Question from a newbie:

I've been up and running now for 4 weeks. The set up is 12 panels with an Axpert 5 kVa inverter and 2 GCL 5.6 kWh Lithium Ion batteries. I have looked at the Watch Power and ICC sofware but haven't yet actually tried either. I still need to get my mind around how to connect the software to the Axpert so that I can read the info and perhaps modify some settings, if needed,  remotely on my laptop or tablet. The Installation is in my garage and I don't want to have to take my Laptop into the garage just to use the software. 

I also have a question about the battery identification.I see on the software there seems only to be two type of batteries mentioned  being Flooded and AGM - no reference to Lithium Ion - would a be a probe in using the software ?

14 hours ago, Old Fella said:

I still need to get my mind around how to connect the software to the Axpert so that I can read the info and perhaps modify some settings, if needed,  remotely on my laptop or tablet. The Installation is in my garage and I don't want to have to take my Laptop into the garage just to use the software. 

There are a few possibilities. You'll likely need a USB to serial adapter anyway, so you might consider one of the many USB extenders.

The other possibility is to use some small computer (e.g. Pi, Beagle Bone) to talk to the inverter and connect to your network via CAT-5 or WiFi. This option is a bit more work.

14 hours ago, Old Fella said:

I also have a question about the battery identification.I see on the software there seems only to be two type of batteries mentioned  being Flooded and AGM - no reference to Lithium Ion - would a be a probe in using the software ?

It's not ideal, but most users get by using ICC or similar. It is best if your monitoring software can talk directly to the battery, but I don't believe that ICC can talk to GCLs. So next best is to add a BMV battery monitor, so ICC can get an accurate SOC reading.

The settings can be arranged so that the inverter is unlikely to "get in the way", and the monitoring software makes most of the decisions, particularly when to switch to and from line (bypass) and battery modes.