[RE-wrenches] Fortress remote monitor?

[Jason Szumlanski]

Is a local WiFi connection to a SolarAssistant on Raspberry Pi an option?

That would be app based, but it has summary level data that is consumer
friendly.


Jason Szumlanski
Principal Solar Designer | Florida Solar Design Group
NABCEP Certified Solar Professional (PVIP)
Florida State Certified Solar Contractor CVC56956
Florida Certified Electrical Contractor EC13013208



On Tue, Apr 21, 2026, 6:57 PM Dana Orzel via RE-wrenches <
re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:

> Hey All
>
> I have an elderly client who is averse to techy screens.
>
> I need to give her a “battery level monitor “ from a dual 12KW Fortress
> inverter & 28.3KW of batteries instalation.
>
> Voltage alone is probably too complicated for her.
>
> Though a voltage only battery level meter may be the answer.
>
> Fortress has no remote option they said use your cell phone & the app.
>
> She has no internet or cell signal in the canyon & has had not good luck
> with star link. I do have a buried conduit to her cabin that I can hard
> wire to (suggestion)???
>
>
>
> A shunt type monitor is not an option with (4) 0000 in and (4) – 0000 out
> on the negative cable. This all arose after all the cable installation…….
>
>
>
> All suggestions welcome & thanks in advance.
>
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