Dashboard & Settings
Customizable dashboards for energy consumption, cost analysis and performance tracking. Real-time data visualization and target-based monitoring.
Overview
The Dashboard & Settings module is a powerful analysis and visualization platform for monitoring factory energy consumption, costs and performance. Each user can create custom dashboards according to their needs and track real-time data.
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.
Key Features
- Multiple dashboard support (unlimited dashboard creation)
- Dynamic COST, TAG CARD and GRAPH configuration
- Dashboard start time setting
- Dashboard sorting
- Target-based color coding (green/red)
- Real-time data display
- Hourly, daily, monthly filtering
- Chart type changing (BAR, LINE, AREA, RADAR)
Settings: 4 Main Components
Settings page is where you configure how dashboards will look and what data they will show. It consists of 4 main components:
1. Temel Bilgiler
1. Basic Information: Dashboard name, start time and sorting settings.
2. COST (Maliyet Kartları)
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 (Grafikler)
4. GRAPHS: Chart visualization and detailed analysis (DIFFERENCE, LINEAR, AVERAGE, SUM).
1. Basic Information (Dashboard Configuration)
Dashboard Basic Settings
Dashboard Name: Name that will appear on Dashboard page. Example: "ELECTRICITY 1", "COOLING", "Compressor"
Default Start Time: Data analysis start time. When dashboard opens, shows all data from this time to current time of day. Example: If 12:00 AM (midnight) is selected, data is shown from beginning of day.
Dashboard Order: Sorting option on Dashboard page changes according to sorting option on Settings page. Smaller number shown first.
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.
How It Works:
Formula: Result = Numerator TAG / Denominator TAG
Target Check: Result ≤ Target → Green ✅, Result > Target → Red ❌
Example COST Calculations:
- Press kWh / Press Count: Energy consumption per press
- Cooling kWh / Cooling Count: Energy per cooling unit
- AK kWh / AK (KG): Energy cost per kilogram
- Total Energy / Total Consumption: General unit cost
Display on Dashboard:
- Green Card: Calculated value below target (successful)
- Red Card: Calculated value above target (attention needed)
- Calculation: Numerator / Denominator result shown
- Target: Determined target value shown
3. TAG CARD
Display TAG Values as Cards
Used to display TAG and ADVANCED TAG values on dashboard according to selected card algorithm type. There are 2 different algorithm types: CURRENT and DIFFERENCE.
CURRENT (Instantaneous Value): Shows current value of selected TAG or ADVANCED TAG. Used for real-time monitoring.
Example: TAG: Cooling Rate → Dashboard: 31.00, TAG: Motor Temperature → Dashboard: 68.88°C
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.
Example: TAG: Electricity Meter (kWh), Day start: 10,000 kWh → Day end: 11,800 kWh, Dashboard: 1,800 kWh (daily consumption)
Display on Dashboard:
- CURRENT: Instantaneous value shown (independent of filtering)
- DIFFERENCE: Difference in selected time range calculated
- VALUE: Calculated value shown in large font
- TARGET: Target value shown if exists
4. GRAPHS
User selects TAG and ADVANCED TAG values they want to see, algorithm type and chart type. Charts are created dynamically according to selected filter time.
| 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 |
DIFFERENCE (Difference Calculation)
Plots calculated value by subtracting each result of TAG or ADVANCED TAG data from previous result. This reveals how much production or consumption occurred at that moment.
Example: Electricity Meter (kWh), 10:00 → 1000 kWh, 11:00 → 1150 kWh, Chart value: 150 kWh (hourly consumption)
LINEAR (Linear Display)
Used to see TAG or ADVANCED TAG data directly on chart. Ideal for raw data display.
Example: Temperature (°C), 10:00 → 25°C, 11:00 → 27°C, Chart value: 25°C, 27°C (direct values)
AVERAGE (Average/Cost)
Used to chart any cost. Performs Numerator TAG / Denominator TAG calculation. Can be thought of as chart version of COST cards.
Example: Unit Cost, Total Electricity / Total Production, Chart: Unit cost trend over time, Target line can be added
SUM (Total)
Used to see total value created in selected filtering time if a TAG has independent values.
Example: Production Count, Each hour: 100, 120, 95, 110 pieces, Chart: Hourly totals shown
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
Each algorithm result can be shown with different chart types. Chart type can be changed instantly on Dashboard page.
Dashboard Page: Filtering and Display
Dashboard Special Filtering Options
Main Filtering Features:
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.
Filtering Options:
- HOUR (Hourly): Hourly detailed analysis
- DAY (Daily): Daily summary analysis
- MONTH (Monthly): Monthly trend analysis
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.
5. Error List (Formula Results): Error list information from formula results can also be accessed on Dashboard page. Formula notifications from last 1 month are shown.
Example Usage Scenario:
- Select "ELECTRICITY 1" from Dashboard dropdown
- Filtering: Select "HOUR" (for hourly detail)
- Date: Today (comes as default)
- COST cards: Compare with target (green/red)
- TAG CARDs: View instantaneous consumption values
- Charts: Examine hourly consumption trend
- Chart type: Try different view by switching from BAR to LINE
- Navigate: Compare by going to Yesterday
Multi-Dashboard Support
Multiple Dashboard Creation
Smart Energy allows you to create and manage multiple dashboards simultaneously. Each dashboard can serve a different analysis purpose.
Example Dashboards:
- ELECTRICITY 1: Main electricity consumption
- COOLING: Cooling systems
- Compressor: Compressor performance
- Presses: Press machines
- General: Summary of all systems
Advantages:
- Special dashboard for each section
- Separate views for different KPIs
- Department-based access control
- Quick switching and comparison
- Customizable sorting
Best Practices
Recommendations
- 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