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Contents

1.0 Overview ...................................................................................................................................................... 5

2.0 Getting Started – Quick Start ................................................................................................... 6

2.1 Registering with SPLASH Monitoring ........................................................................... 6

2.2 To start Monitoring a system using SPLASH Monitoring ........................... 8

2.3 Combining Systems .................................................................................................................... 10

3.0 Systems ..................................................................................................................................................... 12

3.1 Subscribe ............................................................................................................................................. 13

3.1 Settings ................................................................................................................................................. 14

3.2 PhotoVoltaic Arrays ................................................................................................................... 15

3.3 Labels ...................................................................................................................................................... 16

3.4 Animate ................................................................................................................................................. 18

3.5 Graphs .................................................................................................................................................... 21

3.6 Content .................................................................................................................................................. 30

3.7 Private / Publicly viewable system .............................................................................. 31

3.8 Users ........................................................................................................................................................ 32

3.9 Alerts ....................................................................................................................................................... 34

3.10 Reports .............................................................................................................................................. 37

4.0 Status .......................................................................................................................................................... 39

5.0 Account ...................................................................................................................................................... 41

6.0 Contacts .................................................................................................................................................... 42

7.0 Fingerprints ............................................................................................................................................ 44

8.0 Features of SPLASH Monitoring ......................................................................................... 45

8.1 Lobby Displays ................................................................................................................................ 45

8.2 Animation ............................................................................................................................................ 45

8.3 Graphing and Reporting ......................................................................................................... 46

8.4 Mobile View ....................................................................................................................................... 47

8.5 Information Screen ..................................................................................................................... 48

8.6 Galleries ................................................................................................................................................ 49

9.0 OEM Equipment Manufacturers........................................................................................... 50

9.1 Flexible data source .......................................................................................................................... 50

9.2 OEM Service ........................................................................................................................................... 50


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10.0 Branding ................................................................................................................................................ 51

11.0 Features specific to particular hardware or types of system ............ 52

12.0 Additional HELP ............................................................................................................................. 52


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1.0 OVERVIEW This document is intended to get you started and guide you through the online configuration

process. Some of the features within SPLASH Monitoring can only be used with specific hardware

or types of installations. When we refer to the word “hardware” we mean, inverters, solar

controllers or power data loggers that are supported by SPLASH Monitoring.

In addition to this Guide you should also refer to any other documentation specific to your

particular hardware.

There are five steps to installing your SPLASH Monitoring

system

STEP 1 Installing your hardware that is to be monitored and configuring it to be monitored by

SPLASH Monitoring (refer to the SPLASH Monitoring “Setting up your hardware guide” specific to

your solar inverter or hardware to be monitored)

STEP 2 Installing your SPLASH Streambox and connecting it to the internet. When the internet

connection for the SPLASH Streambox is through a domestic router i.e. your LAN network is

unmanaged, as in most domestic and small business situations, our default configuration will

almost certainly work without any modifications to the LAN network or Splash Monitoring

equipment. If your LAN is actively managed, as in many medium to large scale organisations, you

will need to consult the Network Administrator (usually a member of the Computer Department)

and provide them with a copy of the SPLASH Monitoring document titled, “SPLASH Monitoring

LAN Configuration Requirements”.

STEP 3 Registering with SPLASH Monitoring, refer to the “Quick Start” Section 2.1 of this Guide.

STEP 4 Entering details about the system and configuring your SPLASH Monitoring DASHBOARD

using a “Preset” refer to the “Quick Start” Sections 2.2 and 2.3 of this Guide

STEP 5 This STEP is optional. If you wish, you can customise your DASHBOARD and animation

refer to Sections 3, 4, 5 and 6 of this Guide.


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There are three methods of setting up a system to be monitored by SPLASH Monitoring.

1. Applying a “Preset” online configuration – some hardware and types of systems have

already had a similar system setup. If you have the same or similar hardware you can select one

of these preset templates from the “Settings” tab and this will populate the remaining

configuration for you.

2. Custom Configuration – If you are setting up a system for which there is no “Preset” template

then once you have progressed through setting up the system in accordance with Section 2,

you will need to setup the remaining configuration as described through the DASHBOARD in

Section 3 of this document.

3. Customising a Preset – If your system is similar to a preset, you can select the closest Preset

template and then go through the DASHBOARD to customise your system.

2.1 Registering with SPLASH Monitoring

To start using SPLASH Monitoring you must first register with us as a User. Registration is free and

easy. To register with SPLASH Monitoring:

1. Go to www.splashmonitoring.com and click on “Signup”. Enter your email address and the

Captcha text. Then click “Signup”. Please note your email address becomes your SPLASH

username.

2. You will be emailed a confirmation, to which you must respond to activate your Splash

Monitoring Account. Please note that due to “grey-listing” on some mail servers this email can

take some time to arrive in your inbox. If you don't receive your email please check your spam

folder before contacting us.

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2.2 To start Monitoring a system using SPLASH Monitoring

1. First you will need to install and setup your hardware, please refer to any relevant hardware

specific instructions which will guide you through to your hardware starting to push data to

our web-based Servers.

2. Log In to SPLASH Monitoring, Click the “Log In” link in the left hand navigation.

3. Enter the email address you registered.

4. Enter your password.

5. Click “Log In”.

6. If you have forgotten your password click the “I’ve lost my password link”

7. Click on the “Fingerprints” tab at the top of your DASHBOARD and enter the Fingerprint (the

25 character label found on the controller) into the text box under “Add a new fingerprint”

and click the ‘Add’ button. If the Fingerprint has been added successfully you will see it

displayed with an “Edit” button on the same page.


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8. Click “Edit” and enter an optional nickname which will help you identify the Fingerprint this

is usually associated with the location and/or function of the system. Enter the site’s location

and click “Find Location”, then confirm the location by checking the box towards the bottom

of the page. Lastly on this page, choose the scan frequency, (how often the data is updated

and sent to SPLASH Monitoring, this must be 10, 20 30 or 60 seconds. NOTE Some devices

need the data sent at a specific frequency, refer to your specific hardware instructions for

more details. Click “Save” to complete this page.

9. Click the “Systems” tab and select your fingerprint in the drop-down menu under “Start

monitoring a new system”. Click the “Scan” button.

10. If the controller is successfully ‘pushing’ data to the Splash Monitoring web site you will see

a “Stream Found” message together with the values from your controller displayed as

“System 1”. If you see ‘No Stream Found’ refer to the ‘Trouble Shooting’ guide.

11. If valid data is displayed for your system, click the “Monitor This System” button.

12. Click on the “Systems” tab where you should see a “New System” displayed as a set of

buttons across the screen.

13. Click on the “Subscribe” button and either purchase the appropriate subscription by clicking

one of the “Pay Now” buttons. When you’ve completed the Paypal session you will need to

navigate back to the SPLASH Monitoring Dashboard. If your subscription has been pre-paid,

click on the “Free” button to claim it.

14. Click the “Settings” button and customise your site details. If you intend using a Preset click

the “Save” button before choosing a Preset. To select a preset at the bottom of the page

check the box next to “Tick this box to confirm that you understand Presets”, then select the

Preset from the drop-down menu and click the “Use Preset” button. This will populate the

remaining configuration parameters (Labels, Animation, Triggers, Graphs, Alarms etc.) with

pre-defined values.

15. You may tailor your system by going back to the “Systems” tab, select the appropriate

button and alter any values appropriate to your system. Alerts in particular are not always

exactly what the user requires so you should review these if nothing else.

16. This is the basic configuration of your site complete and it should be viewable with current

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17. Select the “Public” button to allow your system to be viewed by visitors to the SPLASH

Monitoring website.

2.3 Combining Systems

1. The values from individual systems on a single Fingerprint can be collated into a single

combined system. For example multiple PV inverters serving a single building can be

combined so that the data from each inverter is collated into a single system depicting the

building as a whole. For this to be successful the individual sensors from each system must

be identical. (ie if sensor 1 on system 1 is PV output voltage, then sensor 1 on system 2 must

also be PV output voltage if these systems are to be combined and their combined data be

meaningful).

2. Individual sensors can be combined using one of five methods: Sum, Average, Minimum,

Maximum and Mode. For example, adding the voltages from individual inverters doesn’t

make sense, so you would probably take either the Average or the Mode of all combined

voltages, whereas you would Sum the power output of each inverter to give a total power

output for the building in this case.

3. It is possible to display a single sensor from an individual system on a combined system by

having the sensor in a slot that is not used by any other system in the combination. For

example, system 1 has a solar radiation sensor attached to slot 20 of the system, whereas

systems 2 and 3 have nothing attached to this slot and therefore always produce a value of

zero in slot 20. Therefore the Sum (or Maximum) of all slot 20s will reflect the value of the

solar radiation sensor on the combined system.

4. To combine systems, enter your Fingerprint* into the box under ‘Start monitoring a new

system’ on the Splash Monitoring Dashboard, select a Fingerprint to scan from the drop-

down menu and click the ‘Scan’ button:

5. Click the “Include device…” check-box against each device you want to combine into a single

system.

6. Click the “Make Combined Systems” button. This will create a new system called “New

System”.

7. Go back to the Dashboard and click the “Settings” button on the “New System” shown.

8. Give this new combined system a unique System Name and URI and click Save.

9. Go back to the Dashboard and click the “Upgrade” button for the new combined system and

give it a subscription.

10. Go back to the Dashboard and click the “Settings” button and select a “preset” if required.

11. Go back to the Dashboard and click the “Labels” button, and select the most appropriate

calculation method (AVG, SUM, MIN, MAX, MODE) for each sensor by clicking the drop-

down menu next to its label.

12. Click the “Save” button when done.

13. Return to the Dashboard and check that the remaining settings are what you expect

(Graphs, Content, Alerts etc.)

14. If you want to set up more combined systems you’ll need to return to the dashboard and re-

scan your Fingerprint* and repeat these steps for each one.

15. Individual systems do not have to be set up and monitored for live data to populate

combined systems. For large installations with multiple devices (eg. inverters), it may be best

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real time data for individual systems very occasionally you can scan your fingerprint in the

Dashboard and view the data for each un-monitored system there.

NOTE Once you’ve manually entered a fingerprint it will usually pop up automatically in the

fingerprint box after typing the first couple of characters. Otherwise you can save it to your

clipboard by highlighting it the first time you enter it and press <Ctrl>c, then on subsequent

scans paste it into the box using <Ctrl>v.


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Once you have entered your login details, your Dashboard will be displayed, the Log In navigation

will now say Log Out, and the Sign Up section will disappear. There are two lists of systems: “My

Systems” and “Systems shared with me”. If there are no systems listed then you currently have no

systems either owned by you or shared with you.

During the configuration of a system you will notice that some of the tabs are “Greyed out”. These

are the steps yet to be completed. As you complete a step in the configuration process the

associated tabs become coloured and are no longer “Greyed out”. So as you finish a step and go

back to the DASHBOARD you will notice that the next step or tab is now coloured for you to select

it. This is to help you through the configuration process.

If you have systems listed under “Systems shared with me” you may notice they will have some of

the buttons “Greyed out”. As an owner of a system, you have the authority to share systems with

other registered SPLASH “Users” and allocate to them certain permissions and access authority. The

“Greyed out” buttons limit the “Users”, to the permissions and access rights they have been

allocated. Refer to the “Users” and “Contacts” Sections for more details.

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SPLASH Monitoring is a subscription based system. Some suppliers and hardware manufacturers

provide SPLASH Monitoring free of cost as part of their offering. Contact your hardware supplier

for more details. If you need to purchase a subscription, or if your subscription has expired, or you

want to obtain further SPLASH Monitoring services you can purchase these either from your service

provider, directly from SPLASH Monitoring or using this “Online” Subscription purchasing via a

secure online payment service called “Paypal”. To use Paypal select the type of service and the

duration you want to purchase and follow the online instructions.

3.1 Subscribe


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The Settings Section is the start tab for setting up the system. A User assigns the administrative details

and it is also where the user can select a Preset configuration. Ensure that entries are made into each text

box, customise your site details and click on the “Save” button before choosing a Preset.

If a Preset is chosen, all the remaining setup sections are automatically populated, so this would be the

end of the setup process apart from adding photos and text in the content pages or if you want to make

some specific changes to the system setup. Alternatively, if a system is similar to, but not the same as a

preset, the User would select a Preset and would then just edit the configuration. At the bottom of the

page check the box next to “Tick this box to confirm that you understand Presets”, then select the Preset

from the drop-down menu and click the “Use Preset” button.

3.1 Settings

Select a “Preset” if available, from

this drop down list then select

“Apply Preset”


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NOTE This feature is specific to monitoring photovoltaic solar systems.

Each inverter is monitored as an individual system so is setup as a separate system on SPLASH

Monitoring. Multiple inverters can then be grouped together as a site monitored system. This is

done using the “Combined System” feature. Refer to the “Combining Systems” Section for more

information.

Each inverter is able to have their individual strings monitored, this allows the full benefits of

SPLASH Monitoring diagnostics and the “Systems Status” page to be fully utilised.

Enter the details for each MPP Tracker and Array, then click “Add PV Array”, your PV Array’s are

listed under the Existing Multiple MPP Trackers / PV Arrays. Add as many of these as valid.

3.2 PhotoVoltaic Arrays


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NOTE The Labelling, Graphing and Reporting sections will be updated by the end of 2013. These

updates will provide many new features. If you are a registered “User” we will be emailing you with

these new features.

Each monitored system has its own Labels Section – Current values for each sensor or monitored data

point from the system are shown in green. The page displays the most recent values received when the

page was opened. To assign a sensor name to each value, the user selects a sensor name from the drop

down menu adjacent to each value.

When data flows into SPLASH Monitoring via a Stream, it is anonymous: SPLASH does not know what

each piece of Sensor data represents. That is why this is the most critical step in setting up your System.

If this is done incorrectly, it is certain to affect every other aspect of the System's performance.

Here you will assign a Label to each and every Sensor that you will be monitoring. Sensor values are

shown where available; 'empty' indicates that there is no data for that particular sensor. Assign the

appropriate Label for each Sensor using its adjacent dropdown menu.

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It's important to correctly indicate the reason that you are editing Labels by using the selection at the

very top of the form. (If this is your first visit, don't worry, there is only one choice.

Otherwise the options will be

1. “...in order to correct an error on the current Labels" - use this when you realise that a Label

needs to be changed because it was not set correctly. This option doesn't make a new

"Mapping."

2. "because the system itself has changed (sensors have been added or removed)" - saving

changes to Labels with this option selected will create a new "Mapping" with the current

timestamp. This keeps your Sensor Data associated with the correct Labels regardless of how

many changes the System goes through, which allows SPLASH Reports and Graphs to work

throughout the life of your System.

A Label is made up of a Name, a Unit of Measurement, and a Type. There are 3 Types of Sensor:

1. A Standard Sensor's value is shown in Graphs, Reports, and the Viewer without being changed.

2. A Switch Sensor's value is treated as a binary state: a Zero Value is treated as "Off", and any other

value is treated as "On". Graphs, Reports, and the Viewer show the numeric "On" or "Off" values

set by the user. If you are changing a Sensor Label to a 'Switch', you must first press Save to see

the On and Off values.

3. A Virtual Sensor is a single user-defined value. It does not change regardless of whether it is

applied to a Sensor or a Constant.


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The “Animate” tab allows you to select an animation from the SPLASH library of animations, choose a

background, i.e a City-Scape, Countryside or a Custom Background that represents the site’s

surroundings. Choose equivalent values for energy savings and assign labels and triggers to the

animation.

Under the “Layout” area, select the type of animation that you want to show. Then select “Save

Changes”.

If you have a custom background such as a “Cityscape” browse and select the file, you can select

different backgrounds for being shown during the day and night. Once you have selected your

backgrounds, click “Save Changes”.

You can now add “Equivalents” to the Energy Saved or Generated. These are values that are equivalent

to the kWh energy value. If you add values here, the associated “Equivalent” value will be included in hte

animation. Equivalents left blank will not be included in the animation.Once you have selected your

backgrounds, click “Save Changes”.

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Further down the “Animate” section you can customise your animation by selecting the labels and

data that you want to be shown on the animation and which labels should trigger the relevant part

of the animation.

Click “Click here to assign slots” to select the labels and data that you want to be shown on the

animation.

This will open another “Flash” driven screen with an image of the animation that you have

previously selected above. Only labels shown on this image will be actually shown on the

animation.

Drag sensors from the stack of sensor labels, within the green area at the bottom of the animation,

on to the label position you want it to be shown. If you want to delete or move sensors already

shown on the animation, click the white cross in the red background to the right of the label and it

will automatically be removed and sent back to the stack of labels at the bottom of the screen.

Once you have selected and arranged the labels you want shown on the animation, click the back

arrow and click “Save Changes”.

Labels to drag and drop on to the

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Now you can assign the labels which will trigger the relevant part of the animation. You will also

need to slide the kWh value of energy generated (if applicable) on to the “Ticker” slot. This is the

value against which the “Ticker” calculates its equivalent values.

Labels to drag and drop on to the

animation


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All Graphs setup here will be available to Users of your monitored system and able to be selected

within the Graphing interface of the User Display, usually accessed via the animation. Some

systems that have been setup as “Preset systems will already have Graphs setup. If you wish to edit

a Graph type go to the Graph tab on your DASHBoard.

There are three General Types of graphs

1. Standard Type Line Graphs: These graph types are line graphs. They can be

graphed and multiple graphs can be laid over each other using the graphing tool. Standard

type graphs can be applied to any valid sensors such as:

a. Temperatures (deg.C or deg.F)

b. On / Off

c. Solar Radiation (W / m2)

d. Flow Rate (litres / h)

e. Solar Power (kW)

f. PV Power (kW)

g. PV Voltages (V)

h. PV Currents (A)

A sample Standard Graph is shown below

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2. Calculated Line Graphs: These graphs contain calculated data. The data used to

calculate is input in the Dashboard when setting up the graph. These graphs can be laid

over the Standard Line graphs within the Graphing Tool. These Graphs include:

a. Efficiency Graph (%)

b. Solar Power Calculated (kW)


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3. Cumulative Graphs These graphs are also calculated and can include the following

types of graphs

a. Water Consumed (Litres)

i. Linear Graph (can be graphed and overlaid with the Standard Line Graphs

above)

ii. Hourly Graph A column graph which can be graphed for periods of less

than 14 days. You cannot overlay these graphs with Standard Line graphs

iii. Daily Graph A column graph which can be graphed for periods of less


iv. Monthly Graph A column graph which can be graphed for periods

between 2 months and 2 years. You cannot overlay these graphs with

Standard Line graphs


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b. Solar Energy (kWh)

i. Linear Graph (can be graphed and overlaid with the Standard Line Graphs

above)








c. CO2 saving (kg)

i. Linear Graph (can be graphed and overlaid with the Standard Line

Graphs above)









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To edit a graph click the Graph you wish to edit from the list under the “Existing Graphs”, then click

to select additional or deselect sensors being graphed. Then click the “Save” button.

If you wish to add a Graph, under “Add a new Graph” from the drop down menu, select the graph

type, then type in the required graph name and click the “Add” button. Click to select additional or

deselect sensors being graphed. Then click the “Save” button.


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The following shows the inputs and changes that can be made in each Graph Type. You should

check the data input as an incorrect setup will result in missing sensors or incorrect graphed data.

This is particularly important for calculated graphs such as efficiency, solar energy, CO2 or water

consumed.

1. Standard Type Line Graphs:

a. Temperature (deg.C or deg.F)

b. On / Off

c. Solar Radiation (W / m2)

d. Flow Rate (Litres / h)

e. Solar Power (kW)

f. PV Power (kW)

g. PV Voltages (V)

h. PV Currents (A)


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2. Calculated Graphs

a. Efficiency (%)

b. Solar Power Calculated (kW)


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3. Cumulative Total Graphs (Calculated)

a. Hot Water Consumed (Litres)

i. Linear Graph

ii. Hourly Graph

iii. Daily Graph

iv. Monthly Graph


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b. Solar Energy (kWh)

i. Linear Graph

ii. Hourly Graph

iii. Daily Graph

iv. Monthly Graph

c. CO2 saving (kg)

i. Linear Graph

ii. Hourly Graph

iii. Daily Graph

iv. Monthly Graph


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Content is supplementary information, descriptions and photos of the system that can be viewed

by pressing the “info” button on the animation.

Add up to 4 photographs or images, include the associated text and choose the order the content pages

are to be viewed.

To add a content item to be displayed under the “Information section”, under the “Add content

item”, enter the title of the content to be shown, browse and select the photograph to be shown.

Note the photograph must be in the correct format and size. Type in the description and select

which order this content item is to be shown in. Then click the “Add” button.

To edit an existing content item click on one of the content items under “Existing content items”,

then make the required edits and click “Save”.

3.6 Content


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A “User” can select to make the monitored system “Public” which will allow it to the listed on the

SPLASH Monitoring website or to be “Private” which limits viewers to those “Users” listed and

permitted to be able to view the system. Click the “Public button to make the system “Private” or

click the “Private” button to make the system “Public”

3.7 Private / Publicly viewable system


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To allocate permissions to “User’s” for a particular monitored system, click on the “System” tab at

the top of your “DASHBOARD” and select “Users”.

“Users” must be already listed as one of your “Contacts” before becoming a “User” of a system. All

of your “Contacts” are listed here under “Users”. To add more “Users” you must first invite them to

be a “Contact” of yours within your “Contacts” tab at the top of the DASHBOARD. Refer to the

Contacts Section for more information.

Users are added and given permission to either view or edit a system and whether they receive

email or SMS alerts. Their email and phone number to which they will be sent alerts are managed

within their “Account”, accessed through their “Account” tab at the top of the DASHBOARD.

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“Users” will notice that some of their buttons on the “Systems shared with me” section of their

DASHBOARD are “Greyed out”. The “User” is unable to access the Sections that have the buttons

“Greyed out”, these “Greyed out” buttons are dependent upon the permissions and access rights

they have been allocated by you, the system owner, within your “Users” tab.

A User holds their own SPLASH Monitoring account where they manage their own email address

and SMS phone number etc. You access your details in your “Account” tab at the top of your

“DASHBOARD”.

NOTE It is important that you and your contacts enter the mobile phone number that will be

receiving text message alerts in the correct format, this being: country code then the phone

number without a + sign, without the first zero, and with no spaces between numbers so as a

sample, 64274363XXX (the 64 being the country code for New Zealand) and the following numbers

and XXX being the reminder of the phone number.


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Select the Alerts tab on your DASHBOARD, this will open a list of the existing alerts that you can

click to open and edit or allow you to “Add an Alert”.

Each System is able to have multiple “Alerts” or alarms generated to advise of poor performance or

where improvements can be made. These are sent to designated email addresses or as text

messages to mobile phones. Alerts are also shown and listed under the System “Status” page and

under the alert log. The alerts menu is flexible and allows clients to setup custom alerts.

The Alerts can be generated as a result of the hardware generating a fault code and it being

transmitted to SPLASH Monitoring or values from one Sensor compared to a constant, or to

another Sensor's value, in order to track System failures or good/bad performance

The alert information sent to the email addresses contains the alert conditions that activated the

alert, reasons why such an alert would be activated and how the fault can be rectified or how the

system performance can be improved.

To edit an alert click the particular alert to edit and its criteria will open.

To “Add a new Alert” follow the on screen prompts to add a Title, type in the Message that will

appear in the email/text message, set the time interval between checking Alert conditions, and set

the maximum number of messages per day. Then click the “Add Alert” button.

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Now enter and edit the Alert details, including how often you want SPLASH to check the Alert's

Conditions, how often you want to receive Alerts when its Conditions are met, and also manage the

Conditions which will trigger this Alert.

When adding a Condition for an Alert, reading aloud what you see on the form helps.

Each time an Alert's Conditions are checked on the SPLASH Database, SPLASH gathers all the

Sensor data since the last time it was checked. That means that you need to first choose what you

want from that data, whether it is getting the highest or lowest value, or an average, or the range

(the difference between the lowest and highest values). For example, if this Alert is about your PV

panels, you may wish to get an email/SMS whenever the PV Output Voltage goes too high, which

means you need to know the HIGHEST value it reached.

Next, you need to set which Sensor you want to have checked; in our example, it would be PV

Output Voltage. Then you choose a comparison method; in our Example we can choose GREATER

THAN, or GREATER THAN or EQUAL TO.


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Next, you need to decide what you want to compare your Sensor to: either use another Sensor or

some constant number. In our example, we leave the next Sensor Dropdown empty, as well as its

Factor setting, and just provide a value in the box labelled "or of the number below".

Finally, decide if the Condition is Required.

Alerts are Comprised of Conditions. The Alert will only be sent if ALL Required Conditions are met,

OR if ANY Non-required Conditions are met. Here are some examples:

Example 1

We have 3 Conditions, x,y, and z. x is Required, y and z are not.

If x is met, the Alert will be sent regardless of y and z.

If x is not met, either y or z being met will send the Alert.

Example 2

We have 2 conditions, x,y. Both are Required.

x and y must both be met in order to send the Alert.

Example 3

We have 4 conditions, w,x,y, and z. W and X are required.

If w and x are both met, the Alert will be sent regardless of y and z.

If either w or x are not met, either y or z being met will send the Alert.

For programmers:

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NOTE The Labelling, Graphing and Reporting sections will be updated by the end of 2013. These

updates will provide many new features. If you are a registered “User” we will be emailing you with

these new features.

Each monitored system has its own Reporting Section. The Splash Monitoring data reporting tool

allows data for a selected date range to be exported as a CSV file down to 10 second intervals. Click the

Reports tab on the system DASHBOARD.

From the drop down menu in the “Reports” tab for the system, select the report type that you wish to

obtain data for, for instance, “Everything CSV”, then click the “Next” button.

Select the “Start Date

Select the “End Date”

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Now select the sensors that you wish to obtain data for, click in each box adjacent to the sensor

label and click the “Report” button.


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4.0 Status

The System Status View is an overview of the monitored systems, their performance and their

current status. If you want to continually monitor your systems this is the ideal display. The “Status”

page displays both ‘My Monitored systems’ and ‘Systems Shared With Me’. Features include:

� Summary of real-time data

� Solar energy shown as kW/P for PV and kW/m2 for solar thermal systems

� Allows system comparison to compare faults and performance

� Real-time status lights, Green = system OK, Yellow = communication fault, Red = system

fault or failure

� System linked to faults and performance tool on dashboard, Click status to open current

and historical faults

� Corrective actions log incl: type and reason for the alert, corrective actions taken / by whom

� Search and sort features to manage long lists of systems

The status page also includes an Alert Log which lists alerts, causes & remedial works as a

history for the system. Click the status lights to open the current and historical faults. Here you can

search and sort features to manage long lists of systems, open corrective actions, alert type &

reasons & corrective actions.

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Click on the Alert title to display details of the alert, why the alert was generated, to display any

relevant messages or information associated with the alert such as the likely causes, tools and parts

required and to edit the alert criteria.

Click on “Resolve Now” to maintain a log of how the fault was resolved, any observations from site

etc. This will open a new window where you can enter this information.

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5.0 Account

Each “User” holds their own SPLASH Monitoring “Account” where they manage their own email

address and SMS phone number etc. You access your details in your “Account” tab at the top of

your “DASHBOARD”.

NOTE It is important that you and your contacts enter the mobile phone number that will be

receiving text message alerts in the correct format, this being: country code then the phone

number without the first zero, so as a sample, 64274363XXX (the 64 being the country code for

New Zealand) and the following numbers and XXX being the reminder of the phone number.


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6.0 Contacts

The ”Contacts” tab is used to invite users to view or edit your systems. As an owner of a system,

you have the authority to share systems with other registered SPLASH “Users” and allocate to them

certain permissions and access authority on your systems. Each System has it's own User

permission settings area where you can set who can view it, edit it, and receive alerts from it. In

order to grant such permissions for any of your Systems, you must first have each permitted user

included in “Your Contacts”. You will need to invite them whether or not they are already a

registered SPLASH “User”.

1. To invite “Users”, click on the “Contacts” tab at the top of your “DASHBOARD”. This will

display a list of your “Contacts”. These are persons that you have invited and that have

responded to SPLASH, have signed up with SPLASH as a current “User”. There is also a list of

the invitations sent out but whom have not yet replied to your invitation.

2. To invite another “User”, enter their email address under “Invite a Contact”. The person

invited will receive an email issued by SPLASH Monitoring on your behalf that includes a link

that the recipient can click, and then create a new account or login with an existing account.

Either way, at the end of that process they will be included in “Your Contacts”. You can then

allocate to the “User” permissions on a System-by-System basis.

3. The “Greyed out” buttons within the “User’s” DASHBOARD limit the “Users”, to the

permissions and access rights they have been allocated. Refer to the “Users Section” for

more details. As an owner of a system if you have systems listed you may also notice that,

some of the systems listed under “Systems shared with me” will have some of the buttons

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4. To allocate permissions for a particular monitored system, click on the “System” tab at the

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7.0 Fingerprints

A Fingerprint is a unique code that identifies each data stream that you are transmitting to us. Until

you register your Fingerprint(s), we don't know which data is yours. You can only register a valid

Fingerprint issued by SPLASH Monitoring or an authorised reseller. Paste or type your Fingerprint

into the box below, and Click “Add”


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8.0 Features of SPLASH Monitoring

8.1 Lobby Displays

The SPLASH Monitoring library of animations are suitable for;

� Corporate lobby screens

� Educational facilities such as schools and Universities

Lobby Screen on the “Observation Deck” of the SkyTower Auckland

Lobby Touch-Screens at Victoria University, Wellington

The animation is linked to the actual system operation, i.e. pumps are shown running when the

actual pump on site is running and the extent of clouds shown on the animation are dependent upon

actual solar radiation on the site etc.

8.2 Animation

Each monitored system has its own animated webpage. This webpage shows a schematic animation of

the system with instantaneous data that is refreshed every 10 seconds or as preset. The page also

includes information on the system, data logging and alarms and prompts to optimise the system

performance

Animation – this is the main screen and is generally shown on lobby displays for promotion or

educational purposes. The data on the animation updates approximately every 10 seconds and the

animation is triggered by actual activity on site i.e. solar radiation dictates the quantity of clouds and the

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bottom right hand side of the animation can be set up to be the amount of energy produced by the

solar system.

8.3 Graphing and Reporting

Each system has its own Graphing section - this is accessed from the animation, you can select a date

range and the data you wish to graph. This is an easy to use format for an overview look at the system

performance. To view Click on the ‘view graph’ button on the bottom of the animation, or the graph

button in the system description header on the gallery or your dashboard .

Detailed reporting is available to the customer via the Reports tab on their Dashboard allowing

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8.4 Mobile View

Each monitored system has its own Mobile view – a list of the instantaneous data coming from the site

with a time stamp. This automatically updates itself every 10 seconds. This is the best view for use during

commissioning or if you only have a web enabled phone and wish to view the system performance or

current status. Select this view by clicking on the mobile phone image on the title bar of each installation

on the SPLASH Monitoring public gallery.


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8.5 Information Screen

Each monitored system has its own Information section with 4 pages of photographs and descriptions.

These are generally used to show the site photo, collectors, inverter, batteries, hot water cylinder and

controls with descriptions of each. To view Click on the “view info” button on the bottom of the

animation. Users input text and photographs from their Dashboard.


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8.6 Galleries

The SPLASH Monitoring website contains galleries of systems, whose owners have allowed to be

“Public”. These systems are able to be viewed by persons visiting the SPLASH Monitoring web site and

do not require them to login. To find out how you can make your systems “Public” or “Private” go to the

Section in this document on Private / Publicly viewable system. You can select the Gallery that your

system is included within, for instance, Educational or Commercial within the “Settings tab” on your

DASHBOARD.

To view systems on the galleries, go to the www.splashmonitoring.com, then click on the word “Gallery”

on the left hand side. This will display the various galleries able to be view. Click on the gallery type, for

instance, “Commercial” for Commercial systems then scroll down the list of systems.

To view the “Mobile View” displaying all the current data being streamed from that system, click the

green “Mobile” button in the blue header, to view the system animation showing the actual system

operation, click the green “Animation” button in the blue header.


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9.0 OEM Equipment Manufacturers

9.1 Flexible data source

The number of hardware, controllers and inverters supported continues to grow with a strong emphasis

on supporting the most common solar controllers and PV inverters.

9.2 OEM Service

SPLASH Monitoring have a team of Engineers and Technicians to work with Original Equipment

Manufacturers and service providers to deliver customised solutions. SPLASH is flexible, allowing it to be

applied to many different industries and markets. The animations can be branded with the supplier or

client’s logos and custom animations can be generated cost effectively to suit many applications.

SPLASH Monitoring continues to grow; with more manufacturers, suppliers and renewable energy

installers choosing to install and promote SPLASH Monitoring to their customers. Consultants and

Energy Managers are specifying SPLASH Monitoring for their projects and we are partnering with

companies to deliver OEM solutions for various industries and markets.


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10.0 Branding

There are numerous opportunities for the OEM, installers, suppliers and end customers to brand the

animation. There are also opportunities for a new website to be devoted and fully branded to a specific

brand.

Within the animation branding options include:

Unique animation with the OEM hardware and

branded colours for labels

Branding within the content section

Logos in the top right hand side, include multiple

logos and a speed at which the logos are each

shown

Branding within the animation


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Some hardware devices have specific features within SPLASH Monitoring that are unavailable to

users of other hardware. For instance some hardware manufacturers allow two-way communication

between their hardware and SPLASH Monitoring. Please refer to the hardware “User Guides” for

more information.

There are also some features within SPLASH that are specific to the types of systems being

monitored, such as some of the features within the “Status” tab.

Additional Help is available on the SPLASH Monitoring website. Also refer to:

• Documentation specific to your hardware device

• Frequently asked questions

• Trouble shooting guide

11.0 FEATURES SPECIFIC TO PARTICULAR HARDWARE OR

TYPES OF SYSTEM

12.0 ADDITIONAL HELP


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Documents

SPLASH Monitoring Dashboard and online configuration V18 12 2013