<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Am I the only off grid installer that doesn\u2019t always have cell/internet service. Most of my larger off grid installs, I design them w/2 separate inverters, 2 charge controllers, 2 volt cell batteries, redundancy can save ones butt in the middle of nowhere.<div class="">Take a look at the Victron product line, Multi Plus or the Quattro inverters & CCs, most of their products can be set using dip switches, computer, or in some cases settings w/ones \u201csmart" phone.</div><div class="">As with most things there IS a learning curve but but the do have a lot of videos, white papers & their config tools has demo mode where you can learn the program.</div><div class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jan 6, 2021, at 2:12 PM, Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar <<a href="mailto:offgridsolar@sti.net" class="">offgridsolar@sti.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="">Kent,<br class=""><br class="">We field tested XWP here for Schneider offgrid a couple years back. We<br class="">have never had any issues with it for offgrid. Since its inception, the<br class="">Gateway has been required (stated on website) for major commissioning<br class="">changes. I have a spare here for my clients. You are welcome to borrow it,<br class="">but I do not think that is what you want.<br class=""><br class=""> Just have to live with it. You do not need a gateway at all once the<br class="">system is configured and it can be done remotely with Insight Cloud.<br class=""><br class="">Part number<br class="">XW Pro 120/240V \u2013 865-6848-21<br class="">Note: Please note that Conext\u2122 Gateway is required to commission the XW<br class="">Pro.<br class=""><br class="">Note: XW Pro is not compatible with Conext ComBox. The Conext Gateway is<br class="">used for the monitoring, commission, and configuration of the XW Pro.<br class="">Gateway and Combox Compatibility Matrix (PDF) is also available for<br class="">download.<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar<br class="">"we go where powerlines don't"<br class=""><a href="http://members.sti.net/offgridsolar/" class="">http://members.sti.net/offgridsolar/</a><br class="">e-mail offgridsolar@sti.net<br class="">text 209 813 0060<br class=""><br class="">On Wed, 6 Jan 2021 10:59:49 -0800, Kent Osterberg <kent@coveoregon.com><br class="">wrote:<br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">I just finished a call with Schneider Electric tech support about <br class="">setting up a multi-inverter XW Pro system. My complaint was (and is) <br class="">that despite what the manual says, you can't set up a XW Pro slave unit <br class="">in a multi-inverter system using the system control panel (SCP); that <br class="">can only be done using the gateway or the configuration tool. And once a<br class=""></blockquote><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">XW Pro is set up to be a slave, the only path back to being a master is <br class="">with the gateway or the configuration tool, or to reset the unit to <br class="">factory defaults with the SCP. Technician explained that the 20-year old<br class=""></blockquote><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">design of the SCP doesn't have enough memory to allow the 120/240 split <br class="">phase options. However, it does seem to have enough memory for 120 or <br class="">240 single phase and 120/208 three phase, ...<br class=""><br class="">The reason this is a thorn in my side is that Schneider wants to market <br class="">this inverter for off grid use and seems to totally ignore what happens <br class="">when you have an off grid power system failure. If you have a master <br class="">inverter failure and need to reconfigure the system, it needs to be <br class="">something that can be corrected easily - in the middle of the night. No <br class="">ac power, no computer, no phones, no internet. The only option seems to <br class="">be to reset a slave unit with the SCP and then reprogram it.<br class=""><br class="">No longer as enthusiastic about using Schneider for off grid power.<br class=""><br class="">Kent Osterberg<br class="">Blue Mountain Solar<br class="">_______________________________________________<br class="">List sponsored by Redwood Alliance<br class=""><br class="">List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org<br class=""><br class="">Change listserver email address & settings:<br class="">http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org<br class=""><br class="">There are two list archives for searching. 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