Summary of Contents for YouLess LS110
- Page 1 User Manual YouLess energy monitor Model LS110 Version: 1.3-EN (Concept) Date: 10/08/2013...
- Page 2 Copyright and Trademark Information YouLess is a trade name and registered trademark of PostFossil B.V. © 2012-2013 PostFossil B.V. All rights to this document are reserved. All mentioned trademarks and registered trademarks are the intellectual property of their respective owners.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents YouLess description............................5 Device usage................................... 5 Type indication................................. 5 Package contents................................5 Physical interface................................6 Preconditions................................... 7 Network configuration............................8 Configuration with Windows configuration wizard......................9 Requirements................................9 Configuration wizard..............................9 Manual network configuration............................11 Manual network configuration on Mac OS X......................11 Network configuration on Linux............................. - Page 4 Solar-Yield..................................30 Technical Specifications..........................31 Safety and warranty............................32 Safety information................................32 Maintenance.................................. 32 Warranty..................................32 Conformity..................................32 Contact..................................33 Appendix................................. 34 YouLess User Manual...
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Page 5: Youless Description
Various software applications that can connect with the YouLess are made available for download freely. Because of the open data interface of YouLess, it is also possible for third parties to read the measurement data from the network, and to integrate them in custom software or systems. -
Page 6: Physical Interface
Network activity indicator (reception of data) NB: when no network link is established, the yellow LED will function as an alignment help for positioning the YouLess on an analog meter. The bottom side photo-sensor is used to read the electricity meter. -
Page 7: Preconditions
Alternatively, if no WiFi signal is available near the meter, a homeplug powerline adapter (not provided) set can be used to connect the YouLess with the wired network. In this case, the network signal is transmitted over the mains power cables using wall mount powerline adapters. -
Page 8: Network Configuration
The YouLess utilizes a fixed (static) IP address which is to be configured when installing the device. Since it can be useful to be able to access the YouLess web interface during the physical installation on the electricity meter, the topic of network configuration is covered in this manual before the physical installation on the electricity meter. -
Page 9: Configuration With Windows Configuration Wizard
De YouLess network settings can be configured using the configuration wizard: 1. On the Windows PC, run YouLess-config.exe. Click “Next” after the welcome screen. 2. Make sure that the YouLess is powered and connect the YouLess to the local network. Click “Next” to proceed. YouLess User Manual... - Page 10 “Configure” to start the configuration process. 6. The wizard will now show the progress of the YouLess configuration process. Finally, on the last screen a hyperlink to the YouLess will be shown. Click on this hyperlink to browse the YouLess web interface.
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Page 11: Manual Network Configuration
YouLess network setting is to be configured, will have to be temporarily altered according to the following generic steps: 1. Connect the YouLess to the local network as described on page 8. Make sure that the computer with which the YouLess is to be configured is also connected with this local network, preferably with a fixed network cable. - Page 12 (encircled in red in the figure below), as this will be needed in step 5 of the generic guide. Step 2c: From the Configure IPv4 drop-down, choose Manually. Enter the IP • address 10.10.10.11 in the IP address field. The subnet mask can remain set to the default value 255.255.0.0 YouLess User Manual...
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Page 13: Network Configuration On Linux
IP address listed in step 2b is needed. In order to obtain a suitable IP address for the YouLess device, replace the last digit of this router address with .14 (or an other available address) and enter this as the device IP address. -
Page 14: Physical Installation On The Electricity Meter
A method of achieving correct alignment, is to keep the red light beam focused on the disc center. Keep an eye on the red light dot, while looking at it sideways. Now move the Youless ever closer to the meter while keeping the red light dot on the disc center, until finally the YouLess is in position. -
Page 15: Digital Meter
LED can be seen through the hole in the strip. Subsequently, attach the YouLess on the meter by aligning the strip on the meter with the strip on the YouLess. Preferably, the connectors of the YouLess will be pointing downwards. -
Page 16: Analog Meter
With analog meters, it can take a minute or two before the YouLess has adjusted the detection algorithm to the lighting conditions. The detection of a measuring pulse can also be seen on the Home page of the YouLess web interface. -
Page 17: Web Browser Interface
In this chapter the functionality of the various web pages are documented. Overview The YouLess web pages consist of a menu part to the left and the selected menu screen on the right. On the Home page, current version and status information is shown. -
Page 18: Configuration
The ethernet hardware address (MAC address) of the YouLess can be found on this page. This is a unique identification number, which is also the device serial number of the YouLess. This number cannot be altered. The first 4 MAC address number combinations for YouLess model LS110 are fixed to 72:b8:ad:14. -
Page 19: Electricity Meter
If the configured gateway address was not found on the local network, an asterisk (*) will appear behind the gateway field. If the address was found on the network, but the YouLess could not access the internet (DNS), a cross (X) wil appear behind the gateway field. If needed, refresh the displayed status by pressing the F5 key to reload the page. - Page 20 The YouLess will accept all values ranging from 1 till 10000. Click on the Save button to save the settings in the YouLess non-volatile memory. On incorrect input, the input is rejected and the old settings remain active.
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Page 21: Upload
(see chapter Information sources, page 30). With the standard firmware, the YouLess can be binded with the free online energy manager Bidgely. This paragraph describes the binding (or upload activation) procedure with Bidgely. -
Page 22: System
That is to say, there will be no detail information, but the total usage will still be correct. For documentation regarding the online services to with which the YouLess can bind, refer to the concerning online services. See also chapter Information sources, page 30. -
Page 23: Logging
Furthermore, the internal log serves as data cache for software applications such as apps and widgets. For the internal log function, the YouLess internal clock must be set with the correct time. See also the previous paragraph System. - Page 24 Watt. 10 minute values are kept internally over the last 24 hours. Uur: For each half hour period, a report with the average power use per • minute is expressed in Watt. Minute values are kept internally over the last hour. YouLess User Manual...
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Page 25: Special Functions
For security reasons, the factory default reset procedure can be performed only when having physical access to the device. For this procedure, use is made of the fact that the YouLess network adapter can detect the presence of a network link. That is to say that the unplugging and subsequently plugging in of the network cable is interpreted as the pressing of a button. -
Page 26: Specific Procedure
That is to say that the erased information cannot be retrieved afterward. Flashing firmware updates It is possible to load new or alternative firmware versions in the YouLess over the network (flashing). A firmware version is made available by YouLess as an executable program (flash utility) that contains both the firmware image and the software program that performs the flash procedure. -
Page 27: Flash Procedure
(see paragraph Blind flashing on page 28). If the flash utility does not succeed in bringing the YouLess in flash mode, then this may be caused by: A virus scanner and/or firewall software (notably Avast) •... -
Page 28: Blind Flashing
• was not successful. If these cases, the flash utility will ask for the YouLess to be put in flash mode manually by interrupting the power supply through the USB cable. After this interruption the YouLess status LED will start blinking to indicate that the YouLess is in flash mode. -
Page 29: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting The flash procedure can always be retried. The YouLess cannot get into a state in which it needs special operations in order to be revived (cannot be bricked). It is possible though that the firmware does not operate properly afterwards when the first flash attempt is not successful, but the solution to this is simply to retry the flash procedure. -
Page 30: Information Sources
Information sources Information sources are listed below: YouLess website On the YouLess website, the latest verion of this document can be found. Besides this user manual other useful information sources can be found here. For more information, refer to http://www.youless.net. -
Page 31: Technical Specifications
JSON interface, Bidgely API, PVOutput API With a meter constant of 475 imp/kWh These limits are only applicable to the internal memory capacity of the YouLess. In combination with external energy management services or software, these limits do not apply. -
Page 32: Safety And Warranty
Install and use the YouLess according to the instructions as described in the • applicable documentation. Do not use the YouLess or any of the included components like the power supply, if • these are damaged. Do not expose the YouLess to high temperatures, strong sunlight or high humidity •... -
Page 33: Contact
Contact YouLess is een a trade name and trademark of PostFossil B.V. PostFossil B.V. Zilvergracht 61 2652 HT Berkel en Rodenrijs www.postfossil.nl For customer support, the contact form on www.youless.net can be used. YouLess User Manual... -
Page 34: Appendix
YouLess thanks Jee Labs for making available the enormous wealth of knowledge, code and inspiration. The YouLess contains a bootloader of which the source code is licenced under GPL. The source code of the bootloader can be obtained on request.