diff --git a/source/_components/aurora_abb_powerone.markdown b/source/_components/aurora_abb_powerone.markdown new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..ac40f5dab11 --- /dev/null +++ b/source/_components/aurora_abb_powerone.markdown @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ +--- +layout: page +title: "Aurora ABB Powerone PV Inverter Sensor" +description: "Instructions on how to integrate an Aurora ABB Powerone solar inverter within Home Assistant." +date: 2019-06-27 23:30 +sidebar: true +comments: false +sharing: true +footer: true +logo: powerone.png +ha_category: + - Sensor + - Energy +ha_release: 0.96 +ha_iot_class: Local Polling +--- + +This implements a direct RS485 connection to a solar inverter in the +PVI-3.0/3.6/4.2-TL-OUTD ABB series, and may work on others. +The inverter was formerly made by PowerOne who got taken over by ABB. + +The TCP/IP method of communicating with inverters is supported by the +Python library, but not by this implementation in this integration. + +This integration provides a single sensor which reports the live power output +in watts. + +Note the PV inverter will be unresponsive to communications when in darkness, +so the value 'unknown' will be displayed during the night. + +## Configuration + +Add the following to your `configuration.yaml` file: + +```yaml +# Example configuration.yaml entry +sensor: + - platform: aurora_abb_powerone + device: 'SERIAL_PORT' +``` + +{% configuration %} +device: + description: The serial port your RS485 adaptor is connected to. + required: true + type: string +address: + description: The address of the inverter - only need to set this if you have changed your inverter away from the default address of 2. + required: false + type: integer + default: 2 +name: + description: Name of the sensor to use in the frontend. + required: false + default: Solar PV + type: string +{% endconfiguration %} + +```yaml +# Example configuration.yaml entry for aurora_abb_powerone platform +sensor: + - platform: aurora_abb_powerone + address: 2 + device: '/dev/serial/by-id/usb-FTDI_FT232R_USB_UART_A50285BI-if00-port0' +``` diff --git a/source/images/supported_brands/powerone.png b/source/images/supported_brands/powerone.png new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..685c17384d4 Binary files /dev/null and b/source/images/supported_brands/powerone.png differ