Zapper77
Renaissance Man
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- Jul 23, 2022
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@Will Prowse Love it and it connects wirelessly to LUX inverters (lan ip address).
Wish it could do that with EG4. My 6000ex has a wifi connection which would eliminate the "fries the board" problem. The SolarPower software connects via wifi...wonder why SA can't?@Will Prowse Love it and it connects wirelessly to LUX inverters (lan ip address).
Teach me the ways for my Sol-Ark and Home Assistant I'm now installing on my Unraid server via Docker lol.Solar Assistant combines the data from my EASun 8kW inverter and Victron Smart Shunt. Integrated via MQTT with Home Assistant (and Node Red).
Automations manage the Output Source priority, the Charge Source Priority and the Maximal Grid Charge Current settings. There is also a Storm Mode which can be activated by choice or set up to trigger automatically if needed.
Without SA I doubt these would be so easily achieved.
I don't however look at the SA dashboard much. Most of my data is viewed via Home Assistant, and also data captured with InfluxDB and use Grafana for granular view/analysis.
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Meanwhile it combines with data from my grid PV system as well as other monitoring (IoTaWatt) to provide a larger picture on live power feed:
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And energy supply and consumption. Below shows the off-grid PV data (from Solar Assistant) and grid PV (Fronius) combined:
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This is awesome. Obviously I need to up my HA ninja skills. I agree with you. I don’t look much at SA, mainly HA for quick visibility across multiple sensors including emporia etc. With certain BMS devices you can also pull in pack cell min/max/avg. Quick way to see if things are out of wack.Solar Assistant combines the data from my EASun 8kW inverter and Victron Smart Shunt. Integrated via MQTT with Home Assistant (and Node Red).
Automations manage the Output Source priority, the Charge Source Priority and the Maximal Grid Charge Current settings. There is also a Storm Mode which can be activated by choice or set up to trigger automatically if needed.
Without SA I doubt these would be so easily achieved.
I don't however look at the SA dashboard much. Most of my data is viewed via Home Assistant, and also data captured with InfluxDB and use Grafana for granular view/analysis.
View attachment 168073
Meanwhile it combines with data from my grid PV system as well as other monitoring (IoTaWatt) to provide a larger picture on live power feed:
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And energy supply and consumption. Below shows the off-grid PV data (from Solar Assistant) and grid PV (Fronius) combined:
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I know of no standalone HA integrations for the Voltronic family of inverters.Seems like most of that is available as stand alone integrations for Home Assistant, no?
No personal experience, but it should be fine as long as they have unique names.I have a question about HA.
Can it connect with more than one SA?
I'm thinking about using one for the BMS's.No personal experience, but it should be fine as long as they have unique names.
may i ask about this? something related to rpi foundation actions? the gpu NDA stuff? (genuinely ignorant)I'm considering it, but I'm not a fan of Raspberry Pi.
totally agree about running proprietary software. would much rather compile from source and support the dev.I also don't see a try before you buy, and the idea of a locked-down Pi running proprietary software just rubs me the wrong way.
HA is also on my radar as an alternative to SA.The price is not an issue, and I would have no problem if I could run it wherever I wanted, but I'm currently working on Home Assistant integration to see if that is good enough.
fantastic points all around!Just to throw one more dart, I don't see any indication of where this software comes from, the only contact information is an email address, and the domain registration is almost entirely redacted.
wow that looks really nice.Solar Assistant combines the data from my EASun 8kW inverter and Victron Smart Shunt. Integrated via MQTT with Home Assistant (and Node Red).
Automations manage the Output Source priority, the Charge Source Priority and the Maximal Grid Charge Current settings. There is also a Storm Mode which can be activated by choice or set up to trigger automatically if needed.
Without SA I doubt these would be so easily achieved.
I don't however look at the SA dashboard much. Most of my data is viewed via Home Assistant, and also data captured with InfluxDB and use Grafana for granular view/analysis.
View attachment 168073
Meanwhile it combines with data from my grid PV system as well as other monitoring (IoTaWatt) to provide a larger picture on live power feed:
View attachment 168075
And energy supply and consumption. Below shows the off-grid PV data (from Solar Assistant) and grid PV (Fronius) combined:
View attachment 168077
I can't see why not but until someone does it, who can be sure?I have a question about HA.
Can it connect with more than one SA?
OH!I'm thinking about using one for the BMS's.
What I'm not sure about is whether SA can operate with just batteries/BMS and not be connected to an inverter.
For clarity - it's only for the Victron BMV or SmartShunt, not the wider Victron family.thanks for mentioning victron support specifically; their website does not list it clearly.
I wish I could.tell me more...
Darn it,I wish I could.
I've been begging for the feature.I can't see why not but until someone does it, who can be sure?
What I'm not sure about is whether SA can operate with just batteries/BMS and not be connected to an inverter.
I have a spare RPi4 and it has crossed my mind to monitor my server rack batteries/PACE BMSs separately as SA currently is monitoring my Victron Smart Shunt. Multiple battery inputs is an often requested feature for SA to add. Not sure if/when it will make an appearance but it would be helpful. I so would like to be capturing all the cell voltage data.
Nothing to do with the RPi foundation. I've just had too much troubles with the hardware. For starters, they made a product that has a USB power connector, which doesn't work with USB voltages. They usually work with 5.3V, but, even then, with plenty of available current, you can still get the dreaded undervoltage error. I've never had that problem with any other SBC.may i ask about this? something related to rpi foundation actions? the gpu NDA stuff? (genuinely ignorant)
the community support momentum is a large part of why it drew me in.
Is this from SA, or HA?
HA using data from various sources, including SA.Is this from SA, or HA?
If you could interface with your hardware via other means, is there much benefit to SA over just using HA integration? Is there anything significant that you can't do from HA that you can from SA, or that SA is just much better at? I haven't found much that you can't, relatively easily (from what I can tell) integrate into HA directly.HA using data from various sources, including SA.
Not enough horsepower to do the job. Considering how this thing works it would choke under the load.The "right way" is subjective. If I were to design such a system, I would base it off an ESP32, add a voltage regulator that supports at least 48V, and include all the interface hardware in the box, which would interfaces directly with the ESP32, not going over USB. The hardware cost for such a box would likely be under $20. You already have WIFI and Bluetooth, and you could even add ethernet with POE for not much more. It also is more tolerant to temperature extremes, more fault tolerant, uses less power, is more secure, and is smaller.
They could make a good profit on the hardware, and provide better protection for the drivers, which might make it easier to work with more hardware vendors that want to protect their protocols. The software, then, could run anywhere. Many of us already have Home Assistant (or similar) machines running that it could run on. If you want to throw it on a pi, you can do that as well.
This is how I'm going to setup the battery I just bought for my system I have now and I will be adding a smart shunt for my 12 volt system when they release the epever support for my 4215bn's.I have it and use it with my LV6548's. Works great. I use it with the Victron Smart Shunt as the charge controllers I use don't have communication.