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RE: communications wiring diagrams

well that was right in plain sight. still not readable but i can figure it out with a voltmeter. a std amazon usb to 232, cut off the db9, splice...

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RE: communications wiring diagrams

@kubota Here is the link to the cable, it is the second Pic EG4 RS232 Firmware Update Cable - LL - Signature Solar

1 year ago
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RE: Interview with EG4: Talking All About the GridBOSS & FlexBOSS21

How does the GridBOSS handle the generator input? Does it detect the voltage on the gen input and cut off the grid power? (to replicate a hard lockout...

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RE: communications wiring diagrams

they use a ZT213 chip (i can read that part of picture) which is a drop in replacement for the old MAX chips i used to use so the outputs are +/- 12V ...

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RE: communications wiring diagrams

that picture you sent may have the information, but the connector diagram on the lower left is too blurry to read when i blow it up. You don't have a...

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RE: communications wiring diagrams

if anyone has that cable and can throw a voltmeter across RXD(1) and ground(8) and TXD(2) and ground on the RJ45 and post the levels that would solve ...

1 year ago
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RE: communications wiring diagrams

hey, that really helped. they have a FT232 USB to UART chip in that pod so the outputs are serial not USB. the pin number question is solved. now ...

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RE: communications wiring diagrams

just saw the diagram you posted, hadn't seen that before. makes it really interesting. some pic processors take USB directly so maybe don't need a ...

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RE: communications wiring diagrams

thanks. i saw that but they don't list the gnd pin, the voltage levels, or the reference direction for TX/RX. RS232 is speced at +/- 12 but everyone...

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RE: communications wiring diagrams

I don't know if this helps any but here is a DOC from EG4: And an image from Signature Solar:

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RE: communications wiring diagrams

fyi, this is for a EG4 wall mount indoor 280ah battery

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RE: Newbie Help, Missing Battery information on Monitor Center

@joel-brodeur @jlankford Thank you both. I tried RS485 and that did not work, I switched back to CAN and set the Battery brand to 1 and that did the t...

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RE: Newbie Help, Missing Battery information on Monitor Center

@weertske Would you be able to provide a screen shot of what you are seeing with the device monitor software on you PC and Phone? If you mean the EG...

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RE: Newbie Help, Missing Battery information on Monitor Center

Bad wording on my part. The DIPs are set (011111, 101111, 001111). For now lets just ignore the 2nd and 3rd battery (I'll turn them off) and just focu...

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