EKM Metering

Hi Jameson, Success at last! I did have the RS-485 wires connected to the meter incorrectly. It took me a while to figure out why I made that mistake. On the bottom row of the meter, the connections are numbered 1-10, with 1 on the left. On the top row, the connections are numbered 11-16, with 11 on...

OK, I tried several things: 1) I did a continuity check on the cable. It passed. It was new, so I didn't really think it wouldn't, but I realized that I hadn't actually checked it before now. 2) I did "Send Diagnostic Information" in Dash. I added a comment to direct it to your attention. ...

Found it. It says "Please Wait. Communicating With Meter...". That message didn't change in the 10 minutes I waited. (I had to force-quit the app.) I removed the resistors. This time it said "Please Wait (etc)" for a few seconds, followed by "Unable to discover the meter num...

Hi Jameson,

Thanks for the quick reply.

OK. Where's "Discover"? I don't see it in my copy of Dash.

Pat

(I've done RS-232 a lot, but I'm pretty clueless about 485 and about USB. I'm using magic spells that I don't understand.) EKM Omnimeter I v3, S/N 000000013480. USB to RS-485 adapter, purchased from EKM about a month ago. EKM Dash v 503, downloaded earlier today. Running on a Mac, with the required ...

Hi Bill, Interesting point about the wire and screws. I can connect the CTs to barrier strips (Cinch 4-140) in sets of two , then run jumpers from the OmniMeter to the other side of the barrier strip. That way all the connects / disconnects are between the jumpers and the barrier strips. For the set...

Thanks. I'll go ahead with the two sets of solid-core CTs so I can run the wires to the outside of the breaker box once and not have to worry with opening the box when I want to switch.

Pat

I'd like to monitor both my electric water heater and my HVAC. Both are 240v 3-wire and are both fed off the same breaker box. I don't need to monitor each one at the same time. I'd like to get a single OmniMeter I and two sets of CTs. About once a month, I want to move the meter from one set of CTs...