Actually, if you're taking requests here, if the draw is really high like 5 or 7KW, could you just lower the draw to maybe 1 or 2? That would really save me quite a bit of money
The Energy Detective
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Actually, if you're taking requests here, if the draw is really high like 5 or 7KW, could you just lower the draw to maybe 1 or 2? That would really save me quite a bit of money
Rupp
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How are you monitoring each of the seperate inputs shown on the appliation ie Hot Water?There is a new version that I am testing now that will automatically save the config when you close the program. It also has other features, including event monitoring. Here is a pick with event monitoring enabled:
If you disable event monitoring, the window shrinks. I also put some docs together. I hope to get it posted this week.
OK, new version is up. If you have the latest version, it should find the new version when you start the program. Otherwise, you can download it from the original link above.
This update:
- Allows all ports to be used
- Fixes rounding issues when displaying power in the system tray
- Adds the full (no rounding) KW currently being used to the tooltip for the system tray icon
- Used async methods for getting the data (should improve performance)
This update:
- Allows all ports to be used
- Fixes rounding issues when displaying power in the system tray
- Adds the full (no rounding) KW currently being used to the tooltip for the system tray icon
- Used async methods for getting the data (should improve performance)
I have put together a web site detailing the TED modification and sample code to use with a Buffalo or Linksys router.
http://gangliontwitch.com/ted/
http://gangliontwitch.com/ted/
Hye guys - just a quick question - can the TED system monitor 220V 50hz single phase domestic power supplies as used in the Southern Hemisphere? Am struggling to find any suppliers of real time power monitoring systems who can monitor a 220V supply.... allw e have is Cent a Meter type products which are glorified ammeters at best with no logging or output capabilities.
Appreciate any advice you may have - I can't find this specification on the TED site. My apologies if it is easily found!
Appreciate any advice you may have - I can't find this specification on the TED site. My apologies if it is easily found!
briankelly63
Active Member
Mine (version doesn't seem to matter much...) runs for a couple of hours (clean install of XP), then I notice after not too long a time that the KWH dial indicator stops responding. This is only the first sign though, because after a day or two of continuous operation, Footprints becomes more and more unstable until it will not even display the main page. I've done a couple of clean installs of the OS from scratch, then reloaded Footprints plus .net etc. and tried again with the same results on different drives.
Me thinks Footprints has a "fungus", and their tech support is non-responsive so far, other than to suggest I try the latest vers I(which I did), but same result.
Hardware is fine, data coming out the port, but something seems fishy in software land... I had told them earlier that the drive writes every second, wasn't the best either (said they were aware of that, etc.).
At least the hardware works...
I used TED and had to send it back because of the PLC interference issue. Always amazed me that they could put out such a product without ever considering which companies were already using very nearby PLC frequences.... The company is supposedly coming out with a MESH based RF system very soon....
I used TED and had to send it back because of the PLC interference issue. Always amazed me that they could put out such a product without ever considering which companies were already using very nearby PLC frequences.... The company is supposedly coming out with a MESH based RF system very soon....
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That may be the "Model 5000", which has been in the "vaporware" stage for quite a long time now. I e-mailed em' a week or two ago, and I did get a reply which indicated "3-4 weeks". Details are sparse, but it seems that this model will allow for "net metering" as well, but I heard that bit of info quite some time ago.
I really hope that the new model does have RF instead of Power Line communication. As far as the difficulties with the TED Software that I had earlier, I eventually tried the newer software vers. along with installing windows 2000 instead of XP. Between the two changes its working quite a bit better.
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That may be the "Model 5000", which has been in the "vaporware" stage for quite a long time now. I e-mailed em' a week or two ago, and I did get a reply which indicated "3-4 weeks". Details are sparse, but it seems that this model will allow for "net metering" as well, but I heard that bit of info quite some time ago.
I really hope that the new model does have RF instead of Power Line communication. As far as the difficulties with the TED Software that I had earlier, I eventually tried the newer software vers. along with installing windows 2000 instead of XP. Between the two changes its working quite a bit better.
Yeah, but if the past is any indication, the new MESH RF version will be very close to, but not exactly the same frequency that Z-Wave uses and it will cause interference with that
Yeah, but if the past is any indication, the new MESH RF version will be very close to, but not exactly the same frequency that Z-Wave uses and it will cause interference with that
Just switch to UPB. I did, and my TED has been working fine. We'll almost. I tried the Footsteps software, and it cause my disk drive to run every second, which over time, won't be good for my disk. I'm using it stand-alone until they fix that.
Yeah, but if the past is any indication, the new MESH RF version will be very close to, but not exactly the same frequency that Z-Wave uses and it will cause interference with that
Just switch to UPB. I did, and my TED has been working fine. We'll almost. I tried the Footsteps software, and it cause my disk drive to run every second, which over time, won't be good for my disk. I'm using it stand-alone until they fix that.
Yes Insteon is causing havoc on the TED in my house. Switching to UPB has many other advantages than this though :huh:
