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Since 2021 · The project's memory

A journey,
shared experiences.

From the Superwatt inverter to Home Assistant integrations, the original articles tell the story of SmartPhoton.

Archives in context

These 27 articles retain their dates and addresses on the current website. Versions, prices, announcements and instructions may be outdated. To install a module today, start with its current documentation.

A few milestones

2021 · The beginning

Sharing the Voltronic / Superwatt monitoring software and the first experiments.

2022 · Broadening the uses

Pylontech, MQTT, virtual machines and network gateways expand the project.

2025–2026 · Home Assistant

Add-ons, JK-BMS and the new Multi-Pack generation continue the development.

The original articles

27 articles

2025-04-05 · Original article ↗

Adding support for JKong BMS

2022-09-10 · Original article ↗

Version 4.0 available for download

2022-09-04 · Original article ↗

Remote SmartPhoton updates have arrived

2022-07-23 · Original article ↗

Our inverters connected to the Ethernet network using RJ45 cables

2022-07-07 · Original article ↗

A Wi-Fi-to-RS232 converter for our inverters

2022-06-11 · Original article ↗

Two identical serial cables! How can Linux tell them apart?

2022-05-07 · Original article ↗

Reading and writing an RS232 serial port with Node-RED

2022-05-01 · Original article ↗

Version V3.3 is now available

2022-04-17 · Original article ↗

A new SmartPhoton introduction video

2022-04-09 · Original article ↗

Pylontech batteries and SmartPhoton

2022-03-25 · Original article ↗

PayPal donation

2022-03-19 · Original article ↗

Zigbee integrated into SmartPhoton version 3

2022-02-22 · Original article ↗

A new video online!

2022-02-16 · Original article ↗

Accessing your home system remotely

2022-02-08 · Original article ↗

First installation outside France, in Mali

2022-01-29 · Original article ↗

UTI / SOL / SBU: understanding your inverter's parameter 01 💡

2022-01-24 · Original article ↗

SmartPhoton virtualised on Windows / Linux / macOS! 👻

2022-01-14 · Original article ↗

💥 A surprise for SmartPhoton users 🎉

2022-01-07 · Original article ↗

News at the start of the year

2021-12-14 · Original article ↗

Superwatt inverter: TT neutral system in standalone / off-grid mode (2/2)

2021-12-12 · Original article ↗

Superwatt inverter: TT neutral system in standalone / off-grid mode

2021-12-11 · Original article ↗

The inverter’s no-load consumption?

2021-12-08 · Original article ↗

Demo: changing parameters with a four-way wireless switch

2021-11-22 · Original article ↗

Demonstration of semi-automatic electric Smart charging

2021-11-08 · Original article ↗

Charging a Smart ED for less than €1 per 500 km

2021-10-27 · Original article ↗

RS232 cables <--> DB9 and converter

2021-10-21 · Original article ↗

Prerequisites

Linked documents and articles retain their original language. Website text is available in French, English and German; screenshots are not translated.

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