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CC612 charge controller
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Connecting to the charge controller
The charge controller runs the Linux operating system (OS). The easiest way to connect to the system is to
connect through a TCP/IP network connection. This can be done by establishing a network connection.
6.1
Establishing a network connection to the charge controller
Establishing a network connection with the USB configuration interface (CONFIG). This interface can be found
on the charge controller front panel.
6.1.1 USB configuration interface
The USB configuration interface, CONFIG, emulates a so-called Remote Network Driver Interface Specification
(RNDIS) network when it is plugged into Windows, Linux or Mac OS computers. In a Linux and Mac OS, this vir-
tual network interface is automatically detected and a driver is not necessary. On a Windows host machine,
however, the driver for the RNDIS network adapter usually needs to be manually selected. To do this:
• Open the device manager from the control panel
• Right click the „RNDIS/Ethernet Gadget“ menu item located under „Other devices“ and select
„Update Driver Software“
• Select the option „Browse my computer for driver software“.
• Then click on the option „Select from a list of device drivers on my computer“.
• From the list presented, select the „Network adapters“ category.
• In the window that appears, select the manufacturer Microsoft Corporation and the network adap-
ter „Remote NDIS Compatible Device“. The device driver is then installed and the system recognises
the charge controller as a network adapter.
The charging system controller uses the local IP address
192.168.123.123
with a subnet mask of
255.255.255.0 on the virtual network interface corresponding to the USB configuration interface. A DHCP ser-
ver is running on the target and automatically assigns a corresponding IP address to the host machine once it
is connected. Therefore, communication with the charge controller is based on this IP address.
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The charge controller must be powered with 12 V when the CONFIG interface is being used.
