Solar Inverter Protocol Identification

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I have been trying since almost a year and tried everything and also checked the old posts but nothing has worked so far. Now I have finally asked for you people’s help.

I have installed Homeassistant and it is working fine. I wanted to integrate my Solar Inverter in it. So far, not much success. I have used ESP Expressif (Board: nodemcu-32s). I have installed MQTT (which was a new learning for me) and I think it is working fine.

> esphome:
>   name: solar
> 
> esp32:
>   board: nodemcu-32s
> 
> ota:
>   password: "63fefd787b8be7dd03612a0abec2e5f9"
> 
> # Enable logging
> logger:
>   hardware_uart: UART2
>   level: verbose
> 
> # Enable Home Assistant API
> api:
> 
> wifi:
>   ssid: "dlink 2g"
>   password: abc123
> 
>   manual_ip:
>     static_ip: 198.42.12.119
>     gateway: 198.42.12.1
>     subnet: 255.255.255.0
>     dns1: 198.42.12.1
> 
>   # Enable fallback hotspot (captive portal) in case wifi connection fails
>   ap:
>     ssid: "Solar Inverter"
>     password: abc123
> 
> 
> mqtt:
>     broker: 198.42.11.101
>     username: mqtt-user
>     password: abc123
>     id: solar
> 
>   
>   
> captive_portal:
> 
> uart:
>     id: uart2
>     #tx_pin: TX
>     tx_pin: GPIO17
>     #rx_pin: RX
>     rx_pin: GPIO16
>     # most devices use 2400 as baud_rate. (110,300,600,1200,2400,4800,9600,14400,19200,38400)
>     baud_rate: 2400
>     debug:
>       direction: BOTH
>       dummy_receiver: false
>       after:
>         delimiter: "\r"
>       sequence:
>         - lambda: UARTDebug::log_string(direction, bytes);
> 
> interval:
>   - interval: 30s
>     then:
>       # PI16
>       - uart.write: "QPI\r"
>       - delay: 2s
> 
>       # PI17
>       - uart.write: "^P003PI\r"
>       - delay: 2s
> 
>       # PI18
>       - uart.write: "^P005PIq\x8b\r"
>       - delay: 2s
> 
>       # PI30/PI30MAX/PI30REVO
>       - uart.write: "QPI\xbe\xac\r"
>       - delay: 2s
> 
>       # PI41 `Preformatted text`
>       - uart.write: "QDIq\x1b\r"
>       - delay: 2s
>       - uart.write: "QPIRI\xF8T\r"
>       - delay: 2s
>       - uart.write: "QPIGS\xB7\xA9\r"
>       - delay: 2s
>       - uart.write: "QMODI\xC1\r"
>       - delay: 2s
>       - uart.write: "QFLAG\x98t\r"
> 
> 
> 
> pipsolar:
>     uart_id: uart2
>     id: inverter0
> 
> sensor:
>  - platform: pipsolar
>    pipsolar_id: inverter0
>    grid_rating_voltage:
>      id: inverter0_grid_rating_voltage
>      name: inverter0_grid_rating_voltage
>    grid_rating_current:
>      id: inverter0_grid_rating_current
>      name: inverter0_grid_rating_current
>    ac_output_active_power:
>      id: inverter0_ac_output_active_power
>      name: inverter0_ac_output_active_power
>    ac_output_apparent_power:
>      id: inverter0_ac_output_apparent_power
>      name: inverter0_ac_output_apparent_power
>    ac_output_voltage:
>      id: inverter0_ac_output_voltage
>      name: inverter0_ac_output_voltage
>    ac_output_frequency:
>      id: inverter0_ac_output_frequency
>      name: inverter0_ac_output_frequency
>    ac_output_rating_current:
>      id: inverter0_ac_output_rating_current
>      name: inverter0_ac_output_rating_current
>    battery_capacity_percent:
>      id: inverter0_battery_capacity_percent
>      name: inverter0_battery_capacity_percent
>    battery_charging_current:
>      id: inverter0_battery_charging_current
>      name: inverter0_battery_charging_current
>    battery_discharge_current:
>      id: inverter0_battery_discharge_current
>      name: inverter0_battery_discharge_current
>    battery_voltage:
>      id: inverter0_battery_voltage
>      name: inverter0_battery_voltage
>    grid_voltage:
>      id: inverter0_grid_voltage
>      name: inverter0_grid_voltage
>    grid_frequency:
>      id: inverter0_grid_frequency
>      name: inverter0_grid_frequency   
>    inverter_heat_sink_temperature:
>      id: inverter0_inverter_heat_sink_temperature
>      name: inverter0_inverter_heat_sink_temperature
>    output_source_priority:
>      id: inverter0_output_source_priority
>      name: inverter0_output_source_priority
>    output_load_percent:
>      id: inverter0_output_load_percent
>      name: inverter0_output_load_percent
>    pv_charging_power:
>      id: inverter0_pv_charging_power
>      name: inverter0_pv_charging_power
>    pv_input_voltage:
>      id: inverter0_pv_input_voltage
>      name: inverter0_pv_input_voltage
>    pv_input_current_for_battery:
>      id: inverter0_pv_input_current_for_battery
>      name: inverter0_pv_input_current_for_battery
>    pv_power_balance:
>      id: inverter0_pv_power_balance
>      name: inverter0_pv_power_balance
>    charger_source_priority:
>      id: inverter0_charger_source_priority
>      name: inverter0_charger_source_priority    
>    
> 
>     
> text_sensor:
>   - platform: pipsolar
>     pipsolar_id: inverter0
>     device_mode:
>       id: inverter0_device_mode
>       name: inverter0_device_mode
>     last_qpigs:
>       id: inverter0_last_qpigs
>       name: inverter0_last_qpigs
>     last_qpiri:
>       id: inverter0_last_qpiri
>       name: inverter0_last_qpiri

Following is the screenshot of the integration

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I have used the PIN Outs from the following link and also using the same RS232 Converter

I am not able to receive any data. I get timeouts

After that I checked the following github link to know to which the invertor responds.

Following is the log of my integration

[23:53:59][C][logger:233]: Logger:
[23:53:59][C][logger:234]:   Level: VERBOSE
[23:53:59][C][logger:235]:   Log Baud Rate: 115200
[23:53:59][C][logger:236]:   Hardware UART: UART2
[23:53:59][C][uart.arduino_esp32:107]: UART Bus:
[23:53:59][C][uart.arduino_esp32:108]:   TX Pin: GPIO17
[23:53:59][C][uart.arduino_esp32:109]:   RX Pin: GPIO16
[23:53:59][C][uart.arduino_esp32:111]:   RX Buffer Size: 256
[23:53:59][C][uart.arduino_esp32:113]:   Baud Rate: 2400 baud
[23:53:59][C][uart.arduino_esp32:114]:   Data Bits: 8
[23:53:59][C][uart.arduino_esp32:115]:   Parity: NONE
[23:53:59][C][uart.arduino_esp32:116]:   Stop bits: 1
[23:53:59][C][pipsolar:860]: Pipsolar:
[23:53:59][C][pipsolar:861]: used commands:
[23:53:59][C][pipsolar:864]: QPIRI
[23:53:59][C][pipsolar:864]: QPIGS
[23:53:59][C][pipsolar:864]: QMOD
[23:53:59][C][captive_portal:088]: Captive Portal:
[23:53:59][C][mdns:084]: mDNS:
[23:53:59][C][mdns:085]:   Hostname: solar
[23:53:59][V][mdns:086]:   Services:
[23:53:59][V][mdns:088]:   - _esphomelib, _tcp, 6053
[23:53:59][V][mdns:090]:     TXT: version = 2022.3.0
[23:53:59][V][mdns:090]:     TXT: mac = 0cdc7e5ead44
[23:53:59][V][mdns:090]:     TXT: platform = ESP32
[23:53:59][V][mdns:090]:     TXT: board = nodemcu-32s
[23:53:59][C][ota:085]: Over-The-Air Updates:
[23:53:59][C][ota:086]:   Address: 198.42.12.119:3232
[23:53:59][C][ota:089]:   Using Password.
[23:53:59][C][api:138]: API Server:
[23:53:59][C][api:139]:   Address: 198.42.12.119:6053
[23:53:59][C][api:143]:   Using noise encryption: NO
[23:53:59][C][mqtt:063]: MQTT:
[23:53:59][C][mqtt:065]:   Server Address: 198.42.11.101:1883 (198.42.11.101)
[23:53:59][C][mqtt:066]:   Username: 'mqtt-user'[redacted]
[23:53:59][C][mqtt:067]:   Client ID: 'solar-0cdc7e5ead44'[redacted]
[23:53:59][C][mqtt:069]:   Discovery prefix: 'homeassistant'
[23:53:59][C][mqtt:070]:   Discovery retain: YES
[23:53:59][C][mqtt:072]:   Topic Prefix: 'solar'
[23:53:59][C][mqtt:074]:   Log Topic: 'solar/debug'
[23:53:59][C][mqtt:077]:   Availability: 'solar/status'
[23:53:59][C][mqtt.sensor:027]: MQTT Sensor 'inverter0_grid_rating_voltage':
[23:53:59][C][mqtt.sensor:031]:   State Topic: 'solar/sensor/inverter0_grid_rating_voltage/state'
[23:53:59][C][mqtt.sensor:027]: MQTT Sensor 'inverter0_grid_rating_current':
[23:53:59][C][mqtt.sensor:031]:   State Topic: 'solar/sensor/inverter0_grid_rating_current/state'
[23:53:59][C][mqtt.sensor:027]: MQTT Sensor 'inverter0_ac_output_rating_current':
[23:53:59][C][mqtt.sensor:031]:   State Topic: 'solar/sensor/inverter0_ac_output_rating_current/state'
[23:53:59][C][mqtt.sensor:027]: MQTT Sensor 'inverter0_output_source_priority':
[23:53:59][C][mqtt.sensor:031]:   State Topic: 'solar/sensor/inverter0_output_source_priority/state'
[23:53:59][C][mqtt.sensor:027]: MQTT Sensor 'inverter0_charger_source_priority':
[23:53:59][C][mqtt.sensor:031]:   State Topic: 'solar/sensor/inverter0_charger_source_priority/state'
[23:53:59][C][mqtt.sensor:027]: MQTT Sensor 'inverter0_pv_power_balance':
[23:53:59][C][mqtt.sensor:031]:   State Topic: 'solar/sensor/inverter0_pv_power_balance/state'
[23:53:59][C][mqtt.sensor:027]: MQTT Sensor 'inverter0_grid_voltage':
[23:54:00][C][mqtt.sensor:031]:   State Topic: 'solar/sensor/inverter0_grid_voltage/state'
[23:54:00][C][mqtt.sensor:027]: MQTT Sensor 'inverter0_grid_frequency':
[23:54:00][C][mqtt.sensor:031]:   State Topic: 'solar/sensor/inverter0_grid_frequency/state'
[23:54:00][C][mqtt.sensor:027]: MQTT Sensor 'inverter0_ac_output_voltage':
[23:54:00][C][mqtt.sensor:031]:   State Topic: 'solar/sensor/inverter0_ac_output_voltage/state'
[23:54:00][C][mqtt.sensor:027]: MQTT Sensor 'inverter0_ac_output_frequency':
[23:54:00][C][mqtt.sensor:031]:   State Topic: 'solar/sensor/inverter0_ac_output_frequency/state'
[23:54:00][C][mqtt.sensor:027]: MQTT Sensor 'inverter0_ac_output_apparent_power':
[23:54:00][C][mqtt.sensor:031]:   State Topic: 'solar/sensor/inverter0_ac_output_apparent_power/state'
[23:54:00][C][mqtt.sensor:027]: MQTT Sensor 'inverter0_ac_output_active_power':
[23:54:00][C][mqtt.sensor:031]:   State Topic: 'solar/sensor/inverter0_ac_output_active_power/state'
[23:54:00][C][mqtt.sensor:027]: MQTT Sensor 'inverter0_output_load_percent':
[23:54:00][C][mqtt.sensor:031]:   State Topic: 'solar/sensor/inverter0_output_load_percent/state'
[23:54:00][C][mqtt.sensor:027]: MQTT Sensor 'inverter0_battery_voltage':
[23:54:00][C][mqtt.sensor:031]:   State Topic: 'solar/sensor/inverter0_battery_voltage/state'
[23:54:00][C][mqtt.sensor:027]: MQTT Sensor 'inverter0_battery_charging_current':
[23:54:00][C][mqtt.sensor:031]:   State Topic: 'solar/sensor/inverter0_battery_charging_current/state'
[23:54:00][C][mqtt.sensor:027]: MQTT Sensor 'inverter0_battery_capacity_percent':
[23:54:00][C][mqtt.sensor:031]:   State Topic: 'solar/sensor/inverter0_battery_capacity_percent/state'
[23:54:00][C][mqtt.sensor:027]: MQTT Sensor 'inverter0_inverter_heat_sink_temperature':
[23:54:00][C][mqtt.sensor:031]:   State Topic: 'solar/sensor/inverter0_inverter_heat_sink_temperature/state'
[23:54:00][D][uart_debug:158]: >>> "^P003PI\r"
[23:54:00][C][mqtt.sensor:027]: MQTT Sensor 'inverter0_pv_input_current_for_battery':
[23:54:00][C][mqtt.sensor:031]:   State Topic: 'solar/sensor/inverter0_pv_input_current_for_battery/state'
[23:54:00][C][mqtt.sensor:027]: MQTT Sensor 'inverter0_pv_input_voltage':
[23:54:00][C][mqtt.sensor:031]:   State Topic: 'solar/sensor/inverter0_pv_input_voltage/state'
[23:54:00][C][mqtt.sensor:027]: MQTT Sensor 'inverter0_battery_discharge_current':
[23:54:00][C][mqtt.sensor:031]:   State Topic: 'solar/sensor/inverter0_battery_discharge_current/state'
[23:54:00][C][mqtt.sensor:027]: MQTT Sensor 'inverter0_pv_charging_power':
[23:54:00][C][mqtt.sensor:031]:   State Topic: 'solar/sensor/inverter0_pv_charging_power/state'
[23:54:00][C][mqtt.text_sensor:023]: MQTT Text Sensor 'inverter0_device_mode':
[23:54:00][C][mqtt.text_sensor:024]:   State Topic: 'solar/sensor/inverter0_device_mode/state'
[23:54:00][C][mqtt.text_sensor:023]: MQTT Text Sensor 'inverter0_last_qpigs':
[23:54:00][C][mqtt.text_sensor:024]:   State Topic: 'solar/sensor/inverter0_last_qpigs/state'
[23:54:00][C][mqtt.text_sensor:023]: MQTT Text Sensor 'inverter0_last_qpiri':
[23:54:00][C][mqtt.text_sensor:024]:   State Topic: 'solar/sensor/inverter0_last_qpiri/state'
[23:54:02][D][uart_debug:158]: >>> "^P005PIq\xC2\x8B\r"
[23:54:02][D][uart_debug:158]: <<< "\xFF"
[23:54:03][D][pipsolar:755]: timeout command to poll: QMOD
[23:54:03][D][uart_debug:158]: >>> "QPIRI\xF8T\r"
[23:54:03][D][pipsolar:838]: Sending polling command : QPIRI with length 5
[23:54:04][D][uart_debug:158]: >>> "QPI\xC2\xBE\xC2\xAC\r"
[23:54:06][D][uart_debug:158]: >>> "QDIq\e\r"
[23:54:08][D][uart_debug:158]: >>> "QPIRI\xC3\xB8T\r"
[23:54:08][D][pipsolar:755]: timeout command to poll: QPIRI
[23:54:08][D][uart_debug:158]: >>> "QPIGS\xB7\xA9\r"
[23:54:08][D][pipsolar:838]: Sending polling command : QPIGS with length 5
[23:54:10][D][uart_debug:158]: >>> "QPIGS\xC2\xB7\xC2\xA9\r"
[23:54:12][D][uart_debug:158]: >>> "QMODI\xC3\x81\r"
[23:54:12][D][uart_debug:158]: <<< "\xFF"
[23:54:13][D][pipsolar:755]: timeout command to poll: QPIGS
[23:54:13][D][uart_debug:158]: >>> "QMODI\xC1\r"
[23:54:13][D][pipsolar:838]: Sending polling command : QMOD with length 4
[23:54:14][D][uart_debug:158]: >>> "QFLAG\xC2\x98t\r"
[23:54:18][D][pipsolar:755]: timeout command to poll: QMOD
[23:54:18][D][uart_debug:158]: >>> "QPIRI\xF8T\r"
[23:54:18][D][pipsolar:838]: Sending polling command : QPIRI with length 5
[23:54:23][D][pipsolar:755]: timeout command to poll: QPIRI
[23:54:24][D][uart_debug:158]: >>> "QPIGS\xB7\xA9\r"
[23:54:24][D][pipsolar:838]: Sending polling command : QPIGS with length 5
[23:54:28][D][uart_debug:158]: >>> "QPI\r"
[23:54:29][D][pipsolar:755]: timeout command to poll: QPIGS
[23:54:29][D][uart_debug:158]: >>> "QMODI\xC1\r"
[23:54:29][D][pipsolar:838]: Sending polling command : QMOD with length 4
[23:54:30][D][uart_debug:158]: >>> "^P003PI\r"
[23:54:32][D][uart_debug:158]: >>> "^P005PIq\xC2\x8B\r"
[23:54:34][D][pipsolar:755]: timeout command to poll: QMOD
[23:54:34][D][uart_debug:158]: >>> "QPIRI\xF8T\r"
[23:54:34][D][pipsolar:838]: Sending polling command : QPIRI with length 5
[23:54:34][D][uart_debug:158]: >>> "QPI\xC2\xBE\xC2\xAC\r"
[23:54:36][D][uart_debug:158]: >>> "QDIq\e\r"
[23:54:38][D][uart_debug:158]: >>> "QPIRI\xC3\xB8T\r"
[23:54:39][D][pipsolar:755]: timeout command to poll: QPIRI
[23:54:39][D][uart_debug:158]: >>> "QPIGS\xB7\xA9\r"
[23:54:39][D][pipsolar:838]: Sending polling command : QPIGS with length 5
[23:54:40][D][uart_debug:158]: >>> "QPIGS\xC2\xB7\xC2\xA9\r"
[23:54:40][D][uart_debug:158]: <<< "\xFF"
[23:54:42][D][uart_debug:158]: >>> "QMODI\xC3\x81\r"
[23:54:42][D][uart_debug:158]: <<< "\xFF"
[23:54:44][D][pipsolar:755]: timeout command to poll: QPIGS
[23:54:44][D][uart_debug:158]: >>> "QMODI\xC1\r"
[23:54:44][D][pipsolar:838]: Sending polling command : QMOD with length 4
[23:54:44][D][uart_debug:158]: >>> "QFLAG\xC2\x98t\r"

It has responded

uart_debug:158]: >>> "QMODI\xC3\x81\r" 
uart_debug:158]: <<< "\xFF"

I am not able to understand what the protocol is of my invertor.

And from the logs, i guess you people can also tell me that if my settings are correct or not.
And if I have knows what the protocol my inverter is, I also dont know where to put that information.

Please help.

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The timeouts I was getting were like the following:

timeout command to poll: QPIRI
Sending polling command : QPIRI with length 5
3

It looks like your inverter doesn’t respond. Seeing a lot of \xFF bytes indicates bad grounding sometimes. Could you provide a photo of your wiring? I assume your inverter isn’t attached properly to the ESP.

4

Many thanks for the reply. I will send the pictures today.

5

Quick question. Does grounding include for the RS232 and ESP or also of Invertor ?

6

I meant with grounding the GND connection between the ESP and the MAX3232 + the GND connection between the MAX3232 and the inverter. You wiring should look like this:

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Brother, I just saw that its your written code I am using. I am very thankful to you for your time and efforts. I am sure that everyone wishes you best in your life, including me.

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Please check the pictures.

I have not put anything in a housing as yet. Because I have been tweaking with it to make it work.
Anyhow, I have done the wiring as you have described in the Git page. I know you cannot see clearly but just wanted to show that though it is hanging in the air but everything is well connected.

8

Could you double check the color scheme of your RJ45 connector? Please make sure orange and orange-white are connected to pin 1 & 2 and brown is connected to pin 8.

Could you provide the model of the RS232-to-TTL converter IC? There are MAX232 chips which must be powered and driven with 5V. You should make sure you are using a MAX3232 which can be interfaced using 3.3V properly.

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I am a networking guy, so making RJ45 Connector is no issue. I made it myself and checked.
I have made the connections according to the following pitcure.

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And these are the pictures of my chip. I ordered a 10 units, last time i ordered 1 and fried it while soldering that is why this time I ordered 10 to avoid that.

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Its MAX3232 ESE+DN20

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Good job! It looks like you did your home work. :wink: I’ve found a minor but may be important glitch at your YAML. You have assigned the uart component and the logger to the same GPIOs (UART2). Please let the logger write ESPHome log output to GPIO1/3 by removing the hardware_uart: UART2 option.

Please flash the protocol test another time and make sure it uses GPIO16/GPIO17. Make sure the pipsolar component isn’t part of the YAML and the dummy_receiver is enabled.

Do you see any incoming traffic / responses from your inverter?

11

I have just commented out this option. Is that what you wanted me to do? Did i understand that right ?

12

should I try with different boud rates ?

13

No. 2400 baud should be fine if your inverter supports one of the PIP protocol versions. Did you try one of the windows applications in the past to identify the proper protocol version?

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No, I did not. This is my first time with the invertors. Its my home invertor that is why I am so interested in it.

And I know this works as the company said that either the LED or their provided WIFI device is connected to the communication device. I have disconnected the wifi device and only connected the LED Touch Panel - which is also used to do the settings on the invertor. What I have to do is, disconnect the touch panel and connect this RS232 so that the invertor only communicates with this. And if I connect back the touch panel, it works - gets the power also from that port and all settings are done. So my “unprofessional” opinion is that the port works, I just have to find what settings should be done to make it work with homeassistant.

By the way, thanks in advance

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Please check the following Log

[01:36:55][C][mqtt:072]:   Topic Prefix: 'solar'
[01:36:55][C][mqtt:074]:   Log Topic: 'solar/debug'
[01:36:55][C][mqtt:077]:   Availability: 'solar/status'
[01:37:00][D][uart_debug:158]: >>> "QPI\r"
[01:37:02][D][uart_debug:158]: >>> "^P003PI\r"
[01:37:04][D][uart_debug:158]: >>> "^P005PIq\xC2\x8B\r"
[01:37:06][D][uart_debug:158]: >>> "QPI\xC2\xBE\xC2\xAC\r"
[01:37:08][D][uart_debug:158]: >>> "QDIq\e\r"
[01:37:10][D][uart_debug:158]: >>> "QPIRI\xC3\xB8T\r"
[01:37:12][D][uart_debug:158]: >>> "QPIGS\xC2\xB7\xC2\xA9\r"
[01:37:14][D][uart_debug:158]: >>> "QMODI\xC3\x81\r"
[01:37:16][D][uart_debug:158]: >>> "QFLAG\xC2\x98t\r"
[01:37:30][D][uart_debug:158]: >>> "QPI\r"
[01:37:32][D][uart_debug:158]: >>> "^P003PI\r"
[01:37:34][D][uart_debug:158]: >>> "^P005PIq\xC2\x8B\r"
[01:37:36][D][uart_debug:158]: >>> "QPI\xC2\xBE\xC2\xAC\r"
[01:37:38][D][uart_debug:158]: >>> "QDIq\e\r"
[01:37:40][D][uart_debug:158]: >>> "QPIRI\xC3\xB8T\r"
[01:37:42][D][uart_debug:158]: >>> "QPIGS\xC2\xB7\xC2\xA9\r"
[01:37:44][D][uart_debug:158]: >>> "QMODI\xC3\x81\r"
[01:37:46][D][uart_debug:158]: >>> "QFLAG\xC2\x98t\r"
[01:38:00][D][uart_debug:158]: >>> "QPI\r"
[01:38:02][D][uart_debug:158]: >>> "^P003PI\r"
[01:38:04][D][uart_debug:158]: >>> "^P005PIq\xC2\x8B\r"
[01:38:06][D][uart_debug:158]: >>> "QPI\xC2\xBE\xC2\xAC\r"

And following is the new yaml

# Enable logging
logger:
  #hardware_uart: UART2
  level: verbose


mqtt:
    broker: 198.42.11.101
    username: mqtt-user
    password: Qwerty123
    id: solar

  
  
captive_portal:

uart:
    id: uart2
    #tx_pin: TX
    tx_pin: GPIO17
    #rx_pin: RX
    rx_pin: GPIO16
    # most devices use 2400 as baud_rate. (110,300,600,1200,2400,4800,9600,14400,19200,38400)
    baud_rate: 2400
    debug:
      direction: BOTH
      dummy_receiver: false
      after:
        delimiter: "\r"
      sequence:
        - lambda: UARTDebug::log_string(direction, bytes);

interval:
  - interval: 30s
    then:
      # PI16
      - uart.write: "QPI\r"
      - delay: 2s

      # PI17
      - uart.write: "^P003PI\r"
      - delay: 2s

      # PI18
      - uart.write: "^P005PIq\x8b\r"
      - delay: 2s

      # PI30/PI30MAX/PI30REVO
      - uart.write: "QPI\xbe\xac\r"
      - delay: 2s

      # PI41 "My Invertor responed to this: "QPIGS\xB7\xA9\r""
      - uart.write: "QDIq\x1b\r"
      - delay: 2s
      - uart.write: "QPIRI\xF8T\r"
      - delay: 2s
      - uart.write: "QPIGS\xB7\xA9\r"
      - delay: 2s
      - uart.write: "QMODI\xC1\r"
      - delay: 2s
      - uart.write: "QFLAG\x98t\r"
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Please enable the dummy receiver:

      dummy_receiver: true

and try again. Could you provide a photo of the WiFi dongle? Do you know the name of the Android App?

17

sorry for the late reply. I am going to send you the link to the app.

18

If it’s a SmartESS compatible device it doesn’t support the PIP protocol and you should try this solution instead:

Please don’t forget to change the GPIOs of the uart component.

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19

OK… Thanks brother. You have been a great help. I highly appreciate this.

I will try this on the weekend and let you know also.

Many thanks

20

You are weclome and good luck! :slight_smile: