Reliable app for lxv6048

Is there a reliable app for lxv6048 besides solar power and smartess,it's that when I verify my inverters status it doesn't give me at least a precise reading

vcruz28 said:

Is there a reliable app for lxv6048 besides solar power and smartess,it's that when I verify my inverters status it doesn't give me at least a precise reading

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Solar Assistant is very reliable, but for monitoring only. I use SA and solar power to monitor and control.

I agree that the Solar Power app sucks, and is not reliable.

Sanwizard said:

Solar Assistant is very reliable, but for monitoring only.

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I use Solar Assistant to monitor and change settings.
I don't use the automation controls, but many do.
I'm curious about what issues you are finding with yours.

timselectric said:

I use Solar Assistant to monitor and change settings.
I don't use the automation controls, but many do.
I'm curious about what issues you are finding with yours.

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SA does not provide parameter settings for my LVX6048WP inverters. Only shows power usage and status.
Actually, even Solar Power has issues with showing and changing parameters for the LVX6048WP's with the android version. I have to hook up a PC, and even then I get errors at times. One of the inverters refuses to change the AC charge time parameter. One works great, the other errors out( so it keeps charging batteries even when the sun goes down, so manually turn it off.

Reliable and Voltronics seems like it is not going to age well.
They really screwed up in the past few years.

Quattrohead said:

Reliable and Voltronics seems like it is not going to age well.
They really screwed up in the past few years.

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My LV6548's were awesome. Never a single issue, and just worked. No firmware or software glitches.
Their newer products not so much.

It seems that the majority of the issues with Voltronics based units. Came about after the resellers tinkered with the firmware. Trying to get other features. That weren't in the original design.

timselectric said:

It seems that the majority of the issues with Voltronics based units. Came about after the resellers tinkered with the firmware. Trying to get other features. That weren't in the original design.

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Since I had such a good experience with the LV6548's, I joined Ian's (watts247.com) waiting list for the announced LVX6048WP's. The initial specs showed them as low frequency inverters that could also do AC coupling and had 240V Gen input.

I was one of the original "lucky" folks who received two units in 2021. Turns out that they are NOT low frequency, the gen input had 240V active by default, which would have destroyed my generator if it was hooked up, and even with a firmware upgrade, they do NOT support GEN input when in parallel mode.

The later 2022 version 2 units had a hardware upgrade which fixed the Gen issue, but its not available for the 2021 hardware version, so I am stuck with these.

The new firmware for these gen 1 units turned off the 240V out on the Gen input, but also forced the fans to run full throttle all the time. That sucked, cause they were initially super quiet.

The android app constantly loses the parameters page from showing up. The page just goes away by itself. The units do NOT sync parameters in parallel mode, so they need to be set one by one. (My lv6548's synced no issue)
The AC couple does work, but the AC charge settings are weird and do not change at once when I am able to get the app to work.
All I want is to AC charge all day, using the power from my grid tied SMA inverters, and then run off battery at night. I have to do this manually right now, since the inverters keep pulling from the grid at night, even though I set AC charge from 8am to 5pm only.
I was hopefull that the new SMA hybrids would be a good replacement, but they dont support 48VDC. Only the old Sunny Islands support that. Since I have 70KW of Seplos DIY Masons, I want to stay at 48V.
I Agree the firmware and software from Voltronics, although very flexible, is abysmal. They need to hire some western coder talent.

Yeah the original LV 6548 series with 250 volt PV inputs were fantastic units, after the upgrade they lost the plot big time.
Unfortunately EG4 got caught right in the middle of this process.

Sanwizard said:

Since I had such a good experience with the LV6548's, I joined Ian's (watts247.com) waiting list for the announced LVX6048WP's. The initial specs showed them as low frequency inverters that could also do AC coupling and had 240V Gen input.

I was one of the original "lucky" folks who received two units in 2021. Turns out that they are NOT low frequency, the gen input had 240V active by default, which would have destroyed my generator if it was hooked up, and even with a firmware upgrade, they do NOT support GEN input when in parallel mode.

The later 2022 version 2 units had a hardware upgrade which fixed the Gen issue, but its not available for the 2021 hardware version, so I am stuck with these.

The new firmware for these gen 1 units turned off the 240V out on the Gen input, but also forced the fans to run full throttle all the time. That sucked, cause they were initially super quiet.

The android app constantly loses the parameters page from showing up. The page just goes away by itself. The units do NOT sync parameters in parallel mode, so they need to be set one by one. (My lv6548's synced no issue)
The AC couple does work, but the AC charge settings are weird and do not change at once when I am able to get the app to work.
All I want is to AC charge all day, using the power from my grid tied SMA inverters, and then run off battery at night. I have to do this manually right now, since the inverters keep pulling from the grid at night, even though I set AC charge from 8am to 5pm only.
I was hopefull that the new SMA hybrids would be a good replacement, but they dont support 48VDC. Only the old Sunny Islands support that. Since I have 70KW of Seplos DIY Masons, I want to stay at 48V.
I Agree the firmware and software from Voltronics, although very flexible, is abysmal. They need to hire some western coder talent.

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Wow
What a nightmare.
I'm sorry that you had to go through all of that.
Hopefully you find a better solution, soon.

timselectric said:

I use Solar Assistant to monitor and change settings.
I don't use the automation controls, but many do.
I'm curious about what issues you are finding with yours.

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Thanks will try