Introduction:
Abacus Optical Probes are renowned throughout the electric utility industry worldwide for their superior reliability and capability of interfacing with the widest variety of electric utility meters including Landis+Gyr, Itron, Schneider, Schweitzer, Aclara, Honeywell, TransData, Hubbell EIG Electro Industries, Sensus metering and many more brands.
TransData acquired the highly successful ABACUS Optical Probe product line from Abacus Electrics, Ltd. (UK) and moved production to our factory in Dallas, Texas.
The ABACUS probes are compatible with Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems and use the Windows update feature to automatically install drivers to meet the most stringent IT security requirements.
ABACUS offers 6ft, 10ft, and 15ft cable lengths with USB-A or USB-C (Factory direct only) connectors available factory direct or online and we ship worldwide DHL.
The Abacus North American Electric Utility Version A9U ANSI Type 2 probe model A9U-P-U04M-2A is used with electric utility meters designed to the American National Standard ANSI C12.18-2006 (also Australian Standard AS 1284.10.2-2006).
The Abacus F9U IEC probe model F9U-P-U04M-2 is used with tariff meters with optical ports designed to the European IEC62056-21:2002 standard (formerly the IEC1107:1996 standard). Probes of this F9U type are used with electricity meters throughout Europe and with gas meters/volume correctors worldwide. Please contact sales@transdatainc.com to become an international distributor.
