The SCP does not have extensive logging and can't tell you too much. With Combox you can specify dozens of logs and the screen shot would tell you why the genset did not start. There is improved xanbus firmware to help with the limitations of the network. Once it is working I have found it very reliable. I require the combox for my clients even if they do not use it. The new Conext Gateway brings the whole system up to date with wifi communication.
I have simple XW power systems with the same firmware that came with the gear back 2007. Sorry, but very little experience with either Outback or Schneider in grid-tie Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar "we go where powerlines don't" http://members.sti.net/offgridsolar/ [1] e-mail offgridso...@sti.net [2] text 209 813 0060 Mon, 19 Nov 2018 08:22:32 -0800, William Miller wrote: Friends: We installed XW systems up until a few years ago and had problems similar to those with Outback but subtly different. Here is a short list of some of our complaints: 1. We have problems with the XW system communicating with the outboard/optional Automatic Generator Start modules. At one point we were told that the factory supplied cables were too short and causing "ringing" of the data signals. We changed out the leads to the prescribed 6' leads and we are still battling intermittent communications problems with the AGS units. When the AGS does not communicate, the generator does not start when needed. The net result is power outages. 2. Schneider created frequent firmware upgrades. To my mind, this is a sign of half-baked code. The firmware update process requires an expensive AC powered dongle and an outboard AC source since the inverters shut down during firmware upgrade. Upgrading firmware on an XW system was usually a multi-hour affair. 3. Navigating the SCP is not at all intuitive, in my view. 4. The Power Distribution Panel is inadequately sized. This is not unique to Schneider, by any means. For system with more than two inverters we outsourced input and output AC distribution to outboard QO load centers. The busing of the AC breakers is via odd, claw-like bus bars. These are a bit awkward to work with and did not fit every scenario. 5. The XW system had no means to bypass more than two inverters. To illustrate these problems, see this web-page [3]. Due to these problems we decided to concentrate on Outback and learning how to navigate the short-comings of just one brand. Not having worked with XW system for a while, I am curious: Have these problems been resolved? Thanks in advance. William Miller millersolar.com [4] 805-438-5600 FROM: RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [5]] ON BEHALF OF Jay SENT: Sunday, November 18, 2018 11:57 AM TO: RE-wrenches SUBJECT: Re: [RE-wrenches] mate 3s locking Does Schneider have videos of how to operate the SCP etc? Jay Peltz power. On Nov 18, 2018, at 7:41 AM, Howie Michaelson wrote: Drake, It took me years to try Trace/Xantrex/Schneider products after swearing off Xantrex in 2004, becoming an Outback devotee for a decade. I finally soured on Outback a few years ago after several years of poor customer service and a sense that Outback was not keeping up in general. I had tried Magnum early on and had a bad experience with them and the Sunny Island, while a robust machine, was definitely getting outdated, so I finally decided to give Schneider a try. While there are always things I wish could be better in all the various choices (which is true for the XW as well), I've stuck with Schneider for a few years now and have been happy with them. I did try the SWa couple of times, but the small cost savings doesn't feel worth the lesser capabilities over the XW. And their customer service has been pretty consistently good. 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