Solar Assistant - Paid Updates

[PhireSide]

@TedLasso it works via my Deye dongle, just tested now:



Running on my Microserver:

 

[TedLasso]

@TedLasso it works via my Deye dongle, just tested now:

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Running on my Microserver:

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Oh that's cool indeed, especially for those folks who won't care about per second updates. Really simplifies it.

Most of us that use SA, and have the hardwired cables to the battery /inverter to get the up to date per second updates especially critical for managing high draw workloads where the delay coming from the dongle is not that responsive.

This is a big win in the adoption of solar assistant to many more people who won't want to buy a pi and cables etc.

It captures both use cases pretty well now.

All I want Solar assistant (on the Pi) is an automated backup method. At least with docker, you can manage this easier.

 

[PhireSide]

Oh that's cool indeed, especially for those folks who won't care about per second updates. Really simplifies it.

Most of us that use SA, and have the hardwired cables to the battery /inverter to get the up to date per second updates especially critical for managing high draw workloads where the delay coming from the dongle is not that responsive.

This is a big win in the adoption of solar assistant to many more people who won't want to buy a pi and cables etc.

It captures both use cases pretty well now.

All I want Solar assistant (on the Pi) is an automated backup method. At least with docker, you can manage this easier.

Just a heads up, I had some issues in getting stats to pull and mailed their support. Looks like a fix is coming soon at least:

 

[PhireSide]

Update: as per SA the fix is incoming, will try download the latest version tonight after the kiddo is asleep as they provided me some instructions to try

 

[Mzezman]

Update: as per SA the fix is incoming, will try download the latest version tonight after the kiddo is asleep as they provided me some instructions to try

And a quick write up please on how you used to Deye dongle to get data into SA - my SA Pi packed up a few weeks ago and been using the normal (old) sunsynk dongle - been working fine but i also had the paid SA sub so keen to still use it

 

[PhireSide]

And a quick write up please on how you used to Deye dongle to get data into SA - my SA Pi packed up a few weeks ago and been using the normal (old) sunsynk dongle - been working fine but i also had the paid SA sub so keen to still use it

Sjoe, I did it so long ago but here was what I used:

Install HACS: https://www.hacs.xyz/docs/use/download/download/
Install Solarman Integration: https://my.home-assistant.io/redire...n&repository=ha-solarman&category=integration

I then added my inverter dongle IP address under the integration and it automagically populated all the fields

 

[PhireSide]

BTW, I received an email from Solar Assistant and they advised me to update the docker image. All looks to be functioning now

 

[Heisenborg]

Ok, I am too Dom. What if your docker PC is like 40m away from the inverter. How do you physically connect PC to the inverter and battery ?

At least with the Pi, you can do that anywhere with the short USB to rs232 cables.

Good thing we have options