SMS-based Reconfigurable Automatic Meter Reading System

In recent years many engineers and companies have been working on automatic meter reading (AMR), and different media, such as radio, telephone lines, and power lines, have been used for this purpose. Nowadays, GSM network, with its vast coverage in most countries, and also its competitive ever-growing market, is becoming popular as the main medium for the machine-to-machine applications, and AMR is not an exception. At present, using GSM, as the medium of AMR, is not cost-effective for domestic meters; however, it is economical for commercial and industrial (C&I) meters. This paper portrays prominent features of a project, recently accomplished at Niroo Research Institute (NRI), which uses GSM/SMS as the medium of AMR. The system has been designed for C&I meters.