Projects

Welcome to Projects @ Hillview. I’ve created this page to collect some information for a couple of home projects I’ve worked on in the past. I found that the relevant information I was looking for wasn’t easily available, I had to collect bits & bobs from different sources, including websites, forums, GitHub and Facebook.

The information contained on this site is provided on an “as is” basis with no guarantees of completeness or accuracy or compatibility with your system. It is intended as instructional guidance and to share my personal experiences. I accept no liability for things such as errors and omissions.

If you would like to contact me about any of the projects or require further information or assistance feel free to do so via email or via the “Comment” form at the bottom of each project page.

Integrating AlphaESS Inverter into Home Assistant via Modbus

After doing some research we got our solar system in April 2023. We went with a company that was using AlphaESS equipment and one of the reasons for choosing that …

Replacing eir Fibre Router with Ubiquiti ER-X

A couple of years ago (2017 or 2018) our area got chosen as the pilot area for the National Fibre Rollout. It made a huge difference moving from 10Mbit/s DSL …

Replacing eir Fibre Router with MikroTik hEX S

Here you can find the required configuration for a MikroTik hEX S to replace an eir provided router. The details about what led to this decision can be found here. …