slimf
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I have had my powerwall on for about a week and frantically going through the Victron & Batrium learning curves.
One thing I find odd about the Batrium is the software. I can see no reason why they have chosen to have Win32 based software to configure the device when a web-based interface would suffice? A web-based GUI has so many advantages - The main being it would be accessible from any device - Unlike the current Windows software.
The UI is also confusing, and even simple cosmetic things like the position of text across different tabs are out (by pixels - noticeable).
There is a lack of context-sensitive help and the UI doesn't seem to follow any standard UI design types.
I think the most frustrating thing is the many confusing labels - and how each setting affects another.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to knock the product - but there is certainly room for improvement.
A nice touch in the latest pre-release is the extra cell info passed onto Victron Inverters - I can now see LOW and HIGH cell numbers and voltages as well as temperatures - Neato.
Tight integration like this with other systems is very important - And perhaps they are focusing on that before worrying about pixel perfect text placement in the UI and easy to understand labels / documentation.
It works thou... and all I need to complete my system is sun.. were on day 3 of virtually none.
Edit: Hey Batrium - I live about 45 min away from your Offices.. If you need me to test anything Victron related or need a Victron / Leaf / Batrium system to look at / play with let me know.
One thing I find odd about the Batrium is the software. I can see no reason why they have chosen to have Win32 based software to configure the device when a web-based interface would suffice? A web-based GUI has so many advantages - The main being it would be accessible from any device - Unlike the current Windows software.
The UI is also confusing, and even simple cosmetic things like the position of text across different tabs are out (by pixels - noticeable).
There is a lack of context-sensitive help and the UI doesn't seem to follow any standard UI design types.
I think the most frustrating thing is the many confusing labels - and how each setting affects another.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to knock the product - but there is certainly room for improvement.
A nice touch in the latest pre-release is the extra cell info passed onto Victron Inverters - I can now see LOW and HIGH cell numbers and voltages as well as temperatures - Neato.
Tight integration like this with other systems is very important - And perhaps they are focusing on that before worrying about pixel perfect text placement in the UI and easy to understand labels / documentation.
It works thou... and all I need to complete my system is sun.. were on day 3 of virtually none.
Edit: Hey Batrium - I live about 45 min away from your Offices.. If you need me to test anything Victron related or need a Victron / Leaf / Batrium system to look at / play with let me know.