# Homey read data from Growatt inverter via WiFi dongle **URL:** \ **Category:** Energy\ **Created:** [November 21, 2025, 9:55am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-read-data-from-growatt-inverter-via-wifi-dongle/145658 "2025-11-21T09:55:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ruuduitdegraaf](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ruuduitdegraaf/32/120861_2.png) [@Ruuduitdegraaf](https://community.homey.app/u/Ruuduitdegraaf)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 9:55am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-read-data-from-growatt-inverter-via-wifi-dongle/145658/1 "2025-11-21T09:55:16Z")
Hi, I’m new here and after 1 year experimenting with Homey Cloud, I now changed to a Homey Pro. The energy tab is now showing my Growatt inverter by reading cloud data, with quite a delay. I’ve read and saw a manual how to install a Modbus to have a local wired connection. _Is it possible to setup a local - wifi connection with Homey Pro receiving data from my Growatt inverter?_ (My Growatt has a std. wifi Dongle) Thanks, Ruud ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 10:37pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-read-data-from-growatt-inverter-via-wifi-dongle/145658/2 "2025-11-21T22:37:58Z")
Hi Ruud, When your Growatt inverter doesn’t have modbus onboard, it’s possible to make it work by adding a modbus interface. Here’s how Danee did it: > [@\[APP\]\[Pro\] SolarEdge + Growatt TCP modbus](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-solaredge-growatt-tcp-modbus/45487/1579): > > So, took the plunge and ordered the [Waveshare RS485 to PoE Ethernet Module](https://www.tinytronics.nl/en/communication-and-signals/serial/rs-485/waveshare-industrial-serial-server-rs485-to-poe-ethernet-module) and had some time today to hook it up and configure it. I connected both my Growatt 3000TL3-S inverters to the module and after some fiddling on the Inverters (Giving each a unique ID) and in the module’s settings I got it working! Here the settings that work for me: I made the following changes that differ with de module’s default settings: Network Settings Device Port, set it to 502 IP Mode, switched it … ---
**Author:** ![Ruuduitdegraaf](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ruuduitdegraaf/32/120861_2.png) [@Ruuduitdegraaf](https://community.homey.app/u/Ruuduitdegraaf)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2025, 7:33am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-read-data-from-growatt-inverter-via-wifi-dongle/145658/3 "2025-11-22T07:33:33Z")
Thank you Peter for pointing me to this description of a working solution that I may end up with inplementing as wel. Does this mean that wireless solution (via the dongle) is not possible at all? ---
**Author:** ![DaneedeKruyff](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/daneedekruyff/32/964_2.png) [@DaneedeKruyff](https://community.homey.app/u/DaneedeKruyff)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2025, 8:14am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-read-data-from-growatt-inverter-via-wifi-dongle/145658/4 "2025-11-22T08:14:42Z")
Yes, connecting to the inverter over wifi isn’t possible, you’ll have to take the modbus route. ---
**Author:** ![Ruuduitdegraaf](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ruuduitdegraaf/32/120861_2.png) [@Ruuduitdegraaf](https://community.homey.app/u/Ruuduitdegraaf)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2025, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-read-data-from-growatt-inverter-via-wifi-dongle/145658/5 "2025-11-22T18:49:10Z")
Thanks for confirming