The update adds the Piko CI commercial inverter family (generations 1 and 2) and the Plenticore BI 25 G3, which can now be integrated as MDC clients and controlled centrally. The Plenticore BI 25 G3 can also take on the host role.
The MDC host can combine up to four clients within the local network. It receives control commands via Modbus TCP, following the Kostal Modbus specification, and then distributes them to the clients. If an integrated client fails, the host reports this via event code EC8005. Consumption visualisation has also been expanded and now supports the Kostal Smart Energy Meter, various Shelly models and devices from TQ-Systems, among others.
As before, a Plenticore G3 acts as the host and coordinates the whole system, meaning that no separate energy manager is needed. Communication runs via LAN, while the meter is connected via RS485, and support for dynamic electricity tariffs has also been extended to the Baltic states. (nhp)
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