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From: Lewys Martin <cp@tbof.net>
Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2019 15:21:53 +1100
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+# ha-solax
+---
+layout: page
+title: "Solax Sensor"
+description: "Instructions on how to integrate Solax sensor within Home Assistant."
+date: 2019-03-31 14:00
+sidebar: true
+comments: false
+sharing: true
+footer: true
+logo: solax-logo.png
+ha_category: Sensor
+ha_release: 0.91
+ha_iot_class: Local Polling
+---
+
+The `solax` platform uses the [ha-solax](https://github.com/squishykid/ha-solax) API to allow you to get details from your Solax solar power setup and integrate these in your Home Assistant installation.
+
+## {% linkable_title Configuration %}
+
+To use the Solax sensors in your installation, add the following to your configuration.yaml file:
+
+{% raw %}
+```yaml
+# Example configuration.yaml entry
+sensor:
+  - platform: solax
+    ip_address: IP_ADDRESS
+```
+{% endraw %}
+{% configuration %}
+### CONFIGURATION VARIABLES
+ip_address:
+  description: The IP address of your Solax system.
+  required: true
+  type: string
+{% endconfiguration %}
+
+
+### {% linkable_title Full configuration sample %}
+
+{% raw %}
+A full configuration entry would look like the sample below.
+
+
+```yaml
+# Example configuration.yaml entry
+sensor:
+  - platform: solax
+    ip_address: 192.168.0.3
+```
+{% endraw %}
+
+If you would like to convert the values from multiple panels or view the total power the house is using, you can use the [template platform](/components/sensor.template/).
+
+{% raw %}
+```yaml
+# Example configuration.yaml entry for template platform
+sensors:
+- platform: template
+  sensors:
+    total_pv_power:
+      friendly_name: "Total PV Power"
+      unit_of_measurement: 'W'
+      value_template: "{{ (states('sensor.pv1_power') | float) + (states('sensor.pv2_power') | float) }}"
+    load_power:
+      friendly_name: "Load Power"
+      unit_of_measurement: 'W'
+      value_template: "{{ (states('sensor.power_now') | float) - (states('sensor.exported_power') | float) }}"
+```
+{% endraw %}