Hi Jim, I was given this sequence from an Outback engineer a while ago and it works really well. 1. Insert SD card in computer, R click and do a quick format. 2. Download the firmware from Ouback website to a known location on your computer, unzip to a known location. 3. Open the blank SD card in file explorer and open the unzipped file folder and resize the windows so they are side by side. 4. Drag each item from the unzipped folder into the SD card window and give it time to complete writing to the SD card. *Do each file individually*. This is important to keep write errors from occurring. 5. Once completed, do a safe eject of the SD card. 6. Plug the SD card. Push and hold the "Up" button until you see "Updating Ethernet Processor". Allow it to complete. Then check to verify its success.
This sequence of loading firmware piece by piece can be done for all of the devices, but if its not the Mate that you are updating you will not use step 6, instead you will navigate to the firmware update section and select the device you want to update. Good luck out there! On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 5:46 PM Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote: > https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=outback+mate3s > > > > *Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar > "we go where powerlines don't" > <http://members.sti.net/offgridsolar/>https://offgridsolar1.com/ > <https://offgridsolar1.com/> <http://members.sti.net/offgridsolar/> > e-mail offgridso...@sti.net <offgridso...@sti.net> > text 209 813 0060* > > > On 2024-07-19 4:18 pm, Jim Gowdy via RE-wrenches wrote: > > I'm somewhat new to the solar industry and I'm starting to break into > programming and more computer involved skills of solar. I primarily do > small cabins and service work, but have been a part of some decent > residential systems. Does anyone have any good literature and/or videos of > updating firmware on Outback Mate3 controllers. I've seen instructions, > but I hear little tricks/tips that are not at all in the instructions. I'm > looking for a really good, detailed instruction sheet so I can keep it for > reference. Thanks for any responses. > > -- > Jim with Gowdy Electric > Cambria, Ca 93428 > business 805 927 2630 > cell 805 975 5279 > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the > other: > https://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/ > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > http://www.members.re-wrenches.org > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the > other: > https://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/ > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > http://www.members.re-wrenches.org > > -- Mac Lewis *"Yo solo sé que no sé nada." -Sócrates*
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