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• This is simply a manifestation of the design flaw that has been obvious all along. Most users consume the real time data on the same LAN to which the CAD is connected so why is it necessary for that trip to involve a server miles away that is subjec…

  in Bright and API Status Update (29 March 2022) Comment by barneyd March 2022
• No, I am with Octopus and they fitted the meter. As there is a reading in the export register in the meter, it must not be transmitted in the data. I could ask Octopus but I don’t want to set up an export MPAN because I am paid for export on a deem…

  in Export meter reading Comment by barneyd October 2021
• That thread refers to instantaneous consumption (0702 04 00), which goes negative to denote export. I am asking about the cumulative export register in the meter (0702 00 01) It permanently reads 0 even though there is a valid reading in the meter i…

  in Export meter reading Comment by barneyd September 2021
• Thanks Clive. I did narrow it down to the MQTT part of the information chain when I saw the data wasn’t updating in OpenHAB last night but hadn’t tried to troubleshoot it further. Good to know there was a reason behind the outage and that you are l…

  in mqtt outage Comment by barneyd September 2021
• I’m on Go Faster and my IHD/CAD shows 13.45p/kWh all day. If fairness to Hildebrand, that’s how it’s set in the meter so I think the IHD is just displaying what it’s given.

  in Octopus Agile to Go - update rates Comment by barneyd July 2021
• That would be useful to save have to query the API and then extract the appropriate result.

  in Tariff Info Over MQTT Comment by barneyd April 2021
• I believe it is. I am on an all-day tariff with Octopus pending them recognising my recently fitted smart meter and transferring to a ToU. Reading their forum, both the supplied IHD and the Glowmarkt CAD have trouble getting the right rates.

  in Time of use rates wrong Comment by barneyd March 2021
• Just use a standard MQTT in node and configure it with the server url and your username, password and topic.

  in Interfacing to Domoticz using MQTT Comment by barneyd March 2021
• I am also getting "ets":"2000-01-01 00:00:00" but I am getting "ts": "2021-03-23 20:56:09". Does the "ts" come from the meter/comms hub and the ets from the IHD/CAD? I have opened UDP port 123 on my…

  in MQTT - Getting Started Issues Comment by barneyd March 2021
• i am integrating the API into my OpenHAB system. I got the AppID is in the API documentation. Make sure you use the Bright App version.

  in Install on Home Assistant and API Comment by barneyd March 2021
• Mine arrived yesterday and I have a very similar problem. The back stays on but it looks like it isn’t fitting properly towards the bottom of the unit. The result is the power plug doesn’t connect. I only realised because after less than 12 hours t…

  in Problem securing back cover to CAD Comment by barneyd March 2021