Morningstar ethernet meterbus converter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4RsnFV9BWo Interesting new product, looks like you'll be able to make your older MorningStar controller now have a ethernet connection. It's built in to the mppt-60...
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pconroy328 wrote:I would think the same about the serial to ethernet thing but I believe there's something about the Modbus communication protocol that this new device has.
I only watched a few minutes, but I'd take one of two approaches: plug it into a Raspberry Pi 3 and then let the RPi's WiFi connect to the RV LAN, or hang a small hub/switch off something like an Alfa R36 router.
I heard "serial to ethernet" converter, and if I heard right there are some other ways and products to skin that cat.
I dunno', though. I use a serial to USB converter with mine. That would mean the web is only a step away. Does the Raspberry handle serial interface?
