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@derek-m - I've just run the code with on_off = instrument.read_register(129, 0) and got this as the binary output: 2023-03-20T18:33:26,10000001...
@iancalderbank - thanks again for the clarifications, others will no doubt benefit too. Brief summary: DO use a reserved IP address set in your rout...
@derek-m - I've just realised that some of the modbus tables look almost the same but they are not. The manual I have has this for register address 0:...
Thanks for reminding me, that is what I did. I recall also having a moan about the fact that the HA static ip address documentations totally fails to ...
Thanks for your comments, much appreciated. I did in fact go though IP addresses at various points, on the assumption (this time perhaps OK!) that beg...
There's quite a lot not to like about this chart, but still worth posting as proof of concept. I've had the python code running over three hours, logg...
@glpinxit - these are common problems. Those of us with Midea units, for example, have almost identical built in uncertainties, including the crucial ...
Thanks, I will think about it, but first thoughts are that it will sit quite comfortably in the Beginner's Guide thread, and the thread provides conte...
Thank you! After an hour's coding in python at my very basic level I can get this on screen (writing it to a file is not a problem): datetime,RWT,...
@editor - even just thinking about it makes me go weak at the knees. But there is some good news in the pipeline. This morning I managed to get a wire...
Bingo! The Eagle has Landed! I finally connected up the RS-485 wiring this morning, fiddly but only took a couple of hours if that from start to fi...
And in HA's case, an open window to jump out of. I am absolutely not having a go at you, and I do understand your point, but the problem is my previou...
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