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

Fri Apr 17 15:00:59 EDT 2020

Hey Kirk,

yes shielded cable does little good if you don't ground the little wire 
provided at least at one end.  I just run a ground wire and tape it to 
the CAT cable.

Kirk Herander wrote on 4/17/20 5:50 AM:

> 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.
>>>
>>> *
>>>
>>> *
>>>
>>>
>>> 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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