Use case · Gulf region

EMU M-Center: one device from the meter to the platform

In district cooling, residential towers and large commercial buildings across the Gulf region, the M-Center has proved to be the right device for our clients. It reads Helvatron meters, stores the data and sends it on: to the BMS via BACnet IP or Modbus TCP, or via MQTT, also over its built-in SIM. We read more than 300,000 meters this way.

More than 300,000 metersread via MQTT in Dubai
Helvatron MQTT brokerprovided as a SaaS solution in the Gulf region
Built-in SIMLTE modem for sites without a network
M-Bus and Modbusup to 250 meters, two RS-485 ports for up to 64 Modbus devices, plus Modbus TCP devices
LEED · Estidama · Mostadamin use in green building projects

Our experience in the Gulf

Five reasons why we recommend the M-Center

Helvatron H2OM-BusDELTA IIIM-BusHelvatron H2OM-BusElectricity meterModbus RTUOther Modbus devicesModbus RTUEMU M-CenterData logger and gatewayLoggerHelvatron MQTT brokerSaaS in the Gulf regionMobile networkBMSBACnet IP · Modbus TCP · MQTTM-Busup to 250 metersReadings stored in the loggerMQTTmore than 300,000 metersread via MQTTBuilt-in LTE modem and SIMno site network neededM-Bus2 × RS-485up to 64 Modbus devices+ Modbus TCP devices via LANOne device for every BMS projectLEEDEstidamaMostadamIn use in green building projects
  1. Meter and logThe M-Center reads Helvatron H2O and DELTA III meters via M-Bus, up to 250 of them, and keeps the readings in its built-in data logger.
  2. MQTT, ready for the futureReadings go out via MQTT, the open standard of IoT platforms. For clients in the Gulf region, Helvatron provides the MQTT broker as a SaaS solution. We read more than 300,000 meters this way, for leading developers, district-cooling operators and billing service providers.
  3. Built-in SIMWith its LTE modem and built-in SIM, the M-Center sends data even where there is no site network. The largest district-cooling company in the UAE uses it, as do leading BMS and energy-efficiency companies and billing service providers.
  4. M-Bus and ModbusM-Bus for the meters, two RS-485 ports for up to 64 Modbus devices, Modbus TCP devices via the network, and data to the BMS via BACnet IP or Modbus TCP, or via MQTT: one device for every building automation project.
  5. Green building projectsThe M-Center is in use in projects under LEED, Estidama (Abu Dhabi) and Mostadam (Saudi Arabia), which call for metered energy and water data.
Simplified illustration of a typical project in the Gulf region.

Service by Helvatron

MQTT broker as a service

For clients in the Gulf region, Helvatron provides the MQTT broker as a SaaS solution. The M-Center publishes the readings, and the broker passes them on to billing, analytics or the client’s own platform. You need no server of your own.

Proven in the Gulf region

More than 300,000 meters

We read more than 300,000 meters in Dubai via the M-Center and MQTT, for leading developers, district-cooling operators and billing service providers. The largest district-cooling company in the UAE uses the M-Center, as do leading BMS and energy-efficiency companies.

Where it fits

Typical projects

District cooling

DELTA III cooling meters in every building or unit, read via M-Bus and sent to billing via MQTT, with the built-in SIM where there is no site network.

Residential and mixed-use towers

H2O water meters and DELTA III cooling meters per apartment on one M-Bus, read by the M-Center in the plant room.

BMS and energy efficiency

We send the meter data to the BMS via BACnet IP or Modbus TCP, or via MQTT. Further Modbus devices are read via RS-485 or Modbus TCP.

Green building

In use in projects under LEED, Estidama (Abu Dhabi) and Mostadam (Saudi Arabia), which call for metered energy and water data.

Billing service providers

Billing service providers receive the readings via MQTT and use them directly for consumption billing.

A product of EMU Electronic AG

The M-Center at a glance

  • M-Bus master for up to 250 devices
  • Two RS-485 interfaces for up to 64 Modbus devices
  • Reads Modbus TCP devices via the network
  • Output via MQTT, BACnet IP, Modbus TCP and CSV
  • LAN, service access and LTE modem

Commissioning with Helvatron meters M-Center on emuag.com ↗

Current EMU M-Center on a DIN rail, with terminals for RS-485, M-Bus master, Flex I/O, Ethernet and LTE antenna

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