Help a noob: Synology > Aeon Labs Z-Stick > HEM v1

[welch]

Hi all,

I am a home automation noob with very limited software experience. Bought the Aeon Labs USB Z-Stick and their v1 Home Energy Meter (HEM) clamp for my circuit breaker to monitor energy usage.

I already have a Synology server running so I went with Domoticz as a home automation platform for the ease of compiling on Synology and compatibility with my Aeon Labs hardware.

I am posting because I underestimated the technical level of this platform and I am in way over my head. I would like to get a working solution up and running that graphs and displays my energy usage.

The good:
- The HEM is installed and appears to be paired successfully to the USB stick
- Both the USB stick and HEM show up in my devices via the Domoticz dashboard
- both devices activated and pinned to Domoticz interface via stars
- Sometimes getting kWh data from HEM

The bad:
- I don't know how to set up HEM kWh data to show up in Domoticz energy graph
- I can't find a complete set of instructions anywhere online regarding the correct configuration parameters
- tried many different settings and fixes that I found online but afraid that I may have done more harm than good to my device configuration
- I only have two devices but the Domoticz interface lists many duplicate devices even after I manually remove them
- kWh data from HEM is very inconsistent and only shows up under Devices > Data and data varies depending on duplicate device

Ideal solution:
- Domoticz interface is set up correctly show me accurate graphing of kWh data
- with little to no maintenance overhead
- and without needing any additional equipment

I am hoping that someone would be kind enough to point me in the right direction. Happy to provide additional details, screenshots, or even guest remote login access if it will help me find a solution.

Thank you!

[bbqkees]

First: according to other posts the HEM is not that consistent in reporting.

Second: when you add a Z-Wave node (or any other device) you usually get multiple devices in Domoticz.
This can be f.i. a switch and voltage and current and total power. These are all seperate 'devices' for Domoticz.
The KWh (total/current) power is probably still in your unused devices list.

If you create a Domoticz device from it, you can click on the icon afterwards and it will show you the graphs.

[welch]

Hello,

Thanks for the response.

I have tried adding all of these many devices as a Domoticz device but even though some have kWh data in the Devices section, none provide any graphing information whatsoever.

Here are a few screenshots to show where things are:

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Also here are the config settings for the HEM v1:

Request current stored values from device

1. Country Voltage:  (volts) (actual: 120)

Voltage to calculate wattage from amperage. US=120. EU,ANZ=240.
Last Update: 2016-01-08 09:26:34

3. Power changed:  (actual: 0)

Automatic report only when power is changed.
Last Update: 2016-01-08 09:26:34

4. Wattage Threshold:  (watts) (actual: 1)

Threshold change in wattage to induce a automatic report (whole HEM).
Last Update: 2016-01-08 09:26:34

5. Wattage Threshold C1:  (watts) (actual: 1)

Threshold change in wattage to induce a automatic report (Clamp 1).
Last Update: 2016-01-08 09:26:34

6. Wattage Threshold C2:  (watts) (actual: 1)

Threshold change in wattage to induce a automatic report (Clamp 2).
Last Update: 2016-01-08 09:26:34

7. Wattage Threshold C3:  (watts) (actual: 1)

Threshold change in wattage to induce a automatic report (Clamp 3).
Last Update: 2016-01-08 09:26:34

8. Wattage Percentage Change:  (%) (actual: 1)

Percentage change in wattage to induce a automatic report (whole HEM).
Last Update: 2016-01-08 09:26:34

9. Wattage Percentage Change C1:  (%) (actual: 1)

Percentage change in wattage to induce a automatic report (Clamp 1).
Last Update: 2016-01-08 09:26:34

10. Wattage Percentage Change C2:  (%) (actual: 1)

Percentage change in wattage to induce a automatic report (Clamp 2).
Last Update: 2016-01-08 09:26:34

11. Wattage Percentage Change C3:  (%) (actual: 1)

Percentage change in wattage to induce a automatic report (Clamp 3).
Last Update: 2016-01-08 09:26:34

12. Accumulate energy:  (actual: 0)

Accumulate energy when Battery Powered.
Last Update: 2016-01-08 09:26:34

100. Reset #101-103:  (actual: 0)

Reset to default parameters number 101-103. Any value other then 0 will initiate this reset.
Last Update: 2016-01-08 09:26:34

101. Group 1 Reports:  (actual: 12)

Which reports need to send in group1. Format is as follows: Byte 1 (msb): Reserved Byte 2: Reserved Byte 3: Bit 7: reserved Bit 6: reserved Bit 5: Auto Send Meter Report (for kWh) at the group time interval (Clamp 3) Bit 4: Auto Send Meter Report (for kWh) at the group time interval (Clamp 2) Bit 3: Auto Send Meter Report (for kWh) at the group time interval (Clamp 1) Bit 2: Auto Send Meter Report (for watts) at the group time interval (Clamp 3) Bit 1: Auto Send Meter Report (for watts) at the group time interval (Clamp 2) Bit 0: Auto Send Meter Report (for watts) at the group time interval (Clamp 1) Byte 4 (lsb): Bit 7: reserved Bit 6: reserved Bit 5: reserved Bit 4: reserved Bit 3: Auto Send Meter Report (for kWh) at the group time interval (whole HEM) Bit 2: Auto Send Meter Report (for watts) at the group time interval (whole HEM) Bit 1: Auto Send Multilevel Sensor Report (for watts) at the group time interval (whole HEM) Bit 0: Auto Send Battery Report at the group time interval (whole HEM)
Last Update: 2016-01-08 09:26:34

102. Group 2 Reports:  (actual: 12)

Which reports need to send in group2. Format is as follows: Byte 1 (msb): Reserved Byte 2: Reserved Byte 3: Bit 7: reserved Bit 6: reserved Bit 5: Auto Send Meter Report (for kWh) at the group time interval (Clamp 3) Bit 4: Auto Send Meter Report (for kWh) at the group time interval (Clamp 2) Bit 3: Auto Send Meter Report (for kWh) at the group time interval (Clamp 1) Bit 2: Auto Send Meter Report (for watts) at the group time interval (Clamp 3) Bit 1: Auto Send Meter Report (for watts) at the group time interval (Clamp 2) Bit 0: Auto Send Meter Report (for watts) at the group time interval (Clamp 1) Byte 4 (lsb): Bit 7: reserved Bit 6: reserved Bit 5: reserved Bit 4: reserved Bit 3: Auto Send Meter Report (for kWh) at the group time interval (whole HEM) Bit 2: Auto Send Meter Report (for watts) at the group time interval (whole HEM) Bit 1: Auto Send Multilevel Sensor Report (for watts) at the group time interval (whole HEM) Bit 0: Auto Send Battery Report at the group time interval (whole HEM)
Last Update: 2016-01-08 09:26:34

103. Group 3 Reports:  (actual: 12)

Which reports need to send in group3. Format is as follows: Byte 1 (msb): Reserved Byte 2: Reserved Byte 3: Bit 7: reserved Bit 6: reserved Bit 5: Auto Send Meter Report (for kWh) at the group time interval (Clamp 3) Bit 4: Auto Send Meter Report (for kWh) at the group time interval (Clamp 2) Bit 3: Auto Send Meter Report (for kWh) at the group time interval (Clamp 1) Bit 2: Auto Send Meter Report (for watts) at the group time interval (Clamp 3) Bit 1: Auto Send Meter Report (for watts) at the group time interval (Clamp 2) Bit 0: Auto Send Meter Report (for watts) at the group time interval (Clamp 1) Byte 4 (lsb): Bit 7: reserved Bit 6: reserved Bit 5: reserved Bit 4: reserved Bit 3: Auto Send Meter Report (for kWh) at the group time interval (whole HEM) Bit 2: Auto Send Meter Report (for watts) at the group time interval (whole HEM) Bit 1: Auto Send Multilevel Sensor Report (for watts) at the group time interval (whole HEM) Bit 0: Auto Send Battery Report at the group time interval (whole HEM)
Last Update: 2016-01-08 09:26:34

110. Reset #111-113:  (actual: 0)

Reset to default parameters number 111-113. Any value other then 0 will initiate this reset.
Last Update: 2016-01-08 09:26:34

111. Group 1 Interval:  (seconds) (actual: 720)

The interval of sending report group 1.
Last Update: 2016-01-08 09:26:34

112. Group 2 Interval:  (seconds) (actual: 720)

The interval of sending report group 2.
Last Update: 2016-01-08 09:26:34

113. Group 3 Interval:  (seconds) (actual: 720)

The interval of sending report group 3.
Last Update: 2016-01-08 09:26:34

253. Unit Recalibration (dangerous):  (actual: 0)

Re-calibrate (will destroy factory calibration). CONTACT AEON LABS before using.
Last Update: 2016-01-08 09:26:34

254. Device Tag:  (actual: 0)

Device tag.
Last Update: 2016-01-08 09:26:34

255. Reset default configuration:  (actual: 0)

Reset to the default configuration.
Last Update: 2016-01-08 09:26:34

[welch]

4th screenshot in separate post since limit is 3 attachments per post

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[bbqkees]

Are you sure you connected the device correctly?
It is reporting zero's to Domoticz so it is not measuring anything.

[welch]

In the first screenshot if you scroll to the bottom it is collecting some sort of kWh information but it generates a new device each time. I am certain that this device is properly connected to the circuit panel. My uncertainty is regarding best practice on how to show the collected data in Domoticz. Thanks for any advice.

[Rodio]

Hi,

I've got the samething running as you.
My problem in the beginning was that the HEM needs to collect from only 1 fase, blue or brown wire, NOT BOTH.
I had the same logfiles as you. When I changed that, it worked fine.

[welch]

Just wanted to respond and say that I think I found the solution to my issue:

1. factory reset the HEM
2. Remove all devices in the Devices category and let them auto repopulate
3. Assign ONLY the Z-Stick USB (not HEM) as an active device. Still showing 7 devices total which I assume are different nodes.

Apparently the Z-Stick is already capturing and compiling the information from the HEM into a graph that I can use. I did modify the HEM and Z-Stick to have a 5 sec update interval. Will report back with any updates if anything else happens.