meh the packetflux uses ~1watt (actually .7watt)...i think i can spare a watt to monitor the system ;-) plus it has a relay and some other features that are useful at a solar site.
http://store.packetflux.com/sitemonitor-base-unit-ii/ http://store.packetflux.com/sitemonitor-interface-for-morningstar-serial/ -sean On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 6:06 PM, Robert Andrews <i...@avantwireless.com> wrote: > I actually have a few C programs that can be used to query any values you > want from a Morningstar with ethernet. I use them to feed MRTG with the > actual voltages and currents through my Morningstars. One less piece of > hardware and one less cable to deal with and one less voltage vampire on my > solar sites... > > On 05/09/2016 04:38 PM, Sean Heskett wrote: > >> if you hook up a packetflux to the serial port than you can get >> everything you could ever want to monitor via SNMP. The built in SNMP >> is pretty limited. >> >> here's a screenshot of the packetflux web interface, all these values >> can be obtained via SNMP. >> Inline image 1 >> >> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 2:55 PM, Eric Kuhnke <eric.kuh...@gmail.com >> <mailto:eric.kuh...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> Any chance you could snmpwalk one starting from the root OID, >> numeric, and copy/paste the results back to the mailing list? I'm >> curious what it exposes. >> >> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 2:22 PM, Sean Heskett <af...@zirkel.us >> <mailto:af...@zirkel.us>> wrote: >> >> We use Morningstar tri-star controllers. They have a web >> interface and snmp support via an Ethernet connection. You can >> also hook up to the serial port a packetflux module designed for >> the Morningstar controllers. >> >> -Sean >> >> >> On Monday, May 9, 2016, Eric Kuhnke <eric.kuh...@gmail.com >> <mailto:eric.kuh...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> Is there anything new on the market in the last 2 years or >> so that speaks SNMP over IP and Ethernet? >> >> Specifically I'm trying to figure out how to integrate >> OpenNMS and Cacti with OIDs for integer values like charging >> amperage, input current from PV, current battery string >> voltage, etc. Temperature monitoring would be nice too. >> >> >> >> >>
