EVO 1- Can I move my genmon setup to accessory port 1?

[bgiuriceo]

EVO 1 22KW Air cooled (2018)

I've been using Genmon now for over 2 years...flawlessly (it's fantastic). I started when the cellular modem was obsoleted by Verizon. Now, my wife asks to have 'the app' back on her phone (and my Ecobee thermostat). I had to disconnect. The WiFi / ethernet module is now working with the free MobileLink account. I use a Waveshare RS-232 to POE ethernet converter in the genset cabinet and the PI is in the garage: Can I use accessort port 1 for Genmon....just move over the connector? Can I keep the setup on port 1 and 'splice/mult' RX & TX & GND over to the WiFi ethernet board?

I assume everything is RS-232?

Thanks again for an outstanding product.

[skipfire]

I've not seen a controller with both accessory ports having connectors, only the 8-pin. The other is a 10-pin without a connector. As long as it is the RS485 WiFi MobileLink then you can use both as they use different data wires. You can splice things together or buy the PintSize.Me Splitter (disclosure: I'm PintSize). If the WiFi MobileLink you have uses RS232 (which seems to be a rare unit) then you have to pick one or the other as you can only have 1 RS232 accessory. If you are looking into the MobileLink plug and it uses the top 2 pins on the left side then it is using the RS485 (or share a picture of the end of the MobileLink cable), unfortunately unplugging MobileLink does reset the WiFi config on it.

[liltux]

@bgiuriceo, what @skipfire said. The only com ports are in that one 8 pin connector (port), the other port is not used and on some units the board is not even setup with a socket. So RS232 is one master, one slave, Genmon will not work on a piggy back of the RS232 port. Evolution 2 has an RS485 port and RS232 port. You can try to wire in your connections the same as EVO2 with the mobile link on RS485 and Genmon on RS232 with respect to EVO 2 wiring on your EVO1 controller. But if the internals of the EVO1 do not support RS485 you will have to choose one or the other to use.

[bgiuriceo]

I used the original MobileLink cables and just replaced with a new Generac 7170 radio (and replugged the port 1 side). I'm using the 2 right side pins (7&8?). So I guess it's RS-232?

[skipfire]

The 7170 appears to be a combo WiFi + Ethernet, which if it is like the WiFi + Cellular it will use both RS485 and RS232 one for each protocol. I don't know which is which or what happens if you only connect the RS485 pins to the 7170.

[bgiuriceo]

I was thinking the same but I can't seem to find a pinout for the unit. I could try the 485 side for the controller to radio and keep Genmon on the 232 side. If that's your thinking...

[skipfire]

That is what I would be considering, but it's possible RS485 goes to the Ethernet or that the unit requires both connected for either to work. If you have a depinning tool, pulling the 2 RS232 pins and seeing what it does would be the easiest non-destructive option.

[bgiuriceo]

Of course I can't find the tool. Are the harnesses and connections anywhere? I can't seem to find them in the maintenace manual. They also supplied 2 cable assemblies: 10000038669 - MobileLink to EVO2 10000030045 - MobileLink to Pre EVO2 (which I should be using but I'm not it breaks the power out.

[skipfire]

There's a short cable on Amazon you could cheaply cutup as needed, maybe 2 of them. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000M802RG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[bgiuriceo]

Any source for pinouts?

[jgyates]

https://github.com/jgyates/genmon/wiki/3.1--Making-a-Cable

[bgiuriceo]

Thanks for all of your help. I'll report back with progress. Thanks again for a brilliant execution and stellar support.