Meanwell Inverter UART integration using ESPHome -- 2
Budget: $10 – $30 USD
Main purpose:
Would like to be able to see Meanwell inverter states (such as input voltage, loading...etc) as sensors using an ESP8266 or ESP32 board loaded with ESPHome custom firmware. (Will then be integrated with Home Assistant)
Current status:
I am able to create switches to send out control commands to turn on/off the inverter, but ESPHome does not provide an easy way to read the inverter states.
The UART output seems scrambled from the ESPHome log, but the same cable works fine on Mac and PC and I am able to see the correct output using terminal programs. I would like to have each state represented as an individual sensor as described in the attached document (with protocol documentation inside).
Source file needed for further customization.
Would like to be able to see Meanwell inverter states (such as input voltage, loading...etc) as sensors using an ESP8266 or ESP32 board loaded with ESPHome custom firmware. (Will then be integrated with Home Assistant)
Current status:
I am able to create switches to send out control commands to turn on/off the inverter, but ESPHome does not provide an easy way to read the inverter states.
The UART output seems scrambled from the ESPHome log, but the same cable works fine on Mac and PC and I am able to see the correct output using terminal programs. I would like to have each state represented as an individual sensor as described in the attached document (with protocol documentation inside).
Source file needed for further customization.