[RE-wrenches] Bluetooth connection to Huawei inverter

[Benn Kilburn]

Wrenches,
Huawei sent me a video link that displays their Bluetooth dongle as what looks like a (optional) thumb drive which would emit the Bluetooth signal. I guess now I know what that is.

This still did not resolve the issue of the intermittent connection when I tried to connect my phone into the inverter with the charging cord. My apprentice had a newer Google pixel phone which we were able to connect successfully. However, there was still A couple of times where his connection was intermittent like mine.  They have not yet gotten back to me on that issue.

Benn Kilburn
SkyFire Energy
780-906-7807

> On Aug 27, 2020, at 12:31 PM, Benn Kilburn <benn at skyfireenergy.com> wrote:
> 
> Wrenches,
> Have any of you tried to connect to a Huawei SUN2000-45KTL (or similar) with a smartphone via bluetooth? Using an iphone. 
> They say it requires a bluetooth dongle (phone usb charging cord) which, in my mind isn’t “bluetooth” (which is wireless, isn’t it?)
> 
> Anyway, when I connect to the USB port the connection cycles on/off in what seems like a consistent cycle.... connected for 3 sec, disconnected for 5 sec ...and this continues. And no “device” shows up in their app. 
> 
> I even went and bought a new $25 charging cord, hoping that was the issue but it does the same thing. 
> 
> Their tech support seems willing and somewhat helpful but while other calls from site wrk fine talking to them is a terrible connection and then there is a bit of a language barrier as well. 
> 
> Benn Kilburn
> SkyFire Energy
> 780-906-7807