HIP:Outback Serial Interface

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Outback Serial Interface How-to

The Outback Power Systems solar charge controller system installed in the first floor display case in Dennis Hall features a serial interface that polls the system and sends status reports once a second. The RS232 connector is located on the Mate, a system-wide controller featuring an administration interface. To get the Mate talking to your serial-enabled PC, however, some fanangaling must ensue. First check out the mate communications guide.

The first step is to set your baud rate at 19200 8N1. This is pretty straight forward in a minicom, kermit, or zTerm. You will now notice that no data is coming from the mate. Do not panic. You will now need to set the DTR line to high, meaning negative voltage, and the RTS line low, positive voltage. To accomplish this under mac os x, grab get software that allows you to change

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