Problem understanding the General+kWh device

[sciurius]

I have a dummy device type General subtype kWh that I use for my solar panels. I feed it periodically with two values: the current generated power, and the accumulated (daily total) energy. The device is set as Energy read: From device.

In the devices list I see in the column 'Value' the last reported energy value. Ok.

On the dashboard I get the power (in Watts) in the top line, and below it reads "Today:" and some value in kWh that I cannot relate.

Likewise the Log display. The power graph is straightforward but the energy graph is mysterious. It looks as if there is a single energy reading per hour instead of a continuously increasing graph corresponding to the value that is fed into domoticz.

Did I miss a setting? Or am I using the wrong device type?

[FireWizard]

Hi, @sciurius,

For a brief explanation, see https://domoticz.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=32280

Regards

[sciurius]

Thanks for the clarification. I'm glad I made the right assumptions about the data to send to the device. The energy is apparently shown as a per hour accumulative value. Makes sense, actually.

Thanks again.