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Install Exar USB Serial Driver on Venus OS 2.70 large (raspberrypi4)

Hello all,

i'm using the venus OS on my raspberry pi4 with the latest 2.70 large version (venus-swu-raspberrypi4-20210328075236-v2.70_4-large) and i'm trying to connect my EPEVER Tracer 5415AN via the RS485 to usb cable, to get the parameters with node-red. But now there seems to be the problem that the USB drivers on venus OS doesn't work with the tracer usb cable.

What i have found is that the "Exar USB Driver" should work.

Now my question is it possible to install the drivers to the venus OS?

https://github.com/buba447/solartracer-485/tree/master/xr_usb_serial_common-1a

Or do somebody maybe have the same charge controller and connect it in another way to the venus device?

Thanks in advance for all answers; hints; support!

regards Marv

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marv085 avatar image marv085 commented ·

Here in addition the stats of the usb device, maybe i've only had done some settings wrong in node-red for the modbus-flex-getter

lsusb.jpg

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marv085 avatar image marv085 commented ·

Hey community,

after some readings here in the community I get a little bit more understanding what venus OS is and how it works on a raspberry pi 4 (thanks to everybody putting so much work in getting things done like this and taking the time explaining!). So, as far as i get it, it's only possible to install files not like on a linux machine but for example opkg packages.

Now for my first question to install the "xr_usb_serial" driver i have found a openwrt "makefile": https://github.com/openwrt/packages/blob/5d31eaccc6969506737dce20cc4496dbce17b2ee/libs/xr_usb_serial_common/Makefile

But i'm sorry i have no glue getting this build; installed; compiled. So it would be great getting some hints or comments if I'm on the right way trying to get things run? :-)


Thanks for any feedback

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jakubhanus avatar image jakubhanus marv085 commented ·
Hello,

any luck with this? I have exactly the same problem. Running Venus OS on rpi zero 2, but i just didn't figure out how to compile this driver.

Thanks for update.

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scarns answered ·

Looks like the CDC-ACM driver needs to be disabled, as that port should read XRUSB0, not ACM0. Refer back to the instructions in the GitHub repository where you downloaded the driver.

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