Dashboard & Settings
Customizable dashboards for energy consumption, cost analysis and performance tracking. Real-time data visualization and target-based monitoring.
What is Dashboard System?
Dashboard system is a customizable platform used to visualize and analyze your energy data. You can perform cost calculations with COST cards, instantaneous value displays with TAG CARDs and detailed trend analyses with GRAPHs.
Settings: 4 Main Components
1. Basic Info
1. Basic Information: Dashboard name, start time and sorting settings.
2. COST Cards
2. COST (Cost Cards): Cost calculations and target-based performance tracking.
3. TAG CARD
3. TAG CARD: Display TAG values as cards (CURRENT and DIFFERENCE algorithms).
4. GRAPHS
4. GRAPHS: Chart visualization and detailed analysis (DIFFERENCE, LINEAR, AVERAGE, SUM).
2. COST (Cost Cards)
Dynamic Cost Calculations
COST module calculates total cost from division of any consumption by total count. Target value can be added for each COST definition and results are shown color-coded by comparing with target.
Formula: Result = Numerator TAG / Denominator TAG
Target Check: Result ≤ Target → Green ✅, Result > Target → Red ❌
3. TAG CARD
CURRENT
CURRENT (Instantaneous Value): Shows current value of selected TAG or ADVANCED TAG. Used for real-time monitoring.
DIFFERENCE
DIFFERENCE (Difference Calculation): Shows difference by subtracting first value from last value of selected TAG or ADVANCED TAG in selected time range. Ideal for consumption and production tracking.
4. GRAPHS
| Algorithm | How It Works | Use Case |
|---|---|---|
| DIFFERENCE | Subtracts each data point from previous one | Hourly production/consumption tracking |
| LINEAR | Shows TAG values directly | Instantaneous values like temperature, pressure |
| AVERAGE | Numerator / Denominator calculation | Unit cost analysis |
| SUM | Shows total values | Daily/monthly total consumption |
Chart Types:
- BAR: Bar chart - Ideal for comparison
- LINE: Line chart - Ideal for trend analysis
- AREA: Area chart - Cumulative view
- RADAR: Radar chart - Multiple comparison
Dashboard Page: Filtering and Display
Dashboard Special Filtering Options
1. Dashboard Selection: Select dashboard you want to examine from dropdown. All dashboards created in Settings are listed here.
2. Time Filtering: After dashboard is selected, instantly shows all data from start time determined in settings to current time of that day.
3. Navigate Buttons: You can switch to different days with forward-backward buttons or access data from past days by selecting start-end date range.
4. Chart Type Change: You can directly switch to different chart types (BAR, LINE, AREA, RADAR etc.) for instant analysis.
Best Practices
- Group dashboards by purpose (Electricity, Cooling, Production, etc.)
- Give descriptive name to each dashboard
- Definitely set target in COST cards
- Select correct algorithm type in TAG CARDs (CURRENT vs DIFFERENCE)
- Use appropriate algorithm in charts (DIFFERENCE for consumption, LINEAR for temperature)
- Adjust dashboard start time according to shift hours
- Avoid adding too many components (max 8-10 cards + 2-3 charts)
- Regularly check Error List