What is BS EN 13757-6 - Communication systems for meters - Local Bus about?
BS EN 13757-6 specifies the physical layer parameters of a local meter readout system (“Local Bus”) for the communication with and the readout of a single meter or a small cluster of meters via a single battery-powered readout device (“master”) which can be connected temporarily or stationary for the communication directly to a meter (i.e. local readout) or via a fixed wiring or a small bus (i.e. remote readout).
Note: For generic descriptions concerning communication systems for meters and remote reading of meters, refer to EN 13757-1.
Who is BS EN 13757-6 - Communication systems for meters - Local Bus for?
BS EN 13757-6 on communication systems for meters - Local Bus is useful for:
- Manufacturers of Local bus
- Companies dealing with communication meter interfaces
- Electronics and Communication industry
Why should you use BS EN 13757-6 - Communication systems for meters - Local Bus?
The Local Bus is an alternative to the M-Bus. It is restricted to small installations (Mini installation
according to EN 13757-2:2004, Annex E.6.1 type E) and optimized for special battery-driven masters.
BS EN 13757-6 is part of a series of standards which covers communication systems for
meters and remote reading of meters.
- EN 13757-1 contains generic descriptions and a communication protocol
- EN 13757-2 contains the description of the physical and link layer of a universal twisted pair bus system (M-Bus)
- EN 13757-3 contains higher protocol layers like transport or application layer
- EN 13757-4 specifies wireless communication and
- EN 13757-5 specifies a relaying extension of EN 13757-4
BS EN 13757-6 can be used with various link and application layers. Frequently, the application layer of EN 13757-3 (M-Bus) or the DLMS based application layer described in EN 13757-1 is used. An overview of communication systems for meters is given in EN 13757-1, which also contains further definitions. Overall, BS EN 13757 series guides on the communication systems for meters.
BS EN 13757-6 provides guidance about master requirements and meter requirements which contains ranges of Meter Voltage without damage and Master mark state send (UAM) etc.
BS EN 13757-6 also provides a diagram for Schematic implementation of a meter interface.
Local bus also gives the idea of amount of energy wasted in buildings Users of BS EN 13757-6 can be aware of effective utilization of energy saving techniques, by analyzing data collected by this local bus from consumption meters.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN 13757-6:2015 supersedes EN 13757-6:2008. BS EN 13757-6:2015 includes some editorial changes with respect to EN 13757-6:2008. These include:
- Updated of the standards title
- Updated of normative references to EN 13757-2