“…For wired systems, data transmissions are usually done using RS232 cable (Anwari, Dom, & Rashid, 2011;Forero, Hernández, & Gordillo, 2006;Mukaro & Carelse, 1999;Soler-Bientz, Ricalde-Cab, & Solis-Rodriguez, 2006) or RS485 cable (Ayompe, Duffy, McCormack, & Conlon, 2011), with the monitoring systems being PC-based. As mentioned earlier, wired systems have their limitations, and are considered less favorable than the wireless option for the monitoring of a solar energy conversion system.…”