We are nearing the release of the emonPi2! It should be available by December 14th, provided everything goes according to plan. We are currently awaiting the production of the laser-cut enclosure panels. We are very pleased with how the enclosure design has turned out, thanks to screentec.co.uk . I’…

I chose a USB-A female connector to go on the knock-out panel to give external access, because: a) It would be the same USB connector as that used on the emonPi2 Pi 4B version and the original emonPi. b) If you want a direct cable connection to an emonTx4, you would need a USB-A male to USB-C mal…

[image] borpin: Personally, I’d notch the end panel and just put an OTG cable through that, plus a short HDMI cable too (that would be useful for the usual Pi as well :slight_smile: A hole large enough to put the connector through or/and with a gland? We wont be able to make changes on the c…

It would be nice I agree a USB-A connector on the back plate, something to look into for sure for future variants.

[image] AndyS: Would the emon Pi2 (Pi4) be able to piggyback off the EmonVS voltage connection to get a voltage, or would it try and draw power too? Hello Andy, while not so easy out of the box I will definitely try to find a good solution for you here as the answer is technically yes. Are yo…

@TrystanLea Thanks for considering this! Yes, I’d replace the current EmonPi in order to upgrade the CT capabilities and would move the temperature monitoring from EmonTx4 to the EmonPi2. Everything is within 500mm of each other, and connected via usb for data. Currently the EmonPi also gathers data…

[image] TrystanLea: A hole large enough to put the connector through or/and with a gland? No, literally a notch in the faceplate down far enough and wide enough to accommodate the cable going through. [image] rupert: I chose a USB-A female connector I’d not clicked through and found t…

Yes, Pimoroni does seem to have a good selection of USB panel mount cables

Adapting an existing emonVs used with an EmonTx4 (RJ11 cable) to power and provide a voltage signal to the emonPi2: It is relatively simple to adapt an existing emonVs to power an emonPi2 as well as an existing emonTx4. [PXL_20231212_142129640-PhotoRoom] For those happy to do this DIY we can supp…

[image] TrystanLea: considering an adapter cable to go from an RJ11 splitter to both an RJ45 cable and an RJ11 for the emonTx4 So would you need to power the emonPi2 via USB-C if using this method to get the mains voltage reference? (All the emonVs units shipped alongside the emonTx4 had a US…

The USB-C cable is not needed to power the emonPi2 and can be removed if not used by anything else. The RJ45 cable can carry enough current to power the emonPi2 as well as provide the voltage signal.

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