Meter
The Anyline Energy Plugin is capable of scanning Analog Electric-, Gas- and Water Meter readings. It is also possible to scan Bar- and QR-codes, which is useful for identifying meters, as well as the Serial Number. Common 7-segment Digital Meters and Heat Meters can also be scanned.
Simultaneous Barcode Scanning
Starting from SDK 3.8 Anyline supports simultaneous barcode scanning for any plugin. Additional Information can be found under Simultaneous Barcode Scanning
- iOS: Meter Plugin
- Android: Meter Plugin
- Windows: Meter Plugin
- Cordova: Add the Anyline SDK Plugin to your Project
- React-Native: Add the Anyline SDK Plugin to your Project
- Xamarin.iOS: Implementing Anyline
- Xamarin.Android: Plugin-Specific Configurations
Examples
A couple of different examples can be found at Anyline Demos and Samples: Energy.
Parameters
scanMode
The scanMode determines which of the Energy use cases you want to scan.
Any of the different use cases can be started from the Meter Plugin by setting this scanMode, which means that easy switching of the different modes is available.
Auto Analog/Digital Meter
New in version 3.11: This mode combines analog and digital mode with auto detection of the meter type
Automatically detects if the meter is an analog or digital meter.
Scans all types of analog meters (e.g. gas, electric, water meter) and automatically detects the number of digits before and after the decimal point, as well as 7-segment digital and dot matrix meters with at least 2 digits.
| Android/Cordova/React Native | iOS |
|---|---|
AUTO_ANALOG_DIGITAL_METER |
ALAutoAnalogDigitalMeter |
Analog Meter
New in version 3.8.
Deprecated since version 41.0.0: This mode internally uses Auto Analog/Digital Meter until removal. Please use Auto Analog/Digital Meter instead.
Scans all types of analog meters (e.g. gas, electric, water meter) and automatically detects the number of digits before and after the decimal point.
| Android/Cordova/React Native | iOS |
|---|---|
ANALOG_METER |
ALAnalogMeter |
Digital Meter
New in version 3.19.
Deprecated since version 41.0.0: This mode internally uses Auto Analog/Digital Meter until removal. Please use Auto Analog/Digital Meter instead.
Scan 7-segment digital meters with at least 3 digits. It will attempt to find the highest number of connected digits including decimal points and return the result.
| Android/Cordova/React Native | iOS |
|---|---|
DIGITAL_METER |
ALDigitalMeter |
Heat Meter with 4 pre-decimal (up to 3 decimal) places
Scan digital heat meters with 4 pre-decimal and up to 3 decimal places. If detected, the decimal digits are included in the result, otherwise they are omitted.
Note
This mode may be replaced in the future with a mode that automatically detects the amount of digits
Heat Meter with 5 pre-decimal (up to 3 decimal) places
Scan digital heat meters with 5 pre-decimal and up to 3 decimal places. If detected, the decimal digits are included in the result, otherwise they are omitted.
| Android/Cordova/React Native | iOS |
|---|---|
HEAT_METER_5 |
ALHeatMeter5 |
Note
This mode may be replaced in the future with a mode that automatically detects the amount of digits
Heat Meter with 6 pre-decimal (up to 3 decimal) places
Scan digital heat meters with 6 pre-decimal and up to 3 decimal places. If detected, the decimal digits are included in the result, otherwise they are omitted.
| Android/Cordova/React Native | iOS |
|---|---|
HEAT_METER_6 |
ALHeatMeter6 |
Note
This mode may be replaced in the future with a mode that automatically detects the amount of digits
Dial Meter ALPHA
New in version 3.14: As of version 3.14, this mode is in an alpha stage and will be under constant development
Scans different types of dial meters.
| Android | iOS |
|---|---|
DIAL_METER |
ALDialMeter |
Android & iOS
As of version 3.14 this mode is only available on Android and iOS platforms
Android & iOS
As of version 3.14, the Dial Meter Energy Result will not contain Confidence and Outline.
Serial Numbers
New in version 3.17.
Scan Serial Numbers that are engraved or printed onto a meter (consisting of numbers 0-9 and capital letters A-Z).
| Android/Cordova/React Native | iOS |
|---|---|
SERIAL_NUMBER |
ALSerialNumber |
Digital Dot Matrix Meter
New in version 3.19.
Deprecated since version 41.0.0: This mode internally uses Auto Analog/Digital Meter until removal. Please use Auto Analog/Digital Meter instead.
Scan different types of digital dot matrix meters, with automatic comma detection, as long as the comma is displayed as a separate character.
| Android/Cordova/React Native | iOS |
|---|---|
DOT_MATRIX_METER |
ALDotMatrixMeter |
Previous Scan Modes
The following modes were deprecated with 3.8, and removed in 3.13 and 3.14 respectively. They should not be used anymore. Selecting those modes will not have any effect, as Analog Meter scanMode will be used instead (which detects automatic all digits before and after the point).
The are replaced by scan mode Analog Meter.
Electric Meter
Changed in version 3.13: This mode was removed in 3.13 (iOS) and 3.14 (Android/Cordova/React Native)
Deprecated since version 3.8: Use Analog Meter instead
Scan analog electric meters with 5 or 6 pre-decimal places. The digit count is detected automatically. No decimal places are included in the result. The auto-detection requires the decimal area to be highlighted in red.
| Android/Cordova/React Native | iOS |
|---|---|
ELECTRIC_METER |
ALElectricMeter |
Electric Meter 5 pre-decimal places
Changed in version 3.13: This mode was removed in 3.13 (iOS) and 3.14 (Android/Cordova/React Native)
Deprecated since version 3.8: Use Analog Meter instead
Scan analog electric meters with 5 pre-decimal places. If it can be detected, up to one decimal place is included in the result, otherwise the decimal places will be omitted. The decimal is represented by a dot in the result, not a comma.
Tip
This mode is useful if there is no red marking for the decimal place or if the first decimal place is relevant
| Android/Cordova/React Native | iOS |
|---|---|
ELECTRIC_METER_5_1 |
ALElectricMeter5_1 |
Electric Meter 6 pre-decimal places
Changed in version 3.13: This mode was removed in 3.13 (iOS) and 3.14 (Android/Cordova/React Native)
Deprecated since version 3.8: Use Analog Meter instead
Scan analog electric meters with 6 pre-decimal places. If it can be detected, up to one decimal place is included in the result, otherwise the decimal places will be omitted. The decimal is represented by a dot in the result, not a comma.
Tip
This mode is useful if there is no red marking for the decimal place or if the first decimal place is relevant
| Android/Cordova/React Native | iOS |
|---|---|
ELECTRIC_METER_6_1 |
ALElectricMeter6_1 |
Gas Meter
Changed in version 3.13: This mode was removed in 3.13 (iOS) and 3.14 (Android/Cordova/React Native)
Deprecated since version 3.8: Use Analog Meter instead
Scan analog gas meters with 5 digits before the point. The decimal places are ignored.
| Android/Cordova/React Native | iOS |
|---|---|
GAS_METER |
ALGasMeter |
5 Digits
This mode scans Gas Meters with 5 digits. In order ot scan 6 digit Gas Meters, please use the Gas Meter 6 pre-decimal places mode
Gas Meter 6 pre-decimal places
Changed in version 3.13: This mode was removed in 3.13 (iOS) and 3.14 (Android/Cordova/React Native)
Deprecated since version 3.8: Use Analog Meter instead
Scan analog gas meters with 6 digits before the point. The decimal places are ignored.
| Android/Cordova/React Native | iOS |
|---|---|
GAS_METER_6 |
ALGasMeter6 |
Water Meter White
Changed in version 3.13: This mode was removed in 3.13 (iOS) and 3.14 (Android/Cordova/React Native)
Deprecated since version 3.8: Use Analog Meter instead
Scan analog water meters with white background (black digits) with 5 digits before the point. The decimal places are ignored.
| Android/Cordova/React Native | iOS |
|---|---|
WATER_METER_WHITE |
ALWaterMeterWhite |
Water Meter Black
Changed in version 3.13: This mode was removed in 3.13 (iOS) and 3.14 (Android/Cordova/React Native)
Deprecated since version 3.8: Use Analog Meter instead
Scan analog water meters with black background (white digits) with 5 digits before the point. The decimal places are ignored.
| Android/Cordova/React Native | iOS |
|---|---|
WATER_METER_BLACK |
ALWaterMeterBlack |
Analog Meter White
Changed in version 3.13: This mode was removed in 3.13 (iOS) and 3.14 (Android/Cordova/React Native)
Deprecated since version 3.8: Use Analog Meter instead
Scan any Analog Meter (no matter if Electric, Gas, etc.) with white background (black digits) with 5 or 6 digits before the point. The decimal places are ignored.
| Android/Cordova/React Native | iOS |
|---|---|
ANALOG_METER_WHITE |
ALAnalogMeterWhite |
Analog Meter with 4 pre-decimal places
Changed in version 3.13: This mode was removed in 3.13 (iOS) and 3.14 (Android/Cordova/React Native)
Deprecated since version 3.8: Use Analog Meter instead
Scan any Analog Meter (no matter if Electric, Gas, etc.) with 4 digits before the point. The decimal places are ignored.
| Android/Cordova/React Native | iOS |
|---|---|
ANALOG_METER_4 |
ALAnalogMeter4 |
Analog Meter with 7 pre-decimal places
Changed in version 3.13: This mode was removed in 3.13 (iOS) and 3.14 (Android/Cordova/React Native)
Deprecated since version 3.8: Use Analog Meter instead
Scan any Analog Meter (no matter if Electric, Gas, etc.) with 7 digits before the point. The decimal places are ignored.
| Android/Cordova/React Native | iOS |
|---|---|
ANALOG_METER_7 |
ALAnalogMeter7 |