Solar panel shade & bypass diode monitoring

[thomBangor]

Had an idea in another thread and thought maybe I'd post it here and see if anyone has something similar already built?

feedback: this forum has convinced me not to build a solar system.

Ok I'll look deeper into it. Is there a particular model number you're referring to? Any idea if it is capable of passing a generator through, and/or charging the batteries using grid power? Search for threads started by @42OhmsPA As for short ROI- yes, but I'm willing to give up $1400...

diysolarforum.com

This gives me a solar instrumentation idea. Build in taps on each panel/diode and pipe to a mux. Have a computer (arduino/pi/etc) sweep through the mux measuring volts/amps at each point. Display realtime entire system electrical health for user in an app or html.