Knowing ss, if you ever connect sa , even wirelessly, the warranty is voidedNah if its in the house or building at all SS knows SA will sneak into the room in the middle of the night and slaughter all eg4 equipment
Eg4 inverter future
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Zapper77
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Yes my Pie with SA is in my basement next to the router. The Inverters are in my detached garage.
Step 1 - Connect inverter
There are multiple options to connect an EG4 inverter to the Raspberry PI. Please choose one option from the table below.
| EG4 model | Inverter port | Cable |
| EX range | RS232 | RS232 USB cable |
| Micro USB | Micro USB cable | |
| EHV range | RS232 | RS232 USB cable WiFi dongle DB9 cable + USB serial cable |
| USB type B | Not usable for monitoring | |
| 18KPV Luxpower | No physical connection | Connects via local network |
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What's in a title?
You would need to have @Markus_EG4 or another representative answer that question.
I would sure hope not.
Voodoo magic.
"Monitoring connection
No cable is required to monitor the luxpower inverter. SolarAssistant connects via the local WiFi network to the Luxpower WiFi dongle. Monitoring is real time and doesn't go through the internet."
timselectric
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They sent you the wrong unit to test.
I've never heard of a qxoood. lol
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Nothing crazy, I just don't see an answer in the literature. Just wondering if it can handle battery-less mode, and potentially if it can be AC Coupled to an existing hybrid inverter (ie, will it throttle output as the frequency rises). @SignatureSolarJames alluded to the fact that the AC coupling may come in a future firmware. So, If I can find out for sure if it supports battery-less operation, I'm going to pull the trigger for a small 1600-2400w project I'm working on. I'd like to potentially add batteries later, but not immediately. If it can't, I'll continue my search. But, I suspect it probably can.
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That's the experimental ninja model that is designed to hide from Solar Assistant
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timselectric
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I was referring to it being a mirror image. lol
Markus_EG4
I am from Germany. Don't mean to come off rude
SA DOES NOT VOID WARRANTY. Luxpower is looking at testing SA to add to the list. It just hasn't happened yet
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Does it have the same TOU features as the 18k?
Might want to let SS know about that. Just to be on the safe side
Can I use Solar Assistant?
Solar Assistant is not a supported accessory for the 6000XP, and we do not recommend using it.In the manual it seems to have 3 grid load time slots and 3 grid charge time slots.
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thats what happens when you use selfie mode. I never use it so didn't realize it was flipped. Somebody in a PM wanted proof that I actually had the 6000xp
Thanks, I thumbed quickly through the manual. Then watched Wills vid, then found this thread.
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At least this new inverter is pretty inexpensive. So if the warranty gets voided, oh well.
Isn’t the warranty only 2 years versus 5 years on the 18kpv model?At least this new inverter is pretty inexpensive. So if the warranty gets voided, oh well.
Its probably 2 years vs 5 years but all of their stuff gets lifetime support on the forums here it seems
Now of course since we don't get paid or actually work for them the level of support is directly impacted by what mood were all in.....
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