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Title: Itron Openway smart meter in 900MHz band
Post by: miraculon on August 26, 2015, 10:46:50 AM
Consumers Energy installed a new Smart meter yesterday. It is an Itron Openway C2S0DS Model ITR24. (Tuesday 8/25) I don't know if the utility is operating it in the "bubble-up" mode, or it needs to be queried.

So far my Davis VP2 wireless transmissions seem OK. Good packets are still at 97% this morning on my ISS. There doesn't seem to be any ill effects of the new meter with the Davis.

This discussion On the Wireless Side (http://www.wxforum.net/index.php?topic=10739.0) and my ongoing attempts to get data from a remote ISS has piqued my interest in 900MHz doo-dads in general. I also have gotten into SmartThings. My house is a veritable beehive of 900MHz activity now...

Has anyone had any luck viewing their meter output with any of the available tools. I was thinking of getting one of these (http://www.gridinsight.com/products/amrusb-1/) if it will work with my meter. Can any of the homebrew Davis sniffers also read the Itron Openway meters?

Greg H.
Title: Re: Itron Openway smart meter in 900MHz band
Post by: Bushman on August 26, 2015, 12:15:33 PM
I use a Rainforest Automation box (about $40 USD)  https://www.itron.com/na/partners/Pages/RainforestAutomation.aspx  Pretty cool things - remote acccess via PF or Bidgely.com and accessible data downloads via USB connection.
Title: Re: Itron Openway smart meter in 900MHz band
Post by: miraculon on August 26, 2015, 01:06:35 PM
Quote from: Bushman on August 26, 2015, 12:15:33 PM
I use a Rainforest Automation box (about $40 USD)  https://www.itron.com/na/partners/Pages/RainforestAutomation.aspx  Pretty cool things - remote acccess via PF or Bidgely.com and accessible data downloads via USB connection.

Did you have to register it with the utility? I saw some info online where you need to register these devices with the utility in order for them to work.

Greg H.
Title: Re: Itron Openway smart meter in 900MHz band
Post by: Bushman on August 26, 2015, 02:03:10 PM
Got a special deal through my utility co (BC Hydro) and all I had to do was plug it in.  Each one has a unique GUID (plus the usual MAC address).  The GUID seems ot control its acccess.  What is cool (and a bit spooky) is that when I look at it via Bidgely, I get a local weather overlay so I assume that the GUID is linked to my local residential address and the weather is from the closest weather station.  Cool though...
Title: Re: Itron Openway smart meter in 900MHz band
Post by: Old Tele man on August 26, 2015, 02:18:08 PM
Same "smart" Itron™ power meter being used by Tucson Electric Power here.