The invention relates to a meter reading device and a meter reading method, in particular to a semiautomatic meter reading device and a meter reading method thereof. The meter reading device comprises a meter, a converter and a meter reading
machine, and also comprises a socket for the converter to be plugged, wherein the socket is connected with the meter in a M-
BUS bus way, and the converter is wirelessly connected with the meter reading
machine; a channel recognizer is installed inside the socket, and the channel recognizer is connected with the socket through a conducting wire; the channel recognizer comprises a micro-
control unit, an identity identifier and a program for automatically generating a meter address
list are embedded in the micro-
control unit, and a memory unit for storing the identifier and the meter address
list is also arranged inside the micro-
control unit. When the meter is read, pins of the converter are connected with the socket, and an address
list is generated by the channel recognizer so as to read the meter. Due to the adoption of the meter reading way, the problem that the meter reading device is difficult to acquire
electricity and is difficultly grounded can be solved, the
system operation
energy consumption can be reduced, the size of the socket is small, and the installation space is saved.