Use the WiFi energy meter in Thingsboard
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Configure the IAMMETER`s WiFi Energy meter
Visit the local IP of the WiFi energy meter.
Run mode and Address
- RUN Mode: TCP
- TCP Address: mqtt://10.10.20.21:1883 (This IP is the IP of your ThingsBoard MQTT Broker)
Then click Save&Reboot
Set the user and password of the MQTT
IAMMETER`s product supports MQTT, you an set the user and pwd of the mqtt by the API.
Details: Publish the data of energy monitor to your MQTT server
Now, we would set the mqtt credentials(user/pwd) with below user:laoliu pwd:123456
API: [local IP of the energy meter]/api/mqtt?user=laoliu&pwd=123456
Please note:
- The IP is the local IP of the WiFi energy meter.
- This credential (laoliu,123456) would be used in the setting of the Thingsboard in next chapter
Thingsboard
Profiles->Device profiles
Add "+"
Create new device profile
Name: IAMMETER-MQTT
Click Next
Change Transport type* to MQTT
Change Telemetry topic filter* to "device/+/realtime", and Attributes subscribe topic filter* too.
here you can find the IAMMETER topic Publish the data of energy monitor to your MQTT server (iammeter.com)
Then click Next, Next, Add
Devices credentials(client ID,user, pwd)
Add new device
Name: IAMMETER
Select existing device profile: IAMMETER-MQTT
Click Next
Select Add credentials
Credentials type: MQTT Basic
Client ID
Use the SN of the WiFi energy meter as the client ID of the MQTT.
Paste the SN to Client ID
User name and password
Use the auth information (laoliu/123456) that set in the energy meter (Refer to first chapter).
Next: choose Public
View the instant data published from the energy meter
The incoming data is listed here
Or you can Show them on widget
reference
Parse the data of the energy meter in Thingsboard
Publish the data of energy monitor to your MQTT server (iammeter.com)
