Supported hardware
Please see the table below for supported hardware, expected performance and how SolarAssistant adjusts to the hardware it detects.
| Device | Remarks |
| Orange PI 3 LTS (Must be LTS) |
Data is real-time within 2 - 4 seconds Historic metric every 10 seconds Excellent kiosk video output performance |
|
Raspberry PI 5 Raspberry PI 4 |
Data is real-time within 2 - 4 seconds Historic metric every 10 seconds Excellent kiosk video output performance |
|
Raspberry PI 3 Raspberry PI Zero 2 W |
Data is real-time within 2 - 4 seconds Historic metric every 10 seconds Kiosk video output not recommended |
|
Raspberry PI Zero W Raspberry PI 3A+ |
Data is real-time within 4 - 8 seconds Historic metric every 30 seconds Kiosk video output not recommended |
|
Raspberry PI 1, 2 Raspberry PI Zero |
Not officially supported, but used by some users |
NB: All other Orange PIs, Banana PIs, Rock PIs, etc. are not supported. Virtual machines, docker, etc. is also not supported.
| SD card | Remarks | |
| Recommended: 16GB | 10 years of data for up to 9 inverters | |
| Minimum: 8GB | 10 years of data for a single inverter | |
