Jaycar MP3735 MPPT solar charge controller

I’m using the Jaycar MP3735 12V/24V 30A MPPT Solar Charge Controller for charging my office. It’s got a micro on board so let’s open the box and try and get more information out of it.

The board ID reads:

ISC3040MPPT-V2.0
2011-3-28

The stickers read:

ISC-MPPT-V11
ISC3040-V11

Searching for similar keeps bringing up the ProVista Maxi ISC 30. Same plastics but a different colour trim. There’s a model range but no mention of monitoring on any.

The CON2 header reads:

SDA  SCL  XRES  G  5V

The CON1 header reads something like:

PCLK  P???  GND  5V  --

CON2 is probably I2C. There’s a periodic packet of data clocked at around 82 kHz.

Everything is 5 V which makes hooking it to my favourite 3.3 V STM32 tricky.

Photos

Data panel

Front side of the PCB

Back side of the PCB

Board ID on the back of the PCB

Headers on the top front

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Michael Hope
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