No inverters connected

[SolarNL]

First of all thank you for the code and clear manual.

Unfortunately I cannot get my setup working, the Eversolar monitor kees saying 'No inverters connected'.

I have a Zeversolar Evershine TL3680, connected with a custom RJ45 to a RS485 to USB connector, see pictures;

The USB is connected to a raspberry pi 2B on which I installed your image file with the monitor. Unfornunately I cannot get it working, tried several different setups of the ini file and experimented with the wiring, but it doesn't seem to work... Do you maybe have some advice?

[wotid]

I used the same adapters as you (but then changed to an RJ45 - DB9 adapter so I could use a standard network cable for connecting).

Mine is:

Eversolar 1 TxA to Adapter Rx+ (3) Eversolar 2 TxB to Adapter Rx- (4) Eversolar 3 RxA to Adapter Tx+ (2) Everolar 6 RxB to Adapter Tx- (1)

Adapter 5 & 6 voltage terminals not connected to anything. My Eversolar numbers are for my older TL models and correspond to RJ45 pin numbers.

[SolarNL]

Thank you for your answer.

According to my inverter manual, it should be wired differently:

I tried your wiring scheme and I disconnected the voltage wires, but still the same result:

Actually the RJ45 - DB9 adapter looks like a very nice solution, I will probably also buy one of these once I get it running.

[wotid]

That's the same Eversolar RJ45 pin out as my inverter (now a TL4600AS, was 2 X TL1500AS)

i,e I shortened TX_RS485A to TxA So if you copy my wiring, you should be good to go.

In the ini file does the [serial] port = your adapter?

Working old vs working new.

[SolarNL]

My wiring is now the same as yours, so that should be ok.

What do you mean by [serial] port = your adapter? I have it on ttyUSB0

[wotid]

I'm not 100% sure how you're supposed to do this. Check /var/log/dmesg to make sure your adapter is ttyUSB0 It looks like from your photo you have only the one device plugged into a USB port so it should be ttyUSB0 check anyway for something like: (I have 2 X pl2303 converters but have a udev rule so I know what is what).

[ 4.016409] usbserial: USB Serial support registered for pl2303 [ 4.016580] pl2303 1-1.3:1.0: pl2303 converter detected [ 4.022510] usb 1-1.3: pl2303 converter now attached to ttyUSB0 [ 4.022610] pl2303 1-1.5:1.0: pl2303 converter detected [ 4.027371] usb 1-1.5: pl2303 converter now attached to ttyUSB1

[wotid]

There may be an issue with your [pvoutput] section too, not sure if it will affect anything, but enabled = 1 and the same inverter is entered twice.

Just had another look try these too, I'm not sure what happens if they're wrong. [pvlog] # upload generation to pv-log.com enabled = 0

[pvoutput] # upload generation to pvoutput.org enabled = 0

[SolarNL]

The boot seems to be giong OK:

I have changed the pv-log and pvoutput to 0

Still no inverter found... :(

[wotid]

Sorry, I can't offer any more advice. Mine just 'works'. I don't know where you're from, but I'm sure you're doing all your testing while the inverter is alive during the day. Nothing will happen while it is shut down ;)

[SolarNL]

Thank you for your help anyway. I'm from the Netherlands and it's getting dark outside now.

I think I'll buy rj45 - db9 adapter like you and try with another utp cable, because I'm also not convinced of the quality of my cheap Chinese utp cable.

[wotid]

Good luck, I'm looking forward to a screen shot when it is working. While I'm happy with my 06:38 start up and 20:55 shut down at the moment, during winter it is a lot shorter and sadder :(

Here's my PVOutput data from eversolar-monitor http://pvoutput.org/list.jsp?sid=12337

I can't even remember how I did this, but I use a MySQL database to store the data every ~30 seconds (my Pi is busy) and retrieve it here http://wotid.dyndns.org/solarhtml/index.php

[SolarNL]

Yes me too, I'll have to wait some weeks for my adapter, and then I will start trying again. Here it is winter now, summer is a lot better :)

Your set up looks really nice, I see in the picture you have a logger from Zeversolar, where is your pi?

[wotid]

My Pi is in a bread box inside. I no longer have the 2 X TL1500 inverters, now it's a single TL4600. I don't use the Eversolar logger anymore either. I wanted to upload the inverter data to PVOutput rather than the Zeversolar cloud and found Eversolar Monitor would do the job.

[solmoller]

Try to raise debug to 3. ..

Henrik Den 08/02/2016 12.39 skrev "Steve" notifications@github.com:

My Pi is in a bread box inside. I no longer have the 2 X TL1500 inverters, now it's a single TL4600. I don't use the Eversolar logger anymore either. I wanted to upload the inverter data to PVOutput rather than the Zeversolar cloud and found Eversolar Monitor would do the job.

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[SolarNL]

Thank you for your advise. I will try it in the weekend, because these day's I won't be home when there is sunshine.

[SolarNL]

I quickly tried it, but without result, I get the following output:

2016-02-09 08:47:18: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:47:16: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:47:14: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:47:12: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:47:10: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:47:08: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:47:06: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:47:04: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:47:02: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:47:00: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:46:58: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:46:56: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:46:54: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:46:52: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:46:50: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:46:48: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:46:46: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:46:44: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:46:42: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:46:40: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:46:38: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:46:36: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:46:34: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:46:32: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:46:30: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:46:28: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:46:26: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:46:24: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:46:22: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:46:20: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:46:18: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:46:16: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:46:14: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:46:12: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:46:10: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:45:35: Severity 2, Asking all inverters to re-register 2016-02-09 08:45:35: Severity 2, Connecting to the serial port

2016-02-09 08:45:35: Severity 3, Configfile is: eversolar.ini 2016-02-09 08:45:26: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:45:24: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:45:22: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:45:20: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:45:18: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:45:16: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:45:14: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:45:12: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:45:10: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:45:08: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:45:06: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:45:04: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:45:02: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:45:00: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:44:58: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:44:56: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:44:54: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:44:52: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:44:50: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:44:48: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:44:46: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:44:44: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:44:42: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:44:40: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:44:38: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:44:36: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:44:34: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:44:32: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:44:30: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:44:28: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:44:26: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:44:24: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:44:22: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:44:20: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:44:18: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:44:16: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:44:14: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:44:12: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:44:10: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:44:08: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:44:06: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:44:04: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:44:02: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:44:00: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:43:58: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:43:56: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:43:54: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:43:52: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:43:50: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:43:48: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:43:46: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:43:44: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:43:42: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:43:40: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:43:38: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:43:36: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:43:34: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:43:32: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:43:30: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:43:28: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:43:26: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:43:26: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:43:24: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:43:22: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:43:20: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:43:18: Severity 3, No response to 'offline query' request - no offline inverters 2016-02-09 08:42:43: Severity 2, Asking all inverters to re-register 2016-02-09 08:42:43: Severity 2, Connecting to the serial port

2016-02-09 08:42:43: Severity 3, Configfile is: eversolar.ini 2016-01-23 17:08:32: Severity 1, Connecting to the ethernet to serial converter

[Reneke43]

Hello SolarNL, I don't know if you're still looking for an answer. I've got a TL5000 and working with Eversolar monitor. On a Danish forum I found the connection method for the TL-series. Make sure you don't connect another device such as the Zeversolar PMU. Use a standard network cable and cut off 1 connector. Then connect to the RS485 connector as follows:

Orange-white & Green-white together > Tx+ Orange & Green > Tx- Blue & Blue-white > Gnd

Plug-in the RJ45 connector at your inverter and start the script. After a few seconds (an requests from the script) you'll see the reply. And the result in your browser.

[SolarNL]

Hi Reneke,

Thank you for your comment, I did not manage to get it working yet so your advice is very welcome.

I will try your wiring scheme this weekend, I see that the RX is not connected?

[Reneke43]

Yes, that's correct. 6 wires from the inverter are connected as 3 pairs to your RS485 connecter. RX +/- and 5-12V are not used.

[SolarNL]

Perfect thanks, I will try it directly tonight and let you know!

[SolarNL]

The first try; successful! Thank you so much!

[solmoller]

Good to hear. Thanks for reporting back, and thanks for helping with the support

Henrik Den 05/05/2016 12.39 PM skrev "SolarNL" notifications@github.com:

[image: image] https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/17107934/15041714/3798d042-12be-11e6-9326-8994fef2c098.png

The first try; successful! Thank you so much!

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[solmoller]

Reneke,

Do you want to be added as admin here?

Henrik Den 05/05/2016 12.44 PM skrev "Mette og Henrik Jørgensen" < mettehenrik@lillefamilie.dk>:

Good to hear. Thanks for reporting back, and thanks for helping with the support

Henrik Den 05/05/2016 12.39 PM skrev "SolarNL" notifications@github.com:

[image: image] https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/17107934/15041714/3798d042-12be-11e6-9326-8994fef2c098.png

The first try; successful! Thank you so much!

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[Reneke43]

@SolarNL Glad I could help. @solmoller Thanx for your invitation, I have to say though, I'm no programmer but quite good al Googling ;-)

[wotid]

Wow, you got it working. Congratulations. :)

[SolarNL]

Thanks!

[SolarNL]

Now logging live on pvoutput: http://pvoutput.org/intraday.jsp?id=39827&sid=36385&dt=20160509 :)

The temperature it is logging, is it the inverter temperature?

[wotid]

Yes, it's the inverter temperature.

[SolarNL]

ok perfect, thanks