Pylontech - Servtec console software

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Re: Pylontech - Servtec console software

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nowty wrote: Wed Dec 14, 2022 1:08 pm
ducabi wrote: Wed Dec 14, 2022 1:00 pm What do you mean by the driver?
I'm now not so miffed I bought the expensive cable with the foolproof guide. :shock:

I'll try and look it up for you.
I think I bought the expensive version. You spent I guess £50 and I will spend £60-65 ( all cables I've already bought + servtec).
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Re: Pylontech - Servtec console software

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ducabi wrote: Thu Dec 15, 2022 1:12 pm
nowty wrote: Wed Dec 14, 2022 1:08 pm
ducabi wrote: Wed Dec 14, 2022 1:00 pm What do you mean by the driver?
I'm now not so miffed I bought the expensive cable with the foolproof guide. :shock:

I'll try and look it up for you.
I think I bought the expensive version. You spent I guess £50 and I will spend £60-65 ( all cables I've already bought + servtec).
I looked back over a few posts ago and you said,

"USB-Serial-CH340 COM3"

So that means you do have the driver installed.
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Re: Pylontech - Servtec console software

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I'll get it working for you for £51
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Re: Pylontech - Servtec console software

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I'm not sure why your having a problem, mine connected immediately and I've done 3 of them.
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Re: Pylontech - Servtec console software

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Tinbum wrote: Thu Dec 15, 2022 1:47 pm I'm not sure why your having a problem, mine connected immediately and I've done 3 of them.
How did you strip insulation from the cables? they are quite thin, so I wonder if there is some issue. Other place where something could go wrong is recognition of RS232 colours.
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Re: Pylontech - Servtec console software

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Tinbum wrote: Thu Dec 15, 2022 1:47 pm I'm not sure why your having a problem, mine connected immediately and I've done 3 of them.
Original bats had the serial soft-locked.

And in between we've had 2 port wiring revisions.

So can see why there is a bit of a mess!

It's even worse if you have a "proper" naff 232 device that wants a -15 to +15V swing, little charge pumps on these usb chips won't do it.
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Re: Pylontech - Servtec console software

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ducabi wrote: Thu Dec 15, 2022 1:52 pm
Tinbum wrote: Thu Dec 15, 2022 1:47 pm I'm not sure why your having a problem, mine connected immediately and I've done 3 of them.
How did you strip insulation from the cables? they are quite thin, so I wonder if there is some issue. Other place where something could go wrong is recognition of RS232 colours.
I didn't, other than the outer cover which I used a sharp blade for.. The inners you just put them in the RJ45 and crimp.

Re colours- use a continuity meter to check (or battery and bulb).

Are you viewing the RJ45 and D9 connectors from the right side for pin numbers? D9 does have them marked on the connector if you have good eye sight or magnifying glass.

Edit- you are using consol port?
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Re: Pylontech - Servtec console software

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Swwils wrote: Thu Dec 15, 2022 2:16 pm
Tinbum wrote: Thu Dec 15, 2022 1:47 pm I'm not sure why your having a problem, mine connected immediately and I've done 3 of them.
Original bats had the serial soft-locked.
Yes, but batteryview unlocks it automatically.

Old batteries are RJ11 new are RJ45 so easy to tell which are which.
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Re: Pylontech - Servtec console software

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I could not get battery view to unlock it at all - I had to manually do it with a terminal on mine.
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Re: Pylontech - Servtec console software

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I got rather frustrated by my Installers lack of interest in the 2000C problem.

However, as Pylontech China were keen to see the battery logs I went ahead and bought the ServTec lead.
I wanted a "safe-as-possible" option because I was using BatteryView on a Linux PC - running a Windows Virtual Machine ( aka Wine ).

That setup gave me the break through . . . .
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