Hi
i looking to buy a Phoenix Inverter 12-800.....
Will it be show on the RasberryPI if connected via a ve direct usb cable ?
Will it be visible on the vrm?
if yes .. Any printscreen?
tks
asked
Phoenix Inverter on Raspberry pi?
yes, it will be shown on the Pi an on the vrm
No Data will be visible in the "red box". The inverter pic will not show any LED status (in my installation), but the status as text on top of the inverter pic. By the way, I have the GUI-Mods from Kevin Windrem installed.
In the devicelist you see it normally with the regular name and type. (I have min renamed to Phoenix Wechselrichter...)
you have detailed data an can switch to on/off/eco
you cannot switch the inverter status or limit the power in the RV/Boat screen (grey fields at bottom left)
Hope that helps...
I hope that
@Kevin Windrem would add functionality to turn on/off Phoenix inverter.
Unfortunately this is unlikely I'll be modifying GuiMods to support Phoenix VE.Direct inverters. I would need access to one of these units to determine the proper dBus parameters to use.
A while back Mvader indicated Victron is working on integrating VE.Direct inverters into Venus which would solve this problem. No timeframe was given.
Hi
They show up on the raspi OK.
As i have test bed with one running on it OK.
I realize the Phoenix VE.Direct inverters appear in the device list and can be controlled from that menu. But are the Overview pages displaying their data and is the mode controllable on the Mobile Overview page?
Hi
Yes it shows on the VRM site and AC loads on the overview pages OK only basic data like power watts.
What about inverter on/off/eco control from Mobile Overview?
Hi Kevin
Thats not availble. I am running version 2.72.4 with a raspi 3b+ as my test unit. Running standard software to date. Do you have a dbus code change to test that? As the setting in device list turns on and off OK. A matter of adding in a change?
Regards
Rob D
NZ
I have made some code changes to display inverters (not inverter/chargers). These changes were intended to provide control and display of the inverter mode (On/Off/Eco) for Phoenix inverters, hopefully including VE.Direct models.
I don't have a Phoenix inverter to test with so I'm looking for others to do some initial testing.
You should see and be able to control the inverter mode (On/Off/Eco) in the Mobile Overview page and also in the additions I made to the Flow Overview, including the inverter mode drop-down.
What I don't know is if the AC output information will appear for these inverters.
I also don't know if the inverter state will show properly on the Multi tile in the Flow Overview.
I also don't know if the power gauges I added to the Multi and AC Output tiles display properly.
I am considering hiding the AC Input tile for Phoenix inverters, but a grid meter complicates this as it can provide AC input data. If you have experience with grid meters and have any suggestions, please pass them on.
Please let me know and provide screen shots if appropriate, either here or preferably to the GitHub repo.
This code should also work properly with Multis and Quatros.
This code is in the test branch and test release at:
https://github.com/kwindrem/GuiMods
It is NOT checked into the main branch so make sure you navigate to the test branch or download from the release branch.
Thanks for your help.
There are many ways to do this, but the easiest is probably to type in the following commands:
wget -qO - https://github.com/kwindrem/GuiMods/archive/test.tar.gz | tar -xzf - -C /data rm -rf /data/GuiMods mv /data/GuiMods-test /data/GuiMods
You'll also need to rerun the setup script:
/data/GuiMods/setup
then select reinstall (r)
Thanks for your testing. I've obviously got more work to do.
One thing that might help is to see a screen shot of dbus-spy, the first screen that appears that shows the inverter's service name. And also the first page of parameters in the inverter showing NumberOfAcInputs. That parameter is what I base my inverter/charger vs inverter decisions on.
Thank you for all your work. Is this what you are looking for or could you tell me where to find what you are looking for.
The info I'm looking for requires a terminal/ssh connection to the GX device.
Type in dbus-spy.
Report the service name of the inverter.
Then cursor down to the inverter and press enter.
Cursor down until you see AC/NumerOfAcInputs and report the value shown on the right side of that line.
Thanks for your help.
Thanks. This helps me understand what parameters are available. Turns out the one I'm using doesn't exist! Stay tuned.
I have made some additional changes with hopes to supporting the VE.Direct inverters. Please grab a new copy and let me know how it's working.
The Flow overview SHOULD display:
- AC Load tile voltage and current and frequency as well as power
- Power gauges on AC Load and Multi tiles
- Inverter mode (On/Off/Eco) in the Multi icon
- Inverter mode popup (touch the middle of the Multi icon)
- Shore Power/Grid tile should be blank at this point - still haven't figured out when to hide it.
Mobile Overview SHOULD:
- Display power, voltage, current and frequency in AC LOADS tile
- AC MODE should cycle between ON/OFF/ECO
- AC CURRENT LIMIT should not function
https://github.com/kwindrem/GuiMods/tree/VE.Direct-test
or
wget -qO - https://github.com/kwindrem/GuiMods/archive/test.tar.gz | tar -xzf - -C /data rm -rf /data/GuiMods mv /data/GuiMods-test /data/GuiMods data/GuiMods/setup
Thanks, but I am getting different buttons than what you have above and they don't do anything.
Well ... need to do some more digging. I based everything on a parameter I though would provide in indication of the type of inverter present but sadly it's not doing what I expected. Not having a unit to test with makes this a guessing game. Need to think about this more.
The inverter mode popup indicates the code is assuming a VE.Bus inverter/charger which is wrong in your case.
Made some additional changes. See if this makes any difference.Thanks again for testing.
The fact that voltage and current show up in the AC Loads tile is sign of progress.
This next version makes the same changes in the other areas. So hopefully all will work now.
The VE.Direct inverters don't provide frequency, so I'm now hiding that rather than showing "--"
You should now be able to change inverter mode from the Flow Overview page. And the Multi tile should show the current mode.
Same controls on the Mobile Overview. Please test that also. If you haven't enabled that page, you can do so in Settings / Display & Language menu.
Great! I see a few of things I need to clean up but glad the basic functionality is there.
ToDo:
- hide frequency line in AC tiles
- change "INVERTER ONLY" to "ON in AC MODE in Mobile Overview
- hide AC CURRENT LIMIT
Anything else you find, let me know.
VE.Direct inverters are now displayed on the Flow Overview and Mobile Overviews. In addition, the inverter mode can be changed from these two overviews as well.
VE.Direct inverter modes are: On/Off/Eco
VE.Direct inverters have no AC input so the AC Input on the Flow Overview is hidden. Likewise, the AC INPUT and the CURRENT LIMIT tiles of the Mobile Overview are marked NOT AVAILABLE.
VE.Diredt inverters do not provide AC output frequency so those values are not displayed.
These changes are now on the main branch and the test branch and tag have been removed:
https://github.com/kwindrem/GuiMods
Please report any issues and I'll do my best to fix them quickly. I don't have a VE.Direct inverter and rely on accurate and detailed problem reports.
Added to mulit.qml (~line 76):
case 5:
return "E c o"
break;
to show the Eco-Mode.
Saw that on a friend's system and it has been fixed in the latest version.
