Riden RD6006 DC power supply HA support (wifi)

THIS POST IS OBSOLETE ASWELL - here the modbus is still processed inside the HA. NOT ESPhome which is much better idea. Look further down for more info

Hi, followup update.
At home assistant version core-2021.6.0 there was change in modbus integration’s configuration that forced new style of configuration. Now the modbus config is more unified together. Also the “hack” of using custom components is no longer needed.

(If you are wondering why I have “type:serial” - I have USB-serial converter plugged directly to rPi. And this serial converter is connected to wireless module at 433MHz. And there is another 433MHz module at the power supply.
New config for RD6006 is as follows:

modbus:
  - name: hub1
    delay: 2
    type: serial
    baudrate: 9600
    timeout: 10
    method: rtu
    parity: N
    port: /dev/ttyUSB0
    stopbits: 1
    bytesize: 8
    close_comm_on_error: true
    switches:
      - name: RD6006_output
        address: 18
        slave: 1
        command_on: 1
        command_off: 0
        verify:

            
    sensors:
      - name: RD6006_voltage_output
        scan_interval: 120
        slave: 1
        address: 10
        scale: 0.01
        precision: 2
        unit_of_measurement: V
      - name: RD6006_current_output
        scan_interval: 120
        slave: 1
        address: 11
        scale: 0.001
        precision: 3
        unit_of_measurement: A
      - name: RD6006_capacity
        scan_interval: 120
        slave: 1
        address: 38
        count: 2
        scale: 0.001
        precision: 3
        unit_of_measurement: Ah

The only issue I have now is that the “switch” does not read back the actual status of the power supply. So when I use physical button on the power supply to turn off, the change won’t propagat to home assistant.

Another useful discovery I made is there is unofficial firmware for these power supplies! The main advantage is the buttons won’t lock while remotely communicating with the power supply + it has many more added features. More info and manual how to flash in this thread :slight_smile:
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/custom-firmware-reference-document-for-riden-rd60xx-power-supplies/

and this thread RuiDeng Riden RD6006 DC power supply - Page 25