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Planning
Installer Getting Started Guide (Read first)
Overall site planning Climkit
Climkit site setup process
Planning the Climkit Gateway connection and network connectivity
Planning electricity management
Planning Electric Vehicle Charger Management
Planning heating, water, and ancillary cost management
Planning collective laundry management
Planning charging management for electric bikes
General terms and conditions of sale
Platform configuration
Installer Account Request
Creating a new site
Add the router (4G or LAN)
Adding the Climkit Gateway
Adding electricity meters
Registering photovoltaic installation info
Save the battery information
Adding charging stations
Add OCPP Remote Charging Station
Add the 4-relay I/O module
Adding RFID readers
Adding heat and water meters
Installation and connection
Install the 4G Router
Install the LAN Router
Install the Climkit Gateway
Install the RS485-Ethernet converter
Install the M-Bus converter
Install the standard Ethernet switch
Install the PoE Ethernet switch
Install Wi-Fi access points
Installing electricity meters
Installing charging stations
Install heat and water meters
Install the RFID badge reader
Install the three-phase relay meter
Install the Shelly relay meter
Install the 4-relay I/O module
Verification and testing
Owner
Administrative setup
Getting started guide - administrative setup
Form - 1. Contact details
Form - 2. Solutions
Form - 3. Rates
Contract and documents to complete
Online account for owners
Information flyers for consumers
Online access, RFID badge and charging stations
FAQ and other information
Resident
Account and app
Electricity bill
Car charging station
Building laundry room
Electric vehicle (eBike) charging
Platform
Platform Access
Terminology
Site
Parameters
Creation/editing of a note or issue to be processed
Close an open issue
Site statuses
Add/Modify Building(s)
The steps for setting up a site
Delete/deactivate a site
Add/Edit Equipment
Modify site basic information
Equipment
Add/modify a gateway
Add/modify a router
Add/modify an electricity meter
Bulk meter insertion
Bulk assigning meters to a gateway
Add/modify a distribution zone
Add/modify a charging station
Add/modify a thermal or water meter
Add/edit a DSO meter (FTP transfer)
Remote connection to a Climkit gateway
Administration
Stakeholders
Management conditions
View site management conditions
Activating/deactivating a solution
Operating method configuration
Viewing financial conditions
Creation/editing/adding a financial condition
Cancellation of a financial condition
Accounts
Create a consumer account
Create a contact
View and download invoices for an account
Send platform access to a contact
Add/modify billing address
Link an existing account to a site
Change the matching method
Rates and billing points
Creation/editing of a billing point
Registering a move (transfer)
Assigning an account to a billing point
Add/modify default charge advance payment for a billing point
View consumption site rates
Consumption rate edition
Creation/editing of a consumption rate
Creation/editing of a consumption tariff component
View fixed rates and subscriptions
Customize invoice position labels
View Financial conditions invoiced at billing points
RFID badge
Accounting
Tools
Meter control
Visualization
Expense statements
Introduction to the Expense Statements Tool
Create/modify a cost accounting period
Modify expense statement settings
Add/modify a general expense invoice for an expense statement
Edit collected advance payments for an expense statement
Specifics of heating and hot water production fees
Check and download meter readings for the cost accounting period
Allocate costs and generate expense statements
Exporting individual consumption for the billing period
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Planning collective laundry management
This article describes installation planning. For on-site implementation and equipment configuration on the Climkit platform, please refer to the links at the end of the article.
1. Collective Laundry Management
Climkit offers a turnkey solution combining an RFID reader and relay meters managed by the Climkit Gateway to control and measure the use of washing machines, tumble dryers, and washer-dryers.
Operation:
- The user identifies themselves with their badge and enters the desired machine number on the keypad.
- If the badge is valid, the corresponding relay is activated, powering the machine. A transaction is created, and the meter takes an initial reading.
- To finish, the user badges again and enters the machine number. The meter takes a second reading, and the consumed energy is recorded in their account.
- Via the online platform, Climkit directly bills the consumption to the users with a rate per kWh that accounts for both electricity costs and machine maintenance and depreciation fees.
Wiring Diagrams
Option with a single washing column
When there is only one machine or one washing column (washing machine + tumble dryer), a simple badge reader can be installed.
RFID Badge Reader
RFID readers are useful for identifying laundry users to ensure fair billing. Each user has a personal, non-transferable RFID badge.
The badge contains a unique token read by the RFID reader or terminal. If the token is registered on the platform and is in the Accepted status, the transaction (wash or top-up) is authorized.
Relay Meter
Relay meters are devices that are both energy meters and switches to activate or deactivate a load.
Cold Water Meter
It is also possible to read the cold water meter supplying the washing machine to bill the corresponding water consumption.
Climkit Offer
The standard Climkit offer includes the necessary elements for the system's operation: hardware equipment, software functionalities, as well as the services related to the setup.
All equipment is supplied pre-configured to simplify installation and ensure proper meter communication.
- Equipment:
- LAN router or 4G router
- Climkit Gateway
- PoE Switch
- RFID reader with or without keypad
- Three-phase relay meter
- Software functionalities:
- Management of RFID readers and relay meters for laundries
- Setup service:
- Technical coordination and verification of meter readings
- Administrative commissioning
All products are ordered directly from Climkit.
In most cases, the installation can be carried out by the installer without on-site intervention from a Climkit technician.
Telephone support is available if necessary during commissioning.
Equipment Details
4G Router
An internet connection is essential for the system to function. If no connection is available, Climkit can provide one via a 4G router equipped with an active multi-operator SIM card.
Using the Climkit TRB140 4G router offers several advantages:
- Simplified installation: the router is easily installed inside the electrical cabinet, directly on the DIN rail
- Complete delivery: supplied with its DIN rail mount and 24V DC power supply
- Ready to use: delivered pre-configured with an activated SIM card
- Economical 4G subscription: low-cost internet connection
Climkit Gateway
Gateway between the solution and the web platform, the Gateway uses its RS485 port to connect directly to the relay meters and RFID readers.
PoE Switch
When multiple devices need to be connected via Ethernet, a switch is necessary.
Model supplied: Teltonika TSW200 (or equivalent) - 8 Ethernet PoE ports.
PoE ports directly power Wi-Fi access points and RFID readers with electricity.
The switch is supplied with a DIN rail mount and its 48V DC 150W power supply.
RFID Badge Reader
The RFID reader connects to the same computer network as the Gateway via Ethernet and is powered by PoE (through the same Ethernet cable).
The model with keypad is used by default for laundry management:
The simple reader without a numeric keypad is used to activate a single load, for example a washing column in a laundry room (washing machine and tumble dryer).
Direct Relay Meter >80A
The model used for collective laundry management is the Eastron SDM530C.
It is a three-phase relay meter (max 100A) connected via RS485 Modbus to the Gateway.
