Table of Contents

Installing the Climkit Gateway

This article describes the on-site installation of the Gateway. For the equipment to function, configuration on the Climkit platform is also required. Links are available at the end of the document.

Installation of the Climkit Gateway

  1. Connect the power supply cable from the 24V AC/DC power supply to the + and - ports of the device.
  2. Connect the RS485 bus of the Modbus meters to ports A, B, and SG (for GND) of the device.
  3. Connect the Ethernet/RJ45 (LAN) port to the router.
  4. The device starts in a few minutes and 4 LEDs on the front panel indicate the status of the Gateway:
    1. "Lightning bolt" lit in blue: the Gateway is correctly powered. It flashes during startup.
    2. "Globe" orange indicates the connection status:
      1. fast flashing: the Gateway has started correctly but is not configured. It must be added to a site so that it can download its configuration, specifically the list of meters to be read on the site.
      2. slow flashing: the Gateway has started correctly but is not connected to the Internet. Check the connection to the router.
      3. lit continuously: the Gateway has started, is configured, and is connected to the Internet.
    3. "Tx" flashes: the Gateway is sending a reading command to a device, such as an electricity meter, connected to the RS485 bus.
    4. "Rx" flashes: the Gateway receives the requested information from the device. When the Gateway successfully reads a meter, Tx and Rx flash almost simultaneously.

Firewall network requirements for the Climkit Gateway

In the event that the Climkit Gateway is connected to a third-party computer network, it is essential to configure the endpoints and ports below.

Destination

Port

Protocol

*.climkit.io

80, 443

HTTP, HTTPS

*.climkit.link

80, 443

HTTP, HTTPS

*.climkit.link

22 (outbound)

SSH

*.pool.ntp.org

123

NTP (UDP)

How Did We Do?

Install the LAN router

Install the RS485-Ethernet converter

Contact