Initial documentation for ahoy.py

doc/hoymiles-format-description.txt

@@ -105,9 +105,12 @@ so 0x1946107301 results in
 Old-style NRF Libraries take uint64_t addresses. In this case, the correct
 address to pass to the library would be (uint64_t)0x1946107301ULL.
 
-https://nrf24.github.io actually wants uint8_t*, which makes more sense. Pass
+https://nrf24.github.io actually wants uint8_t*, which maybe makes more sense. 
-it the bytes in the order the chip expects, i.e. MSB to LSB. In this case,
+But apparently it still wants the bytes in order LSB to MSB (even though the chip will
-the correct sequence of bytes to pass to the library would be \x19\x46\x10\x73\x01.
+then put them out in MSB-to-LSB order.
+
+So in this case,
+the correct sequence of bytes to pass to the library would be \x01\x73\x10\x46\x19.
 
 
 

tools/rpi/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+Communicating with Hoymiles Micro-Inverters using Python on RaspberryPi
+=======================================================================
+
+The tools in this folder (and subfolders) provide the ability to
+communicate with Hoymiles micro-inverters.
+
+They require the hardware setup described below.
+
+The tools are still quite rudimentary, as the communication 
+behaviour is not yet fully understood.
+
+This is part of an ongoing group effort, and the knowledge gained so
+far is the result of a crowd effort that started at [1].
+
+Thanks go to all who contributed, and are continuing to contribute,
+by providing their time, equipment, and ingenuity!
+
+
+
+Required Hardware Setup
+-----------------------
+
+`ahoy.py` has been successfully tested with the following setup
+
+- RaspberryPi Model 2B (any model should work)
+- NRF24L01+ Radio Module connected as described, e.g., in [2]
+  (Instructions at [3] should work identically, but [2] has more
+  pretty pictures.)
+- TMRh20's 'Optimized High Speed nRF24L01+ Driver' [3], installed
+  as per the instructions given in [4]
+  - Python Library Wrapper, as per [5]
+
+
+
+Example Run
+-----------
+
+The following command will run the communication tool, which will try to 
+contact the inverter every second on channel 40, and listen for replies.
+
+Whenever it sees a reply, it will decoded and logged to the given log file.
+
+  $ sudo python3 ahoy.py | tee -a log2.log
+
+
+
+Analysing the Logs
+------------------
+
+Use basic command line tools to get an idea what you recorded. For example:
+
+  $ cat log2.log | grep 'cmd=2'
+  [...]
+  2022-03-28T17:36:53.018058Z MSG src=74608145, dst=74608145, cmd=2,   u=235.0V, f=49.98Hz, p=2.5W,  uk1=12851, uk2=0, uk3=14266, uk4=1663, uk5=1666
+  2022-03-28T17:38:07.309501Z MSG src=74608145, dst=74608145, cmd=2,   u=234.7V, f=49.99Hz, p=2.3W,  uk1=12851, uk2=0, uk3=14266, uk4=1663, uk5=1666
+  2022-03-28T17:38:24.378337Z MSG src=74608145, dst=74608145, cmd=2,   u=234.7V, f=49.98Hz, p=2.2W,  uk1=12851, uk2=0, uk3=14266, uk4=1663, uk5=1666
+  2022-03-28T17:38:34.417683Z MSG src=74608145, dst=74608145, cmd=2,   u=234.8V, f=49.98Hz, p=2.2W,  uk1=12851, uk2=0, uk3=14267, uk4=1663, uk5=1667
+  [...]
+
+A brief example log is supplied in the `example-logs` folder.
+
+
+
+Configuration
+-------------
+
+Nothing so far, I'm afraid. You can change the serial number of the inverter
+that you are trying to talk to by changing the line that defines the
+`inv_ser` variable towards the top of `ahoy.py`.
+
+
+Todo
+----
+
+- Ability to talk to multiple inverters
+- MQTT gateway
+- understand channel hopping
+- configurable polling interval
+- commands
+- picture of setup!
+- ...
+
+
+
+References
+----------
+
+[1] https://www.mikrocontroller.net/topic/525778
+[2] https://tutorials-raspberrypi.de/funkkommunikation-zwischen-raspberry-pis-und-arduinos-2-4-ghz/
+[3] https://nrf24.github.io/RF24/index.html
+[4] https://nrf24.github.io/RF24/md_docs_linux_install.html
+[5] https://nrf24.github.io/RF24/md_docs_python_wrapper.html
+