The PVPowerbox allows loads to be switched on or off depending on the power available from the photovoltaics. In the picture you can see how the loads (red) are switched on and off, depending on the power (green) that is available. The regular peaks are from the heat pump, which is not controlled via the PVPowerbox
The RSSI is displayed in dBm at the top right. RSSI, is a measurement of how well your device can hear a signal from an access point or router.
- Required for Amazing Signal Strength: Around -30 dBm. Achievable only when the client device is very close to the access point (AP).
- Very Good Signal Strength: Approximately -67 dBm. Suitable for applications like VoIP/VoWi-Fi and streaming video.
- Moderate Signal Strength: Around -70 dBm.
IP address of the inverter
Register where the Input power is sored. See inverter documentation
How many bytes should be read. See inverter documentation.
The gain setting is used to adjust the output power. See inverter documentation.
This setting specifies the time interval in seconds between each polling of the inverter.
Description of the output
What power from the photovoltaic system is necessary for the output to be activated
Default GPIO's are
- Relay 1 = 22
- Relay 2 = 21
- Relay 3 = 17
- Relay 4 = 16
Description of the output
What power from the photovoltaic system is necessary for the output to be activated
URL to turn on Shelly
URL to turn off Shelly
Switch-off delay when the power falls below the power setting
Here you can define a time. The Shelly will not be switched on before this time
When not connected to an AP the default password is 123456789
When in AP mode, the default IP address is 192.168.4.1
OTA is enabled, use default IP address or if connected to a AP the correct address. Port is the default port.
After the first boot, there are some values needs to be set up. These items are maked with * (star) in the list below.
You can set up the following values in the configuration page:
- Thing name - Please change the name of the device to
a name you think describes it the most. It is advised to
incorporate a location here in case you are planning to
set up multiple devices in the same area. You should only use
english letters, and the "_" underscore character. Thus, must not
use Space, dots, etc. E.g.
lamp_livingroom* - AP password - This password is used, when you want to access the device later on. You must provide a password with at least 8, at most 32 characters. You are free to use any characters, further more you are encouraged to pick a password at least 12 characters long containing at least 3 character classes. *
- WiFi SSID - The name of the WiFi network you want the device to connect to. *
- WiFi password - The password of the network above. Note, that unsecured passwords are not supported in your protection. *
Prevoius chapters were mentioned blinking patterns, now here is a table summarize the menaning of the blink codes.
- Rapid blinking (mostly on, interrupted by short off periods) - Entered Access Point mode. This means the device create an own WiFi network around it. You can connect to the device with your smartphone (or WiFi capable computer).
- Alternating on/off blinking - Trying to connect the configured WiFi network.
- Mostly off with occasional short flash - The device is online.
When CONFIG_PIN is pulled to ground on startup, the Thing will use the initial password to buld an AP. (E.g. in case of lost password)
Reset pin is D3 / IO17