The price of ignorance

Progress over the last two weeks has been slow to non-existent. Two steps forward and two steps back. The problem is this: I am feeding around 30 volts into the inverter. The inverter is reading anything from 3 to 150 volts. Why? I have no idea. First thought was that the connection between the ADC (analogue to digital converter) on the microcontroller and the sensor … Continue reading The price of ignorance

A new hope (OK, controller board)

The control board and modified inverter came back this weekend and everything seems to be working. Hit it with 12V and you get a WiFi connection and web interface. Hoorah! I’ve also received from Damien a daughter-board that provides the 35-pin AMPSEAL male connector and have designed a new 3D printed part to enclose this. A few designs for this have been floating around the … Continue reading A new hope (OK, controller board)