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by Paulatthornwood5
Fri Dec 15, 2023 1:19 am
Forum: Battery Hardware
Topic: BMS Versions
Replies: 1
Views: 2035

BMS Versions

I am currently looking to expand my system from 4x HV2600 v2.verD batteries to 6xHV2600 Batteries. Was lead to believe I could not mix versions of batteries. But looking at suppliers website I can get the exact same version but they are stating battery versions can be mixed v1 and v2 as long as I ...
by Paulatthornwood5
Sun Dec 10, 2023 6:17 pm
Forum: Customer/End User Help
Topic: Home Assistant
Replies: 17
Views: 3935

Re: Home Assistant

Thanks. Now I recall seeing that but must have sorgotten while I was waiting for the device to arrive. That most helpful and should be now set up just waiting for a chance over xmas to get it connected.
by Paulatthornwood5
Sat Dec 09, 2023 9:41 pm
Forum: Customer/End User Help
Topic: Home Assistant
Replies: 17
Views: 3935

Re: Home Assistant

Just recieved my RS584 to wifi link (Elfin-EW11A). No instruction came with the unit but have managed to dig around the internet and have got my wifi network set up on it,. But not sure if correct. Should it be set up as STA, AP or AP+STA?
by Paulatthornwood5
Fri Nov 24, 2023 3:29 pm
Forum: Customer/End User Help
Topic: Home Assistant
Replies: 17
Views: 3935

Re: Home Assistant

I was already able to set the two forced charge periods by the app. Obviously when the server is not down or the connection is not down. Not sure my installer would have upgrade the firmware as they were not that switched on. Installing wrong breakers, CT clamps on wrong way round and left me ...
by Paulatthornwood5
Thu Nov 23, 2023 7:43 pm
Forum: Customer/End User Help
Topic: Home Assistant
Replies: 17
Views: 3935

Re: Home Assistant

looks like while it was connected the Manager Version have changed to 1.7 does this mean its stuffed??
by Paulatthornwood5
Thu Nov 23, 2023 6:17 pm
Forum: Customer/End User Help
Topic: Home Assistant
Replies: 17
Views: 3935

Re: Home Assistant

Ah so that wouls mean hard wired to a pc so not a viable option. I did get it working on the Lan for about 8hours but its seemed to have become unavailabe at about 8am this morning and not connected to HA since. Checke inverter and all the ip setting still in there and still seton DHCP reserved list ...
by Paulatthornwood5
Thu Nov 23, 2023 2:14 am
Forum: Customer/End User Help
Topic: Home Assistant
Replies: 17
Views: 3935

Re: Home Assistant

SUCCESS!

I did not realise I had to add the mac and and assign a static IP to my router. once I did that then entered the IP into my inverter it connected and populated the energy dashboard

Apriciate all the help. Thanks
by Paulatthornwood5
Thu Nov 23, 2023 12:58 am
Forum: Customer/End User Help
Topic: Home Assistant
Replies: 17
Views: 3935

Re: Home Assistant

looked at Ethernet IP and it seems to be 000.000.000.000 but not sure if its wanting me to put some value in this, submask is set to 255.255.255.0 or 225.225.225.0 cant remember which. so no further forward on that.
by Paulatthornwood5
Wed Nov 22, 2023 11:22 pm
Forum: Customer/End User Help
Topic: Home Assistant
Replies: 17
Views: 3935

Re: Home Assistant

thanks, seen a few options and I assume a usb to RS485 device would be best as would want to take power from the inverter as no power socket near the location, but seen nothing that tells me what i wire into this device. Obviously the male USB goes in the inverter but what do i wire into the other ...
by Paulatthornwood5
Wed Nov 22, 2023 9:14 pm
Forum: Customer/End User Help
Topic: Home Assistant
Replies: 17
Views: 3935

Re: Home Assistant

Thanks for the help and the information on the versions. I will keep plugging away at it now that I am certain it should be possible. I did see a video interview with some guy from Fox saying that when the updated app is launch there will be a feature to udate the firmware to the latest version but ...
by Paulatthornwood5
Tue Nov 21, 2023 8:07 pm
Forum: Customer/End User Help
Topic: Home Assistant
Replies: 17
Views: 3935

Re: Home Assistant

Thanks appriciate the reply According to my app Master Version 1.63 Slave Version 1.02 Manager Version 1.41 I had read the version that diabled the Ethernet port was launched in December'22, my inverter was installed November'22 and unaware any firmware has been updated. Also read something on some ...
by Paulatthornwood5
Mon Nov 20, 2023 7:43 pm
Forum: Customer/End User Help
Topic: Home Assistant
Replies: 17
Views: 3935

Home Assistant

I trying to get my Foxx inverter setup on home assistant. using the HACS istallation. I have Vonets wifi bridge set up in the LAN socket and its IP shows up on my network. However when trying to intergate the inverter using the IP then get this message. FoxESS - Modbus Set up your adapter by ...