homebridge-solaredge-inverter

A SolarEdge Inverter plugin for Homebridge. This creates a Light Sensor in homekit, where the LUX reading is actually the current power generation in Watts.

This code is heavily based on the work of Stog's homebridge-fronius-inverter accessory.

Installation

Run these commands:

% sudo npm install -g homebridge
% sudo npm install -g homebridge-solaredge-inverter

NB: If you install homebridge like this:

sudo npm install -g --unsafe-perm homebridge

Then all subsequent installations must be like this:

sudo npm install -g --unsafe-perm homebridge-solaredge-inverter

Configuration

Example accessory config (needs to be added to the homebridge config.json): ...

	"accessories": [
    	{
			"name": "SolarEdge Inverter",
			"manufacturer": "SolarEdge",
			"model": "SE10000H-US000BNU4",
			"serial": "myserialno",
			"site_id": "mysiteid",
			"api_key": "longapikey",
			"accessory": "SolarEdge Inverter"
    	}
  	]

...

Config Explanation:

Field	Description
accessory	(required) Must always be "SolarEdge Inverter".
name	(required) The name you want to use for for the power level widget.
site_id_	(required) The Site ID for your SolarEdge installation.
api_key_	(required) The API Key for the administration of your SolarEdge site.
manufacturer	(optional) This shows up in the homekit accessory Characteristics.
model	(optional) This shows up in the homekit accessory Characteristics.
serial	(optional) This shows up in the homekit accessory Characteristics.