New cbus energy metering system

[ashleigh]

Hello Colin

Thanks for the clarification. We'll be in touch privately.

Regards
Ashleigh

[daky]

Thanks Synctek


Clears up a few things!

We certainly look forward to the quick release of the Cbus Energy Meter. I have a current application that could use 4 Energy meters in a block of 4 units - due for completion in January or February. I am sure if this meter was available I would have quite a lot of applications where they can be applied if that provides any incentive for an early release?

[Conformist]

Originally Posted by daky

Thanks Synctek


Clears up a few things!

We certainly look forward to the quick release of the Cbus Energy Meter. I have a current application that could use 4 Energy meters in a block of 4 units - due for completion in January or February. I am sure if this meter was available I would have quite a lot of applications where they can be applied if that provides any incentive for an early release?

Let me clear one thing up... This product is not a C-Bus Energy Meter! The use of the trademark C-Bus (name and/or logo) is not permitted for products sold or manufactured by anyone other than Clipsal or Schneider Electric. This product may be able to carry the C-Bus enabled logo if/when it complies.

[daky]

It doesn't appear that there is anything available that can be called a cbus energy meter so it seems to me that if syntek have made a cbus compatiable energy meter then they should recieve encouragement to have such a device available for cbus and offcourse getting it cbus enabled.

[petra]

I checked the synctek website and the energy meter won't be available until early next year. The product looks good and uses seperate pc software to display energy and water consumption screens.
Is there a current sensor available that measures energy that can be displayed on the color touch screen?

[PGOLD]

You can't measure energy with a current sensor, but you could use a standard CT (eg 100A/5A) connected through a AC/DC amplifier to convert the AC current signal to 0-10V dc and use this to feed one of the analog inputs of a General Input C-Bus module?
The C-Bus General Input module allows 4 inputs so you should be able to easily measure all three phase currents if 3 CT's are used?

[Automan]

I have been in contact with Synctek about their Cbus energy meter
and they advised that the Cbus option has been undergoing site trials.

I don't understand why its taking so long, should have been ready by now,
the release date was to be in the first quarter 2010.

They did not give me a firm release date but I need energy & water consumption and level monitoring of a grey water storage tanks.


Automan

[Darpa]

Give them some time mate, CIS are very strict about testing of all their own and third party C-Bus Enabled products, so that they will work flawlessly for 99% of users. I'm sure Synctek are doing their best to get the product released by the end of March.

However, there is nothing anyone here can do to speed up that process, as none of us here, neither integrators, end users, nor CIS staff have any control over Synctek and their release schedule.

Your best bet is to stay in touch with Synctek, as they are the only ones who can keep you updated on their progress. Maybe if you ask them nicely they will let you buy one of the pre-release units if you agree to do some testing for them?

[NickD]

Originally Posted by Darpa

Give them some time mate, CIS are very strict about testing of all their own and third party C-Bus Enabled products, so that they will work flawlessly for 99% of users. I'm sure Synctek are doing their best to get the product released by the end of March.

I agree and I can sympathise with the mount of headaches they would be going through with regulatory compliance. It's bad enough for us with just having C-Bus and mains to worry about, but I would imagine there would be all sorts of other compliance issues when they incorporate interfaces to gas and water systems!

Nick