Tigo Launches Next Generation SMART App: Lay Out, Configure, Commission, and Monitor PV Systems in 5 Minutes on a Mobile Phone

October 9, 2017

Select from more than 2,000 inverter types or add your own on
Tigo's SMART App.

LOS GATOS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#475W–Tigo®, pioneer of the Smart Modular Flex MLPE platform, today unveiled Tigo
SMART, the next generation mobile application. The seamless
integration between Tigo's online monitoring portal and this SMART app
improves the experience for Tigo's installer partners who use this
platform to design, lay out, register, configure, commission, and
monitor customers' PV systems from the field. The app provides the PV
system owners with unmatched insight into energy generation as well as
the PV system installers with the ultimate set of asset management
features – all at their fingertips from a mobile phone.

Key benefits and features of the Tigo SMART app include:

Intuitive Commissioning – In five minutes, select the solar
equipment, design the system, scan the components, and complete
end-to-end commission all on the SMART App.
Barcode Scanning – Scan the PV system components' codes
directly into the design with a mobile phone camera.
Bluetooth (BLE) 4.0 Connection – The SMART App
automatically detects and communicates with Tigo's Cloud
Connect Advanced (CCA) (the universal datalogger); connects
without changing the Mobile phone settings; and eliminates the need to
manually switch to Wi-Fi.
Prompted Configuration Steps – The installation time for
installers is minimized thanks to the SMART App's prompted
configuration steps during the layout process.
Production Tracking – With the highest granularity and
visibility in the market, users monitor the module-level
production in real-time, day, week, month, year, and lifetime.
Intelligent Alerts – Review detailed alerts at the touch
of a button, and receive corrective actions.
Localized Weather Conditions – Daily weather displays help
define production errors due to clouds, snow, etc.
Personalized Imagery – Customize a system's portal with photos
of the PV installation.

"The user experience for our customers to access and manage their PV
systems from anywhere, anytime is very important to us," says Maxym
Makhota, VP of Software Engineering & Development at Tigo. "This SMART
app builds on Tigo’s history of developing proprietary tools and
technology that streamline the entire system lay out, configuration, and
monitoring experience."

The new Tigo SMART 3.0 app is downloadable for iOS and Android through Apple’s
App Store or Google
Play. Notifications will be pushed to existing Tigo app users once
the next generation updates are automatically completed. Learn more with
the Tigo
SMART App Manual on Tigo's Resource Center.

About Tigo

Tigo is a Silicon Valley company founded in 2007 by a team of
experienced technologists. Combining a unique systems-level approach
with expertise in semi-conductors, power electronics, and solar energy,
the Tigo team developed the first-generation Smart Module Optimizer
technology for the solar industry. Tigo's vision is to leverage integrated
and retrofitted
Flex MLPE and communications
technology to drive the cost of solar electricity down. By partnering
with tier 1 module and inverter manufacturers in the industry, Tigo
is able to focus on its key innovation with the smartest TS4 modular
platform and leverage the broader ecosystem. Tigo has operations
in the USA, across Europe, Latin America, Japan, China, Australia and
the Middle East. Learn more at www.tigoenergy.com.