3 weeks in and I can say the #homeassistant yellow works great with the CM5. All I did was pop out the CM4, move the little heatpads and flashed a new version of HAOS on to the SSD using the Pi imager.
I didn't *need* to reinstall, but my old install was severely full of cruft after years of tinkering.
The CM5 is fast. HA runs as quick as it does on a low end miniPC. Uses about 5W running off POE.
Out with the old, in with the new. Replaced a 4GB/32GB eMMC CM4 that was the heart of my #homeassistant Yellow, with a 8GB CM5 and a 512GB Samsung PM981 NVMe.
Very simple process:
1: Prepare the NVMe drive by installing HAOS using a cheap USB to NVMe dongle and Pi Imager.
2: Take full backup of HA
3: power down, swap the CM (don’t forget to move the heatsink pads
4: Install the NVMe
5: Boot up and restore the backup.
6: ????
7: Profit!
So the new solar panels I fitted are exceeding expectations. They’re cheap end-of-line 425W Suntech panels from my local electrical wholesaler. Fitted using cheap brackets from the jungle website. There’s 20m of Doncaster Cables PV -Ultra 4x 4mm2 cable running down the wall and across the yard in to the garage, and hooked up to a pair of Victron MPPTs. These give me power to charge the batteries and power the house when the grid-tied solar on the house roof goes off.
They are rated to produce 2550W per string, peak has been a little under 2900W.
Last year wasn’t a terrible year for solar. Figures should be better the next 12 months thanks to a third #pylontech US5000 battery. Thinking of more panels too.
April’s figures are low due to 26 panels being out of commission for 3 weeks while a new roof was fitted to the house.
System consists of Victron Multiplus II, Victron MPPT, SMA Sunnyboy, Pylontech batteries and about 7.5kWp panels.
I feel like starting in to #eveonline again. It’s been over 10 years since I played.
Last time I played was the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Asakai (I was a Revelation dreadnaught pilot), which blew up, then moved to Interdiction during the latter part of the battle).
I stopped playing shortly after that due to getting married.
Oh, and I even visited the CCP studio in Reykjavik when there on second honeymoon. Yeah, there is that too. 😉
3 weeks in and I can say the #homeassistant yellow works great with the CM5. All I did was pop out the CM4, move the little heatpads and flashed a new version of HAOS on to the SSD using the Pi imager.
I didn't *need* to reinstall, but my old install was severely full of cruft after years of tinkering.
The CM5 is fast. HA runs as quick as it does on a low end miniPC. Uses about 5W running off POE.
