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Comparison between greenMonitor and WattPlot Products

"WattPlot is the most comprehensive software available for monitoring performance data from OutBack renewable energy systems." -- Intallact marketing claim.

This table provides a feature comparison between different versions of the WattPlot and greenMonitor software products.

Feature Individual Edition Business Edition Industrial Edition WattPlot WattPlot PRO WattPlot MultiMATE
Alerts
Configurable time delay Yes Yes Yes No No No
E-mail alerts Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Remote alert configuration Yes Yes Yes No No No
SMS / Text message alerts Yes Yes Yes No No No
User-Defined alerts Yes Yes Yes No No No
Automation
Automatic Actions Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Restart Network Connections Yes Yes Yes No No No
Restart Software on reboot Yes Yes Yes No No No
Communication
IPv6 Address supportYesYesYesNoNoNo
Modbus MasterYesYesYesNoNoNo
Modbus SlaveYesYesYesNoNoNo
RS-233 (Serial)YesYesYesYesYesYes
Configuration
Automatic device configuration Yes Yes Yes No No No
Remote system configuration Yes Yes Yes No No No
Web-based system configurationYesYesYesNoNoNo
Data Logging
Logs all data values and fields in compressed format Yes Yes Yes No No No
Timestamp resolution to the second Yes Yes Yes No No No
Unified data logs contain all devices Yes Yes Yes No No No
Devices
APRS World Yes Yes Yes No No No
Bogart Engineering Yes Yes Yes No No No
Continental Control SystemsYesYesYesNoNoNo
ElectroIndustries/GaugeTechYesYesYesNoNoNo
Electronic Educational Devices Yes Yes Yes No No No
La Crosse Technologies Yes Yes Yes No No No
Morningstar Yes Yes Yes No No No
OutBack Power Technologies Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SMA Yes Yes Yes No No No
The Energy Company Yes Yes Yes No No No
Veris IndustriesYesYesYesNoNoNo
Display
Automatic Plot Scaling Yes Yes Yes No No No
Battery monitor historical log Yes Yes Yes No No No
Charge controller historical log Yes Yes Yes No No No
Dial Displays Yes Yes Yes No No No
High-resolution inverter outputYesYesYesNoNoNo
Historical charts for life of system Yes Yes Yes No No No
Multi-Document InterfaceYesYesYesYesYesYes
Remote log viewing Yes Yes Yes No No No
Revenue-grade line/load meteringYesYesYesNoNoNo
Single-Document InterfaceYesYesYesNoNoNo
User-selectable Plot Fields Yes Yes Yes No No No
Unified Historical Value Charts Yes Yes Yes No No No
Health Monitoring
Array Temperature Yes Yes Yes No No No
Battery Performance MonitoringYesYesYesNoNoNo
Battery Specific Gravity sensorsYesYesYesNoNoNo
Circuit Level Power Monitoring Yes Yes Yes No No No
Device Temperature MonitoringYesYesYesNoNoNo
Expected Array Output Yes Yes Yes No No No
Frequency measuring and reporting Yes Yes Yes No No No
Solar irradiance Yes Yes Yes No No No
Statistical comparison of expected system performance Yes Yes Yes No No No
System Level Power Monitoring Yes Yes Yes No No No
Wind Speed and Direction Yes Yes Yes No No No
Management
AC Input Control Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Charger Control No No Yes No No No
Circuit Level Control Yes Yes Yes No No No
Inverter Control Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Inverter Settings No No Yes No No No
Relay Control Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Smart Grid Management Yes Yes Yes No No No
Native Platforms
Linux Yes Yes Yes No No No
Low-power embedded devices Yes Yes Yes No No No
Mac OS X Yes Yes Yes No No No
Microsoft Windows Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Security
Integrated Firewall Yes Yes Yes No No No
Intrusion Detection Yes Yes Yes No No No
Multi-Level User AuthorizationYesYesYesNoNoNo
Per-User Command Control Yes Yes Yes No No No
Replay Attack Protection Yes Yes Yes No No No
Strong Passwords Yes Yes Yes No No No
User Accounts Yes Yes Yes No No No
Web Pages
Includes sample web page Yes Yes Yes No No No
Embedable charts and graphs Yes Yes Yes No No No
Embedable tables and spreadsheetsYesYesYesNoNoNo
Full-sized display web serverYesYesYesNoNoNo
Mobile device ("Smart Phone") web server Yes Yes Yes No No No
Native support for web applications Yes Yes Yes No No No
On-line manual integrated into commands Yes Yes Yes No No No
User-modifiable web pagesYesYesYesNoNoNo