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blue'Log XM/XC

Intro

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Getting started

Cockpit

Alarms/state
Charts
Realtime values
Logbook

Plant

Basic data
VCOM
SFTP/FTP push
SCADA interface

Alarm/state configuration

List of alarms

Power display

Power control

Operating data

Controller operation modes: standalone, master, slave
Calculated plant data
Operate a blue'Log XM as a WEB'log slave
Mixed plants

Active power

Ramp rate limiter
Remote power control
Fallback behavior
Zero feed-in and automatic grid disconnection
Closed-loop vs open-loop control
Prioritization between different control modes
Power control using digital input

Method switch

Method switch and PV-Diesel

Reactive power

Controller freeze

Report

Power control (Hybrid EMS)

What is Hybrid EMS?
Controller operation (Hybrid EMS)
Plant data (Hybrid EMS)

Active power (Hybrid EMS)

Power limitation at grid connection point

Grid operator commands

Power control using digital input (Hybrid EMS)
Modbus Power Control Interface

Energy trader commands (RPC license)
Energy management
Fail-safe operation (Hybrid EMS)
Controller settings
Frequency control P(f)
Priority of control modes (Hybrid EMS)
Ramp rate limiter (Hybrid EMS)

Reactive power (Hybrid EMS)
Report (Hybrid EMS)

Devices

Inverters
Sensors

Meters

Virtual meter

String monitoring
Status DI internal
Status DI external
Digital output
Tracker
Batteries
Genset
Power plant controller
Modbus configurator

System

Ethernet
VLAN
Firewall
VPN connection
Date/time
Add-on modules
Users
License
SSL certificate
Update
Backup and restore
Reboot
Diagnostics

Further topics

Exchange memory card
Migrate a WEB'log to a blue'Log
PAV,E
LTE router initial setup

Cybersecurity

Password guideline
Cybersecurity at your site
Ports and protocols
Certificates for master/slave communication

Data sheets and user manuals

blue'Log XM / XC
blue'Log XM slave
blue'Log XM/XC optional licenses
External PPC license blue'Log XM / XC
SFTP/FTP push license blue'Log XM/XC
IT infrastructure license blue'Log XM/XC
Modbus configurator license blue'Log XM/XC
OpenVPN license blue'Log XM/XC
WEB'log slave mode license blue'Log XM
Automatic grid disconnection license blue'Log XC

Grid code compliance engineering services

Project-specific controller tuning blue'Log XC
Grid code compliance (GCC) verification services

Device connection plans

Advice on using this user manual
Safety
Overview of interfaces: blue'Log front panel
Cabling
Connect inverters

Connect sensors

Irradiance sensors

Si-V-010, Si-V-010-T, Si-I-420, Si-I-420-T (analog interface)
Si-RS485TC-T-MB, Si-RS485TC-2T-MB, Si-RS485TC-T-TM-MB (Modbus RTU)

Pyranometers

Kipp & Zonen SMP3, SMP10, SMP11 (analog interface)
Kipp & Zonen SMP3, SMP10, SMP11 (Modbus RTU)
Kipp & Zonen CMP3, CMP6, CMP11, CMP21, CMP22 with AMPBOX
Hukseflux SR20-TR
Hukseflux SR20-D1 (Modbus RTU)
Hukseflux SR20-D2 (analog interface)
Hukseflux SR20-D2 (Modbus RTU)
Hukseflux SR30-D1 (Modbus RTU)
Hukseflux SR05-D1A (Modbus RTU)

Temperature sensors

PT1000 adhesive sensor
PT1000 sensor in the housing
PT1000 sensor with integrated inverter
PT100 meteocontrol compact
Module temperature sensors (analog): Tm-I-4090, Ta-I-4090-MC, Ta-ext-I-4090-MC
Ta-ext-RS485-MB ambient temperature sensor (Modbus RTU)
Tm-RS485-MB module temperature sensor (Modbus RTU)

Hygro-thermal sensors

Wind speed sensors

meteocontrol compact wind speed sensor (0...10 V) / (4...20 mA)
meteocontrol classic wind speed sensor (0...10 V) / (4...20 mA)

Wind direction sensors

meteocontrol compact wind direction sensor (0...10 V) / (4...20 mA)
meteocontrol classic wind direction sensor (0...10 V) / (4...20 mA)

Connect weather stations

Connect power analyzers and energy meters

Janitza power analyzers
Veris Industries power quality analyzers
3-phase energy meter

Connect string measuring equipment

meteocontrol i’catcher series
meteocontrol String monitoring units SMU series
Weidmüller Transclinic xi+1

Connect batteries

Resources and support

Support and training
Release notes
Glossary
blue'Log compatibility check
Naming guideline

VCOM Cloud

Intro

About this product
Portal setup

Portal concepts

Portal structure
Portlets and tabs

User groups

Administration access levels
User group modules and permissions
Assign a user to a user group
Create a user-defined user group

Users and contacts
Teams
Filters for the systems list
Tags for optimized filtering
Available data points and categories

System setup and management

Set up a new system
Update 2025: Technical data and subsystems wizard
Virtual system

Data sources / data logger

VCOM import compatibility list

Import data into VCOM

ABB Aurora Vision API
blue'Log XM/XC data logger
CSV import
Enedis API
Fronius Datamanager 2.0
Fronius Solar.web API
GoodWE API
HUAWEI FusionSolar API
HUAWEI SmartLogger 1000/2000/3000
Import interface V2
KACO XP 100 Powador series
KACO blueplanet TL series (KACO direct)
KOSTAL Piko inverter
LTi PV-Master I/II
Phoenix contact data logger
Sigenergy Northbound API
SMA API
SMA Data Manager M
SMA Webbox / Cluster controller
SMA Inverter Manager
SolarEdge API
Solar-Log
SolarMax
STREEM API
Sungrow iSolarCloud API
Sungrow Logger 1000/3000/4000
SUNWAYS PT/AT series
Webdyn
WEB’log data logger

System revenue
Inverters
Other devices
Portfolio overview
Delete or remove a system

Calculations

Terms

Measured value copy
Self-consumption terms
Tilted irradiance term

Simulation
Power control

Yield loss calculation

Reference system
Linear equation
Reference component
Flat-rate billing
Peak billing
Simplified peak billing
Simulation model

Smart alarms

Smart alarms FAQs
Migrate from legacy alarms to Smart alarms
Calculation methods for total outage and misproduction alarms

Standard alarms

Total outage alarms
Misproduction alarms
Communication loss alarms
Irradiance sensor alarms
String alarms
Data outage alarms
Tracker deviation alarms
Battery state of charge alarms

User-defined alarms

User-defined static alarms
User-defined comparison alarms

Email notifications
Alarm prioritization, muting, and auto-close
Transfer alarm settings to multiple systems
Ignore data sources for alarms

Automation

Automation with a recurring date
Curtailment automation
Alarm automation
User-defined alarm automation

Ticket system

Manage tickets

CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System)

Set up your CMMS

Configure work order form templates
Configure CMMS report templates
System master data for CMMS work orders

Manage work orders

Work orders in VCOM
Work orders in the O&M app

Create a CMMS report

Site access with CMMS

Site access in VCOM
Site access in the O&M app

Time tracking with CMMS

Time-tracking in VCOM
Time tracking in the O&M app

Key performance indicators (KPIs)

KPI editor for PR and system availability

Evaluations & charts

User-defined charts and heatmaps with the chart generator
Solar power chart
Variance analysis chart
Yield forecast chart
Temperature/energy chart
Self-consumption chart
VCOM forecast chart
Loss breakdown chart
Performance ratio (PR) chart
Performance ratio comparison chart
Energy performance index (EPI) chart
Power performance index (PPI) chart
System availability chart
DC current chart for inverter inputs
DC current (normalized) chart for inverter inputs
Heatmap inverter strings chart for inverter inputs
Satellite data chart

Portlets

Alarms portlet
Control history portlet
Control indicators portlet
Control status portlet
Current system status portlet
Data logger overview portlet
Device events portlet
Digital signals portlet
Incidents portlet
Power flow portlet
Regular events portlet
Savings CO2 equivalent portlet
Site access portlet
System diagram portlet
System plan portlet
System plan chart portlet
Tickets details portlet
Tickets portlet
Work orders portlet

Battery management

Update 2026: Battery subsystem setup mandatory
Add a battery to an existing system
Visualize basic battery data
Set up battery alarms

VCOM Battery monitoring module

Activate the module Battery monitoring
Add a battery as subsystem
Assign a battery unit to a battery inverter input

Reporting

CMMS reports
CSV exports (reports)
OpenOffice reports
Portfolio reports

Further topics

Power control tab
VCOM API
VCOM apps
Data cloud backup
Migrate your VCOM account to secure authentication

Resources & support

Support and training
Release notes
Password guideline
Naming guideline
Glossary

VCOM forecast

Activate VCOM forecast

mc Cloud

Intro

About this product
Portal setup
Getting started

Portal concepts

Portal structure
Dashboard and widgets
User roles and permissions

Application access

Applications list and access information
Access your applications

Manage your own account

Manage your personal information
Password changes
Manage two-factor authentication (2FA)
Monitor your signed-in devices

Manage other users

View all user information
Add a new user
Assign an application's user role
Edit a user
Prompt password reset for a user
Deactivate and reactivate a user
Delete a user

Administrate your organization

View all user activities and events
Manage two-factor authentication (2FA) for all users

Resources & support

Glossary
Password guideline

Further topics

Migrate your VCOM account to secure authentication

mc Assetpilot

Intro

About this product
Portal setup
Getting started

Portal concepts

Portal structure and domains
Organizations and assets
User groups and permissions
Tags for optimized search
Linking items

Daily business with asset domains

Dashboard and widgets
Financial forecasts
Tasks
Contacts
Cashflow
Documents
Pricing schemes
Reports and report templates
Logbook

Administration domains

Financial models
Dashboard templates
Cashflow categories
Bank syncs
VCOM syncs
Users
Currencies

Resources and support

Support
FAQs
Glossary
Password guideline

Discontinued products

blue'Log X-1000 / X-3000 / X-6000

blue'Log X-1000 / X-3000 / X-6000 - USB recovery

WEB'log - FAQs

WEB'log - Identify your model
WEB'log - Scan for inverters
WEB'log - Connect analog sensors
WEB'log - Connect modbus sensors
WEB'log - Check communication
WEB'log - Self-consumption control WEB'log IPL
WEB'log - Overview power control functions
WEB'log - Check power control
WEB'log - Exchange SMA inverters
WEB'log - Check CF memory card
WEB'log - Ports and protocols
WEB'log - Calculate slope and offset for analog sensors
WEB'log - Retrieve missing data in VCOM

WEB'log - Software

WEB'log - Software update
WEB'log - Device management tool (DMT)
WEB'log - TeamViewer client download

WEB'log - Manuals and datasheets

WEB'log - Manuals and device connection plans
WEB'log - Inverter drivers
WEB'log - Operating manual PCU and extension
WEB'log - Documentation direct market interface
WEB'log Comfort - Manual and device connection plans

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Intro

About this product
Getting started

Cockpit

Alarms/state
Charts
Realtime values
Logbook

Plant

Basic data
VCOM
SFTP/FTP push
SCADA interface

Alarm/state configuration

List of alarms

Power display

Power control

Operating data

Controller operation modes: standalone, master, slave
Calculated plant data
Operate a blue'Log XM as a WEB'log slave
Mixed plants

Active power

Ramp rate limiter
Remote power control
Fallback behavior
Zero feed-in and automatic grid disconnection
Closed-loop vs open-loop control
Prioritization between different control modes
Power control using digital input

Method switch

Method switch and PV-Diesel

Reactive power

Controller freeze

Report

Power control (Hybrid EMS)

What is Hybrid EMS?
Controller operation (Hybrid EMS)
Plant data (Hybrid EMS)

Active power (Hybrid EMS)

Power limitation at grid connection point

Grid operator commands

Power control using digital input (Hybrid EMS)
Modbus Power Control Interface

Energy trader commands (RPC license)
Energy management
Fail-safe operation (Hybrid EMS)
Controller settings
Frequency control P(f)
Priority of control modes (Hybrid EMS)
Ramp rate limiter (Hybrid EMS)

Reactive power (Hybrid EMS)
Report (Hybrid EMS)

Devices

Inverters
Sensors

Meters

Virtual meter

String monitoring
Status DI internal
Status DI external
Digital output
Tracker
Batteries
Genset
Power plant controller
Modbus configurator

System

Ethernet
VLAN
Firewall
VPN connection
Date/time
Add-on modules
Users
License
SSL certificate
Update
Backup and restore
Reboot
Diagnostics

Further topics

Exchange memory card
Migrate a WEB'log to a blue'Log
PAV,E
LTE router initial setup

Cybersecurity

Password guideline
Cybersecurity at your site
Ports and protocols
Certificates for master/slave communication

Data sheets and user manuals

blue'Log XM / XC
blue'Log XM slave
blue'Log XM/XC optional licenses
External PPC license blue'Log XM / XC
SFTP/FTP push license blue'Log XM/XC
IT infrastructure license blue'Log XM/XC
Modbus configurator license blue'Log XM/XC
OpenVPN license blue'Log XM/XC
WEB'log slave mode license blue'Log XM
Automatic grid disconnection license blue'Log XC

Grid code compliance engineering services

Project-specific controller tuning blue'Log XC
Grid code compliance (GCC) verification services

Device connection plans

Advice on using this user manual
Safety
Overview of interfaces: blue'Log front panel
Cabling
Connect inverters

Connect sensors

Irradiance sensors

Si-V-010, Si-V-010-T, Si-I-420, Si-I-420-T (analog interface)
Si-RS485TC-T-MB, Si-RS485TC-2T-MB, Si-RS485TC-T-TM-MB (Modbus RTU)

Pyranometers

Kipp & Zonen SMP3, SMP10, SMP11 (analog interface)
Kipp & Zonen SMP3, SMP10, SMP11 (Modbus RTU)
Kipp & Zonen CMP3, CMP6, CMP11, CMP21, CMP22 with AMPBOX
Hukseflux SR20-TR
Hukseflux SR20-D1 (Modbus RTU)
Hukseflux SR20-D2 (analog interface)
Hukseflux SR20-D2 (Modbus RTU)
Hukseflux SR30-D1 (Modbus RTU)
Hukseflux SR05-D1A (Modbus RTU)

Temperature sensors

PT1000 adhesive sensor
PT1000 sensor in the housing
PT1000 sensor with integrated inverter
PT100 meteocontrol compact
Module temperature sensors (analog): Tm-I-4090, Ta-I-4090-MC, Ta-ext-I-4090-MC
Ta-ext-RS485-MB ambient temperature sensor (Modbus RTU)
Tm-RS485-MB module temperature sensor (Modbus RTU)

Hygro-thermal sensors

Wind speed sensors

meteocontrol compact wind speed sensor (0...10 V) / (4...20 mA)
meteocontrol classic wind speed sensor (0...10 V) / (4...20 mA)

Wind direction sensors

meteocontrol compact wind direction sensor (0...10 V) / (4...20 mA)
meteocontrol classic wind direction sensor (0...10 V) / (4...20 mA)

Connect weather stations

Connect power analyzers and energy meters

Janitza power analyzers
Veris Industries power quality analyzers
3-phase energy meter

Connect string measuring equipment

meteocontrol i’catcher series
meteocontrol String monitoring units SMU series
Weidmüller Transclinic xi+1

Connect batteries

Resources and support

Support and training
Release notes
Glossary
blue'Log compatibility check
Naming guideline

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