I have three of the original IAMs, although a general backlog of home projects means that i've only just got around to thinking about updating my hacked-together Perl code for parsing the XML from the Envi meter to really make use of the output. Anyway, while Googling I noticed that the IAMs have taken on a new design, and was wondering if there's a functional difference - the other post on this forum says "the MkII IAM's for the UK market that measure AC Watts? Volts x Amps x Power Factor", which suggests that there is? i.e. that the MkI ones don't do this? So does this imply that the MkI ones are ok as a 'switch' (detecting tumble drier on/tumble drier off) but not as an accurate reading, especially for lower power, always-on devices?
Also I get the impression that a second generation bridge may handle IAM output, is this a definite commitment that it WILL do this (... and I can retire my always-on Viglen MPC-L...) or just a wishlist item? I have the original bridge, but the functionality is rather limited to updating Google PowerMeter (RIP) - although, to be fair, I doubt it's intended for people who like the idea of hacking together their own monitoring code...
Sorry if it's written down somewhere on the CC website, I couldn't find it.
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