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eTactica  ehf, 

www.etactica.com

Borgartun 27, 105 Reykjavik, Iceland

+354 535 3000

Step 4 - TX Power / Wi-Fi Channel

The channel assignment and transmit power are set in the first section, but it is entirely

site-specific configuration, so no advice or sensible defaults can be given here.

Summary of Contents for EG-200

Page 1: ...User Manual eTactica Gateway EG 200 MODERN ENERGY MONITORING WE MAKE ENERGY MONITORING SIMPLE V4 5 2 22 1 2020...

Page 2: ...eTactica ehf www etactica com Borgartun 27 105 Reykjavik Iceland 354 535 3000 eTactica Gateway EG 200...

Page 3: ...ord Settings 42 10 Configure remote MQTT bridges 46 11 SNMP Support 48 12 Update Firmware 53 13 Using an SD Card for buffering network outages 59 14 Data Output Dexma 61 15 Data Output SenseOne 64 16...

Page 4: ...ely accessible from any Internet browser No need to open ports just plug and play Easy Secure The EG 200 uses an external power supply 9 24VDC minimum 13W to power itself and connected devices Main ch...

Page 5: ...re is outbound access on UDP port 123 this will happen automatically but you can also edit the list of NTP servers used and provide one in your own network if you prefer See Time Synchronization in ch...

Page 6: ...minated Device bus power source 9 24VDC 700mA same as input voltage Max devices 32 Max cable length 60 m Max cable length for the entire RS485 network from the Gateway to the last slave device Power S...

Page 7: ...eTactica ehf www etactica com Borgartun 27 105 Reykjavik Iceland 354 535 3000...

Page 8: ...Iceland 354 535 3000 1 RJ45 LAN connector Ethernet 2 Power input 9 24VDC 3 Device bus connector 4 Status LEDs 7 Modbus 8 eTactica online 9 Ethernet link 10 Wi Fi 11 Power 5 External Wi Fi antenna 6 R...

Page 9: ...for each Gateway Alternatively you can connect by using your Ethernet connection Connection via Wi Fi Step 1 Connect to Wi Fi hotspot Use the normal operating system method for connecting to a new wi...

Page 10: ...of the device shown here will also match eTactica eg_xxxxxx where xxxxxx is a unique number for each gateway device OS X On OS X support for browsing natively in Safari was unfortunately removed in ve...

Page 11: ...evice list if you have third party devices If you have only eTactica devices the Scan on start feature will automatically search for and configure them all in the first few minutes after starting a ga...

Page 12: ...Diagnostic page You will be transferred to the home page the diagnostic page Here you should see three green tick marks that show that time sync and device reading are ok and that there are no active...

Page 13: ...he devices what cabinet they are in name and size of the branches and phase assignment This is required for the PowerSync network to function with eTactica EB devices The cabinet model data is also us...

Page 14: ...ange the starting phase e g 2 3 1 2 3 1 Then click on the Auto assign phases button 4 to assign phases If you have an unusual setup just fill in the phase number for each channel in the table at the b...

Page 15: ...oducts can use a variety of different Current Transformers and you should confirm that you are using the correct sizes This page shows the current settings and allows you to modify them if necessary T...

Page 16: ...ose your provider On the page fill in the necessary fields and put a tick mark at Enable this output service and press the Save Apply button More than one service can be active at a time Step 8 Final...

Page 17: ...e successfully connected to your gateway If you are not connected yet please see chapter 2 Connecting to Gateway Step 1 Choose Config Devices Please choose Setup Config Devices from the menu on the ho...

Page 18: ...ls Once you have found configured the address enter it just like any other When Autodetect is chosen under Device Type the gateway should choose the right plugin for the device Some devices don t supp...

Page 19: ...vices Please note that this only works for eTactica devices and only for devices that are properly connected You should always review the scan results to be sure they match the devices you expected to...

Page 20: ...nnecting later that you had manually entered in the previous step then press the Merge with existing address list button to merge a combined device list If you only care about the devices that were su...

Page 21: ...onnecting to Gateway Step 2 Enter Channel Monitor page On the home page of your administration web console select Channel Monitor from the top menu Here you can see a list of all connected devices inf...

Page 22: ...000 Step 3 Go to the Device detail page Click on the Device ID serial number of device of interest Here you can see various information about that device all measurements both in numbers and also in s...

Page 23: ...ykjavik Iceland 354 535 3000 Step 4 Go to the tabulated data page Click on the Data button to see all measurements in tabulated form The newest measurements are added to the top of the list with the l...

Page 24: ...plugins edit plugins that are installed and delete plugins that might conflict Step 1 Connect to your Gateway You need to be successfully connected to your gateway device If not see chapter 2 Connecti...

Page 25: ...a new name There is a link to further documentations on the plugin API on the plugin Details Edit and overview pages Clicking the name of a plugin or Details will show you more information for that pl...

Page 26: ...3rd party management or data collecting software All Modbus queries are then handled by the 3rd party software The default listening port for the Modbus TCP relay is 1502 In the following a step by st...

Page 27: ...ws the use of any third party Modbus software to query devices connected to the Modbus RTU port of the gateway from a remote network Note Using this Modbus TCP relay at the same time as the default eT...

Page 28: ...see chapter 2 Connecting to Gateway Step 1 Go to Administration page Click on the Administration link near the bottom of the page Step 2 Go to the Modbus TCP RTU relay page From the top menu choose N...

Page 29: ...eTactica ehf www etactica com Borgartun 27 105 Reykjavik Iceland 354 535 3000 Step 4 Save settings When done press the Save Apply button to keep and apply your settings...

Page 30: ...rking The eTactica gateway supports this but it requires manual configuration Required Information The following details are required from the network manager Required Information Example Value IP Add...

Page 31: ...he settings Step 2b Enter the main network page Alternatively to access further network settings you can click on the Advanced networking button on this page or use the Administration link near the bo...

Page 32: ...ca ehf www etactica com Borgartun 27 105 Reykjavik Iceland 354 535 3000 Switch the interface protocol from DHCP to Static address Confirm that you want to switch protocol by pressing Switch protocol b...

Page 33: ...are configuring a static IP for your Gateway you will want to disable DHCP for the interface This would normally only be used if you were configuring the Gateway as a router rather than as a static c...

Page 34: ...ss and do any future configuration via the Ethernet interface Prerequisites You are successfully connected to your gateway through Ethernet If you are not connected yet please see Connection via Ether...

Page 35: ...that via the Wi Fi configuration network However you can also configure the Gateway to use the Wi Fi link as the connection to network if you don t have Ethernet access in your cabinet There are two w...

Page 36: ...Preset networking Choose RME Preset Networking from the top menu Step 3 Switch network You want to switch your network completely over to being an Access Point on the Ethernet port Press the Choose th...

Page 37: ...ateway has come up again re enter in your web browser the URL for the home page of the administration web console http 192 168 49 1 Step 5 Configure Wireless Interface In the following example the Gat...

Page 38: ...eTactica ehf www etactica com Borgartun 27 105 Reykjavik Iceland 354 535 3000 Now press the Submit button to continue and you will get some more options...

Page 39: ...hoose the Ethernet Client model If you have only added a new network from step 5 choose Network Wireless and click on Remove button for that network to delete it Editing Wi Fi Parameters This section...

Page 40: ...27 105 Reykjavik Iceland 354 535 3000 Step 4 TX Power Wi Fi Channel The channel assignment and transmit power are set in the first section but it is entirely site specific configuration so no advice...

Page 41: ...ral Setup tab you can edit the following SSID settings 1 Change the E SSID to make it discoverable under your desired name 2 Hide the E SSID so only those that actually know the E SSID can find the de...

Page 42: ...logged in the first time you SHOULD set the root password In the following you find a step by step guide how to change it Prerequisites You are successfully connected to your gateway If you are not co...

Page 43: ...based access altogether or to ban SSH access from the Internet For more information we kindly ask you to see the OpenWRT wiki the linux distribution wiki for example the pages on securing access http...

Page 44: ...cting to Gateway Step 1 Go to Administration page Click on the Administration link near the bottom of the page Step 2 Go to Wi Fi configuration page From the top menu choose Network Wireless Press the...

Page 45: ...Tactica ehf www etactica com Borgartun 27 105 Reykjavik Iceland 354 535 3000 Step 4 Save settings When done press the Save and Apply button at the bottom of the page to keep and apply your new setting...

Page 46: ...sm is used for some of the third party software integrations Step 1 Go to Administration page Click on the Administration link near the bottom of the page Step 2 Go to the mosquitto page Choose Servic...

Page 47: ...those described in the mosquitto conf man pages Please consult that manual for advice This configuration can be very open ended including topic remapping and we cannot provide any concrete guidance he...

Page 48: ...onnected yet please see chapter 2 Connecting to Gateway Step 1 Go to Administration page Click on the Administration link near the bottom of the page Step 2 Go to SNMP support From the top menu choose...

Page 49: ...ation web console described in the following Prerequisites You are successfully connected to your gateway If you are not connected yet please see chapter 2 Connecting to Gateway Step 1 Go to Administr...

Page 50: ...t and where it can be accessed from localhost only by default You could enter a trusted network address here if desired but consult the snmpd manual for full documentation at http www net snmp org Not...

Page 51: ...deeper understanding of the options available This requires familiarity with SSH and the command line environment of a Linux server as well as familiarity with the Net SNMP package See https openwrt...

Page 52: ...eTactica ehf www etactica com Borgartun 27 105 Reykjavik Iceland 354 535 3000 To query the readings of every point on each device...

Page 53: ...hared by eTactica at this location https packages etactica com releases The update procedure has been mostly automated so only a few clicks are needed but there is also a manual way In the following t...

Page 54: ...k to earlier version of firmware or have a special version you can use this way Before you begin Before you begin we recommend that you locate and download the new firmware image to your computer 1 Fo...

Page 55: ...irmware image file you downloaded earlier 2 By selecting Keep settings 2 all existing gateway settings and configuration will be left intact This includes your list of measurement devices any specific...

Page 56: ...gain at the same URL as before You should see all the LEDs except power turn off and then start turning on and off again as it goes through the boot process NOTE Please do not power cycle the device w...

Page 57: ...as they are all using the same communication channel Device firmware update the manual way Manual updates are also possible but this should not be required in normal use Before you begin Before you b...

Page 58: ...in either decimal or hex Click Choose File and locate the firmware image file and open it Restart your device by unplugging and plugging the Modbus cable While the device led is blinking rapidly just...

Page 59: ...ch buffer time that provides varies depending on factors such as How many devices you have in your installation Which cloud software service s you are using How often you are sending data Installing a...

Page 60: ...few minutes depending on the size of the disk The gateway will automatically start using some of the disk as swap for buffering and mnt egdata will become available to user applications Releasing the...

Page 61: ...l has not been filled in data will be sent to Dexma tagged with a default name comprised of the individual meter s serial code and channel number The Output Dexma service provides full diagnostics for...

Page 62: ...and be sure to enable the service The Test credentials button can be used to verify that your details are correct If you only need to send Active Energy kWh to Dexma you can now just scroll down and p...

Page 63: ...can be used This might be the case if you have written your own device plugins for new types of data You need to understand the Dexma API and data point type codes used in Dexma s system as well as u...

Page 64: ...ne as metadata to go with the live measurement data The Output SenseOne service provides full diagnostics for the home page Network access Requirements SenseOne requires outbound MQTT connectivity the...

Page 65: ...un 27 105 Reykjavik Iceland 354 535 3000 Enter your username and password you received from SenseOne and be sure to enable the service No further configuration is required on the gateway you can now j...

Page 66: ...have some data stored in different databases at different intervals Each service can have it s own database schema and use it s own templated SQL queries for all operations Diagnostics for individual...

Page 67: ...se names for the destination database 2 Go to Administration page Click on the Administration link near the bottom of the page 3 Go to the Output DB page From the top menu choose Services Output Datab...

Page 68: ...w copy of configuration settings will become available You can repeat this as often as you like Advanced Settings Data reporting interval On the Advanced Settings tab you can select the data interval...

Page 69: ...you have your own existing database View the default schema on the Database Schema tab SQL Queries The exact queries used for inserting metadata The Cabinet Model and readings data the metrics themse...

Page 70: ...pective configuration page but may not have received the same amount of testing as other major services Some of them are included as demonstrations of what could be done Output StatsD demonstrates dum...

Page 71: ...basic it simply tracks whether the current on a given branch is over the designated load for more than 15 seconds Setup 1 Prerequisites 1 You are successfully connected to your gateway If you are not...

Page 72: ...n to the mail server You should definitely use the Test Settings button to help verify your configuration and remember to Enable this service as well when you want it to start running The bottom secti...

Page 73: ...online Variables provided in addition to the MQTT message body Variable Description deviceid the gateway s unique identifier event the name of this section timestart the timestart_ms variable rounded...

Page 74: ...these a page is available that lists all nearby gateways This uses the same mechanisms described in the Connecting via Ethernet section Note that an empty list here doesn t necessarily mean that ther...

Page 75: ...er on each gateway or configure each gateway to bridge certain topics to a central broker Live readings approximately every two seconds Available in rich JSON by default and also plain text and simpli...

Page 76: ...ronization To ensure reliable data logging we require access to a NTP server for proper time synchronization Measurement samples are time stamped on the gateway itself as we support network interrupti...

Page 77: ...he bottom of the page Step 2 Go to System setup From the top menu choose System System Step 3 Edit NTP Server list You will see a screen like this and you can add remove edit the list of NTP servers a...

Page 78: ...internal communication error usually because there is no voltage on the voltage inputs If devices are responding correctly but not providing the values you expected you should use the Channel Monitor...

Page 79: ...use of problems is restricted or blocked internet access required for a given service For Ethernet connection first please check again that the network cable is plugged in at both ends RJ45 LAN connec...

Page 80: ...up It has usually some activity in the first minute or so but hardly anything after that The system log is from everything else on the gateway and only goes back a short time You may see that some pro...

Page 81: ...ik Iceland 354 535 3000 Step 2 Go to the Kernel System log pages From the top menu choose Status System Log or Status Kernel Log Select all the text in the log not just one page copy it and save it as...

Page 82: ...14 Major review layout and features according to firmware releases Final document review Gestur Palsson Karl Palsson 4 1 13 03 2017 Various things updated e g plugins Channel Monitor Internet connecti...

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