Tracking Utility Meters with SDR // MeterMon & RTL-SDR

Today's video is Part 2 of our Smart Home Energy series. In this video, we take a look at how to pull data from your "smart" utility meters (gas, water, and electricity) using a software-defined radio. This bit of hardware connected to a Linux box is able to grab the information from supported meters and transmit that data to Home Assistant over MQTT. I also show you how to hack a "virtual" gas meter into the Home Assistant energy dashboard. Let me know if you start working on this project! To see a list of compatible meters, go here: https://github.com/bemasher/rtlamr/blob/master/meters.md ❓What future topics would you like me to cover??❓ ▶ Buy Me A Beer 🍻: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ThisSmartHouse ▶ Timestamps 00:00 - Opening 01:26 - Overview 03:09 - Part 1: Requirements 03:13 - 1. Linux Machine (pi) 03:34 - Note about DVT issues 03:56 - 2. SDR 04:20 - 3. MQTT broker 04:39 - Part 2: Install Docker 06:42 - Part 3: Install Software 10:54 - Part 4: Install MeterMon 14:33 - Part 5: Tune MeterMon 19:12 - Part 6: Add to HA 21:38 - Fixing Metric 23:56 - Adding Gas to Energy Dashboard ▶ Subscribe to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ThisSmartHouse?sub_confirmation=1 ▶ Links in Video: (I use Rebrand.ly for my URL shortening) SDR Kit from Amazon: https://tshouse.link/sdrkit Blog Post with Code: https://tshouse.link/yt38post ▶ Product Links: (When available, we use affiliate links and may earn a commission!) My Electrical Tools: https://tshouse.link/etools Advanced Raspberry Pi Kit (Kit.co): https://tshouse.link/advkit Getting Started Home Assistant Gear (Kit.co): https://tshouse.link/kitha My Main Home Automation Gear (Kit.co): https://tshouse.link/homekit My Z-Wave Home Automation Gear (Kit.co): https://tshouse.link/zwave ▶ Get a One-Month Trial of Great Music for Creators: https://tshouse.link/sound ▶ Website: https://thissmart.house ▶ Recommended Playlists: Smart Home 101 (Basics): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlI2uLsWBr8&list=PLaX7LLiEsuGRXNSZhd6gTkBz1ihlCBeqt Home Assistant Add-ons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoKm5_sS9OQ&list=PLaX7LLiEsuGRSM0H1Rrujoucd8ON5XFDf Video Guides: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNiEH77bKO0&list=PLaX7LLiEsuGSuvivQyvquBzEcvwOzAfpJ Wyze Products: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWyB3QaTi7w&list=PLaX7LLiEsuGTgrNuf-TD4A-_ASCXfNUaJ #smarthome #smarttech #energymonitor #metermon