Publish the data of energy monitor to your MQTT server

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The latest firmware can support MQTT publishing. You can send the energy data of the WiFi energy meter to your own MQTT server.

1. Key Word

MQTT home energy meter, MQTT energy monitor

2. Upload to Third-party MQTT server

2.1 Device configuration

Run Mode: TCP

Tcp Address: mqtt://[URL of your mqtt server]:[port]

2.2 Set the username and password of MQTT

If you want to set the username and PWD of the MQTT, you should upgrade the firmware to i.75.97.5(or greater).

The Wi-Fi energy meter work as an MQTT client in this mode. it can be connected to the MQTT broker from such authentications below.

Authentication mode:

1. Username and password
2. ClientID (use SN as the ClientID)
3. Anounymous

You can set/get the username and password by the local API.

SET the Username and PWD of the MQTT

URL: http://{the local IP of the energy meter}/api/mqtt?user=laoliu&pwd=123456

Like this pic below

please note:

• replace the username(laoliu) and pwd(123456) with your real setting.
• The maximum length for both username and PWD is 20.
• Do not support using the character of "&" in the username or PWD.

GET the current setting (Username and PWD) of the MQTT

URL: http://{the local IP of the energy meter}/api/mqtt

Please note: The PWD of the MQTT would not be returned, only return the length of the PWD.

2.3 Subscribe the corresponding topic from MQTT server

Topic: device/sn/realtime

If everything is OK, you will be able to subscribe the corresponding topic from MQTT server now.

3. Interpreting the JSON Data

Regardless of whether the meter is set up to upload data to a third-party server (using HTTP/HTTPS, TCP/TLS, MQTT) or to retrieve data through a local API, the JSON format remains consistent across all methods.

JSON Data Definition of IAMMETER`s product

4 Reference

1. The latest firmware of the wifi energy meter

2. Integrate with Third-Party Server

3. How to subscribe MQTT topic from IAMMETER

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6.You can trigger MQTT and web hook in auto sending page now.

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