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Charge Controllers and Clippers => The "KID" charge controller => Topic started by: Mario on May 21, 2014, 01:56:47 PM

Title: Beta Kid Firmware 1741 05-20-14
Post by: Mario on May 21, 2014, 01:56:47 PM
Here is the new code to test there is a new dusk + mode for the load
also fixes the battery reading of the display Status screens
going to resting in the middle of the day with full power


Title: Re: Beta Kid Firmware 1741 05-20-14
Post by: Highflyer on May 21, 2014, 05:07:51 PM
Thanks!!  I'll give it a try this weekend.
Title: Re: Beta Kid Firmware 1741 05-20-14
Post by: Mario on May 21, 2014, 05:09:08 PM
If anybody here has a unit with the LCD going Blank please try this code.
I believe dgd had onde of those units

Mario
Title: Re: Beta Kid Firmware 1741 05-20-14
Post by: Highflyer on May 21, 2014, 05:15:53 PM
Mario,
I did not load 1730 because of the problems other saw, but if you would like I'll try 1730 first to see how it does then I'll load 1741 and see if there is a change.
Title: Re: Beta Kid Firmware 1741 05-20-14
Post by: Mario on May 21, 2014, 05:33:05 PM
Highflyer,
don't bother with 1730. use 1741
Title: Re: Beta Kid Firmware 1741 05-20-14
Post by: chris on May 25, 2014, 05:19:04 PM
  I did the update wile at the lake this weekend.....went with out a hitch.  But now the display seems a little glitchy (don't know if this is related or not) but seems to flickereverynow and then.

  Also, I'm still getting the overload warning on the load status (nothing is hooked to this)
Title: Re: Beta Kid Firmware 1741 05-20-14
Post by: ClassicCrazy on May 27, 2014, 11:54:30 PM
Just did the 1741 update - will see tomorrow how it is working when the sun is up. I did notice that after I set up Whizbang Jr settings , I reset power and it went back to default . I just put them in again and hit the Save button . But I don't want to reset the power again to see if that holds them . I don't have a switch yet and have to pull a glass fuse near the battery - first time I did it might not have left it off long enough because when unit powered on again there were just a bunch of squares on the display . Guess it needs to be off more than a second to truly reset. I was happy to see life on it again .
Title: Re: Beta Kid Firmware 1741 05-20-14
Post by: Mario on May 30, 2014, 02:58:49 PM
Quote from: chris on May 25, 2014, 05:19:04 PM
  I did the update wile at the lake this weekend.....went with out a hitch.  But now the display seems a little glitchy (don't know if this is related or not) but seems to flickereverynow and then.

  Also, I'm still getting the overload warning on the load status (nothing is hooked to this)

Chris, The overload on the load is a bug I just fixed thank you for your input.
when the load was OFF it would even display the msg!
This will be fixed in the next firmware rev.

Thanks,
Mario