[RE-wrenches] Xantrex MPPT 80 600 Not Showing Up in SCP

Fri Apr 17 10:03:10 EDT 2020

One can use shielded ends but there is NO shielding in place for the connector inside the Schneider components. The most important thing is either enclosing the com cables inside the shielding tin inside the PDP or wire the cables outside of the devices. They (Schneider) had suggested 6’ cables there are folks that say that the supplied cables from Sch. are of poor quality. 
I have the config tool that in these situations really does help, having my own SCP, installing updated firmware, turning everything off & waiting few mins. + unplugging & replugging too has made a difference. I also have a plethora of green cat5 cables that I also will use.

> On Apr 17, 2020, at 8:50 AM, Kirk Herander <vtsolar at icloud.com> wrote:
> 
> So you terminate the shield somehow outside of the RJ45 connector?
>> On 4/16/2020 9:01:53 PM, Jeff Clearwater <jeffc at villagepowerdesign.com> wrote:
>> 
>> When I did my cable swap and reconfiguration that fixed it I also was more careful to route the xanbus cables away from the batter/inverter cables - thinking that perhaps induction was the culprit.  As I have an rj45 crimp tool and some shielded CAT5e in the truck I think I'll just make up my own cables in the future after spending way more time than that troubleshooting.
>> 
>> Best of luck!
>> 
>> jc
>> 
>> Jason Szumlanski wrote on 4/16/20 3:00 PM:
>>> I tried swapping the cables for the XW and MPPT. After reboot the XW continued to show up on the SCP but the MPPT did not. I didn't have another cable, but this suggests the cable is not the problem. I didn't think to change the order, however.
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>>> On Thu, Apr 16, 2020 at 5:57 PM Jeff Clearwater <jeffc at villagelab.net <mailto:jeffc at villagelab.net>> wrote:
>>> Hey Jason,
>>> 
>>> I had a SCP xanbus system once that refused to show a component - The fix was replacing the cheap ethernet wires that schneider provided with better cables and/or changing the order of the components in the series comm string.  not sure which did it as I did both changes at once but I do suspect those white cables.
>>> 
>>> Best,
>>> 
>>> Jeff
>>> 
>>> Jason Szumlanski wrote on 4/16/20 1:03 PM:
>>>> I am working with a client (not my install) with a XW6048 and MPPT 80 600 with a SCP. The SCP is not showing the MPPT in the setup menu. I am able to access the system settings and XW configuration, but not the MPPT settings. It is connected via Xanbus in this manner:
>>>> 
>>>> SCP -> MPPT -> XW
>>>> 
>>>> So the MPPT is in the middle and is passing through the XW signal just fine.
>>>> 
>>>> The MPPT also has a red error light illuminated, but it is charging the battery (positive current measured via clamp meter).
>>>> 
>>>> Any ideas?
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> 
>>>> Jason Szumlanski
>>>> 
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