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Post by playersz28 on Sept 6, 2018 16:22:36 GMT
I just installed a Rover 40A with the BT interface to replace the Tracer 4210 I already had installed. I installed the Renogy BT app on Android.
When I "Add Device" and pick the BT interface ID sometimes it'll connect and show data for a minute or two, other times it'll just popup "device disconnected" and never show anything. I tried killing the app, unplug/plug the BT interface, unplug/plug the Rover, BT on/off, etc. Nothing works to keep the app running and displaying updated data. On an iPad it won't even show a device to connect to.
Is this normal and I should just return everything and switch brands? I wanted to be able to have more info than I was getting out of the serial port on the Tracer. Is there full documentation on the comms protocol for the Rover data port so I could just make my own display?
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Post by Admin on Sept 6, 2018 20:32:33 GMT
I just installed a Rover 40A with the BT interface to replace the Tracer 4210 I already had installed. I installed the Renogy BT app on Android. When I "Add Device" and pick the BT interface ID sometimes it'll connect and show data for a minute or two, other times it'll just popup "device disconnected" and never show anything. I tried killing the app, unplug/plug the BT interface, unplug/plug the Rover, BT on/off, etc. Nothing works to keep the app running and displaying updated data. On an iPad it won't even show a device to connect to. Is this normal and I should just return everything and switch brands? I wanted to be able to have more info than I was getting out of the serial port on the Tracer. Is there full documentation on the comms protocol for the Rover data port so I could just make my own display? The signal has a limit of 50ft. Are you within these parameters? -Renogy Team |
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Post by playersz28 on Sept 7, 2018 14:36:08 GMT
Yes. Installed in the trailer which is beside the house. The app can see the BT device, just won't stay connected to it.
My logging app shows connection timeouts after a few minutes of sending data. It's random, sometimes runs longer, sometimes fails right away.
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Post by playersz28 on Sept 7, 2018 14:36:55 GMT
Is there any documentation for the protocol used on the BT link?
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Post by tattoo on Sept 7, 2018 14:43:47 GMT
Yes. Installed in the trailer which is beside the house. The app can see the BT device, just won't stay connected to it. My logging app shows connection timeouts after a few minutes of sending data. It's random, sometimes runs longer, sometimes fails right away. Does it still drop out when your standing beside it? Not in the house?
I guess you have tried that?
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Post by Admin on Sept 7, 2018 17:42:21 GMT
Yes. Installed in the trailer which is beside the house. The app can see the BT device, just won't stay connected to it. My logging app shows connection timeouts after a few minutes of sending data. It's random, sometimes runs longer, sometimes fails right away. Does it still drop out when your standing beside it? Not in the house? I guess you have tried that?
Yes, sometimes depending on the walls, they can obstruct the signal. -Renogy Team |
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Post by bupkis on Sept 7, 2018 17:48:37 GMT
my ole phone worked better, even from inside @ the kitchen window, controller just inside garage, 30' away
my newer phone I must go outside and get closer, it does not always connect!
mine has BT built inside the controller by the same company, using the Renoy android app.
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Post by Admin on Sept 7, 2018 17:53:36 GMT
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Post by playersz28 on Sept 8, 2018 14:07:41 GMT
Same results no matter where the phone is located. It'll just randomly stop receiving updates. Never runs for longer than a couple of minutes. Then I disconnect and reconnect in the Info tab of the app and it might start again for a few minutes.
The manual just says what it does. I was looking for something that details the BT services and characteristics with the format of the data packets I'm seeing.
Logging the traffic to see if the BT-1 is at fault or if the app is. Would be nice if the app showed a "last update time" somewhere on the monitor tab so I can easily tell when it's actually stopped updating.
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Post by tattoo on Sept 8, 2018 15:03:25 GMT
Question,
You say it's updating? It's not giving you the actual reading of the system it's updating the app?
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Post by playersz28 on Sept 9, 2018 12:21:19 GMT
I mean updating the displayed information with the current CC data. The app periodically queries the CC for the info every 10sec judging by the time stamps in the log. If it fails then the only way you know is to stare at the phone for 30sec to see if anything changes.
In the log I see "GATT CONN TIMEOUT"
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Post by Admin on Sept 9, 2018 13:05:26 GMT
I mean updating the displayed information with the current CC data. The app periodically queries the CC for the info every 10sec judging by the time stamps in the log. If it fails then the only way you know is to stare at the phone for 30sec to see if anything changes. In the log I see "GATT CONN TIMEOUT" If the performance is the same we would recommend you contact technical support for documenting it in the system and perhaps checking to see if it's defective. -Renogy Team |
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Post by RenogyBT on Aug 9, 2019 18:00:27 GMT
Any updates on what happened here? Was it a defective BT-1 Module? My renogy BT app is behaving exactly as described in this thread.
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Post by playersz28 on Aug 12, 2019 11:08:38 GMT
I just gave up using it. I now have a Pi connected into the port on the Rover and generate a Web page I can look at with my phone.
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Post by RenogyBT on Aug 12, 2019 16:03:55 GMT
Thanks for the follow up! Too bad it never actually ended up working.. I came back to mine 2 days later without changing anything and it started working properly. Not sure what changed in those two days because I didn't do anything but at least it started working.
I like the way you solved the problem though.
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