Re: Electrisave protocol / PC Interface

["Paul Bendall" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Not wanting to spoil the thread but once you know total electric use
you then want to know what is using the power. Then you start looking
at sub-metering which is what was discussed in a thread some weeks
back about DIN mounted meters with pulse output.

Chris, I'd drop Karam a line at Idratek I am sure he would have some
ideas on the Electrisave interface into Cortex.

Paul

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Chris Hunter <cjhunter@...> wrote:
>
> not a trick question, 'just want to be able to do a (as it were)
> Smart version of Electrisave on our (about to be installed)
Idratek
> install' ... and not sure how to do it !!
>
> Chris
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> On 6 Jun 2007, at 16:21, Chris Hunter wrote:
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> > 'wonder if Paul or Jon have worked-out how to do the Electrisave
> > trick with Idratek  ... ie: measure & display ... and
record ... ???
> >
> > Chris
> >
> >
> > On 6 Jun 2007, at 10:20, Chris Hunter wrote:
> >
> >> was / is the RFXCOM one the only option ?
> >>
> >> IIRC, Comfort have a current sensor option ... which maybe
could
be
> >> used in some way with other systems, too ... presumably
Idratek &
> >> CBus & ... ???
> >>
> >> Chris
> >>
> >>
> >> On 6 Jun 2007, at 10:04, Mal Lansell wrote:
> >>
> >>> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Jim Franklin"
<jimf@> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> My Electrisave arrived yesterday, i had been looking
at them
for a
> >>> little
> >>>> while, but the idea of the PC interface spurred me
into
action :)
> >>>>
> >>>> Does anyone have schematics for it yet they are
willing to
post, or
> >>> do I
> >>>> have to make my own at this stage (he says in a lazy
manner)?
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> Unless you are determined to make your own, the RFXCOM
receiver
> >>> really
> >>> is a good option.  Plus it can receive a wide range of
other
> >>> protocols
> >>> too - you'll be filling your house with all sorts of
sensors in
no
> >>> time ;-)
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