On 2020/09/04 at 9:09 AM, MrOccO said:

Hi Plaashaas, 

 

I made it myself. very easy. Get a serial cable, chop one end off and connect pins. Found diagram on this site will post link.
 

 

Is it possible to usb? How? Sorry the ignorance about it.

On 2020/10/06 at 8:29 AM, Shadders said:

To communicate with the software posted above you will need a RS485 port on your PC or a USB to RS485 converter like this https://www.robotics.org.za/W17286?search=rs485 or https://www.amazon.com/EZSync-RS485-USB-RS485-WE-compatible-EZSync010/dp/B010KJSCR8/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=usb+to+rs485+cable&qid=1601969179&sr=8-3
 

If you are wanting to plug your pylontech into your inverter that's a different story and I'd need details on what inverter you are using to advise what next to do.

I have buyed the usb adapter, however i have tried several types of wiring and still not managed to comunicate the pylon baterys with the programe. I mean i see that there is some sorth of comunication because the programe shows green for batery but it shows 0 pylon on it. Can someone help me? I hav 1 pylontech us3000 and another one us3000c. My inverter is an aspert ax 5000 and this one is comunicating well with the program.

On 2021/10/07 at 2:27 PM, Brunomss said:

usb adapter

Which type of adapter and which port on the pylontechs are you trying to use?

7 hours ago, Shadders said:

Which type of adapter and which port on the pylontechs are you trying to use?

This adapter:  https://www.robotics.org.za/W17286?search=rs485

The port on the pylon batery i have tried the the console, RJ 485, all of them. when i go back home i can take fotos of it. im triyng to conect on the phylontch US3000C, and i have another batery pylontech the US3000. I'm using the US3000C as a primary batery. and a rj45 cable and plug to the batery. Maybe the wires are wronggly conected.

10 hours ago, Shadders said:

Which type of adapter and which port on the pylontechs are you trying to use?

Here are some fotos for beter understandig...

 

https://photos.app.goo.gl/u52uuXVB1pf9VZuD8

 

Hope you guys can help me. Thanks in advance for your time.

It should be much easier to use a USB to RS232 dongle cable.

US3000  - RJ9,  I used an old telephone cable, wired as indicated below.     
US3000C - RJ45, I used standard LAN ethernet cable for the connector and wired as below. 

Here are the RS232 connections from the Pylontech SOP:

    

Edited October 12, 20214 yr by Randmental
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10 hours ago, Randmental said:

It should be much easier to use a USB to RS232 dongle cable.

US3000  - RJ9,  I used an old telephone cable, wired as indicated below.     
US3000C - RJ45, I used standard LAN ethernet cable for the connector and wired as below. 

Here are the RS232 connections from the Pylontech SOP:

    

Tried that like in manual book but e doesn't get any info from the program...

On 2021/10/11 at 7:17 PM, Brunomss said:

Here are some fotos for beter understandig...

It looks like your pin connections are wrong for using the port you are plugged into. This is from the US3000C manual, you should be using pin 7&8 on the RJ45.

Also check your baud rate and dip switches. It looks like they are all on, but I'm not familiar enough with the C to confirm. Normally you would have them all off or only DIP 1 on if you want a baud rate of 9600 as you have only one pack.

P.S. Sorry about the late reply... I was travelling outside my home country with limited internet access.

Anyone running Sofar ME3000SP inverter on Multisib if so can you please post port used on inverter and all connection details and any parts used ie usb to 485 converter etc.

 

On 2022/01/03 at 2:31 PM, Layzeesod said:

Anyone running Sofar ME3000SP inverter on Multisib if so can you please post port used on inverter and all connection details and any parts used ie usb to 485 converter etc.

 

Hi, I have been using a usb 485 convert from my ME3000SP into my raspberry pi running node-red (plugged into the inverter 485 port) worked very well.

However I have just installed this software and it wont see my inverter (ME3000SP)

Still scratching my head trying to work out why?.

On my inverter efeckta 5000 i can see and control the inverter very well, but the pylontech baterys not one info. still can't get it.

On 2022/01/04 at 3:46 PM, g0emf said:

Hi, I have been using a usb 485 convert from my ME3000SP into my raspberry pi running node-red (plugged into the inverter 485 port) worked very well.

However I have just installed this software and it wont see my inverter (ME3000SP)

Still scratching my head trying to work out why?.

which 485 port did you use m or s ?

I will be wiring mine in tomorrow will report back any issues

 

Edited January 9, 20224 yr by Layzeesod
update

On 2022/01/04 at 5:37 PM, Brunomss said:

On my inverter efeckta 5000 i can see and control the inverter very well, but the pylontech baterys not one info. still can't get it.

if you have "C" class pylontechs the pinouts are different if using the console port on Pylon to RS232 DB9 pinouts that have worked for me are:

RJ45 pin 3 to DB9 pin 2

RJ45 pin 6 to DB9 pin 3

RJ45 pin 8 to DB9 pin 5

Where RJ45 is console port on pylon master battery only.

 

Thanks for the tip. I'm using this kind of usb adapter:  https://www.robotics.org.za/W17286?search=rs485

Can you be more specific about the conections? 

Also, how can i conect my Effeckta 5000kVa Inverter to Home Assistant? I've tried to conect by usb but i didn't get any data from it on the raspeberry PI3B. I'm very sorry if i'm being anoyng. I don't undestand very well. I'm stil learnig. Thanks in advance.

On 2022/01/04 at 3:46 PM, g0emf said:

Hi, I have been using a usb 485 convert from my ME3000SP into my raspberry pi running node-red (plugged into the inverter 485 port) worked very well.

However I have just installed this software and it wont see my inverter (ME3000SP)

Still scratching my head trying to work out why?.

If you crack it please let us know I am in the same position inverter data not seen, I havent gone down the RPi route yet but it looks likely thats where ill end up

Anyone managed to read data from me3000sp yet ?

I have connected ME3000SP via 485s port using a 485 to usb converter, the laptop sees the usb converter ok but the inverter is not detected, I have tried reversing the 2 wire connection on the 485 to usb converter still no data, so I could have a faulty converter or simply the software does not support ME3000sp ?

 

 

Edited January 27, 20224 yr by Layzeesod
more info

Awesome software. Any reason why this adapter (soldered to rj11) won't work?

 

https://www.robofactory.co.za/arduino-modules/130-5pin-cp2102-usb-20-to-ttl-uart-module-5pin-serial-converter.html

On 2022/03/02 at 3:45 AM, Speedster said:

Awesome software. Any reason why this adapter (soldered to rj11) won't work?

 

https://www.robofactory.co.za/arduino-modules/130-5pin-cp2102-usb-20-to-ttl-uart-module-5pin-serial-converter.html

For anyone wondering, it didn't.

After adding another 2 pylontechs to my system It seems that multisib only reads 8 units.

I messaged Yani to hear if there is an update or work arround for this.

Just standing by for now.

Well, I have 10 Pylontech running (6x US2000, 4x 3000C). They are all shown in MultiSIBControl!

US3000C is working as Master.

(US3000C - 6x US2000 - 3x US3000C)

If you use C-Modell you need a different cable for RS232 between Pylon and PC as well as a different cable RS485 between Pylon and Inverter.

Edited March 25, 20224 yr by MarcB2007

On 2022/03/25 at 7:39 AM, MarcB2007 said:

Well, I have 10 Pylontech running (6x US2000, 4x 3000C). They are all shown in MultiSIBControl!

US3000C is working as Master.

(US3000C - 6x US2000 - 3x US3000C)

If you use C-Modell you need a different cable for RS232 between Pylon and PC as well as a different cable RS485 between Pylon and Inverter.

Thanks

Clearly the problem is not multisibcontrol.

I will change my config a bit and see if it makes a difference.

The laptop Im using for monitoring doesnt have the RS232 port so Im only using a RS485 to USB cable at this stage.

Will report back again.

 

Hi MarcB2007

As it stands at the moment still no luck.

Currently (master us3000c) -(2-6 us3000c ) and  (7-10 us2000c)

Ive also tried  (master us3000c- (2-5 us2000c) - and (6-10 us3000c)

Any sugestions wil be welcomed.

On 2022/03/25 at 7:39 AM, MarcB2007 said:

If you use C-Modell you need a different cable for RS232 between Pylon and PC as well as a different cable RS485 between Pylon and Inverter.

Do you know if there is a cable that can used from a usb to consol port in place of a rs232 to consol port?

So according to the picture you use RS485 to communicate with your PC.

I use console port between Pylon and PC. With console port my ten batteries are working.

I have this cable in use: US3000C-Port-Cable

Edited March 27, 20224 yr by MarcB2007

7 hours ago, MarcB2007 said:

With console port my ten batteries are working

Thanks Marc

I made up a cable for the consol port and can confirm that it sorted out my problem.

I saw on multisib's web page that you can connect both the Consol and Rs485 port at the same time so will be doing that for now.