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What do the colours and pulse rates of the Pulse Light mean?

Your Emberpulse unit uses a coloured pulsating light to communicate real-time information about energy use in your home. There are two sets of coloured indicators; energy goal indicators and system indicators.


Energy goal indicators

View real time advice on what's important to you. Select an energy goal and your Emberpulse unit will provide real-time performance updates by flashing, green, orange or red.


Goal 1: Minimise my electricity bill by making the best use of my solar power

This goal is only applicable if your solar system is being monitored by the Emberpulse.


Maximise your solar investment by selecting this goal. Your Emberpulse unit will provide real-time notifications on how to maximise your solar power geneneration and revenue. Emberpulse will cross check your solar generation, energy consumption and tariff rates to give a real-time recommendation on when to use more power or less power. 


You don't need to guess or constantly check graphs. Simply glance at your Emberpulse unit's colour for power usage advice. Below are the Emberpulse unit's colour notifications for solar systems with low feed in tariffs and high feed in tariffs.


  • Low feed in tariff

Colour notifications if you have a solar feed in tariff that is less than your electricity grid tariff.






"Use more power"
"Use less power"
"No solar generation"
Pulsing green
You are currently generating more energy than you are using. Now is a good time to use power.

The faster your green pulse speed, the more solar power you have available for use.


Solid green

Excellent. You are currently maximising your solar usage.

Pulsing red
You are using all your solar generation and using grid power.

The faster your red pulse speed, the more grid power you are consuming compared to your solar power generation.

No pulsing
Your solar panels are currently not generating power.
  • High feed in tariff

Colour notifications if you have a solar feed in tariff that is more than your electricity grid tariff.






"Your're maximising earning"
"Use less power"
"No solar generation"
Pulsing green
Excellent. You are exporting more than 50% of your solar power.

The slower the green pulse speed, the more revenue you are earning.

Pulsing red
You are currently exporting less than 50% of your solar power.

The slower your red pulse speed, the more solar power revenue you are earning.


Solid red

You are using all your solar power and purchasing electricity from the grid.

No pulsing
Your solar panels are currently not generating power.

Goal 2: Show me when my electricity is cheap or expensive to use

Energy prices can fluctuate at different times of the day and at different consumption levels. Select this energy goal to be notified of when your home's electricity is cheap or expensive to use. Save money by using more electricity at cheaper times.


The pulsing speed of your Emberpulse unit indicates how much power your home is currently consuming. A slow pulse speed shows that your home is consuming less power. A faster pulsing speed shows that your home is consuming a large amount of power.



Goal 3: I want to spend less than my electricity budget

Select this goal to eliminate electricity bill shock. After setting an electricity budget, Emberpulse will track and forecast your energy usage over your electricity bill cycle. Simply glance at your Emberpulse unit's colour to check on your electricity bill forecast. 


The pulsing speed of your Emberpulse unit indicates how much power your home is currently consuming. A slow pulse speed shows that your home is consuming less power. A faster pulsing speed shows that your home is consuming a large amount of power.



Goal 4: I want to use less electricity than in my previous period

Are you getting better at saving energy? Select this goal to compare your electricity usage to your previous period. This previous period can be defined as last week, last month or last electricity billing cycle.


The pulsing speed of your Emberpulse unit indicates how much power your home is currently consuming. A slow pulse speed shows that your home is consuming less power. A faster pulsing speed shows that your home is consuming a large amount of power.



Goal 5: I want to use less electricity than a similar home

Do you use less electricity than a similar home? Select this goal and compare your electricity use to a home of a similar size and location. The comparison period can be defined as last week, last month or last electricity billing cycle.


The pulsing speed of your Emberpulse unit indicates how much power your home is currently consuming. A slow pulse speed shows that your home is consuming less power. A faster pulsing speed shows that your home is consuming a large amount of power.



No pulse light

If your home's power usage remains unchanged, your Emberpulse unit will temporarily stop pulsing. Your Emberpulse unit will restart pulsing once it detects a moderate power change in your home's energy consumption.


You can wake your Emberpulse unit by hovering your hand above its top sensor. It will then restart pulsing.


Note:

If you have an active solar energy goal (see above), no pulse light indicates that your solar system is not currently generating. You also have the option of dimming or disabling the pulse light. Visit the online portal at emberpulse.com.au and navigate to Emberpulse > Emberpulse settings.


System Indicator - Magenta

Your Emberpulse unit will pulse a magenta colour to notify you of a connection or system difficulty. View the meaning of each system indicator below.



System Indicator - Cyan

Your Emberpulse unit will pulse a cyan colour to notify you that the Emberpulse is in pairing mode. During this time frame, the Emberpulse unit will be able to connect to any available home automation devices that are within range.


System Indicator - Alternating Red and Green

Your Emberpulse unit will alternate between red and green (500ms each) to notify you that a factory reset on the Emberpulse has been initiated. 


If a factory reset has been initiated in error, please refer to Emberpulse Reset for more information on how to re-connect.