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2.72 MPPT issue

I have noticed that 2.72 on a Venus GX seems to have a problem coordinating MPPT use.

My two 150/45 MPPTs were active but one went to "sleep" with an idle load when there was a small enough load for one to cope with.

When the load increased, the MP2 went to grid and the second MPPT never kicked in and produced nothing more than 7W.

A restart of the GX resolved the issue.

MPPTs on current code and MP2 on 4.81.

The second USB-vedirect MPPT is a rev2.


Multiplus-IIMPPT ControllersVenus GX - VGX
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To add to this. Comms are fine, the mppt's are online and responsive.

Pulling comms cables (second mppt attached via USB port) does not resolve.

Shutting down the first mppt does also not resolve.

Only a restart of the venus gets both active again.

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nickdb answered ·

Thanks for moving the topic, I think.

A reply would be more helpful. There is legitimately an issue here.

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nickdb answered ·

Extract from vedirect.USB0 logs:

root@beaglebone:/var/log/vedirect.ttyUSB0# cat current

@400000006106ae7624d94fbc 048.812 INF.VE.Hex: Received: :76A1004D0

@400000006106ae7625b5e47c 048.812 WRN.VE.Hex: param failure: 106a

@400000006106ae7625b5f804 048.812 INF.vd2veti: Action done: direct-get 106A

@400000006106ae7625b603bc 048.813 INF.VE.Hex: Received: :A200100460E0000D6

@400000006106ae7625b60f74 048.813 INF.vd2veti: Received hex item 0120 of type VETI_SN32/UN32 with value 00000E46

@400000006106ae7625b622fc 048.813 INF.solar: itemUpdate for id 0120 -> 00000E46 (valid)

@400000006106ae7625b62eb4 048.818 INF.vd2veti: Performing action: direct-get 10BA

@400000006106ae7625bd5e8c 048.818 INF.service: 0x42480: sending 11 :7BA100084

@400000006106ae7625bd79e4

@400000006106ae7626e14904 048.844 INF.VE.Hex: Received: :7BA100183

@400000006106ae7626e1645c 048.844 INF.VE.Hex: unknown id failure: 10ba

@400000006106ae7626e17014 048.844 INF.vd2veti: Action done: direct-get 10BA

@400000006106ae7701fd29b4 049.228 INF.VE.Text: PID=0XA06A

@400000006106ae7701fd50c4 049.228 INF.VE.Text: FWE=306FF

@400000006106ae7702f220a4 049.244 INF.VE.Text: SER#=HQ2044J9JTK

@400000006106ae7702f243cc 049.244 INF.VE.Text: V=56780

@400000006106ae7702f24f84 049.244 INF.VE.Text: I=300

@400000006106ae7703e4cda4 049.260 INF.VE.Text: VPV=108650

@400000006106ae7703e4e12c 049.260 INF.VE.Text: PPV=20

@400000006106ae7703e4e8fc 049.260 INF.VE.Text: MPPT=1

@400000006106ae7703e4f4b4 049.260 INF.VE.Text: CS=252

@400000006106ae7704dd9524 049.276 INF.VE.Text: OR=0X00000000

@400000006106ae7704ddb07c 049.276 INF.VE.Direct: TEXT RegId=EDBC Value=000007D0

@400000006106ae7704ddbc34 049.276 INF.solar: itemUpdate for id EDBC -> 000007D0 (valid)

@400000006106ae7704ddcbd4 049.276 INF.items: Setting item Yield/Power to value 20.000000

@400000006106ae7704ddd78c 049.276 INF.items: Calculated I from P / V

@400000006106ae7704de160c 049.276 INF.VE.Direct: TEXT RegId=ED8D Value=0000162E

@400000006106ae7704de21c4 049.276 INF.solar: itemUpdate for id ED8D -> 0000162E (valid)

@400000006106ae7903f6a7f4

@400000006106ae7903f6cb1c -------- dumping backlog -------

@400000006106ae7903f6d6d4 050.732 INF.items: Setting item Yield/Power to value 18.219999

@400000006106ae7903f6e674 050.732 INF.items: Calculated I from P / V

@400000006106ae7903f6f22c 050.732 INF.VE.Hex: Received: :ABBED007F2AFA

@400000006106ae7903f6fde4 050.732 INF.vd2veti: Received hex item EDBB of type VETI_SN16/UN16 with value 2A7F

@400000006106ae7903f70d84 050.733 INF.solar: itemUpdate for id EDBB -> 00002A7F (valid)

@400000006106ae7903f71d24 050.733 INF.items: Setting item Pv/V to value 108.790001

@400000006106ae7903f8ea14 050.733 INF.items: Calculated I from P / V

@400000006106ae7903f8f9b4 050.750 INF.VE.Hex: Received: :ABDED000100A0

@400000006106ae7903f92c7c 050.750 INF.vd2veti: Received hex item EDBD of type VETI_SN16/UN16 with value 0001

@400000006106ae7903f93c1c 050.750 INF.solar: itemUpdate for id EDBD -> 00000001 (valid)

@400000006106ae7903f947d4 050.780 INF.VE.Hex: Received: :A200100480E0000D4

@400000006106ae7903f9538c 050.780 INF.vd2veti: Received hex item 0120 of type VETI_SN32/UN32 with value 00000E48

@400000006106ae7903f9a594 050.780 INF.solar: itemUpdate for id 0120 -> 00000E48 (valid)

@400000006106ae7903f9b534 050.876 INF.VE.Text: ERR=0

@400000006106ae7903f9bd04 050.876 INF.VE.Text: LOAD=ON

@400000006106ae7903f9c8bc 050.876 INF.VE.Text: RELAY=OFF

@400000006106ae7903f9d08c 050.892 INF.VE.Text: H19=3382

@400000006106ae7903f9dc44 050.892 INF.VE.Text: H20=331

@400000006106ae7903f9e414 050.892 INF.VE.Text: H21=1471

@400000006106ae7903fa1eac 050.892 INF.VE.Text: H22=360

@400000006106ae7903fa2a64 050.908 INF.VE.Text: H23=1459

@400000006106ae7903fac2bc 050.908 INF.VE.Text: HSDS=8

@400000006106ae7903face74 051.234 INF.vd2veti: Performing action: direct-get 106B

@400000006106ae7903fada2c 051.234 INF.service: 0x42480: sending 11 :76B1000D3

@400000006106ae7903fae5e4

@400000006106ae7903faedb4 051.261 INF.VE.Hex: Received: :76B1004CF

@400000006106ae7903faf96c 051.261 WRN.VE.Hex: param failure: 106b

@400000006106ae7903fb013c 051.261 INF.vd2veti: Action done: direct-get 106B

@400000006106ae79042e9c2c 051.264 INF.vd2veti: Performing action: direct-get 10BB

@400000006106ae79042ec724 051.265 INF.service: 0x42480: sending 11 :7BB100083

@400000006106ae79042ed2dc

@400000006106ae7905e23f9c 051.293 INF.VE.Hex: Received: :7BB100182

@400000006106ae7905e26a94 051.293 INF.VE.Hex: unknown id failure: 10bb

@400000006106ae7905e2764c 051.293 INF.vd2veti: Action done: direct-get 10BB

@400000006106ae790a4e8eb4 051.367 INF.vd2veti: Performing action: direct-get 106C

@400000006106ae790a4ebd94 051.367 INF.service: 0x42480: sending 11 :76C1000D2

@400000006106ae790a4ec94c

@400000006106ae790b9631b4 051.389 INF.VE.Hex: Received: :76C1004CE

@400000006106ae790b9658c4 051.389 WRN.VE.Hex: param failure: 106c

@400000006106ae790b966864 051.389 INF.vd2veti: Action done: direct-get 106C

@400000006106ae790bcc7454 051.392 INF.vd2veti: Performing action: direct-get 10BC

@400000006106ae790bccca44 051.392 INF.service: 0x42480: sending 11 :7BC100082

@400000006106ae790bccd9e4

@400000006106ae790d7d3194 051.420 INF.VE.Hex: Received: :7BC100181

@400000006106ae790d7d54bc 051.421 INF.VE.Hex: unknown id failure: 10bc

@400000006106ae790d7d6074 051.421 INF.vd2veti: Action done: direct-get 10BC

@400000006106ae790d7d7014 051.421 INF.VE.Text: PID=0XA06A

@400000006106ae790d7d77e4 051.421 INF.VE.Text: FWE=306FF

@400000006106ae790dd7bd44 051.427 INF.vd2veti: Performing action: direct-get 106D

@400000006106ae790dd8171c 051.427 INF.service: 0x42480: sending 11 :76D1000D1

@400000006106ae790dd822d4

@400000006106ae790e6c489c 051.437 INF.VE.Text: SER#=HQ2044J9JTK

@400000006106ae790e6c67dc 051.437 INF.VE.Text: V=56810

@400000006106ae790f61f724 051.453 INF.VE.Text: I=100

@400000006106ae790f621e34 051.453 INF.VE.Text: VPV=108840

@400000006106ae790f6229ec 051.453 INF.VE.Text: PPV=14

@400000006106ae791057b54c 051.469 INF.VE.Text: MPPT=1

@400000006106ae791057dc5c 051.469 INF.VE.Text: CS=252

@400000006106ae791057e42c 051.469 INF.VE.Text: OR=0X00000000

@400000006106ae791157cfcc 051.485 INF.VE.Direct: TEXT RegId=ED8F Value=00000001

@400000006106ae791157fac4 051.485 INF.solar: itemUpdate for id ED8F -> 00000001 (valid)

@400000006106ae791158067c 051.485 INF.items: Setting item Dc/0/Current to value 0.100000

@400000006106ae791158161c 051.485 INF.VE.Direct: TEXT RegId=EDBC Value=00000578

@400000006106ae79115821d4 051.485 INF.solar: itemUpdate for id EDBC -> 00000578 (valid)

@400000006106ae7911582d8c 051.485 INF.items: Setting item Yield/Power to value 14.000000

@400000006106ae79115a024c 051.485 INF.items: Calculated I from P / V

@400000006106ae79115a0e04

@400000006106ae79115a15d4 -------- dumping backlog -------

@400000006106ae79115a218c 051.485 INF.VE.Direct: TEXT RegId=EDBB Value=00002A84

@400000006106ae79115a2d44 051.485 INF.solar: itemUpdate for id EDBB -> 00002A84 (valid)

@400000006106ae79115a38fc 051.485 INF.items: Setting item Pv/V to value 108.839996

@400000006106ae79115a44b4 051.485 INF.items: Calculated I from P / V

@400000006106ae79115a871c 051.485 INF.VE.Hex: Received: :76D1004CD

@400000006106ae79115a92d4 051.485 WRN.VE.Hex: param failure: 106d

@400000006106ae79115ac1b4 051.486 INF.vd2veti: Action done: direct-get 106D

@400000006106ae791455120c 051.535 INF.vd2veti: Performing action: direct-get 10BD

@400000006106ae79145540ec 051.536 INF.service: 0x42480: sending 11 :7BD100081

@400000006106ae7914554ca4

@400000006106ae7915205534 051.549 INF.VE.Hex: Received: :7BD100180

@400000006106ae791520ab24 051.549 INF.VE.Hex: unknown id failure: 10bd

@400000006106ae791520b6dc 051.549 INF.vd2veti: Action done: direct-get 10BD

@400000006106ae7915556724 051.552 INF.vd2veti: Performing action: direct-get 106E

@400000006106ae7915558e34 051.552 INF.service: 0x42480: sending 11 :76E1000D0

@400000006106ae7915559dd4

@400000006106ae791700f82c 051.581 INF.VE.Hex: Received: :76E1004CC

@400000006106ae79170ab074 051.581 WRN.VE.Hex: param failure: 106e

@400000006106ae79170ac3fc 051.581 INF.vd2veti: Action done: direct-get 106E

@400000006106ae791738d10c 051.584 INF.vd2veti: Performing action: direct-get 10BE

@400000006106ae7917430654 051.585 INF.service: 0x42480: sending 11 :7BE100080

@400000006106ae791743297c

@400000006106ae7918ef2014 051.613 INF.VE.Hex: Received: :7BE10017F

@400000006106ae7918f3b7dc 051.613 INF.VE.Hex: unknown id failure: 10be

@400000006106ae791912e83c 051.615 INF.vd2veti: Action done: direct-get 10BE

@400000006106ae7919331e54 051.617 INF.vd2veti: Performing action: direct-get 0090

@400000006106ae7919363b34 051.618 INF.service: 0x42480: sending 11 :7900000BE

@400000006106ae7919364ad4

@400000006106ae791aee5344 051.646 INF.VE.Hex: Received: :790000001BD

@400000006106ae791b0021dc 051.648 INF.vd2veti: Action done: direct-get 0090

@400000006106ae791ba7fe84 051.659 INF.vd2veti: Performing action: direct-get 0091

@400000006106ae791baba41c 051.659 INF.service: 0x42480: sending 11 :7910000BD

@400000006106ae791babb3bc

@400000006106ae791cc597cc 051.677 INF.VE.Hex: Received: :AD7ED00010086

@400000006106ae791cc5c2c4 051.677 INF.vd2veti: Received hex item ED8F of type VETI_SN16/UN16 with value 0001

@400000006106ae791cc5d264 051.677 INF.solar: itemUpdate for id ED8F -> 00000001 (valid)

@400000006106ae791cc5e204 051.677 INF.items: Setting item Dc/0/Current to value 0.100000

@400000006106ae791cc5f1a4 051.677 INF.VE.Hex: Received: :7910001BC

@400000006106ae791cc5fd5c 051.677 INF.VE.Hex: unknown id failure: 91

@400000006106ae791cc6052c 051.677 INF.vd2veti: Action done: direct-get 0091

@400000006106ae791db56284 051.693 INF.VE.Hex: Received: :A8FED000100CE

@400000006106ae791db58994 051.693 INF.vd2veti: Received hex item ED8F of type VETI_SN16/UN16 with value 0001

@400000006106ae791db59d1c 051.693 INF.solar: itemUpdate for id ED8F -> 00000001 (valid)

@400000006106ae791db5a8d4 051.693 INF.items: Setting item Dc/0/Current to value 0.100000

@400000006106ae791db5b874 051.693 INF.VE.Hex: Received: :AD5ED00301643

@400000006106ae791db5eb3c 051.693 INF.vd2veti: Received hex item ED8D of type VETI_SN16/UN16 with value 1630


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mvader (Victron Energy) answered ·

Hi Nick, apologies for the late reply; had't seen this yet. Do you still have this issue? How reproducible is it for you? And, can you reproduce it on v2.80~13?

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