solarflow-ble

Async Python library for Zendure SolarFlow devices over Bluetooth Low Energy. Requires Python >= 3.14.

Unofficial and reverse-engineered: not endorsed by Zendure, and it may break without notice whenever Zendure changes their firmware.

The protocol work builds on esphome-solarflow-ble and reverse engineering of the Zendure Android app. The library has been tested with a SolarFlow 2400AC through a Home Assistant Connect AUX-2 Bluetooth proxy.

Install

uv add solarflow-ble

Documentation

The API reference is hosted at solarflow-ble.readthedocs.io.

Usage

SolarFlowClient accepts an injected BleTransport. Tests can use a fake transport without Bluetooth hardware.

import asyncio

from bleak import BleakScanner

from solarflow_ble import BleakTransport, SolarFlowClient


async def main() -> None:
    device = await BleakScanner.find_device_by_address("AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF")
    if device is None:
        raise SystemExit("SolarFlow not found")
    async with SolarFlowClient(BleakTransport(device)) as client:
        print(client.device_id)
        print(client.state)


asyncio.run(main())

Inside Home Assistant, pass the BLEDevice from bluetooth.async_ble_device_from_address instead of scanning. parse_advertisement turns SolarFlow manufacturer data into an Advertisement with the device identifier.

The async with block connects on entry and always disconnects on exit, including when the body raises. For reconnect use cases, call connect() and disconnect() yourself instead; connect() is reusable after disconnect() on the same client instance.

The client waits for BLESPP, sends BLESPP_OK, requests getInfo, then sends a read request for getAll. client.status moves from DISCONNECTED to CONNECTED, PROTOCOL_READY after getInfo-rsp, and READY after the first report. connect() returns once the session is READY. Every later report updates client.state and is passed to the optional update_callback as a SolarFlowUpdate.

Controls

Control methods raise SolarFlowNotReadyError unless the client was built with allow_control=True and the session is READY.

from solarflow_ble import MODEL_SOLARFLOW_2400AC, AcMode

async with SolarFlowClient(
    BleakTransport(device), allow_control=True, model=MODEL_SOLARFLOW_2400AC
) as client:
    await client.set_output_limit(800)
    await client.set_ac_mode(AcMode.DISCHARGING)

Out-of-range values raise SolarFlowValidationError before anything is sent. A rejected write raises SolarFlowCommandError. The SOC setters take percent, but state.min_soc and state.soc_set hold the raw per-mille wire value, so a reported 500 means 50%. All exceptions derive from SolarFlowError.

Model limits

The default ranges are the values verified for the SolarFlow 2400AC and are the default for every model. Validation bounds are model-specific: applying 2400AC bounds to a smaller unit could forward out-of-spec values to the hardware, while larger models would have valid values rejected. Pass model=MODEL_SOLARFLOW_2400AC ("solarflow-2400ac", matched case-insensitively against the registry of verified entries; the productKey the device reports is used when model is not given) or explicit limits=SolarFlowLimits(...) to the constructor. At validation time the client resolves bounds in this order: explicit limits, the registry entry for the model, then the 2400AC default with a one-time warning. Only bounds verified against real hardware are registered; unverified models always fall back to the default with that warning.

Connection loss

The client detects a failed session through the next failing BLE write (the keepalive writes every 30 seconds by default, so an abrupt disconnect is detected at most one keepalive interval later) and through client-side protocol errors such as invalid JSON payloads or device ID mismatches. When a session fails:

• pending calls raise SolarFlowConnectionError immediately instead of waiting for the response timeout
• client.status flips to ConnectionStatus.DISCONNECTED
• an optional connection_lost_callback receives the underlying exception
• client.last_error holds a SolarFlowDeviceError for the most recent device-reported error (method == "error"), if any. connect() clears it

Messages that are still being processed when the session fails keep flowing to update_callback, with update.status reflecting DISCONNECTED. Call connect() again to start a fresh session.

Probe

The developer-only probe captures raw GATT traffic through an ESPHome Bluetooth proxy. It never sends device-setting writes.

List advertisements:

uv run python -m scripts.probe_solarflow \
  --proxy "the-ip-of-your-esphome-bluetooth-proxy" \
  --noise-psk "the-encryption-key-of-your-esphome-bluetooth-proxy" \
  --list-advertisements \
  --show-identities

Capture a target by address or SolarFlow advertisement identifier:

uv run python -m scripts.probe_solarflow \
  --proxy "the-ip-of-your-esphome-bluetooth-proxy" \
  --noise-psk "the-encryption-key-of-your-esphome-bluetooth-proxy" \
  --identifier "DEVICE_IDENTIFIER" \
  --capture-seconds 30 \
  --output /tmp/solarflow.jsonl

Use --no-handshake for passive notification capture. Addresses, identifiers, device IDs, product keys, pack serials, and credentials are redacted from capture files. --show-identities affects logs only. --proxy, --noise-psk, --address, and --identifier fall back to the SOLARFLOW_PROXY, SOLARFLOW_NOISE_PSK, SOLARFLOW_DEVICE_ADDRESS, and SOLARFLOW_DEVICE_IDENTIFIER environment variables.

The probe uses the same SolarFlowClient protocol flow as the library in normal mode. Passive mode connects directly to the notification characteristic without sending protocol writes.

Standalone library test

scripts/client_diagnostic.py exercises the library directly. It does not use the probe script. The default run is read-only and requires exactly one of --address or --identifier.

uv run python -m scripts.client_diagnostic \
  --proxy "the-ip-of-your-esphome-bluetooth-proxy" \
  --noise-psk "the-encryption-key-of-your-esphome-bluetooth-proxy" \
  --identifier "DEVICE_IDENTIFIER" \
  --duration 30 \
  --output /tmp/solarflow-library-test.jsonl

You can put the connection settings in the ignored file scripts/client_diagnostic.local.json:

{
  "proxy": "the-ip-of-your-esphome-bluetooth-proxy",
  "noise_psk": "the-encryption-key-of-your-esphome-bluetooth-proxy",
  "identifier": "DEVICE_IDENTIFIER"
}

Then run:

uv run python -m scripts.client_diagnostic --duration 30

The script prints decoded updates to stdout and always redacts optional JSONL output. Controls require --controls, --confirm-controls, and explicit --min-soc and --soc values. --input-limit, --output-limit, and --ac-mode are optional. Use --config to read a different JSON file. Never commit the local config or a real PSK.

Development

See CONTRIBUTING.md for setup, the gate, and the pull request expectations.

uv sync
uv run python -m scripts.check

Run focused tests:

uv run pytest tests/test_solarflow.py
uv run pytest tests/test_client_diagnostic.py

The full gate runs a version drift check, format, Ruff, mypy, branch-covered tests, coverage, uv build, and uv audit in that order.

License

MIT. See LICENSE.