Aurora software Wobble

[Alan]

Using the Aurora communicator 2.9.11 software for data logging.

If the inverter exports more than 72 K.W.H in a day the inverter or communicator software wobbles and displays 25 K.W.H as the daily amount produced.

No way of correcting it.
It also increments the date forward by one day.

If you click on System the display is maxed out at 72 K.W.H.
The operation of the inverter is not influenced in any way.

Any one else had this problem ?

Regards

Alan

[roscoe]

Do you connect using USB or RS485 ?

Have you tried emailing the italian tech guys, I recall email address in the manual for the software.  I found them reasonably responsive and very knowledgable, I just didn't like the answer !

I gave up on using this as USB was not formally supported and the software crashed after the unit went to sleep at night.  Excuse about USB just for comm/maint/firmware/diagnostics..... boooo

[rondurrans]

Crikey 72 kWh in a day if I got that in a month at the moment I would be happy - tried the software last July/Aug and seemed OK now I just take my readings from the inverter!

[Alan]

Here I use the Isolated B & B Electronics RS422/485 to USB converter.

http://www.bb-elec.com/product_family.asp?FamilyId=355&Trail=45&TrailType=Main

Software wobbled again at exactly 22:00 tonight. Reading for day given as 65.479 kWh
But amount saved in bar graph was 7.8 kWh

Will have words with the Italian gents

Total today will be about 75 kWh

Regards

Alan

[baker]

Just a thought

Hi maybe you have gone over the
normal input power /and  gone into max input for the 24 hour period
only problem i have is with usb their is communication intermittent signal loss
have to close and open program to continue
the rs 485 to usb i use for my lap top in the house 40m from inverter
sometimes loose signal
the instrumentation IT pro at work says its the laptop being disturbed
most of the remote monitoring the computer looses the signal being received   
john

[baker]

Hi alen
can i ask how did you get on with the tec guys
my cheap usb to 485 is not working and cannot revive the signal or locate the  port
i would like to get it working continiusly would be great any advise
john

[Jonathan]

Hi John,
I think with 485 you have to have a resistor added at each end of the network - this may be missing on your adapter. Not sure what value you need - you'll have to google, if no one else here can help.
regards Jonathan

[Alan]

Quote " can i ask how did you get on with the tec guys "

Sorry John.

I missed the post. I never got round to giving them
a call. Still on the to do one day list.
There is a bug because every time it goes over 75 K.W. in a day
it wobbles.

The B & B

Electronics RS422/485 to USB converter.

http://www.bb-elec.com/product_family.asp?FamilyId=355&Trail=45&TrailType=Main

has been connected for over a year with out problem. Works on any USB port on the
computer with out problem, no changes required. When the inverter powers up
data is logged.

Regards

Alan

[baker]

Hi Alan
their are a few options in the catologue 244/485 to usb
which one,s the easy one to get set up with connector block
 thankyou
 john

[Alan]

Hello John

The one I used was the USOPTL4

Down load the software from the ( R / H side of the same page )
Click on Driver Disk. Before you mechanically install the USOPTL4

It comes with a 1 metre USB lead. They do a 15 ft cable on the
same page. ( lower L / H side ) if you need it longer.

It is isolated to 2000 volts if the inverter has a bad day.

Regards

Alan