We scan the barcodes with a smart phone app which automatically creates an
excel file for upload(there are many apps to choose from), and number them also
1,2,3...etc with a sharpie for mounting. If scanned in the right order, the row
number in the excel file with correspond with the physical number and barcode
of the respective MLPE.
It's easy to remember the # sequence in which they were mounted.
I gave up on the Solaredge scanning/mapping app a long time ago. Way too clunky
for me.
On 7/8/2020 1:58:40 PM, Corey Shalanski <coreso...@gmail.com> wrote:
Wrenches,
After 10+ years of MLPE (microinverters/optimizers) gaining traction in the
industry, I have noticed one stubborn issue that somehow still haunts us. I
think we as installers have all been there at some point: laying down the final
module in an array, high fives all around, time to look at the close-out
checklist that our pesky operations manager handed to us on our way out the
door, and then realizing that we forgot to peel off the MLPE serial number
stickers (or otherwise record them) in order to make a map...
Even when installers forget to record just one serial number, retrieving it can
be difficult and time-consuming. Raise your hand if you've ever attached your
cell phone/camera to an extendable pole and slid it under the array in hopes of
catching that one forgotten label!
In this age of smart devices, I anxiously await the day when MLPE will be able
to map themselves. But until that day comes, I am wondering if anyone has
developed or knows of a tried-and-true foolproof method for capturing MLPE
serial numbers?
--
Corey Shalanski
Jah Light Solar
Portland, Jamaica
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