ecwmbus

A wireless EnergyCam Setup with a Windows PC to monitor the energy usage

FAST EnergyCam: The quick and inexpensive way to turn your conventional meter into a smart metering device (http://www.fastforward.ag/eng/index_eng.html)

Hardware:

• FAST EnergyCam RF and FAST USB Communication Interface to configure the Energycam prior to installation (available at http://umwelt-messtechnik.de/index.php?cat=c91_Smart-Grid-Komponenten-Smart-Grid-Komponenten.html)

• wireless M-Bus USB Stick (2 manufacturers are supported)

  • IMST IM871A-USB Stick ( available at http://www.tekmodul.de/index.php?id=shop-wireless_m-bus_oms_module or http://webshop.imst.de/funkmodule/im871a-usb-wireless-mbus-usb-adapter-868-mhz.html)
  • AMBER Wireless M-Bus USB Adapter (http://amber-wireless.de/406-1-AMB8465-M.html)

Software:

• Visual Studio C++ 2010 Express can be used to compile the application.

Usage:

• Display commandline options

..\bin>ecwmbus /h  
   Commandline options:
   ecwmbus /c:3 /m:T /i
   /c:3 : COM3
   /m:T : T2 mode
   /i    : show detailed infos

• Connect to a stick on COM 3 using T2 Mode

..\bin>ecwmbus /c:3 /m:T /i 

Features:

• The commandline application shows you all received wireless M-Bus packages.
• You can add meters that are watched. The received values of these are printed on the screen.