Re: [WISPA] Network enabled solar controllers
I noticed while on one of the websites that those are not outdoor rated, indoor only. Chris From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Bob Man Van Kim Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 10:31 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Network enabled solar controllers I know a few Solar controller mfgs in Hong kong... let me see what they say... will advise. On Sat, Nov 9, 2013 at 3:21 AM, Eric Flanery eflan...@fsr.com wrote: I don't know, ours are mounted inside shipping containers, with towers on the corners to support the panels, turbines, and radios. We needed that much space inside for the batteries anyway. All the circuitry is epoxy-coated (the terminals are not, obviously), and the cases seem fairly tight, so it seems plausible; but we never investigated direct outdoor mounting. I'd give MorningStar a call on that one. --Eric -- Robert Q Kim Printing in Hong Kong and Japan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrKx38pMlEo 2611 S Coast Highway San Diego, CA 92007 310 598 1606 ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
[WISPA] Network enabled solar controllers
What is everyone using? -Mike ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
Re: [WISPA] Network enabled solar controllers
Morningstar MPPT controller + packetflux base II + packetflux morningstar interface On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 10:54 AM, Mike Lyon mike.l...@gmail.com wrote: What is everyone using? -Mike ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
Re: [WISPA] Network enabled solar controllers
The Tristar MPPT? http://www.morningstarcorp.com/en/tristar%20mppt ? -Mike On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 8:33 AM, Chris Fabien ch...@lakenetmi.com wrote: Morningstar MPPT controller + packetflux base II + packetflux morningstar interface On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 10:54 AM, Mike Lyon mike.l...@gmail.com wrote: What is everyone using? -Mike ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- Mike Lyon 408-621-4826 mike.l...@gmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/mlyon ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
Re: [WISPA] Network enabled solar controllers
No we use the SunSaver MPPT line, cheaper one. On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 12:05 PM, Mike Lyon mike.l...@gmail.com wrote: The Tristar MPPT? http://www.morningstarcorp.com/en/tristar%20mppt ? -Mike On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 8:33 AM, Chris Fabien ch...@lakenetmi.com wrote: Morningstar MPPT controller + packetflux base II + packetflux morningstar interface On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 10:54 AM, Mike Lyon mike.l...@gmail.com wrote: What is everyone using? -Mike ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- Mike Lyon 408-621-4826 mike.l...@gmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/mlyon ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
Re: [WISPA] Network enabled solar controllers
How many panels you running? On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 9:23 AM, Chris Fabien ch...@lakenetmi.com wrote: No we use the SunSaver MPPT line, cheaper one. On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 12:05 PM, Mike Lyon mike.l...@gmail.com wrote: The Tristar MPPT? http://www.morningstarcorp.com/en/tristar%20mppt ? -Mike On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 8:33 AM, Chris Fabien ch...@lakenetmi.com wrote: Morningstar MPPT controller + packetflux base II + packetflux morningstar interface On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 10:54 AM, Mike Lyon mike.l...@gmail.com wrote: What is everyone using? -Mike ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- Mike Lyon 408-621-4826 mike.l...@gmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/mlyon ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- Mike Lyon 408-621-4826 mike.l...@gmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/mlyon ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
Re: [WISPA] Network enabled solar controllers
We use the MorningStar TriStar MPPT-60. ModBus over TCP was a bit of a pain to get working; but once it is setup, it works great. We did have a problem where the units would revert to their default IP addresses, months later, for no apparent reason. All other settings stuck. We worked around this by just letting them keep their default IP, and re-mapped it via NAT at the router. No problems on the charging side, and the custom cutoff feature is awesome. --Eric -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Mike Lyon Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 7:55 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] Network enabled solar controllers What is everyone using? -Mike ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
Re: [WISPA] Network enabled solar controllers
300W currently, really need to increase to 400W. On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 12:25 PM, Mike Lyon mike.l...@gmail.com wrote: How many panels you running? On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 9:23 AM, Chris Fabien ch...@lakenetmi.com wrote: No we use the SunSaver MPPT line, cheaper one. On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 12:05 PM, Mike Lyon mike.l...@gmail.com wrote: The Tristar MPPT? http://www.morningstarcorp.com/en/tristar%20mppt ? -Mike On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 8:33 AM, Chris Fabien ch...@lakenetmi.comwrote: Morningstar MPPT controller + packetflux base II + packetflux morningstar interface On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 10:54 AM, Mike Lyon mike.l...@gmail.com wrote: What is everyone using? -Mike ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- Mike Lyon 408-621-4826 mike.l...@gmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/mlyon ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- Mike Lyon 408-621-4826 mike.l...@gmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/mlyon ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
Re: [WISPA] Network enabled solar controllers
I'm in the same boat. Currently have a 300 watt panel but I think it's time to get another 300 watt panel... Thanks! Mike On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 9:32 AM, Chris Fabien ch...@lakenetmi.com wrote: 300W currently, really need to increase to 400W. On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 12:25 PM, Mike Lyon mike.l...@gmail.com wrote: How many panels you running? On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 9:23 AM, Chris Fabien ch...@lakenetmi.com wrote: No we use the SunSaver MPPT line, cheaper one. On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 12:05 PM, Mike Lyon mike.l...@gmail.com wrote: The Tristar MPPT? http://www.morningstarcorp.com/en/tristar%20mppt ? -Mike On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 8:33 AM, Chris Fabien ch...@lakenetmi.comwrote: Morningstar MPPT controller + packetflux base II + packetflux morningstar interface On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 10:54 AM, Mike Lyon mike.l...@gmail.comwrote: What is everyone using? -Mike ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- Mike Lyon 408-621-4826 mike.l...@gmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/mlyon ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- Mike Lyon 408-621-4826 mike.l...@gmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/mlyon ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- Mike Lyon 408-621-4826 mike.l...@gmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/mlyon ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
Re: [WISPA] Network enabled solar controllers
I'm looking at the MPPT-45... On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 9:32 AM, Eric Flanery eflan...@fsr.com wrote: We use the MorningStar TriStar MPPT-60. ModBus over TCP was a bit of a pain to get working; but once it is setup, it works great. We did have a problem where the units would revert to their default IP addresses, months later, for no apparent reason. All other settings stuck. We worked around this by just letting them keep their default IP, and re-mapped it via NAT at the router. No problems on the charging side, and the custom cutoff feature is awesome. --Eric -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Mike Lyon Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 7:55 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] Network enabled solar controllers What is everyone using? -Mike ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- Mike Lyon 408-621-4826 mike.l...@gmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/mlyon ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
Re: [WISPA] Network enabled solar controllers
The MPPT-45 doesn't have an Ethernet interface, so you would need an additional device to bridge ModBus. --Eric From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Mike Lyon Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 9:35 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Network enabled solar controllers I'm looking at the MPPT-45... On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 9:32 AM, Eric Flanery eflan...@fsr.commailto:eflan...@fsr.com wrote: We use the MorningStar TriStar MPPT-60. ModBus over TCP was a bit of a pain to get working; but once it is setup, it works great. We did have a problem where the units would revert to their default IP addresses, months later, for no apparent reason. All other settings stuck. We worked around this by just letting them keep their default IP, and re-mapped it via NAT at the router. No problems on the charging side, and the custom cutoff feature is awesome. --Eric -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.orgmailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.orgmailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Mike Lyon Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 7:55 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] Network enabled solar controllers What is everyone using? -Mike ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.orgmailto:Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.orgmailto:Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- Mike Lyon 408-621-4826 mike.l...@gmail.commailto:mike.l...@gmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/mlyon ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
Re: [WISPA] Network enabled solar controllers
Yeah, that's the downside :( On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 9:36 AM, Eric Flanery eflan...@fsr.com wrote: The MPPT-45 doesn’t have an Ethernet interface, so you would need an additional device to bridge ModBus. --Eric *From:* wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] *On Behalf Of *Mike Lyon *Sent:* Friday, November 08, 2013 9:35 AM *To:* WISPA General List *Subject:* Re: [WISPA] Network enabled solar controllers I'm looking at the MPPT-45... On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 9:32 AM, Eric Flanery eflan...@fsr.com wrote: We use the MorningStar TriStar MPPT-60. ModBus over TCP was a bit of a pain to get working; but once it is setup, it works great. We did have a problem where the units would revert to their default IP addresses, months later, for no apparent reason. All other settings stuck. We worked around this by just letting them keep their default IP, and re-mapped it via NAT at the router. No problems on the charging side, and the custom cutoff feature is awesome. --Eric -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Mike Lyon Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 7:55 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] Network enabled solar controllers What is everyone using? -Mike ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- Mike Lyon 408-621-4826 mike.l...@gmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/mlyon ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- Mike Lyon 408-621-4826 mike.l...@gmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/mlyon ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
Re: [WISPA] Network enabled solar controllers
Since the price difference between the 45 and the 60 is only ~$100, it seemed well worth it. An Ethernet-ModBus bridge would cost nearly that much, and we wanted to avoid extra complexity. Having the extra controller capacity also allows us to add a few extra panels in the future, if needed, without significant re-wiring. --Eric From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Mike Lyon Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 9:38 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Network enabled solar controllers Yeah, that's the downside :( On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 9:36 AM, Eric Flanery eflan...@fsr.commailto:eflan...@fsr.com wrote: The MPPT-45 doesn't have an Ethernet interface, so you would need an additional device to bridge ModBus. --Eric From: wireless-boun...@wispa.orgmailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.orgmailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Mike Lyon Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 9:35 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Network enabled solar controllers I'm looking at the MPPT-45... On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 9:32 AM, Eric Flanery eflan...@fsr.commailto:eflan...@fsr.com wrote: We use the MorningStar TriStar MPPT-60. ModBus over TCP was a bit of a pain to get working; but once it is setup, it works great. We did have a problem where the units would revert to their default IP addresses, months later, for no apparent reason. All other settings stuck. We worked around this by just letting them keep their default IP, and re-mapped it via NAT at the router. No problems on the charging side, and the custom cutoff feature is awesome. --Eric -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.orgmailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.orgmailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Mike Lyon Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 7:55 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] Network enabled solar controllers What is everyone using? -Mike ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.orgmailto:Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.orgmailto:Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- Mike Lyon 408-621-4826tel:408-621-4826 mike.l...@gmail.commailto:mike.l...@gmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/mlyon ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.orgmailto:Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- Mike Lyon 408-621-4826 mike.l...@gmail.commailto:mike.l...@gmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/mlyon ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
Re: [WISPA] Network enabled solar controllers
Good point. I may go that route instead. I was just looking at the footprint of it, The 60 looks much larger... On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 9:46 AM, Eric Flanery eflan...@fsr.com wrote: Since the price difference between the 45 and the 60 is only ~$100, it seemed well worth it. An Ethernet-ModBus bridge would cost nearly that much, and we wanted to avoid extra complexity. Having the extra controller capacity also allows us to add a few extra panels in the future, if needed, without significant re-wiring. --Eric *From:* wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] *On Behalf Of *Mike Lyon *Sent:* Friday, November 08, 2013 9:38 AM *To:* WISPA General List *Subject:* Re: [WISPA] Network enabled solar controllers Yeah, that's the downside :( On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 9:36 AM, Eric Flanery eflan...@fsr.com wrote: The MPPT-45 doesn’t have an Ethernet interface, so you would need an additional device to bridge ModBus. --Eric *From:* wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] *On Behalf Of *Mike Lyon *Sent:* Friday, November 08, 2013 9:35 AM *To:* WISPA General List *Subject:* Re: [WISPA] Network enabled solar controllers I'm looking at the MPPT-45... On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 9:32 AM, Eric Flanery eflan...@fsr.com wrote: We use the MorningStar TriStar MPPT-60. ModBus over TCP was a bit of a pain to get working; but once it is setup, it works great. We did have a problem where the units would revert to their default IP addresses, months later, for no apparent reason. All other settings stuck. We worked around this by just letting them keep their default IP, and re-mapped it via NAT at the router. No problems on the charging side, and the custom cutoff feature is awesome. --Eric -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Mike Lyon Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 7:55 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] Network enabled solar controllers What is everyone using? -Mike ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- Mike Lyon 408-621-4826 mike.l...@gmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/mlyon ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- Mike Lyon 408-621-4826 mike.l...@gmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/mlyon ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- Mike Lyon 408-621-4826 mike.l...@gmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/mlyon ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
Re: [WISPA] Network enabled solar controllers
I think they are actually the same physical size, and use the same case. Perhaps the heat sink is larger. --Eric From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Mike Lyon Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 9:48 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Network enabled solar controllers Good point. I may go that route instead. I was just looking at the footprint of it, The 60 looks much larger... On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 9:46 AM, Eric Flanery eflan...@fsr.commailto:eflan...@fsr.com wrote: Since the price difference between the 45 and the 60 is only ~$100, it seemed well worth it. An Ethernet-ModBus bridge would cost nearly that much, and we wanted to avoid extra complexity. Having the extra controller capacity also allows us to add a few extra panels in the future, if needed, without significant re-wiring. --Eric From: wireless-boun...@wispa.orgmailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.orgmailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Mike Lyon Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 9:38 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Network enabled solar controllers Yeah, that's the downside :( On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 9:36 AM, Eric Flanery eflan...@fsr.commailto:eflan...@fsr.com wrote: The MPPT-45 doesn't have an Ethernet interface, so you would need an additional device to bridge ModBus. --Eric From: wireless-boun...@wispa.orgmailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.orgmailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Mike Lyon Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 9:35 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Network enabled solar controllers I'm looking at the MPPT-45... On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 9:32 AM, Eric Flanery eflan...@fsr.commailto:eflan...@fsr.com wrote: We use the MorningStar TriStar MPPT-60. ModBus over TCP was a bit of a pain to get working; but once it is setup, it works great. We did have a problem where the units would revert to their default IP addresses, months later, for no apparent reason. All other settings stuck. We worked around this by just letting them keep their default IP, and re-mapped it via NAT at the router. No problems on the charging side, and the custom cutoff feature is awesome. --Eric -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.orgmailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.orgmailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Mike Lyon Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 7:55 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] Network enabled solar controllers What is everyone using? -Mike ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.orgmailto:Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.orgmailto:Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- Mike Lyon 408-621-4826tel:408-621-4826 mike.l...@gmail.commailto:mike.l...@gmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/mlyon ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.orgmailto:Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- Mike Lyon 408-621-4826tel:408-621-4826 mike.l...@gmail.commailto:mike.l...@gmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/mlyon ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.orgmailto:Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- Mike Lyon 408-621-4826 mike.l...@gmail.commailto:mike.l...@gmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/mlyon ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
Re: [WISPA] Network enabled solar controllers
Trying to figure out if they are waterproof. Would make life much easier if I could mount it outside... On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 9:54 AM, Eric Flanery eflan...@fsr.com wrote: I think they are actually the same physical size, and use the same case. Perhaps the heat sink is larger. --Eric *From:* wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] *On Behalf Of *Mike Lyon *Sent:* Friday, November 08, 2013 9:48 AM *To:* WISPA General List *Subject:* Re: [WISPA] Network enabled solar controllers Good point. I may go that route instead. I was just looking at the footprint of it, The 60 looks much larger... On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 9:46 AM, Eric Flanery eflan...@fsr.com wrote: Since the price difference between the 45 and the 60 is only ~$100, it seemed well worth it. An Ethernet-ModBus bridge would cost nearly that much, and we wanted to avoid extra complexity. Having the extra controller capacity also allows us to add a few extra panels in the future, if needed, without significant re-wiring. --Eric *From:* wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] *On Behalf Of *Mike Lyon *Sent:* Friday, November 08, 2013 9:38 AM *To:* WISPA General List *Subject:* Re: [WISPA] Network enabled solar controllers Yeah, that's the downside :( On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 9:36 AM, Eric Flanery eflan...@fsr.com wrote: The MPPT-45 doesn’t have an Ethernet interface, so you would need an additional device to bridge ModBus. --Eric *From:* wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] *On Behalf Of *Mike Lyon *Sent:* Friday, November 08, 2013 9:35 AM *To:* WISPA General List *Subject:* Re: [WISPA] Network enabled solar controllers I'm looking at the MPPT-45... On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 9:32 AM, Eric Flanery eflan...@fsr.com wrote: We use the MorningStar TriStar MPPT-60. ModBus over TCP was a bit of a pain to get working; but once it is setup, it works great. We did have a problem where the units would revert to their default IP addresses, months later, for no apparent reason. All other settings stuck. We worked around this by just letting them keep their default IP, and re-mapped it via NAT at the router. No problems on the charging side, and the custom cutoff feature is awesome. --Eric -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Mike Lyon Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 7:55 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] Network enabled solar controllers What is everyone using? -Mike ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- Mike Lyon 408-621-4826 mike.l...@gmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/mlyon ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- Mike Lyon 408-621-4826 mike.l...@gmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/mlyon ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- Mike Lyon 408-621-4826 mike.l...@gmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/mlyon ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- Mike Lyon 408-621-4826 mike.l...@gmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/mlyon ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
Re: [WISPA] Network enabled solar controllers
I don't know, ours are mounted inside shipping containers, with towers on the corners to support the panels, turbines, and radios. We needed that much space inside for the batteries anyway. All the circuitry is epoxy-coated (the terminals are not, obviously), and the cases seem fairly tight, so it seems plausible; but we never investigated direct outdoor mounting. I'd give MorningStar a call on that one. --Eric From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Mike Lyon Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 9:56 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Network enabled solar controllers Trying to figure out if they are waterproof. Would make life much easier if I could mount it outside... On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 9:54 AM, Eric Flanery eflan...@fsr.commailto:eflan...@fsr.com wrote: I think they are actually the same physical size, and use the same case. Perhaps the heat sink is larger. --Eric From: wireless-boun...@wispa.orgmailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.orgmailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Mike Lyon Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 9:48 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Network enabled solar controllers Good point. I may go that route instead. I was just looking at the footprint of it, The 60 looks much larger... On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 9:46 AM, Eric Flanery eflan...@fsr.commailto:eflan...@fsr.com wrote: Since the price difference between the 45 and the 60 is only ~$100, it seemed well worth it. An Ethernet-ModBus bridge would cost nearly that much, and we wanted to avoid extra complexity. Having the extra controller capacity also allows us to add a few extra panels in the future, if needed, without significant re-wiring. --Eric From: wireless-boun...@wispa.orgmailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.orgmailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Mike Lyon Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 9:38 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Network enabled solar controllers Yeah, that's the downside :( On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 9:36 AM, Eric Flanery eflan...@fsr.commailto:eflan...@fsr.com wrote: The MPPT-45 doesn't have an Ethernet interface, so you would need an additional device to bridge ModBus. --Eric From: wireless-boun...@wispa.orgmailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.orgmailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Mike Lyon Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 9:35 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Network enabled solar controllers I'm looking at the MPPT-45... On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 9:32 AM, Eric Flanery eflan...@fsr.commailto:eflan...@fsr.com wrote: We use the MorningStar TriStar MPPT-60. ModBus over TCP was a bit of a pain to get working; but once it is setup, it works great. We did have a problem where the units would revert to their default IP addresses, months later, for no apparent reason. All other settings stuck. We worked around this by just letting them keep their default IP, and re-mapped it via NAT at the router. No problems on the charging side, and the custom cutoff feature is awesome. --Eric -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.orgmailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.orgmailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Mike Lyon Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 7:55 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] Network enabled solar controllers What is everyone using? -Mike ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.orgmailto:Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.orgmailto:Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- Mike Lyon 408-621-4826tel:408-621-4826 mike.l...@gmail.commailto:mike.l...@gmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/mlyon ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.orgmailto:Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- Mike Lyon 408-621-4826tel:408-621-4826 mike.l...@gmail.commailto:mike.l...@gmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/mlyon ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.orgmailto:Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- Mike Lyon 408-621-4826tel:408-621-4826 mike.l...@gmail.commailto:mike.l...@gmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/mlyon ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.orgmailto:Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- Mike Lyon 408-621-4826 mike.l...@gmail.commailto:mike.l...@gmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/mlyon ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
Re: [WISPA] Network enabled solar controllers
I know a few Solar controller mfgs in Hong kong... let me see what they say... will advise. On Sat, Nov 9, 2013 at 3:21 AM, Eric Flanery eflan...@fsr.com wrote: I don’t know, ours are mounted inside shipping containers, with towers on the corners to support the panels, turbines, and radios. We needed that much space inside for the batteries anyway. All the circuitry is epoxy-coated (the terminals are not, obviously), and the cases seem fairly tight, so it seems plausible; but we never investigated direct outdoor mounting. I’d give MorningStar a call on that one. --Eric -- Robert Q Kim Printing in Hong Kong and Japan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrKx38pMlEo 2611 S Coast Highway San Diego, CA 92007 310 598 1606 ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
