H3 inverter and Waveshare Modbus comms problems
Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2025 1:35 pm
I've just had an H3 inverter installed, and I'm struggling to get it talking to HA.
I've got a Waveshare RS485 TO ETH B unit, which is wired up to the comms port and is on my LAN. I've also got v1.14.0b3 of the foxes_modbus component.
I'm adding it as an "Ethernet to Modbus/RS485 Adapter" and using the "Waveshare Modbus RTU Relay" option. Protocol is Modbus TCP, port is 502 which matches the Waveshare setting, and the inverter slave ID is 247
Normally, the LINK light on the Waveshare is solid green. When I attempt to configure the component, I'm seeing some activity on the Waveshare: LINK goes solid blue, ACT blinks green, and then turns solid blue.
After about 10 seconds, I see the "No response received, expected at least 8 bytes (0 received)" error message.
Is there something obvious that I'm missing here?
I've got a Waveshare RS485 TO ETH B unit, which is wired up to the comms port and is on my LAN. I've also got v1.14.0b3 of the foxes_modbus component.
I'm adding it as an "Ethernet to Modbus/RS485 Adapter" and using the "Waveshare Modbus RTU Relay" option. Protocol is Modbus TCP, port is 502 which matches the Waveshare setting, and the inverter slave ID is 247
Normally, the LINK light on the Waveshare is solid green. When I attempt to configure the component, I'm seeing some activity on the Waveshare: LINK goes solid blue, ACT blinks green, and then turns solid blue.
After about 10 seconds, I see the "No response received, expected at least 8 bytes (0 received)" error message.
Is there something obvious that I'm missing here?