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We hope this will aid you in selecting the software product
to meet your need for your Xantrex inverter system.
For information on software for OutBack inverters, click
here.
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Are you non-technical or economy-minded?
Our WinVerter™ products are probably for you!
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Are you technical and have more to spend?
You may want to look into TraceTools made by our competitor
Maui Solar Software.
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Are you on a shoe-string budget?
You may want to stay with the SW Control Panel Software (SWCPS)
included free with the Xantrex SWCA.
The following table provides more detail to help you select the right product for you:
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Features
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RightHandEng WinVerter-Control SW
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RightHandEng WinVerter-Setup SW
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RightHandEng WinVerter-Monitor SW
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Maui Solar TraceTools 1.0
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Xantrex SWCPS
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| Works with older PCs |
486/50+,
Win 95+ |
Pentium 90+,
Win 95+ |
Pentium 166+,
Win 95+ |
<unknown> |
286+,
DOS+ |
| Works with newer PCs |
Yes, up to XP Pro |
Yes, up to XP Pro |
Yes, up to XP Pro |
Pentium 400+,
Win 2K/XP |
Yes, up to Win ME |
| Supports PC power-save 1 |
Monitor & hard-disk |
Monitor & hard-disk |
Monitor & hard-disk |
Monitor only |
Monitor & hard-disk |
| Provides inverter control panel |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Sort-of 2 |
Yes |
| Programs inverter's Setup memory |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Displays inverter's meters & status |
Yes, one at
a time |
No |
Yes, all at once |
Yes, all at once |
Yes, one at a time |
| Shows inverter alarms 3 & errors |
Errors only |
No |
Errors & alarms |
Errors only |
Errors only |
| Emails inverter errors |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Provides dial-access to remote inverters |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Logs inverter's meter data |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Charts logged inverter data |
No |
No |
No, use spread-sheet |
Yes |
No |
| Posts log data to web |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Number inverters supported |
1 at a time |
1 at a time |
2 at a time |
32 at a time |
1 at a time |
| Price |
Free |
$60 |
$50 |
$99 |
Free with SWCA |
Notes:
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Windows Power Options permits turning off the monitor and hard-disks during idle periods, however, TraceTools writes to the hard-disk continually, limiting the PC power savings.
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TraceTools provides all controls, but not in a manner that replicates the inverter's own control panel.
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WinVerter™-Monitor has user settable alarm thresholds for each inverter meter in addition to monitoring of the inverter's error causes.
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