Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback OpticsRE unreliable with powerline internet and Trace SW inverter

2018-09-30 Thread Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar
I have had to replace old Inverters that were working but not meeting specification and were causing weird problems offgrid. My clients power systems that run Insight from Schneider and Optics are always hard wired to an ethernet port on the cable or wireless router to avoid other problems. Th

[RE-wrenches] Outback OpticsRE unreliable with powerline internet and Trace SW inverter

2018-09-30 Thread Dan Fink
Esteemed Wrenches, and Outback; Please let me know if you have experienced this problem and even better if you have any solutions. I have a wonderful off-grid client near a tiny Colorado town, and the internet connection comes in via cable...it's pretty reliable. But the Cable company set up whole

Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback OpticsRE and FlexNet DC shunts monitoring question

2018-04-13 Thread Dan Fink
t; *From:* RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] *On > Behalf Of *Dan Fink > *Sent:* Friday, March 16, 2018 7:44 PM > *To:* RE-wrenches > *Subject:* [RE-wrenches] Outback OpticsRE and FlexNet DC shunts > monitoring question > > > > Esteemed Wrenches; >

Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback OpticsRE and FlexNet DC shunts monitoring question

2018-03-19 Thread Lones Tuss
this helps. Take Care Sirs From: RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Dan Fink Sent: Friday, March 16, 2018 7:44 PM To: RE-wrenches Subject: [RE-wrenches] Outback OpticsRE and FlexNet DC shunts monitoring question Esteemed Wrenches; We recently installed

Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback OpticsRE and FlexNet DC shunts monitoring question

2018-03-18 Thread Roy Rakobitsch
Dan, you certainly can graph individual shunts in OpticsRE. They are located under the "Battery" tab, lower left from the main dashboard. By default, the shunts (i believe) are labeled A, B and C respectively, but you can name them anything you like. I suggest "Inverter" for A, "PV" for B and "Wind

Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback OpticsRE and FlexNet DC shunts monitoring question

2018-03-17 Thread John Blittersdorf
Dan, you hit the nail on the head when you said that Optics requires a robust internet connection. Most of my systems on OpticsRE (19) have been changed from WiFi at some point. Using a WiFi extender just seems to add another failure point. I have had to manually reboot the wireless setups

[RE-wrenches] Outback OpticsRE and FlexNet DC shunts monitoring question

2018-03-16 Thread Dan Fink
Esteemed Wrenches; We recently installed OpticsRE monitoring for an existing off-grid site in Southern Colorado. It is 24v battery bank, 2.2kW PV, 2 Outback Flexmax 60 controllers, nice old Trace SW inverter, and new wind turbine + controller to replace a failed Whisper 200 with worn out furl and

Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback OpticsRe

2015-12-19 Thread Lou Russo
I installed the most recent firmware (2079) on my 2 - Classic 200s, which allows use of the new my midnite website (www.mymidnite2.com). The biggest change is the addition of the WizBangJr data. Which is a great addition and has been working well for the past 14 hrs. Also more detailed reporting of

Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback OpticsRe

2015-12-18 Thread Lou Russo
Bob, Yes I am referring to to the old My Midnite. I saw the firmware update last week, but I have not had a chance to check it out. My biggest gripe was the lack of a admin setup, so that I could have all my systems in one place and give my clients logins to see their own system. The data actual c

Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback OpticsRe

2015-12-18 Thread b...@midnitesolar.com
Lou, are you referring to the My Midnite web interface ? We are just changing over to our My Midnite version 2 which you might want to take a look at. I'm not all that familiar with it but I know it also shows more stuff in addition to State Of Charge % Or are you wanting to have more contro

Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback OpticsRe

2015-12-17 Thread Jerry Shafer
What about a using a third party monitor like Egauge, we use it gor all kinds of AC DC systems. No codes but diagnostics are better Jerry On Dec 17, 2015 8:10 PM, "jay" wrote: > HI Lou, > > I’m using the Optics RE at my house. Its pretty easy to hook up. > The newest rev works well with Power li

Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback OpticsRe

2015-12-17 Thread Roy Rakobitsch
I use OpticsRE on my off grid system. It seems stable in its current revision. There are a few things that bug me about the GUI, such as not being able to make drop-down preferences retain settings on log-in for their graphs. Also not being able to make shunts display on top of dashboard (i dont us

Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback OpticsRe

2015-12-17 Thread jay
HI Lou, I’m using the Optics RE at my house. Its pretty easy to hook up. The newest rev works well with Power line carrier units. And its free jay peltz power > On Dec 17, 2015, at 8:05 PM, Lou Russo wrote: > > Wrenches, > > I have several existing off-grid sites that now require remote mon

[RE-wrenches] Outback OpticsRe

2015-12-17 Thread Lou Russo
Wrenches, I have several existing off-grid sites that now require remote monitoring. All of the systems are Outback FX series inverters with hubs, original Mates, and relatively easy WAN access. I keep coming back to Outback's OpticsRE as a option. I have been disappointed in most manufacture's

Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback opticsRE communication

2015-05-25 Thread Kirk Herander
:02 PM To: RE-wrenches Subject: [RE-wrenches] Outback opticsRE communication Hi all Any recommendations for communications from mate 3 to router? Power line carrier, wifi, parts? Thanks Jay Peltz power -- Jay Peltz Peltz Power jay.pe...@gmail.com

[RE-wrenches] Outback opticsRE communication

2015-05-25 Thread jay peltz
Hi all Any recommendations for communications from mate 3 to router? Power line carrier, wifi, parts? Thanks Jay Peltz power -- Jay Peltz Peltz Power jay.pe...@gmail.com ___ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.