Trying to get MQTT feed to read Sofar inverter

[bydandie (Des)]

Hi all, I’ve finally got my setup working and reading my inverter, but now can’t get the sensors configured using my MQTT feed. Can someone tell me where I’m going wrong please?

    - name: “Sofar: Grid power”
      unique_id: “sofar_grid_power”
      state_topic: "sofar/grid_power"
      device_class: “power”
      unit_of_measurement: "kW"
      state_class: “measurement”
      icon: "mdi:flash"
    - name: “Sofar: Solar generation (today)”
      unique_id: “sofar_solar_generation_today”
      state_topic: "sofar/today_generation"
      device_class: “power”
      unit_of_measurement: "kW"
      state_class: “measurement”
      icon: "mdi:solar-power-variant"
    - name: “Sofar: Solar power now”
      unique_id: “sofar_solar_power_now”
      state_topic: "sofar/solarPV”
      device_class: “power”
      unit_of_measurement: "kW"
      state_class: “measurement”
      icon: "mdi:solar-power-variant"
    - name: "Sofar: Import (today)"
      unique_id: “Sofar_import_today"
      state_topic: "sofar/today_import"
      device_class: "energy"
      unit_of_measurement: "kWh"
      state_class: "measurement"
      icon: "mdi:home-import-outline"
    - name: “Sofar: House consumption now”
      unique_id: “sofar_house_consumption_now”
      state_topic: "sofar/consumption“
      device_class: “power”
      unit_of_measurement: "kW"
      state_class: “measurement”
      icon: "mdi:home-import-outline"
    - name: “Sofar: House I/O power now”
      unique_id: “sofar_house_IO_power_now”
      state_topic: "sofar/IOPower“
      device_class: “power”
      unit_of_measurement: "kW"
      state_class: “measurement”
      icon: "mdi:home-import-outline"
    - name: "Sofar: Export (today)"
      unique_id: “Sofar_export_today"
      state_topic: "sofar/today_export”
      device_class: "energy"
      unit_of_measurement: "kWh"
      state_class: "measurement"
      icon: "mdi:home-export-outline"
    - name: "Sofar Battery: Temp”
      unique_id: “sofar_battery_temp"
      state_topic: "sofar/battery_temp"
      device_class: “temperature”
      unit_of_measurement: “C”
      state_class: "measurement"
      icon: "mdi:thermometer"
    - name: "Sofar: Inverter state”
      unique_id: “Sofar_inverter_state”
      state_topic: "sofar/inverter_state"
      state_class: "measurement"
      icon: "mdi:home-import-outline"
    - name: "Sofar: Inverter temp”
      unique_id: “Sofar_inverter_temp”
      state_topic: "sofar/inverter_temp”
      device_class: “temperature”
      unit_of_measurement: “C”
      state_class: "measurement"
      icon: "mdi:thermometer"
    - name: "Sofar: Battery SoC”
      unique_id: “Sofar_battery_SoC”
      state_topic: "sofar/battery_SOC”
      device_class: “battery”
      unit_of_measurement: “%”
      state_class: "measurement"
      icon: "mdi:battery-charging-outline"
    - name: "Sofar: Battery cycles”
      unique_id: “Sofar_battery_cycles”
      state_topic: "sofar/battery_cycles”
      state_class: "measurement"
      icon: "mdi:battery-clock-outline"
    - name: “Sofar: Battery power”
      unique_id: “sofar_battery_power”
      state_topic: "sofar/battery_power"
      device_class: “power”
      unit_of_measurement: "kW"
      state_class: “measurement”
      icon: "mdi:battery-charging"
    - name: "Sofar: Consumption (today)"
      unique_id: “Sofar_consumption_today"
      state_topic: "sofar/today_consumption"
      device_class: "energy"
      unit_of_measurement: "kWh"
      state_class: "measurement"
      icon: "mdi:home-lightning-bolt-outline"

[bydandie (Des)]

In case it helps, here’s the MQTT results I get back. I assumed reading the instructions that there was no requirement for a value template?

[bydandie (Des)]

And here’s the error I get in the config.yaml

[bydandie (Des)]

So, the issue was something odd in the formatting of the text. Put it in the online YAML editor and using the Glow MQTT I had to cut and paste everything that text to recreate what I was doing.

Just incase anyone is interested, here’s the refined Sofar code using MQTT

    - name: "Sofar:Export (today)"
      unique_id: "Sofar_export_today"
      state_topic: "sofar/today_export"
      device_class: "energy"
      unit_of_measurement: "kWh"
      state_class: "measurement"
      icon: "mdi:home-export-outline"
    - name: "Sofar:Import (today)"
      unique_id: "Sofar_import_today"
      state_topic: "sofar/today_import"
      device_class: "energy"
      unit_of_measurement: "kWh"
      state_class: "measurement"
      icon: "mdi:home-import-outline"
    - name: "Sofar:Consumption (today)"
      unique_id: "Sofar_consumption_today"
      state_topic: "sofar/today_consumption"
      device_class: "energy"
      unit_of_measurement: "kWh"
      state_class: "measurement"
      icon: "mdi:home-import-outline"
    - name: "Sofar:Grid power"
      unique_id: "sofar_grid_power"
      state_topic: "sofar/grid_power"
      device_class: "power"
      unit_of_measurement: "kW"
      state_class: "measurement"
      icon: "mdi:flash"
    - name: "Sofar:Solar power now"
      unique_id: "sofar_solar_power_now"
      state_topic: "sofar/solarPV"
      device_class: "power"
      unit_of_measurement: "kW"
      state_class: "measurement"
      icon: "mdi:solar-power-variant"
    - name: "Sofar:House consumption now"
      unique_id: "sofar_house_consumption_now"
      state_topic: "sofar/consumption"
      device_class: "power"
      unit_of_measurement: "kW"
      state_class: "measurement"
      icon: "mdi:home-import-outline"
    - name: "Sofar:House I/O power now"
      unique_id: "sofar_house_IO_power_now"
      state_topic: "sofar/IOPower"
      device_class: "power"
      unit_of_measurement: "kW"
      state_class: "measurement"
      icon: "mdi:home-import-outline"
    - name: "Sofar:Solar generation (today)"
      unique_id: "sofar_solar_generation_today"
      state_topic: "sofar/today_generation"
      device_class: "energy"
      unit_of_measurement: "kWh"
      state_class: "measurement"
      icon: "mdi:solar-power-variant"
    - name: "Sofar:Battery power"
      unique_id: "sofar_battery_power"
      state_topic: "sofar/battery_power"
      device_class: "power"
      unit_of_measurement: "kW"
      state_class: "measurement"
      icon: "mdi:battery-charging"
    - name: "Sofar Battery:Temp"
      unique_id: "sofar_battery_power"
      state_topic: "sofar/battery_temp"
      device_class: "temperature"
      unit_of_measurement: "ºC"
      state_class: "measurement"
      icon: "mdi:thermometer"
    - name: "Sofar:Inverter temp"
      unique_id: "Sofar_inverter_temp"
      state_topic: "sofar/inverter_temp"
      device_class: "temperature"
      unit_of_measurement: "ºC"
      state_class: "measurement"
      icon: "mdi:thermometer"
    - name: "Sofar:Battery SoC"
      unique_id: "Sofar_battery_SoC"
      state_topic: "sofar/battery_SOC"
      device_class: "battery"
      unit_of_measurement: "%"
      state_class: "measurement"
      icon: "mdi:battery-charging-outline"
    - name: "Sofar:Inverter state"
      unique_id: "Sofar_inverter_state"
      state_topic: "sofar/inverter_state"
      state_class: "measurement"
      icon: "mdi:home-import-outline"
    - name: "Sofar:Battery cycles"
      unique_id: "Sofar_battery_cycles"
      state_topic: "sofar/battery_cycles"
      state_class: "measurement"
      icon: "mdi:battery-clock-outline"