SOLAR STATION LIVE is designed for automatic connection to your inverter without the need for manual configuration.

However, if SOLAR STATION LIVE does not find a compatible WiFi network, it will display a selection menu of available supported WiFi networks. Only inverter networks are displayed, not your home WiFi network.

Select the correct inverter and, if necessary, enter the WiFi network password. SOLAR STATION LIVE will save the password.

Firmware Update

First, check which version of SOLAR STATION LIVE you have.

If you have a RESET button on the back, it is the 2nd generation. The firmware for the 1st and 2nd generations is different (different display controller). However, if you accidentally flash the wrong firmware, uploading the correct one will fix it – nothing will be broken.

• 1st generation: Instructions here
• 2nd generation: Instructions here

Displayed Information

1. Current PV panel power
2. Power of individual strings (if available)
3. Percentage self-sufficiency from solar energy
4. Battery charge level
5. Battery charging and discharging power
6. Battery temperature
7. Total inverter power
8. Load on individual inverter phases (red indicates overloaded phase). A negative sign indicates the opposite direction of flow on the given phase - typically when charging the battery from the grid, etc.
9. Inverter serial number and WiFi signal strength
10. Inverter temperature
11. Number of active and paired sockets (total power of connected sockets)
12. Total household consumption
13. Amount of energy purchased and sold to the grid
14. Today's electricity production
15. Total production since installation
16. Today's electricity consumption
17. Today's percentage self-sufficiency
18. Today's amount of energy stored in the battery
19. Today's utilization of energy from the battery
20. Today's surplus to the grid
21. Today's grid import
22. Graphical representation of panel production (yellow), battery charge status (blue), and household consumption (green)

Some daily statistics may show zeros for certain inverters (Victron, GoodWe) after startup. This is because the inverter does not record this daily statistic. SOLAR STATION LIVE calculates it itself from the overall statistics and therefore it appears only after midnight.

Supported Inverters

SOLAX

SOLAR STATION LIVE automatically connects to the inverter using default settings by default. If this does not happen, follow these steps:

1. Check if a WiFi network named Wifi_XXXXXX (WiFi network broadcasted by the inverter dongle) is available. If it is not visible, it might be hidden – disable network hiding in the SOLAX Cloud mobile app (Menu -> Settings -> Network -> Pocket WiFi SSID Broadcast).
2. The dongle's WiFi network is not password protected, but API access is secured. The default API password is printed on the WiFi dongle and starts with the letter "S".

GOODWE

1. Check the availability of the WiFi network SolarWifiXXXXXX (XXXXXX corresponds to the dongle's serial number). The default password for this network is 12345678.
2. If the dongle does not respond, reset it by pressing the button briefly and wait about 3 minutes for it to restart.

VICTRON

The Victron inverter broadcasts the WiFi network venus-XXXXXX (XXXXXX corresponds to the dongle's serial number). Connecting to this network requires the password provided on the dongle.

For proper functioning, it is necessary to activate Modbus TCP in the device menu (Menu -> Settings -> Services -> Modbus TCP).

SOLAR PLUG

All SOLAR PLUG outlets and relays are fully compatible.

We always deliver the outlet already in pairing mode. Just plug the outlet into the power, and the station will find and connect it automatically.

If for some reason you need to put the outlet into pairing mode, you can trigger this at any time by holding the button on the outlet for 10 seconds (the blue indicator will light up).

Pairing the outlet may take several minutes. If you want to speed it up, you can restart the station. But even then, the outlet will be found.

The paired outlet is not connected to your home network or the internet. It is exclusively controlled by the SOLAR STATION LIVE station. Therefore, it cannot be connected to the original Shelly app.

During configuration, the indicators change:

• Blue: active pairing mode
• Red: configuration in progress
• Orange: device is successfully connected and active.

After successful pairing, the outlet will appear in the home consumption overview.

Switching the Outlet

The SOLAR STATION LIVE station automatically switches the outlets according to internal rules. You don’t set anything manually. The energy balance is monitored and the charged home battery is given priority. Once the home battery is charged or surplus power is available, the station will gradually switch on the individual outlets in a cascading manner. The outlets will then remain on for at least 5 minutes.

When an outlet is switched on, electricity may be drawn from the battery, but only for a maximum of 5 minutes. In cases of borderline output from the photovoltaic system (FVE), the outlets are cyclically switched off, thus maximizing the utilization of energy from the photovoltaic system.