Changelog

The releases below list the software changes introduced when you update your device. Read more about our beta program if you want to experiment with the latest features.

2024-12-20Beta

New features:

  • Support sourcing grid price data from Octopus Energy.
  • Support selecting a NordPool area (GER, SE1, etc.) and currency.
  • Support Senergy, Salvare and Sungold 11.4KW inverters.
  • Support MidNite Solar Rosie inverters.
  • Support Huawei 3 phase inverters.
  • Support Sumry Hybrid inverters.
  • Support Narada BMS passive mode reading.
  • Support Serial BMS passive mode reading.
  • Support full range of Vestwood VT batteries.
  • Support Raystack/CFE battery via Voltronic LIB protocol.
  • Support reading latest BlueNova RacPower firmware via Serial protocol.
  • Support latest Axpert MKS model 22 firmware.
  • Add basic Solis inverter settings.
  • Add Luxpower battery cycles, cell metrics and split phase metrics.
  • Add US split phase metrics for Deye/Sol-Ark inverters.
  • Add remote on/off switch for Deye and limited SRNE inverters.
  • Add max solar power for Deye inverters.
  • Add more setting support for InfiniSolar multiphase inverters.
  • Use brand name as WiFi hotspot and Bluetooth name on custom branded devices.
  • Add option to schedule weekly, monthly or yearly reboot.
  • Add MQTT log page.

Corrections:

  • Correct 24V and 48V SRNE inverters voltage setting values.
  • Correct grid values on Sungrow 3 phase inverters.
  • Correct grid voltage on Deye String inverters.
  • Correct force generator on Deye 3 phase inverters.
  • Correct detection of latest Luxpower SNA models.
  • Correct auxiliary power values on Deye high voltage inverters.
  • Correct error where setting "Use timer" on Deye 3 phase high voltage inverters clears the weekly schedule.
  • Correct timezone on charts when using selecting GMT/UTC timezones.

2024-05-23Stable

New features:

  • Released 64-bit Raspberry PI SD card image.
  • Add HDMI output configuration option to switch between kiosk and console.
  • Add SSH configuration option to enable/disable SSH key and password based authentication.
  • Add Bluetooth configuration option switch between disabled, hidden and auto pairing.
  • Add power management for Luxpower inverters.
  • Add power management for Growatt TL-XH inverters.
  • Add automation conditions for EPEX grid metrics.
  • Support for Sungrow grid tied inverters.
  • Support for Solis grid tied inverters.
  • Support for GoodWe ET inverters.
  • Support for SRNE 3 phase inverters.
  • Support for Seplos V3 via "USB modbus" protocol.
  • Support reading of serial, firmware version and alarms via "USB Narada" protocol.
  • Support for the JK inverter BMS via parallel/passive mode.

Corrections:

  • Improve granularity of energy totals sent to HomeAssistant.
  • Correct memory usage issue introduced in 2024-04-01.
  • Correct edit mode of Growatt TL-XH work mode slot settings.

2024-01-23

New features:

  • Add Automation rule table functionality.
  • Add sourcing of NordPool and EPEX day ahead spot prices.
  • Add support for EG4 6000XP inverters.
  • Add support for Huawei SUN2000 inverters.
  • Add support for Solis inverters via RS485 and WiFi dongle S2-WL-ST, DLS-W and DLS-L.
  • Add support for Felicity Solar IVEM/IVPA inverters.
  • Add support for 5KVA hybrid FiveStar inverters.
  • Add support for MUST PH1000 inverters.
  • Add support for Navasolar Inverter Trolley.
  • Add MQTT setting to configure when energy totals are reset to zero.
  • Support for more settings of Luxpower inverters.
  • Support for more settings of Megarevo inverters.
  • Support for more settings of MUST PH18 inverters.
  • Support for more settings of Sumry inverters.
  • Support to read Upower UE Li battery range via Voltronic LIB protocol.
  • Support to read SunStonePower Lithium battery via Modbus protocol.
  • Support reading Growatt TL3-X external grid meter grid/load metrics.
  • Add Growat SPH/SPA "Export limiter" and "Export power rate" setting.
  • Add support for additional charge settings of InfiniSolar inverters.
  • Add USB Serial battery reading advanced settings to customize how data is interpreted.
  • Add "Resample totals" function to configuration -> storage page.
  • Add CAN bus baud rate setting to configuration -> advanced page.
  • Show both DC and AC temperature of Deye inverters.

Corrections:

  • Improve processing of energy totals so that it updates every minute.
  • Improve how total battery, grid and load is calculated on parallel Growatt SPH and TL-X inverters.
  • Improve reading an SRNE inverter that is already being read by a WiFi dongle.
  • Correct issues with reading USB serial battery protocol 37.2 and 37.4.
  • Correct detection of specific new Voltronic King/MKS2 inverters.
  • Correct incorrect inverter grid mode reading of MUST PH18 inverters.
  • Correct total calculations during day/week that daylight savings adjust.
  • Correct issue with reading multiple Felicity Solar batteries.
  • Correct Bluetooth network setup where it clashed with specific cases of 10.0.0.x network IP ranges.
  • Correct "Load percentage", MPPT inputs and parallel battery metrics of Growatt TL-XH and TL-XH-US.
  • Correct "Grid power" not working on a few SRNE inverter models.
  • Correct multiple SolarAssistant devices connected to one HomeAssistant overwriting values.
  • Make inverter settings retained messages on MQTT.

Breaking changes:

  • The "Output source priority" setting has been renamed/corrected to "Work mode priority" on Growatt SPH and SPA inverters. This can break MQTT integrations that use this setting.

2023-08-16

New features:

  • Backup and restore of historic data.
  • Eskom load shedding schedules.
  • Support to read Felicity Solar LPBF battery via Voltronic LIB protocol.
  • Display JK BMS highest, lowest and average cell voltage.
  • Visual improvements when displaying multiphase or low/avg/high values.
  • Add setting to convert temperatures to Fahrenheit.
  • Add more setting support to Voltronic inverters.
  • Add support for latest SunSynk battery RS232 protocol
  • Add support for SRNE Split-phase inverter
  • Add support for Deye 3 phase high voltage inverter.
  • Add support for Megarevo inverter setting changes.
  • Add support for parallel MUST inverters.
  • Add support for grid export of the MUST inverters.
  • Add peak shaving setting support of Deye inverters.
  • Add forgot password page for local password.
  • Improve error messages when unable to connect to batteries.
  • Improve setting support of Growatt SPH, SPA, TL-X and TL-XH inverters.
  • Show temperature of each inverter in charts.
  • Support different modbus addresses with Growatt inverters.
  • Simplify display of Deye work mode settings.

Corrections:

  • Correct issues with setting Voltronic charge current settings on some models.
  • Correct issue where Pylontech cycles aren't updated.
  • Correct issue where certain settings editable in web UI is not editable via MQTT.
  • Correct issue where HomeAssistant device_class voltage and current not sent through MQTT.
  • Correct issue with Deye auxiliary load power calculation.
  • Correct issue where only master battery is read via modbus protocol on some battery models.
  • Charts now use site timezone instead of browser timezone.
  • Support latest firmware of EG4 6000EX and 6500EX.

2023-02-28

New features:

  • Add support for Luxpower inverters.
  • Add support for MPP Solar Hybrid V3 30K inverters.
  • Add support for more settings for Growatt SPH inverters.
  • Add support Growatt SPF lithium battery type settings.
  • Add read only settings for Growatt SPA inverters.
  • Add setting support for Sumry inverters.
  • Add power management for Sumry inverters.
  • Add support for Polarium SLB batteries.
  • Add support for latest Trophy batteries.
  • Add support for latest Hubble AM firmware.
  • Add more setting support to InfiniSolar V inverters.
  • Add ability to manually cycle USB power on boards and USB hubs that support it.
  • Home Assistant energy metrics now uses total_increasing state_class.

Corrections:

  • Improve robustness of Daly connections.
  • Improve metrics from Growatt MIN/MOD/MID/MAC/MAX inverters.
  • Refresh USB devices in background to better handle cases where it takes a long time.
  • Correct load gauge not refreshing on dashboard.

2022-10-30

New features:

  • Add support for Megarevo inverters.
  • Add support for Must EP range.
  • Add support to read Pytes batteries via console port.
  • Add support for latest SOK and Trophy battery protocol.
  • Add setting support for Growatt SPH range.
  • Reading multiple Daly BMSs via a single RS485 line.
  • Support Deye timer grid/gen charge, export limiter and solar export setting changes via MQTT.
  • Add Deye "Load percentage" metric.
  • Add more settings and power management for MUST inverters.
  • Add Voltronic King "Operation logic" setting to control ECO mode.
  • Dashboard now show PV for the day and week instead of last 24h and 7d.
  • Add page to view linux kernel USB devices and log under Configuration -> System -> View detail.
  • Add initial support for the Hubble AM5 range.

Corrections:

  • Correct weekly total PV reading on dashboard.
  • Correct Orange PI 3 LTS MQTT potentially unreadable via local network.
  • Correct Orange PI 3 LTS Totals page grid/battery export/import.
  • Various fixes for adjusting inverter settings via MQTT.
  • Correct Deye 3 phase battery temperature reading.

2022-08-30

New features:

  • Add WiFi country code selection to network configuration.
  • Upgrade of underlying frameworks and libraries.
  • Basic support for EASUN SMG II and PowMr inverters that use with RS232 WiFi dongle and SmartESS app. Select inverter type "Sumry".
  • Support for most important setting of Must and SRNE inverters.
  • Support for adjusting more Deye and Voltronic settings via MQTT.

Corrections:

  • Correct temperature reading of USB serial protocol.

2022-08-15

New features:

  • Support for SRNE inverters. Many EASUN, PowMr, MidNite Solar DIY, etc. are rebranded SRNE inverters.
  • Support for MUST inverters. Schubart and a few other inverters are rebranded MUST inverters.
  • Support for changing inverter settings via MQTT.
  • Support for Giter battery via Voltronic LIB protocol.
  • Support for Trophy batteries via Serial protocol.
  • Support setting an MQTT broker username/password.
  • Support for Deye solar export, generator, grid charging settings and other metrics.
  • Support for Voltronic Max 11kW inverter.
  • Support to use a mixture of Voltronic USB direct and RS232 connections.
  • Add advanced setting for Growatt SPH battery temperature multiplier.

Corrections:

  • Correct an issue where Home Assistant Energy metrics weren't submitted on MQTT.
  • Correct pack order with various USB Serial protocol batteries.
  • Correct Growatt SPH 3 phase grid consumption/export metrics.

2022-06-24

New features:

  • Basic support for JK BMS via RS485.
  • Basic support for Growatt SPH, SPH 3 phase and SPA inverters.
  • Support for Deye 16kw inverter.
  • Support for Dyness batteries via USB to Serial protocol.
  • Support for multiple Daly BMS via a single RS485 adapter.
  • Support for reading BlueNova BMAC via Voltronic LIB.
  • Add protocol version metric to USB to Serial BMS.
  • Add multiphase metrics for older InfiniSolar inverters

Corrections:

  • Correct Daly BMS periodic "Invalid data received" issue.
  • Correct incorrect display of Battery charge power from AC on Axpert MKS III and later inverters.
  • Correct setting max AC charge setting which had issue on certain Voltronic inverters.

2022-05-11

New features:

  • Add initial support for Growatt TL-X inverter.
  • Latest driver for Silicon Labs CP210X and MaxLinear XR serial chipsets to improve Growatt connectivity.
  • Added Pylontech RS485 support when BMS baud rate is set to 9600.
  • Added Voltronic inverter self consumption advanced setting for higher accuracy calculations.
  • Added Voltronic inverter temperature multiplier advanced setting.
  • Added dashboard battery display customization advanced setting.
  • Added reading of Deye output frequency.
  • Added reading of Deye 3 phase auxiliary port.

Corrections:

  • Correct setting AC charge current on large Voltronic inverter models.
  • Correct Deye 3 phase battery temperature reading.
  • Correct zero PV power reading on certain 24V Voltronic inverters.
  • Correct Daly BMS temperature by not including unconnected sensors.
  • Correct EG4 battery state of health reported incorrectly as 50%.
  • Discard corrupted data when reading Voltronic inverters by improving CRC checking.

2022-03-23

New features:

  • Support for multiple Daly and JBD BMS connections.
  • Setting to invert Daly BMS current.
  • Support for new EG4 lifepower4 model that doesn't have LCD. Use USB to Narada RS485 protocol.
  • Support for new Axpert Max 3.6kW inverter.
  • Support to set battery voltages of InfiniSolar Hybrid 3kW, 5kW, 10kW and 15kW.
  • Added dashboard gauge maximum values under inverter advanced settings.
  • Added new advanced settings for certain BMS and inverters to handle special cases.
  • Added temperature and capacity metric to Victron VE.Direct battery monitoring.

Corrections:

  • Correct PV current and solar priority reading of InfiniSolar Hybrid 3kW, 5kW, 10kW and 15kW.
  • Correct detection of multiple Jakiper battery packs.

2022-02-12

New features:

  • Power management for Growatt inverters.
  • Support for the Deye 12kw 3 phase inverter.
  • Support for different modes of Deye auxiliary port: micro inverter, generator or smart load.
  • Support for JBD BMS via USB UART/RS485.
  • Support for Daly BMS via UART and RS485.
  • Support for EG4-LL GYLL battery
  • Wider support for USB to Serial RS232/RS485 batteries.
  • Wider support for USB to Narada RS485 batteries.
  • Added Bus voltage charts for Growatt inverters
  • Added ability to set system time manually. Useful for users without internet.
  • Individual battery metrics via MQTT.
  • Setting to adjust MQTT topic prefix and device ID.

Corrections:

  • Improve handling of modbus CRC errors.
  • Correct totals page not working without internet.

2021-12-17

New features:

  • Added integration for HomeAssistant energy module.
  • Added battery in/out and grid in/out to totals page.
  • Support to set Growatt inverter settings.
  • Support to set Deye grid/gen charge power management.
  • Support to read Lithium Batteries SA via RS485 port and cable.
  • Setting changes and power management of InfiniSolar Hybrid 3kW, 5kW, 10kW and 15kW.
  • Added "Clear historic data" function on configuration page.
  • Battery discharge rate per hour on dashboard if battery capacity is available.

Corrections:

  • Correct capacity calculation for multiple battery packs via USB serial connection.
  • Correct reading issue of Axpert MKS I/II in solar charging in standby mode.

2021-11-02

New features:

  • Support for EG4 LIFEPOWER4 GYLL battery.
  • Support for Kodak Force battery.
  • Support for Axpert Duo/Tri inverter.
  • Support for Freedom Won RS485 via Voltronic LIB protocol.
  • Wider support for Narada BMS variations.
  • Wider support for USB to Serial BMS variations which includes certain Shoto batteries.
  • Add charge/discharge metrics via Voltronic LIB protocol.

Corrections:

  • Correct various minor issues with reading MPP Solar LV and LVX series inverters.
  • Support for new "Solar first" mode that blends PV and grid as seen on Axpert MKS III.
  • Improve robustness of reading Pylontech batteries.

2021-09-21

New features:

  • Individual Pylontech battery metrics. View screenshot.
  • Individual Narada battery metrics. View screenshot.
  • Added support for Voltronic LIB BMS protocol.
  • Added battery temperature chart for serial RS232/RS485 BMS connections.
  • Added more Growatt charts and and read only settings.
  • Added calculated grid values for InfiniSolar super inverters if it doesn't have a grid current sensor.
  • Show 100% state of charge when Pylontech BMS reports higher (in certain scenarios up to 103%).

Corrections:

  • Correct interpretation of BMS connection data of Voltronic inverters with BMS connection.
  • Correct fault code display in certain scenarios of Voltronic inverters.
  • Correct Deye power management settings to include grid/gen charge.

2021-08-31

New features:

  • Setting changes and power management for Deye inveters.
  • Added support for MPP Solar LVX6048 inverter.
  • Added support for Fox ESS battery via modbus protocol.
  • Added support for latest generation Narada batteries.
  • Added initial read only support for Growatt settings.
  • Added pages for reboot, shutdown and upgrade procedures.
  • Improve Growatt grid calculation.
  • Improve calculations of "Emulated BMS".
  • Speed up device boot time by +-30%.
  • Reduce bandwidth usage when browsing app.

Corrections:

  • Correct utlity charge setting change issue.
  • Correct parallel number detection with Axpert Max. Fixes after Voltronic refactoring.
  • Correct "this page isn't working" chrome error due to browser not storing cookie.

2021-07-31

New features:

  • Added essential load charts for Deye inverters.
  • Added "Battery type" and "Charger source priority" Voltronic inverter setting for each parallel inverter individually.
  • Added solar PV power MPPT 1 and 2 to charts and MQTT output of Voltronic and Deye inverters.
  • Added support for Narada NPFC protocol.
  • Launched new South America *.br.solar-assistant.io and Asia *.hk.solar-assistant.io proxy servers.

Corrections:

  • Correct detection of MPP-Solar PIP-3024GK.
  • Correct Deye essential and auxiliary load calculation.
  • Correct grid calculation for InfiniSolar V2 inverters.
  • Improve robustness of RS232 serial connections of Voltronic inverters
  • Improve robustness of Victron VE.direct BMS connections.