Absolutely brilliant. I love your tenacity and the fact you won't be put off by miserable manufacturers. It's very telling that the manufacturer didn't bother to respond to your last email. Great job :)
8 years in the solar pv game and i didnt know they could be converted for wind. i wonder if thats a feature on all inverters. very impressed with your skills in coding its all way over my head
The games loaded are very useful to a service tech charging $90 USD an hour to sit in the electric service room running up the bill for the customer. Mick. You are super natural.
You are LEGEND I have 6 of these inverters that were dead that I have repaired and needed to get into the service setting for my off grid power system, Your video and download links allowed me to achieve what I wanted to do. Thank you. One day I might even try the wind conversion.
You're welcome Gary 👍Thank you for the feedback. Really glad the video was helpful to you! That was the idea behind making it as I thought I wouldn't be the only person ending up in this situation 🙂
As an EC&I engineer that’s used Abb products for many years my view of them will never be the same. Thanks for this eye opening insight into their not only poor customer service and reliability but unprofessional coding practices. Great work and keep sharing 😊
As someone who is also into cracking and hates stuff being sent to landfill I really enjoyed this video. I especially enjoyed the email you sent them informing them how their unwillingness to help was solved and that the unit now does not have to be sent to the landfill. Perhaps they should learn not to store passwords in plain text format. I am fed up with companies wanting you to buy new products and doing their best to lock out and not help to keep older products functioning. It is disgusting considering the times we are living in. Consider me subscribed. I have been watching a few of your videos today but this is the one that made me hit that button as it covered some reverse engineering (cracking) which I already do myself. I have recently started to get into looking at and fixing electronics although I am still very new to this, I have recently manged to get my old iPhone4 running on 18650 batteries, to save that from landfill well that is untill they turn off 3g completely.
Thanks very much👍, have a look at the ultrasound scanner video I did, I had a poke at it's software too 😂😂😂 I also had a similar saga with FLIR and a thermal camera...
Ah ok will do. I am slowly working through all your fixes trying to learn and improve my electronic skills as they are not a patch on yours. I am not too bad at reverse engineering though. I like your approach and attitude. Are you from Scotland? I am from England. @@BuyitFixit
Ah I am binge watching your videos and just finished the Vintage Kitchen Aid one. You mention you are originally from Sunderland area, I am useless with accents dunno why I thought Scotland. 😁 Cumbria nice area down here in the south is too crowded and too much concrete. I dream about moving to the Lake District but that is just a dream I think.@@BuyitFixit
That was some very impressive detective work! It goes to show that all fixes are just not hardware. Also, you taught me about a few new hacking tools that I did not know about. Also, love the channel. Been enjoying especially the fixes on Milwaukee tools. I have quite a few non-working Ryobi tools I buy cheap, and I think I'm going to start recording my attempt at fixing them and putting them up on TH-cam. Looking forward to more fixes from you!
Superbe! Since Aurora/power-one no more on the market, I was stuck because no service password. So a big THANK YOU. Also note that service pwd provided by Aurora were valid only 2 weeks (and to get your service password, you had to provide SN, mfg week and year). I'm using wind inverters in a watermill for more than 15 years, the trick to convert a solar one in a wind one will probably save my installation at some point as wind inverters are difficult to find now.
Hopefully it works for you, I did read about the 2 week thing so not sure if later firmware might use a different method of code generation. Please let me know how you get on 👍
The quadruple zero worked a treat! I should read more of the manual. The 6 digit one did too; so I was able to confirm that all was still well with the system prior to adding battery storage which is in the planning stage. Thanks again.
Superb deep dive! It's really useful too as I'm in exactly the same position as you were. I can't believe the software engineers had time to add those easter eggs. It's almost like their performance was measured in the same way Musk proposed - by lines of code!
@@BuyitFixit that works if the check is done on the PC side, not so much use if the check is done in the inverter firmware :-( I just watched the video where you repaired this unit. Well spotted on those shorted diodes... I think I'd have probably given up by that point!
I think the fact that you never got a response to your second email says everything that needed to be said. Way to go taking the power (pun intended) back in to your own hands. God hates a coward, and for your excellent sleuthing, you were rewarded with access to Pong and Tetris. It's like the universe is smiling over what you accomplished, and threw in some cool Easter eggs.
Thanks Kitty! Might be a little more on this subject in the future as a fellow TH-camr sent me a similar inverter the other day and he couldn't get the password to work. It also has a different fault. I took a quick look at a newer version of software and that one seems to have frmJoke in it too which seems to show a screen with some messages like the inverter is overheating, critical, and then shows a picture with flames coming out. Seems the developers were 'very busy'.
Fantastic video, love the whole going down the rabbit hole just to prove that it could be done. I really enjoy watching and learning about it all, thank you very much, as always looking forward to seeing more
Not really interested but found this very interesting, I applaud the "why throw it away attitude" and being clever enough to do it having a Solar and Wind generated option must be very useful. I currently am trying to find a password for my old burglar alarm, wish I was as clever as you :-) found you from Nathan and has given me something to watch wile messing about with HF FT8. Thanks for the entertainment.
Wow this video was way more in depth and impressive than I was expecting. I've just got my hands on one of these inverters. I also recently started trying to use x64dbg but I have no idea what I'm doing lol. I love that you can set them up for wind. Thats really cool. Have you played around with the wind settings? What options did it give you? Do you think its possible to have wind on one input and solar on the other input, seeing as it have dual mppt inputs? (nevermind just saw your other comment saying no it probably cant) Instant sub from me, I love that you emailed the company your 'work'
Thanks 👍 Yes, the company was most unhelpful so "challenge accepted" 😂😂😂 I had the same pretty much the same problem with FLIR and a thermal camera which I had to sort out too. Thanks for the SUB. If you like reverse engineering you might like the Ultrasound Scanner Video I did too...
I haven't got any qualifications as such, well unless you count an O level in computer studies, but I first learned to program on a Nascom II back in 1979! where we had to load the basic interpreter from tape!
I've done quite a bit of stuff like this in the past, like porting doom to kids toys etc :) and fining myself needing an obscure program to drive a CNC machine, that was a *ahem* "trial" version.
I also remember when I was a kid and had a ZX Spectrum and Jet Set Willy came out, and it was being passed around the local computer club... except you needed a sheet of paper with loads of coloured squares on it for a code... well.. I found all the jumps at the start of the code (byte 195), and started putting return (201) to where they went... and on about the 3rd one... no code needed. It turned out to be poke 34499,201 . I suppose that was my first err patch lets say.
Hi i came across your channel while looking for fixes for Milwaukee tower lights I have 3 that don't power on, I had try few things before and can't get them to work, the led chips don't turn on while checking them with a voltmeter I was thinking it was because of a coating on the board or a bad PCB but I haven't had luck finding a replacement that don't costs the price of the light and or the actual leds are the bad ones and haven't been able to get voltage on the output wires that go to the led module I thought it could have been the temperature sensor or even the switch but after seeing some of your video it gave me a bit more confidence to go back and check the boards and try replacing the leds thanks to show that things can be fix if someone actually cares of saving things that otherwise will end on landfills
Thanks Jose! I did look to get one of those but it sold for more than I wanted to pay. Do the LEDs all come on together usually? If so I would count them and multiply that by 3.3v that should be the voltage needed to drive them all. I would then check the output of the board and see what you are getting. I had similar with the HUGE Milwaukee floodlight video. Have a look at that one if you didn't see it.
Thanks for the reply I have already seen that video as well, I try hot wiring the led assembly with a car led driver that I have and that didn't work and I couldn't get voltage out from the PCB to the leds so I think I may have multiple failures but I have a better idea of what to look for thanks again
Amorph enabled will be to switch the MPPT to operate with amorphous silicon solar panels rather than the more common (and generally "better" for big stuff) crystalline silicon solar panels
That settings menu is interesting (16:25). ENEL is the national power grid operator in Italy. CEI is the governing body for electrical standards in Italy, VDE is the same in Germany. AR-N 4105 is a VDE standard for power generation systems. Rule 21 is something similar in California as far as I can tell. The reply from the company is utter nonsense. UK nominal mains voltage used to be 240 V +/- 10% (216-264 V) but was lowered to 230 V +/-10% decades ago. So the "new vs. old" argument doesn't make much sense in that regard. The reality is more like UK distribution network operators tend to push the upper limits of the 230 V more often than not, especially in rural areas during off-peak times (mains voltage depends on voltage drop, among other things, and rural supplies tend to have long runs with high voltage drop under load and suppliers try to keep the idle voltage as high as they can to avoid dropping below the minimum under full load). In theory, your DNO could be held responsible for any malfunction or even damage caused by mains voltage exceeding 253 V at the meter. Unfortunately it's quite difficult to actually hold them responsible (TH-camr Big Clive tried I think). Large PV setups aggravate the issue because feeding into the grid raises the voltage.
So, according to your email to the company, I guess you made them a little upset. Most likely, most people that contact them don't have the knowledge you have, so they are free to tell them whatever they want and the customer will believe it. I would assume that person watched your video, or even better, called a meeting with his colleagues and they all sat and watched it together. lmbo!! I'm not a betting man, but I bet you have a couple of them that subscribed to your channel now. lol You also made lose a sale in a new inverter, which I'm sure makes them upset too. I guess you're just a rebel now!! lol Great video!
I once worked for a company in same position, with same attitude. I, arranged with some of the advanced guys, a way of supporting the hw and sw that allowed us to charge a fee for support.. This also generated leads to the extent we engineers often beat the sales team.
How do you figure out whether the software has a key gen built into it? Kinda odd but I’m no programmer. Electronics engineer but never had to get into any microcontrollers or anything so never learned..
I was just looking through the code 🙂 A lot of programs when you input a password or serial number, compare what you put in to some value which it has to calculate. A neat trick used to be to put the program into a debugger and find out where this check takes place. You then have a few options.. See what value it's comparing against (which would be the correct value which the program has now kindly generated for you) or see which path the program takes if it's correct or incorrect. Then change the code by either changing it to always jump to the correct path, or removing the jump to the part where it says it's incorrect. Have a look at the medical ultrasound video I did similar on that to figure out the engineer password.
Hi @BuyitFixit I need to connect a 230v_50Hz inverter from France to a 220v_60Hz GRID. But I couldn't modify the frequency setting through the software show the message "out of range". Would you happen to know if there is a way to extract the firmware from the inverter to modify and then reinstall this firmware?
I don't think that is possible, but you may be able to use the CVI software to modify the parameters or country to the frequency you need. You will need a rs485 adapter and the software (link in video description)
Hi, great video. I also have the same inverter, installed new in 2013, but labelled Sunpower on the front face. All the other labelling, manual, and paperwork is Aurora and Power One. (manufacture date week 34 in 2013.) It seems identical inside, but it has a 4 digit password. I managed to get the 6 digit password for my particular serial number using your video, but it would not accept more than 4 characters. Any ideas?
Thanks 👍. The 4 digit password is the user password. The 6 digit password is the service password. I'm not sure how to reset the user password via the menu or if it's possible. I'm fairly sure that you can do it with the software I mentioned but you would need a laptop and an rs485 adapter.
So if someone wants to find the password quickly, it seems to be as follows: You take the 6 digits of your Sr. Num and for the first 3 digits you subtract 1, for the two after you add 1 and the last digit remains the same ex. if Sr. Num is 111111 the password will be 000221
@@BuyitFixit i also got this inverter on cheap, same problems that need to be fixed. planing to use it off grid completely isolated system, and the islanding feature is annoying. If anyone can confirm this it would be awesome. I'm still waiting on the relays to show up so I can't do any testing myself. Thanks for the reply btw love your channel.
Hello.I came across your great video looking to find service code .I have a perfectly performing three phase aurora tl20 trio but my network operator is requiring my loss of mains settings and is threatening diconection if inverter not compliant.I've used finer site to get codes but returns invalid .Also the code generator in the CV15.0.1 software but invalid also. mmm brick wall. This inverter has two components,the inververter and a power box with own serial numbers. the inverter is 990867 and box 994306 both wk26 Yr 12. I would greatly appreciate your opinions. I've. also been trying to connect with rs485 converter but just cannot get a connection despite checking connections multiple times Regards steve
Hi Steve, My keygen says 990867 = Service Password:889377 994306 = Service Password:883416 I know some later models have a different algorithm which seems to take the date and time into the equation. I would have thought that the RS485 should work though. I have a unit that the password doesn't work in via the service menu, but I can still edit / view all the parameters with the CVI sofware and the RS485. There are a couple of other programs which might work instead of the CVI program called Aurora Manager, and Aurora Manager TL which you might need to use instead. See if you can get any communication going with either of those.
I have a problem with changing the location in the program. the message "this inverter is not enabled for this menu" appears. In 1 inverter I managed to do it, and in the other two I have this message. how to solve it?
I do remember having something similar, is this with the Aurora CVI prorgam? I did manage to reset the country code, but I can't remember off hand how I did it. It might be worth backing up the settings first just in case you need to revert back.
@@BuyitFixit yes, this is what it displays in Aurora CVI, maybe you have another way to change the voltage to 253V without changing the location? maybe some other program? please help
Hi there, I live in Holland and I do you understand english, but as a nobe, this is out if my league. So I would like to increase the gridvoltage setting on my aurora one. My inverter is at the end of a 30 meter groundcable and due to this resistance 8 volt is added to the the grid voltage. At clear days the grid voltage goes up to 245v. So the inverter measures 253v and shuts down. I really like to find out the service code. My s/n =226650. I hope you can help me to the service password. Thanks in advance🙏
The service password should be 115160. If its the same as mine in think theres a setting of +10% which you can change to a maximum of +15% but I found that it seems to reset if the grid power goes away (power cut for example) and reverted back to 10%. I used the engineer software to change the value and it now doesn't lose the configuration.
@@BuyitFixit THANK YOU VERY VERY VERY MUCH!!! I changed the Vgrid value from 230v to 235v and 110% tot 115%. So my new maximum V value is 270v instead of 253V. I noticed you have to enter the changed value by pressing enter when your are back in the main menu . (the rotating arrows will change in a lock) I tested the settings after I cut off the power (solar panels and grid) and it seemes to work out perfectly. Thumbs up!!!
Hello, many thanks for this very interesting video ! I have an other problem with pvi invertor. Speed is incorrect in aurora installer so I can't log into my invertor (19200 Baud instead of 9600!!!). Would it be possible to have a solution to fix my speed rate using my usb serial port ??? Many thanks in advance !
Thanks FixthisCD👍 Unfortunately I don't have a video on using the debugger but I'm sure there's plenty already out there. No I never received a response from the company 😂😂😂😂
I wonder if one of those options allows for use off grid. 🤔 I'll have to read up on the difference between wind turbine and solar. I figure the wind turbine have some sort of braking signal if the voltage input goes too high.
Good question. I don't know, but I may actually be changing my setup to be fully off grid or party on and off. I've got some batteries on the way and a Victron easy solar inverter coming. So possibly a future video.. not sure yet.
@@BuyitFixit splashing out now we're over 1k subs? I could do with a Victron inverter. Only got 150W solar panel into an 80Ahr van battery. Runs the radio and lighting, would be nice to power the 300W drill press.
Ha! Might have 1k subs but still not enough watch time to even monetise the channel! I'm doing it in case the grid goes down.... never know what the future holds....
@@BuyitFixit If you haven't heard of him already, but I'd bet you have, check out the Apocalyptic Inventor, you'll find all his content informative and entertaining, and he does a lot of stuff on 'off-grid' solutions I'd think you'd find invaluable, he's very resourceful, like yourself 👍
@@BuyitFixit yes that worked what a star - I ran it though and it generates the same as I got with the Aurora CVI5.0.1 Software but the inverter says wrong password so a bit stumped - maybe if I get a RS485 usb interface and try that.
@@BuyitFixit O.K the manufacturing date is WK17/12 so it is a old unit - thought it would work but thanks again for your assistance - hopefully the RS485 route may show the password from the memory
Sorry I didn't find much in the way of firmware myself. Have you tried the old aurora site via internet archive? Or possibly searching on there. Slim chance I know....
Tank you @@BuyitFixit . I searched through the wayback machine, but didn't find it. I'm trying to connect to 220V_60Hz, but the current firmware (version prior to 2.0.0) does not allow changing the NATION or changing the frequency through the Aurora Manager software. Do you have an idea how I can do this?
I've just checked the dates on my units one is 2011 and one is 2012. Someone sent me a 2kw unit from Aug 2014 and the service password doesn't work on that one, but the inverter software with the master password still does.
Hi, Just saw your video and it's very impressive. I have the same inverter since 2016 and i never found a way to access the service menu and i was wondering if there was any chance of getting your passwoord generator or even juste get my password by giving you the unitnumber Kind regards,
Thanks for that! No need for my password generator. Link in the description for CVI 5.0.1 and use the master password in description also. It had built in keygen as shown on the video :)
Absolutely amazing, your channel just goes from strength to strength on things that can be done, you definitely have skills in all departments, great video 😎
In other words, we can no longer make any money off you unless you buy a new unit. So I will just BS so you think it wont work with current standards. Too bad for them that they weren't talking to an average consumer. Hehe
Hi, very good job! Can you help me please? Sorry for my poor english! I buy one inverter ABB PVI 3.6 with nation english and want to change nation to french. I dont have usb RS485. Fimer registration dont work. Can you make a authkey to change nation. The SN is 984011 and the code 2 is 873121 (thanks for this!)
Lol this was definitely some amateur fun programming from those now defunct companies. Lol i know i have some eater eggs at work buried that ppl find every few years
I think it's liability. That I can understand. What I don't accept is the unwillingness to provide service. What is obsolete? How is it allowed to label something designed to operate for two decades as obsolete after a couple of years and exonerate yourself from the responsibility?
I had a similar experience with FLIR and asking for replacement parts for a thermal camera. Although they didn't claim obsolete, there's was more a cry of proprietary information and secrets.
If you weren’t able to change the acceptable grid values with the software would you have been able to get around that issue with a slightly modified 1 to 1 transformer attached to the grid input?
You're very welcome 👍I also looked at a medical ultrasound scanner where I unlocked a ton of hidden features and made it play doom 😂😂😂😂 which you may also like.
Congratulation for this brilliant work! Do you think it is possible to use this inverter as stand alone (off-grid) inverter by programming someting ? Thanks!
Thank you 👍Unfortunately I don't think that's possible. You would also have no storage (battery) unless you put high voltage DC from a battery bank into the solar input. On the web it says "NOTE: A minimum input voltage of 200 Vdc is required for the Aurora inverter to start the grid connection sequence" and most off grid inverters use 48V, 24V or 12V batteries.
@@BuyitFixit Thanks a lot! Sorry my question was not accurate enough... Due to local regulation I'm not allowed to use the full power of my solar plant to reinject on the power public grid. So I would like to use some of the power of my solar pannels in order to make a local 50Hz 230VAC power supply. This supply would not use any battery, it just deliver power when sun gives us enough light (more than 200VDC on the solar pannels). I intend to use this power in order to charge an electric car and/or to preheat water for my domestic use. It just a preheat of water because the final heating could be made by my gas heating system. If you have any idea to achieve this goal I would be verry gratefull. Thanks in advance!
FYI: Those *Registering their Many names to Vote,* seemed to always use Birth Date: 01\01\1900 *making them 120 yo.* There are some that need repeated courses, replays, and re-reading to just begin learning a skill, Others only need pointed to where info is. But when One is left with no help from source that should know retired equipment never dies, and where old data is stored .... Tho, not everyone is That Smart, but CLEVER you are, Tech and all. I've got envious installed, where to next? lol What a Dream! Admire those with frequencies firing away in brain cell.
Nice job on the password resetting,with the USB port it may have a password lock to disable/enable it. You might also be able to do a settings back up/restore via the USB port if you do get it working. We have some Ink printers at work, if the default password set for the end user doent work or is corrupt its possible to use a small supposition formula with the date to work out the 8 digit access code (1234123412 is morphed from the 1234567890 numbers composing the date i.e. the date 15102022 = 11122222 ).
I was more thinking water turbine. There's a guy on YT who has been running his whole house for 15 years or more with pretty much the exact same unit. If you search 'washing machine power' you should come across it 👍
Thankyou for this video, very useful and had the same issues with Firmer, but CVI prog doesn't give a good pwd for a later model ABB inverter. Also the solarcity website is no longer available (was trying to get 'aurorainstaller' file). Can't find a service pwd generator for UNO-DM-5.0-TL-PLUS-Q model giving W004 Grid Overvoltage error. Any suggestions appreciated.
Thanks 👍You should be able to adjust the settings with CVI software and a RS485 lead. I think the password algorithm changed in later models by adding in the date somehow. I've just checked both links in the video description and both still work for both programs.
Thanks for your prompt reply, turns out the inverter is still under extended warranty with a service agent here in Brisbane, but as I am the second owner and installed it myself warranty is not valid. So after exhausting searching on the Firmer website I came across an area that let me register as an installer and gave me a service password.@@BuyitFixit
Interesting. Can you try it again in perhaps a weeks time? I'm wondering if it's possible to work out if it changes daily weekly monthly or just stays the same.
Hi there, I got a dead PSU from an arb function gen, very similar to pc psu but 19v and 7v instead, can't figure it out, any chance you can look at it and make a troubleshooting vid? I will pay postage both ways and any parts you need. Thanks!
Hi, I don't usually fix things for people, and thank you kindly for the offer. Have you got any pictures of the board perhaps? I could tell you where to look / check perhaps?
Getting into the programming didn't help me. I could not change the frequency inside to meet Canada's electric stats as far as I could see. My old inverter has scorch marks around some of the 7 metal prongs coming off the inverter board. Do you think I can just swap the inverter board from one unit to the other is they are identical?
There's quite a few menus in that Aurora CVI, did you put the engineer password in at the start? Not sure about just swapping the board as there may me slight differences in the components and I think they use some calibration values to compensate (I could be wrong).
Hi, many decades since I did any code work but very interesting. Do you by any chance know how to set the startup voltage on the 3.6kW version? The reason I ask is that I've just replaced my old 3kW one with the 3.6kW The 3kW would turn itself off when the sunlight faded, but the 3.6 one doesn't and draws 65W of power all night which is buggerin' up my weekly readings! Cheers from (sometimes) sunny Blyth. :)
This is the 3.6kw in the video. I think you can do it in the settings menu under start up voltage. Default password for that is usually 0000. If not you can do it with a rs485 adapter and the Aurora CVI software. Links in video description 👍
Thank you for the video, maybe you know why the pw generated in aurora CVI or in your keygen is not correct for aurora trio 27.6-tl-outd? tried on 3 different inverters ?
Hi, thanks for the heads up on this video, can't say I understood it all. Can the ground fault sensing be switched off as I have several of these with an internal ground fault problem. They are un-necessarily sensitive and I wondered if it's an easy adjust, cheers
@@BuyitFixit Hi, yes it's RISO, also known as GFI on the DC side. It commonly comes up on the start as 20 M ohms. It's far too sensitive. I would just be working through the unit screen, is it available through this or do you need to use a laptop? I swapped out a HF SMA for an Aurora and the Aurora would not run due to GFI, whereas the SMA was fine, Cheers
Hi Andy, sorry for the late reply. You would need to use the laptop and an RS485 adapter like shown in the video. I think it was Aurorainstaller.exe which allows you enable / disable the Riso. I haven't long got back in, so can't connect it to the inverter currently, but looking in the code it has these strings: "[RISOEN] DIS" and "[RISOEN] EN" and I'm fairly sure when I was messing about with different progams I saw the option for ENable and DISable :) I think you need to input the service password, but you can get that from the CVI program and use the master password both are in the video description. It may well have the enable / disable in option in the CVI program too.
Hello I'm new to all this so bear with me I have a ABB 6kw inverter and has same problem as you high voltage spikes from grid,i have asked abb salesman for the code to access the parameters to change voltage and frequency but he said the box is out of date and abb wont release the code so im asking for your help can you get me the code ? Thanks Martin
Yes they wouldn't help me either and said pretty much the same thing, which is why I did this. The engineer code only does limited things anyway. The CVI software did a whole lot more. A few people said the code didn't work for them as it seems they changed something in the firmware on later devices so the code is generated with some mix of the date and time I think. If you give me the serial numbers I can give you a code but it may not work, alternatively you can use an RS485 adapter and the CVI software with the engineer password as listed in the video description.
Loved the video. I'd like to know what's within that 'Data Log and Program' menu. Interested in automatically recording the daily generation to a database. I watch Andy Reynolds videos for solar work. One unit he was looking at had at least a dozen different power settings, G83 being one of them.
I think it was for clearing the logs and resetting all of the stored inverter data back to zero. For the daily generation there is software that does that exact thing. I think its aurora communicator or manager perhaps? I did look at quite a few other programs too. I also replied to Andy Reynolds as he left a comment on the inverter repair video asking if I could make a video like this one.
I'm not 100% sure on that one. In the software it seems you can alter a lot of parameters such as upper lower and nominal frequency and same with the voltage, so you might be able to adjust it manually to suit if it doesn't.
Unfortunately I don't. I did see a couple if firmware files on a Spanish or Portuguese site a few months back when I was messing with this. I think they were for a larger unit though.
@@BuyitFixit Thank you so much! I have only Linux and I tried to get it running with Wine but without success. Then it will be a 100km drive today to see if it's now possible to select "grid" on this never used, but refurbished (sold as new...) inverter... Installed a few new ABB inverters previously, but after this, it will never happen again. I have the same issue with a brand new StecaGrid 10000+. It's a bug in the Swedish grid parameters so it shuts down at 240V, not at 253V as it should. Guess if it's possible to change parameters without service password.... And Steca is just as cooperative and customer caring as ABB... So Steca is also added to my black list..
Hopefully the password works on your unit. I'm not sure if they implemented a different algorithm on later units to the one I have. Let me know how you get on!
Any suggestions of how to get the proper password from the not very cooperative ABB is very appreciated! Really bad that the top brands that are supposed to have a extended lifetime also seam to be the ones most eager to create bad will.. Its sure a expensive piece of junk hanging on the wall. Grrrrr!
I bought a repaierd inverter from UK and I am in Canada. I get fgrid out of range and the seller said their advertisment said not for use in Canada and I missed that. Any help making this adjustment would be appreciated.
If it's the same as this one you can use the aurora CVI software, it might even let you reset the country code (it did on one of mine) and let you set it to Canada. You will need an rs485 adapter though.
Exciting work, especially because I have exactly the same problem... I don't know when we'll get rid of these artificial products lifetime limitations, it's a shame! But where service password generator could be found?
That will be the 4 digit USER password and not the SERVICE password. I think the only way it can be reset is via the engineer software and using a rs485 adapter like I used.
Very informative thanks for sharing. So hard to find good info for these inverters. I have 2 of them, one working one with a GFI fault. Look forward to more👍
Thanks Jim! I only came across these because a friend had a faulty one and he asked if I wanted it. Then I ended up going down the rabbit hole like what normally happens when I get things!
@@Woodyjims-shack Yes, the two I have seem to be running fine since repairing them. One was just the relays, but the other one I repaired on the video I did, also had problems on the switch mode power supply which I also had to repair.
Further to this I notice the serial numbers are 10 digits. Mine are inverter A/ 1417444785 and inverter B/ 1408029249, both have internal GFI faults and I wish to switch off the GFI sensing. Could you calculate the password please, cheers
Yes there is. It's one of the ones I downloaded from waybackmachine. I cant remember the name off hand but it connected to the laptop via the rs485 interface and pulled all of the previous stored data as well as current values. It also displays some nice charts!
The software name is Aurora Communicator. I'm using v2.9.21. You can monitor, download faults/errors and set this app to send an email for dayly production. It runs on a laptop which is accesible from the internet, so i can monitor from another computer or with smartphone.
Yor knowhow is very impressive! I´m sitting in Germany with two PVI 4.2 from Power-one SN: 120002 WK:36/12 and SN:1314683840 Wk:1413. The older Inverters from Power-one in Germany are powerlimited from 4600W to 4200W. When ABB took them over the limitation was gone. I now would like to take the limitation off. May I ask you for Installer passwords ? This would be very kind of you.
Thank´s for your quick answer! I have seen your link to the Keygen and tryed to download, but I always get a virus warning. My Virussoftware AVAST makes dowloding impossible.
Yes, it's probably because it's not a common file that the antivirus programs have seen and so they think it's suspicious. Sn120002 pw:019112 and 572350 for the other unit. The service menu didn't give a lot of options on my units. These may not work depending on the firmware version but you should still be able to make changes with the aurora CVI software and an rs485 adapter.
It would work, the passwords are correct, but finally I decided not to change the limitation, because of the net frequency which could be disturbed at high output.
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Absolutely brilliant. I love your tenacity and the fact you won't be put off by miserable manufacturers. It's very telling that the manufacturer didn't bother to respond to your last email. Great job :)
8 years in the solar pv game and i didnt know they could be converted for wind. i wonder if thats a feature on all inverters. very impressed with your skills in coding its all way over my head
Thanks 👍
The conversion for the wind version is documented on the net, its a 3 minute task.
The games loaded are very useful to a service tech charging $90 USD an hour to sit in the electric service room running up the bill for the customer. Mick. You are super natural.
Thanks 👍Yes keep the service techs and the programmers busy lol. I'm still unsure on the Tiramisu though 😂😂
You are LEGEND I have 6 of these inverters that were dead that I have repaired and needed to get into the service setting for my off grid power system, Your video and download links allowed me to achieve what I wanted to do. Thank you. One day I might even try the wind conversion.
You're welcome Gary 👍Thank you for the feedback. Really glad the video was helpful to you! That was the idea behind making it as I thought I wouldn't be the only person ending up in this situation 🙂
As an EC&I engineer that’s used Abb products for many years my view of them will never be the same. Thanks for this eye opening insight into their not only poor customer service and reliability but unprofessional coding practices. Great work and keep sharing 😊
Thank you 👍
Love what you're doing, hate seeing needless waste. Planned obsolescence is obviously what many companies desire these days.
Thanks 👍yes totally agree with that 🙂
Money Money Money $$$$$
The plan often includes designing components to fail and forbidding supplies from selling replacements consumers
As someone who is also into cracking and hates stuff being sent to landfill I really enjoyed this video. I especially enjoyed the email you sent them informing them how their unwillingness to help was solved and that the unit now does not have to be sent to the landfill. Perhaps they should learn not to store passwords in plain text format. I am fed up with companies wanting you to buy new products and doing their best to lock out and not help to keep older products functioning. It is disgusting considering the times we are living in. Consider me subscribed. I have been watching a few of your videos today but this is the one that made me hit that button as it covered some reverse engineering (cracking) which I already do myself. I have recently started to get into looking at and fixing electronics although I am still very new to this, I have recently manged to get my old iPhone4 running on 18650 batteries, to save that from landfill well that is untill they turn off 3g completely.
Thanks very much👍, have a look at the ultrasound scanner video I did, I had a poke at it's software too 😂😂😂 I also had a similar saga with FLIR and a thermal camera...
Ah ok will do. I am slowly working through all your fixes trying to learn and improve my electronic skills as they are not a patch on yours. I am not too bad at reverse engineering though. I like your approach and attitude. Are you from Scotland? I am from England. @@BuyitFixit
Thanks mate, no I'm originally from Northeast england near Newcastle, but live more over to the west now in Cumbria 👍
Ah I am binge watching your videos and just finished the Vintage Kitchen Aid one. You mention you are originally from Sunderland area, I am useless with accents dunno why I thought Scotland. 😁 Cumbria nice area down here in the south is too crowded and too much concrete. I dream about moving to the Lake District but that is just a dream I think.@@BuyitFixit
Same, we are nosy and will always do this. It's our nature.
Brilliant!! Some nice finds in there. I don't think there's many other fix it videos where they jump in to a decompiler. haha. Impressive.
Thanks Nathan! Agree! Much appreciated!
That was some very impressive detective work! It goes to show that all fixes are just not hardware. Also, you taught me about a few new hacking tools that I did not know about. Also, love the channel. Been enjoying especially the fixes on Milwaukee tools. I have quite a few non-working Ryobi tools I buy cheap, and I think I'm going to start recording my attempt at fixing them and putting them up on TH-cam. Looking forward to more fixes from you!
Thanks Michael. I'm glad you enjoyed it and are enjoying the other videos. I've got more Milwaukee fixes in the pipeline...
Superbe! Since Aurora/power-one no more on the market, I was stuck because no service password. So a big THANK YOU. Also note that service pwd provided by Aurora were valid only 2 weeks (and to get your service password, you had to provide SN, mfg week and year). I'm using wind inverters in a watermill for more than 15 years, the trick to convert a solar one in a wind one will probably save my installation at some point as wind inverters are difficult to find now.
Hopefully it works for you, I did read about the 2 week thing so not sure if later firmware might use a different method of code generation. Please let me know how you get on 👍
That was again worth viewing, "challenge accepted" 😂. You did go to the very end of all possibilities, respect! Great work.
Thanks 🙂👍
The quadruple zero worked a treat! I should read more of the manual. The 6 digit one did too; so I was able to confirm that all was still well with the system prior to adding battery storage which is in the planning stage. Thanks again.
Glad you got it all sorted 👍
Superb deep dive!
It's really useful too as I'm in exactly the same position as you were.
I can't believe the software engineers had time to add those easter eggs. It's almost like their performance was measured in the same way Musk proposed - by lines of code!
Really pleased they designed it to be used not connected to the internet.
Nowadays all the keygen / password logic would be in the cloud.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it and found it useful!
True, but that's where a well placed NOP or JMP comes in 😉
@@BuyitFixit that works if the check is done on the PC side, not so much use if the check is done in the inverter firmware :-(
I just watched the video where you repaired this unit. Well spotted on those shorted diodes... I think I'd have probably given up by that point!
I've patched firmware before too :) IDA pro back in the day.. lol
I think the fact that you never got a response to your second email says everything that needed to be said.
Way to go taking the power (pun intended) back in to your own hands. God hates a coward, and for your excellent sleuthing, you were rewarded with access to Pong and Tetris. It's like the universe is smiling over what you accomplished, and threw in some cool Easter eggs.
Thanks Kitty! Might be a little more on this subject in the future as a fellow TH-camr sent me a similar inverter the other day and he couldn't get the password to work. It also has a different fault. I took a quick look at a newer version of software and that one seems to have frmJoke in it too which seems to show a screen with some messages like the inverter is overheating, critical, and then shows a picture with flames coming out. Seems the developers were 'very busy'.
@@BuyitFixit Way cool. If you post it, I'll watch it (with pleasure).
Fantastic video, love the whole going down the rabbit hole just to prove that it could be done. I really enjoy watching and learning about it all, thank you very much, as always looking forward to seeing more
Thanks Morten. Really appreciate that. I wasn't 100% on what people would make of this one as it's quite different from the standard repairs.
@@BuyitFixit it was really interesting to see a different kind of fix it video, but I also really liked the solar panel videos
Thanks!
Totally amazing! well done figuring that out. The programmers had time to incorporate a few games, that's funny. I'm enjoying your channel.
Thank you Stoatin, Much appreciated! and glad you are enjoying the channel!
Not really interested but found this very interesting, I applaud the "why throw it away attitude" and being clever enough to do it having a Solar and Wind generated option must be very useful. I currently am trying to find a password for my old burglar alarm, wish I was as clever as you :-) found you from Nathan and has given me something to watch wile messing about with HF FT8. Thanks for the entertainment.
No Problem Chris. Glad you found it interesting!
Wow this video was way more in depth and impressive than I was expecting. I've just got my hands on one of these inverters. I also recently started trying to use x64dbg but I have no idea what I'm doing lol.
I love that you can set them up for wind. Thats really cool. Have you played around with the wind settings? What options did it give you? Do you think its possible to have wind on one input and solar on the other input, seeing as it have dual mppt inputs? (nevermind just saw your other comment saying no it probably cant)
Instant sub from me, I love that you emailed the company your 'work'
Thanks 👍 Yes, the company was most unhelpful so "challenge accepted" 😂😂😂 I had the same pretty much the same problem with FLIR and a thermal camera which I had to sort out too. Thanks for the SUB. If you like reverse engineering you might like the Ultrasound Scanner Video I did too...
Oh were you a software engineer? Thats great digging in there. Lol old school easter eggs
I haven't got any qualifications as such, well unless you count an O level in computer studies, but I first learned to program on a Nascom II back in 1979! where we had to load the basic interpreter from tape!
@@BuyitFixit well you did what many professionals cant do today lol
I've done quite a bit of stuff like this in the past, like porting doom to kids toys etc :) and fining myself needing an obscure program to drive a CNC machine, that was a *ahem* "trial" version.
I also remember when I was a kid and had a ZX Spectrum and Jet Set Willy came out, and it was being passed around the local computer club... except you needed a sheet of paper with loads of coloured squares on it for a code... well.. I found all the jumps at the start of the code (byte 195), and started putting return (201) to where they went... and on about the 3rd one... no code needed. It turned out to be poke 34499,201 . I suppose that was my first err patch lets say.
@UChwnFBBtasi2kn2TDK5OsWg heh
Hi i came across your channel while looking for fixes for Milwaukee tower lights I have 3 that don't power on, I had try few things before and can't get them to work, the led chips don't turn on while checking them with a voltmeter I was thinking it was because of a coating on the board or a bad PCB but I haven't had luck finding a replacement that don't costs the price of the light and or the actual leds are the bad ones and haven't been able to get voltage on the output wires that go to the led module I thought it could have been the temperature sensor or even the switch but after seeing some of your video it gave me a bit more confidence to go back and check the boards and try replacing the leds thanks to show that things can be fix if someone actually cares of saving things that otherwise will end on landfills
Thanks Jose! I did look to get one of those but it sold for more than I wanted to pay. Do the LEDs all come on together usually? If so I would count them and multiply that by 3.3v that should be the voltage needed to drive them all. I would then check the output of the board and see what you are getting. I had similar with the HUGE Milwaukee floodlight video. Have a look at that one if you didn't see it.
Thanks for the reply I have already seen that video as well, I try hot wiring the led assembly with a car led driver that I have and that didn't work and I couldn't get voltage out from the PCB to the leds so I think I may have multiple failures but I have a better idea of what to look for thanks again
No problem. Glad to help.
Amorph enabled will be to switch the MPPT to operate with amorphous silicon solar panels rather than the more common (and generally "better" for big stuff) crystalline silicon solar panels
Thanks for that 👍
That settings menu is interesting (16:25). ENEL is the national power grid operator in Italy. CEI is the governing body for electrical standards in Italy, VDE is the same in Germany. AR-N 4105 is a VDE standard for power generation systems. Rule 21 is something similar in California as far as I can tell.
The reply from the company is utter nonsense. UK nominal mains voltage used to be 240 V +/- 10% (216-264 V) but was lowered to 230 V +/-10% decades ago. So the "new vs. old" argument doesn't make much sense in that regard. The reality is more like UK distribution network operators tend to push the upper limits of the 230 V more often than not, especially in rural areas during off-peak times (mains voltage depends on voltage drop, among other things, and rural supplies tend to have long runs with high voltage drop under load and suppliers try to keep the idle voltage as high as they can to avoid dropping below the minimum under full load). In theory, your DNO could be held responsible for any malfunction or even damage caused by mains voltage exceeding 253 V at the meter. Unfortunately it's quite difficult to actually hold them responsible (TH-camr Big Clive tried I think).
Large PV setups aggravate the issue because feeding into the grid raises the voltage.
So, according to your email to the company, I guess you made them a little upset. Most likely, most people that contact them don't have the knowledge you have, so they are free to tell them whatever they want and the customer will believe it. I would assume that person watched your video, or even better, called a meeting with his colleagues and they all sat and watched it together. lmbo!! I'm not a betting man, but I bet you have a couple of them that subscribed to your channel now. lol You also made lose a sale in a new inverter, which I'm sure makes them upset too. I guess you're just a rebel now!! lol Great video!
Thanks 👍yes a rebel indeed. They should have just helped instead of being an @$$ 😂😂😂
I once worked for a company in same position, with same attitude.
I, arranged with some of the advanced guys, a way of supporting the hw and sw that allowed us to charge a fee for support..
This also generated leads to the extent we engineers often beat the sales team.
Nice 👍
How do you figure out whether the software has a key gen built into it? Kinda odd but I’m no programmer. Electronics engineer but never had to get into any microcontrollers or anything so never learned..
I was just looking through the code 🙂 A lot of programs when you input a password or serial number, compare what you put in to some value which it has to calculate. A neat trick used to be to put the program into a debugger and find out where this check takes place. You then have a few options.. See what value it's comparing against (which would be the correct value which the program has now kindly generated for you) or see which path the program takes if it's correct or incorrect. Then change the code by either changing it to always jump to the correct path, or removing the jump to the part where it says it's incorrect. Have a look at the medical ultrasound video I did similar on that to figure out the engineer password.
Definately needs some 8bit music for the keygen.
Yep like a SID player or pro tracker :)
Nice work bruv, you brought a smile to me, regards
Thanks 👍👍
Hi @BuyitFixit I need to connect a 230v_50Hz inverter from France to a 220v_60Hz GRID.
But I couldn't modify the frequency setting through the software show the message "out of range".
Would you happen to know if there is a way to extract the firmware from the inverter to modify and then reinstall this firmware?
I don't think that is possible, but you may be able to use the CVI software to modify the parameters or country to the frequency you need. You will need a rs485 adapter and the software (link in video description)
Well done dude, brill stuff.
Cheers 👍🙂
Hi, great video. I also have the same inverter, installed new in 2013, but labelled Sunpower on the front face. All the other labelling, manual, and paperwork is Aurora and Power One. (manufacture date week 34 in 2013.) It seems identical inside, but it has a 4 digit password. I managed to get the 6 digit password for my particular serial number using your video, but it would not accept more than 4 characters. Any ideas?
Thanks 👍. The 4 digit password is the user password. The 6 digit password is the service password. I'm not sure how to reset the user password via the menu or if it's possible. I'm fairly sure that you can do it with the software I mentioned but you would need a laptop and an rs485 adapter.
@ George, if that 4 digit password was never changed, it's factory set to 0000. Try it!
@@loicbru1002 How to reset the user pasword to 0000 if somone has changed it to an unknown value?
So if someone wants to find the password quickly, it seems to be as follows:
You take the 6 digits of your Sr. Num and for the first 3 digits you subtract 1, for the two after you add 1 and the last digit remains the same
ex. if Sr. Num is 111111 the password will be 000221
Good try 👍 It does work with some. Serial number 000999 = password 959409 pastebin.com/pQJQ8Jkn
When I see Easter eggs like that in software all I can think is that the programmers would rather do fuck all than their job.
Yes 😂😂😂😂
I wonder if its possible to disable Anti-Islanding feature ?
I think it is, I'm fairly sure I saw a checkbox in the software somewhere, but don't quote me on that.
@@BuyitFixit i also got this inverter on cheap, same problems that need to be fixed. planing to use it off grid completely isolated system, and the islanding feature is annoying. If anyone can confirm this it would be awesome. I'm still waiting on the relays to show up so I can't do any testing myself. Thanks for the reply btw love your channel.
Only 340 views!? Guess I'm here early :)
Thanks Pete. Unfortunately the TH-cam algo seems to push things like fake restoration videos or mindless fake stuff these days.
This isn't repair this is fckn espionage! Maximum respect
Thanks Black Listed!
Hello.I came across your great video looking to find service code .I have a perfectly performing three phase aurora tl20 trio but my network operator is requiring my loss of mains settings and is threatening diconection if inverter not compliant.I've used finer site to get codes but returns invalid .Also the code generator in the CV15.0.1 software but invalid also. mmm brick wall.
This inverter has two components,the inververter and a power box with own serial numbers. the inverter is 990867 and box 994306 both wk26 Yr 12.
I would greatly appreciate your opinions.
I've. also been trying to connect with rs485 converter but just cannot get a connection despite checking connections multiple times
Regards steve
Hi Steve, My keygen says
990867 = Service Password:889377
994306 = Service Password:883416
I know some later models have a different algorithm which seems to take the date and time into the equation.
I would have thought that the RS485 should work though.
I have a unit that the password doesn't work in via the service menu, but I can still edit / view all the parameters with the CVI sofware and the RS485. There are a couple of other programs which might work instead of the CVI program called Aurora Manager, and Aurora Manager TL which you might need to use instead. See if you can get any communication going with either of those.
Interesting video. very cool!
Thanks joe!
I have a problem with changing the location in the program. the message "this inverter is not enabled for this menu" appears. In 1 inverter I managed to do it, and in the other two I have this message. how to solve it?
I do remember having something similar, is this with the Aurora CVI prorgam?
I did manage to reset the country code, but I can't remember off hand how I did it. It might be worth backing up the settings first just in case you need to revert back.
@@BuyitFixit yes, this is what it displays in Aurora CVI, maybe you have another way to change the voltage to 253V without changing the location? maybe some other program? please help
See 15:38 you should be able to adjust the maximum voltage there.
Hi there, I live in Holland and I do you understand english, but as a nobe, this is out if my league. So I would like to increase the gridvoltage setting on my aurora one. My inverter is at the end of a 30 meter groundcable and due to this resistance 8 volt is added to the the grid voltage. At clear days the grid voltage goes up to 245v. So the inverter measures 253v and shuts down. I really like to find out the service code. My s/n =226650. I hope you can help me to the service password. Thanks in advance🙏
The service password should be 115160. If its the same as mine in think theres a setting of +10% which you can change to a maximum of +15% but I found that it seems to reset if the grid power goes away (power cut for example) and reverted back to 10%. I used the engineer software to change the value and it now doesn't lose the configuration.
@@BuyitFixit THANK YOU VERY VERY VERY MUCH!!!
I changed the Vgrid value from 230v to 235v and 110% tot 115%. So my new maximum V value is 270v instead of 253V.
I noticed you have to enter the changed value by pressing enter when your are back in the main menu . (the rotating arrows will change in a lock) I tested the settings after I cut off the power (solar panels and grid) and it seemes to work out perfectly.
Thumbs up!!!
Glad it all worked for you.. I hope you've subscribed 😂😂😂
@@BuyitFixit you bet!!!
Awesome video!!!😮
Thanks!!🙂👍
Happy for you. Mate.👍👍
Thanks 👍
Hello, many thanks for this very interesting video ! I have an other problem with pvi invertor. Speed is incorrect in aurora installer so I can't log into my invertor (19200 Baud instead of 9600!!!). Would it be possible to have a solution to fix my speed rate using my usb serial port ??? Many thanks in advance !
Have you tried aurora CVI? That allows you to change the baud rate and it's quite powerful to alter settings if it works with your inverter.
Impressive job, sir!
Thank you Steffen.
That is cool. Do you have a video showing about using that debugging software ?
Also did you get a 2nd reply from that company?
Thanks FixthisCD👍 Unfortunately I don't have a video on using the debugger but I'm sure there's plenty already out there. No I never received a response from the company 😂😂😂😂
I wonder if one of those options allows for use off grid. 🤔
I'll have to read up on the difference between wind turbine and solar. I figure the wind turbine have some sort of braking signal if the voltage input goes too high.
Good question. I don't know, but I may actually be changing my setup to be fully off grid or party on and off. I've got some batteries on the way and a Victron easy solar inverter coming. So possibly a future video.. not sure yet.
@@BuyitFixit splashing out now we're over 1k subs?
I could do with a Victron inverter. Only got 150W solar panel into an 80Ahr van battery. Runs the radio and lighting, would be nice to power the 300W drill press.
Ha! Might have 1k subs but still not enough watch time to even monetise the channel! I'm doing it in case the grid goes down.... never know what the future holds....
@@BuyitFixit i think you need the batteries for off grid so that your load doesnt try to draw energy through the inverter.
@@BuyitFixit If you haven't heard of him already, but I'd bet you have, check out the Apocalyptic Inventor, you'll find all his content informative and entertaining, and he does a lot of stuff on 'off-grid' solutions I'd think you'd find invaluable, he's very resourceful, like yourself 👍
Nice work. Even when you have achieved what you wanted you then have a fiddle so others may benefit. Epic
Thanks 👍Yes it's part of the spirit of creating the channel, to help other people who may encounter similar issues 🙂
Is there a standalone windows keygen available to download ?? Thanks
I have one that I wrote, I just need to find somewhere to upload it to.
I've just tried google drive. Give this a go: drive.google.com/drive/folders/1BTAYRSqM-a5M0zBDmI7163vGkTa_zAJu Let me know if it works OK.
@@BuyitFixit yes that worked what a star - I ran it though and it generates the same as I got with the Aurora CVI5.0.1 Software but the inverter says wrong password so a bit stumped - maybe if I get a RS485 usb interface and try that.
I think they changed the algorithm in later models so it needs a date and time mixed in somehow...
@@BuyitFixit O.K the manufacturing date is WK17/12 so it is a old unit - thought it would work but thanks again for your assistance - hopefully the RS485 route may show the password from the memory
Perfect
Thanks 👍
Can someone help me:
Could someone help me with the firmware for the PVI 3.0 - OUTD - FR - W inverter?
Any version equal to or greater than v2.0.0
Sorry I didn't find much in the way of firmware myself. Have you tried the old aurora site via internet archive? Or possibly searching on there. Slim chance I know....
Tank you @@BuyitFixit . I searched through the wayback machine, but didn't find it. I'm trying to connect to 220V_60Hz, but the current firmware (version prior to 2.0.0) does not allow changing the NATION or changing the frequency through the Aurora Manager software. Do you have an idea how I can do this?
Hi can i get that aurora manager psw Generator?
See video description.
Great video. 👍
Thanks Jay Lo. It was something a little different to the norm, so glad you liked it!
Good afternoon I have unsuccessfully failed in downloading the aurora manager. Can anyone help me obtain my password please.
What's the serial?
good work !
Thanks!
@6:06 - that is kind of unbelievable how ... are the software engineers putting passwords in plain text in the code ;-)
Yes 😂😂😂
This happens way more than you think even in larger companies. There are data breaches almost every day.
@@rickoneill4343 so this is stupidity rather than anything else
Thanks for the video! My serial is 236823. Can you help me to generate the ServicePW? My inverter is down because to high voltage.
Hi, 125333 but I think on later firmware they added something with the date and time it seems. Give it a go and let me know how you get on.
It doesn't work. It's a ABB Trio 27.6 from 2015.
Ah that's a shame. I think they must have changed the algorithm or something after Aurora were taken over by ABB.
I've just checked the dates on my units one is 2011 and one is 2012. Someone sent me a 2kw unit from Aug 2014 and the service password doesn't work on that one, but the inverter software with the master password still does.
😂😂😂 you absolute legend 👏
Thanks 👍😂😂😂
ANY CHANCE YOU CAN UPLOAD A LINK TO KEYGEN,, CHEERS LEE
SCRAP THAT LOL.. sorted with your video ta
Hi Lee, check the video description.
No problem :)
Hi,
Just saw your video and it's very impressive.
I have the same inverter since 2016 and i never found a way to access the service menu and i was wondering if there was any chance of getting your passwoord generator or even juste get my password by giving you the unitnumber
Kind regards,
Thanks for that! No need for my password generator. Link in the description for CVI 5.0.1 and use the master password in description also. It had built in keygen as shown on the video :)
@@BuyitFixit
Thanks for your respons.
I tried the link but I end up on the wrong page. It says that it doesn't exist anymore.
Sorry about that. Fixed. It needed %20 instead of a space.
@@BuyitFixit
Thanks
I will check it when i get back home
Absolutely amazing, your channel just goes from strength to strength on things that can be done, you definitely have skills in all departments, great video 😎
I'll stick to mechanical and simple electrical failures. This tech is way too big for my small brain. 😊
😂😂😂😂
Typical company cloaked bs , it's out of warranty couch cough it's not going to make us any more money 💵 💰 💰 😂
Yep, exactly that 👍
In other words, we can no longer make any money off you unless you buy a new unit. So I will just BS so you think it wont work with current standards.
Too bad for them that they weren't talking to an average consumer. Hehe
Yes, agree. I've had a similar response from FLIR with the thermal camera / multimeter I was repairing too.
Welcome to the wonderfull world of capitalism...
(sarcasm)
😂😂😂😂👍
Hi, very good job! Can you help me please? Sorry for my poor english! I buy one inverter ABB PVI 3.6 with nation english and want to change nation to french.
I dont have usb RS485. Fimer registration dont work. Can you make a authkey to change nation. The SN is 984011 and the code 2 is 873121 (thanks for this!)
Hi, you can't do this through the engineer menu. It looks like the aurora CVI software might be able to do it, but you need an Rs485 to USB adapter.
@@BuyitFixit Thanks you very much for all you explain!
Lol this was definitely some amateur fun programming from those now defunct companies. Lol i know i have some eater eggs at work buried that ppl find every few years
You're some boy Mick! What a skill set. Love your videos and love your attitude. Inspirational!Respect.
Thanks bobbygeorge 👍👍
I think it's liability. That I can understand.
What I don't accept is the unwillingness to provide service. What is obsolete? How is it allowed to label something designed to operate for two decades as obsolete after a couple of years and exonerate yourself from the responsibility?
I had a similar experience with FLIR and asking for replacement parts for a thermal camera. Although they didn't claim obsolete, there's was more a cry of proprietary information and secrets.
If you weren’t able to change the acceptable grid values with the software would you have been able to get around that issue with a slightly modified 1 to 1 transformer attached to the grid input?
Yes, that would probably have worked too 👍
Are most old standard inverters the same as aurora? Can the values be changed via service mode? Brilliant video and channel ❤🎉
Thank you 👍 I'm not sure what you mean by old standard inverters? This is the only make I've looked at unfortunately.
This is fantastic! Congratulations and thanks for sharing it with us in such an entertaining way!
You're very welcome 👍I also looked at a medical ultrasound scanner where I unlocked a ton of hidden features and made it play doom 😂😂😂😂 which you may also like.
@@BuyitFixit Added to my watchlist!
brilliant analysis. hopefully this inspires more people with coding knowledge to crack more service passwords
Thanks 👍🙂
well done. thank you very much
Cheers 👍
RESPECT on this one mate wow cool
Cheers mate 👍
Congratulation for this brilliant work! Do you think it is possible to use this inverter as stand alone (off-grid) inverter by programming someting ? Thanks!
Thank you 👍Unfortunately I don't think that's possible. You would also have no storage (battery) unless you put high voltage DC from a battery bank into the solar input. On the web it says "NOTE: A minimum input voltage of 200 Vdc is required for the Aurora inverter to start the grid connection sequence" and most off grid inverters use 48V, 24V or 12V batteries.
@@BuyitFixit Thanks a lot! Sorry my question was not accurate enough... Due to local regulation I'm not allowed to use the full power of my solar plant to reinject on the power public grid. So I would like to use some of the power of my solar pannels in order to make a local 50Hz 230VAC power supply. This supply would not use any battery, it just deliver power when sun gives us enough light (more than 200VDC on the solar pannels). I intend to use this power in order to charge an electric car and/or to preheat water for my domestic use. It just a preheat of water because the final heating could be made by my gas heating system. If you have any idea to achieve this goal I would be verry gratefull. Thanks in advance!
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There are some that need repeated courses, replays, and re-reading to just begin learning a skill, Others only need pointed to where info is. But when One is left with no help from source that should know retired equipment never dies, and where old data is stored .... Tho, not everyone is That Smart, but CLEVER you are, Tech and all.
I've got envious installed, where to next? lol What a Dream! Admire those with frequencies firing away in brain cell.
Nice job on the password resetting,with the USB port it may have a password lock to disable/enable it. You might also be able to do a settings back up/restore via the USB port if you do get it working. We have some Ink printers at work, if the default password set for the end user doent work or is corrupt its possible to use a small supposition formula with the date to work out the 8 digit access code (1234123412 is morphed from the 1234567890 numbers composing the date i.e. the date 15102022 = 11122222 ).
Thanks Andi! Yes you can dump the settings eeprom as I did that prior to any modification. Interesting about those printers.
Any plans to covert the LG motor to wind turbine, that would make a good video?
I was more thinking water turbine. There's a guy on YT who has been running his whole house for 15 years or more with pretty much the exact same unit. If you search 'washing machine power' you should come across it 👍
@@BuyitFixit probably less maintenance, not much chance of it drying up after this winter 🤣🤣
Thankyou for this video, very useful and had the same issues with Firmer, but CVI prog doesn't give a good pwd for a later model ABB inverter. Also the solarcity website is no longer available (was trying to get 'aurorainstaller' file). Can't find a service pwd generator for UNO-DM-5.0-TL-PLUS-Q model giving W004 Grid Overvoltage error. Any suggestions appreciated.
Thanks 👍You should be able to adjust the settings with CVI software and a RS485 lead. I think the password algorithm changed in later models by adding in the date somehow. I've just checked both links in the video description and both still work for both programs.
Thanks for your prompt reply, turns out the inverter is still under extended warranty with a service agent here in Brisbane, but as I am the second owner and installed it myself warranty is not valid. So after exhausting searching on the Firmer website I came across an area that let me register as an installer and gave me a service password.@@BuyitFixit
Interesting. Can you try it again in perhaps a weeks time? I'm wondering if it's possible to work out if it changes daily weekly monthly or just stays the same.
Hi there, I got a dead PSU from an arb function gen, very similar to pc psu but 19v and 7v instead, can't figure it out, any chance you can look at it and make a troubleshooting vid? I will pay postage both ways and any parts you need. Thanks!
Hi, I don't usually fix things for people, and thank you kindly for the offer. Have you got any pictures of the board perhaps? I could tell you where to look / check perhaps?
Getting into the programming didn't help me. I could not change the frequency inside to meet Canada's electric stats as far as I could see. My old inverter has scorch marks around some of the 7 metal prongs coming off the inverter board. Do you think I can just swap the inverter board from one unit to the other is they are identical?
There's quite a few menus in that Aurora CVI, did you put the engineer password in at the start? Not sure about just swapping the board as there may me slight differences in the components and I think they use some calibration values to compensate (I could be wrong).
Hi, many decades since I did any code work but very interesting.
Do you by any chance know how to set the startup voltage on the 3.6kW version?
The reason I ask is that I've just replaced my old 3kW one with the 3.6kW
The 3kW would turn itself off when the sunlight faded, but the 3.6 one doesn't and draws 65W of power all night which is buggerin' up my weekly readings!
Cheers from (sometimes) sunny Blyth. :)
This is the 3.6kw in the video. I think you can do it in the settings menu under start up voltage. Default password for that is usually 0000. If not you can do it with a rs485 adapter and the Aurora CVI software. Links in video description 👍
Thank you for the video, maybe you know why the pw generated in aurora CVI or in your keygen is not correct for aurora trio 27.6-tl-outd? tried on 3 different inverters ?
Depends on manufacturing date. They changed the algorithm in later models 🙁
Hi, thanks for the heads up on this video, can't say I understood it all. Can the ground fault sensing be switched off as I have several of these with an internal ground fault problem. They are un-necessarily sensitive and I wondered if it's an easy adjust, cheers
I'm not 100% sure on that one Andy. Is the ground fault on the DC side? like the RISO measurement? If so I think I saw something about disabling that.
@@BuyitFixit Hi, yes it's RISO, also known as GFI on the DC side. It commonly comes up on the start as 20 M ohms. It's far too sensitive. I would just be working through the unit screen, is it available through this or do you need to use a laptop? I swapped out a HF SMA for an Aurora and the Aurora would not run due to GFI, whereas the SMA was fine, Cheers
Hi Andy, sorry for the late reply. You would need to use the laptop and an RS485 adapter like shown in the video. I think it was Aurorainstaller.exe which allows you enable / disable the Riso. I haven't long got back in, so can't connect it to the inverter currently, but looking in the code it has these strings: "[RISOEN] DIS" and "[RISOEN] EN" and I'm fairly sure when I was messing about with different progams I saw the option for ENable and DISable :) I think you need to input the service password, but you can get that from the CVI program and use the master password both are in the video description. It may well have the enable / disable in option in the CVI program too.
Hello I'm new to all this so bear with me
I have a ABB 6kw inverter and has same problem as you high voltage spikes from grid,i have asked abb salesman for the code to access the parameters to change voltage and frequency but he said the box is out of date and abb wont release the code so im asking for your help can you get me the code ? Thanks Martin
Yes they wouldn't help me either and said pretty much the same thing, which is why I did this. The engineer code only does limited things anyway. The CVI software did a whole lot more. A few people said the code didn't work for them as it seems they changed something in the firmware on later devices so the code is generated with some mix of the date and time I think. If you give me the serial numbers I can give you a code but it may not work, alternatively you can use an RS485 adapter and the CVI software with the engineer password as listed in the video description.
@BuyitFixit S/N 563424 not sure which one you need
@user-mg4hv9be6c 452534 let me know if it works.
I'm in system parameters and it will not let me change the work frequency and nominal vout keeps telling me error in sending parameters
There was a setting in mine for plus and minus 10% which you could change to 15% for the line voltage
Man, your Knowledge is immense! Do not stop sharing it with us!
Thanks 👍
That's very good performance for the inverter for this time of year, you can't have much of an electricity bill
I think the video is around a year old now 🙂
Loved the video.
I'd like to know what's within that 'Data Log and Program' menu.
Interested in automatically recording the daily generation to a database.
I watch Andy Reynolds videos for solar work. One unit he was looking at had at least a dozen different power settings, G83 being one of them.
I think it was for clearing the logs and resetting all of the stored inverter data back to zero. For the daily generation there is software that does that exact thing. I think its aurora communicator or manager perhaps? I did look at quite a few other programs too. I also replied to Andy Reynolds as he left a comment on the inverter repair video asking if I could make a video like this one.
How do I connect this to my wifi information. I changed my router now my app does not show data.
Sorry my unit doesn't have wifi, so I'm not sure on that one.
Hi great video can this inverter set to grid standard en50549-1 Thanks
I'm not 100% sure on that one. In the software it seems you can alter a lot of parameters such as upper lower and nominal frequency and same with the voltage, so you might be able to adjust it manually to suit if it doesn't.
anyone have inverter firmware files? pvi4.2
Unfortunately I don't. I did see a couple if firmware files on a Spanish or Portuguese site a few months back when I was messing with this. I think they were for a larger unit though.
Thanks! Much to digest....
Any chance I can have a password generated for my ABB Trio 27.6 with serial number: 108826 it would be very appreciated!
Hi Fredrik,
Service Password:057336
Hope that helps :)
@@BuyitFixit Thank you so much! I have only Linux and I tried to get it running with Wine but without success. Then it will be a 100km drive today to see if it's now possible to select "grid" on this never used, but refurbished (sold as new...) inverter... Installed a few new ABB inverters previously, but after this, it will never happen again.
I have the same issue with a brand new StecaGrid 10000+. It's a bug in the Swedish grid parameters so it shuts down at 240V, not at 253V as it should. Guess if it's possible to change parameters without service password.... And Steca is just as cooperative and customer caring as ABB... So Steca is also added to my black list..
Hopefully the password works on your unit. I'm not sure if they implemented a different algorithm on later units to the one I have. Let me know how you get on!
Dammit! Wrong password... Manufactured WK: 5116.
Any suggestions of how to get the proper password from the not very cooperative ABB is very appreciated! Really bad that the top brands that are supposed to have a extended lifetime also seam to be the ones most eager to create bad will.. Its sure a expensive piece of junk hanging on the wall. Grrrrr!
You are a legend, I have 2 of these 3kw versions.
Great work, epic.
Thanks 👍
I bought a repaierd inverter from UK and I am in Canada. I get fgrid out of range and the seller said their advertisment said not for use in Canada and I missed that. Any help making this adjustment would be appreciated.
If it's the same as this one you can use the aurora CVI software, it might even let you reset the country code (it did on one of mine) and let you set it to Canada. You will need an rs485 adapter though.
@@BuyitFixit I assume 485 to usb and use my lap top.
@@davidghobril3547 yes, correct 👍
@@BuyitFixit Thank you so much. I like you abhor things becoming waste due to simple repairs. Refrigerators come to mind. Take care.
@davidghobril3547 Thanks👍you too 🙂
Exciting work, especially because I have exactly the same problem... I don't know when we'll get rid of these artificial products lifetime limitations, it's a shame! But where service password generator could be found?
Thanks Mario. All the things required are in the video description :)
Yep, I've figured it out easily from video then... sweet. Hope it works, thanks!
Amazing! Great job!
Thanks 👍Much appreciated.
Hey is your keygen or its source available? I want to make a javascript version and put it online so that people dont have to download anything.
Good Idea! Here's a pastebin link for the main guts of the program I wrote.
pastebin.com/pQJQ8Jkn
Hope that helps!
Cool would you like me to add a link to the video description? Unfortunately TH-cam doesn't like links in comments
@@BuyitFixit Hey yeah once I've uploaded it I'll send you the link or post it here.
I have the same inverter but my passwort have only 4 digits. Can you help me?
That will be the 4 digit USER password and not the SERVICE password. I think the only way it can be reset is via the engineer software and using a rs485 adapter like I used.
@@BuyitFixit ok thanks. I will try
@@reinalexander3298 Do you have managed to reset the user password? If so how would it be done? Cause I have the same problem.
Very informative thanks for sharing. So hard to find good info for these inverters. I have 2 of them, one working one with a GFI fault. Look forward to more👍
Thanks Jim! I only came across these because a friend had a faulty one and he asked if I wanted it. Then I ended up going down the rabbit hole like what normally happens when I get things!
@@BuyitFixit Plenty of these still in service. They have their problems it appears but they are pretty good and well worth trying to save👍
@@Woodyjims-shack Yes, the two I have seem to be running fine since repairing them. One was just the relays, but the other one I repaired on the video I did, also had problems on the switch mode power supply which I also had to repair.
Hi, I downloaded the key gen software, but assume it will not work on Linux. Could not work out the way forward, any clues? Cheers
Hi Andy, It's a windows program I'm afraid. It might work under WINE possibly? Although I haven't got a linux box to test
@@BuyitFixit Ah, thanks for the info, I'm assuming it's the 7 figure WO that's used, is that right? Cheers
Further to this I notice the serial numbers are 10 digits. Mine are inverter A/ 1417444785 and inverter B/ 1408029249, both have internal GFI faults and I wish to switch off the GFI sensing. Could you calculate the password please, cheers
I'm currently out at the moment but the password program only takes 6 digits
@@TheInfoworksif you check my video on the email I sent to support there is a picture of the 6 digit serial number of my unit if that helps?
is there an app or software to remotely monitor the pv system
Yes there is. It's one of the ones I downloaded from waybackmachine. I cant remember the name off hand but it connected to the laptop via the rs485 interface and pulled all of the previous stored data as well as current values. It also displays some nice charts!
@@BuyitFixit ok thanks 👍
The software name is Aurora Communicator. I'm using v2.9.21. You can monitor, download faults/errors and set this app to send an email for dayly production. It runs on a laptop which is accesible from the internet, so i can monitor from another computer or with smartphone.
There is an Arduino Based monitor on instructables, the guy who made it did not want to pay the huge price ABB wanted.
I saw that a while back too, I think it was esp8266 or esp32 based.
thank you , this saved ma day 😅
No problem 👍I'm glad you found it useful 🙂
Yor knowhow is very impressive! I´m sitting in Germany with two PVI 4.2 from Power-one SN: 120002 WK:36/12 and SN:1314683840 Wk:1413. The older Inverters from Power-one in Germany are powerlimited from 4600W to 4200W. When ABB took them over the limitation was gone. I now would like to take the limitation off. May I ask you for Installer passwords ? This would be very kind of you.
Thanks! See the video description I placed links to all the software 👍
Thank´s for your quick answer! I have seen your link to the Keygen and tryed to download, but I always get a virus warning. My Virussoftware AVAST makes dowloding impossible.
Yes, it's probably because it's not a common file that the antivirus programs have seen and so they think it's suspicious. Sn120002 pw:019112 and 572350 for the other unit. The service menu didn't give a lot of options on my units. These may not work depending on the firmware version but you should still be able to make changes with the aurora CVI software and an rs485 adapter.
Thank´s a lot, I will check the PW this week and will inform you about the result.
It would work, the passwords are correct, but finally I decided not to change the limitation, because of the net frequency which could be disturbed at high output.