitor water usage and detect any abnormalities in flow.
- Perform routine maintenance on the meter as needed to ensure its optimal performance and longevity.
If you have any questions or encounter any issues with the BECO X Ultrasonic Water Meter, please refer to the user manual or contact BOVE TECHNOLOGY for assistance.
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General Information
Please note that the following installation conditions must be obeyed:
Pressure Requirement: MAP16.
Environmental Class: E1, M1
Installation requirement: There must be a distance of minimum 25 cm between signal cables and other installations
Note: Seal or any safety marks on the meter must not be damaged or removed, and doing so will void the warranty and calibration of the meter.
Technical Specification
Flow Sensor
The flow sensor is a device used to measure the velocity of flow by using the principle of ultrasound. It can measure the average velocity along the path of an emitted beam of ultrasound by averaging the difference in measured transit time between the pulses of ultrasound propagating into and against the direction of the flow. The flow measurement is based on an acoustic wave time of flight principle. The flow meter body is equipped with 2 ultrasonic transducers facing 2 acoustic reflectors.
Flow sensor data:
| Manufacturer | Bove |
| Type | BECOX |
| Accuracy class | Class2 |
| MAP | 16bar |
| Max Pressure loss | ≤40kPa |
| Max admissible temperature (optional) | 30℃/50℃/70℃ |
| Limits of temperature (Θmin and Θmax) (optional) | 0.1-30℃/0.1–50℃/0.1–70℃ |
| Installation requirements | Min. 5*DN length of straight pipe before the meter, and Min. 3*DN length of straight pipe after the meter (DN is the diameter of meter) |
| Basic mounting orientation and other specified orientations | Horizontal/Vertical |
| Climatic and mechanical class | B |
| Electromagnetic class | E1 |
| Mechanical class | M1 |
Calculator
The calculator is a device that calculates the flow volume consumed based on signals from flow sensor. It’s also the control, display and data store part for the meter.
Calculator data:
| Manufacturer | Bove |
| Climatic and mechanical class | B |
| Electromagnetic Class | E1 |
| Mechanical Class | M1 |
| Display unit | m3,L |
| Battery power supply requirements | See part: 4 Power supply |
| Current used | Average 20uA, Peak 4mA |
| Pulse input device class | N/A |
| Max permissible flow sensor signal (Pulse rate) | N/A |
| Output signal for normal operation | M-Bus, Infrared, RS485, Lora WAN |
| Liquid if other than water | N/A |
Completer meter
| Manufacturer | Bove | |||||||
| Flow Measurement | ||||||||
| Type | DN (mm) | Flow Rate (m3/h) | Dimensions (mm) | Connection | ||||
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Length | Width | Height | ――― | ||
| BECO X | 15 | 0.00625 | 0.01 | 2.5 | 165 | 81 | 100 | G¾′ |
| 20 | 0.01 | 0.016 | 4 | 195 | 81 | 100 | G1′ | |
| 25 | 0.0252 | 0.0403 | 6.3 | 225 | 81 | 118 | G1¼′ | |
| 32 | 0.04 | 0.064 | 10 | 180 | 81 | 128 | G1½′ | |
| 40 | 0.064 | 0.1024 | 16 | 200 | 81 | 135 | G2′ | |
| Water temperature range (optional) | 0.1-30℃/0.1–50℃/0.1–70℃ | |||||||
| Q3/Q1 (optional) | R125/R160(uptoT70) R250/R400(uptoT50) | |||||||
| Accuracy | Class2 | |||||||
| Maximum permissible error in upper flow rates range Q2 £ Q £ Q4 | ±2%(atΘ≤30°C) ±3%(atΘ>30°C) | |||||||
| Maximum permissible error in lower flow rates range Q1 £ Q < Q2 | ±5% | |||||||
| Scale interval (m3) | 0.001 | |||||||
| Capacity of calculator | 99999,999 | |||||||
| Type of liquid | Water | |||||||
| Installation requirements | Min.5*DN length of straight pipe before the meter, and Min. 3*DN length of straight pipe after the meter(DN is the diameter of meter) |
| Basic mounting orientation and other specified orientations | Horizontal/Vertical |
| Display & Indication | |
| Display unit options | m3,L |
| Display LCD | 8-digit |
| Volume | 0.001m³ |
| Time to LCD off | 3min. |
| Environmental Requirement | |
| Environmental Class | E1,M1 |
| Ambient temperature | 5 ~ 55°C (Indoor and non-condensing) |
| Storage temperature | –20~60°C |
| Protection Class | IP68 |
| Data log | 120logs(days/weeks/months) |
| Interface & Communication | |
| Output signal for normal operation | Wired communication |
| RS485/Pulse/M–Bus | |
| Wireless communication | |
| Lora WAN/ NB-IoT/ Sig fox | |
| Output display/signal for testing | M-Bus/RS485/Infrared |
| Power Supply | |
| Battery | Lithium Battery |
| Battery Life | 6Years/10Years |
| 24V DC (optional) | External supply for special version |
| Mechanical Specification | |
| Top cover | PC+ABS+UV |
| Bottom cover | PC+ABS+UV |
| Flow Body | Brass59-1 |
| Flow Pipe | PPS |
Data Storage
- Accumulated flow for the current month
Note: 1 will be registered at 00:00 on the balance day, and the calculator stores the data of last 24/120 days/ weeks/ months. - Flow correction coefficient (Only stored when manufacturing).
- Meter ID
- Balance Date
Note: 2 to 4 are upgraded as per each command - Accumulated flow volume
Physical dimensions
Power supply
BECO X consists of the following combinations of batteries.
| Brand | EVE/HCB | |
| Type | Lithium Battery | |
| Model No. | ER18505 | SPC |
| Rated capacity | 4000mAh | 900mAh |
| Rated voltage | 3.6V | 3.6V |
| Max recommended continuous operating current | 130mA | 500mA |
| Max pulse current | 180mA | 2000mA |
| Reference weight | 28g | 10g |
| Max dimension | 18.7×50.5mm | 15×20mm |
| Operating temperature | –60°C ～ +85°C | |
| BECO X type | Combination | |
| DN15, DN20 | ER18505,SPC | |
| DN25, DN32, DN40 | ER26500,ER18505,SPC | |
Interface & Communication
IrDA
BECO X equipped with an optical interface IrDA to IEC62056-21 as a standard. In addition, one of the following options can be ordered for remote output.
M-BUS(Optional)
Cable: connected with galvanic isolation
Voltage: 50V max.
Current: M-Bus loads
Addressing: primary or secondary
Note: A higher frequency is not allowed and may result in meter malfunction!
Data transmission in the compatibility mode (= standard, one data frame) or in the full mode (3 data frames) possible.
If the meter is equipped with “M-Bus”, it is delivered with a two wire cable, which can be lengthened with a cable 2 x 0.75mm2 (put a distributing box). Pay attention to the proper polarity in case of the pulse output. If the meter is read out via M-bus, the allowed mean frequency of reading must not be exceeded. Any more reading is not allowed and may result in a damage to meter.
| Version/Color | Pulse | M-Bus (2-wire) |
| Red | Pulse | M-Bus |
| Black | GND | M-Bus |
Pulse Output (Optional)
- Pulse output for heat or volume, with 2m cable connected, with galvanic isolation
- Pulse significance: 1 pulse per kWh, 1 pulse per 100 liter or 1 pulse per 0.001 Gcal Pulse length: 100 ms (Programmable)
- Heat / Volume: specify in order or change with service-software
- Voltage: max. 30 V
- Current: max. 30 mA
- Pulse break: min. 25ms
- Classification OC (acc. to EN 1434-2)
- Voltage drop: ca. 1.3V at 20 mA
RS-485(Optional)
- Cable: connected with four-core cable
- Voltage: 5-24V.
| Version/Color | RS-485 |
| Red | VCC |
| Black | GND |
| Yelow | A |
| Green | B |
Lora WAN (Optional)
| ISM Band | EU433 | EU868 | IN865 | US915 |
| Class | Class A | |||
| Network Access Mode | OTAA or ABP | |||
| Transmitting Power | 12.15 dBm(max) | 16 dBm(max) | 30 dBm(max) | 30 dBm(max) |
| Data transmission | Each6hasdefault | |||
NB-IoT (Optional)
| LTE Band | B3 | B5 | B8 | B20 | B28 |
| Data transmission | Each12h | ||||
Sig fox (Optional)
| RCZ Serial | RCZ1 | RCZ2/4 |
| EIRP/dBm (max) | 16 | 24 |
| Data transmission | Configurable | |
Operation & Display
BECO X fitted with an easily readable LCD, including 8 digits, measuring units and information field.
The display automatically returns to LCD sleep mode 3 minutes after the latest activation of the touch button. When power on, the meter will reset and displays full screen to allow users to detect if there is any problem with the LCD.
Fig. LCD Display
| No. | Icon | Name | Meaning |
| 1 |  | Calibration mode | Under calibration |
| 2 |  | Low battery warming | User is reminded to replace the battery with a new one. |
| 3 |  | Error warning | Warnings for error |
| 4 |  | Communication type | M-Bus communication |
| 5 |  | Pipe state | Blink means empty pipe |
| 6 |  | Credit alarm | Prepaid mode only |
| 7 |  | Button indication | Button detected once appear |
| 8 |  | Reverse flow | Reserve |
| 9 |  | Valve indicate | Valve control meter only |
| 10 |  | Unit | Gal Unit |
| 11 |  | Unit | Volume and flow rate |
| 12 |  | Wireless communication | Reserve |
| 13 |  | Unit | Temperature |
| 14 |  | Currency | Prepaid mode only |
| 15 |  | Tariff | Prepaid mode only |
Operations on how to display
Users may cover the button to read the meter information such as Accumulated volume, current flow rate, etc.
To save the battery, the meter switches to sleep mode (display off) if the button is not covered for approx. 3 minutes. It can be woken up by covering the button approximately 3 seconds.
The following information is displayed in order by short covering the button: accumulated flow, instant flow, date, time, accumulated working time, Meter ID, address, meter type, software version No., checksum, etc.
Menu List (User Loop)
Cover the button for 5 seconds and holding it on will bring up the four menus for users to select.
Main Menu
Shortly covering the button to display items under the Main Menu one by one in the following order to check the measurement data:
Menu E
Shortly covering the button to display items under Menu E one by one in the following order to check the meter information:
Menu I
This Menu shows history date records of last 24 logs (month as example). Cover the button to select the log number, then the log number, log reading will be displayed in turn.
Menu F
The following diagram shows Menu F (Calibration mode only). In F mode, Accumulated flow value is able to reset automatically, when flow is zero and starts to exceed the preset value then the current accumulated value is clear to zero. Also the value can be reset by long-covering the button (over 5 seconds). The meter exit the calibration mode if no operation for 2 hours.
Note: Preset value is pre-set to make sure zero calculation when there’s no water flow in the pipe, usually the value equals to 0.1% of Q3.
Error and Warning
The meter constantly performs self-diagnosis and can display various faults. Visual indication on the LCD display in the event of a warning. Permanent visual indication on the LCD:
Fault / Meaning / How to handle the error
- Low battery Communication circuit to be checked
- Empty Pipe Fulfill the pipe with water, no air bubble.
- Reverse Flow Reverse the water pipe.
- Over Range (High Instant flow rate) Lower the instant flow rate, or change a higher Range water meter.
- Water Temperature Error Lower the water temperature
- EE Memory Error Change circuit board.
- Reserve –
- Reserve –
- Leakage Alert Find leakage point
- A Burst Alert Lower the instant flow rate, or change a higher Range water meter.
- B Tamper Alert Resolve alert or reset alert
- C Freezing Alert Raise the water temperature
Corporate Profile
Bove provides comprehensive solutions on flow metering and control to over 30 countries in the globe. We design and manufacture range of flow metering solutions and IoT (internet of things) consumer products, which includes high accuracy water meter, thermal energy meter, testing bench, smart communication software’s for residential, commercial and industrial sectors. Since 2009 Bove has always been moving on the edge of technology to deliver state of the art products and solutions to customers all around the world.
A couple of our engineers are dedicated in metering and Communication industry for over 10 years, core team are previously working in Huawei, Baidu, IBM, and Citi Group, etc. With these talents Bove are able to provide prompt services and reliable products to our global customers.
Bove is committed to address the unique challenges that the residential and industry are facing, including increasing customer demand, water scarcity, and environment conservation. With hope, honor and our hard and quality work, we are looking to future to make Bove one of the best brands in metering industry in the world.
Our Mission
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Our Vision
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