solar-of-things-ha

☀️ Solar of Things — Home Assistant Integration

Monitor and control your Siseli solar inverter directly from Home Assistant.
Real-time power data · Battery management · Grid control · Energy Dashboard ready

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Table of Contents

• Overview
• Features
• Sensors
• Control Entities
• Requirements
• Installation
• Configuration
• Energy Dashboard
• Automation Examples
• Dashboard Cards
• Troubleshooting
• Contributing
• Changelog

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Overview

The Solar of Things integration connects Home Assistant to the Siseli solar portal and provides:

• Auto-discovery of every inverter under your station — enter your Station ID once and Home Assistant finds all devices automatically.
• 10+ real-time sensors updated every 5 minutes.
• 4 monthly summary sensors for energy totals and solar coverage.
• 8 control entities (sliders, dropdowns, switches) to manage battery limits, operating modes, and grid settings from HA.
• Full Home Assistant Energy Dashboard compatibility.
• Multi-station support — add the integration once per station.

Developed by Conexo Casa — building accessible technology for people with neurocognitive impairments and the elderly.

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Features

Category	What you get
🔍 Auto-discovery	Enter Station ID → HA fetches all device IDs automatically
📊 Real-time monitoring	10 per-device sensors, updated every 5 min
📅 Monthly statistics	4 station-level energy summary sensors
🎛️ System control	8 control entities (battery limits, modes, grid switches)
⚡ Energy Dashboard	All power and energy sensors are dashboard-ready
🏠 Multi-station	Unlimited stations via multiple config entries
🔒 Secure auth	User ID + Password with automatic token refresh
🌏 Timezone-aware	Configurable IOT-Time-Zone header per integration
🔄 Auto-retry	HA coordinator pattern with automatic retry on failure

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Sensors

Real-time Device Sensors

Updated every 5 minutes · One set per discovered device

Entity	Unit	Device Class	Description
{device} PV Input Power	W	power	Solar panel DC input power
{device} AC Output Power	W	power	AC power delivered to loads
{device} Battery Charging Current	A	current	Current flowing into battery
{device} Battery Discharge Current	A	current	Current flowing out of battery
{device} Battery Voltage	V	voltage	Battery bank terminal voltage
{device} Battery Power	W	power	Net battery power (discharge − charge × voltage)
{device} Battery State of Charge	%	battery	Battery charge level
{device} Grid Feed-in Power	W	power	Power exported to the utility grid
{device} Grid Import Power	W	power	Power imported from the utility grid
{device} Load Power	W	power	Total household / load consumption

Monthly Station Sensors

Updated every 30 minutes · Requires Station ID

Entity	Unit	Device Class	Description
Station {id} Monthly PV Generated	kWh	energy	Total solar generation this month
Station {id} Monthly Grid Import	kWh	energy	Total grid import this month
Station {id} Monthly Total Consumption	kWh	energy	Total household consumption this month
Station {id} Monthly Solar Coverage	%	—	Percentage of consumption met by solar

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Control Entities

Controls require your device firmware/account to support the settings API. If unresponsive, see Troubleshooting.

Number Entities (Sliders)

Entity	Range	Step	Unit	Description
{device} Battery Charge Limit	0 – 100	1	%	Maximum SOC target for charging
{device} Battery Discharge Limit	0 – 100	1	%	Minimum SOC before stopping discharge
{device} Grid Charge Limit	0 – 5000	100	W	Max grid power used for battery charging

Select Entities (Dropdowns)

Entity	Options	Description
{device} Output Source Priority	Utility First (USO) · Solar First (SUB) · Solar+Battery First (SBU)	System power source priority
{device} Charger Source Priority	Solar + Utility (CSO) · Solar First (SNU) · Solar Only (OSO)	Battery charging source priority

Switch Entities

Entity	Description
{device} Grid Charging (AC Input Range)	Allow/deny battery charging from the grid (Appliance vs UPS mode)
{device} Grid Feed-In	Allow/deny exporting excess power to the grid
{device} Backup Mode (SBU Priority)	Reserve battery capacity for power outages (SBU vs SUB priority)

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Requirements

Requirement	Details
Home Assistant	2023.6 or newer
Siseli account	Active account at solar.siseli.com
Station ID	Numeric stationId from the Siseli portal (usually 18 digits)
Network	HA must reach https://solar.siseli.com

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Installation

HACS (Recommended)

1. Open HACS in the HA sidebar → Integrations.
2. Click ⋮ (top-right) → Custom repositories.

3. Enter:

   https://github.com/Conexo-Casa/solar-of-things-ha
   

   Category: Integration → Add.

4. Search Solar of Things → Download.

5. Restart Home Assistant.

Manual

1. Download the latest release ZIP from the Releases page.

2. Extract and copy the solar_of_things folder to:

   /config/custom_components/solar_of_things/
   

3. Restart Home Assistant.

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Configuration

Step 1 — Find Your Credentials

1. Open https://solar.siseli.com and log in.
2. Note your User ID (login account name) and password.
3. Press F12 → Network tab → refresh the page.
4. Click any request to solar.siseli.com and find stationId in the Payload tab.

Value	Where to find it
User ID	Your account login name on solar.siseli.com
Password	Your account password
Station ID	stationId field in any API request payload

Step 2 — Add the Integration

1. Settings → Devices & Services → + Add Integration.
2. Search Solar of Things.
3. Choose User ID + Password (recommended) and fill in:

| Field | Required | Description | |---|---|---| | User ID | ✅ | Your Siseli account login name | | Password | ✅ | Your Siseli account password | | Station ID | ✅ | Numeric stationId (usually 18 digits) — not your inverter or WiFi-dongle serial number | | Device ID | Optional | Leave blank to auto-discover all devices | | Time zone | Optional | Default: Asia/Manila |

1. Click Submit. The integration logs in, discovers devices, and creates all entities.

IOT Token mode is also available for advanced users who prefer not to store credentials. Tokens expire and require re-entry when they do.

Step 3 — Verify

Go to Settings → Devices & Services → Solar of Things and confirm your devices appear with sensors, controls, and monthly sensors populated.

Entities show Unknown for the first 5 minutes while the first coordinator poll runs.

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Energy Dashboard

Go to Settings → Dashboards → Energy and configure:

Dashboard slot	Entity
Solar production	sensor.{device}_pv_input_power
Grid consumption	sensor.{device}_grid_import_power
Return to grid	sensor.{device}_grid_feed_in_power
Battery charge	sensor.{device}_battery_charging_current
Battery discharge	sensor.{device}_battery_discharge_current
Monthly solar (production)	sensor.station_{id}_monthly_pv_generated
Monthly grid import	sensor.station_{id}_monthly_grid_import

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Automation Examples

Low battery alert

automation:
  - alias: "Solar — Low Battery Alert"
    trigger:
      - platform: numeric_state
        entity_id: sensor.1_inverter_battery_state_of_charge
        below: 20
    action:
      - service: notify.mobile_app
        data:
          title: "⚠️ Solar Battery Low"
          message: >
            Battery is at
            {{ states('sensor.1_inverter_battery_state_of_charge') }}%.

Enable grid charging at night

automation:
  - alias: "Solar — Enable Grid Charging at Night"
    trigger:
      - platform: time
        at: "22:00:00"
    action:
      - service: switch.turn_on
        target:
          entity_id: switch.1_inverter_grid_charging_ac_input_range

Switch to backup mode before a storm

automation:
  - alias: "Solar — Backup Mode Before Storm"
    trigger:
      - platform: state
        entity_id: weather.home
        to: "rainy"
    condition:
      - condition: numeric_state
        entity_id: sensor.1_inverter_battery_state_of_charge
        below: 80
    action:
      - service: switch.turn_on
        target:
          entity_id: switch.1_inverter_backup_mode_sbu_priority
      - service: number.set_value
        target:
          entity_id: number.1_inverter_battery_charge_limit
        data:
          value: 95

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Dashboard Cards

Quick status overview

type: entities
title: ☀️ Solar System
entities:
  - entity: sensor.1_inverter_pv_input_power
    name: Solar Generation
  - entity: sensor.1_inverter_battery_state_of_charge
    name: Battery Level
  - entity: sensor.1_inverter_load_power
    name: Home Load
  - entity: sensor.1_inverter_grid_import_power
    name: Grid Import
  - entity: sensor.1_inverter_grid_feed_in_power
    name: Grid Feed-In

Control panel

type: entities
title: 🎛️ Solar Controls
entities:
  - entity: select.1_inverter_output_source_priority
    name: Output Mode
  - entity: select.1_inverter_charger_source_priority
    name: Charger Priority
  - entity: number.1_inverter_battery_charge_limit
  - entity: number.1_inverter_battery_discharge_limit
  - entity: number.1_inverter_grid_charge_limit
  - type: divider
  - entity: switch.1_inverter_grid_charging_ac_input_range
  - entity: switch.1_inverter_grid_feed_in
  - entity: switch.1_inverter_backup_mode_sbu_priority

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Troubleshooting

Symptom	Cause	Fix
"Cannot Connect" on setup	Wrong credentials or network	Check User ID / password and HA network access to solar.siseli.com
No devices discovered	Wrong Station ID	Re-read stationId from the portal Network tab. A serial number printed on the inverter or WiFi dongle is not the Station ID
Entities show "Unavailable"	Token expired or portal unreachable	HA will prompt re-auth automatically; check logs
Sensors always "Unknown"	API returns null for that field	Normal for sensors not supported by your inverter model
Controls do nothing	Settings endpoint varies by firmware	Check HA logs for HTTP status codes
Integration not in search	Files in wrong location	Verify /config/custom_components/solar_of_things/ exists

Enable debug logging

logger:
  default: info
  logs:
    custom_components.solar_of_things: debug

Restart HA, reproduce the issue, then check Settings → System → Logs.

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Contributing

1. Fork the repo and create a feature branch.

2. Make changes and ensure Python syntax is valid:

   python3 -m py_compile custom_components/solar_of_things/*.py
   

3. Open a Pull Request with a clear description.

Bug reports and feature requests: GitHub Issues

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Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md for full history.

Version	Highlights
v2.4.0	HACS structure, brand icon, missing API methods fixed, translation keys, device registry fix
v2.3.3	Correct settings API endpoints from live portal
v2.3.0	User ID auth, working IOT-Open signing
v2.2.0	Auto token refresh, HA re-auth flow
v2.0.0	Control entities (battery, modes, grid)
v1.0.0	Initial release — monitoring sensors

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License

MIT — see LICENSE for details.

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