EKM Dash User Manual
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1. WO CO WO ONNNNDDAAAUUAHH HH HL W Adding a Meter Setting communication method USB Converter Fig 5 iSerial Fig 6 EKM Push Fig 7 Setting Read Interval Fig 8 Setting Country amp Time Zone Editing a Meter Fig 9 Setup Fig 10 General Settings Fig 11 Advanced Settings General Fig 12 LCD Display v 4 meters only Fig 13 Pulse v 4 meters only Fig 14 Control v 4 meters only Fig 15 Rates Time Of Use Fig 16 Seasons Fig 17 Holidays Fig 18 Schedules Fig 19 Data Fig 20 wattvision Fig 21 Events Fig 22 Email settings Fig 23 Creating a Report Fig 24 Email Options Fig 25 Setting a Schedule Fig 26 Creating a Trigger Fig 27 Dashboard Fig 28 EKM Metering Inc www ekmmetering com info ekmmetering com 831 425 7371 If you have any questions email them to info ekmmetering com Please include screenshots of your main Dash window and settings window You can also send us more information using the Send Diagnostic Information under the Help menu Upon first opening the EKM Dash you will see a blank window In order to see your meter data you will first need to add you meter and communication setting Fig 3 To begin click on the Meters button in the top left of the window and then click Add Meter EKM Metering Inc www ekmmetering com info ekmmetering com 831 425 7371 Add New Meter Meter N2. Meters button in the upper left corner of the main window Then click on Edit Meter A new window will come up with a number of icons across the top From here you can navigate through the settings options for your meter Note The available icons will vary depending on your meter model and communications settings The example shown here is the settings window for an Omnimeter Pulse v 4 EKM Metering Inc www ekmmetering com info ekmmetering com 831 425 7371 OE A Edit Meter Rental Meter NES OSME amp Lepr eaters wats bn E Date and Time 4 20 2015 8 a Set meter time to local time every 24 hours at midnight Demand Period 15 Minutes re Reset Maximum Demand _ Off Next Reset In 7 Hours 55 Minutes 27 Seconds Set Resettable kWh to 0 Current Value Fig 11 Edit Meter Rental Meter AA aaa BE AAt General LCD Display Meter Number O Set 200A 26 6mA Fig 12 The General Settings are where you can set your meter s date and time set the demand period reset max demand and on v 4 meters set the Resettable kWh to 0 After you enter a change click Set to enter the change in your meter When prompted for a password enter the password into the field provided and click OK The default password is 0 For more information regarding max demand this link has some helpful information https www nationalgri
3. The EKM Dash is our desktop software solution for your meter data management It is intended to give you the tools to easily visualize log email and export your data in a number of different ways You can use it to read your meters directly with your own computer or mn link it to your EKM Push account to seamlessly retrieve your data from the cloud eoo EKM Metering v1 7 1 licensed to EKM Metering Inc Total Power Watts Power 1 Watts 1 Current 1 Amps 1 Current 1 Amps 1 2 8 Amps o Download the software at one of these web links ones Succes Matar Ronde EM s g ros Windows http dash ekmmetering com EKMDash win zip ies a ee ee Mac OSX http dash ekmmetering com EKMDash mac zip EEA Linux http dash ekmmetering com EKMDash lin zip For EKM Dash setup tutorials and lots of other helpful information please visit our online Knowledge Base at https help ekmmetering com support home 10068 6 Successful Meter Reads 10068 3 Successful Meter Reads 10068 6 Successful Meter Reads 10068 6 Successful Meter Reads 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 416 T E 19 20 21 22 s Fig 1 eeo EKM Metering v1 7 1 licensed to EKM Metering Inc Value Fixed Solar Mon 4 20 15 10 51 20 AM PDT Mon 4 20 15 10 52 20 AM EKM OmniMeter v 3 Reverse Kilowatt Hour Net Kilowatt Hour Total Kilowatt Hour T1 TOU1 Total Kilowatt Hour T4 TOU4 Reverse Kilowatt Hour T1 Reverse Kilowatt Hour T2 10 35 20 AM Reverse
4. meter S N 00000010068 could be entered as 10068 meter 000300000694 could be entered as 300000694 4 Choose your meter model from the drop down list 5 Communications setup EKM Push Enter your User Key for the Push Device associated with the meter you want to read For example MTAxMDoyMDIw Your User Key was sent to you via email when you purchased your Omnimeter and EKM Push system Clicking Add All which will appear to the right of input key window once your user s key is inserted will allow you to add all of the meters associated with your Push User Key at once If you choose this method you will need to individually edit the meters in order to give them custom names or settings USB If you have a computer with USB ports and also have one of our USB converters do not use other USB converters as they are often problematic Connect your meters to your USB to RS 485 Converter and plug the USB converter into the USB port of your computer If your computer does not automatically download the USB drivers download the USB drivers from FTDI found here http www ftdichip com Drivers VCP htm o In the Serial Port drop down list select your USB Com Port This can be any number from COM 2 to COM 24 or some reference to USB iSerial In the iSerial Address text box enter the IP address of your iSerial This can either be the IP address on the LAN network if you are reading it locally for example 192 168 1 123 the
5. v 4 meters only Fig 15 Rates Time Of Use Fig 16 Seasons Fig 17 Holidays Fig 18 Schedules Fig 19 Data Fig 20 wattvision Fig 21 Events Fig 22 Email settings Fig 23 Creating a Report Fig 24 Email Options Fig 25 Setting a Schedule Fig 26 Creating a Trigger Fig 27 Dashboard Fig 28 EKM Metering Inc www ekmmetering com info ekmmetering com 831 425 7371 If you have any questions email them to info ekmmetering com Please include screenshots of your main Dash window and settings window You can also send us more information using the Send Diagnostic Information under the Help menu
6. te bY ee h lt gt lt gt lt gt lt gt lt gt Cancel Fig 18 EKM Metering Inc www ekmmetering com info ekmmetering com 831 425 7371 Schedules Seasons Holidays Overrides Weekend Schedule Holiday Schedule Edit Meter Rental Meter No Schedule B Reverse kWh Reverse TOU 1 Reverse TOU 2 Reverse TOU 3 Reverse TOU 4 sal toe 2281 9 2120 8 1233 2 593 2 244 1 211 4 395 5 316 1 41 5 37 9 0 0 1139 0 564 3 206 1 211 4 234 3 221 8 12 5 0 0 0 0 Edit Meter Rental Meter http www wattvision com 1139 0 564 2 206 1 211 4 234 3 221 8 12 5 0 0 0 0 Fig 20 Add a house to your account The first house is free Go to www wattvision com partners ekm and select your Sensor Model and House Press the Connect EKM to Wattvision button Enter the Sensor ID API ID and API KEY below To log multiple meters to wattvision you will need to sign up for their paid service Cancel Fig 21 Choose your weekend or holiday overrides under the Overrides tab These settings are stored in the meters The default password is 0 Click the Data icon to view the usage totals for the last six months This data is stored in the meters and is recorded on the last day of the month at midnight If you are interested in sending your meter data to wattvision com click the Wattvision icon a
7. 2 volt2 Run Report Day Of Week Sunday 12 AM Midnight Monday N 1AM Tuesday m 2AM Wednesday m 3AM Thursday T 4AM Friday m 5AM Saturday mT 6AM 7AM C 8AM C 9AM C 10 AM 11AM M 12 PM Naan Check All Uncheck All Check All Check All _ Cancel E Mail Options Fig 26 EEJ Event Manager name Vege gg Status Enabled Meters Rental Meter E Mail info ekmmetering com Period 5 Reads Rules Add Rule Total Kilowatt Hour Total Power Watts To make changes to the body or your report email click E Mail Options The text box on the left represents what will be included in your email report The codes that appear like will be replaced with the appropriate corresponding values from your meter You can add edit or delete any of the text you wish You can also insert value codes using the tool on the right of the window To attach a csv spreadsheet to your email report click the checkbox provided Click OK when you are ready to continue To schedule your report click Set Schedule From this window you can schedule your report to be sent by day of the month day of the week hour of the day and minute of the hour When you are satisfied with you schedule click OK You have now setup a report You can click Run Report to verify that you have your email and report settings correct When you are r
8. 4 Total kWh m April 20th 2015 1 0 Total kWh 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 ti 8 9 0 n 122 a 14 15 CO16C O17 0 1H 2 8 Fig 28 To view a visual representation of your data click Show Dashboard at the top right of the Dash header Real Time Chart You can select up to two different data types Watts Volts Amps etc from the four drop down lists provided In order to change the number of reads displayed click Edit at the top right of the widget and enter the number of reads you want displayed Comparison Chart You can select to display hours days or months for two different time periods In order to change the type of data displayed click Edit at the top right of the widget and select the desired data type from the drop down menu Please note pulse data from water or gas meters will only display for EKM Push users This data will not display on the Comparison Chart for iSerial or USB Converter users EKM Metering Inc www ekmmetering com info ekmmetering com 831 425 7371 Index Page Topic WO CO WO ONNNNDDAAAUNUAH HH AAW Adding a Meter Setting communication method USB Converter Fig 5 iSerial Fig 6 EKM Push Fig 7 Setting Read Interval Fig 8 Setting Country amp Time Zone Editing a Meter Fig 9 Setup Fig 10 General Settings Fig 11 Advanced Settings General Fig 12 LCD Display v 4 meters only Fig 13 Pulse v 4 meters only Fig 14 Control
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10. ame Meter Number Meter Model Read Interval Country Time Zone USB iSerial Push usbserial AHO34WOG Default Name Example 10068 EKM OmniMeter v 3 ro Every 1 Second re United States re America Los_Angeles rv Fig 5 Add New Meter iSerial Address iSerial Port Meter Name Meter Number Meter Model Read Interval Country Time Zone USB Push 192 168 1 125 50000 Default Name Example 10068 EKM OmniMeter v 3 re Every 1 Second a United States re America Los_Angeles kd Fig 6 Add New Meter User Key Reads To Pull Meter Name Meter Number Meter Model Read Interval Country Time Zone USB iSerial Push MTAxMDoyMDIw eee Add All Last1 000 Last1 Default Name Example 10068 EKM OmniMeter v 3 Ka Every 1 Second K United States ka America Los_Angeles i Fig 7 A new smaller window will appear with a few text boxes for you to fill in 1 Click the button for your method of meter communications To read your meter locally with a USB adapter click USB To read your meter over the internet with an iSerial device click iSerial If you have an Omnimeter and an EKM Push gateway select Push 2 Name your meter 3 Enter your meter number This is the S N number on the face of your meter You only enter the integers that follow the leading zeros For example
11. dus com niagaramohawk non_html eff_ele c demand pdf The Advanced Settings are where you can change your meter number we do not recommend this change your meter number we do not recommend this change CT ratio and change the pulse output ratio v 4 meters only These changes are instituted in the same way as in the General Settings EKM Metering Inc www ekmmetering com info ekmmetering com 831 425 7371 General BRD 4 Total kWh 22 Reverse T3 kWh 2 Reverse kWh 23 Reverse T4 kWh 3 Volts L1 Line 1 24 VARs L1 Reactive 4 Volts L2 25 VARs L2 l Volts L3 126 VARs L3 6 Amps L1 27 VARs Total 7 Amps L2 28 Frequency Hz 8 Amps L3 29 Pulse Count 1 9 Watts L1 30 Pulse Count 2 10 Watts L2 31 Pulse Count 3 11 Watts L3 32 kWh on L1 Line 1 12 Watts Total 33 Reverse kWh on L1 13 Cos L1 Power Factor 34 kWh on L2 14 Cos L2 96 Reverse kWh on L2 18 Cos L3 36 kWh on L3 16 T1 kWh Time of Use 1 37 Reverse kWh on L3 17 T2 kWh 38 Total KVARh Reactive Total kWh 18 73 kWh 89 Resettable kWh 19 74 kWh 40 Resettable Reverse kWh 20 Reverse T1 kWh 141 3 Inputs High Low 121 Reverse T2 kWh 42 Maximum Demand C sain sa Cancel Fig 13 0 0 Edit Meter Rental Meter OO Msi a Pulse Input 1 GSA Pulselnput2 PulselInput3 Name Template SPWM 075 a Pulse Value 0 1 Cubic Foot g _Omnim
12. e count using the button at the bottom of this window The v 4 meters also have the ability to control up to 2 external relay switches From the Control Settings you can flip the switch on off open closed and set the duration EKM Metering Inc www ekmmetering com info ekmmetering com 831 425 7371 Schedules Seasons _ Holidays Overrides Edit Meter Rental Meter Schedule Tariff ait fom e periods of the day These settings are stored in the meters Schedule 2 Schedule 3 Schedule 4 Schedule 5 Schedule 6 Tariff 2 wa oa B From the Rates Settings you can set your TOU tariff under the Schedules tab Click Set to enter the changes when you are ready TA Use this to keep track of how much power you use for different time 0 00 lle 0 00 lic Fig 16 Edit Meter Rental Meter You can set your season under the Seasons tab These settings are stored in the meters _ Schedules Seasons Holidays Overrides Season Schedule The default password is 0 Start Date Schedule J Janay B B For more information regarding season tariffs this link has some helpful information http www pge com en mybusiness rates rateinfo index page Cancel Fig 17 Edit Meter Rental Meter gt You can also set you holidays under the Holidays tab These settings are stored in the meters The default password is 0 S amp te ao by co
13. eady click Save to finish setting up your report You can always make changes later if you need to In order to setup triggers which are simply alerts based on one or more data parameters click the Triggers icon The initial setup is similar to reports click the button name the trigger click the checkbox to enable the trigger click the meter s that you want to apply the trigger to and enter an email address that you want the alert sent to Enter the period This is the number of reads that need to happen in a row in which the rule s of the trigger are satisfied Click Add Rule to create a trigger parameter Select the data value as well as the level that will set of the trigger from the drop down menus You can add as many trigger parameters as you wish If you want the alert triggered for any of the rules you add select Any from the drop down menu next Match EKM Metering Inc www ekmmetering com info ekmmetering com 831 425 7371 1 1 0068 6 Successful Meter Reads 3S 10068 6 Successful Meter Reads 10068 6 Successful Meter Reads 10068 6 Successful Meter Reads 33 Watts Mon 4 20 15 2 31 18 EKM Metering v1 7 1 licensed to EKM Metering Inc Total Power Watts Current 1 Amps 1 Off 6 8 T ANA 7 44 AN A Power 1 Watts 1 Amps i 0 4 Amps Mon 4 20 15 5 17 58 Mon 4 20 15 8 04 39 Mon 4 20 15 10 51 20 25B Apr 18 2015 B B 2 B April 18th 2015 31
14. eter v 4 pulse input _ n Io oO 1 Omnimeter Pulse Increment 0 1ft x 1 0 1 Cubic Feet 2 Converted Value 1 Cubic Foot 1 Omnimeter Pulse Increment 0 75 US Gallons _ Reset Pulse Count Fig 14 Edit Meter Rental Meter The Omnimeter Pulse v 4 has the ability to change what displays on the meter s LCD screen To choose what you want to display click the LCD Display tab and check the boxes next to the data values that you want to display on you meter s screen When you are ready click Set to enter these settings in your meter The Omnmeter Pulse v 4 has the ability to count pulses from up to 3 pulse output devices From the Pulse Settings you can select your pulse output meter model Template Which will automatically enter your pulse output meter s Pulse Value You can also change the Omnimeter Pulse s Pulse Input Ratio billing units and the pulse ratio The default ratio is 1 1000 for every 1000 pulses input the pulse register will increment by 1 on the meter If you chake a change to the ratio click Set Now The default password is 0 If you would like to convert your pulse output meter s units you can use the Converted Value portion of this window This will allow you to convert from cubic meters to cubic feet for example In addtion to the main Pulse Count the Dash now has an additional resettable Pulse Count for each pulse input You can reset this puls
15. h enter your personal SMTP settings into the fields provided and then click save To create and schedule a report first click on the Reports icon Next click on the button in the bottom left hand corner of the window Now name your report click the checkbox to enable the report and indicate which meter s you want to include in the report The Values checkboxes let you choose which values to include in the csv file that you can opt to attach to your email report The Records field at the bottom of the window lets you indicate how many records you want to include in the csv report Enter the email address that you want the report sent to info ekmmetering com 831 425 7371 E Mail Options Modify your email body here Use the Insert Value box on the right to add values from your meter to the email body Here are the latest meter data values for your report Insert Value Meter Name name Meter Date date Value Total Kilowatt Hour Period Last Month B Forward Kilowatt iite pini Reverse Kilowatt Hour rkWh Net Kilowatt Hour nkWh Total Kilowatt Hour T1 TOU1 tkWh T1 Total Kilowatt Hour T2 TOU2 set 72 Attach CSV Report Total Kilowatt Hour T3 TOU3 tkWh 13 Total Kilowatt Hour T4 TOU4 tkWh 14 Reverse Kilowatt Hour T1 rkWh T1 Insert Reverse Kilowatt Hour T2 en T2 Reverse Kilowatt Hour T3 rkWh T3 Reverse Kilowatt Hour T4 rkWh T4 Voltage 1 volti Voltage
16. nd follow the steps provided You must first sign up at wattvision com to get your ID and API key EKM Metering Inc www ekmmetering com info ekmmetering com 831 425 7371 Activity 10068 6 Successful Meter Reads 10068 6 Successful Meter Reads 10068 3 Successful Meter Reads 10068 6 Successful Meter Reads 10068 6 Successful Meter Reads 10068 3 Successful Meter Reads 10068 3 Successful Meter Reads 10068 9 Successful Meter Reads 17507 1 Successful Meter Read 10 21 19 AM 10 20 18 AM 10 19 18 AM 10 18 18 AM 10068 6 Successful Meter Reads 10 17 19 AM 10 16 19 AM 10 15 18 AM EKM Metering Inc www ekmmetering com EKM Metering v1 7 1 licensed to EKM Metering Inc Value Fixed Solar Mon 4 20 15 10 51 20 AM POT Mon 4 20 15 10 52 20 AM Fig 22 Fig 23 s Meter Name Meter Number Send via E Mail E info ekmmetering com Set Schedule 2 E Mail Options Revert Fig 24 In order to set up reporting and or triggers click the Events icon in the upper right hand corner of the main Dash window Start by entering your email settings by clicking the Email icon You can use our Dashmail service to send to 35 emails per month if you have registered your Dash To use this service click the check box next to Dashmail and then click save If you want to send more than 35 emails per month or you haven t registered your Das
17. remote internet public static IP address for example 144 145 187 30 or your internet name for example meters ekmmetering com The default IP address is 192 168 1 125 Enter the iSerial Port Default is 50000 For more information on setting up you iSerial device check out these PDFs http documents ekmmetering com EKM iSerial TCP IP to Serial Converter Spec Sheet pdf http documents ekmmetering com EKM_Dash_Setup_Instructions pdf EKM Metering Inc www ekmmetering com info ekmmetering com 831 425 7371 Meter Name Meter Number Meter Model Read Interval Country Time Zone Activity 10068 6 Successful Meter Reads 10068 6 Successful Meter Reads 10068 3 Successful Meter Reads 10068 6 Successful Meter Reads 10068 6 Successful Meter Reads 10068 3 Successful Meter Reads 10068 6 Successful Meter Reads 10068 6 Successful Meter Reads 10068 3 Successful Meter Reads 10068 6 Successful Meter Reads 10068 6 Successful Meter Reads 10068 3 Successful Meter Reads 10068 6 Successful Meter Reads 10068 6 Successful Meter Reads 10 18 18 AM Read 10068 3 Successful Meter Reads 1719 AM 10068 6 Successful Meter Reads nee 10068 6 Successful Meter Reads 10 15 18 AM USB iSerial Push usbserial AHO34WOG Po Default Name Example 10068 Disabled v Every 1 Second Every 5 Seconds Every 10 Every 30 Seconds Seconds Every 1 Minute Every 5 Minutes Every 15 Eve
18. ry 30 Minutes Minutes Every 1 Hour Every 12 Every 24 Hours Hours EKM Metering v1 7 1 licensed to EKM Metering Inc Reverse Kilowatt Hour Net Kilowatt Hour Total Kilowatt Hour T1 TOU1 Reverse Kilowatt Hour T1 Reverse Kilowatt Hour T2 Reverse Kilowatt Hour T3 Reverse Kilowatt Hour T4 Fig 8 Meter Name Meter Number Meter Model Read Interval Country Time Zone Edit Meter Rental Meter S h O oae A Atoe el _ usbserial AHO34WOG ia Rental Meter 300001240 EKM Omnimeter Pulse v 4 Every 1 Second United States ka America Los_Angeles ka _ Cancel GEED Fig 10 Mon 4 20 15 10 51 20 AM POT Mon 4 20 15 10 52 20 AM 7 Select your Read Interval If you would like to store less data on your computer you can select a slower read rate according to your needs Note Push meters are set to the fastest read interval by default typically every 1 minute 8 Similarly select your Country and Time Zone from the appropriate drop down lists 9 Click OK to begin to read your meter You should begin to see reads come in to the Dash within a few seconds Note If you have a Push meter reading on the fastest read interval this can sometimes take a bit longer because it is pulling the latest 1000 reads into the Dash Alternatively you can opt to check the box to only pull the latest 1 read To edit your meter or make additional settings click the
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