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Set up WIFI electricity meter reader & connect TTL read head

stromleser WIFI einrichten & TTL-Lesekopf verbinden - stromleser

Want to set up your electricity reader for precise energy monitoring? With the stromleser WIFI and the Tasmota software, it's no problem at all! In this guide, I'll explain step by step how to set up the stromleser WIFI and an additional stromleser TTL reading head – and I'll even provide images to help you along the way.

Preparation: Unlock counters in advanced mode

Before you begin, make sure your electricity meter is unlocked in advanced mode. You may need to enter a PIN. Then you can proceed right away!
You can find out how to enter the correct PIN here .

Digital electricity meter before setup with electricity reader – PIN entry for advanced mode may be required

Step 1: Connect the electricity reader WIFI to the meter

First, securely attach your electricity reader WIFI to the interface of your electricity meter. Make sure it's perfectly aligned so everything works smoothly.

Connect the electricity reader correctly to the digital electricity meter

Step 2: Open Wi-Fi settings

Open the Wi-Fi settings on your phone or laptop.

Establish a Wi-Fi connection with Tasmota – select the network and enter the password

Step 3: Connect to the Tasmota Access Point

Connect to the Tasmota Access Point provided by your electricity reader WIFI.

Connect Tasmota Access Point – select stromleser in the WLAN menu

Step 4: Enter Wi-Fi access data

Now enter your Wi-Fi access data into the Tasmota interface to connect the power reader to your network.

Tasmota Setup: Enter Wi-Fi name and password to connect to stromleser

Step 5: Open IP address in new tab

Once connected, you can open the IP address of the power reader in a new browser tab to access the Tasmota menu.

Tasmota displays IP address after successful connection – open stromleser in browser

Step 6: Navigate to the script editor

In the Tasmota menu, go to Tools > Edit Script .

Open the Tasmota menu in your browser – navigate to the script editor via ‘Tools’

Step 7: Open the script editor

Click Edit script to open the Tasmota Smart Meter interface in a new tab.

Tasmota menu: Select ‘Edit Script’ to open the script editor

Step 8: Find a script for your meter model

Find the correct script for your meter model using the model number on the Tasmota Smart Meter Interface page ( here ).

Tasmota Smart Meter Interface: Select script for meter model Siemens TD-3511

Step 9: Insert and activate the script

Copy the script and paste it into the Edit Script dialog. Enable the script by checking the "Script Enable" checkbox and save your settings.

Insert, activate and save the script in Tasmota

Step 10: Check values

After a few seconds, the Tasmota main screen should update and display your meter's values. If not, restart the device to make sure everything is working properly.

Check meter data in the Tasmota interface

Add the current reader TTL reading head

If you want to add an additional current reader TTL read head, follow the next steps:

Step 11: Connect the current reader TTL

Connect the stromleser TTL to the IO5 and IO4 ports of your stromleser WIFI and connect it to the meter.

Connect the TTL current reader to IO5 and IO4 of the WIFI current reader

Step 12: Add script for TTL

Open the Edit Script editor again via Main Menu > Tools > Edit Script . You now need to update the script to add the additional TTL read head.

Tasmota script editor with extended script for second current reader TTL read head

Step 13: Save script and restart

Save the customized script and select the Restart option in the main menu to apply the new settings.

Save the script in the Tasmota Editor and apply it by restarting – complete the configuration with TTL support

Step 14: Check values ​​after restart

After the restart, both current readers – the WiFi and the TTL reading head – should read and display the values ​​correctly.

Display meter values ​​for current readers WIFI and TTL after restart in the Tasmota interface

And that's it! Your stromleser WIFI and the additional stromleser TTL are now ready to measure your electricity consumption in real time. This way, you can always keep an eye on your energy data and take targeted measures for greater energy efficiency.

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