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Manuel Reimer edited this page Aug 23, 2025 · 11 revisions

Reading the LED light pulses from an energy meter

Photo of the mounted sensor

Modern digital meters usually have a LED which reports energy usage. Usually the amount of pulses is noted next to this LED. For example "1000 pulses / kWh". Don't be fooled if the LED seems to not output any pulses. It may be possible that the LED uses invisible infrared light. With an Arduino it is possible to monitor those pulses.

Arduino pulse sensor

Circuit diagram

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