TransData, a leading manufacturer of advanced energy metering and data telemetry products, announced it has completed the acquisition of ABACUS Optical Probe product lines from Abacus Electrics, Ltd. of London, UK, and relocated production into TransData’s ISO-9001 certified factory in Dallas, Texas.
ABACUS Optical Probes provide the physical communication link between a computer data port and the infrared LEDs on electricity meters to obtain meter billing data, make programming changes and perform onsite diagnostics. Since their introduction in 1993, ABACUS Optical Probes have established a dedicated worldwide following based on their operational compatibility with most popular brands of electricity meters.
After the acquisition, TransData updated the ABACUS driver circuitry to be compatible with PC’s running Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems. With this update ABACUS Optical Probes now utilize the Windows update feature to install device drivers in compliance with strict utility IT requirements that prohibit manufacturer supplied CD’s, memory sticks or FTP website downloads to obtain device drivers. TransData’s updated Windows 10 and Windows 11 compatible ABACUS Optical Probes are easily identified by their distinctive blue cable.
SOURCE : PRNewswire