New Solar Edge inverters (no screen)

[ButchDeal]

You mentioned you can set alerts, i would love to but I don't see that option and the solar company says i have full owner rights. Maybe you have different rights than full owner rights.

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you don't have the rights....
you should have this button .


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[arf88]

You mentioned you can see Error codes, where in Alerts? Perhaps you have installer access where I just have "Owner" access.

[arf88]

you can see the LCD interface from the web montoroing page for one thing... so it shows all ALL of the LCD infor since it shows the LCD screen .

night mode (as i mentioned before) is listed if you right click on the inverter and select info. Pretty simple.
You can see error codes.
to get allerts you have to enable and set them up. Click on "show rules" then open a rule... make sure to set notification.

i have monitoried a lot more than a single inverter for longer than one year.
I assure you that you can get the info if you have the access

Where do you the Zigbee info, Cell Sim info, 485 multi inverter info?

You keep saying you can get the same info and more but I don't recall seeing any of these menus in the portal.

"Click on "show rules" then open a rule... make sure to set notification."
Where is this option to "Show rules" I posted a screen shot, i don't see it?

[ButchDeal]

I should add you are correct in clicking on the inverter and info it shows inverter status, that would cover (night mode) i assume. Still would like to know more info about cell connectivity and error codes. Certainly having the LCD was easy, press one button you get the module status and what mode it was in with a single glance.

That doesn't give you module status... it only gives you paired optimizer count, very different.

[ButchDeal]

I've been monitoring the system daily for over a year now and never has the PV module gone red so I assume its always been 18/18. I've also looked at every single option on the portal and I assure you it does not give you the same info as the LCD.

I had the issues recently with the inverter and not one single alert about issues showed up there. I also ran a report and nothing at all showed up other than 0 issues. Not to mention there is no error codes of any kind that you would see on the LCD which would show up in this portal. When my inverter failed the portal showed no production, that is it, nothing more, no errors, nothing. I had to look at the LCD screen to see all the different error codes.

Under Alerts there is no way to create alerts, at least i don't have that option. I'm looking at it now. you can sort and filter but there is nothing to sort through or filter, its all blank.

So still unclear how you can get the LCD info and more with this app? No way to view error codes, no way to confirm the Cell SIM Status and connectivity? More than half the screens on the LCD are no where near accessible on this app with the "Owner" permissions. At a glance I agree if you look at layout that likely tells you the PV module reported, not sure sure about night mode other than the fact it shows 0 output that does not really mean it is in night mode. To say it provides the same info and more is a bit miss leading. Clearly it falls short on providing a lot of data you can get from the LCD or the new SetApp if you ask me.

Guess I'll have to keep waiting to see what kind of access the solar company gives me for the SetApp.

you can see the LCD interface from the web montoroing page for one thing... so it shows all ALL of the LCD infor since it shows the LCD screen .

night mode (as i mentioned before) is listed if you right click on the inverter and select info. Pretty simple.
You can see error codes.
to get allerts you have to enable and set them up. Click on "show rules" then open a rule... make sure to set notification.

i have monitoried a lot more than a single inverter for longer than one year.
I assure you that you can get the info if you have the access

[arf88]

I should add you are correct in clicking on the inverter and info it shows inverter status, that would cover (night mode) i assume. Still would like to know more info about cell connectivity and error codes. Certainly having the LCD was easy, press one button you get the module status and what mode it was in with a single glance.

[arf88]

You mentioned you can set alerts, i would love to but I don't see that option and the solar company says i have full owner rights. Maybe you have different rights than full owner rights.

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[arf88]

multiple places.


If you go to Layout you should see any non-working optimizers/PV modules as off or red. In alerts you would see that too.
You should also see the production from each module and you can select "Show playback" to see the daily output over time.

If you right click on the inverter in Layout view you can select "View Device Screen" and go through the LCD screen information.

under reports you can do a Site status report..

IF you select The Alerts tab you should see any alerts (if you set up alerts for failed optimizers) ..

also under layout right click on inverter and select info will show the inverter status as inverting, standby, night, etc.

I've been monitoring the system daily for over a year now and never has the PV module gone red so I assume its always been 18/18. I've also looked at every single option on the portal and I assure you it does not give you the same info as the LCD.

I had the issues recently with the inverter and not one single alert about issues showed up there. I also ran a report and nothing at all showed up other than 0 issues. Not to mention there is no error codes of any kind that you would see on the LCD which would show up in this portal. When my inverter failed the portal showed no production, that is it, nothing more, no errors, nothing. I had to look at the LCD screen to see all the different error codes.

Under Alerts there is no way to create alerts, at least i don't have that option. I'm looking at it now. you can sort and filter but there is nothing to sort through or filter, its all blank.

So still unclear how you can get the LCD info and more with this app? No way to view error codes, no way to confirm the Cell SIM Status and connectivity? More than half the screens on the LCD are no where near accessible on this app with the "Owner" permissions. At a glance I agree if you look at layout that likely tells you the PV module reported, not sure sure about night mode other than the fact it shows 0 output that does not really mean it is in night mode. To say it provides the same info and more is a bit miss leading. Clearly it falls short on providing a lot of data you can get from the LCD or the new SetApp if you ask me.

Guess I'll have to keep waiting to see what kind of access the solar company gives me for the SetApp.

[ButchDeal]

Dashboard + layout+ charts+reports+alerts+admin is the tabs I have. where can I see if it is in night mode, how many panels/optimizere working (lcd showed 18/18), status of sim Cell connection?

multiple places.


If you go to Layout you should see any non-working optimizers/PV modules as off or red. In alerts you would see that too.
You should also see the production from each module and you can select "Show playback" to see the daily output over time.

If you right click on the inverter in Layout view you can select "View Device Screen" and go through the LCD screen information.

under reports you can do a Site status report..

IF you select The Alerts tab you should see any alerts (if you set up alerts for failed optimizers) ..

also under layout right click on inverter and select info will show the inverter status as inverting, standby, night, etc.

[arf88]

Dashboard + layout+ charts+reports+alerts+admin is the tabs I have. where can I see if it is in night mode, how many panels/optimizere working (lcd showed 18/18), status of sim Cell connection?

[ButchDeal]

My solar company contacted me and told me they had already given me full owner access.

Not sure what ButchDeal was talking about in terms of info being available that is on the LCD and more. The LCD info is certainly not available in these tabs. No insight if it is in night mode, how many panels/optimizers are working, if the Cell connection is working or not etc. I think this is only available through the SetApp which replaced the LCD but i could be wrong.

If you have full owner access then you have access to see the lcd imulator which shows you what would be in the LCD. What tabs do you have in the monitoring web page? are you trying to use the app instead of web page?

you deffinitly have insight into how many optimizers are working, night mode,

if you are in layout right click on the inverter and you can see the inverter status
you should also what optimizers are working or you can run a report, or chart their out put all of which will tell you if any are not working
or you can set up alerts so it texts you if an optimizer is off line...

[arf88]

My solar company contacted me and told me they had already given me full owner access.

Not sure what ButchDeal was talking about in terms of info being available that is on the LCD and more. The LCD info is certainly not available in these tabs. No insight if it is in night mode, how many panels/optimizers are working, if the Cell connection is working or not etc. I think this is only available through the SetApp which replaced the LCD but i could be wrong.

[arf88]

AFter asking my installer they gave me addl. privileges within the Solaredge monioring app. Now when I log in I have tabs for: Dashboard, Layout, Charts, Reports, Alerts, and Admin. Really nothing that interesting has been added. I find that if I want more in depth data and or charting, PVOutput is better for that.

I already have all those tabs when I login, but I don't think that is what ButchDeal is talking about. B/c those tabs don't give you the same info as the LCD.

ButchDeal can you please confirm?

[PugPower]

BTW, the addl. tabs only appear on the Solaredge monitoring website. My phone app still has only Dashboard and Layout tabs.

[PugPower]

AFter asking my installer they gave me addl. privileges within the Solaredge monioring app. Now when I log in I have tabs for: Dashboard, Layout, Charts, Reports, Alerts, and Admin. Really nothing that interesting has been added. I find that if I want more in depth data and or charting, PVOutput is better for that.