Thought I'd share my experience of doing a firmware upgrade this evening, also, see if anyone has any feedback, suggestions.
I wanted the ability to force export during the Octopus Saving Sessions, I also wanted control of doing the upgrade (and downgrade if needed) so I purchased a new wifi datalogger from eBay and set about seeing what I could do.
I got the new datalogger plugged in and setup a new account, I think I incorrectly setup as an installer to start, so I then setup an agent account and linked the 2 and once I got the datalogger online I eventually got access to doing an upgrade through my new agent account.
I was on Master Version 1.54, Slave Version 1.02 and Manager Version 1.68 and started by upgrading to Master Version 1.63, then Manager Version 1.70. I got the ability to Force Discharge but I lost access to MODBUS via the LAN port, which I was expecting, and I have a RS485 to Ethernet adapter on standy by just incase, but as it was the Manager Version that took out LAN access I thought I'd downgrade.
I couldn't find version 1.68 though, not sure if this was a custom or test version I was given at some point (I had a long standing issue with Fox with the battery capacity/charge/discharge that resulted in various updates). I could see Version 1.63 so I tried to downgrade to that, but it failed, which I was a bit annoyed about, worried that maybe I couldn't actually downgrade, but upon trying again, it did work and I now have LAN port access again, but, I have lost the forced export option now, so looks like I might have to get the RS485 adapter setup and reconfigure my HomeAssistant setup (which I was hoping to avoid, as it has been fine and stable since I set it up last year).
So, I'll be upgrading the Manager again to 1.70 to get the Forced Export as that will be quite a nice little earner, so worth the hassle and time to convert over from the LAN port.
Firmware Upgrade Experience H1-6.0-E
I'd only say that moving from LAN port to RS485 is pretty painless from the HA end of things, and you get access to a lot more data, as well as the ability to control charge periods and more, in return. So well worth the effort even before you take into account the force-discharge aspect.
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Is there a guide somewhere on how to upgrade/downgrade firmware?
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Sadly no, it’s recommended to let your installer or Foxess do the upgrades as some firmware versions have to be upgraded to as matched pairs - unfortunately they don’t currently provide release notes, although they have agreed to do that in future.vladimirus wrote: ↑Wed Dec 13, 2023 8:59 pm Is there a guide somewhere on how to upgrade/downgrade firmware?
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How did you link agent account with your user account, to be able to manage your own installation?
I have created an agent login, but unable to link my site to it. If anyone can help?
I have created an agent login, but unable to link my site to it. If anyone can help?
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It's not easy to do this as you need to get Foxess involved to transfer the account from your installer which can take quite a few emails to resolve and they may not agree to it if your installer is still the responsible agent.Simon_Ashley wrote: ↑Fri Dec 29, 2023 1:52 pm How did you link agent account with your user account, to be able to manage your own installation?
I have created an agent login, but unable to link my site to it. If anyone can help?