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Started by dapdan, October 01, 2024, 08:21:08 AM

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dapdan

October 01, 2024, 08:21:08 AM
All,

I have had Rosie installed since July 2023 and she has been working faultlessly since bar a couple of hiccups. Well I have had two of those in one week and I am now seeking to understand and hopefully resolve this infrequent issue.

Rosie just ups and shut down it ac output with no apparent reason. There is no fault code or led on, it just shuts down the output and remains in on state with zero output. I went into the user menu from on the MNGP2 to discover that the output and Rosie with both in an off state. I selected output and toggle it on and power was restored. I also selected the Rosie and toggle it to the on state. Has anyone observed this before. In the 15months she has been running I would have experienced this not more than four times but twice in the past week.

Summary of system is as follows:

1No.  Rosie 7048RE
2No.  Classic 150s
3No.  Victron 100V/20A smart mppt
3No.  15kwh CATL Lifep04 with smart jbd bms (45kwh total)
Variety of panels ranging from 130w to 285W going through 5 CC

Damani


boB

#1
October 03, 2024, 02:36:38 AM

What is Rosie's software version ?

The MNGP2  I suppose, too.

boB
K7IQ 🌛  He/She/Me

dapdan

#2
October 03, 2024, 07:22:13 AM
boB,

I will advise on fw when I return to home from work.

Thx much.

dapdan

#3
October 03, 2024, 01:58:21 PM
Firmware is aa follows


MNGP2   23.6.14
ROSIE.     23.2.2.1

dapdan

#4
October 03, 2024, 01:58:34 PM
Firmware is aa follows


MNGP2   23.6.14
ROSIE.     23.2.2.1

Brucey

#5
October 03, 2024, 05:56:00 PM
Quote from: dapdan on October 03, 2024, 01:58:34 PMFirmware is aa follows


MNGP2   23.6.14
ROSIE.     23.2.2.1
Those are pretty old firmware versions, you may want to upgrade them to the latest available:

https://midniteftp.com/forum/index.php?topic=5949.0

Be aware the updates can take while to apply after the transfer process is complete, I would wait until the fans ramp up again after the firmware update is complete and it restarts before going back into the mngp2.

dapdan

#6
October 04, 2024, 11:55:15 AM
Yah know as they say...if it aint broke. I hope I dont brick it as Midnite is not around the corner. I will have a go at the update this weekend and see how it goes.

Damani

boB

#7
October 04, 2024, 02:43:48 PM Last Edit: October 04, 2024, 02:49:16 PM by boB
Sometimes you have to do the update a few times if the canbus is being persnickety.  But only having a Rosie on the canbus should be easy peasy.

When the MNGP2 says 100% updated do NOT turn the Rosie OFF because you don't think it has not worked.   That may be one of the problems people have.
If they have another unit on the canbus, they need to (IMO)  turn those extra CC's and Rosies and stuff OFF so they don't clog the bus while updating.

Give it several minutes for the Rosie to actually re-program itself.  This might take up to 10 minutes but should be 4 to 6 minutes last I heard.

Keep us informed !

boB
K7IQ 🌛  He/She/Me

dapdan

#8
October 12, 2024, 01:05:26 PM
Updated rosie and mngp2 today. Update app shows both have latest firmware. Rosie is working fine. However mngp seems to be stuck on a particular status srceen. Reboot didnt change anything.



dapdan

#9
October 12, 2024, 01:42:34 PM
When in mngp2 chat. Reset the mngp2 as instructed. Reloaded new firmware and all is well.

Thx all.

qrper

#10
October 13, 2024, 11:40:56 AM
Quote from: dapdan on October 12, 2024, 01:42:34 PMWhen in mngp2 chat. Reset the mngp2 as instructed. Reloaded new firmware and all is well.

Thx all.

How does one reset the mngp2? 

Mike
System one: 7kWp w/ Trina 250 W panels @90 Vdc. Classic 150 to 16-6 V U.S batteries. Trace 5548 sine wave inverter.
System two: 6kWp grid tie with solaredge inverter.
System three: Midnite Brat, two 120 W Astropower modules, 100 Ah battery. Runs the LED streetlight in the back yard.

dapdan

#11
October 14, 2024, 11:51:38 AM
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Quote from: ClassicCrazy on December 20, 2023, 09:22:51 PMI have had that happen to me twice in the past .
Here is solution from Ryan - which I tried and worked .

"Power down the MNGP2 so it is dark
Hold back button and apply power
Keep holding back for 15 seconds then release
This will revert the MNGP2 to factory firmware so you can update again"

Larry

taken from the MNGP2 section.

Damani

rs50pilot

#12
October 16, 2024, 01:10:44 PM
Mine has done this three times. I'm on the latest firmware. It shutdown two days ago. I should say it stopped outputting power. She was still running and the fans were on high.

Disconnect grid power, then battery power. Let her sit overnight and everything worked fine. I looked at the faults and didn't take a picture of them.

Not very fun when your house goes dark for no reason.

dapdan

#13
October 16, 2024, 02:07:19 PM
Rosie has been running for more than a year straight now and never experienced the issue you have described. Lets hope that this is not a bug in the new firmware. Since change over a couple days ago she had operating as before.

rs50pilot

#14
November 30, 2024, 04:50:52 PM
My rosie shutoff last night for no reason. Then she started back up about 45 mins later. Today she shut off again? I don't get it.
The inverter will also skip a charge cycle which causes my bank to go low. She will then shutdown because the batteries are low. Even with grid available she will shutdown. Who knows why. I'm getting tired of it. There is no reason it should be doing this.

I just saw there was a newer beta update. I'm about to sell this thing. Seems Rosie is on the back burner now.
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