Why do I have two sets of API?

Submitted by rpjg51 on Tue, 26/01/2016 - 10:56

I have a emonTx V3 reporting PV generation and home electricity demand to a R Pi/RFM69, All working well on localhost/emoncms. However, I am having problems sending this data to remote emonscms.org. It appears that I have two sets of API. Can this be right? My account for emoncms gives me one set which works for the loclhost, but when I login to emonscms.org I get another set of API. Which may explain why I am not able to see my data remotely. Do I need another emon.conf file? If I do how does that work?

Any help would be appreciated

Rob

Re: Why do I have two sets of API?

Submitted by TrystanLea on Tue, 26/01/2016 - 11:50.

Hello Rob

To post to emoncms.org you need to use the emoncms.org write apikey.

In your emonhub.conf file you should see the entry:

[[emoncmsorg]]
    Type = EmonHubEmoncmsHTTPInterfacer
    [[[init_settings]]]
    [[[runtimesettings]]]
        pubchannels = ToRFM12,
        subchannels = ToEmonCMS,
        url = http://emoncms.org
        apikey = xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
        senddata = 1
        sendstatus = 1

Set the apikey here to your emoncms.org write apikey and you should see the data appear in the emoncms.org inputs page.

Re: Why do I have two sets of API?

Submitted by Gwil on Tue, 26/01/2016 - 11:57.

You need the Write API Key of your emoncms.org account in emonhub.conf in order to post data to it. The following guide should help explain it a bit better:

http://openenergymonitor.org/emon/modules/emonpi#remote

Re: Why do I have two sets of API?

Submitted by rpjg51 on Tue, 26/01/2016 - 12:49.

Thank you for your prompt reply and I understand that, but it raises these questions. When I do that I get no data going to my localhost view. Is data still being written to my SD card? Do I have to choose between one or the other systems to view my data or is it possible to use both?

Rob

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