New product: PowerDIN 4PZ

PowerDIN 4PZ is a dual 230V/16A electricity meter with LAN/WiFi and I/O, designed to fit on a DIN rail.

•  The two metered 230VAC outputs can be switched off thanks to a built-in relay.
•  Two other outputs feature NO/NC relay contacts.
•  Two digital inputs can be used to connect push-buttons or S0 meters.

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Basic specification of PowerDIN 4PZ 

•  LAN or WiFi connection, NFC configuration
•  WEB interface
•  Channels 1, 2: metering + relay
•  Channels 3, 4: relay contacts
•  OPEN API: MQTT-flex, Modbus/TCP, Telnet, JSON, XML, SNMP, ..
•  ZCS – Zero-current switching
•  Mobile app: NETIO Mobile2 (Android)
•  Service: NETIO Cloud

I/O - Relay outputs & Digital inputs for S0 / momentary switch (Dry contact) 

Metered power outputs 1 and 2 are two independently-metered 230V channels. They can be switched on and off with a built-in ZCS relay.

• Measurements: A, W, Wh, TPF, V, Hz
• Switching: Relay (ZCS)
• Max voltage / current: 230V / 16A AC

Relay outputs 3 and 4 are general-purpose NO/NC relay contacts that can be controlled remotely. These two outputs do not support ZCS, and they are not connected to the supply voltage.

• Measurements: none
• Switching: Relay 
• Max voltage / current: 230V / 2A AC, 48V / 2A DC

Digital inputs In1 and In2 can be used to connect dry contacts and monitor them using the Open API. In addition, each input includes an S0 pulse counter for monitoring a water meter, an electricity meter or a similar meter.

Typical applications 

• The PowerDIN 4PZ LAN/WiFi electricity meter is typically used for electricity metering and distribution in a DIN electrical cabinet.
• Remote energy consumption monitoring in one or two circuit branches.
• Connecting the pulse output of a 3-phase electricity meter to In1 or In2 in order to measure electricity consumption above 16A.
• Each output can be switched on/off or power-cycled (e.g. to restart all appliances connected to the same circuit branch) from the web interface or the NETIO Cloud service.
• Controlling the charging of e-bikes, boats and other appliances up to 3.6 kW (230V/16A). 
• Controlling the outputs using Open API (JSON, Modbus/TCP, SNMP, MQTT-flex, Telnet, ...)

 Open API 

The NETIO PowerDIN 4PZ smart electricity meter can be controlled over the Web and connected to the NETIO Cloud at the same time. For Open API communication, one M2M protocol can be chosen at a time from among the following:

•  Modbus/TCP                        AN27, AN22
•  MQTT-flex                            AN40
•  Telnet                                     AN10
•  http URL API                       AN19, AN29
•  http JSON                             AN21, AN30, AN42
•  http XML                              AN20, AN31
•  SNMP v1                               AN11, AN41

Power-Up state 

For some applications, it is important to set the power socket state immediately after the device is powered on (or the power is restored after a failure). With some machines it is important to avoid momentary switch-on or switch-off.

The Power-up State parameter therefore defines the behavior of the 110/230V output power socket before the standard communication with a master system starts to work. 

• On
• Off
• Last state restores the last state before the power was disconnected

NETIO Cloud supported 

The product can be connected to NETIO Cloud. Control unlimited number of outputs from a single web screen! NETIO Cloud is an ideal solution for remote control and restarting.

• Thanks to the included “Welcome credit”, the service can be used at no cost for the first 3 years.
• NETIO Cloud can be used in parallel with another Open API protocol.
• Communication with the Cloud service is secured (port 8883 - MQTTs - TLS)
• NETIO Cloud uses a separate Open API (MQTTS protocol) to control all devices linked to a given user account. 

NETIO Mobile 2 app 

PowerDIN 4PZ can be controlled over the local network using the NETIO Mobile 2 app (for Android mobile devices)

• The mobile app can be used to control several NETIO devices and all their outputs
• The mobile device must be connected to the same LAN (connect the phone/tablet via WiFi).
• NETIO Mobile2 can scan the LAN and discover connected devices. WiFi connection to the LAN is required
• NFC-preconfiguration: NFC can be used to configure the WiFi connection parameters