Reading Resol Vbus

Redraw of the circuit in the Vbus specification.
This is work in progress, check back later. I get the serial data from the (Resol) DeDietrich Drainback.

resol_vbus_interface2

Experimental serial port circuit for Resol Vbus on a De Dietrich Drainback aka Remeha Zentasol

 

Sources:

Source code to read and decode data:

You can get the Service Center software from Resol and install it under Wine in Ubuntu (I use 13.04). Not sure about the datalogging yet but you can get the XML file for your Resol controller from:

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Mastervolt Soladin 600 with Python & Pyserial

Solar inverter soladin 600

Datalogger for Soladin 600

Already a dozen programs are written to read data from the Soladin 600 inverter. Years ago the protocol was unravelled and people have made data loggers on various platforms. I love the clear interface onĀ  Chozo.nl and the functionality of Solget but there are many more.
Too bad I couldn’t get any of them to work on my Debian based NanosG20.

 

I really needed to understand what was happening during serial port communication so I wrote this little script in Python with bits and pieces from Chozo and Veresano. This code is by no means complete but is a good starting point to learn how to read a serial port.
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Everything is a remix

Kirby Fergusson on creativity. Parts I, II & III.

Everything is a Remix Part 1 from Kirby Ferguson on Vimeo.

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4,7 megaJoules of solar power

2 Zentasol panels on the roof

Zentasol panels


Finally, after gathering dust in our hallway for half a year, our Zentasol panels have been mounted on our rooftop. Thanks to Maarten for effectively solving our fears and some technical trouble, they’re up and running. 4.7 gJ of solar power a year, contained in 110 liters of water. Simple and effective.

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Stop Whining

STEPHEN FRY SPLASHLIFE: WHAT I WISH I’D KNOWN AT 18 [on Interesting and Successful People] from Peter Samuelson on Vimeo.

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Triode Art

It’s an old movie but still fascinating and beautiful.

Fabrication d'une lampe triode
Geüpload door F2FO. – Ontdek meer wetenschapsvideo's.

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Hewittic Mercury-arc Rectifier (via)

I wasn’t planning on posting other peoples content here but this is just too awesome.
Read all about it at hackaday.com.

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Goldring G900SE Datasheet

Datasheet for the Goldring G900 SE cartridge.

g900se goldring stereophonic cartridge datasheet

g900se goldring stereophonic cartridge datasheet

g900 calibration certificate stereophonic cartridge

g900 calibration certificate

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Shure Microphone 588SA and 588SB Datasheet

Shure datasheet for microphone models 588SA and 588SB (588SB-CN) Unisphere B series from 1978.

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Thorens TD 166 Manual

Manual for the famous Thorens TD 166 record player in German, French and English.
Bedienungsanleitung – Mode d’emploi – Instruction manual
Click image or right click and choose “save as” to download the zip file.

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