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Getting Started β€” Quick Overview

Welcome β€” this is the quick boarding page for you who found us from the webshop, socials, or somewhere else and want to get into a quick headstart in some of your projects.

If you landed here: nice. This page gets you set up fast, points to the project docs, shows what to buy, and where to get help.


Features​

First thing to familiarize yourself is how the documentation works, we implemented a few unique features to docusaurus (this entire page is based on it),


Who this is for​

  • Makers who want a quick, safe way to prototype and build project foundations
  • Hobbyists who wants to buy parts or kits from our webshop and want a guided project
  • Educators looking for educational kits and projects

3-step Quick Start​

  1. Read the safety bits β€” Always scan the β€œWarnings” section first before proceeding with anything.
  2. Check the BOM β€” compare the parts you bought with the project BOM (Solar or Smart-Ag etc.). Get any missing safety gear (fuses, protection PCB, enclosure, safety gloves, glasses) before powering up.
  3. Power it up, safely β€” assemble in a dry workspace, add fuses, connect PV last. Run the basic commissioning tests in the Testing doc.

Safety​

  • Always use safety gear especially if using Li-ion cells and other dangerous items, a proper safety gear contains:
    • Glasses
    • Gloves
    • Good ventillation (especially when soldering)
  • Do the commissioning checklist in the docs before leaving it unattended.

Where to get help​

  • Discord: join our community for real-time help Discord. Post photos and measurements β€” that speeds troubleshooting.
  • Webshop / Item DB: open a support ticket if a part is wrong or missing.
  • GitHub: report issues on the repo for docs or firmware GitHub.
  • Email: [email protected] .

When asking for help, include: your SKU list, photos of wiring, battery voltage, PV Voc, and the module LEDs/status.

Contributing & advanced users​

Want to help improve docs, examples, firmware or want to participate in our project bounty program? Pull requests welcome on GitHub. Use the firmware/ and docs/ folders and follow the repository contribution notes.


License & credits​

This project & docs are open-source. Cite the repo and follow the LICENSE file in the root of the project.