Sunsynk RS485 to laptop. What hardware & software needed?

[Fingers]

I don't do wifi, nor want to hook my inverter up to the internet, but occasionally may want to look at what it's doing on a laptop.

So what am I looking for, RS485 to usb or ethernet / lan?
As well as the wifi RS485, there is a RS485 ethernet socket in the inverter, apparently for a meter, anyone used this for a laptop etc?

And what software is available?

 

[houseofancients]

I don't do wifi, nor want to hook my inverter up to the internet, but occasionally may want to look at what it's doing on a laptop.

So what am I looking for, RS485 to usb or ethernet / lan?
As well as the wifi RS485, there is a RS485 ethernet socket in the inverter, apparently for a meter, anyone used this for a laptop etc?

And what software is available?

solar assistant, ether via rs485 on the bms port, or direct serial.
the meter port can only be used for a ct replacing load meter

not familiar with any additional software that works from a linux / windows machine outside of some github projects that pull same info at SA.

btw, do keep your wifi around, as these inverter get issue fixing firmware on a regular basis that will only be pushed through their wifi.

 

[Fingers]

It needs a Raspberry pi mini Linux computer (Sinclair ZX 80 look alike), which apparently is hard to get. Not that I'm going to try.

I have used Linux before, no button that says "Install" etc, not when you can use a command prompt to enter a load of gibberish and look like a mad professor. An open raspberry pi circuit board completes the I'm taking over the world look whooaa!

What ever happened to simplicity

Thanks for the info.

 

[houseofancients]

It needs a Raspberry pi mini Linux computer (Sinclair ZX 80 look alike), which apparently is hard to get. Not that I'm going to try.

I have used Linux before, no button that says "Install" etc, not when you can use a command prompt to enter a load of gibberish and look like a mad professor. An open raspberry pi circuit board completes the I'm taking over the world look whooaa!

What ever happened to simplicity

Thanks for the info.

simplicity would be to simply use their wifi dongle, the rest would fall under the diy realm