Direct
- Can't have child channels
- Always readable
- Always writable
- Can always be used for charts
| Channel type |
Model |
Example unit
|
| Current sensor |
Sensor |
A
|
| "Energy meter, absolute" |
Meter |
Wh
|
| Frequency sensor |
Sensor |
Hz
|
| Gas meter |
Meter |
m³
|
| Gas sensor |
Sensor |
m³/h
|
| Heat sensor |
Sensor |
W
|
| Humidity sensor |
Sensor |
%
|
| Irradiation sensor |
Sensor |
W/m²
|
| Luminosity sensor |
Sensor |
lm
|
| Power sensor |
Sensor |
W
|
| Power sensor counter |
Counter |
W
|
| Pressure sensor |
Sensor |
hPa
|
| Radiation meter |
Meter |
µSV/h
|
| Radiation sensor |
Sensor |
µSV
|
| Rainfall meter |
Meter |
mm
|
| Rainfall sensor |
Sensor |
mm/h
|
| Switch |
Switcher |
|
| Temperature sensor |
Sensor |
°C
|
| Timer |
Meter |
h
|
| Valve sensor |
Sensor |
°
|
| Voltage sensor |
Sensor |
V
|
| Water meter |
Meter |
m³
|
| Water sensor |
Sensor |
m³/h
|
| Winddirection sensor |
Sensor |
°
|
| Windspeed sensor |
Sensor |
m/s
|
Proxy
- Must have exact one child channel
- Always readable
- Never writable
- Can always be used for charts
| Channel type |
Model |
Comment
|
| Baseline |
Baseline |
|
| Calculator |
Calculator |
|
| Dashboard channel |
Dashboard |
(Should be used only in dashboard)
|
| History |
History |
|
| Sensor to meter |
SensorToMeter |
|
| Topline |
Topline |
|
Calculating
- Must have child channel(s)
- Always readable
- Never writable
- Can always be used for charts
| Channel type |
Model |
Example unit |
Childs
|
| Accumulator |
Accumulator |
|
unlimited
|
| Average |
Average |
|
unlimited
|
| Differentiator |
Differentiator |
|
unlimited
|
| Full Differentiator |
DifferentiatorFull |
|
unlimited
|
| Import / Export |
InternalConsumption |
|
2
|
| Ratio calculator |
Ratio |
% |
2
|
General grouping
- Must have child channel(s)
- Never readable
- Never writable
- Can't never be used for charts
| Channel type |
Model |
Childs
|
| Building |
Group |
unlimited
|
| Group |
Group |
unlimited
|
| Inverter |
Group |
unlimited
|
| Multi-Sensor |
Group |
unlimited
|
| Power plant |
Group |
unlimited
|
Internal calculated
- Can't have child channels
- Always readable
- Never writable
- Can always be used for charts
| Channel type |
Model |
Example unit
|
| Daylight |
Daylight |
|
| Estimate |
Estimate |
Wh
|
| Fixed value |
Fix |
|
| Random |
Random |
|
Specials
Collectors
These channel types accept special inputs for their readings.
- Must have child channel(s)
- Never readable
- Always writable
- Can't never be used for charts
| Channel type |
Model |
Childs
|
| Fronius Inverter |
Fronius\SolarNet |
unlimited
|
| Fronius Sensorbox |
Fronius\SolarNet |
unlimited
|
| OpenWeatherMap |
JSON |
unlimited
|
| SMA Inverter |
SMA\Webbox |
unlimited
|
| SMA Sensorbox |
SMA\Webbox |
unlimited
|
| SMA Sunny Webbox |
SMA\Webbox |
unlimited
|
| Wunderground |
JSON |
unlimited
|
These channel types produces special outputs for their target usage.
- Must have child channel(s)
- Always readable
- Never writable
- Can't never be used for charts
| Channel type |
Model |
Childs |
Readable |
Writable |
Chart available
|
| PV-Log Inverter |
PVLog\Inverter |
unlimited |
yes |
no |
no
|
| PV-Log Plant |
PVLog\Plant |
unlimited |
yes |
no |
no
|
| PV-Log Inverter (r2) |
PVLog2\Inverter |
unlimited |
no (internally used by PV-Log Plant (r2)) |
no |
no
|
| PV-Log Plant (r2) |
PVLog2\Plant |
unlimited |
yes |
no |
no
|
| Sonnenertrag JSON |
Sonnenertrag\JSON |
unlimited |
yes |
no |
no
|
