"The reason Elster adopted ADI's ADF7241 smart metering solution is its performance, flexible design, and technological competitiveness," said Joerg Klatte, Head of Elster Gas Smart Metering Solutions. "Thanks to ADI providing a unique package that can be implemented in various ways, Elster can use a ZigBee software stack applicable to both the 2.4GHz and 868MHz bands."

Elster’s smart meters accurately measure energy consumption or power generation, providing local electricity, water, and gas companies with information for monitoring power consumption and billing. In particular, the use of smart gas, electricity, and water meters equipped with ADI's ADF7241 solution enables more accurate billing and improves the quality of power quality monitoring, thereby allowing gas, electricity, and water companies to reduce operating costs.

Leslie Mulder, President of Xgene, stated, “ADI’s wireless technology, combined with Xgene’s ZigBee stack, will provide a smart metering solution that implements multiple PHY devices, such as 868 MHz and 2.4 GHz used in UK dual-band wireless solutions, within a single PAN,” and explained, “This provides a universal approach that maximizes flexibility and can be implemented across various ranges from coordinators and routers to end devices, making it suitable for smart meters installed in the UK.”

Analog Devices' smart metering solutions

ADI uses the ADF7241 low-power, 2.4GHz RF transceiver as a key component of its smart metering solutions. The integrated low-power ADF7241 RF transceiver supports the ZigBee IEEE 802.15.4 PHY protocol in a single-chip, 250kbps environment. With low power consumption of 19mA in receive mode and 21.5mA in transmit mode, the transceiver is effective for battery-powered products such as wireless sensor networks, automated metering, industrial wireless control, wireless audio and video, consumer electronics, and ZigBee applications. When used with the Xgene ZigBee Pro stack, it is applicable to a wide range of applications and allows for use across various bands with a single installation.

About Elster Corporation

Elster is the world's largest supplier of electricity, gas, and water meters and controllers. Elster provides metering, supply monitoring and control, state-of-the-art smart metering, demand management, networking and software solutions, and various other related communications and services, which are key elements of customer choice, operational efficiency, and energy savings. Elster's products and solutions are widely used by electricity, gas, and water companies in the recently emerging smart market, in addition to existing markets.