Also, in the above two scenarios, do you think it is possible to bypass the ir transceiver the ledphotodiodes and wire the controllers directly. Elster a100c mid certified single phase class 1 solar generation meter. This was required due to the failure after 3 years of my solar power export meter. Accuracy class 1 or class 2, en6205321 accuracy class a or class b, en 504703. Irda receiver this must be set to the same baud rate as the meter laptop or pc irda software various software packages are available. This meter comes with a large lcd screen and only displays kwh on one rate, making it exceedingly simple to read. If you have an elster meter this is a fantastic way. When the washer is secure place the optismart optical head onto the washer.
These are brand new direct connection generation meters with no need for cts current transformers so they are simple to. This is a straight replacement for the existing meter. Elster is the worldwide leader for stateoftheart gas measurement and regulation, electronic systems and as a provider of modular skids. Elster honeywell has inexpensive meters that communicates via irda every second, sending the reading and the meter serial number. Metercat is used to communicate with elsters a3 alpha and a1800 alpha meters for program development, meter programming, meter reading, meter testing, and report generation. Honeywell elster metering solutions engineered for life. As an option the meter auxiliary terminals can be configured at manufacture to transmit the same absolute data as the irda port or to transmit a pulsed output. Ive also emailed elster to ask if the irda feature can be disabled at all. Hello, if possible, id like to use one of a couple of irda adaptors i have sitting idle here. Reading watthour data from an elster a100c electricity.
Honeywell water metering is an industry leader in the development and implementation of innovative metering solutions to the water industry and is committed to address the unique challenges the industry faces, including increasing customer demand and water scarcity. These include phase failure monitoring a, b and c, reverse run count, energy reading and alarm, power fail, phase fail and elapsed hours rate 1, rate 2 and cumulative. Elster a100c single phase class 1 solar generation meter uk504. The meter offers irda or iec 6205621 communications. Next, a special programming step is performed to load the proper loss constants into the meter. An arduino based project to read watthour data from an elster a100c electricity. Elster a100c single phase class 1 solar generation meter. There were no problems in fitting after isolating the solar.
Elster a1100 kwh meter with pulsed output three phase. This is done with special windowsbased software, a1800 alpha meter loss compensation tool. Pocket metercat is used in the field by windows mobile devices to read meters and change meter programming. Honeywell elster ensuite software downloads support. The a100c has the option of irda or optical iec 6205621 formerly iec 61107 communications. The elster a100c single phase 100a direct connected meter is one of the most successful meters from elster metering systems, which provides a cost effective solution for one or two rate domestic applications. The elster a1100 three phase 100a direct connected meter offers high security with many useful security features. There is a simple python program running on the server logging data from the. Elster a3 alpha meter with sensus flexnet smartpoint module.
This project is an attempt to measure the consumption and export of electricity used in the home. The software package described is available from elster metering systems. Elster quantometer qa qae technical specifications weights and dimensions nominal size dimensions in mm weight in kg a c c1 g net incl. On this page, we provide software products, which will be used for configuration, commissioning and maintaining of our electronic products. The successful range of a100c meters from elster metering systems provide a cost effective solution for one or single rate domestic applications. I think what you are seeing is a 4 byte long eg 41294188, the fist entry on your screenshot serial output being passed as 2 signed integers. The meter used for measurement is an elster a1100 electronic polyphase meter. The meter offers one or two rates and can be used for import only or importexport for domestic small scale generation sites. Elster gmbh is also able to provide its customers with the delivery of complete measurement systems for accounting measurement at high pressure in the area of transport and production of natural gas. Reading elster a100c electricy meter with irda and gas meter with. Software tools elster is a leading provider of electricity meters and software solutions throughout the world.
Connexo is elsters next generation software portfolio, providing utilities with a unified. Both methods of communication allow the meter registers and security data to be read electronically from a laptop or handheld device, greatly reducing the possibility of manual meter reading errors. Reading watthour data from an elster a100c electricity meter using irda by dave berkeley. Honeywell elster water is a global business which provides world class metering solutions and advanced technologies to help water utilities to manage their water. The elster a100c can be a simple import meter or for importexport, domestic or small scale generation sites. Reading irda data from an elster a100c electricity meter. The powerserve software connects to an elster meter by addressing the specific port on the powercom unit via the unique modbus address on the rs485 network. It is that suggested this software is installed in a folder called a100c. Elster a100c kwh meter with pulsed output single phase. Another key development will be to increase the accuracy of the ct based electricity monitoring. The a100c is a single phase meter for domestic applications of up to 100a. Elster a100c din single phase meter with pulse output. This solution is superior to pulse counting, because the calibrated reading and meter serial number is not in doubt, and is guaranteed to correspond exactly to the.
It is suggested that this software is installed in a folder called a1100 irda reader. Software energy data management software allows to handle all the data coming from the electronics installed in the field and forwards this information to billing systems. Theoretically the powercom unit enables the connection of 64 meters to a network before any repeaters needs to be put into the network and up to 510 meters before any address duplication. The a100c has the option of irda or iec 6205621 communications. The meter offers class 1 or 2 accuracy, the option of irda or iec 62056 21 formerly iec 1107 communications and security data as standard. The irda variant is read only and reads the meter data electronically using a pc or handheld device. Elster a1100mid three phase digital kwh meter 100a direct connected pulsed output the use of innovative metering technology provides costeffective metering that is highly secure and maintains a high degree of accuracy over its full operating range. You still need the conlog server, and pnpscada only pulls in the readings from the server. The linuxirda framework has a lot of software to do that, such as obex and ircomm. Accuracy class 1 or class 2 kwh import or kwh importexport 20 years certified life large digit 9. No part of this software or documentation may be reproduced, transmitted, processed or recorded by any means or form, electronic, mechanical, photographic or otherwise, translated to another language, or be released to any third party without the express written consent of elster electricity, llc. The elster a100c solar electric meter is ideal for use as a generation meter to claim feed in tariffs from solar pv or wind turbine systems.
Elster a100c single phase mid electricity generation meter. The software package described in appendix c is available from elster metering systems. The irda interface does not have a facility to change the meter in any way. The successful range of a100c meters from elster metering systems provide a cost effective solution for one or two rate domestic applications. Footprint for small solid state relay for volts free heating system control not tested yet. Our software tools and solutions enable you to configure and program our meters to meet your power measurement, data analysis, and reporting needs. The string elster a100c helps rdmeter locate a known position in the data stream, from this it can work out the beginning and the end of each data frame. Reading irda data from an elster a100c electricity meter submitted by pb66 on mon, 12102015 19. Accurate electricity energy measurement is currently achieved by interfacing with an elster a100c irda port to read the cumulative watt hour reading. A lot of it may have bitrotten, and its probably not the most user friendly. Decoding electricity meter elster a1100 pedros notes.
Skills in electronics, networking and programming are utilised to make this project viable. Honeywell elster a100c bs single phase electricity meter. Honeywell elster product catalog connecting challenges with. Create a project open source software business software top downloaded projects. Powercom2 metering solutions advanced monitoring solutions. Ive mostly written the software to count the pulses and get the info up to pvoutput. The elster a100c meter is housed in an extremely compact case. The a100c family of domestic electronic single phase meters comply too dinbs specifications. Appendix c irda data software pda personnel digital assistant. This is program is a spinoff from this project, as it reads both the elster a100c electricity meter using this diy hardware, and uses the spare. The elster a100c is a very popular single phase, 100 amp meter which is mid approved and comes with a pulse output as standard. This program reads irda serial data from electric meter, in my case an elster a100c and displays per line.
Elster a100c din single phase meter with pulse output uk504035 extended terminal cover. All devices meet the highest standards in terms of quality, safety and. Reading irda data from an elster a100c electricity meter archived. The elster a100c is housed in an extremely compact case.
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