From: Petter Reinholdtsen Date: Fri, 19 May 2023 19:48:44 +0000 (+0200) Subject: Added new post in wmbusmeters. X-Git-Url: https://pere.pagekite.me/gitweb/homepage.git/commitdiff_plain/290247edc726df754378deb94a06844f0c02e53d Added new post in wmbusmeters. --- diff --git a/blog/data/2023-05-19-meter-bus-debian.txt b/blog/data/2023-05-19-meter-bus-debian.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..a996313180 --- /dev/null +++ b/blog/data/2023-05-19-meter-bus-debian.txt @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +Title: wmbusmeters, parse data from your utility meter - nice free software +Tags: english, debian, nice free software +Date: 2023-05-19 21:50 + +

There is a European standard for reading utility meters like water, +gas, electricity or heat distribution meters. The +Meter-Bus standard +(EN 13757-2, EN 13757-3 and EN 13757–4) provide a cross vendor way +to talk to and collect meter data. I ran into this standard when I +wanted to monitor some heat distribution meters, and managed to find +free software that could do the job. The meters in question broadcast +encrypted messages with meter information via radio, and the hardest +part was to track down the encryption keys from the vendor. With this +in place I could set up a MQTT gateway to submit the meter data for +graphing.

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The free software systems in question, +rtl-wmbus to +read the messages from a software defined radio, and +wmbusmeters to +decrypt and decode the content of the messages, is working very well +and allowe me to get frequent updates from my meters. I got in touch +with upstream last year to see if there was any interest in publishing +the packages via Debian. I was very happy to learn that Fredrik +Öhrström volunteered to maintain the packages, and I have since +assisted him in getting Debian package build rules in place as well as +sponsoring the packages into the Debian archive. Sadly we completed +it too late for them to become part of the next stable Debian release +(Bookworm). The wmbusmeters package just cleared the NEW queue. It +will need some work to fix a built problem, but I expect Fredrik will +find a solution soon.

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If you got a infrastructure meter supporting the Meter Bus +standard, I strongly recommend having a look at these nice +packages.

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As usual, if you use Bitcoin and want to show your support of my +activities, please send Bitcoin donations to my address +15oWEoG9dUPovwmUL9KWAnYRtNJEkP1u1b.

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wmbusmeters, parse data from your utility meter - nice free software
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19th May 2023
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There is a European standard for reading utility meters like water, +gas, electricity or heat distribution meters. The +Meter-Bus standard +(EN 13757-2, EN 13757-3 and EN 13757–4) provide a cross vendor way +to talk to and collect meter data. I ran into this standard when I +wanted to monitor some heat distribution meters, and managed to find +free software that could do the job. The meters in question broadcast +encrypted messages with meter information via radio, and the hardest +part was to track down the encryption keys from the vendor. With this +in place I could set up a MQTT gateway to submit the meter data for +graphing.

+ +

The free software systems in question, +rtl-wmbus to +read the messages from a software defined radio, and +wmbusmeters to +decrypt and decode the content of the messages, is working very well +and allowe me to get frequent updates from my meters. I got in touch +with upstream last year to see if there was any interest in publishing +the packages via Debian. I was very happy to learn that Fredrik +Öhrström volunteered to maintain the packages, and I have since +assisted him in getting Debian package build rules in place as well as +sponsoring the packages into the Debian archive. Sadly we completed +it too late for them to become part of the next stable Debian release +(Bookworm). The wmbusmeters package just cleared the NEW queue. It +will need some work to fix a built problem, but I expect Fredrik will +find a solution soon.

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If you got a infrastructure meter supporting the Meter Bus +standard, I strongly recommend having a look at these nice +packages.

+ +

As usual, if you use Bitcoin and want to show your support of my +activities, please send Bitcoin donations to my address +15oWEoG9dUPovwmUL9KWAnYRtNJEkP1u1b.

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