---
title: Commissioning
weight: 6
---

import Alert from '@/components/docs/Alert.astro';

<Alert type="warning">
  Before starting the setup, **you must record the meter readings** at the moment of telemetry unit
  installation and enter them into the equipment configuration.
</Alert>

To do this, follow these steps:

1. Open the metering node card.
2. Go to the **Equipment** tab.

![Equipment tab.](./images/vad-station-10.png)

3. Click the **Configuration** button.

![Configuration popup window.](./images/vad-station-10-config.png)

4. In the pop-up window, click **Change Parameters**.

![Edit parameters form.](./images/vad-station-10-config-edit.png)

5. Fill in the following fields:
   - **Initial Reading, unit measurement** — enter the current meter reading;
   - **Number of Pulses per unit** — select the value according to the meter model.

The **Number of Pulses per Unit** value depends on the resolution of the mechanical register and is specified in the table below:

| Pulses per Unit | Decimal Places on Mechanical Register | Pulse Weight |
| --------------- | ------------------------------------- | ------------ |
| 100             | 3                                     | 0.01 m³      |
| 10              | 2                                     | 0.1 m³       |
| 1               | 1                                     | 1 m³         |

<Alert type="note">
  Ensure that the selected values accurately match the specifications of the installed meter.
</Alert>