Powerwall Companion - updated Windows app

[tomho]

This is a beautiful app. Unfortunately I don’t have an android device - any chance of a iPad/iPhone app ?
Also - do you mind telling us a little about the app cevelopement - what language do you use ? What libraries ? What admins do you use for graphs etc ?

Thanks Shauna! Unfortunately there is no chance of an iOS version from me as I do not own any Apple devices. However (also answering your other question) the app is open source and written in Xamarin Forms, which does support iOS - so if anyone wants to port this to iOS they can do so.

Github project links:
GitHub - tomhollander/PowerwallCompanion: Windows UWP app for monitoring your Tesla Powerwall 2 battery (Windows UWP version)
GitHub - tomhollander/PowerwallCompanionX (Android Xamarin version)

Also, one thing worth considering is that even if you are normally an iOS user, if your main requirement is an always-on dashboard you can pick up very cheap Android tablets online which are great for this purpose.

 

[charlesj]

@tomho, just came to me to ask when I saw your 11% wheel: can your avatar be a real time charge indicator?

 

[RKCRLR]

@tomho , you've really done a good job of updating the app. One thing that would be nice (and this is just a nit) is if there was some animation. The arrows on the home screen could pulse or something like that. I realize it is superficial and the information is already there but it does give an indication with just glance.

 

[xWren]

@tomho , you've really done a good job of updating the app. One thing that would be nice (and this is just a nit) is if there was some animation. The arrows on the home screen could pulse or something like that. I realize it is superficial and the information is already there but it does give an indication with just glance.

Funny, I was thinking how nice it is NOT to have useless animation. Just sayin...

 

[tomho]

Funny, I was thinking how nice it is NOT to have useless animation. Just sayin...

Yeah I'm with you. The way the official Tesla app is designed, the animations show you which specific power flows are active, so they have some value. I designed my app differently so any animation wouldn't convey any info not already on the screen.

 

[RKCRLR]

Perhaps just make the arrows a little brighter, they just don't stand out on my screen.

 

[xWren]

@tomho I'm seeing an error on the Windows UWP version this morning, and not seeing battery SOC

 

[Matt-FL]

I"m seeing the same.

 

[charlesj]

Perhaps just make the arrows a little brighter, they just don't stand out on my screen.

If you go into your computer settings(gear) and in the search box search "cursor" you can make the arrow larger and change color that may be better.

 

[tomho]

I"m seeing the same.
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Thanks for letting me know. I haven't changed anything here and it's working for me today. I'm thinking it may have been a temporary issues on Tesla's side? Is it working for you now?

 

[fossilraf]

Thanks for letting me know. I haven't changed anything here and it's working for me today. I'm thinking it may have been a temporary issues on Tesla's side? Is it working for you now?

I had the same problem but it righted itself

 

[charlesj]

Must have been a short glitch as I didn't have this today.

 

[xWren]

Thanks for letting me know. I haven't changed anything here and it's working for me today. I'm thinking it may have been a temporary issues on Tesla's side? Is it working for you now?

Yes Battery SOC has reappeared now, it sounds like Tesla broken something their end for a while.

 

[RKCRLR]

If you go into your computer settings(gear) and in the search box search "cursor" you can make the arrow larger and change color that may be better.

It isn't the cursor I'm referring to, it is the arrows that show to/from house, solar, etc. in the home page of the app.

 

[tomho]

It isn't the cursor I'm referring to, it is the arrows that show to/from house, solar, etc. in the home page of the app.

I made those super dark to minimise visual distraction. I realise they aren't that easy to see, but they are static so once you understand how the energy flows work they don't convey any new information.

 

[RKCRLR]

It isn't the cursor I'm referring to, it is the arrows that show to/from house, solar, etc. in the home page of the app.

I turned on text cursor, changed the color, and increased the size from 1 to 10. It had no effect of the arrows in the app but did change my windows cursor. I also tried changing the mouse pointer size and color with the same results.

 

[charlesj]

It isn't the cursor I'm referring to, it is the arrows that show to/from house, solar, etc. in the home page of the app.

Oh, those stationary arrows not the moving mouse arrow. Too complex

Come to think of that, it is part of the chart design so changing the computer cursor/mouse arrow/color would not have an effect on the app design.
I wasn't sure which you were asking about. By bad.

 

[RKCRLR]

I made those super dark to minimise visual distraction. I realise they aren't that easy to see, but they are static so once you understand how the energy flows work they don't convey any new information.

Understand, it isn't a big deal.

 

[charlesj]

Understand, it isn't a big deal.

What's a big deal is in the tesla app that roof color doesn't change colors as the solar intensifies during the day generation. Now that would be real cool.

 

[charlesj]

Not sure if this has been addressed before, lots of messages, but I was curious about my monthly net grid usage and discovered that
March 2023, 2022, 2021 are blank, no grid usage unlike the other months of a year.
Tesla app has data for those March months, so it is not Tesla issue, I don't think.