What software do most people use to monitor their system?

[rALPHBF]

Would like to be able to monitor my system from a far

 

[MisterSandals]

Would like to be able to monitor my system from a far

Are you talking about seeing it from across the room with big numbers on a big display?
Or something connected to the inter webs?

 

[chrisski]

I use victron equipment with bluetooth. It also has an internet option.

i would be interested in seeing a monitoring device that would be able to constantly send something over the web and do recording. I’m sure it’s out there, but have not found something like that.

I think to do what I’m asking to interface with not just Victron but a JDB BMS and Samlex Inverter, I’d need to hack the source code and write some sort of program myself.

 

[rALPHBF]

Are you talking about seeing it from across the room with big numbers on a big display?
Or something connected to the inter webs?

Across the room is not" A Far"

 

[TomC4306]

I love Solar Assistant.

Real-time solar monitoring from a Raspberry Pi | SolarAssistant

Real-time charts, analytics and power management from via a Raspberry pi - the most powerful, cost effective device on the planet.

solar-assistant.io

 

[TomC4306]

The raspberry pi publishes a web page to my local network and to my solar assistant account.

 

[TomC4306]

Sorry about the multiple posts. I can see it from anywhere there's lots of data and lots of History

 

[curiouscarbon]

victronconnect for victron devices
xiaoxiangbms on ios for JBD BMS

both use bluetooth to connect, range is ok, like 10-30 feet depending on obstacles.

been contemplating arduino DIY software/hardware to collect data over wire from victron and jbd bms, then present access over LAN via wifi or ethernet.

then run something like raspberry pi to collect the data continuously and log to SD card or ssd or hard drive.

have considered like influxDB to store the history to view.

solar assistant seems to work for a number of people, but it is too difficult for me to get into, so custom code is my ideal route. have not made much progress yet.

 

[rhino]

I use victron equipment with bluetooth. It also has an internet option.

i would be interested in seeing a monitoring device that would be able to constantly send something over the web and do recording. I’m sure it’s out there, but have not found something like that.

I think to do what I’m asking to interface with not just Victron but a JDB BMS and Samlex Inverter, I’d need to hack the source code and write some sort of program myself.

Venus OS/Victron has built-in MQTT publisher and see this thread for JDB BMS to also get MQTT topics from there.

 

[pollenface]

all I use is a volt meter, and nowadays the victronconnect software with a spare smartphone.

 

[lifepo4x4]

what is your inverter brand

 

[LithiumSolar]

I use Grafana open-source graphing software to generate graphs and a MySQL database for data storage.

Grafana OSS | Leading observability tool for visualizations & dashboards

Improve operational efficiency, monitor your infrastructure, and analyze metrics, logs, and traces with Grafana, the leading open source tool for dashboards and visualizations.

grafana.com

It's not a very beginner-friendly setup and requires coding knowledge, but is pretty powerful/configurable to make it do what you want.

 

[rALPHBF]

what is your inverter brand

 

[rALPHBF]

what is your inverter brand

I have a Snat inverter and A SNRE charge controller

 

[TomC4306]

solar assistant seems to work for a number of people, but it is too difficult for me

150 bucks, 2 weeks delivery, three or four settings, done.
I don't know how it could be easier.

 

[robwolff3]

I created a containerized docker version of BMS Tools / NodeJBD for ease of use. Working great for integration with my Home Assistant:

jbd2mqtt

jbd2mqtt I created a containerized version of NodeJBD / bms-tools for easy monitoring of your JBD BMS with MQTT on Docker. The container project is called jbd2mqtt and can be found on Github. My use case is for integration with Home Assistant but with MQTT the sky is the limit. Currently only...

diysolarforum.com

 

[Hedges]

I have SMA Sunny Island and Sunny Boy battery and PV inverters.

Primarily I glance at the LEDs and LCD displays occasionally.
History is logged and downloadable to SD card for post-mortem.
I have used Sunny Boy Control for parameter viewing and changing.

I now keep a Sunny Web Box connected by RS-485 (never connected to internet because not secure.) That also logs to SD card and allows parameter viewing and changing with browser.

Latest SMA monitoring product is Data Manager, which supports internet connectivity, but I don't have that. It would allow viewing data on an SMA hosted website, also I think participation in spot markets for power production.

 

[houseofancients]

solar assistant + Home Assistant

 

[saen]

List of software I use

GitHub - manio/skymax-demo: https://skyboo.net/2017/03/monitoring-voltronic-power-axpert-mex-inverter-under-linux/

https://skyboo.net/2017/03/monitoring-voltronic-power-axpert-mex-inverter-under-linux/ - manio/skymax-demo

github.com

GitHub - ned-kelly/docker-voltronic-homeassistant: Programmatically read data from your Voltronic, Axpert, Mppsolar PIP, Voltacon, Effekta etc Inverter and send it to Home Assistant via MQTT - Works with RS232 & USB!

Programmatically read data from your Voltronic, Axpert, Mppsolar PIP, Voltacon, Effekta etc Inverter and send it to Home Assistant via MQTT - Works with RS232 & USB! - GitHub - ned-kelly/docke...

github.com

GitHub - coxifred/pimpMySuperWatt: Python software for SuperWatt VM II 3KW/5KW

Python software for SuperWatt VM II 3KW/5KW. Contribute to coxifred/pimpMySuperWatt development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

GitHub - lluiscab/MPQTT: MPQTT is a linux program used to extract data from Voltronic / Axpert / MasterPower inverters and sending it to MQTT for use in Home Assistant

MPQTT is a linux program used to extract data from Voltronic / Axpert / MasterPower inverters and sending it to MQTT for use in Home Assistant - lluiscab/MPQTT

github.com

GitHub - njfaria/SolPipLog: Logger for the PIP Inverter series ( USB / RS232 version )

Logger for the PIP Inverter series ( USB / RS232 version ) - njfaria/SolPipLog

github.com

GitHub - dj-nitehawk/Hybrid-Inverter-Monitor: Monitoring application for hybrid inverters using the Voltronic communication protocol & JK BMS via USB port.

Monitoring application for hybrid inverters using the Voltronic communication protocol & JK BMS via USB port. - dj-nitehawk/Hybrid-Inverter-Monitor

github.com

https://github.com/jblance/mpp-solar
can send to home assistant domoticz and other

https://github.com/TaiyoMatsumoto/VoltronicAxpertSolarMonitorBMS
Grafana dashbord

 

[RichardL]

Homebrew for now on minimal arduino hardware, serving a web page and callbacks for data.
Local only.
2 second updates across a dozen data points.
No historic (yet).