~ This is yet another worthwhile topic with the Mechanics ~ Chris Mason wrote: "If you know someone who can set up a little raspberry pi with a display, you try this script. It's called solark-modbus."
I did a google for Solark "raspberry pi" & the first link took me to this: https://solar-assistant.io/explore/solark For an amateur like me, getting the hardware and software from Solar Assistant has a lot of appeal, even if it costs more than a home brew setup. How 'bout that "single source accountability"? Original poster Jason Szumlanski may appreciate the video that I've linked below. The video creator connected a touch screen display directly to his Solar Assistant box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXOVVMOGfNM I may try the S-A bundle with an EG4 battery for some off gridders in crisis. Their old Outback system doesn't even have a TriMetric monitor, but for about the same price as a TM-2020, we could get the SOC data, etc. directly from the BMS. I'd use the client's computer instead of a touch screen to keep the cost down. Acknowledged (to William Miller's point) the data would be no better than what the BMS can deliver. "Any port in a storm," however, and my new friends off the grid are in a terrible storm. As always, "The Wrench List is the Bomb!" Mick Abraham, Proprietor www.abrahamsolar.com Landline: 970-731-4675 Cell phone or for text messaging: 970-946-6584 ᐧ
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