System and method for providing universal additional functionality for power meters
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Feb 27, 2007
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Jul 20, 2006
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Mar 28, 2005
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Jan 20, 2005
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A system and method for providing an additional option function to existing functionality of a meter device configured for measuring parameters of energy is provided. The meter device is coupled with an option device for exchanging data between the coupled devices along at least one data path, including exchanging initialization data provided by the option device between the meter device and the option device, wherein the initialization data is useable by the meter device for configuring at least one of the meter device and the option device to be in condition to operate with the other of the meter device and the option device. The exchanged data is processed. Upon the coupling of the devices and the exchanging of the initialization data, the meter device is operated with the option device for adding the option function to existing functionality of the meter device.
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