PC connection

[fiatputer]

Should the PC running the program be connected to the inverter via RS232?

[Paxy]

No need. If you have set DNS overide for ESS domain (which probably you are as you are getting other data), then just switch Fake client to false, so it will connect to real ESS cloud and show itseld to ESS app like the module (RS232 to Wifi) is talking to Cloud directly.
But you will see all communication in service console.

[fiatputer]

I get this:

2024-05-23 11:19:06.72 - Connected to server 47.242.188.205
2024-05-23 11:19:07.083 - Server: 70980001000AFF011805170913070023
2024-05-23 11:19:07.084 - Waiting for node ...
2024-05-23 11:19:08.977 - MQTT connected

[fiatputer]

you need to manually add the org.eclipse.paho.client.mqtt library?

[Paxy]

Ahh, sorry, ignore my last comment; I thought I am answering some follow-up msg .
No you need to make DNS override in your network so your router, instead of sending traffic to ess cloud, sends to this proxy.
I can't tell you how to do that, as everyones network is different.

[fiatputer]

Hi, I was able to connect and get this data:
pi@emonpi:~/Desktop/SmartESS-proxy-main $ sudo java -Dlog.level=DEBUG -jar SmartESS-proxy.jar
2024-05-24 08:28:29.528 - Connected to server 47.242.188.205
2024-05-24 08:28:29.912 - Server: 61BF0001000AFF01180518061C1D0023
2024-05-24 08:28:29.912 - Waiting for node ...
2024-05-24 08:28:32.275 - Connected node 192.168.178.205
2024-05-24 08:28:32.476 - Node: 61BF01020010FF015130303331323933383034333233
2024-05-24 08:28:32.627 - MQTT connected
2024-05-24 08:28:33.023 - Server: 61C00001000BFF02010204050C191A2241
2024-05-24 08:28:33.224 - Node: 61C001020008FF0200016E756C6C61C001020012FF020002513030333132393338303433323361C001020007FF020004312E3261C00102000BFF020005332E362E362E3661C001020005FF02000C3161C001020006FF020019313261C001020004FF02011A61C00102000EFF020022393630302D382D312D3061C001020004FF020141
2024-05-24 08:28:33.624 - Server: 61C10001000AFF04010300B80001042F
2024-05-24 08:28:34.026 - Node: 61C100010009FF0401030200017984
2024-05-24 08:28:34.427 - Server: 61C20001000AFF040103006400034414
2024-05-24 08:28:34.828 - Node: 61C20001000DFF040103060000000000002175
2024-05-24 08:28:35.229 - Server: 61C30001000AFF0401030068000105D6
2024-05-24 08:28:35.629 - Node: 61C300010009FF040103020000B844
2024-05-24 08:28:36.03 - Server: 61C40001000AFF040103006A0001A416
2024-05-24 08:28:36.431 - Node: 61C400010009FF040103020000B844
2024-05-24 08:28:36.832 - Server: 61C50001000AFF040103006C0003C5D6
2024-05-24 08:28:37.233 - Node: 61C50001000DFF040103060000000000002175
2024-05-24 08:28:37.634 - Server: 61C60001000AFF04010300AB001C35E3
2024-05-24 08:28:38.135 - Node: 61C60001003FFF0401033837000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001000039323633323430323130303139300000000000000000000000006384
2024-05-24 08:28:38.536 - Server: 61C70001000AFF04010300C8001645FA
2024-05-24 08:28:39.037 - Node: 61C700010033FF0401032C9000000208E4138D00A308E3000E138B00C3000008E30013138D016801B0000500000000107805A4000F0000B7B0
2024-05-24 08:28:39.438 - Server: 61C80001000AFF04010300DF000DB5F5
2024-05-24 08:28:39.939 - Node: 61C800010021FF0401031A00E0000000060018001C001800050000004500000000000000001309
2024-05-24 08:28:40.34 - Server: 61C90001000AFF040103012C000C85FA
2024-05-24 08:28:40.741 - Node: 61C90001001FFF0401031800000003000000000000000000010000000100010001000027FB
2024-05-24 08:28:41.142 - Server: 61CA0001000AFF040103013900055438
2024-05-24 08:28:41.542 - Node: 61CA00010011FF0401030A0000FFFFEDFF0000000067D4
2024-05-24 08:28:41.944 - Server: 61CB0001000AFF0401030140001445ED
2024-05-24 08:28:42.444 - Node: 61CB0001002FFF0401032808FC1388000002940234021C000001CC000001A4000000020258012C0248003C0078001E00000000F413
2024-05-24 08:28:42.845 - Server: 61CC0001000AFF040103019400040419
2024-05-24 08:28:43.246 - Node: 61CC0001000FFF040103080003000000000000A6D7

file conf.ini

fakeClient=false
mqttServer=192.168.178.190
mqttPort=1883
enableMqttAuth=true
mqttUser=homeassistant
mqttPass=yooquireihsdjkflsdfjhla9asdfjaksldf67asjdfh
mqttTopic=solar/Inverter/
updateFrequency=10

configuration.yaml

sensor:

• name: "SmartESS Inverter"
  state_topic: "solar/Inverter/data"

but I don't see any mqtt data on homeassistant.