Monitoring systems
rabbit_39
Solar Expert Posts: 43 ✭
Hello,
I'm trying to familiarize myself with the different monitoring systems out there. I am requested to find one that can send sms of the system's status every 30 minutes.
My assumption is that as long as that system can output data to a cellular modem, I'm good to go. But I can't seem to find a monitoring system that has USB or RS232 output that can also be programmed to send a status message every 30 minutes (programmable?).
Anyone know of such a beast?
Thank you,
I'm trying to familiarize myself with the different monitoring systems out there. I am requested to find one that can send sms of the system's status every 30 minutes.
My assumption is that as long as that system can output data to a cellular modem, I'm good to go. But I can't seem to find a monitoring system that has USB or RS232 output that can also be programmed to send a status message every 30 minutes (programmable?).
Anyone know of such a beast?
Thank you,
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Re: Monitoring systems
Solar Guppy, has a freeware program SGView that interfaces to the Xantrex GT series inverters, via RS232
http://www.sbcmd.com/solar/ example page 1
http://www.mike-burgess.org/ example page 2
http://www.yourturn.ca/solar/our-system/current-status/ ex page 3
program home:
http://www.solar-guppy.com/forum/sg-view-for-xantrex-gt-inverters-f17.html
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Re: Monitoring systems
The SMA sunny webbox allows uploading of data to their web portal over GSM modem.
http://www.sma.de/en/products/monitoring-systems/sunny-webbox.html
EDIT:
Or if you're handy with code, you could build your own using the free yasdi library: http://www.sma.de/en/products/software/yasdi.html
There are quite a few existing projects using this online, e.g.: http://users.coditel.net/vdeconinck/smysqlogger/index_en.xhtml
http://bartfranco.wordpress.com/2010/04/27/sunnyshine-solar-plant-project/
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