[RE-wrenches] morning star ts-mppt-60-600

[James Jefferson Jarvis]

The Morningstar TriStar MPPT 60 and the 600 volt 60 amp both have 
ethernet built in. Yes, you use their MSVIEW software, but no you don't 
need an RS-232 cable.

The MSView software allows you to easily load previously developed 
settings and to easily save and print those settings.

After putting lots of Morningstar products at remote site, I found found 
them not to crash, glitch, reset, or do anything besides work. I've 
found the built-in communications (using industry standard Modbus) to be 
excellent and easy to manage. I've not found any other charge controller 
manufacturer that has unified software across their whole product line, 
a unified communications standard, and the level of built-in monitoring 
the Morningstar products have.

I'll take RS-232, RS-485, or Ethernet any day over proprietary stuff 
that doesn't work.

I don't have any vested interest in Morningstar. I've just spent a lot 
of time developing monitoring and control software to work with all 
manners of different equipment. And when I get my choice, I go with the 
Morningstar stuff because I know it works well.

-James Jarvis
APRS World, LLC
www.aprsworld.com


On 02/12/2014 03:31 PM, Larry Crutcher, Starlight Solar Power Systems wrote:
> Hello William,
>
> There is a hassle factor with the Morningstar MPPT controllers. If you 
> need a custom charge setting, and I do most of the time, then you must 
> download and install software, use a RS-232 data cable, and reprogram 
> settings from a Windoz PC. That's SO 1980's!.
>
> We don't sell many Morningstar controllers because many of our battery 
> systems are Lifeline, Sun Xtender or FullRiver AGM batteries. None of 
> the DIP switch settings are right for those batteries. Also, none are 
> right, but close, for Trojan or Crown batteries which we also 
> sell. Besides that, I left the world of Microsoft many moons ago and I 
> also can't find my DB9 cables anywhere.
>
> Larry
>
>
>
> On Feb 12, 2014, at 12:50 PM, william at millersolar.com 
> <mailto:william at millersolar.com> wrote:
>
> Hello again:
> Anyone have any experience with these charge controllers?  How about 
> the meter?
> Thanks so much for all of the help.
> William Miller
>
>
>
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-James Jefferson Jarvis
APRS World, LLC
+1-507-454-2727
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