[OpenTRV-dev] Getting some OEM stuff
Bo Herrmannsen
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Sat Sep 6 12:24:31 BST 2014
oh just getting precise figures as fast it can go
any idea on how responsive it will be?
say i switch on a kettle how long will it take before i would see it on the
GLCD unit OEM have?
2014-09-06 13:16 GMT+02:00 Kevin Wood <EMAIL ADDRESS HIDDEN>:
> The blinker would probably be more accurate, and avoid the problem of
> sampling each phase, and voltage, and putting them together to calculate
> total consumption. It wouldn't be as responsive to quick changes in load,
> but would give you excellent daily / weekly / monthly figures. Depends what
> you need?
>
> Kevin
>
> On 06/09/14 10:13, Bo Herrmannsen wrote:
>
>> hmm..... for electricity i could also use the "blinker".... it has 10000
>> pulses for each KW/h... i have tried to look at it just before bed time
>> where everything is off.... if i remember correct it was one blink every
>> 4 sec max....
>>
>> and with that it was only modem on the tv cable on plus fridge.... not
>> much else...
>>
>> i just hope when they change it in a few months it will be the same
>> res.....
>>
>> then again is using CT's better? of course the more precise the better
>>
>>
>> 2014-09-06 10:54 GMT+02:00 Kevin Wood <EMAIL ADDRESS HIDDEN
>> <mailto:EMAIL ADDRESS HIDDEN>>:
>>
>> I think you should be able to get one EMonTX to do the job. One word
>> of warning, though. The current measuring setup on the EMonTx "out
>> of the box" has about 100A full scale, and I think the resolution at
>> "normal" levels of current draw is not really sufficient for
>> measuring domestic background consumption.
>>
>> I gather from your post that you have 3 phase incoming mains as
>> opposed to the single phase domestic supplies that are normal here
>> in the UK. Since your consumption is split between 3 phases, current
>> resolution will be all the more important.
>>
>> It's a while since I looked into it, but it might be worth figuring
>> out what the resolution will be with the emontx and the current
>> transformers you are using.
>>
>> I believe there was a design posted somewhere on the OEM forums for
>> a current measuring setup with range switching to give better
>> resolution.
>>
>> Best Regards
>>
>>
>> Kevin
>>
>> On 06/09/14 08:43, Bo Herrmannsen wrote:
>>
>> Morning Kevin
>>
>> Its not on purpose that I pester you so much about this, its
>> more that
>> i'm just a 2nd rate PCB monkey and not a very good programmer :-D
>>
>> But it makes sense to go for 868, i did not think of the conrad
>> valves.
>>
>> Logging this morning heat up of hot water to arduino serial
>> console and
>> then my plan is to get the 3 CT's i have back in the fuse box (
>> they
>> barely fit)
>>
>> is my logic ok here;
>>
>> 1 emon TX v2 should cover all i need in utility closet:
>>
>>
>> heat meter with 2 ways IR com (2 digital pins)
>> water meter with bouncy reed switch (1 digital pin)
>> electricity with 3 ct's and one AC
>>
>> if any pins left then i allready have one DS18B20 chip in the
>> top pocket
>> of the hot water cylinder
>>
>>
>> can one emon TX do the job or do i need 2?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 2014-09-06 8:54 GMT+02:00 Kevin Wood <EMAIL ADDRESS HIDDEN
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>> <mailto:EMAIL ADDRESS HIDDEN
>> <mailto:EMAIL ADDRESS HIDDEN>>>:
>>
>> Hi Bo,
>>
>> Been sidetracked onto getting a "boiler node" working for a
>> second
>> home before winter arrives (that's also loosely OEM / Opentrv
>> related, so I'm going in the right general direction!) for
>> the
>> moment but I haven't forgotten about getting OEM working on
>> the OpenTrv!
>>
>> I would say go for 868, on the basis that the OpenTRV stuff
>> is fixed
>> at this due to the rad. valves. That said, the OEM stuff
>> I'm playing
>> with is 433, due to some other requirements I have.
>>
>> Best Regards
>>
>> Kevin
>>
>>
>> On 05/09/14 20:12, Bo Herrmannsen wrote:
>>
>> Just so i dont shoot myself in the foot, but what freq
>> should i
>> choose
>> when getting OEM stuff?
>>
>> I want to plan ahead so that the RFM12Pi module from
>> OEM also can be
>> used to talk to OpenTRV units...
>>
>> I have just figured how to read out my Heat Meter from
>> the IR
>> optical
>> interface which is a 2 way port that requires that you
>> send data and
>> then get data back... so it was not as easy as you
>> would expect...
>>
>> now my next step is to get ready to log the data, for
>> that i
>> need a pi
>> of course and then the radio module and their emontx
>> v3... with some
>> clever thinking that emontx should be able to monitor
>> both water,
>> electricity and heat at the same time...
>>
>>
>> @Kevin: any progress on talking to OpenTRV units from
>> OEM ?
>>
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