V3Meter Class¶

class ekmmeters.V3Meter(meter_address='000000000000')¶

Subclass of Meter and interface to v3 meters.

attachPort(serial_port)¶

Attach required SerialPort.

Parameters:	serial_port (SerialPort) – Serial port object, does not need to be initialized.

request(send_terminator=False)¶

Required request() override for v3 and standard method to read meter.

Parameters:	send_terminator (bool) – Send termination string at end of read.
Returns:	CRC request flag result from most recent read
Return type:	bool

getReadBuffer()¶

Return SerialBlock for last read.

Appropriate for conversion to JSON or other extraction.

Returns:	A read.
Return type:	SerialBlock

insert(meter_db)¶

Insert to MeterDB subclass.

Please note MeterDB subclassing is only for simplest-case.

Parameters:	meter_db (MeterDB) – Instance of subclass of MeterDB.

getField(fld_name)¶

Return Field content, scaled and formatted.

Parameters:	fld_name (str) – A `Field` value which is on your meter.
Returns:	String value (scaled if numeric) for the field.
Return type:	str