how to run in standalone mode, without HA

[vmath54]

Hi All,

I'm not an HA user, and I am interested in recovering information from an ECU-R for personal use.

Is it possible to run apsystems_ecu_reader without HA ?

I suppose it's enough to add a few lines of code to run the main Python class outside of HA, but that's way beyond my skills.

This might also be useful to other users for debugging.

Thanks

[HAEdwin]

Is the Energy Monitoring & Analysis(EMA) System insufficient? Reason for integrating it in HA is the ability to use the data for automations and/or cost calculations also monitoring but EMA does that also.

[vmath54]

My goal is to use this data for another home automation system (Jeedom).
I managed to use your development to retrieve the data.
I'm using the ecu_api.py and ecu_helpers.py sources.
In ecu_api.py, I modified one line:
#from .ecu_helpers import (
from ecu_helpers import (

and this little piece of code allows me to retrieve the information:
`
from ecu_api import APsystemsSocket, APsystemsInvalidData

import asyncio
import logging
import json

ecu_ip = "192.168.1.120"
port_retries = 2
show_graphs = False

ecu = APsystemsSocket(ecu_ip)

try:
data = asyncio.run(ecu.query_ecu(port_retries, show_graphs))
print (json.dumps(data))
with open('solaire.json', 'w') as f:
f.write(json.dumps(data))
except Exception as err:
print(f"[ERROR] {err}")
`

Thanks for the work, and for your reply.

[HAEdwin]

Ah ok, I understand - great that you've been able to adapt the code for it. I am not familiar with Jeedom, does it offer any advantages over Home Assistant or is it easier to use?

[vmath54]

I've been using Jeedom for about ten years, I'm satisfied with it, and I haven't looked elsewhere much.
I find it easy to use.
I've done some tests with HA, but it's difficult to switch systems.
What I like most about Jeedom: the backup. The size is quite small, and it's very easy to restore on another system.
I had tested backups with HA, and I found them to be very large.
Maybe I didn't do it right.

Back to apsystems: Jeedom offers a specific plugin that uses Modbus for querying.
I hadn't seen it before; I installed it this morning.
It works very well; I retrieve all the information on the microinverters and solar panels.

[HAEdwin]

When I first encountered Home Assistant I wasn't that enthusiastic. It looked complicated and I didn't immediately understand how the dashboards worked. However, after some perseverance and slowly building up I became more familiar with it. But everyone has their preferences. This integration was initially written for the standard ECU-R which doesn't have ModBus yet (just like the ECU-B). For maximum compatibility with the different ECUs I'll stick to the current method. Modbus is indeed nice/preferred when available for all ECU models.

[vmath54]

I changed the ECU-R model to have modbus...

[HAEdwin]

You mean the 2160 type ECU-R? Because all I know is that this model does not have modbus.

[vmath54]

I had a 2160, which didn't offer hidden menus or Modbus.
I just bought a used 2162; it does offer hidden menus and Modbus.