16.7 POWERONE Overview PowerOne protocol is used to communicate with Aurora inverters over serial communication. Serial communication parameters (baudrate, parity, etc.) are handled automatically by the protocol. Configuration PowerOne parameters for Device tab Parameter Type Description Required Default value (when not specified) Range Min Max Min Max name string User-friendly device name Yes description string Description of a device No device_alias string Alphanumeric string to identify a device Yes enable boolean Enabling/disabling of a device No 1 0 1 protocol string Protocol to be used. Yes powerone serialnumber integer Inverter serial number Yes type string Inverter type : CU ­ Collecting unit CB ­ Normal CB HID ­ HID with integrated CB No CU CU, CB, HID device Communication port Yes PORT1 PORT2 baudrate integer Communication speed (bauds/s) No 9600 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600,115200 scan_rate_ms integer Delay before closing serial port in milliseconds No 10000 poll_delay_ms integer Minimum time delay in milliseconds to wait before sending any data on port. No 200 timeout_ms integer Timeout of waiting for incoming request inmilliseconds Yes 1000 0 60000 PowerOne parameters for Signals tab Parameter Type Description Required Default value (when not specified) Range Min Max signal_name string User-­friendly signal name Yes device_alias string Device alias from a Devices tab Yes signal_alias string Unique alphanumeric name of the signal to be used Yes enable boolean Enabling/disabling of an individual signal No 1 0 1 log integer Enable logging in event log No 0 number_type string Type of a number (FLOAT, DOUBLE, DIGITAL, etc.) Yes job_todo string Tag job as single or multiple comma separated OBIS codes Yes tag_job_todo string Tag sub job Yes pulse_short_time_ms integer Time interval for short output pulse to stay active No 0 pulse_long_time_ms integer Time interval for long output pulse to stay active No 0