sqenixs
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I've been doing research into which company's products I want to go with for my vehicle solar setup and am still torn right now. Both seem pretty decent but it seems like the renogy products might be a little less mainstream since I find more trouble getting information about them.
I'm looking for a solar charge controller and associated equipment that would allow for < 100W total of solar and connect it up to my car battery (AGM for now). I'm most interested in the ability to gather data/analytics about the setup, either through a data port or some other means. The victron is seems allows for this with their IoT wifi setup using some kind of VE.bus thing and a wifi device (not sure about using a cable), and the renogy supports something as well. I think they both have apps. I can't really find any information about a communication interface or something for example if I wanted to connect the system to my own raspberry pi. Anybody have thoughts one way or the other?
Basically what I want is:
- ability to check the status of my setup from my phone or PC anywhere in the world that I have internet access
- the data and control of my system is secure/protected
I'm looking for a solar charge controller and associated equipment that would allow for < 100W total of solar and connect it up to my car battery (AGM for now). I'm most interested in the ability to gather data/analytics about the setup, either through a data port or some other means. The victron is seems allows for this with their IoT wifi setup using some kind of VE.bus thing and a wifi device (not sure about using a cable), and the renogy supports something as well. I think they both have apps. I can't really find any information about a communication interface or something for example if I wanted to connect the system to my own raspberry pi. Anybody have thoughts one way or the other?
Basically what I want is:
- ability to check the status of my setup from my phone or PC anywhere in the world that I have internet access
- the data and control of my system is secure/protected