New plugin for reading the gas and electricity usage from a Dutch Smart meter

Screamhouse · December 17, 2012, 3:43pm

Great plugin, works like a charm. Just a shame my sq connect does not allow me to show the gas usage

Edit… With the help of Huibs post I am able to send a mail at a certain time to receive the actual usage.
Would it be possible to send a weekly mail which compares the value of date1 and date2 and tells me the usage of that week.
I would love to get a weekly mail with my usage that week.

mfp · December 28, 2012, 11:55am

Hi,

Made some small changes for users who produce their own energy eg with with solar systems. Only file edited is “I_dutchSmartMeter.xml”.

Changes:

Edited – Check current watts section –
Renamed this section to – Check current watts import –
Added comments for documentation (and my own understanding of the code ;D)
Logging messages extended with word Import to make a difference with the added section by me
Added Section – Check current watts export –
This section has the same structure as – Check current watts import –
Produced watts have minus mark (-) in front of the number as suggested by robvanbrunschot
The root device will show the actual usage or production

Mark

DiscoveryTD5 · January 2, 2013, 12:36pm

Hi,
I am following this tread and was wondering is anybody could post some screenshots from the plugin in use. Thanks

mfp · January 5, 2013, 12:05pm

Post/message 1 has some screenshots. Here another screenshot attached of the smartmeter plugin.

Mark

rpleever · January 10, 2013, 7:57am

Hi people.

having read this topic and since i have a vera lite since november 2012 and a dutch smartmeter since 2-1-2012 i ordered a serial cable on ebay (antratek does not have it in stock)
I already have my alarm system hooked up on serial so i hope a second cable on usb hub will work.

Is there a way to get a extra meter for gas as a separate device ?

robvanbrunschot · January 10, 2013, 9:37am

@bfromdruten : THANKS!!! gonna try it today and will let you know.

robvanbrunschot · January 11, 2013, 11:03am

@bfromdruten : Works perfect!!! Really happy with it. Tried to sent you a message, but i can’t. If you sent me a message to info@robbshop.nl I have something for u as a thank you (if you want, no obligations).
I have attached a photo of the - value (so my solarpanels are producing more than my usage)

system · January 11, 2013, 1:13pm

@bfromdruten

Would be possible that you create a separate gas meter just like the 4 separate power meters?
Now the standard meter (actual use, tariff and gas) doesn’t show anything on mobile apps.

DRuw · January 18, 2013, 3:14pm

@cmbeek or others who might know:
Ive got the smartmeter installed today and cable works like a charm…except the gas meter.
Any idea what to do (I see you had the same problem… what solved it?)
Thanks guys!

cmbeek · January 18, 2013, 3:48pm

@druw I am not sure what solved it…
But it started working after asking my electricity company (greenchoice) why my smartmetersettings were not showing on their website. I guess they changed some settings which also resulted in showing gasmetervalues in the vera plugin…
Sorry, I can not help you with a more specific solution.

DRuw · January 18, 2013, 4:16pm

Wow, you are quick:)
Ive called Liander (network service) and the meter wasnt in their system yet (duh).
It seems that the meter values need to be pulled one time by them remotely in order to let the electricity meter and the gasmeter connect (and keep connected).
Since its RF, I hope it won’t mess with my RFXCOM which is 2 meters up from the gas meter;)
If it doesnt work in I week, I need to call back…
Thanks for the direct response and for others: keep this in mind when you also receive a seperate gas and electricity meter which are not connected by cable…
(I wonder how the gasmeter receives power for his operation…)

Zaphod · January 23, 2013, 11:40am

How can I check that the P1 is sending any data at all?? I am not receiving anything, and the tool FT PROG does not seem to be able to display the current data.

I have attached a photo on how I connected it. I used a standard RJ11 cable, and used the red, black and yellow cable. I have put the blank ends into the black plug of the FTDI 5v USB converter.

I connected the USB cable to my netbook and I configured the chip to reverse the RX. I use Putty to monitor the COM-port but I am not seeing ANY data…

mfp · January 23, 2013, 9:49pm

@Zaphod

No idea, maybe you should check, double check.

At https://sites.google.com/site/nta8130p1smartmeter/ you can find some additional info. At that site you can download file P1 Datalogger V5.rar [url=https://sites.google.com/site/nta8130p1smartmeter/downloads/P1%20Datalogger%20V5.rar?attredirects=0&d=1]https://sites.google.com/site/nta8130p1smartmeter/downloads/P1%20Datalogger%20V5.rar?attredirects=0&d=1[/url]. It also contains a small manual about the cable in dutch (RJ11 Convertercable.pdf). Maybe in there you find some hints.

Another good option is to post a message at domoticaforum [url=http://www.domoticaforum.eu/viewtopic.php?f=71&t=6104]Reading the P1 port of a NTA8130 Dutch Smart Meter - Home Automation Domotica Forum Europe, Bwired Forum

Mark

Zaphod · January 24, 2013, 10:42am

Switching the red and black cables from the RJ11 solved it. Apparently the cables do change over time… (of the FTDI)

Peter · February 1, 2013, 9:12pm

finaly its working , two usb serial cable’s later (one 8 weeks waiting ebay china 7 euro and a dutch cable one dag waiting 25 euro).
The cable was not the problem.
Its was the meter. The meterman came removed the seal. plugt-in a connector (intern). place the cover back. did make a new seal.
And It did work like a charm.

Peter · February 2, 2013, 10:29am

The Dutch Smart Meter is not working with the envoy sun pannels.
the dutch smart meter stays on 10 Watt
and the export stays on 0 Watt
the total count of al meters increased as expected
What is wrong in my settings?

mfp · February 2, 2013, 11:31am

@Peter, some optional steps you can do:

Restart LUUP
Reload VERA Interface
Force browser refresh, clear cache memory (Control-F5, or by the options of your browser)
Restart VERA
Delete Device & reinstall Meter Device
Check your logfiles and the values your meter produces

Mark

Peter · February 2, 2013, 3:14pm

I have tryed al the steps but it is not helping.

this what i found in the log file:
50 02/02/13 16:11:38.254 luup_log:117: Meter data (not processed): “0-0:17.0.0(999*A)” <0x2e85d680>
50 02/02/13 16:11:38.274 luup_log:117: Meter data (not processed): “0-0:96.3.10(1)” <0x2e85d680>
50 02/02/13 16:11:38.294 luup_log:117: Meter data (not processed): “0-0:96.13.1()” <0x2e85d680>
50 02/02/13 16:11:38.304 luup_log:117: Meter data (not processed): “0-0:96.13.0()” <0x2e85d680>
50 02/02/13 16:11:38.354 luup_log:117: Meter data (not processed): “0-1:96.1.0(3238303131303038323332303533313132)” <0x2e85d680>
50 02/02/13 16:11:38.374 luup_log:117: Meter data (not processed): “0-1:24.1.0(03)” <0x2e85d680>
50 02/02/13 16:11:38.424 luup_log:117: Gas meter reading in next line <0x2e85d680>
50 02/02/13 16:11:38.444 luup_log:117: Gas meter: [00709.601] <0x2e85d680>
06 02/02/13 16:11:38.445 Device_Variable::m_szValue_set device: 117 service: urn:brutgrink-com:serviceId:dutchSmartMeter variable: ctrl_chr[35;1mGasctrl_chr[0m was: 709.601 now: 709.601 #hooks: 1 upnp: 0 v:0xfd48e0/NONE duplicate:1 <0x2e85d680>
50 02/02/13 16:11:38.454 luup_log:117: Meter data (not processed): “0-1:24.4.0(1)” <0x2e85d680>
50 02/02/13 16:11:38.464 luup_log:117: Meter data (not processed): “!” <0x2e85d680>

mfp · February 3, 2013, 6:26pm

Have you posted all energymetering parts from your log file?

It should start with something like…
01/27/13 22:00:29.130 Device_Variable::m_szValue_set device: 143 service: urn:brutgrink-com:serviceId:dutchSmartMeter variable: e[35;1mMeterTypee[0m was: XMX5XMXABCE000034509 now: XMX5XMXABCE000034509 #hooks: 0 upnp: 0 v:0xb2cf00/NONE duplicate:1 <0x328b3680>

Now it looks like you do not get all messages… Have you looked in a terminal session at the raw output from your meter?

Look at [url=http://www.domoticaforum.eu/viewtopic.php?f=71&t=6104]Reading the P1 port of a NTA8130 Dutch Smart Meter - Home Automation Domotica Forum Europe, Bwired Forum for examples of raw messages?

Do you get a complete telegram?

woodyboy · February 3, 2013, 10:11pm

Has somebody expiriences with reading a P1 from a Stedin ZCF120ABd? I’ve spending three days now and finally I think the problem is in the meter ???. I’ve tried it with a FTDI cable and a CMOS interface circuit, but on the Request input I read zero ?A while connected and while not connected the request port reads an infinite impedance. When connected the data output is continious low (about 0,2V) sinking >10mA dependent of the pull up resistor. Do I need a pull restistor on the data output? In my opinion it is an open collector output. The P1 companion standard stated a typical 5mA input current for the request line. Can somebody confirm to me that the request input current is about 5mA, then i know for sure that the fault is in the meter. TIA