Installation

Questions about installing and configuring a Fluksometer.

Power jack details

by mr_thingy on

I'm planning to power a Flukso off a DIN-rail power supply, I haven't got the Flukso yet since I need to get some wiring changed first, but I'd need to know in advance what size the power jack is. The manual says it's centre-positive, I assume it's something like a standard 2.1mm jack?

No readings from gas probe

by jghaanstra on

I tried setting up my Fluksometer today without any success. I bought the Flukso to retrieve data from a dutch smart meter but this smart meter isnt installed yet ( it's planned for the 10th of juli). But since I also bought a gas probe for my Elster BK-G4 gas meter I thought I'd set it up just for the gas probe for the time being.

So what I did:

  • Hooked the Flukso to the ethernet port of my laptop
  • Configured my wireless network and changed the firewall settings so the Flukso is accessible through Wifi as well
  • Configured my gas probe sensor on port 4
  • Removed the wires for the P1 smart meter datacable for port 5- and port 6a+b
  • Installed the Flukso near my fusebox and gas meter, right below my wireless router
  • Installed the gas probe sensor and secured the +/- wires to port 4

I can:

  • Access the Flukso wirelessly on a local ip (192.168.0.124)
  • See that my sensor configuration is synced with the Flukso website
  • See that retrieving time and doing a ping test are successful

I can't:

  • See any data on the dashboard on the Flukso website
  • See a distinct heatbeat LED, it does in- and decrease in strength a little bit every second but not sure if this is the full heartbeat it is supposed to be. I would expect a proper blink.
  • Retrieve any data through a local JSON request (http://192.168.0.124:8080/sensor/211a7b.....5332b03a?version=1.0&interva...
  • See a constant heartbeat in the syslog. I only see something about a heartbeat when I save settings but I would expect something here every time data is send to the Flukso website.

So it seems no data is registered from the probe and/or send to the website. I'm pretty sure I have installed the sensor conform the guidelines (laser mark facing up, red in positive of port 4 and black in negative of port 4). I have no clue where to continue getting this to work, so some guidelines would be helpfull. I have attached a log extract from the latest reboot but it doesnt contain much interesting.

[Edit]
This is the syslog after leaving the Fluksometer alone for some time. I see something that looks like a heartbeat but I still dont see data on the dashboard.

Jul 3 14:15:01 flukso-eb6e6c cron.info crond[946]: crond: USER root pid 1078 cmd /usr/bin/fcheck
Jul 3 14:30:01 flukso-eb6e6c cron.info crond[946]: crond: USER root pid 1147 cmd /usr/bin/fcheck
Jul 3 14:45:01 flukso-eb6e6c cron.info crond[946]: crond: USER root pid 1218 cmd /usr/bin/fcheck
Jul 3 15:00:01 flukso-eb6e6c cron.info crond[946]: crond: USER root pid 1294 cmd /usr/bin/fcheck
Jul 3 15:05:01 flukso-eb6e6c cron.info crond[946]: crond: USER root pid 1321 cmd /usr/bin/heartbeat 0
Jul 3 15:05:03 flukso-eb6e6c user.info heartbeat[1322]: POST https://api.flukso.net/device/eb6e6cc5e66aa2f06f74d89448c50dfc: 200
Jul 3 15:15:01 flukso-eb6e6c cron.info crond[946]: crond: USER root pid 1356 cmd /usr/bin/fcheck
Jul 3 15:30:01 flukso-eb6e6c cron.info crond[946]: crond: USER root pid 1407 cmd /usr/bin/fcheck
Jul 3 15:45:01 flukso-eb6e6c cron.info crond[946]: crond: USER root pid 1458 cmd /usr/bin/fcheck
Jul 3 16:00:01 flukso-eb6e6c cron.info crond[946]: crond: USER root pid 1509 cmd /usr/bin/fcheck
Jul 3 16:05:01 flukso-eb6e6c cron.info crond[946]: crond: USER root pid 1536 cmd /usr/bin/heartbeat 0
Jul 3 16:05:02 flukso-eb6e6c user.info heartbeat[1537]: POST https://api.flukso.net/device/eb6e6cc5e66aa2f06f74d89448c50dfc: 200
Jul 3 16:15:01 flukso-eb6e6c cron.info crond[946]: crond: USER root pid 1571 cmd /usr/bin/fcheck
Jul 3 16:30:01 flukso-eb6e6c cron.info crond[946]: crond: USER root pid 1622 cmd /usr/bin/fcheck
Jul 3 16:45:01 flukso-eb6e6c cron.info crond[946]: crond: USER root pid 1673 cmd /usr/bin/fcheck
Jul 3 17:00:01 flukso-eb6e6c cron.info crond[946]: crond: USER root pid 1724 cmd /usr/bin/fcheck
Jul 3 17:05:01 flukso-eb6e6c cron.info crond[946]: crond: USER root pid 1751 cmd /usr/bin/heartbeat 0
Jul 3 17:05:02 flukso-eb6e6c user.info heartbeat[1752]: POST https://api.flukso.net/device/eb6e6cc5e66aa2f06f74d89448c50dfc: 200
Jul 3 17:15:01 flukso-eb6e6c cron.info crond[946]: crond: USER root pid 1786 cmd /usr/bin/fcheck
Jul 3 17:30:01 flukso-eb6e6c cron.info crond[946]: crond: USER root pid 1837 cmd /usr/bin/fcheck
Jul 3 17:45:01 flukso-eb6e6c cron.info crond[946]: crond: USER root pid 1888 cmd /usr/bin/fcheck
Jul 3 18:00:01 flukso-eb6e6c cron.info crond[946]: crond: USER root pid 1939 cmd /usr/bin/fcheck
Jul 3 18:05:01 flukso-eb6e6c cron.info crond[946]: crond: USER root pid 1988 cmd /usr/bin/heartbeat 0
Jul 3 18:05:03 flukso-eb6e6c user.info heartbeat[1989]: POST https://api.flukso.net/device/eb6e6cc5e66aa2f06f74d89448c50dfc: 200

USA customs - holy wow!

by tintar on

"Hello,

We are working to pre-clear the attached shipment under FedEx tracking/Air Waybill number [redacted] with Customs. In order to do this additional information is required.

Please provide a better description of the item listed on the commercial invoice.

“Fls01-100”—

Does this item emit or alter any radio frequencies?

Regards,
[redacted]"

LOL! this did not happen on my original flm02a + 2x fls01-100 order, and neither on the more recent 2b order.

either this is some recent "thing" (altho I order plenty of handheld ham radios from china ebay, as well as extra/better replacement antennas) or somebody in US customs is trying to make themselves look good?

more likely it is just typical random thing. I replied to them that Fls01-100 is a passive sensor that neither emits nor alters radio freqs. so hopefully that will be the end of it.

right now it is simply amusing, let's hope it does not turn into annoying ;-)