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Kaifa Meter Communication via Android Application

By jabiragd , 5 February, 2026
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Gurux.DLMS

data = "/?!\r\n";
writeTrace("<- " + now() + "\t"
+ GXCommon.bytesToHex(data.getBytes("ASCII")));
media.send(data, null);
if (!media.receive(p)) {
throw new Exception("Invalid meter type.");
}

While sending the IEC identification request ("/?!\r\n"), the application fails to receive a valid response from the meter. As a result, the media.receive(p) call returns false, and the process throws an "Invalid meter type." exception.

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Kurumi

3 months 3 weeks ago

Hi, Your meter doesn't use…

Hi,

Your meter doesn't use IEC handshaking. Try to change the interface from HdlcModeE to HDLC and try to connect again.

BR,
M;ikko

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