Hi,
I’ve recently received my Home Assistant Yellow, so no more Virtual Machine. I’ve bought the RS485 to USB adapter and cut the end off an Ethernet cable, stripped back the twisted pairs and screwed them into the adapter.
Ethernet order:
Pin 1 = white + orange
Pin 2 = orange
Pin 3 = white + blue
Pin 4 = blue
Pin 5 = white + green
Pin 6 = Green
Pin 7 = white + brown
Pin 8 = brown
@jaishkp The default poll for the Gen4 is 15s, 5s is possibly ok.
You don’t need a programmer, just the software (Windows only) to do the initial setup of the Waveshare.
Then you can use the WebUI for any additional setup.
@tom1502 I would have thought the GND on the USB device are connected together, so it shouldn’t matter.
Unless you have a really long cable run, you don’t normally need a GND connected.
Thank you. How do you set it up with the windows software, is it by connecting to it by Ethernet? I looked on the wavshare website and they showed a programmer hence why I’m now confused.
Hi Will, I’m new to HomeAssistant and Solax but thanks to your incredible work I’ve already got my SK-SU3700e + LG 6,5 kWh battery integrated and am able to control charging. Because I have flex-tariff I would like to be able to sell (at certain hours) more energy than I use in my house. I’ve gone through all menu’s and settings and am coming to the conclusion that the only way to do this is by manipulating the dry-contacts. Is this correct or can this be triggered in software as well? greetings Lars from The Netherlands (first message on this platform)
Thought I would give a summary of what’s been changing in the Pre-release 0.7.0
The custom_component has gone through another code rewrite with the support of @infradom
This custom_component is starting to become a Universal Solar Inverter over Modbus Integration supporting multiple brands of Solar Inverter connecting over RS485 / TCP where supported.
As well as the long standing SolaX support there are varying levels of support for the following Inverters:
Qcells Q.VOLT HYB-G3-3P
Sofar Hybrid HYDxxKTL
Sofar Older PV & AC Battery storage ie ME3000SP
Solis Hybrid G5
These are in various states of completeness, so please log issues on GitHub with the required information.
This custom_component / Integration will undergo a name change at some point in the future to provide extra clarity it’s not just SolaX focused.
Due to the number of breaking changes in the 0.7.x code it is recommended to remove the Integration from the Integration page before updating, then re add the Integration.
Initial test to confirm new sensor formatting it correct.
If you try this version, please take a screenshot before and after to confirm if the sensors are still correct including the scaling.
Also report back on any debug info in the Log.
Beta 3 Changes:
Moved to plugin_ for Inverter’s
(Only SolaX working at the moment)
Beta 4 Changes:
Added plugin_ for Inverter’s to config flow
Minor changes to SolaX registers in plugin_solax.
Please help me with Modbus Integration. I own a Solax X3 Hybrid 8.0E (H3UE08), installed May 2021. I am currently connected via WiFi Pocked and using SolaX Power Integration in HA. I have 45 entities displayed, I think it’s not enough, for example I’m missing the “House consumption” entity that I need for my automation.
There is a question: how to get more (all) entities from the inventor, integration of Modbus in HA and connection via an Enternet or RS845 cable will help.
Sorry for the description of my problem, I’m a beginner.
Thank you very much for your willingness.
On my Single Phase Gen3 I have 117 entities.
You will have more than that with the extra 3 Phase entities, but I can’t remember exactly how many you should have.
I don’t own a Pocket WiFi so I am not 100% sure.
If it stops working you can connect the Inverter back to the cloud using the registration code on the side of the Inverter. Or if you enable sensor.solax_registration_code_lan (it’s disabled by default) you will see the registration code required.
If you don’t want any cloud connection at all just unplug the Pocket WiFi and don’t register the Inverter on the Cloud website.
Hi,
Everything is still working really well, but thanks to the integration I seem to have found a fault in the set up at home. Are you aware of how this works when there is more than one battery in the system?
As things stand I have two 5.8kWh batteries, both serial numbers are visible on the inverter but only one is recording any data, apart from how much is being sent from the grid to the batteries. I cannot control the second battery. As a result it is discharging when it is not meant to, it is also not recorded in any stats (other than energy directed to the batteries when charging overnight).
Is this something anyone could help with? Can it be fixed in Home Assistant or is it something I have to do in the Inverter somehow?
