Sunsaver MPPT Timestamp
bdosborn
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I've been messing around with MSview and the Sunsaver MPPT doing some data logging of the load characteristics of a Waeco cooler. I noticed that the time stamp that MSview logs is off by a day or so. How do I set the time on the Sunsaver? I can't find anything in the Morningstar documentation or in MS View.
Bruce
Bruce
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Re: Sunsaver MPPT Timestamp
Hello:
You are correct about it being off if you are comparing it to your local time.
It shows UTC time, here in Calif it's will be -8 hours from local time.
I wish the MSVIEW program had a way to adjust what it displays or saves.
It might be able to be done in the output log but I have not found an easy way yet. I have a TS-MPPT-60 and have been expermenting with it for only a couple of days so far.Off grid with 6 Simpliphi 3.4KWH 48 volt batteries, 2 Morningstar TriStar MPPT controllers with TS-RM-2 monitor, 1 with 9 Silfab 310 watt panels and 1 with 18 Grape solar 220 watt panels, Magnum MS4448PAE inverter with BMK battery monitor, Tri-Metric battery monitor and Utility company style KWH used meter.
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Re: Sunsaver MPPT Timestamp
You can use the following formula in excel, it will subtract 8 hours from UTC. A21 was the source cell (first column containing the date/time stamp in my example);
=TEXT((MID(A21,1,10) + MID(A21,12,12) - TIME(8,0,0)),"yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss AM/PM")
source cell=2013-06-12T15:52:05.037+00:00 target cell=2013-06-12 07:52:05 AM
Craig -
Re: Sunsaver MPPT Timestamp
To confuse things further, the difference will be -7 if you have a daylight saving time in the Summer. However, Sunsaver may not know that. -
Re: Sunsaver MPPT Timestamp
You can also open the log file with notepad and change all +00:00 to -08:00 (or -07:00), save it then open it in msview and you'll have your correct time. -
Re: Sunsaver MPPT TimestampTo confuse things further, the difference will be -7 if you have a daylight saving time in the Summer. However, Sunsaver may not know that.SMA SB 3000, old BP panels.
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