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Hi Yani Just some updates on the stability of the USB comms etc I have an issue where my PYLON batteries after few hours or after a day or so randomly stops reading from the RJ11/console to RS232/USB. At times i just reselect the COMS port in the settings, but mostly I have to unplug the USB or Restart the App or even reboot the PC. This mostly occurs when I plug another USB device on the same pc, it drops the reading from the PYLON comms I am running the new version Release 8 Thanks again, other thank that its great so far!

I tested it this morning and "parallel" with menu 10 and 23 is changeable - now if it operates as per desired setting, that i have not tested

@yani Works great so far!! When I change the BULK and FLOAT settings, it resets them to 53.2 if the inverter is set to PYL. Im assuming it doesn't override the PYL settings therefore the setting must be set to USE in order to override any of the PYL default settings?

Thanks for the feedback! The issue im experiencing is that on setting PYL and SUB, the error 69 on display results in my PVs to go completely offline. In other words any load gets taken from the Mains and not the SOLAR. If I switch it to SBU, the error goes away and the PVs come back online producing power again.

All and all I feel most problems are resolved, but this issue of error 69 BAT FULL is still an issue - If i get more information Ill revert

I figured out the problem I change the setting at night to SUB at times, but cannot get it back to SBU - REASON: Setting 13: i dropped it to 48 volts then then the inverter can go back to SBU mode. At this point the battery was reading 49v

UPDATE ON SOFTWARE Ok I tried this software and it works great - inverters have comms to software with 3rd USB cable I tried. (Ill try the 1.13 watchpower again see if it also works, I suspected both cables faulty as they were working in roof and could have pinched the USB cables = whats the chance??) I also procured a PYLONTECH COMMS cable today and connected it to the RJ11 console port on the Pylon master - also getting bat readings thanks for this!

Apologies the issue I have is error 69 BAT full - I have the 61 error on a "rare occasion", but I also run a 20 metre cable from the Inverters to the Batteries which I custom made I upgraded everything to latest Display and firmware. I RUN ALL JUMPERS down except the MASTER pylon first jumper up. Setting on MASTER PYL and SLAVE USE - works great otherwise Yes it runs on LINE mode as it normally does - AC in to Inverter to AC out though on 71.92 it really did go into bypass (Direct from AC in to AC OUT) once dipped below 47v.. I speak under correction but IIRC it displayed "bypass" on inverter display window? This is all very useful info as in terms of parallel automatically disabling bypass - Illl check those settings in more detail as you stated above At this point, im running them on PYLON Master and USE Slave in Parallel mode and go through the whole night without any issues - apart from the small snags I have mentioned above. It also doesnt kick into bypass anymore since I upgraded to 71.93 when dropping below 47v. I was hoping it isnt something i did by accident and it just started working, so reason i posted my findings. Note I could only run Parallel without issues after the 71.92/71.93 firmware - with the older firmware it was not possible to PYLON Parallel setting thanks for the heads up on the Software - will def check it out

Thanks everyone for the input - really useful info with 71.92 it did go into bypass mode when the Bat voltage dropped below 47v (even for a second). When I upgraded to 71.93 it has not happened. Yeah its really crazy, though this is power factor is under load and also when there is no load - Ill explain below Correct, Test 1 I have switched ALL load off with an ammeter connected to mains. This gives me 2.4 amps for the 2 inverters. Test 2 is when the Solar providing power to load, then the Ammeter reads the same on my mains - 2.4 amps for the 2 inverters (Settting SUB) I have downloaded the 1.14 sp1 on that website, and tried to install it on 2 different PCs with windows 10 (latest updates) and I get "unable to execute the desired program, please get another copy of the installer and try again" guessing compatibility issues with windows 10?? Apologies, you are correct, its setting 69 for bat full

100 w seems more on par with what is supposed to be used as you stated AC main / in and running on full PV - I get 1.2 amps on the ammeter (around 240w on 0.8 power factor), which is substantially more. Yeah it seems more and more the ICC with Pylon comm is my solution here

So far SUB works fine apart from issue on point 1 - I have not tested USB to be honest

Hello everyone!! Thought Id compile my experience with the 71.93 firmware post update My setup: 2 x Kodak 5K Axpert King Parallel with USE on Slave and PYL on Master Firmware 71.93 Display 02.49 7 x US3000 3.5KW 1. When the batteries are fully charged on setting SUB, (error 61 if I recall correctly and this means battery full) pops up on the display and the inverters only use power from the UTILITY AND NOT THE SOLARS for LOAD. I have settings SLB UDC (Solar for load then battery - Utility dont charge Battery) - (This issue was not a problem with prior versions of the firmware). I switch them to SBU the error disappears switching the Solar back online 2. Later at night when I want to switch the Inverters back to SBU (from SUB setting 2), they stay on UTILITY and don't go to BATTERY - I have to power cycle the inverters to kick them out of UTILITY. This issue occurs late afternoon when or night when no Solar power is generated. The batteries SOC are still fairly high - around 70% to 90%. This also occurred today for some reason while Inverters were on SBU and when i checked on them late afternoon, they were back on Grid (Still on SBU) with batteries around 80% to 90% SOC 3. After upgrading to 71.92 and 71.93, the watchpower 1.13 software doesnt pick up my inverters. The "firmware software updater" however picks up the serial/USB port without problems in order to perform an update. If I plug another inverter (example the 3kva) to the PC it also picks up fine on the winpower software. Is there a new version Im not aware of? Other software possible better? Note I have tried different cables and PC/Laptops to check the issues and the above is true, though its straight forward that the issue is not PC or cable related 4. 71.92 had an issue on setting 29 set to 47v and cannot be changed - (Inverter set to Pylon as stated above). Starup load for example a pressure pump will drop the voltage below 47 volts (with other load also present), therefore kicking the inverters to Bypass. I have updated to 71.93 and the issue seems to have gone away. The issue still remains though that I still cannot change the setting 29 to a lower voltage from 47v. I want to set the BACK TO GRID (setting 16) to 47 volts, therefore the Bypass (Setting 29) should be surely alot less? 5. Do the Inverters require so much power when running on SUB? I have an ammeter on the Mains and it reads 2.4 amps for both inverters (no other load except inverters)? Internet Research stated around 40watts per inverter and even with a 0.5 power factor when inverters are on idle it still does not make up the 1.2 amps per inverter? Is this normal? 6. Im guessing the solution to most problems above is to get a Raspberry Pi 4 with ICC software? I see its an issue to get the Pylon Comms cable which is where Im stuck at the moment with - out of stock nationwide Thanks advance for the assistance!

Thanks for the feedback! Yeah I actually have the same setup though with a Borehole integrated into the water system. Looking at the specifications of the DAB E.SYS it doesnt go above the rated KW and only reaches its peak on demand. Ill have to just check the water flow as I have irrigation also with my 1.5kw pump (2.5 startup). This is useful, so maybe this is my better option on the long run!

I know this is an old post, but want to check on feedback if the Soft Starer from RS-Online worked for the pumps. I also have the same issue with the PUMPS startup amps which Im trying to reduce as it overloads the inverter. Anyone else have experience with this setup will be greatly appreciated