Wattson

Stylish recording of home electricity consumption. There are cheaper ways to record the watts being cosumed in your house but this gadget currently has to be the most stylish. It has a price tag around £130 to £150, which is hefty but we consider it worth it as the manufacturer is trying to encourage users to combine the wattson with holmes their analytic software package. Once you have wattson and holmes working together you will be ready for another dimension of wattson use in the community. Here you will be ale to upload your personal data and compare with other wattsowners like you.

Wattson has the following features

Display
Portable wireless unit which allows instant reading of electricity use anywhere in the home within approx 30m of transmitter.
Shows how much each electrical appliance uses when you switch it on or off.
Prominent LED digital display shows electricity usage in £s or Watts, easily readable in all light conditions.
Contemporary and cool design, looks great in every pad or mansion.
Coloured mood light, which breathes and pulses, changing colour when you alter how much electricity you use, cool blue for small amount of electricity being used, warning red for high energy consumption.
Change the tariff in line with your bills, currency shown in £, $ or €!
Handily designed with recycling in mind for when you have finished with it.
Contains an internal battery pack so you can take it round your home to see who’s using what.
Low power mode to extend display battery life.
UK mains 9V dc power charger/converter supplied.
5W average power consumption, reduced to under 1W in low power mode.
Energy-use history
Electricity use information stored within Wattson’s internal memory, providing a detailed history of energy use.
Data viewed graphically using Holmes – Wattson’s own personal data sleuth program.
Software both PC and MAC compatible.
Daily, weekly, monthly and yearly views of energy use.
Online community of Wattson users to compare hints and tips for saving energy.

Sensor details
Easy to install power sensor, no electrician normally required to clip the sensor to cables from your electricity meter.
Compatible with single and three phase electrical systems, for use in homes of all sizes as well as small business premises.
Sensor powered by 4 AA batteries (supplied).
Variable transmission frequency allows extension of battery life.
Renewable energy
Able to measure microgenerated electricity supplies such as Solar Cells or Wind Turbines, providing a greater understanding of net energy use.
Generated energy information shown on Wattson as generated energy, net consumption and total generated to date.
Both generated and consumed energy stored in Wattson’s internal memory.
All data can be viewed via Holmes – Wattson’s own personal data sleuth program.
Simple installation of extra sensor

Technical Specification
Able to measure single, twin and three phase systems (extra clips required).
12.5KW max per phase.
1W resolution of display.
14 segment LED digital display.
RGB LED full colour ambient light.
32kb non-volatile EEPROM internal memory
433Mhz transmitter / receiver, approx. 30m range.
3 – 20 second refresh rate, user changeable.
3 – 6 month battery life (Sensor).
Up to 3 month battery life (Display).
USB 1.0 and 2.0 compatible.
USB-A to USB mini-A cable supplied.
Currency changeable: £. $, €.
Casings made from Polycarbonate, Polypropelene and ABS.
Display: 105mm X 170mm x 55mm.
Transmitter: 110mm x 84 mm x 26 mm.
Software Mac and PC compatible.

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