Smart Water Meter
sonico® NANO
Product categories
Water
Drinking Water
Ultrasonic
Wireless
wM-Bus,
LoRaWAN
Software
Infin.io,
GWF Life
Smart City
Smart Building
Your benefits
- Best in class accuracy and repeatability up to R1000
Accurate low-flow measurements and ondemand leakage notification. Reduces nonrevenue water and scarcity water. - Accurate measurements in all possible directions and installation conditions
High installation flexibility reduces installation costs. - Integrated LoRaWAN over wMBus dual mode and seamless data integration
Reduction of network initialization, maintenance, and meter reading costs. - Over the air software update to upgrade new features or radio settings and to increase lifetime
Sustainable design and extendend product life time.
Applications
- Cold water supply systems (water temperature up to 50 °C) requiring reliable and accurate water consumption metering
- Reliable data communication on site (NFC) and integrated radio technology (RF) for mobile or fixed network / smart metering collection systems (AMR)
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- Measuring range up to R1000 and starting flow down to 1 l/h for DN15
- Precise in any type of installation and flow conditions U0/DO
- Extremely low-pressure loss (only 0,25 bar at DN 15 for Q3)
- Highly resistant to overload flow rates, resistance to hydraulic shock and unaffected by magnetic fields
- Firmware updates or protocol changes over-the-air or over the NFC interface
- Automatic radio connection by integrated dual mode for 868MHz LoRaWAN or wMBus
- Automated and fast (16s resolution) wirelessly data collection either by walk or drive-by
- infin.io back-end solution for data visualization and management
- Open standards and non-propriatery communication protocols
- GWF LIFE software app for local meter readings and configurations over NFC
- End-to-end AES-128 Bit data encryption
- Selectable simulation, standby or operation meter mode
- NFC pulse module for test bench maeasurements
- Robust and sustainable design mainly made of brass and glass
- Simple to recycle - no potted battery and electronics
Metrology and radio data
| Execution | Q3 / 1.6 | Q3 / 2.5 | Q3 / 2.5 | Q3 / 4.0 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal diameter | DN | mm | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 |
| Operating pressure | Δ P | bar | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Nominal flow rate | Q3 | m3/h | 1.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 4 |
| Overload flow rate | Q4 | m3/h | 2 | 3.125 | 3.125 | 5 |
| Transitional flow rate | Q2 | l/h | 5.1 | 4 | 8 | 6.4 |
| Minimum flow rate | Q1 | l/h | 3.2 | 2.5 | 5 | 4 |
| Starting flow rate | l/h | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Measuring range | R | Q3/Q1 | 500 | up to R1000 1) | 500 | up to R1000 1) |
| Installation orientation | H, V, H/V | |||||
| Smallest readable volume | l | 0.01 (test mode) | ||||
| Maximum register reading | m3/GAL | 9 - digits | ||||
| Flow disturbance class | U0/D0 | |||||
| Batteries | 1 x integrated 3.6 DC lithium C battery | |||||
| IP rating | IP68 | |||||
| Operating ambient temperature range | °C | -10 / +70 | ||||
| Storage temperature range | °C | -25 / +70 (>35 max. 4 weeks) | ||||
| Battery life time | 16 years2) | |||||
| Integrated wMBus C2 / OMS / 868 MHz | Default transmission interval: 16 seconds | |||||
| Integrated LoRaWAN / 868 MHz | Default transmission interval: 1 day SF12. 15 minutes SF7 | |||||
1) Default production calibration R800
2) At default configurations
R1000 accuracy measurements
GWF 4D-Technology delivers best in class measuring range and repeatability.
Pressure loss curve
The clean and homogenous measuring channel results in best in class head loss.
Display information
The display is updated every second and shows beside the WELMEC information the following content:
| 1. Volume unit indicator (digital) | 8. Test mode information |
| 2. Non-billing relevant lines | 9. Air in pipe icon |
| 3. Volume | 10. System alarm icon |
| 4. Tarif number | 11. Battery level symbol |
| 5. Main flow direction (automatic set) | 12. Actual flow direction arrow |
| 6. Radio connection status | 13. Flow rate |
| 7. Leakage indicator | 14. Flow rate unit indicator (digital) |
Configurable alerts
The following integrated alerts are displayed on the meter LCD and transmitted over the integrated radio or NFC interface.
Metrology alerts:
- Water leak
- Water burst
- Air in pipe
- Empty pipe
- Reverse flow over configured time or volume
- No flow over configured time or volume
- Tampering
- Ambient temperature too high or low
- Water temperature too high or low
- Low battery
Communication alerts:
- NFC error
- Invalid configuration
Interal data backup and security
The meter has a permanent memory, in which more than 400 log's are saved. The data logging interval is configurable and results in the following history log periode:
| History log period | Data logging interval |
| 4 days | 15 min |
| 16 days | 1 hour |
| 400 days | 1 day |
| 20 years | 1 month |
Each logging interval backup's the following data:
- Cumulative, forward and reverse volume
- All possible active alerts
- Max. and min. flow rates incl. timestamp
- Max. and min. temperatures incl. timestamp
The monthly/yearly log is written on the first day of the month/year, the daily log at midnight.
Materials and Sustainability
- Meter is made of fully recyclable materials for low CO2 footprint.
- Meter body made of lead-free eco brass.
- Mineral glass for high hygenic standard.
- Battery is connected by plug to electronics. Easy to be removed or replaced.
- Production, packaging and distribution with minimal CO2 footprint.
Dimensions and weight
| Size | DN | mm | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal flow | Q3 | m3/h | 1.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Lay length | L | mm | 165 | 110 | 115 | 115 | 165 | 130 | 190 | 105 | 115 | 130 | 165 | 190 | 220 |
| Height | H | mm | 87.5 | 87.5 | 87.5 | 87.5 | 87.5 | 94.5 | 94.5 | 94.5 | 94.5 | 94.5 | 94.5 | 94.5 | 94.5 |
| Register length | b | mm | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 |
| Register width | C | mm | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Register height | a | mm | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 |
| Height incl. lid | E | mm | 158 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 165 |
| Lid opening angle | d | ° | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 |
| Meter thread connection | Inch | G¾B | G¾B | G¾B | G⅞B G¾B | G¾B | G1B | G1B | G1B | G1B | G1B | G1B | G1B | G1B | |
| Adapter thread connection | Inch | R½ | R½ | R½ | R¾ R½ | R½ | R¾ | R¾ | R¾ | R¾ | R¾ | R¾ | R¾ | R¾ | |
| Weight | kg | 0.75 | 0.65 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.85 | 0.65 | 0.7 | 0.75 | 0.8 | 0.85 | 0.9 |
Regulatory and Standard Compliance
CE Design-examination Certificate in conformity with:
> 2014/32/EU (MID) (2019)
> OIML R49:2013 (2019)
> EN-ISO 4064-1 to 5:2014(E) – Flow meters for cold potable water and hot water
> EC Type Test Certificate TCM 142/16-5405 for cold water applications
> Class E1, E2 (EN-ISO 4064:2014)
> Class B (EN-ISO 4064:2014)
> Class M1 (Directive 2014/32/EU of 26 February 2014)
> WELMEC 7.2
> RED (2025)
Drinking water approvals:
> KTW / W270 (2019)
> SVGW