question

Hi, I have built a grid tied combined heat and power unit connected to the output of a Quatro.

The output of the CHP goes through a ET112 so i can monitor its output power.

The system works well if I set the ET112 up as a PV inverter and set to Quatro Output, however I then can not tell what has come from my CHP and what has come from my solar panels within the overview on the VRM portal. If i set the ET112 up as a generator, it will not then let me set its location to the Quatro output.

What I would like to do is be able to set the ET112 up as a generator connected to the Quatro output.

At this point, I would like to say that writing software is not my strong point - i'm a power electronics and mixed signal hardware engineer, so would be grateful of any support.

I've read through the github wiki and as much info as I could find on the Venus OS and adding drivers, how the Dbus hangs together etc.

Digging a bit further, in the dbus-cgwacs/ac_sensor_settings I found this bit of code:

QString AcSensorSettings::getProductName(const QString &serviceType, Position position)
{    
  if (serviceType == "grid")        
    return "Grid meter";    
  if (serviceType == "genset")        
    return "Generator";    
  if (serviceType == "pvinverter") {        
    QString productName = "PV inverter";
    QString p;        
    switch (position) {        
    case Input1:            
      p = "input 1";            
      break;        
    case Input2:            
      p = "input 2";            
      break;        
    case Output:            
      p = "output";            
      break;        
    default:            
      break;        
    }        
    if (!p.isEmpty())            
      productName.append(" on ").append(p);        
    return productName;    
  }    
  return "AC sensor";
}

Would it be as simple as doing something like this or am I missing a big part of something?

QString AcSensorSettings::getProductName(const QString &serviceType, Position position)
{    
  if (serviceType == "grid")        
    return "Grid meter";    
  if (serviceType == "genset"){        
    QString productName = "Generator";
    QString p;        
    switch (position) {        
    case Input1:            
      p = "input 1";            
      break;        
    case Input2:            
      p = "input 2";            
      break;        
    case Output:            
      p = "output";            
      break;        
    default:            
      break;        
    }                    
  if (serviceType == "pvinverter") {        
    QString productName = "PV inverter";
    QString p;        
    switch (position) {        
    case Input1:            
      p = "input 1";            
      break;        
    case Input2:            
      p = "input 2";            
      break;        
    case Output:            
      p = "output";            
      break;        
    default:            
      break;        
    }        
    if (!p.isEmpty())            
      productName.append(" on ").append(p);        
    return productName;    
  }    
  return "AC sensor";
}

Many thanks in advance for your help and input.