SunForte System II (updates)

Remote monitoring system
Installed: FatSpaniel (FST) Web View communicator
http://www.morningstarcorp.com/products/TriStar/info/TS_WebView_DataSheet.pdf

The FST communicator (yellow device) has a dedicated power converter to the left which steps down voltage from 48 to 24VDC. However since our battery system was already running on 24V, we could power up the device directly from the battery cables. This gateway has to be operational for 24hr in order to send real-time data.

Installed: GPRS modem router GR-3001
http://www.taikonetwork.com/gprsRouter.asp

The wireless router (bottom device, with antenna) provides the necessary internet connection. Like the communicator, this would be turned on for 24 hours. Since it is running on AC power, the MIC inverter would also have to be left switched on.

The FST communicator is connected to the TS-60 via a serial connection cable (RS-232) and the GPRS router via the blue ethernet cable (Cat 5). Data would be sent from the SCC to this communicator, and then uploaded onto the internet by GPRS:


This is a rough summary to how the remote monitoring system would work (taken from the Morningstar website). In our system, we're utilizing a GPRS router instead of a GSM modem:

Real-time information from the system can be obtained from the following website:
http://morningstar.fatspaniel.net/tristar/view?&id=07240329