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Dave Foster wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2024 2:13 pm sadly those RS485 pins are for an export meter (if fitted), they don't support normal comms.

i've got some extra pins in addition to the 'meter ones'
do you think it's worth a try? I had a brainwave for power, chop an old USB cable and take 5v and ground from the USB port lol

I'm sorry to say the S series doesn't support the modbus protocol needed to work with that integration. There has been some work done on this in an ESP project see this link https://github.com/assembly12/Foxess-T-series-ESPHome-Home-Assistant/issues/14 You can use the cloud interface which uses the ...

hi
I'd like to give the foxess_modbus home assistant plugin a go, with a cheap EW11A from ali
these need 5volts.....
the com port has 16 pins, I've had a multimeter between pin 6 GND-S and 4 VCC_OUT which sadly only gives 3.3v
anywhere I can easily get 5v from the inverter?
thanks