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1. any button Link Key screen any button Device info screen any button Top Button Disconnect from meter www rainforestautomation com rainforest automation EMU 2 Technical Manual EMU 2 Diagnostic Mode Screens Hard Reset The Hard Reset screen allows you to perform a Hard Reset by pressing the Top Button Pressing the Bottom Button sends you to the Device ID screen Device ID The Device ID screen shows the Install Code IN and MAC Address MAC for this particular device Both are 16 digit hex numbers Pressing any button sends you to the Link Key screen Link Key The Link Key screen shows the Preconfigured Link Key for this EMU 2 It consists of 16 pairs of hex digits Pressing any button sends you to the Device Info screen Device Info The Device Info screen shows the revision number of the firmware FW installed on the device as well as the hardware version HW of the EMU 2 Pressing any button sends you to Active Mode Hard Reset Reset Skip Device ID IN ee6d785b8006db6d MAC 00158d00001a56d7 Link Key 78 af a4 da a3 e9 0b 24 9d 15 20 0e da a8 4 d2 Device Info HW 3 0 1 FW 1 2 12 3094 www rainforestautomation com rainforest EMU 2 automation Technical Manual Hard Reset A Hard Reset will erase all existing data and configurations on the EMU 2 The device will be decommissioned and will not be able to immediately rejoin2. rainforest EMU 2 Energy Monitoring Unit Technical Manual Version 1 05 Sept 2014 rainforest EMU 2 automation Technical Manual Copyright 2014 by RAINFOREST AUTOMATION INC RFA All rights reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any from without the expressed written permission of RFA Under copyright law this manual or the software described within cannot be copied in whole or part without the written consent of the manufacturer except in the normal use of the software to make a backup copy The same proprietary and copyright notices must be affixed to any permitted copies as were affixed to the original This exception does not allow copies to be made for others whether or not sold but all of the material purchased with all backup copies can be sold given or loaned to another person Under the law copying includes translating into another language or format Rainforest Automation may have patents patent applications trademarks copyrights or other intellectual property rights covering subject matter in this document Except as expressly provided in any written license agreement from Rainforest Automation the furnishing of this document does not give you any license to these patents trademarks copyrights or other intellectual property Trademarks Third party brands and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks and or registered trademarks of their respective c
3. Click the green RAVEn tab to get back to the device information You should see that the Disconnect USB button is now highlighted in blue and the Connect USB button is greyed out After a few moments the Registration box should display the MAC Address and Install Code for the device Your computer is now communicating with the EMU 2 www rainforestautomation com rainforest EMU 2 automation Technical Manual Firmware Update A Firmware Update will replace all of the application code contained in the program memory of the EMU 2 The update code is loaded into the EMU 2 using the serial port and the Personal Meter Reader software You will need to follow the directions in the previous section Connecting to the Serial Port Once your computer is connected to the EMU 2 click the Home tab at the top of the Personal Meter Reader screen and select Firmware Rainforest Automation Personal Meter Reader O x Home Help H rt Set Price Hard Reset Block Pricing pap Electric Lal Connection rainforest Lol Registration The Firmware Update window should pop up 15 x ot fades Cancel Check File Stat Update Save Image Update b Firmware File SSS SS a Click the button to the right of the Firmware File field You should be able to browse to the zigbee file that contains the updated code image Once you
4. continuously cycling through all the channels 11 26 looking for candidates to join It is important that the device not be restarted during the Joining Procedure This has unpredictable results and may cause the device to be decommissioned as if it had performed a Hard Reset www rainforestautomation com rainforest EMU 2 automation Technical Manual Diagnostic Mode Diagnostic Mode provides a number of screens that give you technical details about the EMU 27 and also provide access to advanced functions such as Hard Reset and Firmware Update To get into Diagnostic Mode you must first put the EMU 2 into Configuration Mode This is done by pressing and releasing both buttons simultaneously note that this should not be attempted until the EMU 2 has successfully connected to the smart meter Once in Configuration Mode hold down both buttons for at least five seconds When the buttons are released Diagnostic Mode will be initiated Note that the unit will automatically return to Active Mode after one minute of inactivity www rainforestautomation com rainforest EMU 2 automation Technical Manual Diagnostic Mode Navigation Flowchart both buttons any button Configuration oye f hold both buttons for 5 seconds release Active Sleep Mode VY N Mode 4 minutes inactivity 1 minute Diagnostic inactivity Mode Hard Reset screen Bottom Button Device ID screen
5. have selected it the file name should appear in the Firmware File field b Click the Check File button You will see several lines of info appear in the lower half of the window ending with Check File complete www rainforestautomation com 17 rainforest EMU 2 automation Technical Manual Firmware Update E o x sat Update save mage zi Firmware File VClUsersviser Deskiop Tech Manual 1095 0E01 14301701 al 24082013 11 45 58 AM Finnware Version 100 29 08 2013 11 45 58 AM Firmware Header Length 0038 290872013 11 45 58 AM Fimware Manufactuer 1095 29 08 2013 11 45 58 AM Fimware Type 0EM 2908 2013 11 45 58 AM Amware File Yersion 14301701 24082013 11 45 58 AM Firmware Zigbee Version 2 24082013 11 45 58 AM Firmware 2908 2013 11 45 58 AM Firmware File Size 201D4 29 08 2013 11 45 58 AM Fimware Tag ID 0 29 08 2013 11 45 58 AM Fimware Tag Length 4C 128 75 08 2013 11 45 58 AM Check File Complete lf the EMU 2 is joined to a meter then press one of the buttons until the Current Time screen is shown If it is not joined to a meter the EMU 2 will be very busy trying to find and connect this will slow down the communication on the serial port To prevent this put the EMU 2 into Configuration Mode by simultaneously pressing and releasing both buttons This will temporarily halt the meter search activity until it times out after 1 minute If you keep the unit in C
6. is a companion to the EMU 2 User Manual and both documents should be consulted None of the information contained in this manual should be required by the average consumer to operate the EMU 2 product under normal conditions www rainforestautomation com rainforest EMU 2 o matt Technical Manual About the EMU 2 The EMU 2 is a ZigBee endpoint that acts as an In Home Display It implements the ZigBee Smart Energy Profile 1 1 The supported clusters are shown below The Active Mode and Configuration Mode screens are described in detail in the EMU 2 User Manual This manual provides information about Diagnostic Mode which is not intended to be used by non technical users Supported Clusters Cluster Client Cmd a Attribute 0x0000 Mandatory Commands Identify 0x0003 Server Mandatory Commands E D Be Time Ox000a Client Read Attributes 0x00 TimeStatus Ox0001 LocalTime 0x0007 Key alii Establishitent 0x0800 Server Mandatory Commands Pf Simple Metering 0x0702 Client continued on next page D commande ff ee EndTime S O Status ee recelvedy 0x00 ProfileintervalPeriod INumberOfPeriodsDelivered 00 E 0x00 EZEN EZEN CurrentSummationReceived Ox01 0100 EE OxOc Bock Price Meter ox02 status 0x00 Status eg Read Attributes 0x00 Multiplier Divisor e LD PERREESRE CES Gens ___ DemandFormatting 2 MeteringDeviceType Historical
7. the baseline rate or greater up to 5x the baseline rate the Yellow light will be on When consumption is more than 5x the baseline rate the Red light will be on www rainforestautomation com rainforest EMU 2 automation Technical Manual Prepay Support A firmware option is available for EMU 2 to read the Prepayment Cluster see the Supported Clusters diagram in the About the EMU 2 section in this manual If this is enabled in the firmware build then the Prepayment Information attribute set is read from the meter If the meter provides this information then a new Prepaid Balance screen is shown between the Current Price screen and the Message screen Prepaid Balance 2 503 48 lf the meter does not support the Prepayment Cluster the EMU 2 can still receive the Prepaid Balance information by using specially formatted text messages This technique is called Message Tunneling A text message can be sent to the Meter Control System containing the account balance information as well as a time stamp and corresponding meter reading along with the appropriate meter number The Meter Control System can forward the text message in the usual way to the meter and the meter will deliver the text message via ZigBee to the EMU 2 Meter Control Text Message Account Balance CS d j Customer Meter Reading Database EMU 2 Smart Meter lf Message Tunneling support is enabled in the EMU 2 t
8. the smart meter The smart meter will not allow the EMU 2 to join until the meter has also decommissioned the EMU 2 and then reregistered EMU 2 for joining A Hard Reset can be initiated from the Hard Reset screen in Diagnostic Mode see the previous section Diagnostic Mode Selecting Reset Top Button in the Hard Reset screen brings up the following screen that confirms that you intend to perform a Hard Reset and disconnect from the meter Are you sure Disconnect from meter Cancel Pressing Cancel Bottom Button will abort the process and send you to Active Mode Pressing the Top Button will erase all existing data and configurations disconnect from the meter and reset the EMU 2 www rainforestautomation com 13 rainforest EMU 2 automation Technical Manual Connecting to the Serial Port You can connect your Windows computer to the EMU 2 serial port This will allow you to access the real time meter data directly and will also let you program in complex pricing structures and even update the internal firmware to enable new features The serial port is a Mini USB port found above the power socket on the side of the EMU 2 You will need a cable like those typically used for digital cameras to connect this port on the EMU 2 to the USB port of your Windows computer i s rainforest Your computer should be running Windows 7 or greater It must also have the NET Frame
9. 0x04 InstantaneousDemand 0x00 Consumption www rainforestautomation com rainforest EMU 2 Cluster Price Message Prepayment o ma TI Io Technical Manual only enabled for prepayment support only enabled if Price Labels are used instead of Rate Label only enabled for block pricing support www rainforestautomation com oa GetCurrentPrice Lol LL o o GetSceduledPrices 0x01 LL l PriceAcknowledgement_ 0x02 Rate Label o IL Currency o o Price Trailing Digit and Tier SE Number Of Price Tiers amp Register Tier ublshPrice Joe Stat Time Duration LI Price isd Number Of Block Thresholds Price Control JL Tier Label 0x00 Tier6PriceLabel JL 0x05 See me Meee D aen Attributes Block Period 0x02 StartOfBlockPeriod BlockPeriodDuration minutes ThresholdMultiplier ThresholdDivisor __ Commodity a a E Block Price gt Kc e 0x04 Information W E Billing oxo7 GumentBtingPeriodStart x07 em Information CurrentBillingPeriodDuration GetLastMessage 100 Message Confirmation 011 o Cancel Message nl li MessageID EH received MessageControl H 0x0703 Client MessageID JL MessageControl eege vi Bt Duration JL Message o Prepayment Payment Control 0x0703 Client Attributes Information 0x00 Credit Remaining Set Credit Status Block Price Price Label Block Price Price Label Block Price
10. 5 4 3 Il II DI II lf the price is set manually using the Set Rate screen none of the Indicator LED Lights will be on while the manually set price is in effect Note that the Indicator LED Lights are also used to indicate that a new text message has been received In that case the Red and Yellow LEDs will flash alternatively www rainforestautomation com 19 rainforest EMU 2 automation Technical Manual LED indication Demand build The EMU 2 has three Indicator LED Lights arranged in a stoplight pattern that is red at the top yellow in the middle and green at the bottom i z rainforest When the EMU 2 firmware is factory configured for a Demand build these lights indicate the current rate of demand for power in kW relative to a baseline The baseline is initially set to 0 5 kW but can be changed while in the Current Usage screen To set the baseline e Navigate to the Current Usage screen using the device control buttons e Adjust your usage by switching loads in your house on or off until the Current Usage screen shows the value you want to use for the baseline e Press and hold the Top Button for 5 seconds You should see all three Indicator LED Lights come on together This indicates that the baseline has been set to the current usage rate shown on the screen After that the Green light will be on when the current consumption rate is below the baseline When consumption is at
11. EN EE EE EEES ENN 24 www rainforestautomation com rainforest EMU 2 automation Technical Manual Regulatory information FCC Notices This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user s authority to operate the equipment FCC IC RF Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC and Industry Canada radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment The antenna s used for this equipment must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 8 inches 20cm from all persons ICES 003 Compliance This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur ina particular installation If thi
12. hen the incoming text message is scanned looking for the following pattern PREPAID BALANCE xxx xx mm dd yyyy hh mm ss 2zzzzkWh Where e XXX XX is the account balance in dollars e mm dd yyyy hh mm ss is the date and time stamp e zzzzz is the last 5 digits of the meter reading The information in the text message provides the data necessary for the EMU 2 to provide the Prepaid Balance screen The EMU 2 can even estimate the up to date www rainforestautomation com 21 22 rainforest EMU 2 automation Technical Manual instantaneous balance between text message updates by calculating the difference in the meter reading from the last update multiplying it by the effective price and subtracting this from the last update balance www rainforestautomation com rainforest EMU 2 automation Technical Manual Price Input Options The EMU 2 provides a number of methods to allow the input of a value for the commodity Price This flexibility allows it to work with a variety of smart meter deployment configurations There is a hierarchy of Price input methods Listed highest priority first they are 1 Meter Price Cluster support this input overrides any of the others 2 Text Message parsing this input overrides manual input 3 Manual input this is the default for most deployments This hierarchy makes it easy to migrate from the simplest type of meter deployment no Price support in the meter to more
13. istration Status MAC Address Install Code el Version Ensure that the EMU 2 is powered only by its AC adapter and there are no batteries installed power from the batteries may interfere with operation of the USB port Connect the device to your computer using the Mini USB cable When the EMU 2 is plugged in for the first time the device drivers have to be installed This should be done automatically by Windows If for some reason Windows is unable to find the drivers you will need to install them manually The drivers are available for download at http www rainforestautomation com developer In the Personal Meter Reader program click the blue button to the left of Connection to expand the box Lage Beere rainforest BI Connection i Registration Connect to DEVICE in order to verify registration www rainforestautomation com 15 rainforest EMU 2 automation Technical Manual You will see the Serial Port connection information Rainforest Automation Personal Meter Reader _ Oo x Home Help rainforest TTT Lol Registration Connect to DEVICE in order ta f registration a Select the serial COM port corresponding to the USB port you have plugged the EMU 2 into You may have to check with your Windows Device Manager to determine this Di Click the Connect USB button to initiate the connection You should see the speedometer screen pop up c
14. ompanies and are the sole property of their respective manufacturers Notice The author s assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document nor does it make a commitment to update the information contained herein www rainforestautomation com rainforest EMU 2 automation Technical Manual EMU 2 Energy Monitoring Unit RFA Z105 2 Version 1 05 Technical Manual Table of Contents Ke IEN Te Ale te dn QUIOM EE 4 Zen THIS eelere 5 ADOUNC ENEE 6 Silvester CC 6 Startup EEN 8 Hefe dea Ile TEE 10 Diagnostic Mode Navigation Flowchart 11 EMU 2 Diagnostic Mode SCIreens seeren aada 12 lte CU ceceramaeasenasiensieaneannaunaeananiasmaeanauanouaniaameunatuamnenapiasioanmsuneenaeiasmanenturmayantanes 12 PO VICS UD EE 12 Ride 12 Device WA O BE 12 alle RCS C0 E E aaeesewenen baewense cemmeesbeesneestaesecenteeesauetseeecsetcewesaneeeweere 13 COMMGEGCUNG 10 ING Seral PON sossen ESENE EEEa 14 PUR AE E an a E EE E SE EEE E dace 17 LED indication TOU build nanannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnmnnn 19 LED indication Demand build ceseceeeeeneceneceneensecnsecnseonseenecenscnseonseonsseneseneees 20 HAAAT e DOIG E 21 Price IAD UT ODUONS cisrenan E EE 23 Manual le creacesacsedtecreeaaseaeniesaseaendncmteciecaniesenindidacepiadachaenatedeameaadedaceamdecnieensecemetedaceincnantay 23 WET EIERE 23 NGILO Ile TE 24 EUI TOI nl e ornes E EE EE
15. onfiguration Mode it will speed up the download of the Firmware Update Click the Start Update button in the Firmware Update window You will see the line Update Firmware Started appear in the lower half of the window The progress bar across the center of the window will fill over and over many times It will take at least 16 minutes to load the new firmware Do not unplug the device during this process When the download is done the message Firmware download complete switching to new firmware will appear at the bottom of the window The device will then be reset and the new firmware version will be verified When you see the message Firmware is X X XX then the process is complete www rainforestautomation com rainforest EMU 2 automation Technical Manual LED indication TOU build The EMU 2 has three Indicator LED Lights arranged in a stoplight pattern that is red at the top yellow in the middle and green at the bottom i s rainforest When the EMU 2 firmware is factory configured for a TOU build these lights indicate the current price tier There can be up to 7 price tiers For most tiers a single light will be on The top tier is always considered Critical Peak and is indicated by a double flash of the Red LED every 3 seconds lf the number of tiers is 1 or 0 or if the price tier has not been set then none of the Indicator LED Lights will be on 6 ps
16. rainforest EMU 2 automation Technical Manual Startup Procedure Once the EMU 2 has successfully completed its initialization procedures the display will show the Startup screen Normally this is the Rainforest Automation logo rainforest Oo Mats D A Then the Joining Procedure will begin The procedure is as follows e Send Beacon Request and look for a device that has the join flag enabled in its beacon e After joining the network wait for the Coordinator to send the network key encrypted with our link key derived from the install code e Look for the Key Establishment Cluster using match descriptor e Perform Key Exchange e f successful look for the time cluster and the metering cluster e f successful ask for time The time needs to be a valid value e f successful ask for metering pricing and messaging The flowchart for this procedure is shown below along with the output screens that are displayed during the procedure 8 www rainforestautomation com rainforest o ma TI Io For each Channel 11 up to 26 Send Beacon Request Receive Beacons make list of Candidates For each Candidate Key Exchange Get Meter Data Exit al Next Candidate S Next Channel zz a Start Again Active Mode mom J gt EMU 2 Technical Manual Searching for meters Connecting to Meter Please Wait The Joining Procedure is repeated
17. s equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Compliance Regulations For Australia and New Zealand This equipment complies with the C Tick labeling requirements for Australia and in New Zealand As a radio transmitter this device complies with the requirements of AS NZS 4268 2008 as designated in the Radiocommunications Short Range Devices Standard 2004 for Australia and as required by the Radiocommunications Regulations General Users Radio License for Short Range Devices Notice 2011 for New Zealand This device is a Category A device as defined in the Radiocommunications Compliance Labeling Electromagnetic Radiation Notice 2003 www rainforestautomation com rainforest EMU 2 automation Technical Manual About This Manual This manual is intended for those needing detailed technical information about the EMU 2 product such as customer support engineers and laboratory and field engineers performing evaluations and trials involving the EMU 2 This manual
18. sophisticated Price options with no changes to the EMU 2 Manual Input For smart meter deployments with no pricing in the meter the users can simply enter the commodity price themselves using the Set Rate screen in Configuration Mode as described in the EMU 2 User Manual Besides being prone to user error this method is only really practical for flat rate tariffs Text Message Input A firmware option is available for EMU 2 to allow the commodity Price and Price Tier to be set simulating a Price Cluster PublishPrice Command using specially formatted text messages This technique is called Message Tunneling and is much the same as alternative method for Prepay support mentioned in the Prepay Support section of this manual If Message Tunneling support is enabled in the EMU 2 then the incoming text message is scanned looking for the following pattern CURRENT TIER y x xxxx kWh Where e yis the Price Tier 1 5 e x xxxx is the Price in dollars 0 0000 9 9999 Using this method will overwrite any Price value that has been set manually using the Set Rate screen www rainforestautomation com 23 24 rainforest EMU 2 automation Technical Manual This method is particularly useful for implementing dynamic and or tiered pricing in deployments where the price cluster has not been enabled in the meters Note that this feature is only available as a special factory option Meter Input The EMU 2 is
19. sues a GetCurrentPrice command to the meter every 2 minutes If the meter responds with a PublishPrice Command with pricing information this new Price value will override any value that has been input manually or via text message This makes migration to full in meter pricing transparent and painless Serial Port Input In addition to the three techniques listed above pricing information can also be programmed into the EMU 2 through the USB serial port This allows complex block pricing schemes with up to four tiers and programmable block thresholds to be downloaded to the unit The details of how to use this feature can be found in a separate document the EMU 2 Block Pricing Programming Guide www rainforestautomation com
20. work ver 2 0 or greater installed If NET is not installed on your computer you will be prompted to download it during the software installation procedure Before connecting the EMU 2 to your computer you will need to install the Personal Meter Reader software Go to the link http www rainforestautomation com raven_support Click on the Personal Meter Reader link to download the software save the ZIP file when prompted Extract the files in the ZIP folder Double click on the application file named setup exe Note that this installation requires that you have the necessary permissions to install programs on your hard drive You may need Power User Admin permissions You must agree to run the install when you are prompted to do so You will see the Welcome screen for the Setup Wizard Click on Next and follow the onscreen directions to complete the installation of the software When the software installation is complete there will be a new icon on your desktop that is a shortcut to the Personal Meter Reader software Launch the application by double clicking on the icon After a moment i AN you will see the Personal Meter Reader window Reader www rainforestautomation com rainforest EMU 2 automat Technical Manual d Rainforest Automation Personal Meter Reader Ioj x Home Help RAVEN Teen rainforest el Connection lal Registration Connect to DEVICE in order to verify reg
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