# Ideas & Suggestion on the upcoming "Device Consumption" **URL:** \ **Category:** Ideas & Suggestion\ **Created:** [April 16, 2022, 11:26am UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/ideas-suggestion-on-the-upcoming-device-consumption/431 "2022-04-16T11:26:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![StephenJ](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.ewelink.cc/stephenj/32/3311_2.png) [@StephenJ](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/StephenJ)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2022, 11:26am UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/ideas-suggestion-on-the-upcoming-device-consumption/431/1 "2022-04-16T11:26:57Z")
Device Consumption 💥 A feature that helps to count your device’s power, and see the chart…Do you have any further ideas about this? ✅ Overview ✅ Ranking ✅ Comparison ✅ Organize favorite device groups for quick check ✅ Export data in chart Any features you think we missed that are equally important? We need your help! 🙌We are inviting you to share your thoughts &ideas to let us understand your needs! Raise your ideas HERE and let’s see if we can make the feature do more help to you start with stage one! ---
**Author:** ![chrisbaxted](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cc9497/32.png) [@chrisbaxted](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/chrisbaxted)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2022, 12:09pm UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/ideas-suggestion-on-the-upcoming-device-consumption/431/2 "2022-04-16T12:09:52Z")
The ability for the unit to send a notification automatically when consumption reaches a set value. Example when consumption hits x watts, notification is set. Or when consumption hit x value of daily usage notification is sent. Examples of use: When your washing machine is no longer consuming power - notification your laundry is ready. Example 2 If water pump stays on for longer than x minutes notification is sent. This will notify you of possible leak or stuck Pump. ---
**Author:** ![onyiercan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4da419/32.png) [@onyiercan](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/onyiercan)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2022, 8:34am UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/ideas-suggestion-on-the-upcoming-device-consumption/431/3 "2022-04-18T08:34:54Z")
This ability would be useful !!! ---
**Author:** ![mailcjmc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@mailcjmc](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/mailcjmc)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2022, 12:58pm UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/ideas-suggestion-on-the-upcoming-device-consumption/431/4 "2022-04-18T12:58:42Z")
it was important to have a European version socket with consumption meter . I don’t understand how you still don’t have that functionality in your European version sockets. ---
**Author:** ![jlombardia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a4c791/32.png) [@jlombardia](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/jlombardia)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2022, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/ideas-suggestion-on-the-upcoming-device-consumption/431/5 "2022-04-18T14:39:41Z")
About the eWeLink Camera app installed on a smartphone. It would be very interesting if this app you could About the eWeLink Camera app installed on a smartphone. It would be very interesting if this app could inform the linked device of the state of charge of the battery. So we could turn off and on the charge of the smartphone when it is above 80% (for example) and turn on when it is below 20% (for example), from the linked device. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![tvrabec](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.ewelink.cc/tvrabec/32/526_2.png) [@tvrabec](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/tvrabec)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2022, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/ideas-suggestion-on-the-upcoming-device-consumption/431/6 "2022-04-18T15:08:51Z")
Measuring current consuption. Ideally in Amps ar mAmps. Need to measure all my windows motors to set the overload limit. ---
**Author:** ![tvrabec](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.ewelink.cc/tvrabec/32/526_2.png) [@tvrabec](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/tvrabec)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2022, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/ideas-suggestion-on-the-upcoming-device-consumption/431/7 "2022-04-18T15:09:38Z")
Button full open and full close for motor directly in mail screen as it is for lights and sockets. ---
**Author:** ![StephenJ](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.ewelink.cc/stephenj/32/3311_2.png) [@StephenJ](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/StephenJ)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2022, 2:29am UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/ideas-suggestion-on-the-upcoming-device-consumption/431/8 "2022-04-19T02:29:49Z")
Device Settings - Overload protection You can set the maximum/minimum value for the current watts, voltages, and amps ---
**Author:** ![tvrabec](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.ewelink.cc/tvrabec/32/526_2.png) [@tvrabec](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/tvrabec)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2022, 12:48pm UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/ideas-suggestion-on-the-upcoming-device-consumption/431/9 "2022-04-19T12:48:04Z")
I am familiar with that, but I need to figure out, at first, what is nominal current values. Have no idea what is “normal” and what is “overload” for motors. Each of my motor do have different size / lenght shade. Idea is, to avoid iterrupting all the wiring with ampermeters. ---
**Author:** ![HeisenBerg](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.ewelink.cc/heisenberg/32/494_2.png) [@HeisenBerg](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/HeisenBerg)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2022, 4:10am UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/ideas-suggestion-on-the-upcoming-device-consumption/431/10 "2022-04-22T04:10:50Z")
Far from I know, eWeLink doesn’t make nor sale their own devices, their partner like SONOFF have a few DIY switches with power monitoring, also expected they launch plugs or sockets with this feature, DIY is not fit to anyone. ---
**Author:** ![HeisenBerg](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.ewelink.cc/heisenberg/32/494_2.png) [@HeisenBerg](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/HeisenBerg)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2022, 4:25am UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/ideas-suggestion-on-the-upcoming-device-consumption/431/11 "2022-04-22T04:25:10Z")
Great idea, @yitie yitie, you guys should evaluate this. ---
**Author:** ![yitie](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.ewelink.cc/yitie/32/3613_2.png) [@yitie](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/yitie)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2022, 4:49am UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/ideas-suggestion-on-the-upcoming-device-consumption/431/12 "2022-04-22T04:49:20Z")
Get, i think there is an open API from OS for apps to get the battery info of the phone, let’s see how to integrate this. BTW, some users achieve this automation by IFTTT, when the phone’s battery low than X% then trigger a device, like the charger breaker. ---
**Author:** ![massimo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ba0ec/32.png) [@massimo](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/massimo)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2022, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/ideas-suggestion-on-the-upcoming-device-consumption/431/13 "2022-05-24T15:35:26Z")
Simple automations to avoid overload. Let’s say you have 10 outlets metered, some with plugs, some with internal device… and you set a role… no more than 3kW then define priorities… the order with which the devices are powered off to go below the 3kW that would be super great ---
**Author:** ![KenwesSvo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e9c0ed/32.png) [@KenwesSvo](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/KenwesSvo)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 2:06am UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/ideas-suggestion-on-the-upcoming-device-consumption/431/14 "2022-05-27T02:06:12Z")
It sounds great, but I think to set a group and limit will be great, more simple, like setting a limit for a group of devices, when the consumption is almost reach the max, then turn off. ---
**Author:** ![yitie](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.ewelink.cc/yitie/32/3613_2.png) [@yitie](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/yitie)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 3:36am UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/ideas-suggestion-on-the-upcoming-device-consumption/431/15 "2022-05-27T03:36:24Z")
I think group monitoring will be helpful. ---
**Author:** ![massimo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ba0ec/32.png) [@massimo](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/massimo)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 8:46am UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/ideas-suggestion-on-the-upcoming-device-consumption/431/16 "2022-05-27T08:46:15Z")
my problem is what to switch off 🙂 for example: phon - is on a different plug every time oven - dishwasher washing machine sewer pump If I group them then and two or three of them request power at the same time I cannot disconnect them all together What I would like is to define an order like: What to disconnect first: 1. dishwasher 2. washing machine 3. oven - 4. phon - is on a different plug every time 5. sewer pump so the devices will be disconnected in that order and powered back after an ammount of time I can define for everyone so the complete schema should be 1. dishwasher - after 5 min 2. washing machine - after 10 min 3. oven - after 15 min 4. phon - is on a different plug every time - after 5 min 5. sewer pump - after 20 min so the system tries to power back and if over power disconnects again Also we need a message when auto disconnect happens or the reconnect as some of the devices could NOT recover the status, so for example my over will not restart the cooking but I have to manually restart it