Independent cloud-interface for M-bus water consumption meter system
Pöllänen, Juuso (2016)
Metropolia Ammattikorkeakoulu
2016
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201605117183
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201605117183
Tiivistelmä
Traditionally water consumption has been monitored by water provider circling around sites to read physical meters and report readings forward. Now as information technology and automation is part of almost everything, also water consumption metering has experienced a revolution and more advanced remote reading methods have become common.
Commissioning company of this thesis has already a meter remote reading capability integrated to their automation-system. High price of required central unit limits the sales to larger projects where full building automation system is implemented. To fill this market gap the company gave the task to design and program a suitable low cost and easy to install stand-alone system.
The objective of this thesis is to develop a prototype of data collecting unit for M-bus-protocol based domestic water consumption meter system using programmable micro-computer platform. The collected data is sent and stored in a cloud service, where it is possible to be monitored by for example a water provider.
The product is targeted to be installed and configured by personnel with limited knowledge about automation systems and programming, such as a plumber who installs physical meter itself. Also the installation should require as little additional tools and programs as possible and no more instructions than a simple manual.
The installation process should not require complicated understanding of the programs and systems to be installed. The personnel working within the process should be able to install and configure the whole system as smoothly as possible.
Commissioning company of this thesis has already a meter remote reading capability integrated to their automation-system. High price of required central unit limits the sales to larger projects where full building automation system is implemented. To fill this market gap the company gave the task to design and program a suitable low cost and easy to install stand-alone system.
The objective of this thesis is to develop a prototype of data collecting unit for M-bus-protocol based domestic water consumption meter system using programmable micro-computer platform. The collected data is sent and stored in a cloud service, where it is possible to be monitored by for example a water provider.
The product is targeted to be installed and configured by personnel with limited knowledge about automation systems and programming, such as a plumber who installs physical meter itself. Also the installation should require as little additional tools and programs as possible and no more instructions than a simple manual.
The installation process should not require complicated understanding of the programs and systems to be installed. The personnel working within the process should be able to install and configure the whole system as smoothly as possible.