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7Networking Hardware

Networking Hardware2.0

There are many pieces of networking hardware. The following is a description of the most com-

mon hardware used to network Morningstar devices.

2.1 Morningstar Equipment

2.1.1 PC MeterBus Adapter (MSC)

Figure 1. Morningstar PC MeterBus Adapter (model:MSC)

The PC Meterbus

Adapter (model: MSC) converts the Morningstar MeterBus

RJ-11 electrical

interface to a standard RS-232 interface which allows MODBUS

communication between a PC

and a Morningstar charge controller or inverter**. Controllers with only an RJ-11 port require the

MSC to program custom charging setpoints or log data using Morningstar’s MSView

PC soft-

ware. The MSC can also be used with any 3rd party MODBUS

capable hardware to communi-

cate with the Morningstar unit.

** controllers or inverters with a MeterBus

connection that do not have a serial port or other communications port

2.1.2 RS-232 / EIA-485 Adapter (RSC-1)

Figure 2. Morningstar RS-232 / RS-485 Adapter (model:RSC-1)