Pixometer Binding

This binding connects to the pixometer API, which can manage your meter readings through a native smartphone app.

Supported Things

This binding supports the following thing types according to the capabilities of pixometer:

Name	Type	Description
Account	Bridge	Representation of a pixometer account, which connects to the pixometer API.
Energymeter	Thing	Provides access to the readings of configured energy meters.
Gasmeter	Thing	Provides access to the readings of configured gas meters.
Watermeter	Thing	Provides access to the readings of configured water meters.

The different meter types are pretty similar in basic, but are implemented in parallel to provide Units of Measurement support.

Thing Configuration

Account (bridge)

Parameter	Description	Required	Default Value	Comment
user		Yes	-
password		Yes	-
refresh	Sets the refresh time. Minimum is 60 Minutes.	Yes	240

Meter Things

Parameter	Description	Required
resource_id	The ID which represents the current meter. You can find it in the pixometer browser app while editing a specific meter. It should look like this: "https://pixometer.io/portal/#/meters/XXXXX/edit (opens new window)"	Yes

Channels

All meter things have the following channels:

Channel ID	Channel Description	Supported item type	Advanced
last_reading_value	The last value that has been read for this meter.	Number	false
last_reading_date	The time at which the last reading value was recorded.	DateTime	false
last_refresh_date	The last time that the current thing has been updated.	DateTime	false

Full Example

pixometer.things:

Bridge pixometer:account:AccountName "MyAccountName" [ user="[email protected]", password="xxxxxxxxxxxx", refresh= 60 ] {
        Thing energymeter   MeterName1 "MyMeterName1" [ resource_id = "xxxxxxxx" ]
        Thing gasmeter      MeterName2 "MyMeterName2" [ resource_id = "xxxxxxxx" ]
        Thing watermeter    MeterName3 "MyMeterName3" [ resource_id = "xxxxxxxx" ]
}

pixometer.items:

Number:Volume   Meter_Gas_ReadingValue              "[.3%f %unit%]"                     []  {channel="pixometer:gasmeter:accountname:metername1:last_reading_value"}
DateTime        Meter_Gas_LastReadingDate           "[%1$td.%1$tm.%1$tY %1$tH:%1$tM]"   []  {channel="pixometer:gasmeter:accountname:metername1:last_reading_date"}
Number:Energy   Meter_Electricity_ReadingValue      "[.3%f %unit%]"                     []  {channel="pixometer:energymeter:accountname:metername2:last_reading_value"}
DateTime        Meter_Electricity_LastReadingDate   "[%1$td.%1$tm.%1$tY %1$tH:%1$tM]"   []  {channel="pixometer:energymeter:accountname:metername2:last_reading_date"}
Number:Volume   Meter_Water_ReadingValue            "[.3%f %unit%]"                     []  {channel="pixometer:watermeter:accountname:metername3:last_reading_value"}
DateTime        Meter_Water_LastReadingDate         "[%1$td.%1$tm.%1$tY %1$tH:%1$tM]"   []  {channel="pixometer:watermeter:accountname:metername3:last_reading_date"}

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