{"id":12,"date":"2017-09-07T12:21:13","date_gmt":"2017-09-07T12:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2026-08-04T08:20:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T08:20:48","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates has-author wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2025\/04\/19\/echelon-nes-smart-meters-connected-to-cerius-zip-code-4000-4999-action-required\/\">Echelon\/NES Smart Meters connected to Cerius (zip code 4000-4999 in Denmark) \u2013 action required<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-04-19T09:21:12+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 19, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Cerius has informed us (dabbler.dk) that they are strengthening the security of the MEP port. On May 6th, 2025, new meters will have their MEP port disabled as default. If you get a new meter and you need the MEP port, you will be able to request Cerius to activate it on their home page. &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2025\/04\/19\/echelon-nes-smart-meters-connected-to-cerius-zip-code-4000-4999-action-required\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Echelon\/NES Smart Meters connected to Cerius (zip code 4000-4999 in Denmark) \u2013 action required&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2024\/03\/28\/echelon-nes-smart-meters-possible-0x0b-0x0c-bugfix\/\">Echelon\/NES Smart Meters &#8211; possible 0x0B \/ 0x0C bugfix?<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-03-28T16:50:51+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 28, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Thanks to Reto (info@makerspace-reinach.ch) we might have a solution for a long standing bug. If you are having issues getting reliable readings from the meter\/module and getting errors \/ Meter responses like these from the module: Typically from these requests: &#8230;then you know have an option to update the software. Make sure to study the &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2024\/03\/28\/echelon-nes-smart-meters-possible-0x0b-0x0c-bugfix\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Echelon\/NES Smart Meters &#8211; possible 0x0B \/ 0x0C bugfix?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2023\/10\/31\/echelon-nes-smart-meters-probably-our-final-post-on-this-topic\/\">Echelon\/NES Smart Meters &#8211; probably our final post on this topic<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-10-31T18:48:30+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 31, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Today I got a bit of a surprise &#8211; without any warning my power distribution company changed my power meter from a NES Echelon meter to a Landis+Gyr E360 meter. This means that I unfortunately have no way of testing and working on new hardware\/software for our Dabbler MEP interface. I hope someone else with &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2023\/10\/31\/echelon-nes-smart-meters-probably-our-final-post-on-this-topic\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Echelon\/NES Smart Meters &#8211; probably our final post on this topic&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2023\/05\/21\/echelon-nes-smart-meters-mep-interface-modules-is-now-available-again-from-www-ustepper-com\/\">Echelon\/NES Smart Meters \u2013 MEP interface modules is now available again from www.ustepper.com<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-05-21T15:53:41+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 21, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Thanks to our friends at www.ustepper.com hardware to IoT enable your NES\/Echelon meter is now available again. You can purchase it directly from their shop here: https:\/\/ustepper.com\/shop\/home\/26-esp32-c3-dabbler-mep-interface.html Note, although this is a completely redesigned hardware based on a different ESP32 module (it uses the ESP32C3 and not the ESP32-WROOM-32 of our original module), we have &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2023\/05\/21\/echelon-nes-smart-meters-mep-interface-modules-is-now-available-again-from-www-ustepper-com\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Echelon\/NES Smart Meters \u2013 MEP interface modules is now available again from www.ustepper.com&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2023\/04\/06\/echelon-nes-smart-meters-mep-interfaces-modules-will-hopefully-soon-be-for-sale-again\/\">Echelon\/NES Smart Meters \u2013 MEP interface modules will (hopefully) soon be for sale again<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-04-06T08:50:02+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 6, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">As you might have discovered we recently shut down our sales of MEP interface modules and kits. Our initial goals were to: As you might know we had (and still have) a hard time getting more people involved, but we have had some community contributions to the code and inspiration stories. To try to push &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2023\/04\/06\/echelon-nes-smart-meters-mep-interfaces-modules-will-hopefully-soon-be-for-sale-again\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Echelon\/NES Smart Meters \u2013 MEP interface modules will (hopefully) soon be for sale again&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2023\/03\/19\/echelon-nes-smart-meters-mqtt-now-part-of-the-main-software\/\">Echelon\/NES Smart Meters \u2013 MQTT now part of the main software<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-03-19T15:05:42+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 19, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">We have merged a long standing pull request, so MQTT is now part of our main software. While here we did some long due cleanup of the headlines on the Dashboard page. This update consists of two files. Please update them both and in this order: You&#8217;ll find the files and documentation on how to &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2023\/03\/19\/echelon-nes-smart-meters-mqtt-now-part-of-the-main-software\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Echelon\/NES Smart Meters \u2013 MQTT now part of the main software&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2023\/01\/15\/echelon-nes-smart-meter-enclosure-for-the-www-dabbler-dk-mep-module\/\">Echelon\/NES Smart Meter &#8211; Enclosure for the www.dabbler.dk MEP module<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-01-15T09:48:29+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 15, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">This is a quick entry to share that Andreas from Austria created a 3D printed enclosure for our MEP module. This makes it possible to install the MEP module outside the meter &#8211; on meters not having the Danish MEP drawer (i.e. Gen. 4 meters etc.) Andreas shared his work here: https:\/\/www.printables.com\/model\/369194-dabbler-mep-sw-esp32-case<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2023\/01\/08\/guest-writer-echelon-nes-smart-meter-fhem-integration-in-austria\/\">(Guest writer) Echelon\/NES Smart Meter &#8211; FHEM integration in Austria<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-01-08T19:28:44+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 8, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Back in June 2022 Engelbert Horvat reached out to us to discuss a MEP solution for his Echelon\/NES Smart Meter. Engelbert lives in Austria, so unfortunately our module is not a good solution for him. Although the MEP electrical connections and protocol is standardized in these meters, the MEP &#8220;drawer&#8221; our modules are designed for &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2023\/01\/08\/guest-writer-echelon-nes-smart-meter-fhem-integration-in-austria\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;(Guest writer) Echelon\/NES Smart Meter &#8211; FHEM integration in Austria&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2022\/10\/15\/piprint-a-free-direct-printing-solution-for-your-microsoft-dynamics-365-business-central\/\">PIPrint &#8211; A Free Direct Printing Solution for your Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2022-10-15T18:07:53+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 15, 2022<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">&#8230;and Now for Something Completely Different&#8230; Some of you might recall that this blog is not limited to posts about Echelon\/NES meters, and know it is actually for all kind of stuff Graves and I am dabbling with. Granted, lately it&#8217;s been mostly about our Echelon\/NES project &#8211; but we have not stopped dabbling with &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2022\/10\/15\/piprint-a-free-direct-printing-solution-for-your-microsoft-dynamics-365-business-central\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;PIPrint &#8211; A Free Direct Printing Solution for your Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2022\/09\/04\/limited-offer-echelon-nes-smart-meters-mep-interfaces-modules-and-kits\/\">[Limited offer has now ended] Echelon\/NES Smart Meters \u2013 MEP interfaces modules and  kits<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2022-09-04T11:04:58+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 4, 2022<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Update as per 2023-03-30: We are out of PCBs and parts and are not planning to order any new ones. The Limited offer has now finally ended. It has been running FAR longer than we expected due to high demand &#8211; we were simply not able to catch up, and when we did, we had &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2022\/09\/04\/limited-offer-echelon-nes-smart-meters-mep-interfaces-modules-and-kits\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;[Limited offer has now ended] Echelon\/NES Smart Meters \u2013 MEP interfaces modules and  kits&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2022\/05\/25\/breaking-news-echelon-nes-smart-meters-documentation-for-mep-and-optical-interfaces-have-been-released-on-github\/\">[Breaking News] Echelon\/NES Smart Meters \u2013 Documentation for MEP and Optical interfaces have been released on GitHub!<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2022-05-25T17:04:09+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 25, 2022<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">It is with&nbsp;great pleasure&nbsp;we finally can announce the release of the following official OSGP Alliance documentation for OSGP Smart Meters (i.e. Echelon\/NES Smart Meters): The Multipurpose Expansion Port (MEP) interface and protocol Optical interface and protocol You will find the PDF files in the Documentation repository at GitHub using this link: https:\/\/github.com\/OSGP-Alliance-MEP-and-Optical. Thank you for &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2022\/05\/25\/breaking-news-echelon-nes-smart-meters-documentation-for-mep-and-optical-interfaces-have-been-released-on-github\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;[Breaking News] Echelon\/NES Smart Meters \u2013 Documentation for MEP and Optical interfaces have been released on GitHub!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2022\/05\/24\/echelon-nes-smart-meters-teaser\/\">Echelon\/NES Smart Meters \u2013 Teaser<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2022-05-24T21:02:14+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 24, 2022<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Only one link today: https:\/\/github.com\/OSGP-Alliance-MEP-and-Optical. Not there yet &#8211; but pretty close now \ud83d\ude42<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2022\/04\/03\/echelon-nes-smart-meters-dabbling-the-hardware-v1-10-and-v2-00\/\">Echelon\/NES Smart Meters \u2013 dabbling the hardware v1.10 and v2.00<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2022-04-03T20:34:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 3, 2022<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Our software fix for the (fake?) MAX3232 hardware issue seems to solve the issue completely. It is still a rough implementation in the software (using delays), so we&#8217;ll have to improve on that later on&#8230; It is probably not that big of an issue &#8211; because when a MAX3232 starts to behave, it seems it &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2022\/04\/03\/echelon-nes-smart-meters-dabbling-the-hardware-v1-10-and-v2-00\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Echelon\/NES Smart Meters \u2013 dabbling the hardware v1.10 and v2.00&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2022\/03\/13\/echelon-nes-smart-meters-the-software-solution-to-a-hardware-issue\/\">Echelon\/NES Smart Meters \u2013 the software solution to a hardware issue<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2022-03-13T18:51:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 13, 2022<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Well, we warned you that software guys like us tend to come up with software solutions &#8211; even for hardware problems. As expected, no electronic engineers reached out to us with a solution for our (probably fake) MAX3232 issues, so we had to come up with a solution ourselves&#8230; That is off cause ok &#8211; &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2022\/03\/13\/echelon-nes-smart-meters-the-software-solution-to-a-hardware-issue\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Echelon\/NES Smart Meters \u2013 the software solution to a hardware issue&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2022\/02\/27\/guest-writer-echelon-nes-smart-meters-nes-echelon-electrical-meter-connect-to-mqtt-home-assistant-via-ir\/\">(Guest writer) Echelon\/NES Smart Meters \u2013 NES\/ECHELON electrical meter connect to MQTT (Home Assistant) via IR<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2022-02-27T14:35:32+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 27, 2022<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">This is another bonus entry on our blog in the Echelon\/NES Smart Meters series. As we have mentioned before, it is sometimes hard to find time besides our regular jobs to dabble with this project. We have had a lot of interest in using the IR (Infrared) port on the Echelon\/NES Smart Meters, and there &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2022\/02\/27\/guest-writer-echelon-nes-smart-meters-nes-echelon-electrical-meter-connect-to-mqtt-home-assistant-via-ir\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;(Guest writer) Echelon\/NES Smart Meters \u2013 NES\/ECHELON electrical meter connect to MQTT (Home Assistant) via IR&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2022\/02\/20\/guest-writer-echelon-nes-smart-meters-home-assistant-integration\/\">(Guest writer) Echelon\/NES Smart Meters \u2013 Home Assistant integration<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2022-02-20T09:36:10+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 20, 2022<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">This is a bonus entry on our blog in the Echelon\/NES Smart Meters series. We have limited time and are devoting the sparse time we have on the hard- and software needed for the ESP32-MEP module. We are aware that other systems should be able to integrate to the solution, but we currently have no &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2022\/02\/20\/guest-writer-echelon-nes-smart-meters-home-assistant-integration\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;(Guest writer) Echelon\/NES Smart Meters \u2013 Home Assistant integration&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2022\/02\/03\/long-time-no-see-echelon-nes-smart-meters-draft-document-received\/\">(Long time no see) Echelon\/NES Smart Meters \u2013 Draft document received!!<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2022-02-03T19:19:42+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 3, 2022<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Sorry it&#8217;s been some time since the last update &#8211; but please read the comment sections on the older entries &#8211; this project is still kicking, and we try to find time to at least answer the comments. Let us admit &#8211; we were worried&#8230; It seems NES went into some kind of radio silence &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2022\/02\/03\/long-time-no-see-echelon-nes-smart-meters-draft-document-received\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;(Long time no see) Echelon\/NES Smart Meters \u2013 Draft document received!!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2021\/11\/14\/echelon-nes-smart-meters-dabbling-the-hardware-v1-01-v1-02-and-v1-03\/\">Echelon\/NES Smart Meters \u2013 dabbling the hardware v1.01, v1.02 and v1.03<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2021-11-14T12:00:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">November 14, 2021<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">As mentioned in our previous post, we f***ed up the connector to the meter&#8230; Moving on and with a few other hardware versions that never got produced, we ended up having a version 1.03 prototype where the connector is fixed and that kind of works most of the time in some meters: Note: jumper for &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2021\/11\/14\/echelon-nes-smart-meters-dabbling-the-hardware-v1-01-v1-02-and-v1-03\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Echelon\/NES Smart Meters \u2013 dabbling the hardware v1.01, v1.02 and v1.03&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2021\/10\/27\/echelon-nes-smart-meters-dabbling-the-hardware-v1-00\/\">Echelon\/NES Smart Meters \u2013 dabbling the hardware v1.00<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2021-10-27T16:00:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 27, 2021<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Unfortunately we are still awaiting the release of the MEP protocol from NES (Networked Energy Services) as mentioned in previous blog entries. This will release us from the Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) keeping all this a secret to you. &#8230;but while we wait, we could introduce you to our hardware prototype. In our first few attempts &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2021\/10\/27\/echelon-nes-smart-meters-dabbling-the-hardware-v1-00\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Echelon\/NES Smart Meters \u2013 dabbling the hardware v1.00&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2021\/10\/01\/echelon-nes-smart-meters-nes-to-the-rescue\/\">Echelon\/NES Smart Meters &#8211; NES to the rescue<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2021-10-01T05:50:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 1, 2021<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">As mentioned in our previous post, we we stuck. We had a 3rd party module which were clearly communicating with the meter through RS232. We knew the hardware interface, but we had no idea about the protocol&#8230; In pure desperation we opened a support ticket with the current owner of the technology &#8211; NES (Networked &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2021\/10\/01\/echelon-nes-smart-meters-nes-to-the-rescue\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Echelon\/NES Smart Meters &#8211; NES to the rescue&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2021\/09\/14\/echelon-nes-smart-meters-the-secret-interface\/\">Echelon\/NES Smart Meters &#8211; the secret interface<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2021-09-14T17:00:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 14, 2021<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">www.sommerhack.dk 2020 renewed our interest in communicating with our Echelon meter. During a session by Thomas Ljungberg Kristensen, WelcomeSecurity (https:\/\/www.welcomesecurity.net\/) the different possibilities and the legislation was briefly covered and he inspired us to push harder to get some kind of access. If you are following these posts, can read Danish and have a Smart &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2021\/09\/14\/echelon-nes-smart-meters-the-secret-interface\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Echelon\/NES Smart Meters &#8211; the secret interface&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2021\/09\/05\/echelon-nes-smart-meters-the-beginning\/\">Echelon\/NES Smart Meters &#8211; the beginning<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2021-09-05T16:28:50+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 5, 2021<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">This will be a multi part post as we spent the last year in collecting all the pieces of the puzzle to connect to and get data from our Echelon Type 83331-3IAAD meter. Like others trying to do this, we hit a lot of &#8220;red tape&#8221;, lack of knowledge from involved partners, confusions and even &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2021\/09\/05\/echelon-nes-smart-meters-the-beginning\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Echelon\/NES Smart Meters &#8211; the beginning&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2021\/08\/16\/echelon-nes-smart-meters-dabbler-dk-rebooted\/\">Echelon\/NES Smart Meters \u2013 dabbler.dk rebooted<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2021-08-16T14:41:22+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">August 16, 2021<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">We have been quiet for a while. Not because we have not been tinkering, but because we&#8217;ve been very busy tinkering. To be precise we&#8217;ve been tinkering with our Echelon type 83331-3IAAD Smart Meters (power meters) and how to read out the consumption in a nice way&#8230; At the Danish gathering Sommerhack.dk 2021 we&#8217;ll be &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2021\/08\/16\/echelon-nes-smart-meters-dabbler-dk-rebooted\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Echelon\/NES Smart Meters \u2013 dabbler.dk rebooted&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2020\/09\/06\/game-on-or-game-over\/\">Game On &#8211; or Game Over?<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2020-09-06T17:08:52+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 6, 2020<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">A few weeks ago Erik Hougaard challenged me (or I challenged myself?) in comments on one of Erik&#8217;s YouTube videos to re-implement my C5Tris game for Microsoft Dynamics C5 in AL for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (BC). Off cause BC supports Java Script control add ins, but downloading a Java Script Tetris clone and &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2020\/09\/06\/game-on-or-game-over\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Game On &#8211; or Game Over?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2020\/06\/23\/no-online-help-in-microsoft-dynamics-business-central-2019-wave-1-aka-bc14-on-premises\/\">No online help in Microsoft Dynamics Business Central 2019 wave 1 (aka BC14) On-Premises<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2020-06-23T17:39:25+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">June 23, 2020<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Did you also wonder where the English and Danish (and probably other languages as well) help pages went? In Microsoft Dynamics Business Central 2019 wave 1 aka Business Central 14 (and possible newer versions) after the RTM-release in April 2019, the help simply does not work out-of-the-box anymore. It seems Microsoft are more focused on &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2020\/06\/23\/no-online-help-in-microsoft-dynamics-business-central-2019-wave-1-aka-bc14-on-premises\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;No online help in Microsoft Dynamics Business Central 2019 wave 1 (aka BC14) On-Premises&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2020\/05\/14\/running-microsoft-sql-server-2019-developer-edition-in-a-docker-windows-container\/\">Running Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Developer Edition in a Docker Windows Container<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2020-05-14T19:31:54+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 14, 2020<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Note: This work is based on the &#8220;Official Microsoft repository for SQL Server in Docker resources&#8221; found here: https:\/\/github.com\/microsoft\/mssql-docker\/tree\/master\/windows\/mssql-server-windows-developer Unfortunately this has not been updated to run Windows ServerCore 1890 and Microsoft SQL Server 2019 &#8211; so this is what this blog post is about&#8230; Note 2: We are only taking about minor changes here &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2020\/05\/14\/running-microsoft-sql-server-2019-developer-edition-in-a-docker-windows-container\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Running Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Developer Edition in a Docker Windows Container&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2020\/02\/26\/installing-microsoft-dynamics-365-business-central-with-azuresql\/\">Installing Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central with AzureSQL<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2020-02-26T17:51:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 26, 2020<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">As described here, it can be kind of a Catch-22 to try to install Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central if you don&#8217;t have a local SQL Server, but want to use AzureSQL. Although I know the approach in the before mentioned Kine Info blog post works, I came across a easier solution during my struggles &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2020\/02\/26\/installing-microsoft-dynamics-365-business-central-with-azuresql\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Installing Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central with AzureSQL&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2020\/02\/20\/review-introduction-to-the-modern-client\/\">Review: Introduction to the Modern client<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2020-02-20T08:00:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 20, 2020<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">&#8220;Introduction to the Modern client&#8221; is a comprehensive, well written and excellent book for readers wanting an introduction to the new Modern client for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. Peik Bech-Andersen not only introduces the Modern client and its role centers. He also walks us through the different elements of a role center and give &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2020\/02\/20\/review-introduction-to-the-modern-client\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Review: Introduction to the Modern client&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2019\/12\/22\/the-task-cannot-be-run-because-the-user-account-that-is-assigned-to-run-the-task-has-been-altered\/\">The task cannot be run because the user account that is assigned to run the task has been altered<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2019-12-22T09:52:42+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">December 22, 2019<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Have you tried to rename a company (from the Companies page or from PowerShell (Rename-NAVCompany cmdlet) in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2018 and you get this error: &#8220;The task cannot be run because the user account that is assigned to run the task has been altered&#8221;, you are hit by a side effect of a new &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2019\/12\/22\/the-task-cannot-be-run-because-the-user-account-that-is-assigned-to-run-the-task-has-been-altered\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The task cannot be run because the user account that is assigned to run the task has been altered&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2019\/12\/03\/2-2-4\/\">2 + 2 <> 4<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2019-12-03T16:19:44+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">December 3, 2019<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">In the past I worked a lot with Microsoft Dynamics C5 and I just stumbled across an old quirk when you add database to a large existing database. You simply does not always get what you pay for. Registered Microsoft Dynamics C5 partners can find this information in Danish on PartnerSource following this link: https:\/\/mbs.microsoft.com\/partnersource\/denmark\/pricing-ordering\/pricing-ordering-news\/C52012DatabaseIntervalsExplained &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2019\/12\/03\/2-2-4\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;2 + 2 <> 4&#8243;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2019\/11\/01\/super-but-with-no-access-to-the-role-center\/\">SUPER &#8211; but with no access to the role center?<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2019-11-01T15:31:54+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">November 1, 2019<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">So you think you are SUPER, but you are not able to log in to your Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Center using the web client? (because of some access denied error). Well&#8230; This is not a very common error, because these needs to be true to trigger it: You are trying to login using the &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2019\/11\/01\/super-but-with-no-access-to-the-role-center\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;SUPER &#8211; but with no access to the role center?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2019\/08\/09\/cannot-login-to-microsoft-dynamics-business-central-2019-spring-release-bc14-rtm-with-loginname-authentication\/\">Cannot login to Microsoft Dynamics Business Central 2019 Spring release (BC14) RTM with LoginName authentication<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2019-08-09T00:15:39+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">August 9, 2019<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Have you tried to configure a Microsoft Dynamics Business Central 2019 Spring release (BC14) RTM with LoginName authentication, just to find that it did not work? You are right. You won&#8217;t be able to login to the Web- or Windows-client and will get errors in your event log like these: Server instance: BC140 Category: Runtime &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2019\/08\/09\/cannot-login-to-microsoft-dynamics-business-central-2019-spring-release-bc14-rtm-with-loginname-authentication\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Cannot login to Microsoft Dynamics Business Central 2019 Spring release (BC14) RTM with LoginName authentication&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2019\/08\/06\/playing-around-with-the-dynamicsnav-protocol-handler\/\">Playing around with the DynamicsNAV:\/\/ protocol handler<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2019-08-06T21:26:53+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">August 6, 2019<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">If you have been using the Dotnet ClickOnce technology to roll out your Dynamics NAV \/ 365 Business Central Windows Clients, you know it have some limitations (click here to read all about the limitations). But if you start pulling the ClickOnce technology apart, you will find that the client files are in fact present &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2019\/08\/06\/playing-around-with-the-dynamicsnav-protocol-handler\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Playing around with the DynamicsNAV:\/\/ protocol handler&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2019\/08\/05\/option-value-optionml-value\/\">Option value != OptionML value<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Graves Kilsgaard<\/div><time datetime=\"2019-08-05T16:51:35+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">August 5, 2019<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Do you need some way of getting the Option value instead of the OptionML value from an Option field? It is not so straight forward as one should think, but with this simple function the work is done for you: PROCEDURE GetOptionValue@1000000002(TableId@1000000001 : Integer;FieldId@1000000000 : Integer;Value@1000000002 : Integer) : Text; VAR TableRef@1000000003 : RecordRef; FieldRef@1000000004 &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2019\/08\/05\/option-value-optionml-value\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Option value != OptionML value&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2019\/07\/18\/microsoft-dynamics-365-business-central-webclient-with-no-role-center\/\">Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central WebClient with no Role Center<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2019-07-18T20:26:44+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">July 18, 2019<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Is your Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Windows Client working, but your Web Client gets stuck with this picture just after log in? &#8230;and do you see events like these in the Windows eventviewser on the Server? (sorry &#8211; I know it is in Danish: &#8220;fejl&#8221; translates to &#8220;error&#8221; and &#8220;undtagelse&#8221; means &#8220;exception&#8221;) Der opstod &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2019\/07\/18\/microsoft-dynamics-365-business-central-webclient-with-no-role-center\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central WebClient with no Role Center&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2019\/07\/01\/publish-navapp-extension-compilation-failed\/\">Publish-NAVApp : Extension compilation failed<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2019-07-01T19:58:19+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">July 1, 2019<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Have you ever tried to publish an app-file using the Publish-NavApp PowerShell Cmdlets on a on-premises Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and was stopped by errors like these: Publish-NAVApp : Extension compilation failed source\/codeunits\/Cod13653.PaymentExportManagement.al(4,27): error AL0185: Codeunit &#8216;Payment Export Mgt&#8217; is missing source\/codeunits\/Cod13656.DataMigration.al(15,28): error AL0185: Codeunit &#8216;9002&#8217; is missing source\/codeunits\/Cod13650.FIKManagement.al(54,24): error AL0185: Table &#8216;Payment Method&#8217; &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2019\/07\/01\/publish-navapp-extension-compilation-failed\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Publish-NAVApp : Extension compilation failed&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2019\/06\/20\/bad-request-error-in-query-syntax\/\">Bad Request &#8211; Error in query syntax.<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2019-06-20T19:17:58+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">June 20, 2019<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">No, this is not an error in WordPress on this server &#8211; &#8220;Bad Request &#8211; Error in query syntax.&#8221; is in fact the intended subject for this Blog post :-). If you are running OData WebServices towards you Microsoft Dynamics NAV or 365 Business Central (DBC) and you get this error &#8211; and you have &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2019\/06\/20\/bad-request-error-in-query-syntax\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Bad Request &#8211; Error in query syntax.&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2019\/06\/15\/sendmail-smart-host-this-time-with-microsoft-azure-and-sendgrid-com\/\">Sendmail\/smart host &#8211; this time with Microsoft Azure and SendGrid.com<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2019-06-15T16:19:03+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">June 15, 2019<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Hi, As mentioned here, my internet service provider (ISP, Eniig) has announced that they will not provide a SMTP relay host (outgoing Simple Mail Transfer Protocol relay), and on top of that they earlier stated that they will not even setup reverse DNS on my fixed IP. They recommended smtp.dk and it has worked flawlessly &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2019\/06\/15\/sendmail-smart-host-this-time-with-microsoft-azure-and-sendgrid-com\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Sendmail\/smart host &#8211; this time with Microsoft Azure and SendGrid.com&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2019\/06\/15\/external-azure-active-directory-users-and-single-sign-on-in-dynamics-365-business-central\/\">&#8220;External Azure Active Directory&#8221; users and Single-Sign-On in Dynamics 365 Business Central<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2019-06-15T11:23:15+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">June 15, 2019<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">If you are setting up Single-Sign-On (SSO) for Dynamics 365 Business Central (DBC) and you are only able to authenticate users local to the Azure Active Directory (i.e. non Guest or &#8220;External Azure Active Directory&#8221; users), then you might have stumbled across the same error as me. The error manifests itself by allowing you to &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2019\/06\/15\/external-azure-active-directory-users-and-single-sign-on-in-dynamics-365-business-central\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;&#8220;External Azure Active Directory&#8221; users and Single-Sign-On in Dynamics 365 Business Central&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2019\/06\/09\/arduino-ide-v1-8-9-esp32-v1-0-2-and-ulptool-v2-3-0\/\">Arduino IDE v1.8.9, esp32 v1.0.2 and ulptool v2.3.0<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2019-06-09T13:56:10+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">June 9, 2019<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Are you messing with ultra low power esp32 code and have tried to setup the ulptool example from duff2013s GitHub in Arduino IDE v1.8.9 with Espressif Systems esp32 v1.0.2? Maybe you got a lot of strange compile errors like these? Traceback (most recent call last): File &#8220;C:\\Users\\&lt;your user name>\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15\\packages\\esp32\\tools\\ulptool\\src\/esp32ulp_build_recipe.py&#8221;, line 506, in main(sys.argv[1:]) File &#8220;C:\\Users\\ &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2019\/06\/09\/arduino-ide-v1-8-9-esp32-v1-0-2-and-ulptool-v2-3-0\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Arduino IDE v1.8.9, esp32 v1.0.2 and ulptool v2.3.0&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2019\/05\/14\/dbc-an-error-occurred-while-trying-to-display-the-report\/\">DBC: &#8220;An error occurred while trying to display the report.&#8221;<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2019-05-14T20:07:09+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 14, 2019<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">If you get this error when you try to preview a report in Dynamics 365 Business Central: An error occurred while trying to display the report. &#8230;your firewall may be to restrictive. A symptom of the same error is if you hit the Print button instead of the Preview button, and the preview during printer &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2019\/05\/14\/dbc-an-error-occurred-while-trying-to-display-the-report\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;DBC: &#8220;An error occurred while trying to display the report.&#8221;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2019\/05\/11\/broken-microsoft-dynamics-365-business-central-single-sign-on-with-multi-tenancy-setup\/\">Broken Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Single-Sign-On with Multi-Tenancy setup<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2019-05-11T17:22:13+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 11, 2019<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">After having a Single-Sign-On (towards Azure Active Directory)\/Multi-Tenancy setup running on Dynamics NAV 2018 for some time, I tried to create the same setup with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2018 fall release. And to my surprise it failed with this error just after logging in: &#8220;The value for the WSFederationLoginEndpoint configuration settings cannot be &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2019\/05\/11\/broken-microsoft-dynamics-365-business-central-single-sign-on-with-multi-tenancy-setup\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Broken Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Single-Sign-On with Multi-Tenancy setup&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2018\/12\/04\/broken-al-in-visual-studio-code-october-2018-release-1-29\/\">Broken AL in Visual Studio Code October 2018 release (1.29)<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2018-12-04T08:00:57+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">December 4, 2018<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">October 2018 release (1.29) for Visual Studio Code was just released, but unfortunately it breaks the possibility to publish AL extensions to your Dynamcs NAV \/ 365 Business Central. Don&#8217;t blame the guys behind Visual Studio Code, this one is probably on the AL extension guys. Only solution i know is to downgrade Visual Studio &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2018\/12\/04\/broken-al-in-visual-studio-code-october-2018-release-1-29\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Broken AL in Visual Studio Code October 2018 release (1.29)&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2018\/09\/06\/cent-and-yen-in-dynamics-nav\/\">Cent and Yen in Dynamics NAV 2018<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2018-09-06T20:33:38+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 6, 2018<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">If you run a Danish Dynamics NAV and get objects from outside Denmark, you might experience the Danish letter \u00f8\/\u00d8 beeing replaced by \u00a2\/\u00a5 (the sign for Cent and Yen). The fix? Simply export all your objects as text, run them through the following powershell and import them again. (((Get-Content -encoding Oem &#8220;InFile.txt&#8221;) -replace ([char]8250),([char]251)) &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2018\/09\/06\/cent-and-yen-in-dynamics-nav\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Cent and Yen in Dynamics NAV 2018&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2018\/06\/22\/my-dynamics-nav-app-is-fubar\/\">My Dynamics NAV App is FUBAR (updated 2018-06-22 with new solution)<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2018-06-22T17:49:12+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">June 22, 2018<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">For readers not knowing what FUBAR is, please see Wikipedia. If you Dynamics NAV 2018 service will not start (or actually shuts down immediately when you try to start it), and you get something like this in your Windows Event Viewer (App Name, object ID and\/or Name can probably be different ones): Message: &lt;ii&gt;An error &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2018\/06\/22\/my-dynamics-nav-app-is-fubar\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;My Dynamics NAV App is FUBAR (updated 2018-06-22 with new solution)&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2018\/06\/03\/commodore-64-s-n-u-k-b1717794-repair-log-work-in-progress\/\">Commodore 64 s\/n U.K.B1717794 Repair Log (Work In Progress)<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2018-06-03T18:55:56+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">June 3, 2018<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Do you have a defective \/ non working Commodore 64 breadbin? I probably want it! Make me an offer on gert@dabbler.dk and state if you want to sell it or swap it for this working one (you will have to pay my costs in parts and shipping &#8211; but not my time) \ud83d\ude42 &nbsp; Purchased &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2018\/06\/03\/commodore-64-s-n-u-k-b1717794-repair-log-work-in-progress\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Commodore 64 s\/n U.K.B1717794 Repair Log (Work In Progress)&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2018\/06\/03\/commodore-64-s-n-u-k-b1309074-repair-log-work-in-progress\/\">Commodore 64 s\/n U.K.B1309074 Repair Log (Work In Progress)<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2018-06-03T18:38:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">June 3, 2018<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Do you have a defective \/ non working Commodore 64 breadbin? I probably want it! Make me an offer on gert@dabbler.dk and state if you want to sell it or swap it for this working one (you will have to pay my costs in parts and shipping &#8211; but not my time) \ud83d\ude42 &nbsp; Purchased &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2018\/06\/03\/commodore-64-s-n-u-k-b1309074-repair-log-work-in-progress\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Commodore 64 s\/n U.K.B1309074 Repair Log (Work In Progress)&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2018\/05\/22\/sql-server-does-not-exist-or-access-denied-using-windows-10-build-1803\/\">&#8220;SQL Server does not exist or access denied&#8221; using Windows 10, build 1803<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2018-05-22T18:50:09+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 22, 2018<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">If you are running your Microsoft Dynamics C5 or Microsoft Concorde XAL program files off a SMB1.x share, and your client is running Microsoft Windows 10, your C5\/XAL might stop working if you upgrade your Windows 10 to build 1803. This is really a &#8220;far out&#8221; bug, in build 1803 Microsoft apparently strengthened some security &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2018\/05\/22\/sql-server-does-not-exist-or-access-denied-using-windows-10-build-1803\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;&#8220;SQL Server does not exist or access denied&#8221; using Windows 10, build 1803&#8243;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2018\/05\/22\/even-microsoft-gets-this-wrong\/\">Even Microsoft gets this wrong \ud83d\ude42<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2018-05-22T18:22:36+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 22, 2018<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">In Dynamics NAV events are also fired on temporary records &#8211; this is really a confusing design and can trigger various, hard to debug, but rather serious issues. On one customer running NAV 2018 CU1, user group memberships was cleared randomly. We did&#8217;nt know exactly when, but in the end one of my Indian colleagues &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2018\/05\/22\/even-microsoft-gets-this-wrong\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Even Microsoft gets this wrong :-)&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2018\/04\/02\/sendmail-smart-host-with-mysmtp-eu-smtp-dk\/\">Sendmail\/smart host with mysmtp.eu\/smtp.dk<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2018-04-02T09:31:03+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 2, 2018<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Hi, My internet service provider (ISP, Eniig) has announced that they will no longer provide a SMTP relay host (outgoing Simple Mail Transfer Protocol relay), and on top of that they earlier they stated that they will not setup reverse DNS on my fixed IP &#8211; so with these two (really bad) decisions in mind, &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2018\/04\/02\/sendmail-smart-host-with-mysmtp-eu-smtp-dk\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Sendmail\/smart host with mysmtp.eu\/smtp.dk&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2017\/10\/17\/a-commodore-64-diagnostic-cartridge-on-steroids\/\">A Commodore 64 Diagnostic Cartridge on Steroids<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2017-10-17T19:54:57+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 17, 2017<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Unfortunately I did&#8217;nt win Jan Betas Commodore 64 Cartridge give away, so I had to build my own. And why not take it to the next level: Winbound W27C512-45Z EEPROMs 10 pcs bought on www.e-bay.com from a Top-rated seller. They were bought as used, but working. They shipped in 3 tubes, 2*4 pcs and 1*2 &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2017\/10\/17\/a-commodore-64-diagnostic-cartridge-on-steroids\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;A Commodore 64 Diagnostic Cartridge on Steroids&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2017\/09\/23\/commodore-64-sn-u-k-b1697889-repair-log\/\">Commodore 64 s\/n U.K.B1697889 Repair Log<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2017-09-23T10:24:38+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 23, 2017<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Do you have a defective \/ non working Commodore 64 breadbin? I probably want it! Make me an offer on gert@dabbler.dk and state if you want to sell it or swap it for this working one (you will have to pay my costs in parts and shipping &#8211; but not my time) \ud83d\ude42 &nbsp; Purchased&nbsp;8th &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2017\/09\/23\/commodore-64-sn-u-k-b1697889-repair-log\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Commodore 64 s\/n U.K.B1697889 Repair Log&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2017\/09\/07\/annoying-non-rotating-picture-frame\/\">Annoying non-rotating picture frame<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gert Lynge<\/div><time datetime=\"2017-09-07T19:15:12+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 7, 2017<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">If you got a cheap Chinese Picture Frame, you have probably noticed that half your pictures are upside-down, or rotated left or right. It happens even if the pictures are shown correctly on your computer, so if you got loads of pictures on your frame, it can be quite a hassle to figure out which &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/2017\/09\/07\/annoying-non-rotating-picture-frame\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Annoying non-rotating picture frame&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2896,"href":"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12\/revisions\/2896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dabbler.dk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}