RE Viasat -- there are only 2 residential (ie somewhat affordable)
satellite internet options out there currentlyHughesnet and
Viasat/Exede/WildBlue.
My experience has been that the more expensive "small business" type plans
from them are only slightly more reliable than the cheapest plans. Ru
A company called ViaSat. Northern NH site. Customer tells me it goes down a lot
with normal internet use anyway.
Kirk Herander / kirkh@vermont.solar [mailto:kirkh@vermont.solar]
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Kirk, was that Hughes net that wouldn't recognize the mate?
Howie
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On Wed, Oct 14, 2020, 12:23 PM Kirk Herander, VSE
wrote:
> I have a site with satellite internet. i
I have a site with satellite internet. it's router would not recognize the Mate
3s or an eguage monitor. I used a Verizon data sim card / jetpack with a
repeater to create a Lan connection and all is fine for 9 months now.
Kirk Herander / kirkh@vermont.solar [mailto:kirkh@vermont.solar]
Owner|P
Dan & Howie,
As Dan said, there was quite a long period getting out the kinks out of
Optics but now I'm not having any problems. I'm monitoring 19 systems for
my customers and most problems recently have been getting a good internet
connection. I finally got one on Huges Net working and all p
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*From:* RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] *On
Behalf Of *Howie Michaelson
*Sent:* Monday, October 12, 2020 4:05 PM
*To:* RE-wrenches
*Subject:* [RE-wrenches] Optics RE
Hey FOlks,
While Outback had been my goto offgrid system, over
Mac; Interesting to hear that you've had success via satellite internet.
Which flavor was it, Hughes, Excede or both? It was 3-4 years ago that I
tried and failed with it at 2 different sites (one was my own
residence).there have been a few firmware updates since then, so I
might just give it
Hi Howie and Wrenches,
We have quite a few OpticsRE sites functioning fine on satellite
internet so I don't think that there is any defined limitation there. I
like to use a Hub 10.3 with systems that you intend to have on Optics.
Optics not perfect but its better than other off-grid monitoring a
Thanks guys. I really appreciate the info. That does a lot to clear up my
misgivings with attempting this!
My only hesitancy at this point is switching to the Mate3. When it first
came out, I put it into an off grid upgrade, but ended up hating it - I
found it more complicated and less intuitive t
Howie; I'm pretty satisfied with the current condition of the OpticsRE
world. Most of the past problems have been ironed out, and I've had good
email tech support from Outback (!).
You'll need a Mate 3S, an Outback Hub, and a Flexnet DC with shunts for
each channel you want to measure. If all your
Wrenches
You will need the mate celular or some hard line comm. Make sure you have
all current firmware in all the devices.
Once you set up the mate at the home screen push the port button and get
the Mac address, next set up your site on opticsRE and your done, keep all
on one log in site and easy
Hey FOlks,
While Outback had been my goto offgrid system, over the last many years I
have gravitated to the Conext and Sol-Ark systems. However, I have many
legacy Outback VFX systems out there and some could really use remote
communication. Unfortunately, I have stayed far away from Optics RE, a
-wrenches] Optics-RE
Jay:
I do not believe programming changes are logged anywhere in Optics or locally.
However you can program Optics to notify you if a programming change occurs.
You can see that changes were made but not what those changes are. See below
for an excerpt of an email
William,
Thanks. Yes, that's my normal practice. I am quite familiar with that process.
I am a big outback user. I just meant that it would be cool if they were to add
that same functionality to Optics, rather than having to be on site. If you
could export the configuration on optics, then you
, March 3, 2019 7:36 AM
To: RE-wrenches
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Optics-RE
No, but it would be a great idea. Another feature that would be nice would
be an option to export/import complete configurations.
-Kienan
> On Mar 2, 2019, at 10:04 PM, Jay wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
>
No, but it would be a great idea. Another feature that would be nice would be
an option to export/import complete configurations.
-Kienan
> On Mar 2, 2019, at 10:04 PM, Jay wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Does optics RE have a history of changes made to setpoints/settings?
>
> I’m pretty sure not, b
Hi all,
Does optics RE have a history of changes made to setpoints/settings?
I’m pretty sure not, but wanted to check,
Thx
Jay
PS. And if not might be a good thing to add?
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I would put the router on a UPS.
On Mon, Jul 18, 2016 at 8:21 PM, William Miller
wrote:
> Friends:
>
>
>
> For those of you using or contemplating using Optics RE, here is an update:
>
>
>
> As many of you know, the Optics RE has been unreliable in maintaining
> connectivity. There are “approv
Friends:
For those of you using or contemplating using Optics RE, here is an update:
As many of you know, the Optics RE has been unreliable in maintaining
connectivity. There are “approved” connection methods which stipulate no
wifi, must be hard-wired with certain data transfer rate. Even
-wrenches.org] On Behalf
Of Gary Rochlin
Sent: May-16-16 3:25 PM
To: 'RE-wrenches'
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Optics RE reliability
Yes, by manually disconnecting the power but as mentioned not with the auto
reboot with Rev. 15.
From: RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrench
Yes, by manually disconnecting the power but as mentioned not with the auto
reboot with Rev. 15.
From: RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf
Of William Miller
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2016 3:06 PM
To: 'RE-wrenches'
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches]
[mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf
Of Gary Rochlin
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2016 2:37 PM
To: 'RE-wrenches'
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Optics RE reliability
We have been having problems with the Mate 3 Optics RE since we installed it at
the beginning of 2014. Ours is
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2016 1:15 PM
To: RE-wrenches
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Optics RE reliability
We have reported to Outback that the Mate3 OpticsRE will stop reporting if the
internet goes down for a while. In the Caribbean, we have some outages and the
M3 does not handle them well. I think
We have reported to Outback that the Mate3 OpticsRE will stop reporting if
the internet goes down for a while. In the Caribbean, we have some outages
and the M3 does not handle them well. I think there is an option to reboot
the M3 daily, I would try that. You can be pretty sure it is not a cable
Our Optics systems spend more time offline than online. Outback
continually provides good technical support but they are unable to
permanently resolve this connection issue.
Luckily we only have a couple Optics systems but we have been dealing with
this same issue for around a year. In most inst
Our other significant experience has been that the Mate3 will stop drawing
graphs after a few days, but I don't have the latest firmware add I am
traveling and have not had time.
On May 16, 2016 4:07 PM, "William Miller" wrote:
> Friends:
>
>
>
> We just installed our first Optics RE systems. T
Friends:
We just installed our first Optics RE systems. They are both at the same
location connected to a satellite data system. In the three weeks these two
systems have been on line, they have become disconnected several times. The
latest time both Mates disconnected but we were able to re
es.org] On Behalf
Of Jay
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2016 9:22 AM
To: RE-wrenches
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Optics RE with two hubs.
Nope doesn't care.
You could have 1 shunt or 3.
You just get to monitor the 3 shunts.
The m3 display uses comm from the cc
Jay
Sent from my iPhone
On May 3, 2016,
Nope doesn't care.
You could have 1 shunt or 3.
You just get to monitor the 3 shunts.
The m3 display uses comm from the cc
Jay
Sent from my iPhone
> On May 3, 2016, at 8:44 AM, William Miller wrote:
>
> Jay:
>
> Thanks for the reply. I meant label the shunts. Doesn't the FNDC need to
> di
Jay:
Thanks for the reply. I meant label the shunts. Doesn't the FNDC need to
differentiate between PV charge and inverter charge?
William
> On May 3, 2016, at 7:18 AM, Jay wrote:
>
> Hi William,
>
> Yes you need the shunt for PV the FNDC to read correctly
>
> I'm not sure exactly what you
Hi William,
Yes you need the shunt for PV the FNDC to read correctly
I'm not sure exactly what you mean about labeling the cc?
The FNDC doesn't care what each shunt does. Cc, inverter DC loads etc, if
that's what you mean
Jay
Peltz power.
> On May 3, 2016, at 12:10 AM, William Miller wr
Friends:
I am setting up an Optics RE system with a system that has 8 FX inverters
and 3 charge controllers. I installed two Mate3s and a Flexnet-DC. I need
two shunts for the Inverters because 4 are connected in one DC1000 and 4 in
the other. I installed a third shunt for the PV.
The inve
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