Setting up Flower

The manual describes the steps to set up Flower External Control on the Sofar EMS.

When setting up this integration, permission is granted to Flower to control the battery and/or solar inverters.

Supported Devices

Supported Countries

Prerequisites

1. Add the batteries

Login to the commissioning interface and make sure the devices are added to the Sofar EMS.

2. Check the grid power limits

In the settings, the grid power limits should be set correctly. Click Settings and check the highlighted setting in the image. If necessary, adjust the settings.

3. Flower API Credentials

Flower will provide the following credentials, which must be used when adding the External Signal:

1. API Username
2. API Password
3. Partner ID (generally the same as the API Username)
4. MQTT Client ID

Alongside these credentials, select the devices and meters which exist and can be controller by Flower. This includes batteries, solar panels (or both), and grid meters. Finally, the correct bidding zone of the asset must be selected.

Add 'Flower - External Control'

In the next page, you have the option to include/exclude devices for remote control. Ensure to mark all checkboxes of devices you'd like to include.

'Flower' is now set up on the Sofar EMS.