Ts mppt60 monitor from far

mamunpalermo
mamunpalermo Registered Users Posts: 2 ✭
in Advanced Solar Electric Technical Forum #1
Dear all,can anyone please help me about ts mppt60 morning star?i have a mppt installed and i can connect to network,but my site of the solar project is far away from my office,how to monitor from my office since no pc installed in site?please any advice will be helpful,thanks
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  • Raj174
    Raj174 Solar Expert Posts: 795 ✭✭✭✭
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    mamunpalermo said:
    Dear all,can anyone please help me about ts mppt60 morning star?i have a mppt installed and i can connect to network,but my site of the solar project is far away from my office,how to monitor from my office since no pc installed in site?please any advice will be helpful,thanks
    Hi mamunpalermo,

    How far is "far away from my office". CAT6 network cable is good for about 100 meters. A wireless client connection is good for almost the same distance under the best conditions. So, how far is the office from the controller.  
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  • mamunpalermo
    mamunpalermo Registered Users Posts: 2 ✭
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    thanks for reply,far mean 2000km friend,
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  • Raj174
    Raj174 Solar Expert Posts: 795 ✭✭✭✭
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    Now that's what I call far. Sorry, but I see no other solution than a PC with an internet connection on site. 
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  • mcgivor
    mcgivor Solar Expert Posts: 3,854 ✭✭✭✭✭✭
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    I'm by no means an IT person but couldn't a small Raspberry or Beagle Bone like device with an IP address be used to connect to the Morningstar controller and remotely accessed, perhaps one of the more computer savvy people hear have ideas.
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  • mike95490
    mike95490 Solar Expert Posts: 9,583 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I just use mine hooked to a wireless router and access at the house 200' away.  You need a network geek in your neighborhood to set this up for you.  Is there any internet near it - a friendly neighbor maybe, share their internet connection ?
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