Growatt MID TL3-XH with GridZeno.
The battery is controlled with Growatt's VPP protocol: a command with power and duration, which the dongle removes itself when the block ends. Applies to MID 11K-30KTL3-XH and MID 8000-15KTL3-XH L.
What GridZeno can do on Growatt MID TL3-XH
Growatt MID TL3-XH on the compatibility list, updated 31 October 2026.
- Live overview of solar, consumption and gridAll subscriptionsWorks
- Battery state of chargeAll subscriptions · requires a batteryWorks
- Stop selling at negative pricesSmart and Pro · Requires the installer to have turned export limiting on in the inverter. GridZeno only lowers a limit that's already set.Works
- Charge from the grid when power is cheapSmart and Pro · requires a battery · Requires Growatt's VPP protocol V2.01 in the inverter's firmware. Without it, GridZeno can only read and limit the export.Works
- Discharge the battery when power is expensivePro · requires a battery · Requires Growatt's VPP protocol V2.01 in the inverter's firmware. Without it, GridZeno can only read and limit the export.Works
Works: tested and measured on real hardware.
How the inverter is controlled
The dongle controls the battery with Growatt's VPP protocol.
- Charge, hold and sell
- A command with the battery's power and a duration. The dongle removes it itself when the block ends, and after a restart.
- What it requires
- VPP V2.01 in the inverter's firmware. Without it, GridZeno can only read the inverter and limit the sale.
- Stop selling at negative prices
- The inverter's export limit is set quarter by quarter by the selling price, but only where the installer has turned export limiting on. GridZeno only lowers a limit that's already set and never turns it on or off.
- Another controller
- If another system already has a VPP command on the inverter, the dongle leaves it alone and doesn't control the inverter.
- Manual
- When the control is on Manual, the dongle changes nothing on the inverter. It reads, and if GridZeno has changed something, it puts the inverter's own settings back, including your own charge limits.
What is special about the Growatt MID TL3-XH
The type code 5400, the same as the MOD TL3-XH. You choose MID when you set up GridZeno.
- What it requires
- VPP V2.01 in the inverter's firmware (holding 30099 = 201).
- Lowest charge level
- Holding 3067, raised only when the battery's charge level is above the new limit.
- The battery's capacity
- If the VPP protocol's BMS block doesn't answer, it's taken from input 3200 in Ah times the pack's voltage, counted in whole modules of 51.2 V.
How it differs from MOD TL3-XH
MID TL3-XH covers MID 11K-30KTL3-XH and MID 8000-15KTL3-XH L. MOD TL3-XH covers MOD 3000-10KTL3-XH.
They have the type code 5400 in common and are controlled the same way with Growatt's VPP protocol. You choose MID when you set up GridZeno.
The 30-pin COM connector sits between the USB port and AC on MID, and between the battery connections and the USB port on MOD.
How it differs from its neighbours
- Growatt MOD: The MOD TL3-XH has the same type code and is controlled the same way.
- Growatt MID-HU: The MID-HU has the type code 5401 and is connected in the RJ45 port Para.out.
- Growatt MID 10-25KTL3-X: The MID TL3-X has no battery and the type code 5001.
For the installer: the registers
What the dongle uses over Modbus, if you want to follow along or troubleshoot. Don't change the registers yourself while control is set to Automatic.
- Control
- The VPP command in 30407-30410: 30408 is the duration, 30409 the power in per cent, 30410 = 1 when charging. 30100 = 1 turns it on. The dongle writes in the order 30408, 30409, 30410, 30100, 30407 and removes it with 30407 = 0, 30409 = 0, 30410 back and 30100 = 0.
- Protocol
- Holding 30099 shows the VPP version: 201 is V2.01.
- Lowest charge level
- 3067.
- Export limit
- 123 in 0.1 %. 122 is the installer's switch and is never written.
From the dongle's firmware and our notes on each inverter, not from the datasheet.
How to connect the dongle
Wires in the inverter's terminal plug. Approx. 30 minutes.
- Port
- COM (30-pin connector)
- Pin
- A at pin 3 (RS485A1), B at pin 4 (RS485B1)
- Where
- The wide 30-pin connector on the underside between the USB port and AC. The same connector is used for the energy meter, battery, SYN box and DRM, so there may already be wires in it.
Before you buy
This one works.
Growatt MID TL3-XH is the inverter GridZeno has been tested on. Check that your model is under MID 11K-30KTL3-XH and MID 8000-15KTL3-XH L, and that a battery is fitted if you want the battery controlled by the electricity price. If it still doesn't suit you, you have 100 days' free return.