All of a sudden I'm being offered A0.013 firmware for my gateway that's currently running A0.010.
Looks like there's an advantage due to the addition of import limitation, but if as an end user I can't get to this setting - is it better that installer does the update so they can set that new option properly?
Anyone already on A0.013 already, or with any experience of upgrade?
AIO not offering an update to A617-D617 yet though. Is the gateway upgrade a pre-requisite then.
I shutdown my AIO, put the Gateway into “Bypass” to prevent a brief home power loss, then updated gateway to A0.013 (to 20 mins or so) and all went well, then restarted the AIO and everything is operating ok.
treborUK Thanks. Can you see the import limit setting now? How about the AIO firmware, I don't have the latest offered to me yet. Cheers
Mouton not seeing 617 as available for AIO. Haven’t seen an import limit setting but would that need AIO update ?
[unknown] That's what I am guessing from the wording - either the setting will be in GW or AIO settings, but possibly only useable (or even settable) once firmware is capable in both devices?
treborUK That's what I am guessing from the wording - either the setting will be in GW or AIO settings, but possibly only useable (or even settable) once firmware is capable in both devices?
Mouton
Having had some very up and down firmware versions my AIO is actually working brilliantly at the moment. My gateway firmware is still 005.
I am loathe to update anything further. My question to all of the very clever people on here is, is there a downside to not updating? Are there security implications?
At some point I'd like to be getting another AIO so would obviously need to update firmware then but, in the meantime, I feel like being in the 'if it's not broken don't fix it' camp.
Coys68 Working in IT I am also quite firmly in the 'if it isn't broken...' camp, the number of updates that cause problems in the world is countless.
However I usually consider 3 things. (1) Yes security improvements are often, but not always, part of updates. So there is a (sometimes exponential as more exploits are discovered and have time to be exploited) increasing risk over time when not updating. (2) That lab / beta / pre testing often might not cover the direct update from very old versions directly to new versions - so you may be deliberately trying to make yourself a test case (3) The potential benefits of new features and the reliance and interoperability of other devices that may be on newer firmware and again not well tested against very old versions (eg the case of updating your AIO to latest to improve BMS abilities, but never updating the AIO).
Here there may be safety implications, the prtoection of incoming fuses, other downstream devices to consider too, with this type of equipment specifically.
Never an easy choice.
Also see comments on this thread https://community.givenergy.cloud/d/6113-firmware-update-for-battery-and-inverter/3 from @Rtidey