As previously reported the SMA webbox stopped reporting my readings to the internet on the 17th March 2011.
A good friend of mine came round yesterday to help me discover why this was.
The webbox was getting data from the inverter in the loft but did not pass it on. I thought it might be because of the small SD (256mb) card we had installed. This was found to be in error. The card had nearly two months worth of data on it and only took up 1.36mb, nowhere near the card limit. I have now bought a 2Gb card just to have a new one.
It turns out that the webbox is not running a web host so we can not login into it using a web browser. We can ping the box and even start a telnet session, but not get past the login prompt as we didn't have the correct username/password combination. I have sent SMA an email and now waiting for them to get back to me. Not expecting a quick reply to be honest.
When we initially got the box running it was only with the help of my mate, as the instructions seemed to assume I had a IPv6 server. These systems at the moment are generally only found in bigger systems not in a domestic house.
I will keep posting irregular updates as and when new thoughts or events become apparent. Not even sure if this blog is being read by anybody but at least I'm getting data out there.
It was down to the guys in Germany at SMA. They didn't give me the technical answer, but after sending them an email stating my isssue, they said they'd look into it and suddenly my data is back!
A good friend of mine came round yesterday to help me discover why this was.
The webbox was getting data from the inverter in the loft but did not pass it on. I thought it might be because of the small SD (256mb) card we had installed. This was found to be in error. The card had nearly two months worth of data on it and only took up 1.36mb, nowhere near the card limit. I have now bought a 2Gb card just to have a new one.
It turns out that the webbox is not running a web host so we can not login into it using a web browser. We can ping the box and even start a telnet session, but not get past the login prompt as we didn't have the correct username/password combination. I have sent SMA an email and now waiting for them to get back to me. Not expecting a quick reply to be honest.
When we initially got the box running it was only with the help of my mate, as the instructions seemed to assume I had a IPv6 server. These systems at the moment are generally only found in bigger systems not in a domestic house.
I will keep posting irregular updates as and when new thoughts or events become apparent. Not even sure if this blog is being read by anybody but at least I'm getting data out there.
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It was down to the guys in Germany at SMA. They didn't give me the technical answer, but after sending them an email stating my isssue, they said they'd look into it and suddenly my data is back!
hi. thanks for sharing your valuable experiences. lots like me are facing similar issues. waiting for your updates.
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