Axpert Control Software

This comes from a discussion started in another thread, where the "Grid Watts" reading on the ICC dashboard graph is misleading when inverters are in utility (bypass) mode, but also have PV array input charging batteries. In these circumstances it looks from the graph like all power is being drawn from the grid - which can be alarming/confusing. Perhaps the "Grid Watts" value needs a name change then because it is not really ALL grid watts when the inverters are in utility bypass and the PV array is charging the batteries. This could be alarming because the user may think they have configured the inverters to charge the batteries from the grid whenever the inverter i…

Hi Pi users, Been running since mid Dec last year, then got ICC going mid Jan this year (Thanks Manie!). Installed VNC on old Android phone last night and have session running there, so the helper can "see" if she can use more power or not, seeing overloading is easy to achieve!!. So during the day, I use my phone to also remotely VNC into the Pi, just to ensure all is OK, e.g. geyser switching on at 12 etc. So around 5 I do the same, all OK, but notice that the graphs still update, but switching between menus etc does not work anymore. Got home, VNC from Laptop, same issue. So went and did a visual inspection of inverter/battery room. Pi power light is on, and…

MQTT reads everything in its display from a pi ICC and displays it on a Windows machine but it does not synchronize the time control settings for changing between Solar/Batt and Grid. It can send a change in the time settings from MQTT to ICC but does not read the current setting in ICC on the Pi. Would it be possible to do this as it could be confusing to the end user. If they have set up a time control settings in the ICC interface but then don't see them in MQTT it may confuse, especially as it seems to be reading everything else across. The user may have forgotten the current time settings they configured or think that they haven't been configured and so it would be u…

Hi Manie, I am aware that to query a single inverter for the "Inverter Temperature" and display it in ICC is not a problem. As far as I know, with Axperts in parallel, it is possible to retrieve the first inverter's temperature, but not the second inverter's temperature. As a result, when running Axperts in parallel, no temperature is displayed on ICC, or rather displayed as 0 degrees. I would assume that if the inverters are installed in close proximity, the temperature of the two inverters would be pretty much the same. My inverters are installed in a cupboard with an extractor fan which I run manually. I still need to put it on a timer or something. At this …

Reporting that MQTT stops working on trial after shutting down computer and then restarting. On launch of MQTT after restarting Win 7 computer MQTT displays error dialogue box "The date has been turned back" (it hasn't) and when it lauches the trial date has been changed to 30 earlier (i.e. expired on the day it was issued). Images attached.

Having solved initial problems I am now not receiving data from the Inverters to ICC. ICC starts and runs fine but shows no data error in several fields. It is not receiving data. I am changing over from the Windows AICC, which is still running fine, but I pefer to be running a supported application looking ahead. Basically, I unplugged the USB from the Windows machine running AICC and plugged it into the Raspberry running ICC but am getting this error. I can only think it is because of the cables used? What cabling connections are supported by ICC?

Cannot find this info in other posts - sorry if I have missed it. What port do I need to use in the "Register" tab for MQQT? Not sure which port it runs on. In the "Machine ID" field does that need to be the machine ID of the ICC instance?

This morning I struggled to charge my batteries from solar panels due to a lot of clouds around. The wife kept pestering when she could get going cleaning the house. She wants to start washing machine, tumble dryer, dishwasher and vacuum cleaner. I knew once the all start running, I will never get my batteries charged. I gave in and said ok, I will switch to grid. With Axpert setting 16 set to 050, at least I can charge my batteries from solar panels while the wife cleans the house on grid power. I nearly fell off my chair when I had a look at the dashboard. It showed I had 3613 W produced from my solar panels which was charging my batteries 3632 W. That was close en…

Hi all, Would like to know, from a long term data storage perspective, is 16G big enough? I don't want to get a 16G card and after x month get a card memory full error. How much memory is required to store Axpert data for 1-5 years. (Assuming here that after 5 years one has outgrown said inverter and will upgrade/change) I was thinking in getting a 64G (for my camera), but maybe a smaller card will also be ok, seeing that the (every 5 minutes?) write cycles will kill the card eventually. Thanks

I've installed the Jessie/Pixel image preloaded with ICC installed, downloaded from your website and am running it on Rpi 3 B. I am getting error messages in the LXTerminal window, which hangs on this repeated message. However, ICC seems to load OK and is displayed. Maybe the error is just coming from the fact that I haven't yet plugged the usb from the inverters into the Raspberry? If I close the LXTerminal window it shuts down the ICC App (which may be normal behaviour). If it helps, this is the look of the desktop on initial power up of the Pi.