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The Kid Solar Charge Controller Instructions
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Calibrate
the battery voltage offset to read the same as your Fluke meter.
Calibrate the Input voltage offset to read the same as your Fluke meter.
Firmware.
To do a firmware update on the kid you will need the following:
- A laptop or PC with Windows XP/7/8/8.1 or Linux. Mac is not supported.
- A USB Mini-B cable (not included).
Procedure:
- Go to http://www.midnitesolar.com/firmwareIndex.php and download the latest firmware file.
- Save the file to a known location on your PC (eg. Desktop \).
- Plug in the USB cable to the Kid connector located on the bottom of the unit.
- Plug the other end into an available USB port on the PC.
- Go to MAIN Menu on the Kid And scroll to the right to the TECH menu and press Enter.
- Press the down arrow key until Firmware Update is selected and press Enter.
- After 5 sec the unit will turn off and display FIRMWARE UPDATE.
- A new empty drive will appear in your PC, open it.
- Drag the downloaded file to this empty drive.
- The first green light should start blinking on the Kid and "UPDATING...' should appear on the
second line.
- It will take up to 2 minutes to update the kid.
- The unit will reboot with new updated firmware.
- Unplug the USB cable.
Reset to factory defaults.
Setting things back to factory defaults is useful after your brother in
law was observed messing with all the buttons and you can’t trust what he did. So, reset and start over
entering all the settings you know you want.
AntiClick Sensitivity:
This setting refers to the input voltage from the panels that the Kid will sweep down to from VOC when
trying to figure out if there is enough power for the unit to turn on, the higher the number is set to the
less the relay will click(less sensitive) at sunrise and sunset, but if the number is set too high then, the
unit might not turn on even when there is enough power available to charge the batteries. The lower
that the number is set the unit will click more frequently, and may turn on sooner (with less power
available). If you do not understand this setting, do not change from the factory default setting (8.0),
unless instructed from MidNite Solar personal Tech Support.
To adjust the settings:
*Press main Menu
*Scroll to the right then select TECH and press Enter
*Select Calibrate and press Enter
*Press the right arrow until AntiClick Sensitivity is on the top line of the LCD
*Use the Up and Down buttons to adjust to the desired setting
*Press the SAVE button to keep the settings.
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