Environmental sensors
Point names are the ones records use; [*] stands for a repeating group's index. See Supported SunSpec models for every group.
| Model | Name in records | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 302 | irradiance | 5 |
| 303 | bom_temp | 1 |
| 304 | inclinometer | 3 |
| 305 | location | 6 |
| 306 | ref_point | 4 |
| 307 | base_met | 11 |
| 308 | mini_met | 4 |
Model 302: Irradiance Model
Name in records: irradiance.
Include to support various irradiance measurements
| Point | Type | Units | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
repeating[*].GHI | uint16 | W/m2 | GHI | Global Horizontal Irradiance |
repeating[*].POAI | uint16 | W/m2 | POAI | Plane-of-Array Irradiance |
repeating[*].DFI | uint16 | W/m2 | DFI | Diffuse Irradiance |
repeating[*].DNI | uint16 | W/m2 | DNI | Direct Normal Irradiance |
repeating[*].OTI | uint16 | W/m2 | OTI | Other Irradiance |
Model 303: Back of Module Temperature Model
Name in records: bom_temp.
Include to support variable number of back of module temperature measurements
| Point | Type | Units | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
temp[*].TmpBOM | int16 | C | Temp | Back of module temperature measurement |
Model 304: Inclinometer Model
Name in records: inclinometer.
Include to support orientation measurements
| Point | Type | Units | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
incl[*].Inclx | int32 | Degrees | X | X-Axis inclination |
incl[*].Incly | int32 | Degrees | Y | Y-Axis inclination |
incl[*].Inclz | int32 | Degrees | Z | Z-Axis inclination |
Model 305: GPS
Name in records: location.
Include to support location measurements
| Point | Type | Units | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tm | string | hhmmss.sssZ | Tm | UTC 24 hour time stamp to millisecond hhmmss.sssZ format |
Date | string | YYYYMMDD | Date | UTC Date string YYYYMMDD format |
Loc | string | text | Location | Location string (40 chars max) |
Lat | int32 | Degrees | Lat | Latitude with seven degrees of precision |
Long | int32 | Degrees | Long | Longitude with seven degrees of precision |
Alt | int32 | meters | Altitude | Altitude measurement in meters |
Model 306: Reference Point Model
Name in records: ref_point.
Include to support a standard reference point
| Point | Type | Units | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
GHI | uint16 | W/m2 | GHI | Global Horizontal Irradiance |
A | uint16 | W/m2 | Amps | Current measurement at reference point |
V | uint16 | W/m2 | Voltage | Voltage measurement at reference point |
Tmp | uint16 | W/m2 | Temperature | Temperature measurement at reference point |
Model 307: Base Met
Name in records: base_met.
Base Meteorological Model
| Point | Type | Units | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TmpAmb | int16 | C | Ambient Temperature | |
RH | int16 | Pct | Relative Humidity | |
Pres | int16 | HPa | Barometric Pressure | |
WndSpd | int16 | mps | Wind Speed | |
WndDir | int16 | deg | Wind Direction | |
Rain | int16 | mm | Rainfall | |
Snw | int16 | mm | Snow Depth | |
PPT | int16 | Precipitation Type | Precipitation Type (WMO 4680 SYNOP code reference) | |
ElecFld | int16 | Vm | Electric Field | |
SurWet | int16 | kO | Surface Wetness | |
SoilWet | int16 | Pct | Soil Wetness |
Model 308: Mini Met Model
Name in records: mini_met.
Include to support a few basic measurements
| Point | Type | Units | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
GHI | uint16 | W/m2 | GHI | Global Horizontal Irradiance |
TmpBOM | int16 | C | Temp | Back of module temperature measurement |
TmpAmb | int16 | C | Ambient Temperature | |
WndSpd | uint16 | m/s | Wind Speed |