solaredge2mqtt 0.1.1

Read data from SolarEdge Inverter and publish it to MQTT

SolarEdge 2 MQTT Service

The SolarEdge2MQTT service is a project designed to read data from a SolarEdge inverter and publish it to an MQTT broker. The service is useful for integrating SolarEdge inverters into home automation systems or other applications that use MQTT for data exchange. It provides real-time monitoring of power flow and other parameters from the inverter. The project is open-source and can be customized to suit specific needs.

The SolarEdge2MQTT service is currently in an early stage of development. While it is functional and can be used to read data from a SolarEdge inverter and publish it to an MQTT broker, it is still undergoing active development. Features may be added, removed, or changed, and there may be bugs. Users should be aware of this and use the service with caution. Despite its early state, the project is open-source and contributions are welcome.

Installation and Configuration

Install and update using pip.

pip install -U solaredge2mqtt

Install and update using docker

docker pull ghcr.io/deroetzi/solaredge2mqtt:latest

Service configuration

The service is configured by environment variables. The following options can be set:

Environment Variable	default (production/development)	description
SE2MQTT_ENVIRONMENT	production	Choose the default environment settings: production or development.
SE2MQTT_MODBUS_HOST	None	IP address of your inverter
SE2MQTT_MODBUS_PORT	1502	Modbus port of your inverter
SE2MQTT_MODBUS_TIMEOUT	1	Timeout for the modbus connection
SE2MQTT_MODBUS_UNIT	1	Modbus unit address
SE2MQTT_CLIENT_ID	solaredge2mqtt	MQTT client id
SE2MQTT_BROKER	None	IP address of your MQTT broker
SE2MQTT_PORT	1883	Port of your MQTT broker
SE2MQTT_USERNAME	None	Username to authenticate to your MQTT broker
SE2MQTT_PASSWORD	None	Password to authenticate to your MQTT broker
SE2MQTT_TOPIC_PREFIX	solaredge	SolarEdge2MQTT will use this as prefix topic
SE2MQTT_INTERVAL	5	Interval between requests in seconds
SE2MQTT_LOGGING_LEVEL	INFO	Set logging level to DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR, CRITICAL

Example configuration

You can download .env.example and rename it to .env. Inside, you can modify the default configuration values to meet your needs in this file.

Run the service

In the console

Copy the .env.example file to .env and modify it according to your needs.

Then, simply run solaredge2mqtt to start the service.

With docker:

docker run --name solaredge2mqtt --rm \
    -e "SE2MQTT_MODBUS_HOST=<INVERTER_IP>" \
    -e "SE2MQTT_BROKER=<BROKER_IP>" \
    -e "SE2MQTT_USERNAME=<MQTT_USERNAME>" \
    -e "SE2MQTT_PASSWORD=<MQTT_PASSWORD>" \
    -e "TZ=Europe/Berlin" \
    ghcr.io/deroetzi/solaredge2mqtt:latest

Add optional environment arguments from above to fit to your setup.