Zenergy PID Boxes

Purpose

The purpose of this plugin is to collect data from Zenergy PID Offset Boxes.

Usage

This plugin reads the data from Zenergy PID Offset Box. This plugin relies on the Modbus Ardexa plugin. It uses the Modbus TCP Specification, and collects from RS485 or TCP connected inverters. Data will be collected to the solar table. The plugin will be run every 5 minutes, by default. When installing and accessing data via Modbus, the RTU (Modbus) address is the last 2 numbers of the PID Box serial number. For example, if the serial number is something like PID1N101811010 then the Modbus address is 10. The serial number is located on the device itself. A photograph of the serial plate will allow Ardexa to determine the Modbus address. The following data is collected from the inverters. *

Variable Name           Units
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Insulation Protect Set
Output Voltage Set      V
Operating Mode Set
Start Voltage Set       V
Shut Off Voltage Set    V
PV1+ Voltage            V
PV2+ Voltage            V
PV- Voltage             V
PV- Current             mA
PV Resistance to Gnd    ohm
Protection Action

Arguments

Arguments are as follows:

• endpoint. This is either a serial device like /dev/ttyS0 or an IP or DNS like 192.168.1.15

• bus_addresses. An RS485 address in the range 2-63. This can be a hyphenated list like 3-10 or a list like 2,5,7,9

• --port. This is an optional parameter used in an Ethernet gateway, and is the TCP port used for the gateway. Default is 502

• --attempts. This is an optional parameter, and determines how many times to times to attempt to read an inverter value. Default is 1

• --delay. This is the delay in seconds between inverter send and receive commands, AND if attempts > 1. Fractions like 0.3 can be used. Default is `0.05