Decoding data from the Eastron SDM530-LoRa
Identifying your meter
The Eastron SDM530-LoRa is a three-phase DIN rail mounted electricity meter that communicates over LoRaWAN. As illustrated by the image (left) below it will say SDM530-LR directly to the right of the Eastron logo. The Serial Number (SN) is located on top, above the display as displayed in the image (right).
Connecting your meter to a LoRaWAN Network Server
The SDM530-LoRa can be connected to any LoRaWAN Network Server (LNS) including TTN, TTI, Chirpstack and Loriot amongst others. cThings Cloud provide an end-to-end in-built LNS with pre-configured decoders to facilitate connecting the SDM530-LoRa to your existing system. Contact us to find out more.
The SDM530-LoRa must be setup as a Class-C device
Decoding the default data received from the SDM530-LoRa
All SDM530-LoRa meters come with a default configuration pre-installed. If a custom configuration has been requested, see the section below on custom configurations.
By default, data will be sent from the SDM530-LoRa every 30 minutes. Below is an example hex encoded payload that could be sent from a default configured meter (it has been conveniently separated into chunks to match the decode in the table below).
001435FC 01 14 443A424E 42480000 432F0000 00000000 42C5DA1D C591
The meter will send the data in a single payload with the 5 default parameters. The below table shows how to decode the payload and parameters.
| Byte Range | Description | Data Type | Example Hex | Decoded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-3 | Serial Number | UINT32 | 001435FC | 01324540 |
| 4 | Message Fragment Number (always 1 for default configuration) | UINT8 | 01 | 1 |
| 5 | Number of Parameter Bytes in this Payload (always 20 for default configuration) | UINT8 | 14 | 20 |
| 6-9 | Total kWh | FLOAT | 443A424E | 745.036 |
| 10-13 | DI-1 Count | FLOAT | 42480000 | 50 |
| 14-17 | DI-2 Count | FLOAT | 432F0000 | 175 |
| 18-21 | Relay State | - | 00000000 | All Relays Open |
| 22-25 | Total Power Factor | FLOAT | 42C5DA1D | 98.926 |
| 26-27 | Modbus Checksum | - | C591 | - |
Custom Configurations
Your SDM530-LoRa may have been configured to send different parameters in a different order. If this is the case, you should have received more information about your custom configuration when you ordered your meter.
Advanced Decoding
Decoding the Relay State
The first three bytes of the Relay State represent the state of each Relay (Phase 1, Phase 2 and Phase 3 respectively). 0x00 indicates the relay is Open and 0xFF indicates the relay is Closed. The below table provides examples of different relay states.
| Example Hex | Relay Phase 1 | Relay Phase 2 | Relay Phase 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00000000 | Open | Open | Open |
| FFFFFF00 | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| FF000000 | Closed | Open | Open |
| 00FF0000 | Open | Closed | Open |
| 0000FF00 | Open | Open | Closed |
Fragmentation
By default, the SDM530-LoRa will send 5 parameters in a single payload (one message fragment). For non-standard configurations more parameters may be sent in which case the payload may be fragmented across multiple LoRaWAN payloads. Each parameter will always be 4 bytes in length, starting from byte 6 (0-based) and the final 2 bytes of the message will always be a 2 byte Modbus Checksum.
001435FC 01 18 443A424E 42480000 432F0000 185B
001435FC 02 18 00000000 42C5DA1D 00000000 D821
Updated on: 05/06/2023
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