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• Communication Protocol: proprietary OutBack multi-drop network

• Interconnecting Cable: CAT 5 (8 IATIA 518B) PC non-crossover network cable

• Maximum Tested Cable Length: 1000 feet (300 meters) of cable in an office/commercial

building

• PC computer interface: RS232 Opto-Isolated DB9 serial communication port

OutBack MATE Functions

Why use a MATE with your OutBack Power System FX Series Inverter/Chargers and Charge

Controllers? What exactly does it do?

A typical power system providing utility-supplied electricity requires very little from a user.

Other than flipping an occasional tripped circuit breaker back on due to an overload and

paying a monthly bill, there is little to monitor or adjust. A renewable energy (RE) system

requires more diligence and attention, including battery maintenance and setting various times

and voltages for the system to act efficiently and economically.

Utility-supplied power is generated, monitored, and controlled by systems you neither see nor

maintain. An RE system requires some combination of inverter/chargers, batteries, charge

controllers, and an RE power source, often including a generator, all of which need monitoring

and adjusting for optimum performance. The OutBack MATE provides a window to your

system and allows setting each OutBack component for its best and most efficient usage

according to your power needs and living conditions.

The MATE’s functions occur in to two general areas:

1. The display of information about or the status of different system components and actions

2. Enabling the user to control certain system functions, e.g., the times or the conditions

under which they will occur

RightHand Engineering LLC (Winverter software)

19310 226th Ave NE Woodinville, WA 98077

(425) 844-1291

Intellact (WattPlot software)

57 Mary Street, Alton, Ontario, Canada L7K 0E3

416-907-2076

NOTE: Signal degradation can result if cable is run in conduit with AC wiring or in other

electronically “noisy” environments; these can affect the maximum length the cable can run

without incurring transmission errors.

NOTE: OutBack Power Systems does not produce or technically support any PC computer

software programs compatible with its products. The following companies sell compatible

software:

MATE Specifications

This manual is related to the following products: