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EcoSwitch Plus

Ecosoft BV

Blauw-roodlaan 140

2718 SK Zoetermeer

Netherlands

EcoSwitch

Manual

V3.4

VC2318

EcoSwitch Plus

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+31(0)79 3471000

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+31(0)79 3618092

EcoSwitch

Ecosoft

info@ecosoftenergie.nl

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www.ecosoftenergy.com

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Page 1 EcoSwitch Manual V3.4 VC2318 EcoSwitch Plus EcoSwitch Plus π EcoSwitch Ecosoft Ecosoft BV Telephone Email Blauw-roodlaan 140 +31(0)79 3471000 info@ecosoftenergie.nl 2718 SK Zoetermeer Website Netherlands +31(0)79 3618092 www.ecosoftenergy.com EcoSwitch Manual EN 3.4 © 2024 Ecosoft BV...
Page 2: Table Of Contents
P1 meter integration Shelly EM integration Solar inverter integration 7.3.1 Reading inverter data 7.3.2 Switching solar inverters Information Pages Events Energy Use Connection to the Ecosoft server Connecting the EcoSwitch Ecosoft Server Menu EcoSwitch Manual EN 3.4 © 2024 Ecosoft BV...
Page 3 Ecosoft Energy App – Free Energy Planner Other information 12.1 EcoSwitch and Home Assistant integration 12.2 Built-in power limiter 12.3 Switching currents > 10 A or 12 A 12.4 Access to open-source code EcoSwitch Manual EN 3.4 © 2024 Ecosoft BV...
Page 4: Introduction
If your have a flexible contract with your energy supplier (when pricing depends on the hour of the day you are consuming energy), you will not only protect the environment, you will save money as well. EcoSwitch Manual EN 3.4 © 2024 Ecosoft BV...
Page 5 EcoSwitch Plus EU The EcoSwitch Plus EU and EcoSwitch Plus UK can carry up to 10 Ampères. At 230 Volts this is 2300 Watts electrical power of the connected device. It is possible to switch currents...
Page 6: Using The Ecoswitch Pi Safely
A device connected to the EcoSwitch Pi can only have a good grounding if the socket to which the Pi is connected is also properly grounded. Always use a socket outlet with an earth connection when using an appliance with an earth connection. EcoSwitch Manual EN 3.4 © 2024 Ecosoft BV...
Page 7: Installing The Ecoswitch
When the EcoSwitch has become a temporarily WiFi Access Point, a LED will blink, and then you can connect to the switch directly using your mobile phone. On your phone, go to the WiFi settings and search for new ● networks. EcoSwitch Manual EN 3.4 © 2024 Ecosoft BV...
Page 8 In the browser on your phone, go to http://192.168.4.1. This is a ● temporarily address; after configuration the EcoSwitch will no longer be reachable at this address. When prompted to log on, use these credentials: ● Username = eco EcoSwitch Manual EN 3.4 © 2024 Ecosoft BV...
Page 9 IP address that has been assigned to it. On any device supporting mDNS, for example your PC, you can use a .local address to access the EcoSwitch. Press Save ● EcoSwitch Manual EN 3.4 © 2024 Ecosoft BV...
Page 10 IP address in the address bar. Use this new IP address to access the EcoSwitch, or use a .local address like (in this example) http://ecoswitch.local. EcoSwitch Manual EN 3.4 © 2024 Ecosoft BV...
Page 11: Getting Started With The Ecoswitch
The hostname however will remain the same, and might be more convenient to use. When opening the web interface, you will be prompted to log on. The default credentials are: Username: eco Password: power EcoSwitch Manual EN 3.4 © 2024 Ecosoft BV...
Page 12: The Ecoswitch Energy Planner
Log on to the web interface ● The web interface will show if the switch is turned on or not ● Press “Switch on / off” to manually turn the electrical power on or ● off. EcoSwitch Manual EN 3.4 © 2024 Ecosoft BV...
Page 13 Shown on screen is the default action the EcoSwitch will take after manual switching. In this case the default action is “Reverts to plan” at a certain point, determined by the Energy plan. EcoSwitch Manual EN 3.4 © 2024 Ecosoft BV...
Page 14 (in this example: Reverts to plan) then click on Cancel. Note: the options apply to manual switching via the web interface and on the EcoSwitch device itself by pressing the button. EcoSwitch Manual EN 3.4 © 2024 Ecosoft BV...
Page 15: Change The Network Name Of The Ecoswitch After Installation
Note: If you change the password, don’t forget it, or store it somewhere. Without the correct password it is not possible to access the web interface of the EcoSwitch. Hold the button of the EcoSwitch for 40 EcoSwitch Manual EN 3.4 © 2024 Ecosoft BV...
Page 16: Install A New Version Of The Firmware
Press Start Upgrade. ● Method 2 - Upgrade by file upload At “Upgrade by file upload”, choose the file containing the new ● version Press Start Upgrade. ● EcoSwitch Manual EN 3.4 © 2024 Ecosoft BV...
Page 18: Using The Ecoswitch Energy Planner
UK. Set Type of Planning to ON at lowest price. ● Fill in the parameters that suit your needs. How to do this will be ● explained below. EcoSwitch Manual EN 3.4 © 2024 Ecosoft BV...
Page 19 You can fill in the duration in hours or in the format h:mm. For example, if you need one and a half hour of power, fill in 1:30. Fill in 0:15 for a quarter of an hour. EcoSwitch Manual EN 3.4 © 2024 Ecosoft BV...
Page 20 EcoSwitch will not be switched off when you use this option. The EcoSwitch will only switch off when it has detected that connected device has stopped. To detect of this has happened, the EcoSwitch Plus or EcoSwitch Pi measures the consumed power.
Page 21 25, the EcoSwitch will be switched off if the price is more than 25 eurocents per kWh. The consequence of this setting can be that the switch is not switched on at all during a certain time block. EcoSwitch Manual EN 3.4 © 2024 Ecosoft BV...
Page 22: Configuring Time Blocks
On default there is one time block of 24 hours, from 0:00 to 0:00 the next day. In many occasions, one time block is enough. If you’re satisfied with that, you can skip configuring time blocks. Example: charging the battery of an electric car EcoSwitch Manual EN 3.4 © 2024 Ecosoft BV...
Page 23 3. from 16:00 to 00:00 the next day. At "Duration switched on " fill in 0:30 for each time block. Like this: During time block 1: 0:30 During time block 2: 0:30 EcoSwitch Manual EN 3.4 © 2024 Ecosoft BV...
Page 24: Electrical Power Price Data
The energy prices vary per day and hour, depending on the weather (solar radiation and wind) and other circumstances. The switch retrieves the expected energy prices from the Ecosoft server, to create a power consumption plan based on these numbers. If this server cannot be reached, or if the price data is unavailable for another reason, the average values will be used, based on historical price data.
Page 26: Additional Configuration
Same duration: In default, the variation does not influence the duration. The plan will only be move forwards or backwards in time (for example 08:02 – 09:02). This way its is possible that the plan will end up partially EcoSwitch Manual EN 3.4 © 2024 Ecosoft BV...
Page 27: Apply New Options
You can choose when, after you changed the options of the Energy, the new options should be applied. You can choose “Apply immediately” and “Apply next time block” for the dropdown menu. EcoSwitch Manual EN 3.4 © 2024 Ecosoft BV...
Page 28: External Connections
EcoSwitch Pi via the network. The EcoSwitch Pi reads metering data from the Ecosoft P1-meter and the HomeWizard P1-meter. IP Address: Fill in the IP address or network name of the P1-meter. The default name of the Ecosoft P1-meter is ecop1.local.
Page 29: Shelly Em Integration
IP Address: Fill in the local IP address of the Shelly EM. The Shelly web interface is running at this IP as well. Read interval: Time elapse (in seconds) between two data readouts. EcoSwitch Manual EN 3.4 © 2024 Ecosoft BV...
Page 30 (When power) greater than: The EcoSwitch should switch when the power at the specified channel is greater than a certain amount of Watts. (Then) Switch to: Choose one of the following options: Planned state, Relay Off, Relay On. EcoSwitch Manual EN 3.4 © 2024 Ecosoft BV...
Page 31: Solar Inverter Integration
The default port is 502; SolarEdge usually uses port 1502. IP address: IP address of the inverter Port: TCP port of the inverter used for the communication EcoSwitch Manual EN 3.4 © 2024 Ecosoft BV...
Page 32 To switch the heat pump to a higher state if more than 1000 W is produced by the solar panels, configure: When power is smaller than (e.g.) 500 W, switch back to Planned state, and if greater than 1000 W, switch to Relay On. EcoSwitch Manual EN 3.4 © 2024 Ecosoft BV...
Page 33: Switching Solar Inverters
EcoSwitch Pi when the price is below a certain value. This can be used to prevent that costs are charged to you for feeding back electrical power to the grid. See: https://www.ecosoftenergy.com/inverters/ EcoSwitch Manual EN 3.4 © 2024 Ecosoft BV...
Page 34 If the EcoSwitch Pi detects a supported inverter, the corresponding settings to switch the solar system appear at “Solar inverter integration”, accessible via Main Menu -> Energy Planner -> Connections. EcoSwitch Manual EN 3.4 © 2024 Ecosoft BV...
Page 35: Information
Energy Planner. 8.2 Energy Use This option only applies to the EcoSwitch Plus and EcoSwitch Pi (because it relies on power consumption metering). EcoSwitch Manual EN 3.4 © 2024 Ecosoft BV...
Page 36 The EcoSwitch Plus and EcoSwitch Pi record how much power has been consumed. To view this information in detail, choose System from the main menu, and then Energy Use. At the top of the page the current time is displayed, together with the current Voltage, Current and Power.
Page 37 To create this table, measurements are made every 5 seconds. Use the arrow buttons to browse to next or previous moments. EcoSwitch Manual EN 3.4 © 2024 Ecosoft BV...
Page 38: Connection To The Ecosoft Server
9 Connection to the Ecosoft server 9.1 Connecting the EcoSwitch Optionally, data collected by the EcoSwitch can be stored on the Ecosoft server in the cloud. The server stores data for a long period of time, and will be accessible by you from outside your own network.
Page 39 • Click on the Confirm button for confirmation • Click on Register to add the device to your account • Copy the activation code EcoSwitch Manual EN 3.4 © 2024 Ecosoft BV...
Page 40 You can stop sending data at any time via the web interface of the EcoSwitch. You can do this by disabling the options (untick the boxes) or by disconnecting the EcoSwitch from the Ecosoft server. Sending data will then be stopped. Disconnecting does not remove data from the server, but will stop sending data.
Page 41: Ecosoft Server Menu
The graphs show energy price data as well. 9.2 Ecosoft Server Menu The Ecosoft cloud server has a number of menu items in the pane on the left: Dashboard, Devices, Profile, Shop, and Sign out. EcoSwitch Manual EN 3.4 © 2024 Ecosoft BV...
Page 42: Ecosoft Server Dashboard
Summary” on this page. It shows the date and time of the last synchronization (between device and server), metering data (voltage, current, power) and time of day (when the measurement actually took place). EcoSwitch Manual EN 3.4 © 2024 Ecosoft BV...
Page 43 See the first paragraph of this chapter. TAB - Overview The “Overview” tab shows information on the Ecosoft device State of the device: on, off, low, high, etc. ● Buttons for remote switching of the device ●...
Page 44 EcoSwitch. In this example, the EcoSwitch only consumed power (red line) during the nine hours when electricity prices (blue line) were lowest. See the graph below. EcoSwitch Manual EN 3.4 © 2024 Ecosoft BV...
Page 45 TAB - Events This tab shows actions that have been performed on the device, and the source of the actions. Events are for example: Switch on, Switch off ● EcoSwitch Manual EN 3.4 © 2024 Ecosoft BV...
Page 46: Ecosoft Server Devices
9.4 Ecosoft Server Devices Click on Devices in the left menu. This page shows a list of connected Ecosoft devices. Click on a device to go to the page of the device, where detailed information and adjustable settings are available.
Page 47: Ecosoft Server Profile
9.5 Ecosoft Server Profile Click on Profile in the left menu to set personal data, including First name, Last name, Email address, and Password. It is possible to delete the account with the button below. EcoSwitch Manual EN 3.4 © 2024 Ecosoft BV...
Page 48: Ecosoft Shop
9.6 Ecosoft Shop Menu item Shop in the left menu is a link to the Ecosoft Energy Shop. You can purchase Ecosoft devices and licenses there. 9.7 Ecosoft Server Sign Out Click on Sign Out in the left menu to sign out.
Page 49: Problem Solving
If that is the case you can connect directly to the switch to set up the network configuration. (This is used during installation. After installation, the switch is accessible via your WiFi network.) Extend the license Extending an EcoSwitch license is possible at https://www.ecosoftenergy.com/licenses/ EcoSwitch Manual EN 3.4 © 2024 Ecosoft BV...
Page 50: Ecosoft Energy App
The EcoSwitch can be operated from any smart phone with a web browser, like iPhones and Android phones. The free Ecosoft Energy App is optional. With this app you can: ● View the current energy prices ● Choose the best moment to consume energy ●...
Page 51: Ecosoft Energy App - The Menu
EcoSwitch. Dynamic rates About the dynamic energy contract, which is necessary to benefit from price fluctuations. More information This button links to https://www.ecosoftenergy.com EcoSwitch Manual EN 3.4 © 2024 Ecosoft BV...
Page 52: Ecosoft Energy App - My Devices
11.3 Ecosoft Energy App – My Devices The “My devices” page is a folder with icons to access all your Ecosoft Devices. The app can store network addresses and passwords (optional) for quick access. Note: You can also access your Ecosoft devices via a web browser without using the app.
Page 53 Add an Ecosoft device to the app On the My devices page you will find a list of all Ecosoft devices your app has access to. Install the EcoSwitch as described in the chapter “Install”. Check if the EcoSwitch is accessible via the network address and if the username and password are correct.
Page 54: Ecosoft Energy App - Hourly Prices
Ecosoft devices receives new prices. Here you view this data yourself. 11.5 Ecosoft Energy App – Free Energy Planner The Free Energy Planner is also available https://www.ecosoftenergy.com/energieplanner/ If you don’t have an EcoSwitch, this Free Energy Planner is an alternative to determine when the energy price is lowest.
Page 55 Free Energy Planner. It will also show the percentage of the price you save. With this tool you can reduce costs and CO emission right away. EcoSwitch Manual EN 3.4 © 2024 Ecosoft BV...
Page 56: Other Information
For the standard EcoSwitch, the image of a single switch will appear. If you click on this image, the EcoSwitch switches on or off. For the EcoSwitch Plus, additional data about power consumption will be visible. This data refreshes every few minutes.
Page 57: Built-In Power Limiter
Plus will switch off. The EcoSwitch will remain switched off for 60 seconds. Then the switch will try again. It will try again five times at most. The EcoSwitch Plus can carry a maximum of 10 Ampères (2300 Watts). EcoSwitch Pi The EcoSwitch Pi EU has a built-in power limiter at 2990 Watts.
Page 58: Access To Open-Source Code
12.4 Access to open-source code The EcoSwitch uses open source programs. If you want access to the source code, you may send a request to Ecosoft. EcoSwitch Manual EN 3.4 © 2024 Ecosoft BV...

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