Efergy e2 power meter

[gtortone]

Hi @korttoma,

the value 65535 or 32768 often is used as multiplier from sensor that send metric;
usually when you have to send a "small" float value (temperature, current) you can send it as integer
multiplied by a big constant instead of sending it with a float value converted in binary...

I just refined my formula with this that is more close to formula I found for my Efergy using a small
constant:

current = 18348 / 32768 / pow(2, 255-254 + 1) = 0.139 A
current = 17693 / 32768 / pow(2, 255-255 + 1) = 0.269 A
current = 28835 / 32768 / pow(2, 255-255 + 1) = 0.439 A

[korttoma]

Hi @gtortone I'm working on finalizing this node and I'm having some trouble with stability. The node stays alive from a few minutes to 30min and then stops communicating.

What kind of decoupling capacitors are you using in your setup?
I now have 2 pc 0.1uF, 2 pc 47uF and one 0.33uF.

I use a HLK-PM03, a Pro Mini 3.3, and the NRF24L01+

Debugging output don't give me much to go in since it just stops responding.

[gtortone]

@korttoma

Hi,
at the moment I'm defining some things in order to use RFM69 modules...
in the past, on my NRF24L01+ I was using 10 uF capacitor but I had same problems of "stop responding"...

[korttoma]

@gtortone My node has now been running for more then 40min since I added the 0.1uF and 0.33uF tantalum caps. I'm hoping this will be the solution for me since I have no tools to debug any disturbance like this.

EDIT: It failed again :(

[korttoma]

Tried exchanging the NRF24L01+ with an RFM69 but it does not seem to work at all with this setup. Might be because the RFM69 is using the same frequency as the RFM12B or maybe I can not have the 2 in the same node because they are related.

[korttoma]

@gtortone did you have any chance to look at the "stop responding" issue of this device?

I tried to add some more debug prints to your code today but if I add them to the wrong places the efergy receive function stops working and receives only 0 value. I guess it messes with the timing.

[gtortone]

@korttoma Hi, I just returned to play with Efergy and Arduino. I realized that debug messages on UART reset the micro. Now I'm skipping (with a #define DEBUG and #ifdef) all debug messages and it seems to work fine. But take into account that now I'm not using any radio module... just to test the firmware.

[korttoma]

:D What a coincidence. I returned to this project today also. Now trying to set this up as an Ethernet GW with local sensor without NRF radio. I still have to share the SPI bus with the Ethernet module though. I'll let you know how it goes.

I think I did try removing the serial prints earlier but I'm not sure..

[korttoma]

The ethernet GW approach performs even worse than your original solution. I get one or 2 measurements and then nothing. Still responds to ping but no communication with the controller.
I don't know how to debug this since it just stops working. Is there by any chance anything in the code that consumes memory?

[ailiev]

Hi All,

First of all, great work man!

I was wondering do you know if we need to have established link between the wireless sensor and the receiver?

I only have the wireless sensor so I was wondering if I can use this without the receiver?

Any thoughts?

[korttoma]

@ailiev it "works" without the receiver but for me the node fails after about 1h so I gave up. I could try again now with the new MySensors 2.2.0 lib to see if it makes any difference (when I find some time).

[shifaz]

Hi,

I have been trying to receive the efergy signal using RFM69 and so far it's a dead end. I'm unable to receive any data on the RFM69 module.

Since you guys talked about RFM69 module here, I thought you might have some insight to share.

[gohan]

@shifaz I think you need the RFM12B to receive the data you want

[Jens Lauridsen]

@gtortone

Any chance that I can see how you wired up the NRF24L01+? I bought the parts back in January 2017 and just found it in a drawer this evening. I assembled everything but the NRF24L01+ and I am a bit stuck right now.

BTW: Great build - I really hope that I will get mine up and running :)

/Jens

[banda banda]

Since you guys talked about RFM69 module here, I thought you might have some insight to share. (spam links removed by moderator)

[MaurettoFarmer]

@korttoma
I resume an old topic: i'm trying to receive data from Energy2 whith arduino connected to an RXB6. I can't receive any data, and i don't know how to substitute the code block related to RF12 with a correct one for my receiver. Can someone help me? Thanks in advance, Mauro

[mrives]

Long story short, try 433.55 MHz

I tried for years to received my Chacon Ecowatt 800 (a rebranded Efergy 2 classic) data. I knew the frequency wasn't 433.92 MHz.
I lastly opened transmitter case to find which RF chip was used ... but I didn't get any datasheet for the "A71C03AUF" I found :(

On last resort, I sought a signal on all "433.92MHz" ISM band (433.05~434.79 MHz, with sdr-sharp). I did find something centered on 433.51 (433.47 and 433.56, FSK?) MHz.
As for Somfy stuff (which uses 433.42 MHz), many generic receiver can't work with those *special" 433MHz frequencies.

In the end, I tested this new frequency using rtl-433 and guess what, there's a working Efergy module ! Moreover, I did not make a great discover, 433.55MHz is well precised in the "efergy_e2_classic.c" module comments...

RFM69 or NRF24L01 may be frequency ajustable!