Ecmserver a data collection server for brultech ecm1220. Some sites such as pvoutput and peoplepower are wholehouse monitoring only, so uploads to. Im a chartered electrical engineer here in the uk, and i think most of what youve written is accurate, and youll find if you search carefully that everything youve written has. The brultech ecm1240 is a whole home energy monitor that uses current transformers cts in your homes electrical panel. The plugin connects directly to the brultech devices without the need for the brultech engineg software.
Ecm1240 the ecm1240 is a multichannel energy consumption monitor. For the individual circuits, the ecm1240 comes solid donut ct sensors, not the split sensors that other units needing these have. Ecm1240 faq powerenergy monitors brultech research inc. For the ecm1240, i didnt have to purchase any software.
Even though the ecm1240 is a 7channel energy monitor, ch1 and ch2 are different than the aux1 to aux5 channels. I also live in arizona, so i was concerned about whether or not the heat in the garage would be an issue. Mobilinc hd, mobilinc pro, or orchestrated mobilinc for ios. I have already raved on about my brultech ecm1240 energy meter being an excellent device. Doorbells work on 24 vac and the voltage running to the button outside the house isnt just for sensing when the button is pressed but also is used to light a bulb that may. Using software to guess which was which worked pretty good until last night when the temps dropped down to 22 degrees. Data from the energy monitors is made available through a couple of different options. The brultech is a very practical solution because one house power reading does not really give the detailed information required, on the other hand buying 20. I use the ecm1240 from brultech with the data sent to. It is also quite a bit cheaper than the rfxcom power solution and gives much much more information. Ecm1240 install, arizona style posted in home automation. Before proceeding, you should be aware of a few facts. The ecm1240 communicates back with a computer via an rs232 port or an optional xbee wireless card to communicate on a zigbee mesh network.
Brultech energy monitor with optional etherport adapter is designed to measure. This christmas i asked santa for a brultech ecm1240 whole home energy monitoring system, specifically the duo100 package. Our technology puts this information at your disposal anytime and anywhere. By default, the plugin will configure itself for 1 one ecm1240. Why intel wants to network your clothes dryer slashdot.
There are lots of little tricks and hacks that can help you get more out of your automation system and push it to do things it wasnt designed to do by the manufacturer. Finally, the cts were connected to the ecm1240 and via rs232 to the ethernet gateway, which would send measurements to the brultech software. The table below lists the errors for the 60 day period ending 25 feb 20. Brultechs ecm1240 is a device that measures power consumption in a home. Compatible zigbee energy devices paired with the isy. Ecm1240 faq back to top back to top back to top back to top back to top. The number of ecm1240 devices that will suit your requirements. Is the ecm1240 compatible with common home automation software. Ecm1240 powerenergy monitors brultech research inc.
Ecmserver runs in the background, collecting data from brultechs ecm1220 and ecm1240 home energy monitors. Ecm1240 electicity moniter with 7 channels 20jan10. Brultech ecm1240 energy monitors bitwise bc4 ir emitters bitwise bc1 ir emitters ness genie ir emitters snapav wattbox ip controllable power strips digital loggers ip controllable power strips more devices are in development all of the time. Includes support for uploading to the following services. The source file is uploaded every 5 minutes, last file was uploaded at 42620 11. I installed a brultech ecm1240 on my houses breaker panel.
Brultech ecm1240 user experience homeseer message board. The upload for most sites was data from 8 brultech ecm1240 devices consisting of 30 channels of powerenergy data. Home automation domotica forum europe, bwired forum view. The interface application ia software is used to setup and configure the ecm1240 device.
Safety, accuracy, versatility, low cost, ease of use and dependability. Its basically a flash website that i hosted on our windows home server, which is conveniently the. The brultech ecm1240 is a multichannel energy consumption monitor. The energy module in ekeypad provides the ability to monitor an unlimited number of brultech ecm1220 and ecm1240 energy monitors. A total of five serial andor tcp ports can be used simultaneously. The ecm1240 is the successor to ecm1220, which could only monitor 2 circuits. The model i like is the brultech ecm1240 electicity moniter with 7 channels.
Even in beta without documentation it was easy as pie and just, works. The brultech ecm1240 is used to measure consumption of up to 7 electrical circuits and provides up to the minute consumption data. The brultech software was then configured to send data to. Isy994i series controller with zigbee and internet access. The brultech energy monitor plugin is a luup component that captures, displays, and periodically updates energy usage information from a brultech ecm1240 energy monitoring device how does it work. The ecm1240 home energy monitor is a multichannel power meter designed to measure the consumption of residential service panels andor panel circuits. How to find out whats costing you money on your electric bill. That software is for the 1220 module and your looking at the 1240. All i did was install the ecm1240 engine software, then used tenholders software and plugin for my monitoring. So the ecm 1240 is great for single phase and from my records is surprisingly accurate. Some cts are limited for use with certain channels. The ecm1240 home energy monitor is a multichannel power meter designed to measure the.
Tenware software is used to retrieve the data from the datalogger. This home uses brultech gem and ecm1240 to monitor power, a lacrosse. Our energy monitors focus on breaking down the energy used by each major appliance and panel circuit, while also monitoring the total consumption. View it on a local computer, iphone or over the internet. Brultech ecm1240 energy monitor 2, blueline powercost 3, wattvision 4, and sequentric 5. Collect data from brultech ecm1240, ecm1220, and gem power monitors. Brultech provides some nice example installtions on their website. Monitor cqc is a software based automation system for home automation or. Ecmserver a data collection server for brultech ecm1220 and ecm1240. Whole home energy monitoring with the brultech ecm1240. Data collectorprocessor for brultech monitoring devices. Smart meter led probe for realtime appliance load monitoring. It has current taps around the main feed, and several other house circuits, like the kitchen outlets, furnace which also works as my ac blower in the summer, etc.
As the plugin detects ecm1240s, it will add them to a list on a firstcome, firstrecorded, basis. I do believe that the plugin will support the ecm1240 main channel. To include cts from these additional ecm1240s, the. The ecm1240 has 7 channels for monitoring individual circuits and pulse devices such as waterfuel flow meters. Mackies main street weather, unionville, ontario, canada. I had three ecm1240s precursor to the greeneye in my previous home. In june, i decided to purchase an ecm1240 from brultech, but i had a lot of questions regarding what the pieces look like and how they really fit together. Brultech uk 6510 case home energy monitorlogger ecm1220. Im still working on the ecm1240, ive run out of serial ports and im working on getting a terminal server working. Cai webcontrol device for some analogdigital inputs. Web based software to let you browse and keep an eye on your costs on a minute by minute or hourdailymonthlyyearly basis. Details about brultech uk 6510 case home energy monitorlogger ecm1220. Up to 4 ecm1240 can be multiplexed onto a single serial cable.
This plugin is compatible with the brultech ecm1240 or the brultech greeneye energy monitor gem. I was a fairly early adopter, so there were some pains getting them connected, working with the software, etc. Support the ecm1240 brultech energy meters universal. Ill be working on getting the brultech ecm1240 python app compatible with the powermeter api as soon as possible.
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