Sunsynk lithium battery beeping

[Steijn1]

Yes you can use Solar Assistant with the Sunynk / Solarman logger - they connect to the inverter using different ports. Very happy with Solar Assistant - realtime localised data, integrated into HA using mqtt and recently allows you to issue commands to your inverter from HA. They also are constantly updating the software with new functionality and the devs are very responsive if you mail them with questions. Only drawback is the additional cost, either of the software alone (800 odd if you already have a Raspberry Pi) or the complete system (2.x k)

Thanks

 

[RonSwanson]

I still have not been able to fully resolve the beeping batteries (now both) other than hitting the reset button on them.

I spoke to Sunsynk and they told me they are not able to assist because they cannot see the inverter due to the fact that I have the Solarman logger.
This also prevents them from updating the firmware.

I was under the impression both loggers allow for updates.

Planning to switch to the Sunsynk logger.
Anyone using the Sunsynk logger with Home Assistant?

Thank you

They are speaking rubbish. I used Solarman for around 18 months, did multiple firmware upgrades, and the Segen support group has a dedicated team of people in India doing remote support via Solarman and Sunsynk loggers, accessing the inverters, viewing and changing settings. Whomever you spoke to was clearly just fobbing you off. Next time they make an untruthful statement like that, tell them to put it in writing in an email, and forward it to Jean Joubert so that he can see exactly who needs to be fired.

 

[Steijn1]

They are speaking rubbish. I used Solarman for around 18 months, did multiple firmware upgrades, and the Segen support group has a dedicated team of people in India doing remote support via Solarman and Sunsynk loggers, accessing the inverters, viewing and changing settings. Whomever you spoke to was clearly just fobbing you off. Next time they make an untruthful statement like that, tell them to put it in writing in an email, and forward it to Jean Joubert so that he can see exactly who needs to be fired.

I suspected as much. Thank you

 

[Solitude]

I have the same problem where one of my two Sunsynk batteries is showing the red alarm light. Sent a photo to my installer. Will hear what he says tomorrow.

 

[Anthro]

Yes you can use Solar Assistant with the Sunynk / Solarman logger - they connect to the inverter using different ports. Very happy with Solar Assistant - realtime localised data, integrated into HA using mqtt and recently allows you to issue commands to your inverter from HA. They also are constantly updating the software with new functionality and the devs are very responsive if you mail them with questions. Only drawback is the additional cost, either of the software alone (800 odd if you already have a Raspberry Pi) or the complete system (2.x k)

As a follow-up to this
Asking on behalf of friend who just purchased the SolarMD Logger V2, and already has the Solar Assistant.
How would one do this connection ?
Seller of the SolarMD Logger V2 insists "nah man you mus use de solar mann aplication"

Solarman is **** - compared to Solar Assistant.. please halp.. I dont want to say "hey bro you wasted R7k"

 

[Grieta Thanburg]

As a follow-up to this
Asking on behalf of friend who just purchased the SolarMD Logger V2, and already has the Solar Assistant.
How would one do this connection ?
Seller of the SolarMD Logger V2 insists "nah man you mus use de solar mann aplication"

Solarman is **** - compared to Solar Assistant.. please halp.. I dont want to say "hey bro you wasted R7k"

SolarAssistant

solar-assistant.io

You can make your own if you really want to. It's stupidly expensive, but I didn't want to risk it as the inverter was expensive.

This will allow you to run the Solarman/Sunsynk dongle and solar assistant at the same time. I assume the solarMD - or rather hope, it use the same port as the normal dongles.

 

[leon.davibe]

SolarAssistant

solar-assistant.io

You can make your own if you really want to. It's stupidly expensive, but I didn't want to risk it as the inverter was expensive.

This will allow you to run the Solarman/Sunsynk dongle and solar assistant at the same time. I assume the solarMD - or rather hope, it use the same port as the normal dongles.

Serial coms and pc parts aren't aren't that fragile

ie when i wanted to get a battery cable for my shoto i just swopped the rx /tx wires around with every pieve of software i downloaded until i found one that worked with my shoto

ie if the wires is wrong way round it just doesn't work

 

[Mzezman]

As a follow-up to this
Asking on behalf of friend who just purchased the SolarMD Logger V2, and already has the Solar Assistant.
How would one do this connection ?
Seller of the SolarMD Logger V2 insists "nah man you mus use de solar mann aplication"

Solarman is **** - compared to Solar Assistant.. please halp.. I dont want to say "hey bro you wasted R7k"

I'm not familiar with the SolarMD logger but from what i can see it allows connections to CAN / RS232 / RS485. Your mate SHOULD be able to connect the MD Logger to the inverter using RS232 (removing the Solarman dongle) and then connect the Solar Assistant Pi to the CAN / RS485 on the inverter. I'm not sure if you can have both monitoring the batteries though - it may be one or the other. This is all theoretical though

 

[leon.davibe]

I'm not familiar with the SolarMD logger but from what i can see it allows connections to CAN / RS232 / RS485. Your mate SHOULD be able to connect the MD Logger to the inverter using RS232 (removing the Solarman dongle) and then connect the Solar Assistant Pi to the CAN / RS485 on the inverter. I'm not sure if you can have both monitoring the batteries though - it may be one or the other. This is all theoretical though

From what i understand the can/rs485 amd other serial coms is just the standard of exchanging data ie how the data is turned into blips on a cable , the order of the data or the language being encoded matters

Imagine we communicate via sos beeps and i speak mandarin and you speak english the beeps come trough but means nothing to you

Hence why some inverters never work with certain batteries if the work hasn't done to interpret it's language on the inverter