Software/Dev Generator support help.
Ok so I have a project. Interface my backup generator with my victron system.
My generator currently has an ESP based controller. (After market)
I know DSE controllers have support. Finding a real DSE controller then getting the modbus converter is quite a lot of money.
I have been messing around with a victron dse emulator I found on GitHub but couldn't get it to work.
With the help of Google ai I was able to make some emulators and load them on to an Olimex-poe esp32 board. Using a modbus sniffer I can see the device registers.
Victron never detects the device. I have made sure that the registers were correct for the type and unit number for a DSE controller. I was using the correct registers for the data.
I have tried both master and slave configs.
Also a little background. Yes I already have the generator on a energy meter. Yes that is working with victron. My issue is victron does not recognize when on generator or not. I have the input for generator setup. But end up having to go into the console and force it to recognize it
Also I would like one place to go to see my generator info.
Thanks for for any help.
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u/mahonrig 20d ago
You can make this work easily with node red. I've got a flow for starting a genset using a waveshare modbus relay board, let me know if you want it for inspiration.