SMA Inverter Bluetooth no longer working - how to monitor

Questions
#1

My SMA Sunnyboy inverter 4kW is no longer reporting usage - the Bluetooth seems to have stopped working (blue light not on, even after numerous shutdowns and restarts).

I have Efergy monitoring for the consumption data, and I have 2 solar systems, the SMA and a Growatt. The Growatt is reporting generation via Wifi, but how can I (cheaply) add monitoring for the SMA’s generation?

Current method of getting generation data was to use a Raspberry Pi and SBFSpot to connect via bluetooth and download the data, which is then uploaded to PVOutput.

#2

Restart the PI and have a look at the SBFspot logs.
The blue LED is only visible when SBFspot is able to connect. Nothing wrong with your inverter.

#3

You could try the Felix solar log app as a backup option. That’s what I’ve been using for the last 10 years but it does require the user to manually connect to sync the data

#4

I can’t connect to the SMA from my phone or laptop, it’s not listed. Pretty sure the issue is with the inverter as I can’t find it at all with multiple devices, standing next to the inverter.

#5

Powering down the inverter completely and then restarting it worked for me.
See first reply of https://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/2466833