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GX will not detect ET112 energy meter with ZigBee working end to end with meeting soft
with usb ZigBee set up and rs485 too and paired and usb ZigBee plug in to the pc and Carlo Gavazzi running you can cornet to the meter and read and write from and too ET112 but if i relocate the usb ZigBee to the GX and re pair the two ZigBee will not detect ET112 energy mete have tried re boot but still no ET112 energy meter in device list
Many thanks for any help
Matthew
and up date maybe is to faraway point to point but with usb ZigBee plug in to the pc and Carlo Gavazzi ucs -7 running on lap top bingo comms to the ET112 so Victron your in put is needed as I'm at a loss as next step do i need to load usb driver ? (3 total usb) running Venos V3.01
yes have tried answer for other post on this problem but with no resolve to it
Many thanks for any help
Matthew
Hi @mjs500
I had terrible trouble getting a ET112 to communicate with my Cebro GX as well (minus the Zigbee I only have the USB to ETT112 adapter and a physical cable between the ET112 and Cebro GX).
In my case it was a setting within the ET112 bios itself I need to change that sets up the cable protocol the ET112 communicates on.
Duncan's ET112 issue My answer came via a post on this site. so here is the link to my post where the issue was discussed.
Since making this small bios change, my ET112 now works as expected.
I hope this helps
Kind regards
Duncan
Since making this small bios change, my ET112 now works as expected.
how did you make bios change as ET112 config soft ware only lest you change address and board rate - and bits stop ?
right i see how you make bios change
Hi @mjs500
Download the MProg SW by FTDI software. Then connect to the ET112 directly to your PC via the USB adapter cable, rather than the zigbee or Cebro GX.
The Mprog software should then see the ET112 as a USB device on one of your PC's com ports, and allow you to read and write to the ET112's bios. Only make the change as described by radmin-1 in the post I linked, where he outlines the cable protocol description section. Once that is done disconnect the ET112 from your PC and reconnect to the Cebro GX. In my case the ET112 showed up as a List device straight away.
I hope that helps.
Kind regards
Duncan
right having used mprog sw read from Et112 Eprom
0000 : 00 40 03 04 01 60 00 00 A0 2D 08 00 00 00 98 0A @. .. `. .. .. .. .. ..
0010 : A2 20 C2 12 23 10 05 00 0A 03 46 00 54 00 44 00 .. .. .. .. .. .F .T .D
0020 : 49 00 20 03 46 00 54 00 32 00 33 00 32 00 52 00 .I .. .F .T .2 .3 .2 .R
0030 : 20 00 55 00 53 00 42 00 20 00 55 00 41 00 52 00 .. .U .S .B .. .U .A .R
0040 : 54 00 12 03 41 00 31 00 30 00 4D 00 4C 00 44 00 .T .. .A .1 .0 .M .L .D
that FT232R USB UART is programmed in so have maid no changes be interesting too see how the ones that work using ZigBee are programmed ?
as Victron energy only sale ET112 as one type and with one program
V 2. 67 looking like this problem is back will have a look a see in V3.01
https://community.victronenergy.com/questions/153482/energy-meter-et112-zigbee-ccgx.html#:~:text=energy%20meter%20et112%2C%20zigbee%2C%20ccgx
Usb driver Victron venos V3.01
login as: root
root@---------------------------------
Last login: Fri Sep 1 18:19:24 2023 from 192.168.0.9
root@raspberrypi4:~# lsusb
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 007: ID 1a86:7523 QinHeng Electronics HL-340 USB-Serial adapter **
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0403:6015 Future Technology Devices International, Ltd Br idge(I2C/SPI/UART/FIFO)
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0403:6011 Future Technology Devices International, Ltd FT 4232H Quad HS USB-UART/FIFO IC
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 2109:3431 VIA Labs, Inc. Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
root@raspberrypi4:~#
** this is the driver appears when you plug in the usb Zigbee
but still no et112 in grid meter so may be driver is no good or need edit and add line down below but my code skill
how to edit file ( complete navies with Nano )
cd /etc/udev/rules.d
serial-starter.rules
and add line
ACTION=="add", ENV{ID_BUS}=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="1a86", ATTRS{idProduct}=="7523", ENV{VE_SERVICE}="cgwacs:default
root@raspberrypi4:~# tail -f /data/log/serial-starter/current | tai64n local
@4000000064f454be0b0ce544 @4000000064f4547803db8e74 INFO: Start service dbus-ser ialbattery.ttyUSB5 once
@4000000064f454be0b0cf8cc @4000000064f45481231ccec4 INFO: Start service dbus-cgw acs.ttyUSB5 once
@4000000064f454be0b0d0c54 @4000000064f454863972e6cc INFO: Start service gps-dbus .ttyUSB5 once
@4000000064f454be0b0d1fdc @4000000064f454901cdf327c INFO: Start service vedirect -interface.ttyUSB5 once
@4000000064f454be0b0d3364 @4000000064f454932fac8954 INFO: Start service dbus-ser ialbattery.ttyUSB5 once
@4000000064f454be0b0d46ec @4000000064f4549d12e4b92c INFO: Start service dbus-cgw acs.ttyUSB5 once
@4000000064f454be0b0d568c @4000000064f454a2295e04ec INFO: Start service gps-dbus .ttyUSB5 once
@4000000064f454be0b0d6244 @4000000064f454ac0cc03a94 INFO: Start service vedirect -interface.ttyUSB5 once
@4000000064f454be0b0d6dfc @4000000064f454af2028bffc INFO: Start service dbus-ser ialbattery.ttyUSB5 once
@4000000064f454be0b0d79b4 @4000000064f454b9035007b4 INFO: Start service dbus-cgw acs.ttyUSB5 once
@4000000064f454bf0b094f4c @4000000064f454be1ae0fd34 INFO: Start service gps-dbus .ttyUSB5 once
@4000000064f454c80b1b316c @4000000064f454c7394402e4 INFO: Start service vedirect-interface.ttyUSB5 on ce
@4000000064f454cc0b23b51c @4000000064f454cb115ed894 INFO: Start service dbus-serialbattery.ttyUSB5 on ce
@4000000064f454d50b35685c @4000000064f454d42f98d274 INFO: Start service dbus-cgwacs.ttyUSB5 once
@4000000064f454db0b41764c @4000000064f454da0b478514 INFO: Start service gps-dbus.ttyUSB5 once
@4000000064f454e40b537f7c @4000000064f454e3295a8e34 INFO: Start service vedirect-interface.ttyUSB5 once
but not showing no this ?
Now this will make you think
find my Waveshare usb to rs485 converter long length 2 core screened cable lets give it go so wire up plug in Bing go Et112 in device list and working ! Not fixed but more proof that a driver bug in soft ware or !
Now unplug Waveshare usb to rs485 converter Et112 in device list but not working and with the usb Zigbee plugged in and Zigbee rs485 wired to the et112 end a lot tx and rx between ZigBee's but still not to GX
and to just make shore plugged usb Zigbee plugged in to my PC and yes wireless comms to ET112 with Carlo Gavazzi ucs so back to you
Have you tried bypassing the Zigbee and running a long Lan cable or any 3 wires, from the ET112 to the USB converter and plugging directly into the Cerbo GX?
I do not use the Zigbee So I can not advise on what variables that adds?
Also you have been doing some Bios changes via the SSH directly, did you download the software I mention and confirm that the cable description has been updated?
Kind regards
Duncan
yes as post about with Waveshare usb to rs485 converter and no Bios changes work plug and play
just go to have run a long cat5 screen with twisted pairs from meter to out building when Zigbee will du it hart beat if only sort out soft ware in the CX as it funds Waveshare usb to rs485 not even on Victron list and run with it but Zigbee usb on Victron list will not work !
thanks for your help just need Victron sort it out, customer shroud not be the ones sorting out problem with soft ware
