T8-G3 Modbus

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Fuchs
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Joined: Tue Oct 01, 2024 1:36 pm

Hi guys,
I have a new T8-G3 and want to connect it to my home assistant via modbus.
The T8-G3 is connected to my home assistant via an isolated USB-RS485 converter.
https://www.waveshare.com/usb-to-rs485-422.htm

I downloaded the https://github.com/nathanmarlor/foxess_modbus integration.
When installing, I chose "USB to RS485 Adapter".
The adapter selected is "Waveshare USB to RS485 (B)".

Home assistant finds the adapter, but unfortunately doesn't get a response from the T8-G3.
I naturally tried swapping A-B of the RS485 first.


1. Question
Is the T8-G3 supported at all?
It is not listed in the documentation :?


2. Question
Does anyone know the pinning of the T8-G3 connector?
The documentation shows an 8-pin connector, but I found a 16-pin connector (a meter from the installer is connected to pins 3+4).
plug16.jpg
plug8.jpg
I used pins 1+2 :idea:


3. Question
Can the ID247 fit?
The inverter does not have a menu item where I can read this.
ttyUSB1.jpg
ttyUSB1_2.jpg

Thanks and best regards from Germany,
Marc
Dave Foster
Posts: 1240
Joined: Thu Oct 13, 2022 7:21 pm

Sorry to say that the https://github.com/nathanmarlor/foxess_modbus integration doesn’t work with T series inverters, some work has been done in this integration https://github.com/assembly12/Foxess-T ... -Assistant

You can also get on-line via the cloud fairly quickly using this integration which use the OpenAPI to get data (albeit based on the 5 minute samples the datalogger sends) https://github.com/macxq/foxess-ha
Fuchs
Posts: 2
Joined: Tue Oct 01, 2024 1:36 pm

Thanks for fast feedback!
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