A physical meter is a tangible device, such as a car odometer, that measures a particular usage of an asset.
Physical meters have limits on how much usage you can track before the meter resets to zero. Logical meters record the accumulative usage of a piece of equipment throughout its operational life. In Datastream 7i, the meter due value of a preventive maintenance work order is always based on a logical meter. Use physical or logical meters to monitor asset usage. Plan preventive maintenance in response to logical meter levels.
Refer to the following topics for information on defining meter information.