Hardwired RS-485 to Wireless Zigbee Mesh Network
Voltage: 6 to 42 volts DC

Technical Details

Width : 0.75 cm
Height : 0.75 cm

Product Details

ASIN : B00GJVNL14

Product Description

Make any EKM Omnimeter kWh meter into a wireless submeter. The 485Bee replaces the hardwired links in your RS-485 network with wireless zigbee mesh network links.

Use this device if you are unable to run wires between meters or between meters and the communication converter. You can have one meter per 485Bee or 256 meters per 485Bee to make a mesh network. Works with our 9600 baud EKM-Omnimeter v.3 and v.4 meters only. Does not work well with our slower communicating v.2 meters.

Range of 200 meters with the supplied antenna. The range can be extended to up to a mile line-of-sight by using focused high gain antennas. This item includes the 485Bee, the 900 MHz Digimesh RP-SMA Radio, and the 900 MHz antenna.

The 485Bee powers the radio and supplies RS-485. Radios come pre-configured to replace the RS-485 communications wire. These are designed to be used in areas where it is difficult to run an RS-485 communication wire. You will need at least 2 of these to create both ends of the zigbee mesh network. Requires 6 to 42 volt DC input. LED Indication of Power, RSSI, RS-485 In, and RS-485 Out.