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Fast Forward EnergyCam Getting Started Tutorial Download Page 31

FAST_EnergyCam_Manual

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ECCollectorWin

ECCollectorWin allows receiving wM-Bus packets to test the radio transmission.

You can start ECCollectorWin with the shortcut on your desktop or with the entry in the start
menu (FASTForward\EnergyCamWin\ ECCollectorWin).

When you press “AutoConnect” the software searches for connected EnergyCam devices that are
preconfigured as collector in the factory. Supported devices are:

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wM-Bus USB stick from IMST GmbH (iM871A)

http://webshop.imst.de/radio-modules/usb-radio-products/im871a-usb-wireless-mbus-usb-adapter-868-
mhz.html

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wM-Bus USB stick from Amber wireless GmbH (AMB8465-M)

https://www.amber-wireless.de/de/produkte/wireless-m-bus/alle-usb-sticks/wireless-m-bus-868-mhz-usb-
stick-int-antenne-amb8465-m.html

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wM-Bus USB stick from Amber wireless GmbH (AMB8665-M)

https://www.amber-wireless.de/de/produkte/wireless-m-bus/alle-usb-sticks/868-mhz-wireless-m-bus-usb-
stick-ext-antenne-amb8665-m.html

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Summary of Contents for EnergyCam

Page 1: ...3 PC SOFTWARE 15 a Installation 15 b ECWin 17 c Updating the Software on the EnergyCam device 20 d Configure the EnergyCam 20 e Install EnergyCam with ECWin 28 f Data Logger 29 g ECCollectorWin 31 4 H...

Page 2: ...formity FAST FORWARD hereby declares that the FAST EnergyCam product complies with all basic requirements and other relevant provisions of the 1999 5 EC directive For the full wording of the Declarati...

Page 3: ...versions b Power up the device Connect EnergyCam to Power PC or insert the battery After powering up EnergyCam the device starts with EC on the display c Button operations The action started on the d...

Page 4: ...in 1 min 2 P device isn t installed 3 1078 4 the new reading Button is pressed for Action Display after Button After that 1 sec OCR Reading Pic P 15 P Device goes into normal operation 2 sec Install w...

Page 5: ...be pressed 3 seconds Here shown INST WB Font White on Black V2 00 Build Number 11717 4 sec PAUSE 1 sec Restart the device Uninstall the device from a meter To restart the device and prevent the devic...

Page 6: ...OG 0025 activated 25 datasets 9 Data Logger Date 17102014 DayMonthYear of the internal clock 10 Data Logger Time 09 12 12 past 9 11 Last OCR Reading 1078 4 Last reading if EnergyCam is not installed 1...

Page 7: ...FAST_EnergyCam_Manual docx v1 30 8 December 2016 page 7 38...

Page 8: ...the back of the EnergyCam Warning The adhesive pad will now stick to any smooth surface Position the device on the meter The position of an installed EnergyCam Hold your EnergyCam against the meter w...

Page 9: ...but position is too low Move EnergyCam up Digits found but position is too high Move EnergyCam down Vertical position in OK horizontal position must be corrected Move EnergyCam to the right Vertical...

Page 10: ...oning process from the beginning Fix EnergyCam to the meter Once you have found the correct position the green LED will light up and the meter reading will be displayed You can now fix the device to t...

Page 11: ...Compartment for interface connectors and battery Install EnergyCam 2 0 on a meter in five easy steps Step 1 Use the 3M cleaning cloth to remove dust and dirt from the meter window This ensures that t...

Page 12: ...s to be positioned about 2 3mm besides and on half height of the outermost digit Please note If your meter s readout is located in a place that is difficult to reach you can mount EnergyCam 2 0 upside...

Page 13: ...stall EnergyCam 2 0 on the meter Compare the reading on the LCD display with the actual meter readout Done EnergyCam 2 0 is now installed on the meter LED Meaning Action No digits found or EnergyCam 2...

Page 14: ...vice from the meter window grab and rotate it Any remains of the adhesive pad can easily be removed by hand Attention Do not use force to remove EnergyCam 2 0 as this can damage the device s housing o...

Page 15: ...lable on your PC The setup will install 2 applications ECWin and ECCollectorWin After connecting the USB cable to your PC Windows will install the necessary drivers If this doesn t work you can find t...

Page 16: ...ual docx v1 30 8 December 2016 page 16 38 Now search for the previously copied Driver folder and select the folder x64 64 bit or x86 32 bit depending on your version of Windows After that the drivers...

Page 17: ...nnect the software searches for connected EnergyCam devices that are preconfigured as sensor in the factory This is done on all available COM Ports You can configure the search by pressing Config Sear...

Page 18: ...fter connecting to the device the software shows you the actual status of the device and the serial number When you press Disconnect the connection to the device is released You can see the command de...

Page 19: ...OCR or of the OCR and wM Bus If the installation is successful you can see the current OCR reading in the UI The EnergyCam device will trigger a reading within the configured reading interval Default...

Page 20: ...his button If you want to switch to a different wM Bus Mode see chapter d beginning on the next page Press Update Firmware the estimated time is shown in the user interface Wait until the software goe...

Page 21: ...Smart Home EnergyCam sends a custom data packet on every reading with own ID only to be used with special gateway Manual Installation FAST OMS V2 EnergyCam sends data packets according to OMS V2 Auto...

Page 22: ...the wM Bus Mode requires a Firmware update Changes on some of these settings require an installation cycle of the EnergyCam device to be effective These Settings are marked with a green dot in the dia...

Page 23: ...A decimal digit if present The position on the meter OFF If there isn t any red color to detect the decimal digit the parameters listed above can be configured OCR Window Defines the area of the pictu...

Page 24: ...with EnergyCam2 If the first digit of the meter display is partially covered the value of the first digit can be configured in the UI If several digits of the meter display are partially covered it is...

Page 25: ...ual installation with 4 1 digits the following setting is needed Data Logger Logger Activate Data Logger To activate the Software option you need an Activation Key for your device If the device is act...

Page 26: ...sses are scanned during AutoConnect when search configuration custom is used Slave Address 1 247 a slave address in the allowed address space The following combinations are possible Protocol Modbus M...

Page 27: ...ocx v1 30 8 December 2016 page 27 38 The limitation shown below will be gone after updating the device with the new firmware but if you are using the M Bus Communication Interface the maximum baud rat...

Page 28: ...power up of the EnergyCam device Starts an install cycle if the button of the device is not pressed in between 30 seconds after powering up the device Reset Reset all settings except the serial ones...

Page 29: ...er Order details If the option is activated the following workflow logs the meter readings on the device Connect EnergyCam with the PC The time of the EnergyCam device is set Configure EnergyCam Senso...

Page 30: ...and the option to store the manual readings into the csv file You can delete the data after saving it After deleting the data the Logger is started again with an installation Configuration changes are...

Page 31: ...t are preconfigured as collector in the factory Supported devices are wM Bus USB stick from IMST GmbH iM871A http webshop imst de radio modules usb radio products im871a usb wireless mbus usb adapter...

Page 32: ...gyCam_Manual docx v1 30 8 December 2016 page 32 38 You can configure the collector with Menu Config wM Bus Installation Collector accepts installation requests not supported by IMST und Amber USB Stic...

Page 33: ...Ident Number the ID of the sensor you can see the ident number of the EnergyCam sensor in the Eventlog of ECWin see page 19 Get wM Bus IdentNumber 20981888 Alias alias name of the meter used in this...

Page 34: ...itional request with Check Meter If the collector receives data the data packages are added to the event viewer If the firmware version of the device is older than the installed build you can update t...

Page 35: ...r properties into the dialog If the sensor sends encrypted packets you have to enter the sensor key Check Meter should now show the measurements Sensor trigger a reading b Add a sensor to the EnergyCa...

Page 36: ...press the button on the EnergyCam device until the LCD display shows 3 to start the OCR wM Bus installation and wait until this is done The EnergyCam device uses the configuration Type Encryption and...

Page 37: ...ard ag downloads docu FAST_EnergyCam_supported_meters pdf Tutorial videos EnergyCam how to in less than 3 minutes https www youtube com playlist list PLXKLlYpH1c69Tsn3A2U8sRB hm4iDxjlM b Protocol Spec...

Page 38: ...uthor 1 0 Initial Version 10 10 2012 CRG 1 1 Add SW Update 23 10 2012 CRG 1 25 Consistency Check 03 06 2015 CRG 1 26 Added chapter Check reading 14 07 2015 SPR JLT 1 27 EnergyCam 2 0 installation 02 1...

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