Raspberry Pi Solar Assistant
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wildbillpdx
Solar Enthusiast
Very broad request. You can get a raspberry pi from multiple sources and once you have a license you can download SA and create a boot disk. Alternatively you can purchase an Orange Pi directly from SA with the software pre-installed. Connecting to your inverter depends on the brand and model.
DIYrich
Solar Wizard
Make sure you buy one of the recommended models of the Pi. Not all Pi's are compatible.
wildbillpdx
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wattmatters
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They have a help page which covers it:
Mkgough
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Raspberry Pi 3 or newer, start there, then you need a cable, had to make one to connect to USB to the inverter port on my MPP Solar 2424LV. Also get a power supply that is AC, not DC as that will throw power issues all the time. I moved mine to a AC Pi adapter and works great now. I did buy the Pi and installed SA from SA. Of course your inverter MUST be supported by SA. I can send pics of my cable if you need. Pi 5 can do keyboard and monitor, but seriously just use your phone.
marionw
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Take a look at these two threads for building a cable.
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Kiosk… not really, it isn't touch screen, need mouse and keyboard, so lame
Yes it has touch screen etc if you know how to set it up. I have a 10" touch screen that I run mine with.
$59
This is the ideal in my opinion pi setup for solar assistant.
This gives you good cpu power so its fast, hdmi out so you can use a touch screen later if you want, onboard long life storage drive so no sd cards failing all the time, and read to go out of the box.
Buy that for $60 and then buy solar assistant and your ready to go.
This gives you good cpu power so its fast, hdmi out so you can use a touch screen later if you want, onboard long life storage drive so no sd cards failing all the time, and read to go out of the box.
Buy that for $60 and then buy solar assistant and your ready to go.
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