Chris.P.Bacon

100%, will do (ACDC like always, had no stock) - I do have a combiner box upstream with earth leakage etc in.

Now just waiting for VE to USB cable. I wish solar assistant would come back to people I've sent so many emails asking for assistance on this or if this is something in the pipeline etc. The raspberry pi has Bluetooth soon theory it should be able to talk to the Victron equipment via that protocol too.

Pulled the trigger, will see how to make this MPPT talk to SA.

Make an addendum, let both parties sign. Spell it out. Dear Landlord, I am writing to request an addendum to the lease agreement to clarify ownership of the backup system that I plan to install on the property. Specifically, I request that it be explicitly stated that the backup system remains my property, and that I have the right to remove it when I terminate the lease. As the owner of the backup system, I take responsibility for ensuring that it is installed and operated in a safe and compliant manner. Additionally, I will restore the property to its original condition, including filling mounting holes in walls and changing wiring in the mains distribution board back to the original configuration, with the exception of small screw holes in the brandering used for the module purlin brackets. I appreciate your interest in potentially purchasing my backup system, however, I am not interested in selling it at this time. Therefore, I request that this addendum be included in the lease agreement to provide clarity on ownership and removal of the system. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

The alternative is to use the Mecer 3Kw hooked up to the Raspberry Pi running Solar Assistant and then install a secondary Raspberry Pi to run Venus OS and then connect the MPPT and the Smart Shunt to that. But them I am running two half systems. Unless... if Venus OS has MQTT, I could combine SA and Venus into a Home Assistant dashboard or just whip something up with PHP and Grafana... any of you run Venus OS?

Tell me what to rejigging hehe. I know SA can read data from the Smart Shunt via the VE.Direct to USB cable connected to the Raspberry Pi. But I wonder if it will also pull the data of the MPPT via the Shunt, if the Shunt and MPPT is in a VE Bluetooth Network.

Further to the OP, I am essentially wondering if I get a Victron MPPT and create a V.E Smart Network between it and the Shunt. If I then connect the shunt to Solar assistant via a VE direct To USB cable. Would solar assistant then pull in the battery data from the shunt and the solar data from the mppt? In fact, is there anything I can do to bring in the solar data from the MPPT to Solar Assistant?