Hi Everyone, i'm after some help please.
I've recently moved into the world of batteries and using them to power my house
Currently, i've bought some second hand fork lift truck batteries (24v) and have them connected to all the lighting in my house via a charge controller. It's working really well with the sun now powering all my lighting and hopefully some more electrical items later......
However, and this is where i need some help, i've bought a charge controller (see links below), which works really well, but the interface software is not very good. I currently have it (WatchPower) working on an old PC with a COM port ,and i can see the usage of the batteries and power consumption on the PC, but i can't get it to work on my MAC.
There is a MAC version of WatchPower which only works on MACs up to 10.13, which is fine for my current setup, but i can't get it to work / connect to the charge controller. I'm using one of these USB to RS232 Serial adaptors, which is setup correctly and working. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00425S1H8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
So my question is, is there a way to connect RS232 to indigo without the WatchPower software so i can read the information coming from the charge controller? I could then take this info and produce a control page showing everything i need.
I'm assuming that i'll still need the USB to RS232 interface, but how do i see the information coming in from the charge controller?
Any help would be greatly appreciated,
Charge Controller - https://www.photonicuniverse.com/en/catalog/full/393-Iconica-3000W-24V-hybrid-pure-sine-wave-inverter-with-50A-solar-charge-controller-and-25A-mains-battery-charger.html
Latest Software - http://www.mppsolar.com/manual/Watchpower%20(off-grid)/WatchPower%20v1.13SP3%20(latest)/
Thanks
Martin