# solar_bot

## Description
Small python script that reads a V.E Direct data stream (over usb/serial) and composes a mastodon post and then sends it every hour.

## Hardware
* Linux System (currently used on a OrangePi5 which hosts the solarcene.community Mastodon instance)
* Victron Energy VE.Direct to USB interface
* Victron MPPT Charge Controller

## Software
* Python3
  * vedirect - https://github.com/karioja/vedirect
  * mastdon.py - https://github.com/halcy/Mastodon.py
  * apscheduler - https://github.com/agronholm/apscheduler
  * redis.py - https://github.com/redis/redis-py
* Redis

## Demo
* https://solarcene.community/@solar_bot