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'Invalid data type.' Some data got lost.

By bernhard , 1 July, 2023
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Gurux.DLMS

I was able to extract data from my smartmeter perfectly fine until two months ago.
Now I get the following error:
Jul 01 13:35:20 pi4 smartmeter-datacollector[25003]: DEBUG:smartmeter:HDLC Buffer: 7E A0 84 CE FF 03 13 12 8B E6 E7 00 E0 40 00 01 00 00 70 0F 00 3D F2 A6 0C 07 E7 07 01 06 0D 23 14 FF 80 00 00 02 0B 01 0B 02 04 12 00 28 09 06 00 08 19 09 00 FF 0F 02 12 00 00 02 04 12 00 28 09 06 00 08 19 09 00 FF 0F 01 12 00 00 02 04 12 00 01 09 06 00 00 60 01 00 FF 0F 02 12 00 00 02 04 12 00 03 09 06 01 00 01 07 00 FF 0F 02 12 00 00 02 04 12 00 03 09 06 01 00 02 07 00 FF 0F 02 12 00 00 B5 04 7E 7E A0 8B CE FF 03 13 EE E1 E0 40 00 02 00 00 7A 02 04 12 00 03 09 06 01 01 01 08 00 FF 0F 02 12 00 00 02 04 12 00 03 09 06 01 01 02 08 00 FF 0F 02 12 00 00 02 04 12 00 03 09 06 01 01 05 08 00 FF 0F 02 12 00 00 02 04 12 00 03 09 06 01 01 06 08 00 FF 0F 02 12 00 00 02 04 12 00 03 09 06 01 01 07 08 80 FF 0F 02 12 00 F0 FE FE FF F8 FE F9 3C 33 33 8B 52 7E 7E A0 3D CE FF 03 13 F2 84 E0 C0 00 03 00 00 2C 37 38 31 31 06 00 00 00 00 06 00 00 17 D4 06 01 C3 CC 9D 06 00 77 19 EC 06 00 39 79 41 06 00 00 B2 30 06 00 45 76 DB 06 01 17 BE 8C 66 43 7E

Jul 01 13:35:20 pi4 smartmeter-datacollector[25003]: WARNING:smartmeter:Failed to extract data from HDLC frame: 'Invalid data type.' Some data got lost.

see here for a more complete log:
https://gist.github.com/kafisatz/892ac0379e97140e3dcd419c40ee83a4#file-…

I am using this software: https://github.com/scs/smartmeter-datacollector

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Kurumi

3 years 1 month ago

Hi, I checked the bytes and…

Hi,

I checked the bytes and there is an issue with your meter.
You need to ask the meter vendor if there is a meter firmware available that fixes this.

I checked the push message manually from the bytes. I believe that will help the meter manufacturer to solve the issue.

BR,
Mikko
0F 00 3D F2 94 0C 07 E7 07 01
06 0D 21 32 FF 80 00 00

02 0B //Structure with 11 elements.
01 0B Array with 11 elements.
02 04
12 00 28
09 06 00 08 19 09 00 FF
0F 02
12 00 00

02 04
12 00 28
09 06 00 08 19 09 00 FF
0F 01
12 00 00

02 04
12 00 01
09 06 00 00 60 01 00 FF
0F 02
12 00 00

02 04
12 00 03
09 06 01 00 01 07 00 FF
0F 02
12 00 00

02 04
12 00 03
09 06 01 00 02 07 00 FF
0F 02
12 00 00

//Invalid data start here.
37 38 31 31 06 00 00 00 00 06 00 00 18 FF 06 01 C3 CC 9D 06 00 77 19 4F 06 00 39 79 41 06 00 00 B2 2D 06 00 45 76 DB 06 01 17 BE 8C" />

bernhard

3 years ago

Thanks. So you can confirm…

Thanks. So you can confirm that the data is not encrypted?

bernhard

3 years ago

I will try and reach out to…

I will try and reach out to them regarding a firmware update.

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Kurumi

3 years ago

Hi, The data is not ciphered…

Hi,

The data is not ciphered (encrypted).

BR,
Mikko

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