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Hi Marcus,
Plenty of cat 5 there. House consumed nearly 1.5 km!
My recollection was that the RS 485 module was hideously expensive!
Does your raspberry pi solution mean you have an RS 485 for "re
homing" by =
any chance?
Rgds=20
Peter
Sent from my iPad
> On 3 Jun 2014, at 10:11, "Marcus Warrington
marcus.warrington@xxxxxxx =
[ukha_d]" <ukha_d@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Peter,
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> Another potential solution if you can get a cat5 wire to it is to use
the=
RS485 board that=E2=80=99s available for that Inverter. We had one fitted =
(Bluetooth is still available after fitting) but I never got around to
hook=
ing it up because after setting up the raspberry pi I found it to be
better=
, more reliable , solution than running the software (sunny explorer) on t=
he main server.
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> Marcus
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> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx]=20
> Sent: 02 June 2014 11:01
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] SMA PV inverter
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> Thanks Marcus
> Problem is Inverter is on garage wall 20m away with ali foil covered
insu=
lation between.
> I have been running with a couple of amplified usb cables end to end,
but=
that is a bit flakey.
> Good idea about usb extenders on cat5. Will try that.
> Rgds
> Peter
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> At 09:18 02/06/2014, you wrote:
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> Peter,
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> We have the same inverter and had the BT power increased. It=E2=80=99s
se=
t via the Sunny Explorer software but unfortunately it=E2=80=99s not one
of=
the settings available to the =E2=80=9Cuser=E2=80=9D login and you need to=
log in with the installer/admin pin to be able to change it.=20
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>=20=20
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> I=E2=80=99m not sure how you can gain admin access without the
installer =
telling you the pin he setup. Even if you found another friendly installer
=
he would need to know the PIN that your original installer setup. You
could=
try ringing SMA support , maybe they have a super user pin or something ?
>=20
>=20=20
>=20
> Why do you want to increase it ? If it=E2=80=99s simply to log data
onto =
a PC then you could always move the actual BT dongle closer to the
inverter=
using some USB extenders over Cat5. Alternatively (like me) you setup a Ra=
spberry Pi with a BT dongle close to the inverter and then have it do the
c=
apture (via PVCCUpload) and upload the data the PVOutput website for
graphi=
ng. Here=E2=80=99s a link to our PVOutput solar generation ; http://www.pvo=
utput.org/intraday.jsp?sid=3D2970&dt=3D
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> Marcus=20
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> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [ mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx]=20
> Sent: 01 June 2014 12:48
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] SMA PV inverter
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> Hi all,
> Been quiet, but I am still lurking and nursing my X10etc, Sonos,=20
> multiple tvs, gshp and solar!
> PV inverter question.
> We have an SMD Sunny Boy SB4000Tl-20. I believe there is an
installer=20
> option to increase the bluetooth power.
> Does anyone on the list know how to do it?
> My installer, who has gone to ground anyway, had no idea.
> Any clues?
> Thanks
> Peter
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>=20
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<div>Hi Marcus,</div><div>Plenty of cat 5 there. House
consumed nearly 1.5 =
km!</div><div>My recollection was that the RS 485 module was
hideously expe=
nsive!</div><div>Does your raspberry pi solution mean you have
an RS 485 fo=
r "re homing" by any
chance?</div><div>Rgds </div><div>Peter<br><br>Se=
nt from my iPad</div><div><br>On 3 Jun 2014, at 10:11,
"Marcus Warrington <=
a href=3D"mailto:marcus.warrington@xxxxxxx";>marcus.warrington@xxxxxxx=
</a> [ukha_d]" <<a href=3D"mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx";>ukha_d@yahoogr=
oups.com</a>>
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style=3D"font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D;">Anoth=
er potential solution if you can get a cat5 wire to it is to use the RS485
=
board that=E2=80=99s available for that Inverter. We had one fitted
(Blueto=
oth is still
available after fitting) but I never got around to hooking it up because a=
fter setting up the raspberry pi I found it to be better , more reliable ,
=
solution than running the software (sunny explorer) on the main
server.<o><=
/o></span></p>
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=3D"mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx";>ukha_d@xxxxxxx</a>
[<a href=3D"m=
ailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx">mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> 02 June 2014 11:01<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href=3D"mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx";>ukha_d@xxxxxxx=
</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [ukha_d] SMA PV
inverter<o></o></span></p>
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<p>Thanks Marcus<br>
Problem is Inverter is on garage wall 20m away with ali foil covered
insula=
tion between.<br>
I have been running with a couple of amplified usb cables end to end, but
t=
hat is a bit flakey.<br>
Good idea about usb extenders on cat5. Will try that.<br>
Rgds<br>
Peter<br>
<br>
At 09:18 02/06/2014, you wrote:<o></o></p>
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Peter,<br>
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We have the same inverter and had the BT power increased. It=E2=80=99s set
=
via the Sunny Explorer software but unfortunately it=E2=80=99s not one of
t=
he settings available to the =E2=80=9Cuser=E2=80=9D login and you need to
l=
og in with the installer/admin pin to be able to change it.
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
I=E2=80=99m not sure how you can gain admin access without the installer
te=
lling you the pin he setup. Even if you found another friendly installer
he=
would need to know the PIN that your original installer setup. You could t=
ry ringing SMA support , maybe they have
a super user pin or something ?<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Why do you want to increase it ? If it=E2=80=99s simply to log data onto a
=
PC then you could always move the actual BT dongle closer to the inverter
u=
sing some USB extenders over Cat5. Alternatively (like me) you setup a
Rasp=
berry Pi with a BT dongle close to the inverter
and then have it do the capture (via PVCCUpload) and upload the data the P=
VOutput website for graphing. Here=E2=80=99s a link to our PVOutput solar
g=
eneration ;
<a href=3D"http://www.pvoutput.org/intraday.jsp?sid=3D2970&dt";>http://w=
ww.pvoutput.org/intraday.jsp?sid=3D2970&dt</a>=3D<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<b>Marcus <br>
</b><br>
<br>
<br>
<b>From:</b> <a href=3D"mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx";>ukha_d@xxxxxxx=
om</a> [<a href=3D"mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx";> mailto:ukha_d@yahoogroup=
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<b>Sent:</b> 01 June 2014 12:48<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href=3D"mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx";>ukha_d@xxxxxxx=
</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [ukha_d] SMA PV inverter<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Hi all,<br>
Been quiet, but I am still lurking and nursing my X10etc, Sonos, <br>
multiple tvs, gshp and solar!<br>
PV inverter question.<br>
We have an SMD Sunny Boy SB4000Tl-20. I believe there is an installer
<br>
option to increase the bluetooth power.<br>
Does anyone on the list know how to do it?<br>
My installer, who has gone to ground anyway, had no idea.<br>
Any clues?<br>
Thanks<br>
Peter<o></o></p>
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