Outback FX-R Series Installation Manual

Commissioning

900-0166-01-01 Rev A

To install Grid Support .GIP Files:

1. Perform a firmware update as noted above.

NOTES:

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The MATE3s should be revision 1.001.000 or greater for Grid Support functionality.

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For grid-interactive parameters, the Installer Password is required and may need to be changed from

the default setting of

1732

. See the MATE3s Programming Guide for more information.

2. From the MATE3s Main Menu (A in Figure 36), choose Firmware Update (B) and then FXR

Inverter (C). The display will show that new firmware is present. (The revision should be

001.006.063 or greater.) Press Update (D) to download this firmware into the FXR inverter.

This can take up to ten minutes per inverter. In certain systems it may take up to 20 minutes.

Figure 36 Grid Support Screens

3. Press the <Back> soft key and then the UP key to return to the Main Menu A. Select

Settings (E) followed by Inverter (F). Scroll to Grid Interface Protection (G) and press the

MATE3s center button. Press Continue (H) to enter the menu for protected settings.

4. Scroll to Upload Grid Protection (I) and select it with the center button. There are different

files for different regions. Options for Hawai’i, Australia, and other locations are available.

5. In the Upload Grid Protection screen (J), scroll to the .GIP file that is required by the utility.

See the spreadsheet file and ReadMe text file (in the download folder) to identify the correct

.GIP file to be loaded and the values included in each .GIP file.

6. Press the <Restore> soft key (K) to install the selected settings.

7. A confirmation screen will appear. Press Continue (L) to exit to the Main Menu A.

The update and settings are now complete.