Failed to initialize communication with inverter

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#1

Want to monitor my SMA SB4000 TL-20 with Bluetooth. I can monitor the system with Sunny Explorer but last time I had to change the passwords for both accounts to strong passwords… (User and Intstaller)
Installed SBFspot from GitHub on a Raspberry with Buster and BlueTooth with SQLite.

Used the easy install through the new SBFspot-config by curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sbfspot/sbfspot-config/master/sbfspot-config | sudo bash

No problems so far during installation. But when I try to test with the command:

./SBFspot -v -nocsv -nosql -finq -installer -password:xxxxxxxx (my strong password)

I end with a error:
SBFspot V3.5.2
Yet another tool to read power production of SMA solar inverters
© 2012-2018, SBF (https://github.com/SBFspot/SBFspot)
Compiled for Linux (LE) 32 bit with SQLite support
Commandline Args: -v -ad1 -am0 -ae0 -cfg/usr/local/bin/sbfspot.3/SBFspot.cfg
Reading config ‘/usr/local/bin/sbfspot.3/SBFspot.cfg’
Wed Apr 1 17:55:01 2020: INFO: Starting…
sunrise: 07:14
sunset : 20:13
Connecting to 00:80:25:09:xx:xx (1/10) I changed some code for my privacy!
Initializing…
SUSyID: 125 - SessionID: 950503008 (0x38A78660)
SMA netID=01
Wed Apr 1 17:55:29 2020: CRITICAL: Failed to initialize communication with inverter.
SBFspot V3.5.2
Yet another tool to read power production of SMA solar inverters
© 2012-2018, SBF (https://github.com/SBFspot/SBFspot)
Compiled for Linux (LE) 32 bit with SQLite support
Commandline Args: -v -ad1 -am0 -ae0 -cfg/usr/local/bin/sbfspot.3/SBFspot.cfg
Reading config ‘/usr/local/bin/sbfspot.3/SBFspot.cfg’
Wed Apr 1 18:00:01 2020: INFO: Starting…
sunrise: 07:14
sunset : 20:13
Connecting to 00:80:25:09:xx:xx (1/10)
Initializing…
SUSyID: 125 - SessionID: 911141694 (0x364EEB3E)
SMA netID=01
Wed Apr 1 18:00:38 2020: CRITICAL: Failed to initialize communication with inverter.

In Sunny Explorer no problems to connect by Bluetooth. With my Raspberry no luck up till now. Any help is welcom.

#2

Hi raspi,

Does your strong password include any special characters? On a Linux based system this could include pipes, redirects, ampersands etc. I came unstuck when I tried to use a password in a script which contained an ‘&’. It took me ages to work out what the problem was.

#3

It’s not password related. Is sunnyexplorer still running. You can’t have running SE and SBFspot at the same time.

#4

Thanks for reply.
No special characters. Jus 1 capital, lower case and numbers. 9 characters long…

#5

Sunny Explorer is not running at that moment. I made a power off / reboot after been connected by Sunny Explorer…
It looks that there is some connection because the command hcitool scan delivers the sn210000xxxxx and net ID.

#6

Well, I’m a bit out of idea’s…
You did the installation with sbfspot-config. One of the tasks is executing SBFspot, so since it is installed correctly means SBFspot has run with success.
Do you have a good BT connection? Try moving the RPi closer to the inverter. BTW, is it a RPi with built-in BT?

#7

H SBF,

Thnx for tips. I tried with an old RPI and external BTmodule. That may be the cause…

Now I used a new RPI4 with the internal BT-module and the easy install SBFspot-config and put that beneath my inverter. This was successfull.

SBFspot V3.5.2
Yet another tool to read power production of SMA solar inverters
© 2012-2018, SBF (https://github.com/SBFspot/SBFspot)
Compiled for Linux (LE) 32 bit with SQLite support
Commandline Args: -v -nocsv -nosql -finq
Reading config ‘/usr/local/bin/sbfspot.3/SBFspot.cfg’
Sat Apr 4 13:48:10 2020: INFO: Starting…
sunrise: 07:07
sunset : 20:18
Connecting to 00:80:25:09:FC:5A (1/10)
Initializing…
SUSyID: 125 - SessionID: 909430824 (0x3634D028)
SMA netID=01
Serial Nr: 7D2CCxxx (2100086xxx)
BT Signal=83.5%
Logon OK
Local Host Time: 04/04/2020 13:48:11
Plant Time : 04/04/2020 13:48:03 (-8 sec)
TZ offset : 3600 sec - DST: Off
Last Time Set : 22/03/2020 19:36:00
Adjusting plant time…
New plant time is now 04/04/2020 13:48:11
SUSyID: 78 - SN: 2100086206
Device Name: SN: 2100086xxx
Device Class: Solar Inverters
Device Type: SB 4000TL-20
Software Version: 03.01.05.R
Serial number: 2100086xxx
SUSyID: 78 - SN: 2100086xxx
Device Status: Ok
SUSyID: 78 - SN: 2100086xxx
Device Temperature: 48.7°C
SUSyID: 78 - SN: 2100086xxx
GridRelay Status: Closed
SUSyID: 78 - SN: 2100086xxx
Pac max phase 1: 4000W
Pac max phase 2: 4000W
Pac max phase 3: 4000W
SUSyID: 78 - SN: 2100086xxx
Energy Production:
EToday: 11.943kWh
ETotal: 36009.833kWh
Operation Time: 40835.80h
Feed-In Time : 39498.38h
SUSyID: 78 - SN: 2100086xxx
DC Spot Data:
String 1 Pdc: 1.586kW - Udc: 335.14V - Idc: 4.735A
String 2 Pdc: 1.596kW - Udc: 338.05V - Idc: 4.722A
SUSyID: 78 - SN: 2100086xxx
AC Spot Data:
Phase 1 Pac : 3.100kW - Uac: 243.49V - Iac: 12.733A
Phase 2 Pac : 0.000kW - Uac: 0.00V - Iac: 0.000A
Phase 3 Pac : 0.000kW - Uac: 0.00V - Iac: 0.000A
Total Pac : 3.100kW
SUSyID: 78 - SN: 2100086xxx
Grid Freq. : 50.00Hz
SUSyID: 78 - SN: 2100086xxx
Current Inverter Time: 04/04/2020 13:48:03
Inverter Wake-Up Time: 04/04/2020 07:16:11
Inverter Sleep Time : 04/04/2020 13:48:03

  • ArchiveDayData() *

startTime = 5E87B1E0 -> 04/04/2020 00:00:00

  • ArchiveMonthData() *

startTime = 5E847430 -> 01/04/2020 13:00:00
Reading events: 2020-Apr-01
Sat Apr 4 13:48:13 2020: INFO: Done.

So, Distance is very important at this moment. Even in times of corona…
I edited the serial number because of privacy.