Renogy Modbus Modbus Register 262: $locationName $deviceName Load Power

Technical Definition

The register $locationName $deviceName Load Power at address 262 is used to monitor $locationname $devicename load power on the Renogy Modbus.

• Protocol: Modbus RTU
• Data Type: U WORD
• Unit: W
• Access: Read Only

How to Read (Python pymodbus)

Use this code snippet to read this specific value via RS485:

from pymodbus.client.sync import ModbusSerialClient

client = ModbusSerialClient(method='rtu', port='/dev/ttyUSB0', baudrate=9600)
client.connect()

# Read $locationName $deviceName Load Power (Address: 262)
# Note: Check if your device uses 0-based or 1-based addressing
result = client.read_input_registers(address=262, count=2, unit=1)

if not result.isError():
    print(f"Raw Value: {result.registers}")
else:
    print("Error reading register")

client.close()

Integration (Home Assistant)

Paste this into your configuration.yaml:

- platform: modbus_controller
  name: "$locationName $deviceName Load Power"
  address: 262
  value_type: U_WORD
  unit_of_measurement: "W"

Connection Diagram

Here is the standard RS485 wiring for this configuration:

graph TD
    PLC[Host Controller / Home Assistant]
    Device[Renogy Modbus]

    PLC -- "A+ (D+)" --> Device
    PLC -- "B- (D-)" --> Device
    PLC -- GND --> Device

💡 Engineer's Insight

Analysis: Load Power (W). The total power consumed by the connected load (Voltage x Current).

Troubleshooting: Zero indicates no load is drawing power. Non-zero power with zero voltage is improbable; check sensors or wiring.