tenHsEcm12xx Options
To show the Options pages, click on the HomeSeer
button ECM Options. The following
shows the HomeSeer screen:
When you click on the ECM Options button, the Options page will be
displayed:
Click on the General, Triggers, Names, or Energy Cost
buttons to display each individual Option page.
General Options Page
When you click on the General button, the following page will be displayed:
Specify the UDP Port (3700-3799) that tenEcmServer is using to broadcast
ECM data packets. If you change this value, you must stop and restart
the plugin from the HomeSeer Setup/Interfaces page.
Specify the Network Interface on your computer to use to receive UDP
packets from tenEcmServer. The Any selection should be used in
most cases. If you have multiple network interface cards on your computer
and you are seeing duplicate records from tenEcmServer, than specify a
specific network interface from the dropdown list.
Receive Timeout: The tenHsEcm12xx plugin listens for data packets
from tenEcmServer. You can specify a timeout value in seconds.
If the plugin does not receive a packet within the specified timeout interval,
then the communications interface will be reinitialized. You should
specify something 10 times larger than the transmission interval specified for
the ECMs.
Process tenEcmServer Packets Every nn Seconds: You can specify the frequency in which the plugin processes data packets.
Packets can arrive as frequently as two a second. This is determined by
the settings transmitted to the ECMs by tenEcmServer
(changeable tenEcmServer options). The plugin will ignore data packets
until the specified number of seconds has elapsed. Use a higher number to
minimize resources used by the plugin.
Accumulate Data for 24 Hours: You also specify if the plugin should accumulate the last
24 hours of detail data.
This data is used by the real time chart. You can also access this data
from HomeSeer scripts. You can disable this to minimize resources used by
the plugin if you are not using the charting web page.
Chart Refresh Every nn Seconds: You can specify the frequency (in
seconds) that the chart is refreshed when displayed in your web browser.
You can override this value using the rr=nn command within the chart page
URL.
Net Energy: The plugin tracks the net energy supplied from or
generated to the power grid. In order to compute net energy, the plugin
must know which of the ECM channels are connected to the main power feed.
This is usually Ch1, can be Ch2, and in rare cases Ch1 and Ch2 are connected to
each of the two phases from the power grid. Select one of the radio
buttons to indicate how your ECMs are connected.
Reset Net Energy Device for This Month: If you have made changes to
your ECM configuration or changed the Net Energy selection above, you can click
on this button to reset the current Net Energy reporting period starting with
the next calculation.
Generated Energy: Select which ECM channel is connected to your
generating source.
Triggers Option Page
Data packets from tenEcmServer are processed based upon the frequency specified
on the General Options page. On the Triggers Option page you specify how
much each value must change before its HS Device value is updated. The
Triggers Option page is shown below.
Names Option Page
The Names Option page is shown below:
For each ECM channel, you specify the name for the HS Device that tracks the
energy use by that channel in watts. When you click on Save Names, and
channels that you change will have their HS Device names changed and the plugin
will begin using the new device names. Do not
rename any of the HS devices from the HomeSeer Status page, as the plugin will
no longer be able to find the renamed HS Device. These channel
names are also used by the Chart web page.
Energy Cost Options
Use this page to set the values used to compute the monthly cost of the energy
consumed. The value of the Net Energy Device is used to calculate
ongoing monthly cost. You specify up to two rate periods based upon the month
of the year. Select the months that are included in each period.
Many electric companies charge higher rates for the summer months. Within
each period you specify a fixed monthly charge as well as the variable
charge based upon the killowatt-hours consumed for the month. You can
specify up to three KWH tiers for each period. You also specify the day of
the month that begins your electric company's billing period.
These parameters are used to compute the values of Cost This Month and Cost Last
Month Devices. The Energy Cost Option page is shown below:
