That's what I voted. No and never will...
I use the Enphase monitoring
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https://openenergymonitor.org/ with emoncms.
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Solar assistant: do you use it?
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I use the Enphase monitoring
and
https://openenergymonitor.org/ with emoncms.
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timselectric
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Makes sense.
SA wouldn't work for Enphase. It's for AIO's, and battery systems.
I assume that Enphase has pretty good monitoring, on its own.
Zwy
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Nobodybusiness
Solar Sponge.
Never thought about using the synology to run HA.I haven't seen anyone mention these devices, I currently have one at a few properties. You can run 2 IP cameras with it, it does cloud backups, DNS, VPN, NAS features and a whole lot more, best of all it runs a VM's which is where I have HA running.
They're as little as $300 without drives, but there is a smaller model if desired, if I could only get SA to run as a VM I would be set with this single device running all my solar and home automation services, cameras, VPN, and network/cloud backups. Pretty amazing device for the price and it's not all dangled together with USB accessories.
Which package did you use for the VM environment?
Nobodybusiness
Solar Sponge.
I did, but not any more.
I realized that monitoring solar (FOR ME) is pointless after about a month of having my system commissioned. I can't control the sun nor the output, so why bother watching it? it's going to produce what it's going to produce.
I find it far more efficient and valuable to take the moment to randomly walk by my SCC digital display to see the momentary state of the system. it's only for validation that everything is working as it should be.
I realized that monitoring solar (FOR ME) is pointless after about a month of having my system commissioned. I can't control the sun nor the output, so why bother watching it? it's going to produce what it's going to produce.
I find it far more efficient and valuable to take the moment to randomly walk by my SCC digital display to see the momentary state of the system. it's only for validation that everything is working as it should be.
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Mine is connected via a USB based power supply that uses an internal buck converter for 48V to 5V.As I said previously. Raspberry Pi's (other than the Zero and Zero W / W2) do not use USB power supplies. They have a USB connector for power, and they use a similar voltage, but it needs to be over 5V. Sometimes you get lucky and get something that outputs a high enough voltage to make them happy, but most of the time that's not the case.
This provides a good explanation of the problem:
Raspberry PI 3 "Under Voltage" - Raspberry Pi Forums
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andrew-d
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Do you have the manufacturer/model handy, or where you bought yours from?
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You're lucky. That looks nearly identical to the one I bought (that's no longer available) that wouldn't work with my Pi4 b.
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DC 7-60V to 5V Voltage Step Down Power Converter 5A Board Module Transformer with 4 USB Ports https://a.co/d/5t2BVIw
Brett V
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I bought the converter you referenced, it always ran warm and lasted about 45 days.
This one is much more robust.
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I can see why. One massive heat sink. Also good wattage. I like yours, but mine has been chugging along for about 8 months now zero issues. Andy at off grid garage has been running one of the really cheap buck converters for a while now also.
wildbillpdx
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I use both. I have a rooftop grid-tied system with Enphase and an EG4 off-grid 6000ex.
I feel like several people are responding "NO..." when they couldn't use it with their system anyway...
In my case, I was able to overcome the poor voltage readings in my MPP LV1012-MS with SA to control when to switch to Utility/Battery. Otherwise, the unit was switching incorrectly based on incorrect battery voltage readings.
In my case, I was able to overcome the poor voltage readings in my MPP LV1012-MS with SA to control when to switch to Utility/Battery. Otherwise, the unit was switching incorrectly based on incorrect battery voltage readings.
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Are there any inexpensive CT readers that might work with SA so you could read the AC coming off the Enphase system?
Edit.. Nevermind, you could use an Emporia.. if those work with SA.
I actually like the emoncms (openenergymonitor.org) way better than enphase monitoring.
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It is the closest option available.
Tulex
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Yeah, wish I could but can't would have been a nice option. Curious to know what percentage that would be.
I think I just would not have voted in that case...
Perhaps the Poll should have been reworded to specify if it was applicable to your system, would you use it? Or maybe a 5th option... "I can't use it" ?
IDK, the way the polls look now, it would make someone wonder what's wrong with SA that there are so many people who don't want it
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There can never be enough options in a poll to cover everything.
Which is why polls are pretty much useless.
Which is why polls are pretty much useless.
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