That was a quick solve, thanks Wrench Dan at Foxfire + Lones at Outback who called me after 5PM on a Friday evening. For future search indexing reference on this list (which I do a LOT): Inverter 12VDC output controlling AGS MUST be on Port 1 on the Outback Hub. Problem solved.
Dan Fink Buckville Energy Consulting 970-672-4342 On Fri, Jan 7, 2022, 15:11 Foxfire Energy <d...@foxfire-energy.com> wrote: > Seems I was once advised to drive the AGS goodies from the Master (P1). > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jan 7, 2022, at 5:02 PM, Dan Fink <danbo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > Wrenches; Having a frustrating problem here with a Mate 3s and 2-wire > AGS. The generator starts and stops fine from the Mate 3 AND via Optics RE > from my smartphone, but will not autostart by either SOC or Voltage. It is > wired to use the inverter (VFXR 3524A) 12vdc aux output to an Outback relay > board in the gen as I've had issues in the past using the FNDC relay (as I > think other Wrenches have too). The Mate 3s AGS is set for the Inverter > port (4). > > > > In the past on other Mate 3s systems, I seem to remember always making > sure the Inverter AUX relay mode is set to REMOTE to allow the Mate 3s to > control the gen instead of the very limited GEN FAULT AGS setting in the > inverter. But when I pull that up both via Optics and the Mate 3s itself, > there IS no "remote" option anymore. The Mate3s firmware was updated last > month to the latest version. > > > > If the REMOTE setting for the VFXR inverter no longer exists, what do I > set the inverter AUX relay for to enable the Mate 3s advanced AGS to assume > control? Or should I delegate AGS responsibilities to one of the FX PV > controllers , just re-routing the 2 genstart wires? Not to the FNDC I > assume because of those past problems. > > > > I'm pretty sure this issue has to be conflicting AGS instructions from > different components, as sitting here at the kitchen table at the client's > off grid house I can start and stop the gen from my phone! > > > > Thanks for any suggestions! > > > > Dan Fink > > Buckville Energy Consulting LLC > > 970-672-4342 > >
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