From 06f9070ac109e5b00bc44d48330257ed4fd685d8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Danfro Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2022 22:28:47 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] add note regarding time sync needed to display total power consumption --- shelly/README.md | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/shelly/README.md b/shelly/README.md index bbabfb64..317ba59e 100644 --- a/shelly/README.md +++ b/shelly/README.md @@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ It is recommended to keep the Shelly Button 1 plugged into a power source during it will shut down right after a button press which might interrupt the setup. However, once set up, the Shelly Button 1 will work perfectly fine in the low power mode. +### Note for the Shelly Plug/PlugS +To display the total consumed power, the plug needs to sync the time once with an internet time server so it can set the timestamp for the meter. + ### Note regarding firmware updates Some shelly devices get sold with an old firmware version installed. Some functionality will be missing. Since some point in 2021, shelly devices need to connect to the shelly cloud once to pull firmware updates. So please enable cloud access in the settings under "Internet & Security" -> "Cloud" and wait a few minutes. If no update does show up, you can force an OTA update by calling the url in your browser generated by (http://archive.shelly-tools.de/). Open that page, provide your devices local ip, select your device and the required version. Copy the generated OTA url in your browser and press return. The new firmware version should then show up in the shelly devices webpage under "Settings" -> "Firmware update". From 73c389b90e8f9dfdfe17d4a3fdac05123642015f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Danfro Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2022 16:34:16 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] rephrase text to fit to all power meter devices, not limited to the plug --- shelly/README.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/shelly/README.md b/shelly/README.md index 317ba59e..a6434648 100644 --- a/shelly/README.md +++ b/shelly/README.md @@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ It is recommended to keep the Shelly Button 1 plugged into a power source during it will shut down right after a button press which might interrupt the setup. However, once set up, the Shelly Button 1 will work perfectly fine in the low power mode. -### Note for the Shelly Plug/PlugS -To display the total consumed power, the plug needs to sync the time once with an internet time server so it can set the timestamp for the meter. +### Note for Shelly power meters +To display the total consumed power by a meter device, it needs to sync the time once with an internet time server so it can set the timestamp for comparing. Without that, the total is always returned as zero. ### Note regarding firmware updates Some shelly devices get sold with an old firmware version installed. Some functionality will be missing. Since some point in 2021, shelly devices need to connect to the shelly cloud once to pull firmware updates. So please enable cloud access in the settings under "Internet & Security" -> "Cloud" and wait a few minutes. From 60176a59778e3953a53ee598f5566c20d4e18f7c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Danfro Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2022 20:47:30 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] rephrase text to shorter version and mention configurable timeserver --- shelly/README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/shelly/README.md b/shelly/README.md index a6434648..881b190c 100644 --- a/shelly/README.md +++ b/shelly/README.md @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ it will shut down right after a button press which might interrupt the setup. Ho perfectly fine in the low power mode. ### Note for Shelly power meters -To display the total consumed power by a meter device, it needs to sync the time once with an internet time server so it can set the timestamp for comparing. Without that, the total is always returned as zero. +Shelly devices require an internet connection to sync the time for the total energy counters to work. The timeserver can be configured in the devices webinterface. ### Note regarding firmware updates Some shelly devices get sold with an old firmware version installed. Some functionality will be missing. Since some point in 2021, shelly devices need to connect to the shelly cloud once to pull firmware updates. So please enable cloud access in the settings under "Internet & Security" -> "Cloud" and wait a few minutes.