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MHassanNadeem / WatchPower

Arduino compatible driver for WatchPower (OptiSolar, VoltronicPower etc) Solar Intervers
MIT License
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Ho to connect the inverter to serial 1? #1

Closed ppernias closed 6 years ago

ppernias commented 7 years ago

I am using the MasterPower inverter Omega 5000 (MP-5K-24) at home, and I would love to connect a photon to it in order to expose the data logs but I am not quite sure how to connect the serial port of the photon to the inverter.

Can you help me with this? Some pictures might help as well.

Thank you

MHassanNadeem commented 6 years ago

Your inverter should have come with a cable that exposes the serial with a DB9 connector. The cable should look like the following: https://www.amazon.com/Cisco-72-3383-01-Console-Cable-RJ45-to-DB9/dp/B000GL3MOY

To connect to the photon you would require a RS232 to TTL converter, like the one here.