Mobile app instructions SEM8500 6-Socket Wi-Fi Energy Consumption Meter Item No.
Contents Indicator lights Getting the mobile app Adding the meter to the mobile app Switching sockets Monitoring electricity cost Limiting power consumption Exporting data records
Indicator lights The indicator lights on the product indicate power supply and network connections. Power indicator On Powered on Off Powered off Wi-Fi indicator Flashing Fast: Not connected to Wi-Fi Slow (every 30s): Authentication failure Check Wi-Fi password. On Device connected to Wi-Fi 4s on/0.25s off Client-server connection failed.
Getting the mobile app Install the TUYA mobile app on your mobile device to operate and control the product. 1. Download the mobile app Smart Life/Smart Living from the Google App Store or the Apple App Store. 2. Set up a TUYA account. Adding the meter to the mobile app For mobile app control, you must add the product to the app and connect it to a suitable Wi-Fi network. Important The product can only be connected to 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi networks.
. Tap + to add a new product. 6. Tap Auto Scan or tap the autoscan button to find the new product. 7. Wait for the auto scan function to list the new product. 8. Follow the on-screen instructions to add the product. Æ You have added the product to the mobile app. Æ You have connected the product to the Wi-Fi network.
Switching sockets Switching sockets randomly If you need to switch sockets at random times, use the random timer to define weekdays and time periods during which the sockets switch on and off randomly. 1. Open the screen Power. 2. Tap the gear button . 3. Select Random Timer. 4. On the screen Random Timer, activate the timer with the switch. 5. Set on which weekdays and during what time period the random timer is active. 6. Decide which sockets are controlled by the random timer.
Using schedules to switch With schedules you can set time ranges and patterns to switch the sockets. Setting schedules 1. Open the screen Schedule. 2. Tap + to add a new schedule. 3. Set the time at which the schedule activates. 4. Define on which weekdays the schedule is active. 5. For each socket, define if the schedule switches it on, off, or ignores it (see figure). 6. Tap Save to activate the schedule. Æ The schedule is added to the schedule dashboard.
Using roles to switch With roles, you can let one socket (primary) switch the others (secondary). The primary socket switches the secondary sockets if its preset power level is exceeded. 1. Open the screen Power. 2. Tap the gear button . 3. Tap RolesSetting. 4. Select a primary socket and tap Master to select it. 5. Set the power consumption level of the primary socket. 6. Set all sockets you want to control by the primary socket to Slave. 7.
Example: Objective: If socket 5 consumes more than 5 W, switch sockets 3 and 6 off. Procedure: 1. Turn sockets 3, 5, and 6 on. 2. Select Medium (5 Watts). 3. Set socket 5 to Master. 4. Set sockets 3 and 6 to Slave. 5. Set the remaining sockets to Neutral. 6. Tap Save. Æ If socket 5 consumes more than 5 W, sockets 3 and 6 switch off.
ay Monitoring electricity cost After you set the electricity tariff, you can monitor the electricity costs on the screen Energy. Setting electricity tariffs To measure cost, you must set an electricity tariff. 1. Open the screen Power. 2. Tap the gear button . 3. Select Tariff. 4. Set the currency and the tariff for the ordinary period. 5. If the electricity provider offers a different tariff for valley periods, enable it with the switch and set the tariff and time period.
3. In the graph area, pinch the screen with two fingers to adjust the time display range. 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 24:00 01:00 02:00 Limiting power consumption Limit the total power consumption with the power protection function. If the limit is exceeded, all sockets switch off. 1. Open the screen Power. 2. Tap the gear button . 3. Select Over Power Protection. 4. Set the total power consumption. Æ If the set total power consumption is exceeded, all sockets switch off.
Exporting data records If you want to process or backup recorded data, you can export data records as a CSV file. 1. Open the screen Energy. 2. Tap the export symbol to start the export. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the export. Energy Cost Sockets Total $36.
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