A meter mode can be created in different ways
1. An energy meter can be created on the ECM04 module: By clicking on the function “New I/O” in the drop-down menu of input 1.
2. Wizard new I/O: In the I/O’s tab you have the function “Wizard new I/O”, by opening this you can create an ECM04 input via the option “Energy meter” or create a normal meter mode.
If you create an ECM04 input via one of these methods, the three other inputs of the ECM04 will automatically be created as meter inputs.
In our example, we have created and named 4 entries as follows: E-meter, Solar Energy , Gas Meter, Water Meter
When we look at the properties of an (energy) meter input, we see several parameters:
Minimum:This is the minimum limit of the value that will be measured and can be displayed in EQOmmand/Cloud.
Maximum: This is the maximum limit of the value that will be measured and can be displayed in EQOmmand/Cloud.
Pulse value: This is the factor with which we have to multiply the measured pulse to get a correct value. For example, each pulse represents 100Wh, then the pulse value must also be 100 if we want to express it in Watthours, if we want to express it in kWh then the pulse value must be 0.1.
Unit: this is the unit in which we express the measured value.
Trigger: is a set point when an alarm I/O can be activated. The trigger can be set from 0 to 1,000,000,000 pulses.
Warning Address: This is the I/O that turns on when the number of pulses is equal to or greater than the trigger value.
If we want to read the number of pulses in the System Manager, it is sufficient to press the button “Read values”. This data is synchronized every minute by default, but the update interval can be set from 1 to 255 minutes. The pulses can also be reset to zero for each input by clicking the “Reset” button.
