PV Output
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About PV Output
If you upload PV Solar Generation or Power Consumption data to pvoutput.org then this app is for you.
To get started, you will need your System ID and API Key from your Account Settings (http://pvoutput.org/account.jsp). Both are towards the bottom of your system settings on pvoutput.org.
Adding your initial system will also configure your Master API Detail. All calls to PVOutput.org are made using the Master API detail unless you override the API key on a per system basis.
Pull out the Navigation Drawer to go to your system. From there, swipe left and right, up and down to change views.
If you use Efergy, view your live statistics by subscribing and adding a Live Feed.
Edit your system settings via the Systems sub-menu. Set it as the default to go straight into the detail view for that system every time you launch the app.
If you don't have live Intraday data, edit your system and turn off the Intraday pages. Manually add your daily data directly from the app.
Access to pvoutput.org data is governed by the pvoutput.org API limits and restrictions. Making a donation to pvoutput.org will provide API bonus features that this Android app takes advantage of but it is not mandatory for basic app functions. See http://pvoutput.org/help.html#donations for further detail. Of particular interest are the following:
- Higher rate limits.
- The ability to retrieve detail and generation data for any system.
General features include:
- Search for and Add any system on pvoutput.org. View limited system detail (including map) prior to adding.
- System Detail shows location using Google Maps and lifetime statistics
- Intraday, Daily, Weekly, Monthly and Yearly Generation and Consumption.
- Swipe left/right to move between days or keep swiping to move to Daily, Weekly, Monthly and Yearly.
- Swipe up/down to toggle view modes between Generation and Consumption or other views such as High/Average/Low.
- Portrait shows Graph + List of data. Click on data heading to toggle display of Graph to view data list in full screen.
- Landscape shows full screen graph.
Home Screen Widgets:
- Pro Widget in-app subscription (7 day free trial) for additional 2x1 graph and 1x1 text home screen widget options.
- A single textual 2x1 home screen widget for Generation and Consumption data is enabled without having to subscribe.
- Click on the system name to re-enter the widget configuration screen.
- Optimise the width/height of the graphs for your screen.
- Place a 2x1, resize and then adjust the width/height via the widget configuration screen.
Drill Mode:
- Indicated by drill period in round brackets in page heading.
- When in drill mode, swipe left/right to move period. eg: move from month to month, year to year etc.
- Use the back button to exit Drill Mode.
- Access Drill Mode via list click or long press.
Want to go Ad Free?
You have two options:
1. Be an active supporter of pvoutput.org by making a donation AND join the 'McDonalds Android App' team on pvoutput.org
2. Ad Free in-app subscription (7 day free trial)
Show your support and join the PVOutput Android App Team. Join/Leave the Team directly from the app in the System Edit page or see http://pvoutput.org/ladder.jsp?tid=350
Don't hesitate to drop me an email (pvoutput@mcdonalds.id.au) with any problems or suggestions.
Use this link to join the Beta Test Group: https://groups.google.com/d/forum/pv-output-android-app-beta-test-group
This application uses Google Analytics to anonymously collect usage stats. You may opt out via an in-app preference. I hope you don't ... the stats keep me motivated ;)
To get started, you will need your System ID and API Key from your Account Settings (http://pvoutput.org/account.jsp). Both are towards the bottom of your system settings on pvoutput.org.
Adding your initial system will also configure your Master API Detail. All calls to PVOutput.org are made using the Master API detail unless you override the API key on a per system basis.
Pull out the Navigation Drawer to go to your system. From there, swipe left and right, up and down to change views.
If you use Efergy, view your live statistics by subscribing and adding a Live Feed.
Edit your system settings via the Systems sub-menu. Set it as the default to go straight into the detail view for that system every time you launch the app.
If you don't have live Intraday data, edit your system and turn off the Intraday pages. Manually add your daily data directly from the app.
Access to pvoutput.org data is governed by the pvoutput.org API limits and restrictions. Making a donation to pvoutput.org will provide API bonus features that this Android app takes advantage of but it is not mandatory for basic app functions. See http://pvoutput.org/help.html#donations for further detail. Of particular interest are the following:
- Higher rate limits.
- The ability to retrieve detail and generation data for any system.
General features include:
- Search for and Add any system on pvoutput.org. View limited system detail (including map) prior to adding.
- System Detail shows location using Google Maps and lifetime statistics
- Intraday, Daily, Weekly, Monthly and Yearly Generation and Consumption.
- Swipe left/right to move between days or keep swiping to move to Daily, Weekly, Monthly and Yearly.
- Swipe up/down to toggle view modes between Generation and Consumption or other views such as High/Average/Low.
- Portrait shows Graph + List of data. Click on data heading to toggle display of Graph to view data list in full screen.
- Landscape shows full screen graph.
Home Screen Widgets:
- Pro Widget in-app subscription (7 day free trial) for additional 2x1 graph and 1x1 text home screen widget options.
- A single textual 2x1 home screen widget for Generation and Consumption data is enabled without having to subscribe.
- Click on the system name to re-enter the widget configuration screen.
- Optimise the width/height of the graphs for your screen.
- Place a 2x1, resize and then adjust the width/height via the widget configuration screen.
Drill Mode:
- Indicated by drill period in round brackets in page heading.
- When in drill mode, swipe left/right to move period. eg: move from month to month, year to year etc.
- Use the back button to exit Drill Mode.
- Access Drill Mode via list click or long press.
Want to go Ad Free?
You have two options:
1. Be an active supporter of pvoutput.org by making a donation AND join the 'McDonalds Android App' team on pvoutput.org
2. Ad Free in-app subscription (7 day free trial)
Show your support and join the PVOutput Android App Team. Join/Leave the Team directly from the app in the System Edit page or see http://pvoutput.org/ladder.jsp?tid=350
Don't hesitate to drop me an email (pvoutput@mcdonalds.id.au) with any problems or suggestions.
Use this link to join the Beta Test Group: https://groups.google.com/d/forum/pv-output-android-app-beta-test-group
This application uses Google Analytics to anonymously collect usage stats. You may opt out via an in-app preference. I hope you don't ... the stats keep me motivated ;)
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App History & Updates
What's Changed
v2.20 (08 April 2017)
- Monthly estimates from pvoutput.org are now shown on the Daily, Weekly, Monthy and Yearly charts. Turn off in Graph preferences.
- New home screen widget types for Pro Widget subscribers : Progress Bar's for either Generation or Consumption that show the current energy as a bar and indicators for the Daily/Monthly target as well as the Par value.
v2.20 (08 April 2017)
- Monthly estimates from pvoutput.org are now shown on the Daily, Weekly, Monthy and Yearly charts. Turn off in Graph preferences.
- New home screen widget types for Pro Widget subscribers : Progress Bar's for either Generation or Consumption that show the current energy as a bar and indicators for the Daily/Monthly target as well as the Par value.
More downloads PV Output reached 10 000 - 50 000 downloads
More downloads PV Output reached 5 000 - 10 000 downloads
Version update PV Output was updated to version 1.102
Version update PV Output was updated to version 1.99
What are users saying about PV Output
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Responsive developer. App is used daily.
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Most recent change is drawing the text black on dark grey, not very helpful. Prior to this change it also seemed to take two or three refresh attempts to get the data to display. Can't tell if this is fixed due to the black on grey text issue.
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The app shows useful information from PVOUTPUT and displays it in good looking graphs. The only problem I have is that it is soooo slow. Even on my Galaxy S7. Other PVOUTPUT apps swipe effortlessly and are very fluid when moving between screens. This one suffers from a delay/lag like it's running on a very slow phone. The information presented in the app great but the performance needs to be tweaked.
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Not sure what happened but this thing is now sooooooooo slow it's just about worthless. Really wait 2 min just to load 1 graph? It used to be almost instant. Sorry to say but barely worth using like this. Hope you can fix whatever the issue is. Maybe need to find an old version I have backed up somewhere...
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....slow to update at times.
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Useful. A tip on how to get rid of the adverts, because the instructions aren't clear. You need to be a PVOutput financial supporter, and a member of the "Android App" team. The instructions just say you need to be a member of a team, without specifying which one and it took me a while to work out what they meant to say. Also, the instructions refer to a menu hierarchy with things like "Menu -> System -> Detail" which doesn't seem to exist in either the web interface or the app. Not sure what it's trying to say.
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After making big improvements to the app, it has now been ruined by the latest updates, making it deadly slow and effectively useless. It takes ages to pull down today's data and won't draw a graph before my phone goes to sleep. Shame.
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Great little app. Does what it claims to do and is easy to use and set up.
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Excellent application for entering and viewing solar data on pvoutput
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Great App that gives you a quick overview on how your PV-set is performing.
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It was a great app. But since the last update, data loading so slow and column data is not always aligned correctly. I would prefer to re-install the previous version which was a 5 star app.
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September update broke this app update: been in contact with dev (who is excellent btw) about issues I'm having. Unfortunately issues since September update remain: data update takes 10-15 min and several tries, columns do not line up (seem shifted), previous data always must be re-fetched (again, very slow). And quite frankly, I find the dashboard implementation quite cumbersome.
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Pretty unhappy since last update. Dashboard inconsistently displays graph size. It now requires multiple clicks to get to see the table data I want. As of the last update, the data loads quite slowly. Developer unresponsive.
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Works well. Provides the information that you need.
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Because my husband had it first, it never even worked for me. Can't 2 people in the one house use it?
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Super app and widget
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Would love to see it get a face lift, but it is great at what it does.
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Desire S, Nexus 4
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Does the job, but graphs are hard to read
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But very functional. Pro widgets are great too. Would love to see it get a face lift, but it is great at what it does.
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show temp in F or C please!
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Great app, lets me keep an eye on my solar installation with the press of a button
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The widget keeps me updated with my obsession to see my solar performance every time I loog at my phone.
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Love the widget but prefer the website graph, but otherwise excellent app.
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Excellent app that gives me all the quick view information I need about my production and consumption. New widget is the icing on the cake!
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Perfect for people wanting to see how there pv system is going when not at home, thankyou
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Good app to keep up to date with your system. Frequent updates keep improving it too.
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Brilliant
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I have been waiting for an app like this. Add some widgets and maybe a pricing section to see how much money it is generating and I will make a donation for sure. Thanks heaps.
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If you have a solar PV system, a PV Output account, are running automatic updates (optional) and have an Android phone, this is a great app for monitoring your system's performance remotely. One of my favourite and most used apps.
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Very good that does the job well. Excellent support especially considering its a free app. Would recommend if you have pvoutput account.
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Must have if you generate the electricity. Does what it says and works perfectly on HTC desire. Today button, auto refresh option and Net power and energy would be welcome.
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Best App for energy monitoring
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Even better with update to show production and consumption on same graph - thanks dev.
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Love it great app for keepin up with my system
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Wait..... Just updated and it doesn't work anymore! Force closes straight after choosing my system. Desire.
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Thanks for the app. Does what it says and reasonably quick
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Works well
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Very happy, great app
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Great app for interacting with Pvoutput data. Wide range of views. Love the integrated previous day data on the current day data. Author is easily contactable regarding suggestions and improvements.