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The E.C.O.Dashboard is an advanced monitoring and automation solution for residential and commercial applications. The purpose of the E.C.O.Dashboard is to give you one easy-to-use central system to monitor and control your energy usage. The E.C.O.Dashboard promotes energy conservation by presenting information about your building in a way that makes sense.
The EcoDashboad is a scalable system that offers an amazing amount of features and capabilities. From small residential to apartment buildings and industrial complexes, the E.C.O.Dashboard is both a powerful and affordable solution. It’s features are extensive, so please take a few minutes to understand the system.
How it works:
Our sensors (Temperature sensors, thermostats, Energy, Gas, Water and others) are easily installed into your building’s walls, service panels, breaker panels, pipes and other locations. This information is then transmitted to the E.C.O.Dashboard Server where it is stored and processed for display through custom dynamic dashboards and unique user accounts. The E.C.O.Dashboard Server allows you to monitor and control your entire building from any web browser or mobile device.
System Overview:
Components: There are four main components of an E.C.O.Dashboard system.
E.C.O.Dashboard Server: Is a central portal accessible from any web browser or mobile device. Users can log in to see information relative to them. The E.C.O.Dashboard Server communicates to external sensors and controllers over ethernet and/or serial ports, gathering, storing and displaying the data to its users.
Energy Monitor: This device can be installed in a breaker panel to monitor real-time power usage of each individual circuit. Each unit will monitor 12 circuits and you can install as many Energy Monitors as needed. The Energy Monitor can be used in applications from 115 vt 15 amp circuits up to 480vt 3-phase industrial power systems.
EcoControllers: Comes in 5 sizes and acts as the ultimate information gathering machine. The E.C.O.Dashboard Server can talk to all the controllers over ethernet. Each controller can be configured to use a wide variety of sensors. From temperature sensors, thermostats, gas flow meters, water meters, switches, valves, pyrometers etc. Each controller also has a number of control points that can be used in automation sequences for turning pumps on or off, load shedding or HVAC systems controls.
Thermostats: The EcoStat can be configured for a wide variety of control strategies with over 300 parameters and lots of settings. It easily communicates with the EcoController and E.C.O.Dashboard Server for a unified system. Use for heat pumps, air handlers, fan coils, baseboard control, simple zone control, freezers, heaters.... you name it.
E.C.O.Dashboard Individual Features:
Real-time and historical monitoring of electricity consumption and solar production:
From detailed analysis to large scale overview, energy monitoring is a cinch. With powerful back-end algorithms, the EcoDashbaord can calculate the money your solar panels are saving you or your average power usage per square foot. Even compare you to other E.C.O.Dashboard users.
Real-time monitoring of solar thermal or geothermal production:
Want to know how much your solar thermal system is saving you? See real-time temperature, pump and system performance right on your dashboard. Use solar thermal production information in combination with a flow meter to calculate your total net usage or savings from your system.
Multi-user access:
With our powerful user management system, each user can have their own custom dashboard and be given any combination of read-only or specific admin privileges. Each user can receive email reports tailored to their information and even do things like adjust their thermostat from their cell phone, all through the E.C.O.Dashboard.
Dynamic graphical display:
Real-time data and settings can be organized into any number of dashboard configurations. From very basic display to fancy custom graphics, the dashboard can bring your information to life.
Email reports and warnings:
Scheduled reports can be configured to send out to individual users or groups of users. Without even needing to log in, the E.C.O.Dashboard will keep you informed of important information. Special emails can also be triggered based on a system status. For example, if you have an energy target for the month, your E.C.O.Dashboard can email you to let you know you are half-way there or if you are exceeding your daily or weekly quota.
Detailed historical data tracking and reporting:
System admins have the ability to do complex reporting and charting of data points allowing for a deep view into system performance. This is critical for solar thermal systems where installers can watch the performance as the seasons change and fine-tune all the settings right through their E.C.O.Dashboard.
Full automation controls:
No, the E.C.O.Dashboard is not just a monitoring system, it is also a powerful automation and distributed control system. The E.C.O.Dashboard can be used to control almost anything, including complex heating and air-conditioning systems, dampers, networked thermostats, ventilation equipment, solar charging sequences, load shedding and much much more. When it comes to controls and automation, the E.C.O.Dashboard has a powerful distributed controls approach where different levels of control logic can operate on different levels of the system. For example, logic can be done either directly in the E.C.O.Dashboard server or logic can be embedded into each EcoControl module for ultimate stability and reliability.
Open Protocol Languages to interface with third party equipment and software:
By no means is the E.C.O.Dashboard a closed system. The E.C.O.Dashboard’s goal is to be able to talk to and share information with as many other systems as possible. Data can be received and sent in a variety of formats making integration a breeze in most cases. Rather than having lots of isolated systems, you can use the E.C.O.Dashboard to bring all your information together in one place.
Data privacy and redundancy:
As homes and appliances get smarter and smarter, the question of who stores data and what becomes of if it is a hot topic. The E.C.O.Dashboard is unique from most remote server based solutions in that your data is stored locally and you have no monthly fees. Only the data you wish to share is shared. In addition, data collected locally is immune to internet connectivity – meaning you have a complete data set.
We all know that no machine is impervious to power surges, fire, theft and other unforeseen factors. We have integrated a remote backup solution for just this reason. Rest assured, your complete system can be restored and put back in service if disaster strikes
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