If you purchase your Omnimeter(s) and EKM Push3 together then the Push3 should be plug-and-play when you receive your order. It will have been pre-assigned to read the Omnimeters that you purchased. If you had purchased your Omnimeters separately then you will need to contact EKM to have them assign the Omnimeter serial numbers to your Push3 gateway.
EKM Push3 installation from Appalachian DIY:
Tools and Materials list:
• EKM Push3 gateway (included)
• Pluggable terminal blocks (included)
• Small 3mm standard screwdriver (included)
• 12V DC power adapter (sold separately)
• Twisted pair wire for the RS-485 data connections (sold separately)
• Ethernet cable if not connecting to WiFi (sold separately)
Installation instructions for use with the EKM-Omnimeter I v.3:
• Use a small standard screwdriver to install one strand of twisted pair wire from terminal 11 (A) on your Omnimeter to the RS-485 (A) terminal block of the EKM Push3.
• Use a small standard screwdriver to install one strand of twisted pair wire from terminal 12 (B) on your Omnimeter to the RS-485 (B) terminal block of the EKM Push3.
• If you cannot hardware the Omnimeter to the Push3, then you can wirelessly bridge the RS-485 communication using 485Bee zigbee radio modules. The use and installation of 485Bees is explained in the video above.
• You can connect the EKM Push3 to your Wifi network, or you can connect an ethernet cable from you internet router to the ethernet port in your EKM Push.
• Connect the 12V DC power adapter from any 110-240V AC outlet to the appropriate port on your EKM Push3. Use the barrel jack port or the +/- terminal block. Do not use both.
Installation instructions for use with the EKM-Omnimeter II UL v.3:
• Use a small standard screwdriver to install one strand of twisted pair wire from terminal 20 (A) on your Omnimeter to the RS-485 (A) terminal block of the EKM Push3.
• Use a small standard screwdriver to install one strand of twisted pair wire from terminal 21 (B) on your Omnimeter to the RS-485 (B) terminal block of the EKM Push3.
• If you cannot hardware the Omnimeter to the Push3, then you can wirelessly bridge the RS-485 communication using 485Bee zigbee radio modules. The use and installation of 485Bees is explained in the video above.
• You can connect the EKM Push3 to your Wifi network, or you can connect an ethernet cable from you internet router to the ethernet port in your EKM Push.
• Connect the 12V DC power adapter from any 110-240V AC outlet to the appropriate port on your EKM Push3. Use the barrel jack port or the +/- terminal block. Do not use both.
Installation instructions for use with the v.4/5 Omnimeter models:
• Use a small standard screwdriver to install one strand of twisted pair wire from terminal 20 (A) on your Omnimeter to the RS-485 (A) terminal block of the EKM Push3.
• Use a small standard screwdriver to install one strand of twisted pair wire from terminal 21 (B) on your Omnimeter to the RS-485 (B) terminal block of the EKM Push3.
• If you cannot hardware the Omnimeter to the Push3, then you can wirelessly bridge the RS-485 communication using 485Bee zigbee radio modules. The use and installation of 485Bees is explained in the video above.
• You can connect the EKM Push3 to your Wifi network, or you can connect an ethernet cable from you internet router to the ethernet port in your EKM Push.
• Connect the 12V DC power adapter from any 110-240V AC outlet to the appropriate port on your EKM Push3. Use the barrel jack port or the +/- terminal block. Do not use both.
Operation:
• Booting the Push3 gateway takes ~4 minutes.
• After booting the Push3 will look for an available firmware update. If a new firmware version is available, the Push3 will download it and update automatically. It can take up to 30 minutes for the update to complete.
• Assuming that your meters are installed correctly, and you have followed the appropriate instructions, your EKM Push3 should already be pushing data over the internet to our cloud database.
• No additional hardware or software is necessary in order for your EKM Push to send your Omnimeter data to the cloud. To learn how to access all of your meter data, please refer to the EKM Push account information email that we sent out when the system was purchased. We also included a hard copy of that email with the first order. The email includes your EKM Push account key, which provides administrative access to your Push account and your meter data. Only share this key with parties that you wish to provide this level of privileges.
• You can use your key to log in to your Push Account Portal here:
https://api.ekmpush.com/account.html?key=*enter*key*here*
The account portal allows you to see the status of all of your meters and gateways, as well as craft API queries and make meter settings.
Push3 spec sheet and installation instructions
How to connect your Push3 to WiFi