Metering is about getting the right measurements from electricity, heating, cooling and water to the right system at the right time. With PiiGAB’s gateways, converters and sensors, you collect energy data in a standardised way and make it immediately usable in BMS/SCADA, analytics platforms and billing. The result is faster troubleshooting, more reliable decisions and lower lifecycle costs for your energy infrastructure.
What do we mean by metering in practice?
In a modern building, you collect data from many meters and sensors: electricity meters, water meters, heat meters, and temperature and air-quality sensors. PiiGAB’s portfolio is designed to connect these data sources via established standards such as M-Bus (wired and wireless), and then make the measurements available to your systems.
A typical flow looks like this:
Meters and sensors report via M-Bus → a PiiGAB gateway collects, timestamps and makes the data available → you consume the values in BMS/SCADA, energy monitoring or billing.
The PiiGAB 900 series (900S/900T) is developed for remote reading of M-Bus meters and can handle up to four simultaneous clients, while the 900S also enables readings from Modbus RTU meters. Modbus TCP is supported by both the 900T and 900S.
Wireless M-Bus makes retrofitting in existing buildings easy. PiiGAB’s range includes both wireless meters and infrastructure components (repeaters, converters) for securely transmitting meter data to a gateway. In the meter menus, you will find, for example, single-phase and three-phase electricity meters, water meters and room sensors—all adapted for energy metering and operational monitoring.
Metering with M-Bus as the backbone
When you standardise on M-Bus, you get an interoperable and well-documented method for retrieving meter data, both in new builds and during retrofitting. PiiGAB 900S/900T can read remotely via a local network, municipal network, the internet or serial communication, and enables parallel clients to serve multiple consumers of the same measurements.
With the PiiGAB 900 series and PiiGAB 820, collection can be optimised by using the local network and collecting data with M-Bus IP. This means you do not need to run M-Bus cables throughout the entire building if a network is already available. This is ideal when a property consists of several buildings and you want to collect all data through one gateway acting as the master for a large area. It simplifies deployments, support and lifecycle management. Together with wireless M-Bus, you can build zones that cover entire properties without extensive cabling.
Use cases where metering makes the biggest difference
In multi-dwelling buildings, you can separate tenants’ consumption from that of shared areas and ensure fair billing with standardised meters in a shared collection system. In commercial properties, you can monitor peak demand and use the energy data you collect together with climate data to control ventilation and heating more intelligently.
In industry, you connect production lines’ electricity consumption with water and heating to identify energy losses and prioritise corrective measures. With PiiGAB’s converters, the main meter’s HAN data can also flow into the same M-Bus structure, strengthening the overall picture without parallel systems.
Examples of supplementary sensor data in metering
In addition to energy meters, indoor climate data can provide important insights. A CO₂/temperature/humidity sensor that sends current values as well as hourly and daily averages makes it possible to see how occupancy and ventilation affect energy use. Automatic calibration contributes to stable measurement quality over time, making the data more useful for alarms and control.
Turn metering into your competitive advantage
With PiiGAB’s gateways, converters and wireless meters, you can build a metering solution that lasts: standardised, scalable and compatible with your systems. Would you like to start with a pilot or plan a larger rollout? Get in touch and we will develop a concrete plan.