NAME
aurora - communicate with an Aurora Magnetek Photovoltaic (solar) Power
Inverter
SYNOPSIS
aurora [Options] -a InverterAddress Device
REQUIRED PARAMETERS
-a, --address=num
Inverter address. (1-31)
Device Serial Device. Example, /dev/ttyUSB0 or /dev/ttyS0.
OPTIONS
-b, --verbose
Verbose mode
-C, --calc-value=num
Calculate $ value using num * KWh
-c, --columnize
Output data in columns --> for -d & -e options only, will
disable all other options
-d, --get-dsp
Get DSP data
-e, --get-energy
Get Cumulated Energy readings
-f, --firmware-ver
Query for Firmware Version string
-g, --mfg-date
Query for Inverter Manufacturing Date
-h, --help
This text
-i, --get-count
Display Inverter Time Counters
-j, --get-joules
Display Energy cumulated in the last 10 seconds
-l, --delay=num
Cmd Delay in 1/10ths seconds. Default is 1 (0.1 sec)
-m, --get-conf
Query for Inverter System Configuration
-n, --serial-number
Query for Inverter Serial Number
-o, --output-file=<filename>
Append data to file (Created if nonexistant)
-p, --part-number
Query for Inverter Part Number
-R, --read-timeout=num
Timeout value when reading data from the Inverter (mS)
-r, --calc-grid-power
Calc Grid power using Grid Voltage * Grid Current, instead of
reporting the Inverter's value. --> for -d option only, ignored
when used with -c option. (Inverter typically reports a lower
value. This affects Inverter conversion efficiency value.)
-S, --set-time
Set Inverter Date/Time to system time
-s, --get-state
Get Inverter State
-T, --get-loctime
Display computer Date/Time
-t, --get-invtime
Display Inverter Date/Time
-U, --read-pause=num
Pause 'num' milli-seconds after sending command to inverter
before reading response from inverter (1-10000)
-u, --rpt-read-pause
Report when/that pausing before read
-V, --version
Aurora communications program version
-v, --inv-version
Query for Version string
-w, --lock-wait
Seconds to wait to lock serial port. (1-30)
-x, --xon-xoff
Enable XON/XOFF on the serial port.
-Y, --retries=num
Retry failed communications with inverter up to 'num' times
(1-100)
-y, --rpt-retries
Report the number of retires done
DESCRIPTION
aurora is a program that communicates with Aurora Magnetek Photovoltaic
(solar) Power Inverters written by Curt Blank. It can retrieve data
and statistics from a variety of Aurora Inverters through either USB or
Serial interfaces.
EXAMPLES
aurora -T -c -e -d -a 2 -w 15 /dev/ttyS0
aurora -Y 100 -T -a 2 -w 10 -e /dev/ttyUSB0
SEE ALSO
http://www.curtronics.com/Solar/AuroraData.html
AUTHOR
This manpage was written by Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@canonical.com>
and updated by Curt Blank <solar@curtronics.com> for Ubuntu systems
(but may be used by others). Permission is granted to copy, distribute
and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public
License, Version 2 published by the Free Software Foundation.
On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License
can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.