Dear Sir,

I need some technical support/warranty help with a F16. I have sent you an email to web@kincony.com

Could you please advise based on the contents of my email.

Thank you very much.

We have designed 30 Channel ESP32 energy monitor board – N30 (ESP32 30 Channel CT Clamp Energy Monitor) for home automation project. It based on ESP32-S3-WROOM-1U (N16R8) wifi chip. The hardware have 30CH CT Clamp sensor INPUT ports + 3CH ZMPT101B voltage sensor + SD card + LoRa module + OLED display + free GPIOs. Ethernet+RS485+i2c extender 30CH high-accuracy energy meter ic-BL0910 with CT clamp. You can write any code by Arduino IDE / Micro Python / ESP-IDF development tool to ESP32-S3 module. We will supply Arduino demo code for different samples. Everyone can modify and change the code for your own smart home automation system project. it support use by ESPHome for home assistant for smart home automation DIY. N30 use KCS v3 firmware, it support home assistant auto discovery function by MQTT, so without write any config code (zero code) for home assistant. KCS v3 support KinCony cloud service (official shop customer free 2 years), remote monitor and control device by webpage in anywhere. KCS v3 support KinCony board integrate to Loxone Miniserver. Support Apple HomeKit for Siri.

Model No. KinCony N30
Description: KinCony 30 Channel AC Energy Meter – N30
Power supply: 12-24V DC
Processor: ESP32-S3-WROOM-1U (N16R8)
Size: 165mm*83mm*60mm
interfaces: Ethernet(RJ45)-LAN 100Mbps IPv4/IPv6,WiFi,RS485,Bluetooth,LoRa,USB-C,i2c extender
Installation method: DIN RAIL
CT Clamp: 30 channel 2000:1 CT clamp “voltage” sensor
3 channel AC voltage: AC 0-380v
Button-DL: ESP32S3 download
Button-EN: ESP32S3 reset
Button-RST: RESET for ARM CPU
LED:
D5: power LED
D7: error LED
D6: running LED
Free GPIOs: GPIO15,GPIO16

Hello again,
I have one KC868-G1 and one KC868-AI could you please assit on how to connect each other with RS485 connection and use the G1 to read all digital inputs from the AI in home assistant.

The reason I need RS485 is for redundancy in case network drops.

Thank tou
Dimitris

We have designed 20 Channel ESP32 energy monitor board – N20 (ESP32 30 Channel CT Clamp Energy Monitor) for home automation project. It based on ESP32-S3-WROOM-1U (N16R8) wifi chip. The hardware have 20CH CT Clamp sensor INPUT ports + 2CH ZMPT101B voltage sensor + SD card + LoRa module + OLED display + free GPIOs. Ethernet+RS485+i2c extender 20CH high-accuracy energy meter ic-BL0910 with CT clamp. You can write any code by Arduino IDE / Micro Python / ESP-IDF development tool to ESP32-S3 module. We will supply Arduino demo code for different samples. Everyone can modify and change the code for your own smart home automation system project. it support use by ESPHome for home assistant for smart home automation DIY. N20 use KCS v3 firmware, it support home assistant auto discovery function by MQTT, so without write any config code (zero code) for home assistant. KCS v3 support KinCony cloud service (official shop customer free 2 years), remote monitor and control device by webpage in anywhere. KCS v3 support KinCony board integrate to Loxone Miniserver. Support Apple HomeKit for Siri.

Model No. KinCony N20
Description: KinCony 20 Channel AC Energy Meter – N20
Power supply: 12-24V DC
Processor: ESP32-S3-WROOM-1U (N16R8)
Size: 140mm*83mm*60mm
interfaces: Ethernet(RJ45)-LAN 100Mbps IPv4/IPv6,WiFi,RS485,Bluetooth,LoRa,USB-C,i2c extender
Installation method: DIN RAIL
CT Clamp: 20 channel 2000:1 CT clamp "voltage" sensor
2 channel AC voltage: AC 0-380v
Button-DL: ESP32S3 download
Button-EN: ESP32S3 reset
Button-RST: RESET for ARM CPU
LED:
D5: power LED
D7: error LED
D6: running LED
Free GPIOs: GPIO15,GPIO16

Hi,
is it ok to directly attach 14V Signals (from car) to the digital inputs of B8M? If not, can I reduce the signal with a voltage-divider to <5V and then attach to DI1-8?
Thanks from switzerland!

Hello everybody!

I'm super happy with my Kincony so far. I don't have a lot of exp. and this is a reason why I would like to ask you here. 

My case: I have bistable relays - two tracks connect to my lights. Switch on the wall is a ring switch. Press and turn on light. Switch back to first position, but relay is set like ON. 
I would like to connect Kincony output/relay parallel to that wall switch. But I can not leave Kincony relay closed longer than 1 sec. Why? Because my Schneider relay will be hot after some minutes. 

Question: is it possible to configure the relay with a momentary switch action? 

Scenario: I click in the app and relay will turn on the light (same like wall switch). Next click on the wall or in the app will turn off the ligh. But question if Kincony will see the state of the light? 

Im guessing not out of the box. Because Schneider has two tracks, potentially I could check/probe a state of that in Ardiuno or even somehow in Kincony. 

What do you think? What could be the best solution for me?

Thank you for help!
Rafal

We have designed 10 Channel ESP32 energy monitor board – N10 (ESP32 30 Channel CT Clamp Energy Monitor) for home automation project. It based on ESP32-S3-WROOM-1U (N16R8) wifi chip. The hardware have 10CH CT Clamp sensor INPUT ports + 1CH ZMPT101B voltage sensor + SD card + LoRa module + OLED display + free GPIOs. Ethernet+RS485+i2c extender 10CH high-accuracy energy meter ic-BL0910 with CT clamp. You can write any code by Arduino IDE / Micro Python / ESP-IDF development tool to ESP32-S3 module. We will supply Arduino demo code for different samples. Everyone can modify and change the code for your own smart home automation system project. it support use by ESPHome for home assistant for smart home automation DIY. N10 use KCS v3 firmware, it support home assistant auto discovery function by MQTT, so without write any config code (zero code) for home assistant. KCS v3 support KinCony cloud service (official shop customer free 2 years), remote monitor and control device by webpage in anywhere. KCS v3 support KinCony board integrate to Loxone Miniserver. Support Apple HomeKit for Siri.

Model No. KinCony N10
Description: KinCony 10 Channel AC Energy Meter – N10
Power supply: 12-24V DC
Processor: ESP32-S3-WROOM-1U (N16R8)
Size: 122mm*83mm*60mm
interfaces: Ethernet(RJ45)-LAN 100Mbps IPv4/IPv6,WiFi,RS485,Bluetooth,LoRa,USB-C,i2c extender
Installation method: DIN RAIL
CT Clamp: 10 channel 2000:1 CT clamp "voltage" sensor
1 channel AC voltage: AC 0-380v
Button-DL: ESP32S3 download
Button-EN: ESP32S3 reset
Button-RST: RESET for ARM CPU
LED:
D5: power LED
D7: error LED
D6: running LED
Free GPIOs: GPIO15,GPIO16

Hi,
I have successfully set up the Kyncony KC-868 A4, and using Node-RED with HTTP requests I can now switch the relay. From here, it’s only a matter of programming the desired algorithm. 
But since the A4 has a limited number of analog inputs, we also got the KC-868 COLB. 

I have successfully upgraded the firmware of the COLB to the latest version using the guides from the forum.

When I use VirCom or IP Scanner software to search for the COLB device in the network, it doesn’t find any COLB. That’s why the SCB software doesn’t work either.

I connected the COLB via Ethernet cable to a switch that assigns IP addresses through DHCP. The laptop I am using is also connected to the same network.

Could you please tell me where I am making a mistake? Do you have a precise guide or step-by-step instructions on how to connect the COLB?

Additional questions:
– Is it possible to connect the COLB via WiFi as well? I am confused by your guides, it’s not clear to me. If yes please send me some guide how.
– How many DS18B20 digital sensors can be connected to a single channel? Only one?

Thank you very much for your assistence,
ALois

Hola a tothom,
Estic intentant establir una connexió I2C entre una placa Kincony KC868-A8 i un ESP32C3 . He implementat correctament la lògica del projecte i he verificat la configuració de la comunicació connectant dues plaques ESP32C3. Funcionen perfectament com a mestre i esclau, detectant-se mútuament i intercanviant dades sense cap problema. La meva configuració per a aquesta prova era una connexió directa pin a pin:

• Pin 20 (SDA) a Pin 20 (SDA)
  
• Pin 21 (SCL) a Pin 21 (SCL)
  
• GND a GND
  
• 5V a 5V
  

• KC868-A8 Pin 4 (SDA) i ESP32C3 Pin 20 (SDA)
  
• KC868-A8 Pin 5 (SCL) i ESP32C3 Pin 21 (SCL)
  
• GND a GND
  

Dear Admin,

Could you please confirm if it is possible to install Ubuntu on the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 IoT Server? Your assistance with this inquiry is greatly appreciated.

Best regards,
Dave Lodia