Coinciding with the release of ecoSENTRY V3.14C, we have made some slight modifications to the output file formats used by the application. The log and records file structure has been updated. All files now contain an additional SITE PROFILE field in the header portion.
The SITE PROFILE field is used to describe or identify the equipment deployed in a particular site.
The SITE PROFILE field is a text field which can hold up to 50 characters. The format is currently specified as follows:
Letter
Equipment
Format
Fields
Range/Details
G
GENSET
G--Y
Index
1-n
kW_Rating
in kW
Year_Of_Manufacture
YYYY
F
FUEL SENSOR
F-
Index
1-n
Type
-1 = none
0 = Analog
1-4 = USS Type 1-4
5 = HPS
6 = LPG Gauges
7 = Serial Port Sensor
T
TANK
T-[-]
Index
1-n
Tank_Capacity_L
in L
Shape
optional, 1-14 (see user guide)
S
SOLAR PANELS
S-
Nr_Of_Panels
1-n
Total_Capacity_kW
in kW
W
WIND TURBINES
W-
Nr_Of_Turbines
1-n
Total_Capacity_kW
in kW
B
BATTERIES
B-
Nr_Of_Batteries
1-n
Total_Rating_Ah
in Ah
M
MAINS
M-
Nr_Of_Phases
0-3 (0 = no MAINS)
Nom_Voltage
in V AC
To better illustrate the use of these, here are a few examples:
Examples
Meaning
G1-2-Y2013
GENSET #1 = 2kW, Year Of Manufacture: 2013
F1-1
FUEL SENSOR #1 = USS type 1
T1-8000-1
TANK #1 = 8,000L Capacity, Horz. Cylinder
S4-1
SOLAR PANELS = 4 Panels, 1kW Capacity (Total)
W2-2
WIND TURBINES = 2 Turbines, 2kW Capacity (Total)
B4-12000
BATTERIES = 4 Batteries, 12,000 Ah (Total)
M3-110
MAINS = 3 Phases, 110VAC (Nominal)
With the above listed examples, the resulting SITE PROFILE string would be:
G1-2-Y2013F1-1T1-8000-1S4-1W2-2B4-12000M3-110
NOTE: This change MAY also require an upgrade of the RCC and RCS to guarantee proper processing of the updated log and records files. The latest versions of RCC and RCS are fully backwards compatible and will continue to work with sites that have not been updated to the latest ecoSENTRY app versions yet.
