Water consumption with Smartvatten
How to connect to water meters in Smartvatten to collect consumption for Evolo
Written By Aleksander Bless
Last updated 14 days ago
The Smartvatten app lets you connect to Smartvatten to retrieve consumption data from your water meters. This makes it easier to include water consumption as part of your energy monitoring or reporting.
Get started
1. Go to Configuration β Applications
2. Click "Add new application".
3. Fill in the required fields for the Smartvatten app.
The following fields must be filled out:
- Name and description
Enter a name for the application and add a description if desired. - Gateway
Select the gateway for the data points to be used. - API Key
You can obtain an API key by contacting Smartwater Support. - Data Points
Select the data points you want to write data to. We recommend that you create a virtual data point with the data store type.Β - Device
Find the Meter ID (Device ID) by navigating to the desired building/location in Smartvatten and copy the ID of the meter you want to retrieve data from.
- Type
Select the type of data you want to retrieve from Smartvatten.Β
Finish by clicking "Create"
Complete the process by clicking "Create." The gateway will then retrieve data every 15 minutes and store it in the selected data points.