July 15, 20224 yr Need some advice with Wifi app please. Deye 5kw inverter. I’m rather disappointed with the basic Solarman Smart App compared to what I’ve seen for Sunsync. Is Solarman smart app the only option?
July 16, 20224 yr Author 5 hours ago, Speedster said: You can use any of the solarman Apps - vanilla, smart or business. Thank you. I will check it out. So the Solarman app and wifi data logger are linked? Do you perhaps know if the Sunsynk Data logger will work on Deye Inverter?
July 16, 20224 yr 10 hours ago, Derekvdm said: Need some advice with Wifi app please. Deye 5kw inverter. I’m rather disappointed with the basic Solarman Smart App compared to what I’ve seen for Sunsync. Is Solarman smart app the only option? I have the Deye 5kw as well. Went straight for Solar Assistant after I found the SS app pretty useless for near realtime monitoring. Was a very good investment indeed (https://solar-assistant.io/) MdF
July 16, 20224 yr 1 hour ago, Derekvdm said: Thank you. I will check it out. So the Solarman app and wifi data logger are linked? Do you perhaps know if the Sunsynk Data logger will work on Deye Inverter? Yes, the data logger is a solarman logger, and hence linked to the solarman app. You are able to access it directly though and pull the data into your software of choice (such as Home Assistant). I'm not sure if the the SunSynk works on Deye but, to be honest, I doubt I'd switch even if it does work. The solarman HA integration is great, while I don't think there is a Sunsynk one as yet.
July 16, 20224 yr Author 7 hours ago, Speedster said: Yes, the data logger is a solarman logger, and hence linked to the solarman app. You are able to access it directly though and pull the data into your software of choice (such as Home Assistant). I'm not sure if the the SunSynk works on Deye but, to be honest, I doubt I'd switch even if it does work. The solarman HA integration is great, while I don't think there is a Sunsynk one as yet. Thank you.i will check it out. 8 hours ago, MdF said: I have the Deye 5kw as well. Went straight for Solar Assistant after I found the SS app pretty useless for near realtime monitoring. Was a very good investment indeed (https://solar-assistant.io/) MdF Awesome. Thank you.
September 3, 20223 yr On 2022/07/16 at 9:54 AM, MdF said: I have the Deye 5kw as well. Went straight for Solar Assistant after I found the SS app pretty useless for near realtime monitoring. Was a very good investment indeed (https://solar-assistant.io/) MdF With regards to Solar Assistant, can you get notifications? For example when the batteries are low or any notifications for that matter, hat is my mother's main concern at this moment. The system that is installed is great but not completely optimal, yet, until she has saved more she wants to manage the system a bit more retro(switching off the geyser, etc.)
September 4, 20223 yr On 2022/09/03 at 2:17 PM, MichaelZ said: With regards to Solar Assistant, can you get notifications? For example when the batteries are low or any notifications for that matter, hat is my mother's main concern at this moment. The system that is installed is great but not completely optimal, yet, until she has saved more she wants to manage the system a bit more retro(switching off the geyser, etc.) they are working on notifications for an upcoming build - so this will be added in the next few months
September 4, 20223 yr 3 hours ago, mzezman said: they are working on notifications for an upcoming build - so this will be added in the next few months Always keep an eye on the SA Changelog page as that indicates where developmental issues stand: https://solar-assistant.io/help/updates/changelog
January 9, 20233 yr I have just installed a deye 8Kw inverter and am very disappointed with the Solarman app as I cant change any parameters and it doesnt report in real time. What is the best solution to this problem? Should I get the Solar Assistant or what?
January 9, 20233 yr 2 hours ago, Stu_D said: I have just installed a deye 8Kw inverter and am very disappointed with the Solarman app as I cant change any parameters and it doesnt report in real time. What is the best solution to this problem? Should I get the Solar Assistant or what? Solar Assistant will sort you out with minimal fuss - ticks both requirements you currently are lacking Having said that if you registered on Solarman Pro / Business as an installer you could get access to functions such as remote setting updates
February 8, 20233 yr Hi. We just installed a Deye 12 KW Inverter. Unfortunately the wifi dongle and Solarman Smart App is a total disaster and frustration. It works well untill loadshedding or the internet service provider looses connectivity for a while. Then the wifi dongle no longer works. The dongle still sees our fibre wifi rooter - but cant connect to internet. Resetting etc does not work. The supplier even replaced the dongle - same story. It worked for a day and is now useless PLEASE HELP!!!!
February 17, 20233 yr On 2022/07/16 at 11:28 AM, Speedster said: Yes, the data logger is a solarman logger, and hence linked to the solarman app. You are able to access it directly though and pull the data into your software of choice (such as Home Assistant). I'm not sure if the the SunSynk works on Deye but, to be honest, I doubt I'd switch even if it does work. The solarman HA integration is great, while I don't think there is a Sunsynk one as yet. Is it possible to access the data directly without additional hardware?
February 17, 20233 yr Sunsynk and DEYE are basically the same inverter with different versions of Firmware. There are a number of ways that you can access the data directly. Please see this thread for a rundown of the options for
February 17, 20233 yr @Gary Waterworth has put together a new option to access the Sunsynk Cloud servers and pull the data from the cloud into Home Assistant using the API https://github.com/gdwaterworth/Home-Assistant---E-Linter-Logger---Sunsynk Dead easy to setup, Data is from the cloud so you will need a working internet connection and you need to be using the Sunsynk/rebranded e-linter Dongle and not the Solarman Dongle. Edited February 17, 20233 yr by Sc00bs
February 18, 20233 yr On 2023/02/08 at 5:02 PM, Karla Bosman said: Hi. We just installed a Deye 12 KW Inverter. Unfortunately the wifi dongle and Solarman Smart App is a total disaster and frustration. It works well untill loadshedding or the internet service provider looses connectivity for a while. Then the wifi dongle no longer works. The dongle still sees our fibre wifi rooter - but cant connect to internet. Resetting etc does not work. The supplier even replaced the dongle - same story. It worked for a day and is now useless PLEASE HELP!!!! Thanks Scoobs As the above , but also check your access point has ctr/rts enabled. This helps in the noisy 2.4 wifi environment. Or make sure your access point is on automatic channel selection and reboot it
March 1, 20233 yr On 2022/07/16 at 9:54 AM, MdF said: I have the Deye 5kw as well. Went straight for Solar Assistant after I found the SS app pretty useless for near realtime monitoring. Was a very good investment indeed (https://solar-assistant.io/) MdF How did you connect to the inverter? My 5kW Deye only has one 485 port and is used for the battery monitoring, see attached. Thank you!
March 1, 20233 yr 1 minute ago, corbrink said: How did you connect to the inverter? My 5kW Deye only has one 485 port and is used for the battery monitoring, see attached. Thank you! Hard bonding your neutral and earth like that is not allowed. You need to use a relay to do that via the ATS 240 port .
March 1, 20233 yr 3 minutes ago, Nexuss said: Hard bonding your neutral and earth like that is not allowed. You need to use a relay to do that via the ATS 240 port . I'm not the installer
March 4, 20233 yr On 2023/03/01 at 9:50 AM, corbrink said: How did you connect to the inverter? My 5kW Deye only has one 485 port and is used for the battery monitoring, see attached. Thank you! This is how I have connected SA and the Battery inside the Deye 5kw inverter. The yellow cable goes to the battery, the black cable goes to the SA Pi. But you need to order a special cable from SA to do this. MdF
March 4, 20233 yr 11 hours ago, MdF said: This is how I have connected SA and the Battery inside the Deye 5kw inverter. The yellow cable goes to the battery, the black cable goes to the SA Pi. But you need to order a special cable from SA to do this. MdF What pi are you using? I have a raspberry pi 1b but see they are not officially supported. Don’t want to purchase SA if it won’t work there
March 5, 20233 yr 12 hours ago, Clayton321 said: What pi are you using? I have a raspberry pi 1b but see they are not officially supported. Don’t want to purchase SA if it won’t work there I'm using a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B Plus Rev 1.3 as supplied by Solar Assistant when I purchased the system from them. MdF
March 13, 20233 yr On 2023/03/04 at 9:24 AM, MdF said: This is how I have connected SA and the Battery inside the Deye 5kw inverter. The yellow cable goes to the battery, the black cable goes to the SA Pi. But you need to order a special cable from SA to do this. MdF Thanks. With SA's cable that port did not work for me. Needed a splitter on the yellow cable's port.
May 30, 20233 yr On 2022/07/15 at 11:43 PM, Derekvdm said: Need some advice with Wifi app please. Deye 5kw inverter. I’m rather disappointed with the basic Solarman Smart App compared to what I’ve seen for Sunsync. Is Solarman smart app the only option? Please try Deye Cloud app. It works great
July 5, 20233 yr On 2023/05/30 at 8:11 AM, Gert.cloete said: Please try Deye Cloud app. It works great Do you need a separate account or do you use your plant account details?
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