> "if you don't ground the little wire provided at least at one end", One  
> grounds the shield/drain conductor  ONLY  at 1 end.
> On Apr 17, 2020, at 3:00 PM, Jeff Clearwater <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> 
> Hey Kirk,
> 
> yes shielded cable does little good if you don't ground the little wire 
> provided at least at one end.  I just run a ground wire and tape it to the 
> CAT cable.
> 
> Kirk Herander wrote on 4/17/20 5:50 AM:
> 
>> So you terminate the shield somehow outside of the RJ45 connector?
>>> On 4/16/2020 9:01:53 PM, Jeff Clearwater <[email protected]> 
>>> <mailto:[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>> When I did my cable swap and reconfiguration that fixed it I also was more 
>>> careful to route the xanbus cables away from the batter/inverter cables - 
>>> thinking that perhaps induction was the culprit.  As I have an rj45 crimp 
>>> tool and some shielded CAT5e in the truck I think I'll just make up my own 
>>> cables in the future after spending way more time than that troubleshooting.
>>> 
>>> Best of luck!
>>> 
>>> jc
>>> 
>>> Jason Szumlanski wrote on 4/16/20 3:00 PM:
>>>> I tried swapping the cables for the XW and MPPT. After reboot the XW 
>>>> continued to show up on the SCP but the MPPT did not. I didn't have 
>>>> another cable, but this suggests the cable is not the problem. I didn't 
>>>> think to change the order, however.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Thu, Apr 16, 2020 at 5:57 PM Jeff Clearwater <[email protected] 
>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>> Hey Jason,
>>>> 
>>>> I had a SCP xanbus system once that refused to show a component - The fix 
>>>> was replacing the cheap ethernet wires that schneider provided with better 
>>>> cables and/or changing the order of the components in the series comm 
>>>> string.  not sure which did it as I did both changes at once but I do 
>>>> suspect those white cables.
>>>> 
>>>> Best,
>>>> 
>>>> Jeff
>>>> 
>>>> Jason Szumlanski wrote on 4/16/20 1:03 PM:
>>>>> I am working with a client (not my install) with a XW6048 and MPPT 80 600 
>>>>> with a SCP. The SCP is not showing the MPPT in the setup menu. I am able 
>>>>> to access the system settings and XW configuration, but not the MPPT 
>>>>> settings. It is connected via Xanbus in this manner:
>>>>> 
>>>>> SCP -> MPPT -> XW
>>>>> 
>>>>> So the MPPT is in the middle and is passing through the XW signal just 
>>>>> fine.
>>>>> 
>>>>> The MPPT also has a red error light illuminated, but it is charging the 
>>>>> battery (positive current measured via clamp meter).
>>>>> 
>>>>> Any ideas?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Jason Szumlanski
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
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