solar_bot/README.md

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