[RE-wrenches] Midnite Inverter products, monitoring

[Ray Walters]

A cheap PC laptop has become essential gear for anyone working on any of 
the Chinese made batteries or inverters.  I've needed it for Fortress, 
Homegrid, Schneider, and the Midnite AIO, so far.

Tip from Midnite: get a little inverter that will run on your power tool 
batteries, in case the laptop battery gets tired off grid.

Ray Walters
Remote Solar

On 3/28/2025 3:05 PM, Jason Szumlanski via RE-wrenches wrote:
> It doesn't work, at least for HomeGrid. I spent $99 on a 
> Parallels license to try it. There are no drivers that work that I 
> have found, and HomeGrid is no help on that front.
>
> I was able to get this kludge to work for EG4, but it was pretty 
> frustrating.
>
> Jason Szumlanski
> Principal Solar Designer | Florida Solar Design Group
> NABCEP Certified Solar Professional (PVIP)
> Florida State Certified Solar Contractor CVC56956
> Florida Certified Electrical Contractor EC13013208
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 28, 2025 at 7:32 AM Corey Shalanski via RE-wrenches 
> <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:
>
>     Hi Jason,
>
>     I'm also a Mac user. Have you considered setting up a Windows
>     virtual machine on your mac for the rare instances when you need
>     to run a Windows application?
>
>     Corey Shalanski
>     Jah Light Solar
>     Portland, Jamaica
>
>
>     On Thu, Mar 27, 2025 at 11:06 AM Jason Szumlanski
>     <jason at floridasolardesigngroup.com> wrote:
>
>         My first AIO/PowerFlo16 is coming up, and it's a triple
>         inverter installation. I can't wait!
>
>         But I thought the Firmware update process was much easier –
>         all available to do remotely. Is that not the case? I assume
>         it requires a Windows laptop like EG4, HomeGrid, etc. That's
>         something else I don't want to carry in my truck. I'm a Mac user.
>
>         Jason Szumlanski
>         Principal Solar Designer | Florida Solar Design Group
>         NABCEP Certified Solar Professional (PVIP)
>         Florida State Certified Solar Contractor CVC56956
>         Florida Certified Electrical Contractor EC13013208
>
>
>         On Thu, Mar 27, 2025 at 10:15 AM Tyrone Houck via RE-wrenches
>         <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:
>
>             In my experience the communication between
>             battery/inverter has been seamless, the internet
>             connectivity has also been very reliable. You can program
>             settings and monitor remotely. No email notifications. I
>             have only installed the AIO and haven't used the Rosie,
>             Hawkes Bay, or Barcelona..my favorite inverter/battery
>             combo by far is the AIO/Powerflo16. Installer monitoring
>             platform works consistently though it would be great if
>             they came up with a more mobile friendly platform for the
>             installer. The user app is good and could probably be
>             improved but I don't have any overt complaints. It's
>             important to update inverter firmware immediately upon
>             installation.. but the firmware installation program is
>             super easy to use(you need a special cable assembly and a
>             laptop). So far we have 7 separate sites in the field and
>             all are working very well. Soon we will be installing our
>             first multi inverter parallel system with the AIO and are
>             looking forward to it.
>             Overall, I'm a fan.
>
>             Tyrone Houck
>             Oregon Solarworks LLC
>             CCB #204937 LRT #076
>             541-787-1366
>             tyrone at oregonsolarworks.com
>
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