[PLUG-TALK] Emporia VUE 3 boo hoo

[Keith Lofstrom]

After clearing many non-maskable-life-interrupts (second
eye surgery for wife on Monday, great outcome), I spent
Tuesday attempting to configure the stock Emporia VUE 3
that I purchased in December.

The hardware looks good, installing it in the basement
load center went OK --- BUT there's no "smart" phone
radio signal reception down there. 

Configuration (and seemingly long term usage) requires a
"smart phone" ... which I cannot use (proprioception and
privacy and closed-source issues). 

When I need power monitoring most in the future will be
when the grid is down and internet is disrupted.
Allocating limited home generator kilowatts and finite
generator fuel should be data driven.

Emporia's "we own your data" business model also SUCKS.

I hoped I could get it working the EMPORIA WAY, then
reverse engineer the packet stream ... there are hints
online that others have done so, without encryption
barriers.  Perhaps that's an earlier version of the VUE.

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So - I either remove the VUE and attempt to return it ...
or I reflash it, void the warranty, and possibly brick it,
after way too much time learning what to do.

Other PLUG adepts have reflashed their VUE 3 successfully.
Is anyone willing to reflash mine and explain the new
features, perhaps in return for my "fix ancient electronics"
tools and skills?   Or I write a document clearly explaining
the reflash procedure and new features and behaviors for
the rest of PLUG and the world?

Keith L.

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Keith Lofstrom          keithl at keithl.com