Specifications

InstallationandOperationManual(REVH) PVI6500/PVI7500
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AsshownintheFigure2.6.2,theRS‐232signalpins,TXDandRXD,areintheRJ45‐Lconnector.Therefore,onlytheRJ45‐L
canbeusedtoconnecttowhentheRS‐232interfaceisselected
If RS‐485 interface is selected, both RJ‐45 connectors will be used
 for the daisy‐chained/cascaded RS‐485 connections
shownintheFigure2.6.3.
StandardCablesavailableforRS232&485communicationforPVI3000throughPVI7500
Description PartNu mber TypicalUse Length
Cable,RS485comm.PVI3000‐7500 WIH‐020082 RS485cableforcommunicationgateways 7ft
Cable,RS485daisychainPVI3000‐
7500
WIH‐020081 RS485jumpercable, for3000‐7500inverter‐to‐
inverter
30in.
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Fig2.6.3RS‐485connection
StandardEthernetpatchcablesarenotcompatiblewiththeinverters,eventhoughtheinvertersuseRJ‐45receptaclesand
requireCAT5ecable,thepinoutsarenotthesameastheEthernetstandard.
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2.7 CommunicationIDadjustment
TheRS485communicationIDcanbesetbytwoways.Thefirstwayisassigntheaddressvalue(1‐254)byswitchingeachofthe
switcheson.Thesecondwayissettingbysoftware,wherealloftheswitchesmustbesettoOFF(0)orON(255)inwhichcase
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theIDvaluewilldependonanEEPROMparameterwhichcanbechangedbysoftwaretoolsviacommunicationport.Whenusing
SolrenView data monitoring use an address between 1 and 16.  SolrenView can automatically detect the ID# (see SolrenView
manual).EachinverterrequiresauniquenumberwhenconnectedtoasinglecommunicationDAS.
WIH‐020081
RS485Daisy
chain
Togatewayor
computer
WIH‐020082