User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Revision History
- Safety and Hazard Symbols
- Warnings
- Other Symbols
- Warranty
- Introduction
- Unpacking
- Installation and Setup
- Commissioning
- Operation
- Power Supply
- The Home Screen
- Home Screen Display Options
- Setup Options
- Setup Menu
- Using the USB Port
- Sunny Data Control
- Figure 1-29 Guide to SDC Overview Screen
- Figure 1-30 Sunny Data Control Settings Window
- Figure 1-31 Current Plant Tree Window with Measuring Channels
- Figure 1-32 Fading in Devices
- Figure 1-33 Arrangement of the Device Windows
- Figure 1-34 Example of One Window per Device
- Figure 1-35 Channel Selection Window
- Troubleshooting
- Specifications
Sunny Beam Manual Installation and Setup
3
Installation and Setup
WARNING: The installation of the Sunny Beam requires access to the inside
of the inverter(s) to be monitored. Lethal voltages are present inside the
inverters when they are operating and the installation of the communication
card should only be performed by qualified personnel.
WARNING: Refer to the Installation Guide for the specific inverter for instructions
on powering down and opening the inverter. This activity should only be
performed by qualified personnel.
NOTE: Because the Sunny Beam’s first task upon start-up will be to detect the
inverters, it is important that the Piggy-Back board(s) be installed before powering
up the Sunny Beam.
Installing the Radio Piggy-Back
After the inverter(s) have been powered down and all residual voltages discharged, the
cover(s) should be removed. (Refer to the Installation Guide for the inverter.)
Groups
The Radio Piggy-Back is capable of operating in any of 16 different groups. The Sunny Beam
comes from the factory preset for group number 1. This should work for most typical
installations. Additional group settings are only required when multiple Sunny Beams will be
used in the same system. The group function is used to determine which inverters each of the
Sunny Beams would communicate with. For example, if there were two Sunny Beams, Sunny
Beam A would communicate with the first 4 inverters on group 1 and Sunny Beam B would
communicate with the other 4 inverters on group 2. The groups are selected by using the DIP
switch on the Piggy-Back board. Verify that the switch is set for group number 1. Only the
number 4 switch should be in the ON position. Refer to the illustration below.
Figure 1-2 DIP Switch in Group 1 Position
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