What does the charge controller monitoring data say?įirst, congratulations, you have managed to connect your EPEver / EPSolar charge controller to your PC and is now able to both configure and monitor your solar power system easily. * updated every 30 seconds, but can be modified. Now, click Start Monitoring, and within a few seconds, you should see some live* data from your charge controller.
There are a few steps you need to go through before the software can communicate with the charge controller: Once again, the configuration window appears. If not, check the box and press OK to close the device window.Ĭonfiguring the solar station monitor softwareĭouble-click Solar Station MonitorV1.xx on your desktop to start the charge controller software. Select the Port Settings tab, and make sure that the RS-485 checkbox is checked. In the left menu, click Ports, then double-click on xxxxxxx USB UART (COM3).Open the Device Manager in Windows (Right-click the Start button or press the Windows logo + X key combination on the keyboard and, from the list, click to select Device Manager).
Follow the steps until the driver has been installed.
Install the EPEver RS485 to USB driverĬonnect the RS485 to USB cable to your PC (the USB connector) and the charge controller (RS485), and install the driver for it: In the left column, delete the station that is already added, by right-clicking on COMxxx record, select Remove Port, and confirm by clicking Yes.Ĭlose the solar station monitor software for now, as you will have to install the USB driver for the cable first. On startup, a window called Station Information appears. PS! Do NOT delete the installation folder yet, you will need to install the cable driver later on.ĭouble click Solar Station MonitorV1.xx to open it. The software is now installed on your computer and is named Solar Station MonitorV1.xx.
The software is compatible with the Tracer-A, Tracer-AN, Tracer-BN, Tracer-BP, Tracer-BPL, Tracer-CN, iTracer, eTracer, LandStar-B, LandStar-BPL, ViewStar-BN, TRIRON, XTRA, and GoMate charge controller series. If the link does not work, try to search for EPEVER charge controller download.ĭownload and install the program called Charge Controller V1.xx - Windows.
The software you need can be downloaded from the EPEVER website.Ĭlick here to go to the EPEVER download site Getting the EPEver solar station software This can usually be purchased from the same stores that sell the controller. All you need to connect the charge controller to your PC is an RS485 to USB cable. You don't have to keep the PC connected after configuration is done unless you want to monitor your solar charger(s) continuously. Luckily, you can connect most EPEver / EPSolar charge controllers to your PC (Windows only), and use EPEver's downloadable software to both do the configuration and monitoring. Although you can buy the MT50, a display with buttons that gives status and configuration options, it is quite cumbersome to work with. EPEver / EPSolar charge controllers are usually just plug-and-play, and some, like the Tracer-BN series, comes without a display altogether.