Thank you for the feedback, but I am looking for a more field deployable solution, not Enphase, for module serial numbers, which can then be assigned string numbers. I have about 6,500 to scan. An iPhone app solution is moot.
Thanks, Jason D. Kechijian, LEED AP BD+C NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer™ NABCEP Certified Solar PV Technical Sales Professional™ (843) 200-7271 Sent from my iPhone. (Please excuse my typos) On Dec 29, 2012, at 1:40 PM, [email protected] wrote: > Send RE-wrenches mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/listinfo.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of RE-wrenches digest..." > > > When responding to posts within the Digest, be sure to restore the Subject: > line to the original, and please edit out any extraneous lines from the > quoted message. > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Off-grid e-gauge system (Philip Boutelle) > 2. 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Re: Barcode Scanners (Jason Szumlanski) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2012 11:08:45 -0800 > From: Philip Boutelle <[email protected]> > To: RE-wrenches <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Off-grid e-gauge system > Message-ID: > <CA+cwuD=9nfadowsoy_hpr8dmph3r9pnn-pklhna5bzogf-u...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > William, > The installer or end user can rename the graph legends themselves by going > to the eGauge settings menu and editing the 'register' fields under the > installation settings. > -Phil Boutelle > > On Thursday, December 27, 2012, William Miller wrote: > >> John: >> >> If we can just get one more tweak: I'd like to change the legends on the >> home screen to replace the term "grid" with "generator." I think this is >> the final step to make the display make sense. >> >> The E-Gauge engineers and tech support people are very helpful and >> responsive to special requests. This is a good service model. I will >> continue to use their products. >> >> William Miller >> >> >> At 03:30 PM 12/27/2012, you wrote: >> >> The eGauge can measure battery voltage now (using L3 input), been running >> with it for months, and they are finishing up work on a DC CT to show >> amperage too. Fantastic product, and now even more so for the off-grid >> crowd. This is the first time we can really see what it happening in remote >> sites - when the batteries run down, the generator runs, how loads affect >> both; we can get emails and/or text messages to keep track of generator run >> time (think failure to auto-stop), etc. >> John McNicholas >> *From: *Chris Mason <[email protected] <javascript:_e({}, >> 'cvml', '[email protected]');>> >> *Date: *December 27, 2012 4:16:13 PM EST >> *To: *RE-wrenches <[email protected] <javascript:_e({}, >> 'cvml', '[email protected]');>> >> *Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Off-grid e-gauge system* >> *Reply-To: *RE-wrenches <[email protected]<javascript:_e({}, >> 'cvml', '[email protected]');> >> >> http://egauge2574.egaug.es/ >> Now, what do you want to measure. Being an off-grid system, all you can >> measure is the output. The normal use for an egauge is to compare load with >> output in a grid tied system, or output to utility export/import in a >> hybrid system. In the system I just set up, it would only show the power >> output of the inverter, as the CTs cannot measure the DC output of the >> solar system. >> >> >> On Thu, Dec 27, 2012 at 3:48 PM, William Miller >> <[email protected]<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', >> '[email protected]');>> >> wrote: >> Chris: >> >> I am trying to demonstrate for a potential customer what and E-Gauge >> display on an off-grid system would look like. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> List sponsored by Home Power magazine >> >> List Address: [email protected] <javascript:_e({}, >> 'cvml', '[email protected]');> >> >> Options & settings: >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >> >> List-Archive: >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >> >> List rules & etiquette: >> www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm >> >> Check out participant bios: >> www.members.re-wrenches.org >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 8.5.455 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/5489 - Release Date: 12/26/12 >> 18:06:00 >> >> ** >> >> ** Miller Solar >> Voice :805-438-5600 >> email: [email protected] <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', >> '[email protected]');> >> http://millersolar.com >> License No. C-10-773985 > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org/attachments/20121228/68d18e14/attachment.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2012 17:31:45 -0500 > From: Jason Kechijian <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" > <[email protected]> > Subject: [RE-wrenches] Barcode Scanners > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > Can anybody recommend a good barcode scanner for scanning modules into > specific string and combiner configurations for tracking purposes? > > Happy New Year to all! > > Thanks, > > Jason D. Kechijian, LEED AP BD+C > NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer? > NABCEP Certified Solar PV Technical Sales Professional? > (843) 200-7271 > > Sent from my iPhone. > (Please excuse my typos) > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2012 16:36:32 -0600 > From: Maverick Brown <[email protected]> > To: RE-wrenches <[email protected]> > Cc: "[email protected]" > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Barcode Scanners > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > Enphase Commercial has a recommended scanner. I am sure you could use for > both Enphase and not Enphase systems. > > Thank you, > > Maverick > > > Maverick Brown > BSEET, NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer ? > President & CEO > Maverick Solar Enterprises, Inc. > Office: 512-919-4493 > Cell: 512-460-9825 > > Sent from an iPhone. > > On Dec 28, 2012, at 4:31 PM, Jason Kechijian <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Can anybody recommend a good barcode scanner for scanning modules into >> specific string and combiner configurations for tracking purposes? >> >> Happy New Year to all! >> >> Thanks, >> >> Jason D. Kechijian, LEED AP BD+C >> NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer? >> NABCEP Certified Solar PV Technical Sales Professional? >> (843) 200-7271 >> >> Sent from my iPhone. >> (Please excuse my typos) >> >> _______________________________________________ >> List sponsored by Home Power magazine >> >> List Address: [email protected] >> >> Options & settings: >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >> >> List-Archive: >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >> >> List rules & etiquette: >> www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm >> >> Check out participant bios: >> www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2012 15:48:54 -0800 > From: Nick Soleil <[email protected]> > To: RE-wrenches <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Barcode Scanners > Message-ID: > <caav1815fhkjvuzces7nant5mkzwmd7o4sqee8eukvarsspm...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > Hello Wrenches, > > Enphase has developed an Iphone/Itouch app that allows you to scan the > Enphase microinverter serial numbers and sync them directly to your system > in Enlighten, our web based monitoring system. We call it the "Array Gun." > > The Array Gun is a system that consists of a compatible Apple device, the > Socket Mobile Scanner CHS7Xi, and the app which is downloadable for free > from the Apple App Store. > > You can learn more about the Array Gun at > http://enphase.com/products/arraygun/. > > If you order the bar code scanner by December 31st 2012, you can get 25% > off of the price with a coupon provided by Enphase at > http://enphase.com/arraygun-coupon-code/. > > The Array Gun is an essential tool for developing commercial scale projects > using Enphase microinverters. I used the Array Gun this month for > activating a 400kW project, and know that it has also been used for > activating a 1.6MW project and a 900kW project! > > They are handy for residential projects, too. One of our largest > installers bought 30 of them for their projects. > > Keep in mind that if you are going to use the Array Gun, you will need to > have your Envoy available to scan. Another critical note is to not make > any changes with the "Array Builder" in Enlighten until all of the > microinverter serial numbers are uploaded for that system. > > As you architect your large commercial Enphase projects, keep in mind that > we are now supporting up to 600 microinverters (129kW AC) on a single Envoy > system monitor, and a single "System" in Enlighten can be built with up to > 1000 microinverters. > > Our applications engineering team provides free design reviews and design > support on your commercial projects. We'll look forward to hearing from > you. I hope this all helps. > > Happy New Year to you all! > > > On Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 2:36 PM, Maverick Brown > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Enphase Commercial has a recommended scanner. I am sure you could use for >> both Enphase and not Enphase systems. >> >> Thank you, >> >> Maverick >> >> >> Maverick Brown >> BSEET, NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer ? >> President & CEO >> Maverick Solar Enterprises, Inc. >> Office: 512-919-4493 >> Cell: 512-460-9825 >> >> Sent from an iPhone. >> >> On Dec 28, 2012, at 4:31 PM, Jason Kechijian <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Can anybody recommend a good barcode scanner for scanning modules into >> specific string and combiner configurations for tracking purposes? >>> >>> Happy New Year to all! >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Jason D. Kechijian, LEED AP BD+C >>> NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer? >>> NABCEP Certified Solar PV Technical Sales Professional? >>> (843) 200-7271 >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone. >>> (Please excuse my typos) >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> List sponsored by Home Power magazine >>> >>> List Address: [email protected] >>> >>> Options & settings: >>> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >>> >>> List-Archive: >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >>> >>> List rules & etiquette: >>> www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm >>> >>> Check out participant bios: >>> www.members.re-wrenches.org >> _______________________________________________ >> List sponsored by Home Power magazine >> >> List Address: [email protected] >> >> Options & settings: >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >> >> List-Archive: >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >> >> List rules & etiquette: >> www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm >> >> Check out participant bios: >> www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > -- > > Cordially, > > *Nick Soleil* > > *Field Applications Engineer > * > > *Enphase Energy* > > Mobile: (707) 321-2937 > > > ** > > *Enphase Commercial Solar.* > *Limitless.*<http://www.enphase.com/commercial?utm_source=email&utm_medium=sig&utm_campaign=Comm2012> > > * > *<http://www.enphase.com/commercial?utm_source=email&utm_medium=sig&utm_campaign=Comm2012> > > 1420 North McDowell > > Petaluma, CA 94954 > > www.enphase.com <http://www.enphaseenergy.com/> > > P: (707) 763-4784 x7267 > > F: (707) 763-0784 > > E: [email protected] > > [image: nabcep logo] Certified Solar PV Installer #03262011-300 > > ?Don?t get me wrong: I love nuclear energy! It?s just that I prefer fusion > to fission. And it just so happens that there?s an enormous fusion reactor > safely banked a few million miles from us. It delivers more than we could > ever use in just about 8 minutes. And it?s wireless! .? > > - William McDonough > > > > This email message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may > contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not an > intended recipient, you may not review, use, copy, disclose or distribute > this message. If you received this message in error, please contact the > sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org/attachments/20121228/65ae3ead/attachment-0001.htm> > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: not available > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 1981 bytes > Desc: not available > URL: > <http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org/attachments/20121228/65ae3ead/attachment-0001.jpeg> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2012 08:44:49 -0500 > From: Jason Szumlanski <[email protected]> > To: RE-wrenches <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Barcode Scanners > Message-ID: > <CAJJtG3pr-M=r291qb8ymign5c9ldnq_zwfjwvusnwdev8ar...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > You might consider a mobile phone app like Scan to Spreadsheet if that fits > into your processes. > > Jason Szumlanski > Fafco Solar > > > On Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 5:31 PM, Jason Kechijian <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Can anybody recommend a good barcode scanner for scanning modules into >> specific string and combiner configurations for tracking purposes? >> >> Happy New Year to all! >> >> Thanks, >> >> Jason D. Kechijian, LEED AP BD+C >> NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer? >> NABCEP Certified Solar PV Technical Sales Professional? >> (843) 200-7271 > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org/attachments/20121229/4fa55e5b/attachment-0001.htm> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2012 08:54:38 -0500 > From: Jason Szumlanski <[email protected]> > To: RE-wrenches <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Barcode Scanners > Message-ID: > <cajjtg3obs_z0nts+1nuirfbh-las0b4bnd-rg-9ya4xbuxz...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > Nick, > > I took the Array Gun challenge at SPI, and the whole time I was thinking, > why not just build an iPhone/Android app and use the phone's camera to > scan. I don't want another [expensive] piece of proprietary equipment to > buy, track, damage, or lose. This seems like a huge miss, especially for > smaller dealers who want an easy way to activate 5-10kw systems on-site > easily without additional equipment. I can see a proprietary scanner being > useful for utility scale systems, but that's about it. > > If it's about profit, I would even consider paying for a good app. > I can't believe the Array Gun would be a big money maker for Enphase, > > While on the subject, I would like to be able to tie a module serial number > to each microinverter in the Enlighten portal. That would make the job of > tracking equipment easier by keeping everything in one place. > > Jason Szumlanski > Fafco Solar > > > On Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 6:48 PM, Nick Soleil <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hello Wrenches, >> >> Enphase has developed an Iphone/Itouch app that allows you to scan the >> Enphase microinverter serial numbers and sync them directly to your system >> in Enlighten, our web based monitoring system. We call it the "Array Gun." >> >> The Array Gun is a system that consists of a compatible Apple device, the >> Socket Mobile Scanner CHS7Xi, and the app which is downloadable for free >> from the Apple App Store. >> >> You can learn more about the Array Gun at >> http://enphase.com/products/arraygun/. >> >> If you order the bar code scanner by December 31st 2012, you can get 25% >> off of the price with a coupon provided by Enphase at >> http://enphase.com/arraygun-coupon-code/. >> >> The Array Gun is an essential tool for developing commercial scale >> projects using Enphase microinverters. I used the Array Gun this month for >> activating a 400kW project, and know that it has also been used for >> activating a 1.6MW project and a 900kW project! >> >> They are handy for residential projects, too. One of our largest >> installers bought 30 of them for their projects. >> >> Keep in mind that if you are going to use the Array Gun, you will need to >> have your Envoy available to scan. Another critical note is to not make >> any changes with the "Array Builder" in Enlighten until all of the >> microinverter serial numbers are uploaded for that system. >> >> As you architect your large commercial Enphase projects, keep in mind that >> we are now supporting up to 600 microinverters (129kW AC) on a single Envoy >> system monitor, and a single "System" in Enlighten can be built with up to >> 1000 microinverters. >> >> Our applications engineering team provides free design reviews and design >> support on your commercial projects. We'll look forward to hearing from >> you. I hope this all helps. >> >> Happy New Year to you all! >> >> >> On Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 2:36 PM, Maverick Brown < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Enphase Commercial has a recommended scanner. I am sure you could use for >>> both Enphase and not Enphase systems. >>> >>> Thank you, >>> >>> Maverick >>> >>> >>> Maverick Brown >>> BSEET, NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer ? >>> President & CEO >>> Maverick Solar Enterprises, Inc. >>> Office: 512-919-4493 >>> Cell: 512-460-9825 >>> >>> Sent from an iPhone. >>> >>> On Dec 28, 2012, at 4:31 PM, Jason Kechijian <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Can anybody recommend a good barcode scanner for scanning modules into >>> specific string and combiner configurations for tracking purposes? >>>> >>>> Happy New Year to all! >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> Jason D. Kechijian, LEED AP BD+C >>>> NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer? >>>> NABCEP Certified Solar PV Technical Sales Professional? >>>> (843) 200-7271 >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone. >>>> (Please excuse my typos) >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Cordially, >> >> *Nick Soleil* >> >> *Field Applications Engineer >> * >> >> *Enphase Energy* >> >> Mobile: (707) 321-2937 >> >> >> ** >> >> *Enphase Commercial Solar.* >> *Limitless.*<http://www.enphase.com/commercial?utm_source=email&utm_medium=sig&utm_campaign=Comm2012> >> >> * >> *<http://www.enphase.com/commercial?utm_source=email&utm_medium=sig&utm_campaign=Comm2012> >> >> 1420 North McDowell >> >> Petaluma, CA 94954 >> >> www.enphase.com <http://www.enphaseenergy.com/> >> >> P: (707) 763-4784 x7267 >> >> F: (707) 763-0784 >> >> E: [email protected] >> >> [image: nabcep logo] Certified Solar PV Installer #03262011-300 > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org/attachments/20121229/40845ce5/attachment-0001.htm> > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: not available > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 1981 bytes > Desc: not available > URL: > <http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org/attachments/20121229/40845ce5/attachment-0001.jpeg> > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: [email protected] > > Options & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > > End of RE-wrenches Digest, Vol 5, Issue 401 > ******************************************* _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: [email protected] Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
