Aurora UNO 485<>USB PL2303 issue trunk 1665

[John Kampman]

Hi there :)

i started to configure WSL to monitor my Aurora WSL. Initial install of the package went well and i have the front-end up end running.

When i get to connecting the inverter i do have some issues. I bought a PL2303  chip-set device to convert rs485 <> USB and attched this to my Aurora.

when doing dmesg the following is displayed

[ 6479.196968] usb 1-1.2: new full-speed USB device number 6 using dwc_otg

[ 6479.302672] usb 1-1.2: New USB device found, idVendor=067b, idProduct=2303

[ 6479.302709] usb 1-1.2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0

[ 6479.302730] usb 1-1.2: Product: USB-Serial Controller

[ 6479.302746] usb 1-1.2: Manufacturer: Prolific Technology Inc.

[ 6479.306514] pl2303 1-1.2:1.0: pl2303 converter detected

[ 6479.317267] usb 1-1.2: pl2303 converter now attached to ttyUSB0

doing a lsusb this is listed

pi@ChapmanSolar ~ $ lsusb

Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0424:9512 Standard Microsystems Corp.

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0424:ec00 Standard Microsystems Corp.

Bus 001 Device 006: ID 067b:2303 Prolific Technology, Inc. PL2303 Serial Port

Then i try to configure the device in the ADMIN module an whatever i do , i always get a failure on the device test. the attached screens are showing my setup

Am i making a mistake with the RS485 setup? or could it be the device i am using for the 485<>USB conversion.

Looking forward to the response

[Willem Stolk]

Just use the URI and point to the AURORA software.

Mine is;

/home/PI/aurora-1.8.3/aurora -Y5 -l5 -M10 /dev/ttyUSB0

[Willem Stolk]

the aurora software can be downloaded from http://www.curtronics.com/Solar/AuroraData.html 

[Martin Diphoorn]

Yes you need the aurora package from Curt. Did you get it working?

[John Kampman]

not yet. i was just looking for the installation instructions, where to put it in the file structure. I know i have to run the make command but was wondering where to place the sources

will this under /home/pi ??

JK

[Martin Diphoorn]

There is good installation guide.

At the end off the guide you do an sudo make install which will put the files in the right places.

[John Kampman]

Martin,

where is this guide located,i haven't seen it yet.

sorry for my many questions but it seems i am stuck with this last part only

JK

[Martin Diphoorn]

I think it is in the downloaded file. Extract the file and check the contents.

[John Kampman]

Got it...

found a nice Italian website maybe the instructions below can be added to the WSL installation guide

5. Install AURORA 1.8.3

5.1 Download package

$ cd /home  
$ wget http://www.curtronics.com/Solar/ftp/aurora-1.8.3.tar.gz

5.2 Unzip package 

$ tar -xzvf aurora-1.8.3.tar.gz
$ rm aurora-1.8.3.tar.gz

5.3 make and install 

$ cd aurora-1.8.3
$ make
$ make install
$ cd /..

[Martin Diphoorn]

Mmhhh just checked my old package from 1.8.3 and I think you should extract the file and run make. After the make is successful then run sudo make install. But I did not saw an guide

[Marco]

The Aurora tarbal (aurora-1.8.6.tar.gz) contains a file INSTALL and in this file the "installation procedure" in explained.

It is not WSL its goal to make and maintain installation manuals for thirdparty packages.

[John Kampman]

Marco,

it was not to make a very detailed description of the WSL manual, but this seems to miss out in the great doucment you guys have posted on the website. I found out that this Aurora software is a requirement for WSL. I found this on the website and would have expected to find this in the manual.

However with the support in this gorup i got to the right stage to be able to continue.

JK

[John Kampman]

Willem,

thanks for the help here, after getting this sorted and rewiring the RS485 connection it works as a charm!

JK