Electrisave/Owl Protocol + PC Interface
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Just noticed that it hasn't been mentioned, the one that Eco Gadget Shop sells is also the new version. So no need to pay £45 on eBay
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Originally posted by toscal View PostJust got this reply from Current cost about their meters:
"The units are available for sale on EBay. The company has been formed to
design and produce units aimed at the utility companies to be given free of
charge to their consumers and to that end we have now sold in excess of
500,000 units. Other than EBay we do not sell direct to consumers,
distributors or to retailers........ In order to download raw data it is necessary to purchase one of our cables, again through EBay. We do not have our own software available at present to interpret this information although if one Googles Dale Lane Current Cost this can be very useful."
Hope this helps.
Here is the Dale Lane link http://dalelane.co.uk/blog/?p=281
I ditched that old code back in August (as described here), starting again on a new (and IMHO) better app that is still under development. More details about the new app can be found at http://code.google.com/p/currentcostgui/
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Originally posted by chris_j_hunter View Postsee there's a replacement for the Current Cost on its way :
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Current-Cos...742.m154.l1264
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thanks ... looks good ...
NB: still wondering whether this (Current Cost plus xAP schema - if that's the right word to use in this context) or pulse-count meter approach (several Admite plus Idratek LTH module & user-macro), as per the Sub-Meter Electricity Monitoring thread, would be the best way to go - given we would want it as part of our Idratek set-up ! Any feel for how accurate the Current Cost is, in practice ??Last edited by chris_j_hunter; 5 January 2009, 12:00 PM.
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Originally posted by chris_j_hunter View PostAny feel for how accurate the Current Cost is, in practice ??
the values it produces look plausible - in that turning on a 60W light bulb causes reading to increase by roughly 60W, or turning on 900W microwave causes reading to increase by a bit more than 900W... but beyond that, I've not compared it's readings with anything in order to validate it
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just to correct my spelling error, the Admite should have been :
Inepro ADM1TE
the following seems similar :
DRM1005
http//www.pjwmeters.co.uk/product_detail.php?id=28
maximum current seems to be 45A, 'though there's a 65A version also available (the ADM1.5TE)
also, it seems the LTH module just one of those that could be used - the following (I believe) also being possibilities :
QRI, QRH, ODI, DIO, PLH, LTS and PLT
BTW - the ADM1TE pulse output works like this (extract from the user-manual) : pulse output ... fully separated from the inside circuit ... generates pulses in proportion to the measured energy for remote reading purposes and accuracy testing ... polarity dependent, passive transistor output requiring an external voltage source for correct operation ... maximum input current (Iimax) is 27mA DC ... to connect the impulse output, connect 5-27V DC to connector 20 (anode), and the signal wire (S) to connector 21 (cathode) ... meter pulses 2000 per kWh (0.5Wh/imp) ...
hopefully that is compatible with the Idratek modules - need to check !!Last edited by chris_j_hunter; 5 January 2009, 04:51 PM.
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The CC128 is now available, if you know where to look!
If you registered an interest in the new CC128, then you should have received an email inviting you to buy one from eBay.
It will have suggested that you look for an "Unbioctium", it costs £40, which is less than the old model.
My Unbioctium arrived this morning, and, guess what, its a CC128
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This maybe of interest if it can work with the Current Cost.
IF YOU CAN'T FIX IT WITH A HAMMER, YOU'VE GOT AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.
Renovation Spain Blog
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Originally posted by MichaelD View PostIf you registered an interest in the new CC128, then you should have received an email inviting you to buy one from eBay.
It will have suggested that you look for an "Unbioctium", it costs £40, which is less than the old model.
My Unbioctium arrived this morning, and, guess what, its a CC128
I ordered on Wednesday, and got mine delivered yesterday... Pretty pictures here: http://awooga.nl/lies-damned-lies-and-statistics
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>maybe of interest if it can work with the Current Cost ... google.org/powermeter ...
looks a bit ambitious, to me, for the Current Cost, mainly because of the smart / clever interpretation that would be required ... but did wonder if an HA app (Homeseer, Cortex, etc) could work with it in some way ...Last edited by chris_j_hunter; 14 February 2009, 11:34 AM.
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This guy uses the Google App engine to display his current cost info. So there is hope in the new google power meter app.
Yesterday was the end of Mashed 08 - the annual London hackday from BBC Backstage. I saw last week that there was going to be a "social responsibility" category in the hack challenge, and decided that a CurrentCost hack was in order! Together with Rich, we spent a day trying to hack together
And here is how you do it,
IF YOU CAN'T FIX IT WITH A HAMMER, YOU'VE GOT AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.
Renovation Spain Blog
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Originally posted by chris_j_hunter View PostAny feel for how accurate the Current Cost is, in practice ??
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Originally posted by MichaelD View PostIf you registered an interest in the new CC128, then you should have received an email inviting you to buy one from eBay.
It will have suggested that you look for an "Unbioctium", it costs £40, which is less than the old model.
My Unbioctium arrived this morning, and, guess what, its a CC128
Hasn't arrived yet but it should in a day or too
do I need their RJ-45 to USB or is there a cheaper item out there?
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