.. _everest_modules_powermeter_API:

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powermeter_API
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| API for powermeters


For a detailed handwritten documentation see :ref:`here <everest_modules_handwritten_powermeter_API>`

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Module Configuration
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| **cfg_communication_check_to_s**:*integer* <optional>
| *default: 5*
|  Maximum time between two communication check events. Values <= 0 disables communication checks.
| **cfg_heartbeat_interval_ms**:*integer* <optional>
| *default: 1000*
|  Interval between two heartbeat messages send by the API. Values <= 0 disable heartbeat.
| **cfg_request_reply_to_s**:*integer* <optional>
| *default: 550*
|  Maximum time between request and reply. After timeout the request is answered with a default response.

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Provides
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| **main**::ref:`powermeter <everest_interfaces_powermeter>`
|  Allows EVerest to control a powermeter device via API clients.


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Metadata
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Authors
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| Cornelius Claussen
| Jan Christoph Habig
| Andreas Heinrich
| Anton Kadelbach
| Florin Mihut
| Miriam Thome

License
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| https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0