Reading the OG 1200
Every controller has a monitor. Right-click the controller, Off-Grid › System monitor, to see what the rig is doing right now.
- Lamps: what the machine is doing at a glance.
- Screen: live readings for the page you picked.
- Page keys: STATUS, LOADS, BATT, DAY.
- Main isolator: switches the controller on and off.
- Breaker trip: only lights on controllers tripped before 2.10.0.
| Lamp | Means |
|---|---|
| BOOT | Blinks while the controller starts up. |
| SOLAR | The panels are producing. |
| CHARGE | Spare power is going into the batteries. |
| LOAD | The house has power and is using it. |
| EQUAL | An equalisation charge is running. |
| FAULT | Blinks with an old breaker trip. Reset it once. |
- STATUS: what the panels make, what the house uses, battery charge, and where the power flows.
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LOADS: every appliance in reach.
[#]is drawing now,[ ]is plugged in but off. Fridges always run. - BATT: state of charge, the damage floor, and each battery's condition.
- DAY: what the panels actually delivered today, hour by hour since midnight.
| Screen | Means |
|---|---|
GENERATING |
The panels cover the house, and any spare charges the batteries. |
ON BATTERY |
The house runs from the batteries: night, or not enough sun. |
STARTING UP |
The controller is booting. Power follows in a few minutes. |
LOW BATT, LOAD SHED BACK AT N%
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The batteries reached their floor, so the house is cut off to protect them. Power comes back by itself at N%. |